'Pillow' talk about a classic from the Jefferson Airplane

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: October 6, 2002| Author: Jim DeRogatis | Copyright information

Jefferson Airplane

'Surrealistic Pillow'

(1967)

San Francisco 1967, the fabled Summer of Love--history books often cite the time and place as psychedelic rock's high point (pardon the pun). But as often as not, critics mistake a fascinating social phenomenon for great rock 'n' roll. The fact is, with a few notable exceptions like the sophomore album by the Jefferson Airplane, there wasn't a lot of great rock made in the City by the Bay at the height of the psychedelic era....

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