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Going down a Vocal ANALYSIS rabbit hole with Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" for the first time!

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Thank you to our patrons for nominating this song! I know this song, and my students have sung this song in the past. . . but I've never done a deep analysis of Grace's vocals before. Based on one of my favorite novels of all time, and surprisingly the first song that snuck drug references past censors on the radio, I am super excited to finally break down this classic!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Jefferson Airplane for the first time, performing "White Rabbit”.
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@TheCharismaticVoice 2 года назад

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@Cassiel75 2 года назад

Honestly,, I expected you too be FAR to young...... /- Old fart, says HI!

@user-to9zz2gd8q 2 года назад

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@WhatTheExpletive 2 года назад

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@TheDivayenta 2 года назад

They had a great male lead vocalist in Marty Balin too. “ Today” on the same album is a great one by him.

@andrewszigeti2174 2 года назад

The album version is much cleaner and clearer.

@TheAmbientMage 2 года назад

I used to work for Jefferson Starship and Paul Kantner (R.I.P.). I had the good fortune of mixing several of their rehearsals and shows. Watching them perform old Airplane tunes and having the opportunity to mix them while doing it is one of the highlights of my musical career. I basically had a private show and I controlled how it sounded. It was amazing. Jefferson Airplane are an absolute classic.

@36karpatoruski Год назад

Starship NO! Airplane YES!!!!!

@TheAmbientMage Год назад

@@36karpatoruski I'm not old enough to have worked for Airplane. Most of them retired before I was born. I'm glad to have the opportunity to work with the last working guy from Airplane playing the songs they wrote. It was an awesome experience.

@KittyGrizGriz Год назад

@@TheAmbientMage amazing story! So lucky you were! I love Red Octopus & Earth albums.

@surpriseitsus9622 Год назад

Amazing

@williamstreet4304 7 месяцев назад

@@36karpatoruski Many thumbs up! JA was awesome. But the Starship was no Star Wars.

@AzaleaLala 2 года назад

The way she sings this song gives me chills every time. And just her attitude through the whole thing. I love it.

@BTL6666 2 года назад

She was stoned :)))))

@EconAdviser 2 года назад

She has such breath and vocal control, power, as well as almost certainly carefully designed every part of this number. Also, she was a decade OLDER than any other lead singer in Rock (up there almost with Petula Clark) at the time. Very professional!

@davecannabis 2 года назад

@@BTL6666 man, anyone of worth was stoned back then, either stoned or tripping

@wallyjude3 2 года назад

@@BTL6666 No, she wasn't and neither were the rest of them.

@oraculox 2 года назад

She actually guides you through the looking glass with her voice. And unlike many comments I´m not going to act like drugs don´t exist and we don´t experience with them, so. This song and a few others take me to places without any chemical, any sober day of the week you listen to her voice and this song and you are transported!

@Fontsman Год назад

Grace had one of the greatest voices in rock music. A spectacular beauty who even today takes no prisoners.

@mfactor88 Год назад

"Dreams" will always be my favourite of hers. superb

@Omega13channel Год назад

@@mfactor88”Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac?

@capricornk9033 Год назад

Cool voice but pretty limited.

@oklahomasupercell Год назад

@@Omega13channelDreams a Grace Slick solo LP

@rexmonarch2 Год назад

Back in the day in the Autumn of '69 I went to a Jefferson Airplane concert at the LA Forum. I was tripping on LSD and by some sort of osmosis I filtered through the crowd and ended up right next to the stage right in front of Grace's microphone. Experiencing Grace Slick that close while tripping on LSD was quite the psychedelic experience. My favorite memory was when she was singing "Don't You Want Somebody To Love" she would lean out over the edge of the stage towards me pointing right at me. Wow. My eyes probably looked like flying saucers and she knew I was tripping. She was so beautiful she totally blew my mind.

@popviz3316 Год назад

Gerry, not many could have experienced such a moment. What an amazing experience

@sissydreams7494 Год назад

Grace Slick = The Voice That Launched a Thousand Trips!

@walter6574 Год назад

are you certain that experince was real? lol

@denisedevoto5703 Год назад

She was stunning!

@mikedo6 Год назад

Damn it, Gerry!!! What a moment!! Out of body worthy!

@sissydreams7494 Год назад

Grace Slick: The voice that launched a thousand trips!

@alonenjersey 2 месяца назад

Only a thousand?😮

@freedustin Месяц назад

@@alonenjersey understatement of the millennium.

@Beluga_Too День назад

@@alonenjersey Had 2 goodies since you posted this comment!

@alonenjersey 4 часа назад

@@Beluga_Too I'm guessing there'll be more on the way soon enough. Bye now.

@lookonthebrightsideoflife5200 2 года назад

Grace Slick was an outstanding vocalist in her day. Jack Casady is a phenomenal bass player. The entire Surrealistic Pillow album is a gem.

@Seventh7Art 2 года назад

She had a pretty face too... You missed that part.

@ralfkohler3671 2 года назад

@@Seventh7Art plus she planned to intoxicate President Nixon with acid, secretly. Attempt failed. True story, nevertheless. Look it up. 😉 classy chick. 👍🏻

@Candyrock87 2 года назад

I'd say that Surrealistic Pillow, After Bathing at Baxter's and Crown of Creation are peak Jefferson Airplane.

@stevepowell6503 2 года назад

If you remember Surrealistic Pillow you weren't there for Surrealistic Pillow. 😀

@ajschroetlin2196 2 года назад

Don't forget about Jorma. 😏

@BillB23 Год назад

It's a bolero rhythm. That's part of what makes it as captivating as Ravel's most recognizable opus. Of course, Grace's vocals carry the piece, but the competence of the musicians cannot be overlooked.

@danielcobbins8861 Год назад

There was also a Bolero rhythm in the Ted Nugent song "Stranglehold."

@sandraclay2181 Год назад

Interesting, never picked up on it.

@caramanico1 Год назад

Especially the stuffed that he's using as a bass mute.

