Fly Jefferson Airplane
Fly Jefferson Airplane
| 20 July 2004 (USA)
Fly Jefferson Airplane Trailers

Thirteen classic perfomances by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Jefferson Airplane, augmented by orginal interviews with the band members and photographs by famed photographer Jim Marshall.

Reviews
TeenzTen An action-packed slog
Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.
Mehdi Hoffman There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.
Kamila Bell This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
ferbs54 Jefferson Airplane has long been one of my favorite bands of all time, so a brand-new DVD spotlighting their glorious career was something that I eagerly forked over my $$$ for as soon as the darn thing was released. And am I ever glad that I did! Featuring rare concert footage, early videos, TV appearances from the late '60s and loads of fascinating interviews with every member of the classic lineup, this DVD really does deliver the goods. Although I was a tad disappointed that the complete history of the band was not covered--those interested enough in that should probably pick up Jeff Tamarkin's recent book on the subject--what we do get is way interesting. As a compensation of sorts, there are numerous goodies, such as performances from the '67 Monterey Pop Festival that are NOT in the "Monterey Pop" movie. And the rendition of "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" from a 1970 gig at the Family Dog is just smokin'; Jack and Jorma really take off on this one! We don't get to see the band perform at Woodstock, Altamont or their final Winterland show (the one preserved on "Thirty Seconds Over Winterland"), but again, there are many compensations, including an interview with legendary engineer Pat "Maurice" Ieraci and with psychedelic lighting artist Glenn McKay. I just had some of the boys over to my place and we popped this new DVD in, cranked it up and had a fun time. This new disc will be manna for all JA fans!
Brian Washington This is a fascinating look at one of the finest bands of the late 1960's. The music alone was enough to keep me looking at this documentary and you also got to see the band's classic appearances on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour". However, I do have a couple of criticisms. One is the fact that there is virtually no footage of their appearance at Woodstock, except for a few still photos. In fact, the only mention that it gets is in the extras section of the disc. The same could be said of their infamous appearance at Altamont. However, they do have footage from their appearance at Monterey, which they admitted was probably their favorite of all their festival appearances. Also, it probably would have been better if they had discussed all the factors which lead to their break up in 1973. Of course, this would have been a touchy subject, especially since it would have dealt with Paul Kantner and Grace Slick's very passionate relationship. Also, the jealousy that Marty Balin felt towards Slick would have probably opened up some old wounds as well. However, despite those facts, this was still a good look at the band.