Album: Dragon Fly by Jefferson Starship (1974)
Genre: Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Gritty
Format: Album

Description: Dragon Fly, the 1974 release credited to Grace Slick / Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship, was the transitional album between the various shifting groups Slick and Kantner had been recording with, as Jefferson Airplane dissolved in the early ‘70s and the new group Jefferson Starship began. This album just missed the Top Ten and went gold within six months, selling as well as any Jefferson Airplane albums generally did. Although the single "Ride the Tiger" only rose to #84 on the Billboard charts, the album itself hit #11.

Artist Background: Jefferson Starship was among the most successful arena rock bands of the 1970s and early '80s, an even greater commercial entity than its predecessor, Jefferson Airplane, the band out of which it evolved. Many Jefferson Airplane fans decried the group's new, more mainstream musical direction, especially after Airplane singers Grace Slick and Marty Balin departed in 1978. But with shifting personnel, Jefferson Starship managed to please its new fans and some old ones over a period of a decade ... Part of the San Francisco, California, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Part of the San Francisco, California, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Rock, Rock/Pop, Gritty, 1970s, Album

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Dragon Fly, the 1974 release credited to Grace Slick / Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship, was the transitional album between the various shifting groups Slick and Kantner had been recording with, as Jefferson Airplane dissolved in the early ‘70s and the new group Jefferson Starship began. This album just missed the Top Ten and went gold within six months, selling as well as any Jefferson Airplane albums generally did. Although the single "Ride the Tiger" only rose to #84 on the Billboard charts, the album itself hit #11.

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