Original
Jefferson Starship bandmembers
Marty Balin,
Jack Casady, and
Paul Kantner were back with some songs about the millennium, protests, and life in general on 1999's
Windows of Heaven. Guest vocalist
Grace Slick, who sings on one track, makes the album almost a full-scale reunion. New bandmates
Prairie Prince (
the Tubes) and
T. Lavitz (
Dixie Dregs,
Jazz Is Dead) add even more spice to the mix, as the offshoot of one of San Francisco's finest '60s psychedelic bands prepared itself for the 21st century. Vocalist
Diana Mangano sounds remarkably similar to her predecessor, and helps to create a very
Jefferson Airplane-ish vibe. This may not be the best album from the
Starship/
Airplane catalog, but it served as a stunning reminder that, as of 1999, much of the '60s psychedelic subculture was still alive and well and standing at the
Windows of Heaven.
–
Michael B. Smith, Rovi