On That Note: We Can Be Together

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This connects with choice for thread title. (Summary doesn’t include every detail about the transitions, but has the gist).

“We Can Be Together” is opening track from Jefferson Airplane’s “Volunteers” LP (1969), a song written by Paul Kantner.

Airplane split in the early ‘70s, morphing into Jefferson Starship, and included Kanter, Grace Slick and Marty Balin.

Jefferson Starship's initial run was 1974-84, had a revival in 1992 that continued until 2016, following Kantner’s death. His family and Slick’s approved JS to continue to tour under that name.

Starship, featuring JA/JS singer Grace Slick, but no other members from those groups, formed in '84. Slick left in 1988, to join reformed Airplane. In ’92, Starship was rebranded "Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas,” and continues.

Does your head ache yet?

For purpose of this topic, we probably don’t need to hear Airplane, original-run JS or “We Built This City,” but here’s a sample of “New” Jefferson Starship and Mickey Thomas Starship.

It’s About Time (2020)



The most-recent LP released by MTS was in 2013, here’s a single released from that.

 

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Plasticland

Obscure, but want to mention. Formed in Milwaukee. Together since 1980. Down to two core members, but never a break-up.

This is a single released in 1981. Retroactively, this has elements of sounds used in the '90s by The Flaming Lips and Oasis, although I don't think either was directly influenced.




Plasticland released an album in 2024, “Spree.” Here's one track.

 
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