Freedom at Point Zero

Jefferson Starship

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 1, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 1979
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
• ASIN: B0012GMYQO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,833 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Rock & Roll Isn't Over", February 24, 2002

By	Archie Mercer "Archie" (Yorba Linda, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freedom at Point Zero (Audio CD)

Jefferson Starship grew out of turmoil. After the original line-up of Jefferson Starship imploded Paul Kantner and Grace Slick moved on to form The Starship. After Marty Balin returned to join, the band began to find top-40 success again with songs like "Miracles". However towards the end of the 70's the band began to have problems again. Slick melts down on stage and then quits in mid-tour, Balin finishes the tour but then quits, leaving Kantner, Pete Sears, et al to wonder where to go next. Freedom at Point Zero is the musical result.

After recruiting Micky Thomas (of "Fooled around and fell in love" fame) the band began to write and record music with a harder, heavy-metal sound. This was probably the album that sounded the most like they're just having fun making music. The big hit off of this CD was the first song on it. "Jane" starts off with a short keyboard intro and then hammers you with guitars. It was a great way to start off the album. Other songs that got air play was "Girl with the Hungry eyes", "Rock Music", and "Freedom at Point Zero". All three great rockers, with Freedom explaining the whole concept behind this album. However, one of my favorite songs here is the softer sounding "Fading Lady Light" allowing Thomas to highlight his vocal range.

I would highly recommend this to any true Rock & Roll fan looking for a extremely strong sounging CD. After this album, and with the return of Slick to the line-up, the band began to evolve into a top-40 band. Thomas started to push the group there, and with the success that brought the music began to suffer. Oh well, at least we had this one great effort to listen to.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great beginning to a great era, August 12, 2005

By	H. Forisz (South Wales, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Freedom at Point Zero (Audio CD)

Personally I love the Mickey Thomas era of Jefferson Starship. The first song I heard by JS was Jane. Maybe, there are a few sighs out there, but that song prompted me to buy this album. I loved it from the word go, "Jane" actually became a passing track for me as time went on. I was impressed by the grandiose "Awakening" and the fantastic "Just the same".

Whilst I wouldn't call my self a hard core Jefferson Starship fan, my four favourite Albums are Freedom at Point Zero, Modern Times, Winds of Change and Nuclear Furniture, this era in the band's illustrous career seems to have hit a note for me. I dare say there will be those who will say "ah but that's not the real Jefferson Starship etc". But if you like good rock music you will love this album and the following three albums.

Stand out tracks on this album include: Awakening, Just the Same - great ending to fade out, Lightning Rose has a great middle eight and a wonderful saxophonic sound in it (probably synth), Girl with the Hungry Eyes. If I had to pick a weak track, I couldn't.

"Fading Lady Light" is a brilliant ballad track, the title track is good honest rock and roll ... great riff!!! and the intro to "Rock Music" lets you know what you are in for for the rest of the song.

All in all a fantastic album .. buy it, listen to it, love it! then get the three albums that follow .... Mickey Thomas ! what a voice!

This Ablum - Magic !

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This was Jefferson Starship at their best!!!, February 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Freedom at Point Zero (Audio CD)

This was absolutely the best Jefferson Starship rock & roll cd. It was combined, on one cd, some of the folk influences (Fading Lady Light, Lightning Rose) and intense rockers (Jane, Girl With The Hungry Eyes). This was a great balance between not enough production of some of the older cds and too much enhancement of the Starship. Freedom At Point Zero along with Modern Times are both amazing examples of rock and roll at its finest.