@MikeJaegerLive Год назад

PSychedelics are beyond explaining and music attempted to do this but IF you use them you can see 👀 and hear 👂 what are beyond your own beliefs and then 🤔 consider that forever more.

@useruser400 Год назад

Came here for that comment. Was not disappointed. Bolero was an influence on many rock artists. I’m surprised that she missed that point entirely in this video analysis.

@phoenixfire83 Год назад

I love how her vibrato has an almost operatic quality to it. She’s seriously one of my favorite rock voices.

@sourisvoleur4854 2 года назад

I love her coy little smiles. It's like she knows she's killing it. Her voice is so up front, with so many long, extended notes, and she never falters. Fabulous songwriting, fabulous singing.

@stillnunya3350 Год назад

Her grin to me is acknowledging the ridiculousness of lip synching. It was a TV show performance so they probably didn't have any choice in the situation and I'm sure they were annoyed about it.

@curtreimer5416 Год назад

@@stillnunya3350 I'm pretty sure this is live, at least Grace's vocal is. She totally nails the part just like the record but you can hear a bit of mike distortion on some of the louder notes that make this sound like a live performance, to me (having done a bit of live sound and performance). Also her lips are perfectly synced to every note and phrase which would be extremely hard to do with the way she drags the tempo in her phrasing. It was pretty common on 60s rock TV shows to sing live over pre-recorded backing tracks. I think this is a virtuoso performance of a song she had probably sung dozens of times live by this point.

@TheAlbertso Год назад

@@stillnunya3350 I assumed the grin was she was stoned. 🙃

@davorzmaj753 Год назад

@@curtreimer5416 Agreed; it's not the studio vocal, for sure. "One pill makes you small" is all on the same pitch here (0:52). On the studio version, it isn't.

@declinox Год назад

Well I think that is a signature of a good artist - they know going in that they are going to kill it, and are killing it. You can't give your all otherwise. Not to minimize Grace's talent at all, but people respond to confidence as much as technical ability.

@Chicagodog-tu1ek 2 года назад

Grace said in an interview that she couldn't sing lullabies to her children because she could only sing loud, and powerfully.

@ChromeDestiny 2 года назад

Lather and Grace's cover of The Byrds' Triad on Crown of Creation are mostly examples of how Grace could sing softly if she really wanted to but near the end of Triad a bit of Grace's power vocal thing still comes through.

@buckyharris9465 2 года назад

@@ChromeDestiny -- I'd say Triad is her single most impressive vocal track -- since the instruments are acoustic and the arrangement is simple, her voice and all its nuances are very clearly audible. But that was her heyday. After 1970 she never sounds quite like that again, and my impression is that her heavy indulgence in cocaine & alcohol after the birth of China, her only child, did some serious damage. Grace made the remark about lullabies around that time. But at least she finally gave up menthol cigarettes. . . .

@ChromeDestiny 2 года назад

@@buckyharris9465 I hear some vocal fry and strain in her voice by the time of the proper Jefferson Starship band launching in 1974 but there were still some great moments. Her vocals and most of her songs are the few highlights of the '89 Airplane reunion album imo. Especially on Freedom and Now Is The Time her voice still seems to have some of the power of her prime years.

@tSp289 2 года назад

Apparently when I was a baby and wouldn't go to sleep my dad used to put on Jefferson airplane, Led Zep, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa etc. on the big speakers and walk me around until I went to sleep. Apparently loud 60s-70s psychedelic rock also works as a lullaby for some kids.

@oraculox 2 года назад

But she sung lullabies to adults wich is another kind of difficult! ha

@michaelsmeltz2363 Год назад

The only complaint I ever had about this amazing song was, indeed, that it was far too short. It’s so good, and creates such a tangible atmosphere, you want it to go on forever. Playing Devil’s Advocate, though, one could argue that it’s brevity is a big reason why it makes such an impact. And I do remember that as a teenager, when the song ended you would immediately start eagerly anticipating the next time you would hear it. And then, when you did hear that unmistakeable bass riff coming over the airwaves, you would shut the hell up and savor the next 2.5 minutes.

@theghostofthomasjenkins9643 Год назад

100%. it leaves you wanting more instead of overstaying it's welcome.

@mfactor88 Год назад

i dont know if you'll like it but the version from the movie "Sucker Punch" extends it a tad :)

@johnjohn37371 Год назад

There was something about having to wait to hear your favorite new song on the radio, or even a video on MTV, that made the song so much better...hitting buttons and hearing anything you want, anytime you want, as many times as you want, is wonderful, but it takes something away...I'm just old, I suppose...

@bonniebarlow4939 Год назад

I had the record and I would play it over and over again - that way I didn't even need the drugs - I was just high on Grace Slick. I sang along I think. No idea what I sounded like.

@elfcounsul 11 месяцев назад

2.5 minutes was the sweet spot for top ten radio. Stations wouldn’t play it if it was too long.

@edwardofgreene 2 года назад

I like how the whole song is one continuous crescendo. The peak being the last note with no decent bringing it back.

@txmetalhead82xk Год назад

It is like a train just slowly building up Speed all the way to the end. Unearthly.

@Pushing_Pixels Месяц назад

I saw this song referenced in a particularly memorable scene, in a particularly memorable book, years before I ever heard it. Finally hearing it made that scene make complete sense. One long, glorious crescendo.

@catherinedean3796 2 года назад

Grace’s vibrato is simply unmatched. It gives me chills every time

@davidohlman7236 Год назад

Her natural vibrato is unreal...gives me chills!

@jamesclapp6832 Год назад

Her voice seems like its grabbing you and taking you away.

@annettespradlin4945 9 месяцев назад

Almost commanding.

@ArcaneWolf9 2 года назад

"Disorienting" is a great way to describe this song. The phrasing is so playful and odd. Something in the song structure makes it feel really short, yet it actually isn't. So iconic.

@sbearly Год назад

It's two and a half minutes. That is short, but pretty typical back then. But the first 30 seconds is the band setting that mood - Grace doesn't sing until the 30 second mark. I think that is what makes it seem much shorter.

