Jefferson Starship-Freedom At Point Zero (1979)

 


Artist: Jefferson Starship

Title: Freedom At Point Zero

Label: Grunt

Format: LP

Catalog Number: BZL1 3452

Year of Release: 1979

Country and Year of Edition: US 1979 Goldisc gatefold cover

Sell Price: $5.99

Sell Date: 6/16/26

Condition: VG+/VG+

Discogs Last Sold: 2/7/26 NM/NM $17.03

Low: $1.00

Median: $4.00

Average: $5.59

High: $17.03

Current low price: $3.25 G+/VG

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 13

Have/Want: 421/64

Where Sold: Huntington Beach, CA

Time It Took To Sell:  3 years

Where and When Bought:  Facebook lot

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C

Sad To See It Go: No 

With the inescapable hit "Jane" kicking off the record, there was much unfamiliar corporate rock for me to wade through on Jefferson Starship's Freedom At Point Zero.  It isn't as "corporate" as it seems, as with the once 60's radical Kantner that somehow made hits over 3 decades under different monikers and approaches.

This was the start of the Mickey Thomas era on vocals.  Paul Kantner remained here but Grace Slick took a break from this one. Marty Balin finally quit in 1978 for a solo career.  Craig Chaquico on guitar (on the Starship since '74), David Freiberg (the only other one left from the Airplane years, Long John Silver and 30 Seconds Over Winterland era) and Pete Sears (also '74) alternated bass and keyboards and Aynsley Dunbar left Journey to wind up on drums here.

After a few listens there were a few standouts.  Their rabid defense of "Rock Music," for starters as well as the side 2 kickoff "Girl With The Hungry Eyes" are the two best after "Jane."  Some of the mid-album meanderers have their charms: "Things To Come" and "Just The Same."  There are only 9 tracks but they don't really demand to be heard outside of "Jane."

After all, rock and roll is good time music!

FOR FURTHER REVIEW:

Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship-Blows Against The Empire (1970)

Jefferson Airplane-Surrealistic Pillow (1967)

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