Good compilation of tracks

I will admit I know very little about Jefferson Airplane
in general, so I bought this as an brief introduction to
the band.
Somebody To Love and White Rabbit are probably the most
familiar songs to people who aren't fans of the band. The
entire compilation runs a little over 20 minutes, so it is
fairly short in duration.
The tracks are great though, and reminscent of the 1960s
pop culture back then. Embryonic Journey is a nice
instrumental on acoustic guitar that fills a bridge between
the psychedelic White Rabbit and Crown of Creation.
Volunteers is a song with a message and a bit patriotic,
and it's about helping your fellow person. It's symbolic
of the times it was written in, and a nice ending to the
compilation. Of course, since this album contains only
8 tracks, you would probably want to get a more
comprehensive album or albums if you like what's found
here. All the songs listed here are quite good, but I
don't know if it warrants a five star rating as
outstanding or indispensable, because for a compilation
album, the number of tracks and total time of the album
is pretty low, so I had to deduct a star for that reason.

This is fantastic plastic, lover

If one has unlimited resources or is stuck in the past then you will want to purchase the CD equivalent of the vinyl albums. This album however will suffice as a good overview.
Be prepared as you start listening. For those who have lived through the era you are about to experience a flash back. If you have not been through the era then you are about to discover what you have missed.
With "It's No Secret" to start us off you will realize that nothing was lost in the transfer to CD. "Somebody To Love" and "White Rabbit" is what you probably bought the album for and they will make you sit back with their power and mystery being transferred to a different world.
After listening to the other songs "Crown of Creation" sounds like it was recorded inside a tin can. It sort of shakes you awake after the others. Too bad as that is one of their majors. Then we come to "Plastic Fantastic Lover"; it does not contain the resonance of "White Rabbit". However you do not notice and will remember the words as it comes back to you.
After listening to this collection I have the feeling that you will come up with those unlimited resources.

Try another one

The Jefferson Airplane's recordings are curiously overlooked today; the sound (and some of the lyrical concerns) may seem a bit dated, but the tension between Marty Balin's romantic love songs, Grace Slick's upfront weirdness, Paul Kantner's counter-culture anthems and the incredible musicianship of Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Cassady and Spencer Dryden made for some wonderfully vibrant, creative music. This, however, is not the place to learn your JA. The running time is extremely short and there's only eight songs on offer; even at the price it's not great value. Try finding the Fulton Avenue compilation, or at a pinch The Worst Of Jefferson Airplane (although that one misses quite a few essential items). If you'd rather jump straight in, try to find the box set JA Loves You. All of these are a better introduction to the Airplane's music. I'd give the music five stars and the compilation one; so I've given the package three stars.