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 Post subject: [2012-09-17] Jefferson Starship "Freedom At Point Zero" remaster (Rock Candy)
PostPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:10 pm 
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1. Jane
2. Lightning Rose
3. Things To Come
4. Awakening
5. Girl With The Hungry Eyes
6. Just The Same
7. Rock Music
8. Fading Lady Light
9. Freedom At Point Zero

Special Limited Deluxe Collector s Edition / Fully remastered sound shaped from 24 BIT digital technology / Contains Jane , Girl With The Hungry Eyes and Rock Music / 16 page full colour booklet 4,000 word essay, enhanced artwork, memorabilia, rare photos and band involvement. WHEN WAS AOR (that s Adult Orientated Rock) actually invented? Students and critics have spent many a conversation pouring over this conundrum but the general consensus of opinion tends to agree on one year, two bands and two songs. The year was 1978, the bands were Toto and Jefferson Starship and the tracks, respectively, were Hold The Line and Jane , both huge international hits casting the mould for a future so bright that the formula was appropriated by a cast of characters well into the following decade. Jefferson Starship were, on the face of it, the least likely of all the established acts with roots in the 1960s San Francisco counter culture to suddenly reveal a new style and attain such unmitigated success. Of course matters were helped by a revised line-up having recently lost mainstays Grace Slick and Marty Balin. With the appointment of drummer Aynsley Dunbar from Journey and new vocalist Mickey Thomas together with super-hot guitarist Craig Chaquico, the band headed for new pastures and came up trumps hitting the AOR target dead centre. Freedom At Point Zero , originally issued in 1978, took the band to new heights of accomplishment. Produced expertly by Ron Nevison (Heart, Survivor, UFO) the sound showcases a band with fire in their belly and a style that set fire to the American charts. In the AOR pantheon Jane remains an all-time classic.

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 Post subject: [2012-09-17] Jefferson Starship "Freedom At Point Zero" remaster (Rock Candy)
PostPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:06 pm 
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Always loved this album; will have to get this remaster. Thx for the posting, IP!


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 Post subject: [2012-09-17] Jefferson Starship "Freedom At Point Zero" remaster (Rock Candy)
PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 5:54 am 
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wish there were some bonus tracks. my old copy sounds fine to me.


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 Post subject: [2012-09-17] Jefferson Starship "Freedom At Point Zero" remaster (Rock Candy)
PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:49 pm 
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This disc was remastered and reissued as part of a 2-fer with "Winds of Change" from Friday Music in October of 2011. Rock Candy does great work, though. I'll pick this one up to compare. BTW, the Friday Music edition contains a mono, single edit of "Jane" as a bonus track.


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 Post subject: [2012-09-17] Jefferson Starship "Freedom At Point Zero" remaster (Rock Candy)
PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:37 pm 
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pstodd wrote:
This disc was remastered and reissued as part of a 2-fer with "Winds of Change" from Friday Music in October of 2011. Rock Candy does great work, though. I'll pick this one up to compare. BTW, the Friday Music edition contains a mono, single edit of "Jane" as a bonus track.



That's the one I have. I'll hang on this one. Only problem about this reissue that the album is short one if I remember. Bonus tracks would have been the reason for me to possibly upgrade. Look forward to your review Pstodd being a fan of Rock Candy reissues.

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 Post subject: [2012-09-17] Jefferson Starship "Freedom At Point Zero" remaster (Rock Candy)
PostPosted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:06 am 
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WHEN WAS AOR (that s Adult Orientated Rock) actually invented? Students and critics have spent many a conversation pouring over this conundrum but the general consensus of opinion tends to agree on one year, two bands and two songs. The year was 1978, the bands were Toto and Jefferson Starship and the tracks, respectively, were Hold The Line and Jane , both huge international hits casting the mould for a future so bright that the formula was appropriated by a cast of characters well into the following decade.



Only problem with that theory is that "Hold the Line" was from late '78 and both "Jane" and Freedom at Point Zero are from late '79.


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