Moby Grape | 
 enlarge | Artist: Moby Grape
Label: San Francisco Sound
Category: Music
Buy New: $24.98
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Rating:  78 reviews
Sales Rank: 74210
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 4805
UPC: 099902480522
EAN: 0099902480522
ASIN: B000000DP9
Release Date: March 16, 1994
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| Tracks:
| • | Hey Grandma - Moby Grape, Miller, Jerry | | • | Mr. Blues - Moby Grape, Mosley, Bob | | • | Fall on You - Moby Grape, Lewis, Peter [1] | | • | 8:05 - Moby Grape, Miller, Jerry | | • | Come in the Morning - Moby Grape, Mosley, Bob | | • | Omaha - Moby Grape, Spence, Skip | | • | Naked, If I Want To - Moby Grape, Miller, Jerry | | • | Someday - Moby Grape, Miller, Jerry | | • | Ain't No Use - Moby Grape, Miller, Jerry | | • | Sitting by the Window - Moby Grape, Lewis, Peter [1] | | • | Changes - Moby Grape, Miller, Jerry | | • | Lazy Me - Moby Grape, Mosley, Bob | | • | Indifference - Moby Grape, Spence, Skip |
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Amazon.com
Even one of the most misguided marketing campaigns in history couldn't obscure the sheer brilliance of this San Francisco-based quintet's self-titled 1967 debut. Guitarist Skip Spence was the original Jefferson Airplane's drummer, and lead guitarists Peter Lewis and Jerry Miller, bassist Bob Mosley, and drummer Don Stevenson were seasoned garage-band veterans. Everybody sang, everybody wrote songs, and their musical influences were equally diverse. They favored tight compositions and performances in an era when most groups didn't, so naturally they were the subject of a huge bidding war. To celebrate its triumph, the record label released five singles--and the album--simultaneously. People cried "hype" and not one of 'em hit. The album, however, was a solid seller and remains the rock upon which the group's reputation still rests. The slashing guitars and soaring harmonies of "Omaha" and "Hey Grandma" still snap, crackle, and pop! The sock-it-to-ya soul of "Changes" and the dueling guitars and vocals of "Indifference" still rock. The gentle folk ballad "Fall on You," the delicate "Sitting by the Window," and the country-flavored "8:05" are all strong songs, distinguished by their balance of four-part harmonies and three-guitar power. --Don Waller
Album Details
David Fricke of Rolling Stone Magazine Gives it Five Stars! Calling it the Perfect Album in his Rs Library Review from the February 4, 1999 Issue
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| Customer Reviews: Read 73 more reviews...
 Unfortunate encroaching numbness August 22, 2008
OneLove (so fla)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Unfortunately the late 60's San Fran scene, of which Moby Grape is said to be a huge part, has all but become sterile with decades upon decades of derivative watering down, retarding my appreciation and emotional impact to much of the textbook, though diverse classic psych material. And though I cannot ascertain, in my youth, exactly which musical elements were borrowed and which were borrowed from (and I'm positive both apply at least a little) there are at least a fraction of tracks that have not seemed to solidify into musty relics and actually hint at why the group is cited so highly.
 Great album! September 23, 2007
CK Madison
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
One of the best albums ever. Period. Great songs. Great singing. Great musicianship. Not a bad song in the bunch. If you've never heard this album, you are truly missing a real gem.
 It's Not Columbia Records fault June 9, 2007
Robert G. Daugherty (Los Angeles, CA)
1 out of 10 found this review helpful
Nor does the blame fall on Matthew Katz. After all, he managed Jefferson Airplane also and they did quite well despite his "bad" management. Columbia Records is hardly at fault. One of the greatest labels of all time, Columbia broke Dylan, the Byrds and Big Brother. The "label" certainly didn't stand in their way.
Moby Grape didn't make it big because they really weren't very good. Let's face it. Plenty of groups had flop singles (see The Kinks). It didn't stop them from having an extremely successful musical career. Renaissance or Fairport Convention NEVER had a hit single--nor did they have hit albums. That didn't stop them from making great music for decades.
Airplane had SIX singles released in their first YEAR! Four were flops. Two were hits. Why? Because the hits ("Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit") were actually GOOD.
So stop blaming everyone else for the Grape's failure. The Grape failed because they weren't that good. Bad management and label problems didn't stop Buffalo Springfield from acheiving legendary statuure. Nor did it deep-six the lengthy careers of its individual members.
It might actually be possible to listen and appreciate this group if the undeserved hype would die down! It's so overblown. And flat out untrue.
The Beatles sound like incompetent amateurs compared to the "Grape". Sheesh! Enough already.
 Buy Listen my Friends instead June 7, 2007
David Grenz (FREMONT, CA. USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Loved Moby Grape, but this is just way to over priced for a non re-engineered i.e. not digitally done cover of the LP. Go with the Listem my Friends greatest hit cd, it's cheaper with most of the songs on it. Or if you are hard core get the 2003 Europe double CD, Its pricey, but so is this and you get mostly everything plus some extras.
Great Debut Album May 8, 2007
J. Bush
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I like this album so much that it don't matter if the manager was crummy to begin with. And from what I heard, the band got their music back anyways. The album is so pure that it can easily be mistakened by any of the other SF bands of this genre and probally because they jammed or played with them. All the songs here represent a simpler time, well maybe not so with Skip Spence, but hey he was good too. I like all the songs on this album, so I didn't have a problem paying the extra dough for it, at least I can say I have it. Here's my 1 out of 5 on the tracks:
1 Hey Grandma 4/5 reminds me of The Monkees
2 Mr. Blues 5/5 like most SF bands
3 Fall On You 5/5
4 8:05 4/5
5 Come In The Morning 5/5
6 Omaha 5/5
7 Naked, If I Want To 5/5 I think they could have made it longer
8 Somday 5/5
9 Ain't No Use 4/5
10 Sitting By The Window 5/5 reminds me of The Byrds or David Crosby
11 Changes 5/5 sounds like Steve Winwood with Eric Clapton's guitar
12 Lazy Me 5/5
13 Indifference 5/5 love it true SF sound, almost Grateful Dead like
Superb, I wish I have heard this stuff sooner, being only a fan of this album for 3 years now when I first heard it on a pirate-like station. It might be more money than your usual run in the mill album, but I think it's worth the extra cash. Enjoy.
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