Moby Grape

There were songs. They played. They were old songs. Supposedly great. I don’t get it.

A fine slice of psychedelic garage rock, from a band who should have had more success.

This was a struggle to find and listen to. Eventually, I located it on YouTube, which worked fine. Interesting sound, a bit on the harder side of the psychedelic rock of the time. Mr. Blues reminded me of something Hendrix might have come up with, which is a positive for this record. Pretty full sound throughout, guessing they had a bunch of fun constructing this record. Good stuff, right out of the box.

Listen my friends! The Spotify link doesn’t give the full album, so make sure you seek out the missing tracks (I could find all but one).

Yeah um No the worst

Every late 60's cliche. I had to make sure this wasn't some weird super group. Guess the sound had to come from somewhere. It was listenable.

why this on the list

Þetta var bara fínt.

18. oktobar 2026. 17.31h bukv nikad u zivotu nisam cula za ovaj bend ali classiqueica 60s rok, nothing wrong with that best: 8:05

Not the biggest fan of the San Francisco 60s scene but this stays just the right side for me. A step down from their obvious influences Springfield/Byrds especially in the song department but a nice surprise this morning. Wondered why hadn’t heard but the cd is £87, vinyl £67 today on Amazon, slightly less on discogs so that might be why, and from the reviews hasn’t been on Spotify until recently, rights issues after this long? 3 star

Favorite Track: Indifference

Pretty solid, saved one. Went by quick

One of the better psychedelic albums in this list. These guys actually know how to write and perform songs and don’t just rely on bizarre studio tricks.

Half the album wasn’t available on Spotify so listened to this and what was available from ‘Wow’ in ‘67. Very CSNY sound; good listen.

Of all the 60s albums on this list, I cannot fathom why this is on it

Ok

Spotify seems to have deleted most of this album but of what I could listen to wasn't very distinguishable from most other 60s music to me.

Know their name, that's it. Nice and short. Pleasant but not exactly mind-blowing. Nothing bad either. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? No Owned: No, 110/440 (25%) Will I get: No

i listened to this album this morning and now i'm reviewing it tonight and can't remember a thing from it. i was really locked in this morning when listening to this so i wasn't the most focused. just more 60s rock, there's so many albums like this....not bad but not distinct either.

I like short albums!

Good album, had some pretty solid classics. 7.3/10

Pretty good. I didn’t think it was anything overly special but I thought it was decent. 3.5/5 ⭐️ 280/1081

Loved the energy of it.

*some songs not included on Spotify (Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdN2o4IVA90) This is just the Byrds right? standouts: naked if I want to* (interlude), someday*

I didn't get to hear this properly, because weirdly, You Tube's version only has the extra bonus tracks. What I heard has an appealing energy in the instrumentals and some nice harmonies, bit it's not outstandingly different from all the other Country/Blues/Rock Made by Hairy White Men in the Sixties that I've heard on this list.

I don't really remember this which means it was fine

A rather enjoyable slice of 60s pop-rock and all that entails, even if some tracks are missing on Spotify (and this was the Extra Tracks version - oh the irony). Worth a listen for sure.

Super-groovy mostly uptempo psych rock without the scariness of Pink Floyd, or the stupid country leanings of someone like the Dead. Draws from a lot of sources for a satisfying variety, executed with outstanding vocals. Some interesting, novel songcraft,, especially "Sitting by the Window," "Omaha," "Hey Grandma," and "Indifference" (kind of an odd way to end the disk). Not much to complain about here unless you don't like the genre or era.

3⭐️

Really, really strong 4. Surprising soulfulness/complexity for a band that got buried in the record cabinet. Only thing holding me back is that I don’t think I’ll return to this often, but it sure made for a pleasant morning

does the job

65

Another 60s album with basically no staying power or seemingly influence on anything after? We are really skimming the bottom bc I don't get how this is essential to me at all

Sadly the complete album is not available on Spotify I don't know if this is only for my country or if it's a general thing. Gladly I was able to find every song other than one in some Moby Grape best of compilation and went to YouTube for the last one. I wasn't familiar with the band at all but music from the time is typically my type so I'm looking forward to give it a listen. The album opens with a raw loud bluesy guitar which stays through the first songs until 8:05 comes around and suddenly it changes to a somewhat beatlesque psychedelic sound for a moment before it gets energetic and more rock n roll again with the next songs. Every few songs comes a slower song and that runs through the whole album which makes it have a really cool flow. I loved the vocal harmonies throughout the album taking big part in giving Moby Grapes self titled debut that typical 60s sound alongside the bluesy psychedelic guitars. The record has a lot of diversity due to all members taking part in the songwriting process and also switching members singing leadvocals on different songs. Quite an enjoyable album that has a lot of things I like but annoying to listen to it as a whole because of the lacking accesability on streaming platforms. Of course this won't effect my scoring I only judge the music. 4,1/5

I don't need to say much about this album. All you need to know is that the first song is literally about grandmas.

Pretty standard rock for the time. Would probably have some real popular stuff if you could listen to them anywhere besides YouTube rips.

Good old '60s San Francisco-core... Or psychedelic rock if you prefer

Look, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't great. I really hope that it is just chance that I have gotten a mess of 60s rock albums over my first 300 albums and that I am done with them, but I have a feeling that won't be the case.

This album is not on Apple Music. So, it’s a good thing that I had it on vinyl. I liked the harmonies. “Omaha” has been stuck in my head for days. The whole album was pretty good.

