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I had Surrealistic Pillow on vinyl as a kid and loved it, but never investigated much beyond that - I knew Jefferson Starship wasn't my jam. Today I listened to a few early things that are pretty great, can definitely big up their album "Volunteers" which was released when the Vietnam War was raging and they're angry about it. But, this was something that piqued my interest, a sci-fi concept album called "Blows Against The Empire" released by the Airplane's Paul Kantner as a supposed solo artist yet featuring a shitload of famous contributors and a number from the Airplane itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rvetP_Kcgk

I wonder if George Lucas was a fan.

Paul Kantner – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, banjo, bass machine
Grace Slick – vocals, piano
Jerry Garcia – banjo on "Let's Go Together" and "The Baby Tree"; pedal steel guitar on "Have You Seen the Stars Tonite"; sound effects and vocals on "XM"; lead guitar on "Starship"
David Crosby – vocals and guitar on "A Child Is Coming" and "Have You Seen the Stars Tonite"; backing vocals on "Mau Mau" and "Starship"
Peter Kaukonen – lead guitar on "Mau Mau"
Jack Casady – bass on "A Child Is Coming" and "Sunrise"
Harvey Brooks – bass on "Starship"
Joey Covington – drums and vocals on "Mau Mau"; congas on "Hijack"
Bill Kreutzmann – drums on on "Let's Go Together"
Graham Nash – congas on "Hijack"; sound effects on "Home"; backing vocals on "Starship"
Mickey Hart – percussion on "Have You Seen the Stars Tonite"; sound effects and vocals on "XM"
David Freiberg – backing vocals on "Starship"
Phill Sawyer[16] – sound effects on "Home" and "XM"

What are you listening to now? Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!