@davidcampbell4870 Год назад

One of the reasons it's so short, is it has no chorus! It just goes straight through and just builds in intensity from beginning to end. A very unusual structure for a rock song, like a bolero, as someone mentioned. And yes, the vocal doesn't start until well into the song. I always wished there was more to it. I can envision it at five or six minutes.

@veiledrecalcitrance4314 Год назад

I always liked the way she blends a phrase then alternates with a kind of staccato phrase, and the power towards the end, just amazing. Everyone I knew liked this song because it was about drugs/acid but I loved Grace’s voice, so powerful and epic

@haxan6663 Год назад

Jefferson Airplane are one of those bands that never sounds old to me. Absolute classic.

@alonenjersey 2 месяца назад

All the great Rock-N-Roll bands NEVER sound "old."

@fewwiggle 2 года назад

Yipee!!!! Can't wait -- and, I hope that rabbit hole will include "Somebody to Love", Grace really digs deep down into that one.

@caprise-music6722 2 года назад

Word. That has to come next. Or Atleast at some point

@bigskyneal784 2 года назад

Since this is such a short song, that would have been a fun "double-feature".

2 года назад

Would love to see Elizabeth do Jefferson Airplanes original version & the Jim Carrey version from Cable Guy!

@umpdaddy1 2 года назад

One of her best vocals in that one.

@ourladyofperpetualskepticism 2 года назад

Was coming to comment that we *need* “Somebody to Love”! Grace’s vocals are at their best on that track.

@jimrobinson5628 2 года назад

I love the way elizabeth is always so excited by music, and her understanding of every nuance is amazing... very intelligent and drop dead beautiful. 😍🥰🥰

@kwasimoto2008 Год назад

AAAAAAAAAMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@dburns916 Год назад

I love Elizabeth's enthusiasm. I hope it is not fake. She appears to be totally enarmored by the performance. It is so cool with her facial expressions and bugging out eyes. She is an expert and a fan!

@bobsteinzig Год назад

Smokin'

@JamesJoy-yc8vs 10 месяцев назад

Elizabeth's delight never fails to delight me! Especially when she's reacting to something I never noticed before. Or something I don't have words for, but she does. And now I can appreciate a song even more, because Elizabeth has given a specific explanation to what I always just thought of as "this part is really cool!" but couldn't communicate why.

@mystic_tacos 9 месяцев назад

I wish I could get excited about music like she does again... Or at least go back and hear songs I love for the first time again.

@def1ghi Год назад

I think you're spot on to notice how vocally stable Grace is in the middle of a song about losing your frame of reference, and she gets stronger and stronger and more and more stable as she belts longer and longer. It's the contradiction that makes this song what it is. Cool observation.

@DAlexander35 2 года назад

This has to be one of my favorite songs of all time. Absolutely amazing talent. I don’t believe anyone has ever attempted to create anything remotely like it. I also love how grace sustains notes in a somewhat monotone voice.

@howardthrust 2 года назад

What deserves special note is that not only is this NOT a "lip synch" TV performance of the original studio recording (which was pretty much de rigueur during that time), it ALSO was arguably an IMPROVEMENT...especially with regard to Grace's vocal (not that it was anything like "inferior" to begin with)!! They were a "gutsy" band, with the musical "chops" to back it all up!

@aguyandaguitar3366 2 года назад

oddly, while the vocal is live, or at least not the recorded original, if I'm not mistaken, the backing track IS from the record. it is the band that is "faking it" here. But don't get me wrong, Jorma and Jack were, and are, phenomenal musicians. odd that they would agree to do it this way.

@aguyandaguitar3366 2 года назад

But I do agree that Grace's vocal here is actually better than the original, if that's possible.

@nicktecky55 2 года назад

@@aguyandaguitar3366 I think it was even better in the Great Society version, of course the whole production is a lot simpler, but that lets her voice carry the story. That was over 6 minutes long of course, and the 2'20"(?) of the vocals comes almost as a finale. I'd say pretty much the same for Somebody To Love as well.

@christheghostwriter 2 года назад

As someone else noted, the backing tracks are from the studio version. The vocals are live

@karaamundson3964 Год назад

love the staging, too. how could anyone not realize that this song references every drug on the globe? ha ha

@DeeJayObi 2 года назад

I really hope you would make a vocal ANALYSIS on sadly late Dolores O'Riordan from Cranberries. She had one of the most unique voices probably ever put on a record. And no, it doesn't have to be "Zombie". ;)

@sahinberg 2 года назад

Dreams would be the perfect choice

@scottmcneely1927 2 года назад

Or Linger.

@bknsty14 2 года назад

Ode to My Family or Daffodil Lament

@bagoquarks 2 года назад

There is a Cranberries NPR Tiny Desk Concert elsewhere on RU-vid.

@animalyze7120 2 года назад

Nah Dreams and Linger to me was their signature songs, nothing else like it since and instantly recognizable. Zombie was good but I felt it was more hype than substance, good as it was I still think Dreams is their most well known song however that is my personal opinion. Crans were great regardless very unique and forever etched into our hearts and soul.

@user-xx7um5bh5w Год назад

I've been listening to and loving this song for 56 years, but the analysis by this young woman is pointing out things that I'd never noticed before. She's great!

@dfhowes 3 месяца назад

Same here, and that's what I really like about Elizabeth. I know next to nothing about music, I just know what I like - but not why I like it. For example, back in 2016 when I discovered what is now my favorite vocalist, Morgan James, Elizabeth explained how Morgan's cover of Aerosmith's 𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑂𝑛, the techniques she uses, her amazing breath control, how she was surprised and wasn't expecting Morgan to go to her head voice at "that part" of the song - it educated me on what it was that I like so much about Morgan and I can now further appreciate more. And now the same goes with Grace Slick, I now know what she's doing and that makes it all that much better. From now on when I play 𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑅𝑎𝑏𝑏𝑖𝑡 over and over again, I'll be listening and understanding why Grace does this so well! And for those that are curious about the 𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑂𝑛 video that I was talking about where Elizabeth reacts, here's the link. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-J7z0GYeRch4.html As soon as Morgan starts singing, Elizabeth says "Her voice is a hug." So very true!

