Poor Moby Grape. They were one of the strongest American bands of that period and today they're less known than the Starland Vocal Band. It probably didn't help that this album came out the same month as Sgt. Pepper's.
"Hey Grandma" may be my favorite song title ever. I used to play this record a lot senior year of college and my stoned roommate, Zach, would be terrified of the song "Sitting By the Window." I'm not sure why. I think he believed there was actually someone sitting by our window.
The previous owner of this record has torn off a sticker that read "Includes Giant Full Color Poster" (unfortunately, the poster is missing) to reveal that in the band photo, Don Stevenson is flipping off the camera. He's also holding a giant spoon. Awesome cover.
This is a great guitar album. But a lot of the bands at the time had great guitar. The difference between them and Moby Grape was their concern for melody. This is a band that wasn't just interested in making a lot of noise, unless it sounded really good.
favorite song: "Mister Blues"
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