The band's fifth studio album, offering a well endowed musical blend of hard and soft with lyric ranging from revolutionary to sweet. And though audio coming out almost too dense for my ears it's still possible to enjoy as a very good and well arranged JA LP. The Slick/Kantner signature vocals are there, guitars are splendid and the the messages eager. Maybe not up to date for modern listeners as it emerged at a time when many groups saw themselves as part of a movement whose goal was to make social change for a more peaceful and equal world. Today some might call that naive, but I'm sure it did at least something good. In any case this is full of just that and even if such aspirations have become unhip in the now world I guess there are still people like me who like to reminisce a time when everything seemed possible and even believe things can get better henceforth. Favorite tracks - "We Can Be Together" and "Eskimo Blue Day". Issued pretty much all over the world through the years on vinyl and CD, initially also 8-track, cassette and reel-to-reel. Premiere US on RCA-Victor (LSP 4238). Japan 2006 CD on RCA (BVCM-37792) came with five bonus tracks. First UK had label as shown here and laminated fold-out cover. US 1st came with a lyric sheet, but I've never seen one with a UK copy. If it was included and you know about it - please tell! (JÄF*)
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