@toddmurphy664 Год назад

Elizabeth is so much fun to listen to and learn from! Thanks for your enthusiasm as you go over the songs. This song is one of the great ones!

@dianesparrow1592 2 года назад

Hooray!!! I am so excited to see this analysis. I don't think Grace Slick ever truly received the recognition she deserved for composing White Rabbit. Grace's voice and the instruments combine into a hauntingly beautiful performance. Thank you Elizabeth for taking us down this rabbit hole. Was just thinking another fun song to react to would be Three Dog Night " Mama Told Me Not To Come", also if you haven't reacted to it, another good song is "Naririnig Mo Ba" by Morissette Amon.

@ozma7339 2 года назад

Facts. This is one of the greatest songs ever written. Period.

@Tom_McMurtry 2 года назад

She should find Haley Reinhart's version for a listen also I reckon!

@jimreid9877 2 года назад

Jefferson airplane white rabbit

@Mister_Pedantic 2 года назад

@@Tom_McMurtry Haley gave it a good try but no one does this song like Grace.

@dianesparrow1592 2 года назад

@@Tom_McMurtryI love Haley, she is an awesome performer, and she does a decent cover on White Rabbit, but I think Grace has this hands down.

@wrd777 2 года назад

One of the few things I remember about Woodstock was Grace Slick singing this. She was like an angel in white - I thought I had died and gone to heaven!

@nosuchthing8 2 года назад

Thank you

@stanleyarnstrong3871 2 года назад

This militant folk song cane when the Vietnam War's mood and the Antiwar themes were very influential.

@adairmartin Год назад

The live Woodstock version of this song is simply phenomenal!

@kelleewolfe2834 Год назад

I totally agree!

@deborahbarry8458 Год назад

Thanks for taking me back… how I remember when the album came out!

@user-lg6dw7yn3e Год назад

I sat in the audience around 1979 and was blown away by the power in Grace Slicks voice. It was huge, booming, clear and felt like the chairs were shaking

@timothygrayson Год назад

Absolute classic. Love Grace Slick's voice. Astounding.

@richdiddens4059 2 года назад

I read an interview with Grace where she said she didn't have that wide a vocal range but had plenty of volume. She also had superb control of tone, resonance, stops, sustains, and vibrato. Did this song even cover a whole octave? She's a prime example of making the most of what you have.

@dowens3781 2 года назад

She was being humble - she definitely has a range Just listen to Stranger and Winds Of Change by Jefferson Starship or even Somebody To Love by Jefferson Airplane.

@rollomaughfling380 2 года назад

Rich: G2 to slightly over B3 (kind of a blue note) on this song. But she does most of the work using timbre in the middle 6th (C#3 to A3) I'd say. Iconic vocal performance whenever she did it. Plus, she's super-nice (and funny!)

@ThePrissy11 2 года назад

@@dowens3781 She was never humble if you’ve met her.

@dowens3781 2 года назад

@@ThePrissy11 Maybe not on an overall personal level, but I was talking solely about her vocal abilities.

@ThePrissy11 2 года назад

@@dowens3781 She was never consistent live. I can tell you that. Hit or miss.

@pbrucpaul 2 года назад

When "Surrealistic Pillow" came out in February '67, it was a Must have album. I just remember listening to "Somebody to Love" with Rythm guitar player Paul Kantner harmonizing. After her belting out a 9 second hold on a note, that Lead guitar just sent the rest Way beyond the Clouds, Hence....."Far Out" or "Outta Sight"

@mousiebrown1747 2 года назад

Groovy! Even Trippy.

@russellmerritt9935 2 года назад

The stuttering timing of her lyrics are genius. She piles words up then releases then. She is on a different rhythm than the band yet stays in place. A case in point is CCR. No one in the band was especially great, but the combination of the sound, the lyrics, and the timing created one of the best bands of all time. They did stand on extremely strong lyrical content though.

@williamhiles7404 Год назад

Tom Fogarty Is one of the greatest Rythym Guitarists ever. LedHed Steven 🎸 🎹 🎸

@josephj7991 Год назад

The only bad thing about this song is its so Short? I wish it was Longer! Love it! I love how excited u get listening to "Our" music!

@hqhq4611 Год назад

I always believe that it's better to leave the listener wanting more, rather than the other way around. One of my favorite songs is "Ghosts" by The Jam which is incredibly short but it totally fits with one of the song's main themes of life being short and trying to make the most of it while you can.

@digibirder 2 года назад

Grace's triplet-speed vibrato in this song always impressed me. That and how easily she fades it in and out.

@robertheckman8013 2 года назад

The isolated voice track from this recording sheds much light into the emotional strength of this song. Check it out on RU-vid!

@tonymorris3935 2 года назад

Came to the comments to mention this. The isolated vocal track is extremely moving and truly shows how amazing her vocal presence was.

@johnpalmer3848 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dyMtIwobqbI.html

@satyrenkidu8721 2 года назад

Chills down the spine every time.

@dfhowes 3 месяца назад

@@satyrenkidu8721 The experience is called frisson (pronounced free-sawn), a French term meaning “aesthetic chills,” and it feels like waves of pleasure running all over your skin.

@xiropigado 2 года назад

Fantastic analysis. I've heard this song a thousand times but after listening to you i am hearing so much more of it. Excellent review.

@jasonhoward9168 Год назад

I Freaking LOVE Grace Slick's voice... Top favorite of my favorite female singers. For me, she's up there with Janice Joplin, Billie Holiday, Mama Cass and Stevie Nicks... The Creme De La Creme, the Epitome of female vocalists... And, Of Course, our favorite, Elizabeth!!! Seriously, Grace Slick!!! Enough said...

@jasonhoward9168 Год назад

In this version, Grace is doing things a little different from the album version.

@kostaskritsilas2681 Год назад

You need to add Jessica/Juanita Hahn from Babe Ruth to that list. Listen first to "The Mexican", and then the other Babe Ruth songs, and you will see why.

@pilsplease7561 8 месяцев назад

All of those are great the only modern female singer I really like is Taylor Momsen from The Pretty Reckless she has that raspy deep full female rock voice and its so good.

