Moby Grape: Classic or Dud?

Finally listened to 20 Granite Creek, and first impression yow what a Saturday night! 1971, all five singing, playing, writing, rowdy and sharp and even more variety than primo The Band, without getting too fancy about it. Something barroom and outdoors about it, Cali all thee way--title and cover art provide that '71 roots touch, music not too much: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA4FtjnmoV4

i think i like learning about, and talking about, this band more than i actually like listening to them.

even though i do really enjoy listening to them sometimes.

I go through a couple days a year listening to those San Francisco bands. I will put together a play list loading up an album or two from a few bands then sort them around and give them a listen.

If you go from short songs to long songs, the Moby Grape stuff gets played and done pretty quick.

I got the first one on LP. The record has been played to death, but it is cool to look at the cover.

Mind you the LP was toasted long before I ever got it. Got a feeling a few joints were rolled off it in its heyday.

And I have had the LP over 30 years now…