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Moby Grape by Moby Grape (CD, 1967)
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Product Identifiers
ProducerMatthew Katz
Record LabelSan Francisco Sound
UPC5014757171376
eBay Product ID (ePID)10050198088
Product Key Features
FormatCD
Release Year1967
GenreRock
Run Time30 Mins 59 Seconds
StyleCountry Rock
ArtistMoby Grape
Release TitleMoby Grape
Additional Product Features
Distribution(Independently by Label)
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
ReviewsRolling Stone (p.128) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "'Hey Grandma' and Spence's anthemic 'Omaha' rock as hard as the grungiest garage classics." Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.126) - Ranked #121 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "[W]hat an amazing noise they made on their debut album, a stunning artifact of San Francisco rock at its '67 peak..." Rolling Stone (2/4/99, p.60) - 5 (out of 5) - "...MOBY GRAPE is one of rock's truly perfect debut albums and a pivotal document of Sixties rock in radiant midmutation. Funky country, folk rock, acid punk, frat-band R&B: They're all here, whipped into a thirteen songs fireball of widescreen vocals and meticulous guitar sizzle..." Uncut (p.131) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] near-flawless set that, like Love's FOREVER CHANGES, gains in stature and resonance as the years fly by." Magnet (p.108) - "[T]rack after track of short, sharp roots variants, from pleasantly bouncing boogie to loping, stoned odes to carefree times and Bakersfield twang that gives the Flying Burrito Brothers a run for their money." No Depression (p.90) - "[O]ne of the most stunning debuts by any band of the rock era."
Additional informationMoby Grape: Skip Spence, Peter Lewis, Jerry Miller (vocals, guitar); Bob Mosley (vocals, bass); Don Stevenson (drums). Though Moby Grape came blasting out of San Francisco at the height of the Haight-Ashbury scene, they are more related to LA bands like the Byrds and Love, stressing songwriting, arrangements, and multi-part vocals rather than jamming. This debut album stands as one of the finest debuts by any band of the '60s rock era. The Grape's three-guitar line-up is known to have inspired a similar approach with Buffalo Springfield. From the first blast of "Hey Grandma" to the mesmerizing electric closer "Indifference," Moby Grape moved fearlessly from country-tinged romps to blue-eyed soul, with plenty of pounding-in-the-chest rockers throughout. It's all anchored with tight and inventive instrumental interplay and no less than four songwriters, each with a vocal character that would've made them the center of any band. However, from this enduring peak it all went downhill, with sad swiftness. The usual litany of in-fighting, bad management, label pressures, and drugs began undoing this great band as soon as this album appeared. While created in the late '60s, this is an essential album by the measure of any decade.
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