@aguyandaguitar3366 2 года назад

Grace's vocals here are so absorbing. Hauntingly perfect. I love the way she punctuates her unmistakably signature vibratos with clipped words like "logic". One enhances the other.

@Bonaventurax 6 месяцев назад

In the Woodstock live version i find this section even better

@thebeardedseeker5633 2 года назад

there's a video on youtube where her vocals are isolated, and her vocal control is even more pronounced and just stupendously amazing. ❤️

@Meezer Год назад

I think is on Wings of Pegasus

@binslick1000 Год назад

The vocals, the bass guitar, and the entire song are phenomenal-a classic gem.

@fishdaddy35 8 месяцев назад

I heard her sing this live at a club in LA (Ambassador Hotel’s Cocoanut Grove club) in 1967. The venue was intimate, which added to the magic. It seemed like she was singing directly to me. What a voice!!

@alonenjersey Месяц назад

You wouldn't by any chance have took photos of that show still in some photo album?

@fishdaddy35 Месяц назад

@@alonenjersey No, I didn’t have a camera. Imagine that!

@alonenjersey Месяц назад

@@fishdaddy35 I feel your pain good sir. Way back when I sat second row, stage right to watch Mr. B.B. King do his magic @ the Union county Arts Center here in Rahway. And like a shmuck, I didn't bring a camera w/ me.😪

@fishdaddy35 Месяц назад

@@alonenjersey Yes, right! A camera was something only a few people had, and was bulky to carry and operate. Back in the day I saw the Doors, the Byrds, Janis, Canned Heat, etc., and no photo record! Of course, there are many things I am happy there is no photo record of!!! ;)

@alonenjersey Месяц назад

@@fishdaddy35 Good God in Heaven. I thought I had plenty of reason to shed tears.

@storbokki371 2 года назад

I'm glad you said something about that "military snare drum" because it reminds me of both the Vietnam War, and the Red Queen's soldiers.

@MikeCohenSF 2 года назад

Grace is one of my favorite singers. I think she said it was inspired by Ravel's Bolero. She originally wrote it for her first group, the Great Society. The original version is much longer with an extended instrumental intro where you can really hear the middle eastern influence.

@gepal7914 11 месяцев назад

Yes, I have that one as I searched for every version of this song.

@mikeg2306 3 месяца назад

The Great Society version doesn't use the Bolero.

@frankbrozowski8808 Год назад

The beginning always reminds me of the Bolero. 😉

@bamacopeland4372 Год назад

Because singer Grace slick and her husband took a little bit of inspiration from that song

@Jeni-ow1kl Год назад

The late 60’s/early 70’s were ‘mind Blowing’ in general!And this song really nailed the feelings! ‘FEED THE HEAD’✌️👍🌸 So Happy that you enjoyed this true Classic🩵✌️ 13:01

@dianefeinstein8951 2 года назад

Elizabeth: Here’s a link to a video of Grace performing “White Rabbit,” live at the legendary Woodstock Music Festival in 1969. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vl89g2SwMh4.html The video contains lots of closeups suitable for voice analysis. Grace wrote “White Rabbit” after being inspired by French composer, Maurice Ravel’s 1928 composition, “Boléro.” She was fascinated by the unbroken continuous rising crescendo to fortissimo-possibile (as loud as possible progression) of “Boléro,”and emulated the same structure in “White Rabbit.” -Diane, Vancouver, Canada. SnAL03/22. 04:29 pm

@victor-charlesscafati 2 года назад

I agree that this is the definitive live-recording-the context was historic, and Grace just *killed*.

@stevenmoore9144 2 года назад

Pulled it up THANKS!!!

@scottedwards33 2 года назад

Nice. All these years I thought it was "...what the doorknob said..."

@EiriUesugiKun 2 года назад

I was just about to share the same link. Such an epic performance.

@shona1224 2 года назад

Agree its brilliant and as its definitely live gives a better sign of her awesome voice.

@RexxSchneider 2 года назад

It's worth noting that Grace wrote the song (lyrics and music) a year or so _before_ she joined Jefferson Airplane and there are recordings still available of her singing both "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love" with the Great Society, her original band in SF.

@kevinz8930 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing. Just listen to the Great Society version. Never heard before awesome!!

@davidcook482 2 года назад

If I recall (I have the LP but haven’t played it in 20 yrs) the original Great Society version sounds even more Middle Eastern than the Airplane version, especially the intro.

@Lizardboy68 2 года назад

I've heard those they're a little different than the ones everyone knows.

@richardurwin4432 2 года назад

The Great Society version is my favourite but the difference is mainly in the instrumental. Once the singing starts it's Grace singing White Rabbit. It's great musically and good historically but there's probably not much to be gained by analysing that instead of this one. But go listen to it; you won't regret it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8LPDCdtjkx0.html

@davidcook482 2 года назад

Thanks for posting the link, Richard. I had to go dig out the album. I had forgotten that “Somebody to Love” was also on it. Great tunes.

@stvbrsn Год назад

When you’ve heard this song so many times… on the radio when it was new, college stoner circles, work playlists, in the background at shops, contemporary “classic rock” stations… You tend to forget what an amazing composition this truly is. It’s so tight musically, while being lyrically and vocally provocative. This is a devastating combination. Then you add the reverb on Grace’s voice and the atmosphere is complete.

@PreRockDoc 2 года назад

I have never responded before. To anyone. You are so SPOT ON and that is amazes me. This analysis, of a song that my hippie uncles and aunts used to sing around a solo acoustic guitar brought me to tears. So much of what you said is soooooo true, but as a kid I was disregarded. God bless you for your talent. It gives me hope for the future of music. By looking back and comprehending, our path to the future is defined

@Sfendo63 2 года назад

This psychedelic anthem was her own creation performed initialy by her first group "The Great Society" but made universal on "Surealistic Pilow" by JA which is a great album for it's era. Thanks for your reaction on this old gem.

