Jefferson Airplane Part 26: The Full Story Behind Jefferson Starship Mk. II (Freedom At Point Zero, Modern Times, & Winds Of Change) (Ep. 280B)

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Feed Your Head: The Great Jefferson Airplane Deep Dive is an audio documentary that was consciously crafted to act as the ultimate repository of fact and opinion on one of the greatest bands to ever walk the face of the earth. It includes long-form interviews, commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release.

Part 26 of the series covers arguably the most entertainingly batty time period of the ex-Airplaners story—from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s—in the style of an audiobook.

Here are just a few of the many things discussed in this episode of Discograffiti:

How Mickey Thomas wound up replacing two legendary singers in Jefferson Starship;

Marty Balin stages a wildly obscure rock opera about being prosecuted for not having hits;

With Hot Tuna on hiatus, Jack & Jorma gleefully confuse their fans with punk band SVT & new wave outfit White Gland;

An overview of Grace Slick’s entire solo career, including the one release she created without any performative armor;

An overview of Paul Kantner’s incredible, crazy, sole solo album, Planet Earth Rock And Roll Orchestra: The Empire Blows Back;

The rot begins to in;

And an overview of three of the four albums that Jefferson Starship Mk. II released: Freedom At Point Zero, Modern Times, and Winds Of Change.