tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150875769383039529.post7893103720261171540..comments2023-12-02T02:12:13.583-08:00Comments on TOTAL MUSIC GEEK by Drew Kerr: Jefferson Starship -- "St. Charles" (1976)Drew Kerrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02291800396452691675noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150875769383039529.post-64702354565129943032022-11-29T18:38:33.436-08:002022-11-29T18:38:33.436-08:00I’m so glad you mentioned the Isley Brothers! I w...I’m so glad you mentioned the Isley Brothers! I was trying to remember where I’d heard that riff before. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150875769383039529.post-26656533057616268422020-12-22T05:40:36.374-08:002020-12-22T05:40:36.374-08:00I noticed that as well!I noticed that as well!Toreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096429500819413685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150875769383039529.post-48151183924222922602019-04-15T09:51:34.242-07:002019-04-15T09:51:34.242-07:00Unfortunately Craig ripped off the end stormbringe...Unfortunately Craig ripped off the end stormbringer solo directly from the isley bro song who's that lady main guitar riff..!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150875769383039529.post-45779643590278328252014-07-27T17:22:06.564-07:002014-07-27T17:22:06.564-07:00I had a rather interesting experience about this s...I had a rather interesting experience about this song. On Easter weekend 1978, I made a trip to Santa Cruz, CA, to visit my brother who was a big Jefferson Starship fan and had Spitfire. We had tripped on mushrooms on Easter Sunday afternoon and I had to return to Los Angeles that evening. When my brother and then girlfriend dropped me off at the Greyhound station, I was greeted at the bus door by a tall guy, with long grey hair and Van Dyke beard. He was wearing musician black clothes, shades and hat and carried a guitar case. We sat together and chatted throughout the whole overnight ride. He said his name was Charles and that he had spent some time hanging out with the Jefferson Starship band members and that they named the song after him. He, indeed, talked about love, divine love, and also about a style of music called 'Waving.' New Wave music was just coming on, but what he was talking about seemed to be coming from a deeper place. It had more to do with the meditative state of the musician while playing it.<br />He said a lot of very trippy things, but I have no way to know if he was really the guy they sang about or he was just making stuff up to impress me.<br />When we arrived in L.A., early in the morning, we hung around downtown a little longer and when I needed to catch a bus back to my neighborhood, I saw two pigeon next to the curb fly away in separate directions. That's when I knew we had to part.<br />I still remember the guy. He seemed very mysterious, but humble and very loving. I think of him every time I hear this song.<br />So, my burning question is who was referred to as St. Charles in the song?Broadlighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03197058922676224006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150875769383039529.post-81047043338689577752014-01-15T13:01:03.824-08:002014-01-15T13:01:03.824-08:00Thank you for writing about one of my favourite so...Thank you for writing about one of my favourite songs of all time. You are right that it shows off Kantner and Chaquico at their best. The Pillagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846946657795610439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150875769383039529.post-37926017656224356242010-12-07T19:03:55.649-08:002010-12-07T19:03:55.649-08:00Beautiful description of the song. It was one of t...Beautiful description of the song. It was one of the first oases I came to, crossing the desert of mid-70s pop radio. The sense of worlds unfolding while the melody swirled on and on was just what I needed. <br /><br />Google, however, hasn't unfolded much specifically about the song. I don't suppose you have any detailed ideas about the lyrics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150875769383039529.post-2641350903090352822008-12-10T19:04:00.000-08:002008-12-10T19:04:00.000-08:00I always considered Blows Against the Empire to be...I always considered Blows Against the Empire to be the first Jefferson Starship album but Wikipedia doesn't agree with me. Maybe its more proper to call it the last Jefferson Airplane album. And I also always considered Sunfigher (which is really a Kantner/Slick album) to be the 2nd Jefferson Starship album. I liked Dragonfly and Red Octopus but really lost interest in them after that.capewoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028921297568214207noreply@blogger.com