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EAN: 0074645304120 Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Sony Release Date: May 11, 1993 Studio: Sony Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Re disc overyHad these guys in vinyl so long ago....it is still great music and chronicles the times, such a tragic tale. My daughter loves 'em too. Listen my friends. Rating: - Oh, what could have been....This is a great introduction to one of the saddest stories in rock and roll. This band, Moby Grape, had some of the rawest, most amazing talent ever assembled in a rock band. You can hear it on their first album especially. The power, the great songwriting, production, everything. But it was a mess from the beginning. Columbia Records ended up releasing 8 (!) singles of them at once, confusing and irritating radio programmers across the nation. It gave the Grape a bad reputation that is only ... Read More Rating: - Great Grape!These guys were the quintessinal San Francisco Band - even though they co-existed with the Dead and the Airplane (not to mention Quicksilver), they had it all as musicians, singers, and writers. Too bad they were poorly marketed - I believe that their debut album came out as the same time as Sgt. Pepper in '67. In fact, I vaguely remember buying both in May or June of that year. These guys could play Blues, Rock, Country, Jazz, - even Swing - you name it, they could play it - and played it well ... Read More Rating: - Its nice to have all this Grape in one place!The San Francisco group "Moby Grape" consisted of 5 talented singer-songwriting musicians who blended rock, soul, country, blues and folk. Their self-titled debut album was stunning and definitely deserves it's classic status. Unfortunately a few factors worked against the group: the wide diversity of styles set them apart from their contemporaries but probably alienated some listeners; they were also way over-hyped and they had such an odd blend of personalities (particularly the unstable Skip ... Read More Rating:  - see all the other reviews for the history lessonThe Summer of Love was not easy on all of its revellers, regardless of their innate musical brilliance. Moby Grape definitely got the short end of the stick. Considering the musicality of such catchy rock numbers as the quick-fingered "Aint No Use" or the resolute "I Am Not Willing," it's stunning their name isn't dropped more frequently with the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, or even Quicksilver Messenger Service. They could rock harder than most of their contemporaries, often were ... Read More |
