Jefferson Starship

What is this? A Buckminster Fuller-influenced statement on humanity? Maybe an opus about
the elements? (There's a song called "Fire" and a verse about surfing.) Or maybe there's a
clue in the perspective of the title art. Is this the Jefferson Starship coming back down to
earth, or simply waving goodbye as the group is propelled into hyperspace for another
Flashback Gordon fantasy? How about just another pop record? Earth is a grab b... More >

This is slightly better than Spitfire (not to mention Baron von Tollbooth) and rather worse than Red Octopus (not to mention Crown of Creation). Its only ambitious lyric seems to equate skateboarding with sex with (male) hubris; its expertness conceals neither schlock nor shtick nor strain of ego. It is leading the nation in FM airplay. (Grade: C)