@OuroborosChoked 2 года назад

Grace Slick has an incredible level of vocal strength and control. Even as she's blowing it out, she still has that control to weave in some vibrato, but also reel that vibrato back in after letting just a little bit out. There are a lot of singers who are just all vibrato all the time and it gets tiring to listen to. Like, we get it, you can ululate... good for you. It's much more impressive to know _when_ to do it and not abuse it.

@tiorimas Год назад

I wish there were more female singers that don't want to sing "sweetly" if that makes sense. The ones that always give me the chills are voices like Grace Slick's or Jenny Haan's, from Babe Ruth.

@rbilleaud Год назад

How about Maria Brink? Or is that going too far.

@mawishi 2 года назад

Ahhh I love this songggggg sooo much! So glad you reacted to it! Grace Slick is one of my inspirations for sure 🙌

@damouze 2 года назад

This song is one of my all-time favorites. Thank you for this analysis. As for the mood, it always sounded boleroesque to me, which is not a coincident if I remember it correctly.

@CathyKeating 2 года назад

Grace's intense, sustained, chesty alto belt with her unique vibrato. You hear similar strength in Exene Cervenka's voice. In Siouxsie Sioux's voice. In Chrissy Hynde. 4 Non Blondes. Lots of others, really. But strong female rock vocals were practically invented by this woman. Listen and learn, right?

@beauthestdane 2 года назад

One of my all time favorite songs. Every time I hear it I wish it were much longer.

@countblue Год назад

I believe I cant put enough emphasis on it that your presentation lends a complete new angle to that songs. Thats the second song I am hearing analysed by you and your fascination and engagement is captivating and bewitching. You are spot on with your analysis and that alone is enough for this series. Your character and your fascination shines all over the place. Thank you.

@htwrk2 2 года назад

There is an isolated vocal version of this song on RU-vid. Grace’s vocals are amazing all by themselves.

@Rosannasfriend 2 года назад

If I had known you were doing it one of my favorite singers of all time I would’ve come here sooner. You don’t see grace slick getting a whole lot of attention. Thank you for this one.

@metalmamasue3680 3 месяца назад

For some reason it sticks in my head that Grace Slick was talking in an interview one time when they toured with the Doors in Amsterdam, I think. She said people would just offer you drugs and they would politely decline. But not Jim Morrison, she said he took everything anyone gave him, on the spot. 😂

@theofficialdiamondlou2418 Год назад

The best way to hear this is with her isolated vocal track. Just amazing ....

@ytubepuppy Год назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ryYdTbFzTB8.html

@theofficialdiamondlou2418 Год назад

@@ytubepuppy THANKYOU

@mikecorcoran6834 2 года назад

Growing up through the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's +++... I saw all this when it was new. So many great bands, so many!! I love your fresh eyes & ears on things I take for granted. You explain the artists so well.

@HoosierDaddy_ 2 года назад

Grace is one of the best powerhouses out there! She's quite a wild one too! Definitely one of the greatest singers of all time!

@laurentelesca3921 2 года назад

I loved the Smother’s Brothers show, it was must see TV. Their musical guests were iconic

@Kevin15301 2 года назад

and corporate media killed them.

@Rayz2cents 6 месяцев назад

Yes. Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen is using an exotic scale during the intro to White Rabbit. He's riffing on the phrygian modal scale. Also, reproducing live sound on TV in 1967 was a work in progress. Many acts lip synched to the record. Here, I believe Grace Slick is singing live based on her voice being in synch and that her vocal performance sounds live and varies slightly from the studio version. Interestingly, there are no guitar cables visible so the musicians are fake playing along to the recording.

@peterottes6900 2 года назад

Jorma Kaukonen is absolutely a monster and underrated. His playing is very much to do with this sound as Grace's voice..

@sidviscous5959 Год назад

plus those shades are far out, man . . .

@MikaTarkela Год назад

I had no idea there was a Finnish member in this band. Sick!

@peterottes6900 Год назад

@@MikaTarkela I really hope you're kidding.. Or I'm very old..

@alankjosness2093 Год назад

Back in the day Guitar Player voted him their least predictable guitarist. He's a favorite. Give the first Hot Tuna album a listen - it's acoustic.

@user-xx7um5bh5w Год назад

Yes, Jorma was/is an incredible guitar player -- and a decent singer as well.

@patmcgroin6916 2 года назад

I was really impressed with a "vocals isolated" version I found on youtube.

@user-ji8cg3lm9j 2 года назад

ikr, it gives me chills

@iofb.hulder 2 года назад

This song SENT me when I was the brooding artsy chick in high school, it will forever be a significant anthem on my little life's soundtrack lol 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

@INFO425 2 года назад

Selamat malam...

@opijopionoi1047 17 дней назад

I love watching you react to videos, you can just see how much you love singing and music. Especially this song great choice.

@brianmicheltalgo3443 5 месяцев назад

One of your best posts (for me). Big Airplane/Grace fan, your analysis was both spot-on and personally touching. Thanks as always for such a great channel!

@sandrak.robbins6305 2 года назад

Yay! So fun. This song is timeless and has held up really well over time. Thank you. Your analysis was very interesting.

@waynebenedict5785 2 года назад

I love this song! I was about 15 feet away from the stage when Jefferson Airplane and Grace did this song, it was so powerful! Alice in Wonderland, indeed!

@Adam-ww8zd 2 года назад

I love your reactions to lyrics. Pure joy and excitement.

@gregw.4725 Месяц назад

I'm a electric guitar player, and thank you for your in depth analysis of Grace Slicks singing. Funny, how I was watching her, and then thought of you, and what you would think of her voice. My first impression in the beginning of the song is an English accent, and then I thought she was from there and no she's from Illinois. Thank you for your analysis, of the music, for me its an escape, but I love how you make me think of how its all put together. Gregory

@samthemoth2839 2 года назад

This song has always fascinated me with how moody it is. It really manages to take you along an interesting ride for how short it is. Thank you for doing this one!

