There is no denying the lasting ability of this album to provoke thought and transport the listener to a land with no rules

Even when the ironically named band played things more-or-less straight, it did so in astonishing ways

Would you rather drift into the ethereal or align with the physical world?

The band’s newest member, Grace Slick, brought with her hit songs, good looks, and one hell of a voice

“It really puzzles me to see marijuana connected with narcotics, dope and all of that stuff,” he once said.

Even if it wasn’t written or recorded under the influence of anything stronger than herbal tea, the LP is a psychedelic masterpiece