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Surrealistic Pillow
The 183rd greatest album of all time
Surrealistic Pillow, released in 1967 by Jefferson Airplane, blends folk rock songwriting with electric psychedelia, pairing acoustic textures and jangling guitars with distorted guitars, organ, and studio effects. Grace Slick's powerful, theatrical vocals contrast with Marty Balin's softer delivery to create distinctive harmonies, while the songs mix concise pop structures with hallucinatory lyrical images and moments of freer instrumental exploration. The album captures the sound of the late 1960s San Francisco psychedelic scene and helped define Jefferson Airplane's role in that era.
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