@markwilliams3068 2 года назад

I was 10 when this aired on The Smoothers Brothers Show. My Mom walked in at the beginning and when Grace sang "and the ones that Mothers give you do nothing at all" had my Mom walk over to the TV and click it off. She said, go do something else for awhile your not watching these kind of songs on our family TV. The reference to drugs was certainly a big deal in 1967 and the fact this was not censored down was pretty incredible. Great song.....

@brianfranklinlee8490 Год назад

They didn't censor shit back then. Radio Stations did stop playing Comfortably Numb because it made a direct inference to doing a shot of Heroin. So Roger did an interview and said that it was about being sick from diabetes. WTF. When he says that his hands felt like 2 balloon's. That happens to Heroin addict's when all the veins in your Arm's have collapsed and you start doing it in your HAND'S and you miss a lot and your hands swell up like 2 balloon's. I was an H addict for 8 years back then. By the grace and Mercy from God I'm still living. The reason I even mentioned this is Jefferson Airplane was in the late 60s early 70s and 80s with Jefferson Starship. They had to change also. Early 80s was when all this censorship shit started. Diabetes my ass. Oh I'm a former 82nd Airborne Infantry Soldier. I thought I fought for freedom.

@redcaddiedaddie Год назад

@@brianfranklinlee8490 With respect, I must disagree... I was in college when this aired; I watched on my landlady's TV. If you find any interviews of the Smothers bros, either Tom or Dick, they tell stories of how they had to fight the network for guests like the Airplane & many others. There were a lot of variety shows in that day & censorship of newer bands was rampant. The Smothers Bros., Laugh-In, as well as a few other shows were trying to expand the boundaries of what could be on the tube in the late '60s, but it was reportedly difficult...

@ghost500e Год назад

@@brianfranklinlee8490 Nice to see a soldier knowing he wasn't fighting for freedom. More like fighting to keep the big warmachine rolling and fill the pockets of those owning the huge military tech companies, making new guns planes ships missiles nukes. It's a trillion dollar factory complex you where fighting for, NOT freedom. I'm so sry you had to go through that, and glad you seem to have found out it was and is a huge lue.

@alexzanderboo1 Год назад

you are a little older than I but I remember it was the Wild West. With Richard Pryor, Cheech and Chong, Jimmy Hendrix and Janis Joplin and others, there was not much censorship then compared to today. There was a lot of angst during the Vietnam War. Mom tried to protect me from it but you know kids. lol.

@redcaddiedaddie Год назад

@@alexzanderboo1 We've got an 'apples & oranges' thing going on here... the censorship I'm talking about was on network TV. Those performers you've named did push the envelope, but they did it in concerts & performances. Also, if you want to talk about how much censorship is occurring today, let's talk about politicians being interviewed- Bill Barr says 'bullshit' & it's broadcast; same w '45'! Other examples exist as well- Justin Timberlake ripping off Janet Jackson's 'falsie' on the Super Bowl, etc.

@becksullivan4796 Год назад

The total sound is so unique and her voice so intriguing-the timing. Oh she was one of a kind. So mind blowing.

@richardweilandt3315 2 года назад

An Iconic breakthrough song and moment ranking up there with Elvis Presley on the Ed Sullivan show. They performed this song on the Smothers Bros. Comedy show. It's funny in a wY, because many music critics said she couldn't sing. Personally I loved this song and the group.

@warpig4942 2 года назад

It's not popular enough to get reviewed but the most amazing vocalist in the Jefferson Airplane/Starship family is Mickey Thomas. That guy is unbelievable. Just go listen to the song "Jane", studio or live, he sounds the same either way.

@dreadpirate88 2 года назад

I saw him sing the National Anthem at a few SF Giants games in the 80s. He really does have a fantastic voice.

@darcyslowski3498 2 года назад

Mikey's vocals on Elvin Bishops "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" are amazing as well.

@paulaamero 2 года назад

Love him.

@jamessweet5341 2 года назад

Mickey Thomas ruined Starship for me.

@ThePrissy11 2 года назад

He sucked

@klevesmith 2 года назад

I was 10 when I saw this performance on the Smother's Brothers show. At 14 I saw them and the Grateful Dead together in Houston. My wife just made the comment this past weekend. "You have hundreds of playlists, and White Rabbit is on every one. Hey, I'm a fan. Surrealistic Pillow is in my top 5 albums I own (500+ vinyl LP's, all originally purchased by me or gifts, from 1965 to present) - "...the Hookah smoking caterpillar" is a dead giveaway. Who I have, sitting on a mushroom, painted within a wall mural (Peter Max-ish) in my home office.

@gzucc 2 года назад

I have always wanted to study with a vocal coach and your analysis of these classics is inspiring.

@philfrei1 26 дней назад

I'm so glad you have have a deep dive on this song! In Grace Slick's biography, she refers to the key being "Spanish." I hear a major 3rd in there along with the minor 2nd, so it's not exactly Phrygian mode. But I do think Flamenco often uses this combination of accidentals. I recall reading an interview where Paul Kantner talks about being impressed by locals in SF that went in for Balkan folk dancing. He was especially impressed by the tricky rhythms. A lot of the singing for that folk dance music reminds me of the sound Slick gets. I'd be surprised if Paul hadn't taken her to check them out at some point. But as the song was already written before they even met, IDK if exposure to Balkan folk singing would have influenced her performance choices. I get the sense that she worked out in advance every syllable, every detail of that performance. And that's why she was able to lip synch so well on that Smothers Brothers performance. Note: Jack Cassady had slung a bean-bag frog over the strings of his bass. You can see it clearly at the very beginning. This makes the bass pretty much unplayable. Jorma, I think, was also miming playing a different melody during the intro than what is actually played. IDK if they thought they were going to play live but found out at the last moment it was going to be synched, and wanted to prank the synching a bit.

@primusdude87 2 года назад

Back in 1988, the band Sanctuary did a brilliant cover of this song on their album Refuge Denied. The band featured Warrel Dane on lead vocals, who would later go on to sing in Nevermore (who in my opinion did the best cover of The Sound Of Silence ever recorded. Check it out!). Sadly, we lost Warrel in 2017.

