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Freedom at Point Zero is not a great Jefferson Starship album; the wonder is that it is as good as it is. Since the band's previous album, the Top Ten, million-selling Earth, the group had lost its two lead singers, Grace Slick and Marty Balin, and they had been replaced by Mickey Thomas. "Jane," released as a single in advance of the album, displayed the result: even before Thomas' soaring tenor entered, it sounded like Foreigner. But it also made the Top 20, which helped the album into the Top Ten and to a gold record award. Reluctant leader Paul Kantner came back to the fore, and, at least on the energetic "Girl with the Hungry Eyes" (a chart single), that was a good thing, though the more typically discursive, rhythmically static songs like "Lightning Rose" and "Things to Come" (on which Thomas, through the magic of overdubbing, replaced Slick and Balin) slowed things down. Other songwriting contributors such as bassist Pete Sears and guitarist Craig Chaquico brought in generic arena rock bombast like "Awakening" and "Rock Music," making this a typically uneven effort. Although Freedom at Point Zero demonstrated that the group could soldier on, the band without its quirky individualists was ultimately too generic, which made Slick's return on the next album welcome.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Jefferson Starship, MainArtist - Paul Kantner, Writer - Jim McPherson, Writer - RON NEVISON, Producer - Craig Chaquico, Writer - David Frieberg, Writer
© 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Jefferson Starship, MainArtist - Paul Kantner, Composer, Lyricist - RON NEVISON, Producer
© 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Jefferson Starship, MainArtist - Paul Kantner, Composer, Lyricist - China Wing Kantner, Composer, Lyricist - RON NEVISON, Producer
© 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Jefferson Starship, MainArtist - Pete Sears, Composer, Lyricist - Jeanette Sears, Composer, Lyricist - RON NEVISON, Producer
© 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Jefferson Starship, MainArtist - Paul Kantner, Composer, Lyricist - RON NEVISON, Producer
© 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Jefferson Starship, MainArtist - Jeanette Sears, Composer - Eric van Soest, Composer, Lyricist - RON NEVISON, Producer - Craig Chaquico, Composer, Lyricist
© 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Jefferson Starship, MainArtist - RON NEVISON, Producer - Craig Chaquico, Writer - Jeannette Sears, Writer
© 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Jefferson Starship, MainArtist - Pete Sears, Composer, Lyricist - Jeanette Sears, Composer, Lyricist - Mark Unobsky, Composer, Lyricist - RON NEVISON, Producer
© 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Jefferson Starship, MainArtist - Paul Kantner, Composer, Lyricist - RON NEVISON, Producer
© 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Album review
Freedom at Point Zero is not a great Jefferson Starship album; the wonder is that it is as good as it is. Since the band's previous album, the Top Ten, million-selling Earth, the group had lost its two lead singers, Grace Slick and Marty Balin, and they had been replaced by Mickey Thomas. "Jane," released as a single in advance of the album, displayed the result: even before Thomas' soaring tenor entered, it sounded like Foreigner. But it also made the Top 20, which helped the album into the Top Ten and to a gold record award. Reluctant leader Paul Kantner came back to the fore, and, at least on the energetic "Girl with the Hungry Eyes" (a chart single), that was a good thing, though the more typically discursive, rhythmically static songs like "Lightning Rose" and "Things to Come" (on which Thomas, through the magic of overdubbing, replaced Slick and Balin) slowed things down. Other songwriting contributors such as bassist Pete Sears and guitarist Craig Chaquico brought in generic arena rock bombast like "Awakening" and "Rock Music," making this a typically uneven effort. Although Freedom at Point Zero demonstrated that the group could soldier on, the band without its quirky individualists was ultimately too generic, which made Slick's return on the next album welcome.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:11
- Main artists: Jefferson Starship
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 1979 Jefferson Starship, Inc., under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
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