Volunteers
Studio album by Jefferson Airplane
Released	November 1969
Recorded	April 1969
Genre	Psychedelic Rock
Length	44:13
Label	BMG
Producer(s)	?
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B) link Rolling Stone link
Jefferson Airplane chronology
Bless Its Pointed Little Head (1969)	Volunteers (1969)	Bark (1971)

Volunteers is a 1969 album by American psychedelic rock band, Jefferson Airplane. It was controversial at the time because of anti-war messages in the songs.^{[citation needed]} The original title of the album was supposed to be Volunteers of America, but pressure from RCA led to this name's being dropped. Image File history File links Jefferson_Airplane-Volunteers_(album_cover). ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the LSD-influenced psychedelic rock movement. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the LSD-influenced psychedelic rock movement. ... Bless Its Pointed Little Head is a 1969 album by Jefferson Airplane. ... Audio CD (January 30, 1996) Original Release Date: 2000 Number of Discs: 1 Label: RCA Track Listing 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the LSD-influenced psychedelic rock movement. ... RCAs logo as seen today on many products. ...

This was the sixth album recorded by the group and the first to be wholly recorded in San Francisco at Wally Heider's 16 track studio. Guests included Jerry Garcia on pedal steel guitar, veteran session pianist Nicky Hopkins, future Airplane drummer Joey Covington on percussion and David Crosby and Stephen Stills. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Nicholas Nicky Hopkins (February 24, 1944 in Ealing, West London – September 6, 1994 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA) was an English musician who featured on scores of the most important British and American popular music recordings of the 1960s and 1970s, playing piano and organ. ... Image:Http://www. ... Stephen Stills Stephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with the Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. ...

The album has garnered criticism as being stereotypical of the hippie philosophy of the time with its anti-war and pro-anarchism songs. The theme of nature, communities and ecology was also explored with the songs "The Farm" and "Eskimo Blue Day". But ironically, the title track was actually inspired by a " Volunteers of America" garbage truck that awoke singer Marty Balin one morning. The album provoked even more controversy with lyrics such as "Up against the wall, motherfucker" which appeared on the opening track and "Shit" which is said several times on "Eskimo Blue Day". Musically, the album is characterised by lead guitarist Jorma Kaukonen's razor sharp guitar work (the duelling solos on "Hey Fredrick", plus "Good Shepherd" and "Wooden Ships") and the distinctive piano playing of Nicky Hopkins. Singer at a modern Hippie movement in Russia A hippie (sometimes spelled hippy) is a member of a specific subculture (often described as a counterculture), that began in the United States in the 1960s, spread to other countries, and declined in the mid-1970s. ... Anarchism is a form of social criticism, a political movement as well as a political philosophy. ... Marty Balin (born Martyn Jerel Buchwald on January 30, 1942, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American musician. ... Jorma Kaukonen (born Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. ... Nicholas Nicky Hopkins (February 24, 1944 in Ealing, West London – September 6, 1994 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA) was an English musician who featured on scores of the most important British and American popular music recordings of the 1960s and 1970s, playing piano and organ. ...

This was to be both Jefferson Airplane's founder Marty Balin and drummer Spencer Dryden's last album with the group, signifying the end of the best remembered "classic" lineup. It was to be the last all-new LP for 2 years; Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen would now devote more of their energy to their embryonic blues group " Hot Tuna", while Paul Kantner and Grace Slick celebrated the birth of their daughter "China" in 1971. Spencer Dryden (April 7, 1938 – January 11, 2005) was an American musician who was best known as the drummer for Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage and The Dinosaurs. ... Jack Casady playing with Hot Tuna in 2005. ... Hot Tuna at Merlefest, 2006. ... Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the LSD-influenced psychedelic rock movement. ... Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing, October 30, 1939 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American singer and songwriter, who was one of the lead singers of the rock groups Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship and also as a solo artist, for nearly three decades, from the mid-1960s to the...

The 2004 CD re-release features 5 additional bonus tracks from the group's annual Thanksgiving concert series at the Fillmore East, New York, in November 1969. It includes a magnificent rendition of the epic "Wooden Ships."

In 2003, the album was ranked number 370 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. This article is about the magazine. ... Promotional Book Cover The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003. ...

Track listing

1. "We Can Be Together" – 5:48
2. "Good Shepherd" – 4:21
3. "The Farm" – 3:15
4. "Hey Fredrick" – 8:26
5. "Turn My Life Down" – 2:54
6. "Wooden Ships" – 6:24
7. "Eskimo Blue Day" – 6:31
8. "A Song for All Seasons" – 3:28
9. "Meadowlands" – 1:04
10. "Volunteers" – 2:08