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Jefferson Starship had figured out how to craft high-octane, high-gloss AOR rock with Red Octopus, a highlight of mainstream hard rock in the '70s. Instead of being a launching pad to greater things, the album turned out to be the group's pinnacle, and in the years following its release, the group simply recycled its ideas. In the case of its sequel, Spitfire, that was acceptable, because they had enough hooks to make the similarity forgivable. On Earth, however, they had neither the melodies, hooks or style to make a second rewrite of Red Octopus tolerable. Earth has the form, but not the content, of Jefferson Starship's masterpiece -- it just sits there, lacking either hard rockers or sappy ballads. Arguably, it's the group's low point of the '70s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jefferson Starship, Producer, MainArtist - Gabriel Black, Composer, Lyricist - Larry Cox, Producer - Craig Chaquico, Composer, Lyricist
© 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Jefferson Starship, Producer, MainArtist - Jesse Barish, Writer - Larry Cox, Producer
© 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Jefferson Starship, Producer, MainArtist - Grace Slick, Composer, Lyricist - Edmund H. Sears, Composer, Lyricist - Larry Cox, Producer
© 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Jefferson Starship, Producer, MainArtist - Jesse Barish, Composer, Lyricist - Larry Cox, Producer
© 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Jefferson Starship, Producer, MainArtist - Grace Slick, Composer, Lyricist - Larry Cox, Producer - Craig Chaquico, Composer, Lyricist
© 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Jefferson Starship, Producer, MainArtist - David Freiberg, Composer, Lyricist - Marty Balin, Composer, Lyricist - Edmund H. Sears, Composer, Lyricist - Larry Cox, Producer - Patricia Robbins, Composer, Lyricist
© 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Jefferson Starship, Producer, MainArtist - Grace Slick, Composer, Lyricist - Larry Cox, Producer
© 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Jefferson Starship, Producer, MainArtist - Larry Cox, Producer - Nicholas Dewey, Composer, Writer
© 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Jefferson Starship, Producer, MainArtist - Grace Slick, Composer - Pete Sears, Composer - David Freiberg, Composer - Marty Balin, Composer - Paul Kantner, Composer - Jesse Barish, Composer - John Barbata, Composer - Larry Cox, Producer - Craig Chaquico, Composer
© 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Album review
Jefferson Starship had figured out how to craft high-octane, high-gloss AOR rock with Red Octopus, a highlight of mainstream hard rock in the '70s. Instead of being a launching pad to greater things, the album turned out to be the group's pinnacle, and in the years following its release, the group simply recycled its ideas. In the case of its sequel, Spitfire, that was acceptable, because they had enough hooks to make the similarity forgivable. On Earth, however, they had neither the melodies, hooks or style to make a second rewrite of Red Octopus tolerable. Earth has the form, but not the content, of Jefferson Starship's masterpiece -- it just sits there, lacking either hard rockers or sappy ballads. Arguably, it's the group's low point of the '70s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:45
- Main artists: Jefferson Starship
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1978 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
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