|  | | | Customer Reviews: | | | Average Customer Review:
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
 For Diehard Airplane & San Francisco Fans Oct 08, 2009
"Thirty Seconds Over Winterland" catches what was Jefferson Airplane as it is mutating into Jefferson Starship. Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassidy are still with the band making it an Airplane album. David Freiberg, drummer Johnny Barbata, and Papa John Creach on screech fiddle have joined the lineup and would be part of the soon to be formed, Jefferson Starship. The best track on the album is a long jam performance or Jorma's tune, "Feels so Good." Paul Kantner is in poor voice on his numbers. "Have You Seen The Saucers" fits in well with the sci-fi trip Paul Kantner flirted with through much of the early 70's. Airplane classic "Crown of Creation" is purely dreadful. Grace Slick attempts a bluesy jam with "Milk Train" sounding either doped out or confused can't exactly call what she's doing singing.
The one constant is Jorma Kaukonen's excellent guitar work. The bonus material includes "Wooden Ships" but is all either forgetable or just plain lousy.
For real live Airplane, check out, "Bless It's Pointed Little Head."
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 The Expanded Version Aug 04, 2009
I was reluctant to purchase "30 Seconds Over Winterland", since I had already purchased "Last Flight". But, I was pretty darn disappointed with the sound quality of "Last Flight". So much so, that after a couple spins, I just put it away. But, with the promise of a remastered version of this great concert, I had to take the plunge with the hope that the engineers knew how to bring out a quality product. What I found on this new attempt is actually two levels of sound quality on this recording. The cuts that were taken from the original LP version are of superb quality. And the additional cuts that were added to this CD, although not to the quality of the original version, are head and shoulders above those cuts on "Last Flight". I did a direct A/B comparison between two of the songs, Long John Silver and Lawman. There are noticeable improvements in the dynamics on the new version and reduction of distortion. The "Last Flight" version definitely sounds like it was taken from an FM recording (or worse). There is now more stereo separation, especially noticeable on the drums.
To make a long story short, if you are a J.A. fan, this remastering of the concert is worth it. If you are a completist, go ahead and get "Last Flight" for the missing cuts, but don't settle for the inferior sound quality just get those extra cuts. Your ears will thank-you.
P.S. I was there at Winterland when they performed this show, so it has a special place in my heart. Now I have a recording of it that I can continue to enjoy.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
END OF THE ROAD FOR THE J.A. Dec 28, 2008
RECORDED LIVE AT WINTERLAND IN SAN FRANCISCO IN 1972, THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED AT THE END OF THE RUN FOR THE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, BEFORE THEY SPILT UP INTO HOT TUNA AND JEFFERSON STARSHIP. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, JORMA AND JACK WOULD OPEN THE SHOW FIRST AS WHAT WOULD LATER BE CALLED HOT TUNA, AND THEN THEY WOULD BE JOINED BY THE REST OF THE MEMBERS OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE. THE BEST CUT ON THE ALBUM IS THE ELEVEN MINUTE "FEEL SO GOOD", WHICH IS STRICTLY JORMA KAUKONEN AND JACK CASSIDY AT THEIR BEST (WITH SOME HELP BY PAPA JOHN CREACH). NOT AS GOOD AS THEIR EARLIER STUFF, AND IF YOU WANT TO HEAR A REALLY GREAT LIVE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ALBUM YOU SHOULD PICK UP "BLESS ITS' POINTED LITTLE HEAD" INSTEAD, THAT ONE IS INFINITELY BETTER, WITH SOME GREAT VOCALS BY MARTY BALIN ON IT, TOO.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Airplane rocks out on this one Aug 24, 2006
By the time the SF concert recorded here took place in 1972 Airplane had gone through a lot of problems and personnel changes. The band was on it's last legs and this would be their last show under the Airplane name. But what a show it was! Drummer Spencer Dryden was out and vocalist Marty Balin had left to become a pop crooner. Balin and Dryden were replaced by David Frieberg and John Barbata and the late Papa John Creach had come aboard and added his soaring violin to the mix. All the changes made this the most musically accomplished and confident of all the Airplane and Starship lineups. From the opening of 'Have You Seen the Saucers' there's a thundering wall of sound that this band never had before or afterward. It's not just the musicianship of Barbata and Creach, Jorma Kaukonen was at his peak as a guitarist and songwriter at this moment and his songs like 'Feel So Good' and 'Trial by Fire' absolutely smoke. Since they're doing Kantner\Slick\Kaukonen\Creach material, Marty Balin's absence is actually a blessing. Frieberg does a better job of harmonizing with Paul and Grace and the spot on harmonies complement the wall of sound perfectly. It took the Airplane 5 or 6 years to evolve into a musically tight and powerful unit. It's a shame that when that finally happened Jorma left to continue his evolution in Hot Tuna and Airplane devolved into the generic arena rock of Jefferson Starship. This is how I'd prefer to remember them. If you're a connoisseur of great live rock n' roll you should own this.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Gotta have title for your collection! Jul 24, 2005
I actually bought the cassette of this music in spring of 1973 when I was in Air Force basic training. Great music, not a clinker on it. If you love Jefferson Airplane, then you have to get this one. MEXICO is wonderful, I dont know of another source for this tune. Feel so good, classic, many others. BUY THIS ONE! You sure wont be sorry!
|
| |
|
![Up (4 Disc Combo Pack with Digital Copy and DVD) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51V%2Beipy8-L._SL75_.jpg "Up (4 Disc Combo Pack with Digital Copy and DVD) [Blu-ray]")
![Across the Universe [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51T24FuHPEL._SL75_.jpg "Across the Universe [Blu-ray]")
![Underworld Trilogy (Underworld / Underworld: Evolution / Underworld: Rise of the Lycans) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51F27VzUl%2BL._SL75_.jpg "Underworld Trilogy (Underworld / Underworld: Evolution / Underworld: Rise of the Lycans) [Blu-ray]")
![Shakira: Oral Fixation Tour [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RQUEopdlL._SL75_.jpg "Shakira: Oral Fixation Tour [Blu-ray]")