@mnowakpoland 2 года назад

Warrel Dane was an amazing vocalist with fantastic range. If you compare Sanctuary to later Nevermore, you wouldn't even think it's the same vocalist if you were a first time listener.

@PK--ITA 2 года назад

Confirm. That was a masterpiece. Like a Sanctuary & Nevermore repertoire.

@VolvoMojo 2 года назад

I love the original and Sanctuary's version too. Refuge Denied is an excellent album, which a certain Mr Dave Mustaine helped produce. Warrel's high pitched "I will dominate the likes of you" is unforgettable.

@iDEATH 2 года назад

One of my favourite covers was by Collide. Kind of a goth/techno/industrial version. Late 90s to 2000-ish, I think.

@Hawk999 2 года назад

Yes. The Sanctuary cover of ‘White Rabbit’ is really, really, good. Warrel just nails it. But I fear Elizabeth will not ever go and listen to it. That will be her loss, but ours as well.

@johnlanham9057 2 года назад

I got crazy respect for Grace. She doesn’t have Floor Jansen’s range; but her ability to steady focus her vocal power is world class. 💙💙

@davidmicalizio824 2 года назад

Grace never needed "range".

@pineyhill 2 года назад

I hope that Elizabeth will explore the voice of Annie Haslam.

@garytorresani8846 Год назад

@@pineyhillI hope so too. Annie has an amazing range and sang despite being seriously hearing impaired. Much respect for her. Renaissance was one of the first if the classically oriented bands and one of my favorite bands. Floor Jansen is beyond belief, both with her work with Nightwish and her recent venture into pop with her new album. Her version of Alone, the heart song, is the best.

@billholder1330 2 года назад

That intro bass line is why I ended up playing electric bass and bass and contrabass clarinet. :)

@SystemOfMyLife_angel432 2 года назад

Thank you for choosing this song. Love it so much. I'm not sure why no one hasn't covered it, I feel it's so relevant, even today.

@alanolson6913 2 года назад

I grew up in Southern California as a teenager in the’60’s. I was privileged enough to get to see quite a number of bands then. Saw Jefferson Airplane twice, incredible. At the time we didn’t think we were making history, it was just what we did. Grace had an incredible voice and I always found it so beguiling….

@dieseltu1035 Год назад

You weren't privileged, nobody is privileged. You have rights

@alanolson6913 Год назад

@@dieseltu1035 Well, it wasn’t my right to attend those concerts back then, it was a privilege…I cut people’s lawns, washed cars, did chores to earn the $4.50 to buy the ticket to attend. If it was considered a ‘right’ to attend, I would have just walked into the concert hall and thought I had the ‘right’ to be there. It didn’t work like that.

@robertasirgutz8800 2 года назад

Her voice on "Volunteers", ( We can be Together", is too beautiful to explain.

@Butterflies-are-free Год назад

💕 lol, I love your reactions and your giggles….you make me love music even more 💕

@delavan9141 2 года назад

I like how in the beginning she's stifling a smile, you can tell she's really having some impish fun with this event.

@Bobbyliscious 2 года назад

I love how she is having so much fun and grinning all the way through the entire song!

@bsandey 2 года назад

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (where the performance in the video is from) was a very controversial show for it's day. Television back then was very conservative and aimed at an older audience. This was one of the early prime time shows that targeted a younger audience and the "counterculture" (IE: "Hippies"). But they held their own and did very well going against powerhouses of the day like "Bonanza", which was in the same time slot.

@sean.nathan 2 года назад

The military snare drums were a nod to the anti-war stance of many of that generation of musicians... If you wanted to follow an Alice in Wonderland rabbithole, Tom Petty's "Don't Come Around Here No More" fits the bill!

@zuzannavee9558 Год назад

I have often marvelled over the decades (and still do) at Grace's execution of this fabulous song. I really enjoyed your technical observations - really fun. She has one of the most phenomenal voices of all time, in my opinion.

@mp-qw3fl 6 месяцев назад

Thanks! Fantastic reaction / study of this as always - that instrumental opening, almost like a classical piece, spanish / arabic, building up throughout to that awesome climax..! And Grace had the definitive psychedelic vocal sound..great stuff

@Arquibus 2 года назад

Always thought Grace was a special singer, something stark and piercing about her voice. If you're interested in a sort of modern take on psychedelic pop rock and general weirdness, you could look at Church of the Cosmic Skull, particularly "Evil in Your Eye". They really took me by surprise with their culty 60s vibe to become one of my favorite modern bands.

@chriswunsch2672 2 года назад

You have a unique outlook on songs!! You have me seeing these songs in a different way!! I'm really enjoying your videos!;;

@Andromedust Месяц назад

Never watched a RU-vid video before where the creator brought me joy just watching and listening to her. You're incredible CV.

@starrystarrynight52 2 года назад

A while ago I found a video with Grace's voice isolated for White Rabbit. It's incredible. What a voice. What a beautiful underrated voice.

@Slingbld 10 месяцев назад

Yes that was excellent. Pure like Patsy Cline.

@Werewolf914 2 года назад

I love Jefferson Airplane so much, Surrealistic Pillow is one album my parents would play all the time when I was a kid. Graces vocals are so unique, and I especially love this song the instrumentals are just different from anything else I've ever heard, I could listen to it all day. 'Somebody To Love' is another classic of theirs.

@lifelover515 2 года назад

I read somewhere in an interview Grace never rated herself as a singer, more of a front woman with the right image and tone. Could be she was just being fashionably modest. A limited range, perhaps one could argue, but as Elizabeth points out, masterful control and steadiness. Along with the haunting Middle Eastern arrangement, Grace's lyrics are especially outstanding. The song might have slipped through the conservative mainstream in the US, but in Australia where I lived at the time radio stations weren't taking any chances with it, and I don't recall ever hearing it though my ears were glued to the transistor in those days. I haven't visited for a while due to a lack of familiarity with much of the material, but I'll try to improve on that and I've remained subscribed and following. Great to see your musically informed and instructive channel is thriving, Elizabeth. I'm still hoping that one day you'll comment on two of the most remarkable talents of our times, Mad Mary James and Rhiannon Giddens.