Product Details

• Actors: Signe Anderson, Marty Balin, Jack Casady, Joey Covington, Spencer Dryden
• Directors: Bob Sarles
• Producers: Bob Sarles, Christina Keating, Matt Friedman
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
• DVD Release Date: September 21, 2004
• Run Time: 81 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002WZTJI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,665 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Jefferson Airplane: Fly Jefferson Airplane" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Focusing on Jefferson Airplane's 1965-1973 run, "Fly Jefferson Airplane" incorporates complete vintage performances with brand new interviews from almost all of the band members of the time, as well as others who were along for the ride.

FEATURING COMPLETE PERFORMANCES:
WHITE RABBIT (from Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour)
CROWN OF CREATION (from Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour)
LATHER (from Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour)
HIGH FLYING BIRD (from Monterey Pop)
SOMEBODY TO LOVE (from Monterey Pop)
THE HOUSE (at Pooneil Corner)
VOLUNTEERS (from Go Ride The Music)
PLASTIC FANTASTIC LOVERS (from Go Ride The Music)
BALLAD OF YOU & ME & POONEIL (from Night At The Family Dog)
IT'S NO SECRET (from Bell Telephone Hour)
MARTHA (from Perry Como Special)

BONUS MATERIAL:
* Interview outtakes from all the members *
* Photo gallery of rare and never before seen photos from the Jim Marshall collection.

Customer Reviews

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222 of 225 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A worthy addition to the Airplane catalogue, September 30, 2004

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"Fly Jefferson Airplane" is a musical documentary recommended easily to fans of the beloved San Francisco acid-rock group. Vintage performance footage of their best-known songs are presented in surprisingly-clean footage with good sound fidelity and in their entirety--rare for most "nostalgia" videos. The performances span the classic "hits" of the 1966-1970 era: "It's No Secret", "White Rabbit", "Somebody To Love", "Plastic Fantastic Lover" as well as lesser-known gems "Martha" and the two "Pooneil" songs.

If one is looking for "dirty dish", there is no sniping here. The former band members reflect nostalgically, warmly and philosophically on their collective achievements instead of the often-documented acrimony and in-fighting. They have, it seems, grown up. They are all, Marty Balin points out with some satisfaction, STILL ALIVE. Perhaps no other major rock group of the era can boast such a claim. It is, initially, shocking to see these sexagenarians and reconcile them with the young and vital performers we see in the music clips.

As a documentary, it plays it safe: it avoids a critical perspective on the music, the albums, the band members or live performances. It is, in some ways akin to a souvenir of "The Summer of Love". It does, however, go into enough interesting detail (through interviews with all the band member interspersed throughout) to give the uninitiated or casual fan a reasonably-broad and informative look at the group's history and accomplishments. Bonus features include more interviews and a photo gallery.

141 of 142 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WARNING: May trigger flashbacks., November 9, 2004

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C. ANZIULEWICZ "Chuck Anziulewicz" (Spring Hill, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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I guess I developed my appreciation for the Jefferson Airplane during my college years (1977-1981). I'm no child of the sixties, but my uncle went to Woodstock, and like many college students I learned of the magical powers of certain hallucinogenic substances. There is some ineffable quality in Jefferson Airplane's music that lends itself well to the psychedelic experience, and anyone who knows where I'm coming from ought to get this DVD. Apparently produced under the auspices of Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, this disc captures some of the magic of the San Francisco music scene, circa 1965-1972, and the pivotal role Jefferson Airplane played therein. That the members of the band are still alive and still relatively LUCID is nothing short of amazing, but if you are looking for dish, you won't find much here; there's nothing in the interviews that hints of the acrimony that sometimes flared during the band's heyday. But the musical performances: WOW! Where did they dig up some of these films? And how did they preserve them so well? Particularly fascinating for me is the performance of "It's No Secret," featuring the band's FIRST female vocalist, Signe Anderson. Her presence is altogether different from that of her successor, Grace Slick, but there's something about the quality of her voice that always intrigued me. The performance is a heady mixture of exultant vocals, jubilant dancing in the audience, and of course those very trippy liquid light shows that Ms. Anderson's first husband was apparently responsible for. I don't think you can overestimate the archival value of "Fly Jefferson Airplane." So break out the stash, slap this disc on the DVD player, and take a little TRIP back in time ....

55 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Way better than I expected, October 21, 2004

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Terry I (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

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Like I said, this DVD was much better than I was expecting it to be. The sound and video are very clean, and a few songs have been re-engineered into 5.1 DD. The songs are presented in their entirety without interruption or voiceover.

The interviews, interspersed between the songs, show the band members (Grace Slick, Marty Balin, Paul Kantner, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Cassidy, Spencer Dryden, manager Bill Thompson, and later drummer Joey Covington) fondly, insightfully, and humorously recalling what made Jefferson Airplane tick. Don't miss the bonus material, which includes additional interviews with discussions about their genesis, Bill Graham, light shows, Woodstock, and Altamont. Plus, there's an interview with <gasp> Maurice, who provides the only hint that there was often friction between the band members.