Starship (band) | Starship band
AmericanrockbandStarshipisanAmericanrockbandfromSanFrancisco,California.InitiallyacontinuationofJeffersonStarship,itunderwentachangeinmusicaldirection,thesubsequentlossofpersonnel,andalawsuitsettlementthatledtoanamechange.Starships1985album,KneeDeepintheHoopla,wascertifiedplatinumbytheRIAA,andincludedtwosinglesthatmadenumberoneontheUSBillboardHot100chart:"WeBuiltThisCity"and"Sara".[1]Theirfollowupalbum,NoProtection,releasedin1987,wascertifiedgoldandfeaturedthebandsthirdnumberonesingle,"Nothi...
American rock band
Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. Initially a continuation of Jefferson Starship, it underwent a change in musical direction, the subsequent loss of personnel, and a lawsuit settlement that led to a name change. Starships 1985 album, Knee Deep in the Hoopla, was certified platinum by the RIAA, and included two singles that made number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart: "We Built This City" and "Sara".[1] Their follow up album, No Protection, released in 1987, was certified gold and featured the bands third number one single, "Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now".[1] After a short hiatus in the early 1990s, the band was revived in 1992 as Starship featuring Mickey Thomas.
History[edit] 1984–1988: Origins, Knee Deep in the Hoopla, and No Protection[edit] Grace Slick and Mickey Thomas onstage in 1985In June 1984, Paul Kantner, the last remaining founding member of Jefferson Airplane, left Jefferson Starship. In October ...