The fantastic voyage of Jefferson Starship rose from the remains of the legendary Jefferson Airplane. Charter members Grace Slick and Paul Kantner join co-lead singer Mickey Thomas and the rest of the band in rousing renditions of Airplane and Starship gr

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Message to Grace: Have somebody collect film and tape from a much, much better time in your band's history. Somewhere around the release of "Volunteers" would be a good place to start. Have them work backwards from there, to the beginning. Then, have a talented director make a documentary out of it, with a small emphasis on interviews and history, and a big, big, big emphasis on the MUSIC. (That means LOTS of concert and studio footage...) Put it on DVD, promote it a little, and sit back and watch it sell, sell, sell. I'll buy one for me, and one for everybody I care about; because you did something really special, really important, really profound and quite beautiful during that time, something you should be proud of. Ditch this 80's BS, and give us something real. Please.

6 of 6 found the following review helpful:

Definitive of what?Mar 04, 2005
By Edmond G. Moxham
A bad idea?

I agree with Kireviewer, if you care about the music, it's hard to get past the dumb opening, a host who even Will Rodgers couldn't like, a set apparently built in a high school shop class, and the many annoying interruptions. They took a too short concert, and turned it into a bad, too long music video. I guess the mindless filler was necessary to get the length up to the claimed 1 hour. The music is OK, but it was neither the band's best period, nor their best work.

7 of 8 found the following review helpful:

Music OK; DVD badSep 12, 2000
By kireviewer
What were they thinking? The music on this DVD is OK, in the three to four star range, but is has a juvenile begining and breaks between the songs.

It comes from a 1983 concert when Grace Slick and Micky Thomas were the lead singers. This was the Jefferson Airplane/Starship "Corporate Rock" period when they were at their most popular. It wasn't one of the best periods in Rock and Roll. This bland arena rock was competing with Disco, creating an artistic void that was filled by Punk. Grace Slick is dressed up as a cross between Joan Jett and Pat Benatar. Paul Kantner looks pretty ridiculous, too.

Compared to the Jefferson Airplane, and the early Starship, it is easy to take potshots at this eighties version. But, Slick and Kantner are excellent song writers and they recruited two excellent songwriters/musicians in Pete Sears and Craig Chaquico. They still were one of the better Corporate Rock bands of the period.

This DVD is about 60 minutes long and consists of 14 songs, mostly the Starship hits of the eighties. There are also nice renditions of White Rabbit and Somebody To Love. The songs are played with alot of energy and there are some nice, but short solos for Sears and Chaquico. But, since the DVD is only an hour, only the hits are included, and the group never really opens up. During this period, Sears used to perform an amazing base solo that is sadly missing here. A full concert DVD would have been much better.

The real problem with this DVD is the opening and breaks that come every 3 songs. There is this cheesy sci-fi set with this moron introducing the songs. It looks alot like Mystery Science Theatre 3000, only not funny and totally inappropriate. It is bad enough to have it at the beginning, but with it inbetween songs, it really breaks up the flow of the music.

6 of 7 found the following review helpful:

How could this happen.....Aug 03, 2002
By Fred Chiaro and Sheryl Chiaro
Jefferson Starship at the time(1983)had released 3 outstanding albums, Freedom at Point Zero, Modern Times, Wind of Change. If anyone had the opportunity to see the band with drummer Ansley Dunbar, You know how disappointing this video is. Unfortunately, when listening to songs like "Stranger" you could hear the bands new drummer(???)the mistakes and missed drum fills. It's a shame that the band never released any Video performance of the band with Dunbar. It's a good mix of song selection. Too bad they didnt fine tune the playing.(Why didnt they play "Save Your Love" "Lightening Rose" "RockMusic")

3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

JS - Live - pretty goodDec 08, 2004
By Michael S. Orfanos "The music man"
Let me start off by saying this is not a great concert video, and not the definitive concert it claims to be. However, that being said, it is an entertaining DVD, with some nice footage of the band. This is a concert DVD from the early 80's, on what looks to be the "winds of Change" tour - recorder live in Canada. One problem I had with this is that it is rather short - clocking in at a little over an hour. I would have liked to seen the entire show. Sound is decent - not great. The band seems to be having fun playing the songs, and it gives a nice snapshot of the band in their early 80's mode...just a few years before they released the god awful "We built this city"...and they went completely downhill. I think if your a fan of the band, you will find this well worth the money. If your a hardcore fan from the early versions of the band( I.E. - the stuff with Marty Balin)...this may not be for you, as it is loaded heavy with the Mickey Thomas stuff. All in all...well worth the price!!!

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