Tag: Marty Balin

Volunteers (Jefferson Airplane)

October 22, 2019

The best album by the Airplane? For me, that’s easy.  Volunteers.  Their previous album, Crown of Creation was a good one, full of psychedelic rock.  Volunteers, the Airplane’s fifth album, was released in 1969, infused a folk flavor, and was controversial by intent.  Anti-war lyrics and pro-ecology, the album’s lyrics included “motherfucker” and “shit” so … More Volunteers (Jefferson Airplane)

Marty Balin

October 6, 2018

Marty Balin was a founder of Jefferson Airplane and later a stalwart member of Jefferson Starship, the successor band.  In later years he occasionally regrouped with members of the band on various projects but he was content to pilot his solo career. Balin passed away recently at the age of 76.  From the Airplane days, … More Marty Balin