Jefferson Starship-Red Octopus (1975)

Jefferson Starship's second album, "Red Octopus", will forever be remembered for one of the most iconic songs in American rock: "Miracles", This hit propelled the album to multiple platinum records and became the biggest commercial success of any of the Airplane incarnations (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Hot Tuna). "Red Octopus" was the second release from this new incarnation of the band, following "Dragon Fly" (1974). This album moved somewhat away from the psychedelic sounds of the original band, focusing more on mainstream rock. On this second release, Airplane's founding guitarist, Marty Balin, officially became a member of Starship and composed the brilliant ballad "Miracles", in addition to co-writing five of the album's ten songs. At that time, Jefferson Starship consisted of eight members in total, including Grace Slick (vocals), David Freiberg (keyboards), and Paul Kantner (guitar), all of whom shared vocal duties, plus contributions from guitarist Craig Chaquico, violinist Papa John Creach, bassist Pete Sears, and drummer John Barbata. However, this superb second LP didn't just rely on the excellence of the aforementioned "Miracles". It featured everything from reinterpretations of the classic Airplane sound with a funky flavor, such as "Git Fiddler", to accessible pop-rock tracks like "Sandalphon" and "Play On Love", as well as excellent melodic rock compositions like "Fast Buck Freddie" and "Tumblin' ",  and energetic songs like the rock anthems "Sweeter Than Honey" and "I Want To See Another World".