Enjoyed this. Good rock sound.

sounds dated

There's nothing bad about this album. It's like a lot of other late 60s album. It does nothing to stand out from the rest either.

Made of fuzzy pop concoctions and folksy soul musings overlaid with beautiful vocal harmonies, early 60s psychedelia in its prime.

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Dit was wederom zo’n WMvML plaat. Werkelijk generieke ‘60 muziek. Een match van Beatles, The Stones, Beach Boys en noem ze maar op. Eigenlijk voelt deze plaat een beetje als al die Nederlandstalige klote volksmuziek van nu. Iedereen probeert het te maken omdat het populair is, maar je wordt overspoeld met dezelfde sound en bleh… elke dag patat is gewoon waardeloos, hoewel VanGogh (Beatles) toch wel echt een klasse apart blijft.

Ja, jaren 60, vijf mannen met harmonieetjes. Lekker facking boeie...

Niet de hele versie staat op YouTube Music, het begon met het nummer 8:05, daar waar ik dacht dat dat het eerste nummer was. Ik was blij verrast, mooie harmonieën, melodieën en een fijne akoestische gitaar. Ik kreeg er zin in om de rest van het album te luisteren. De rest leek een beetje rock ‘ n rollig, en ik was door The Who al enigzins verzadigd wat betreft mid-jaren 60 bandjes. Ik had graag een paar frisse oren willen hebben om het met volle aandacht te kunnen beoordelen. Maar t streeft weer af op een typische 3 sterren plaat. 8:05 is wel een pareltje, die heb ik wel opgeslagen.

A nice short album that encapsulates what good bands were doing in 1967. Fuzzy tone, arp guitar riffs, bouncing bass. This feels like a bridge between The Beatles and The Who, in all the right ways. Having said that, i am not sure what it brings to the table that makes it unique or ground breaking in any way and ask myself why this band is not as well known as the others making noise in 1967.

Never heard of it before, don't know the significance of this band or this album. But really fun to listen to! Detailed choices in production. And love the guitar work on 8:05! Short and sweet, will be revisiting this.

really cool beach rock album! had a fun time listening to it and can see myself listening to it casually when the weather gets warmer very kiwiana even though it's obviously not.

So this is Moby Grape. Remember hearing about them but apparently made no impression this side of the Atlantic. All pretty standard late 60’s US stuff. Could have easily had a track on the Easy Rider soundtrack to fill out the big songs appearing on that album. Recognisable and instantly forgettable at the same time. 2/5 14/9/26

419/1001 Moby Grape - s/t Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ✅ This is a solid bit of psych rock that I can see myself returning to at some point. I will say it's not blown me away, but equally it absolutely flew by.

Never heard of this band. Quite surprised

Wasn’t familiar with this artist but it didn’t take me long to buy into what they were providing. Some flawless psychedelic rock with a good blend of pop rock, but they didn’t go overboard with the peppiness which some 60’s artists would tend to do. It was a fairly quick hitter and I believe that worked in their favour. Solid performance here by Moby Grape. 4 stars

2.5/5 because Spotify doesn't have the full album and I'm way too lazy to listen to it on YouTube

Boring hippies stuff.

Big fan of the 1960s sound, and yet I somehow missed that band and album. It does sound very much like 1967 but I could not find anything remarkable about it: no melody that would live inside your head for the day. Not bad but there are better albums from that period.

I have not heard this before. I think I’ve heard some of these songs on oldies/classic rock radio over the years but I’m not sure. I’ve always been meaning to check out their music because I like the name Moby Grape, but I never got around to it, also my dad doesn’t have any of this in his record collection. This is pretty standard heavy blues psych rock from the late 60s with lots of guitar solos and several folk influenced ballads, it’s all pretty good but nothing in particular stands out. I feel like most of these songs could get confused with other less good bands from the era like Blind Faith or Poco (although they’re much better than these two). Nothing here is bad but I won’t go out of my way to listen to it.

Nothing stood out

Cool? Fine? I don't have much to say. Not egregious!

#463/1001. Ever had that feeling of vuja dé, a strange feeling that none of this has ever happened before. And then it is gone, just like the review I wrote which was wiped out by accidentally refreshing the page (watch those phone edges kids). Anyway the main beef was that this is a second album from 1967 San Francisco in three days. And somehow the vuja dé feeling, you think this is something new, but then you realise it really is the same sound and the same songs and the same old same old project.

I’m annoyed. First of all, don’t listen to this on Spotify. The have what they are calling Moby Grape (with bonus tracks) but it only features 3 songs from the original album (not even the best ones) and 8 of the bonus tracks. I have to imagine that a lot of people listened to this and rated it thinking they heard the actual album. That sucks. I’m sure this happened to many other albums on this list. Take a few minutes to check if what Spotify is offering is the actual track list of the original album before you listen and rate. YouTube is probably the best alternative. This concludes the public service portion of my review of Moby Grape’s first album. Moby Grape was a late 60s San Francisco psychedelic rock band and they very much have that sound but, despite not having the success and popularity of contemporaries like the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and Holding Co. etc… they were one of the best bands to come out of that scene.They were blending genres like rock, blues, folk and country before any of their peers thought to do so. I’m not just Blowin’ smoke. Multiple songwriters, quick and tight songs that should’ve been hits and no long, boring “jams”. Opener Hey Grandma cooks like Truckin’ 3 years before the Dead released that song. Omaha is one of the greatest songs of the era. Written by Skip Spence, whose solo album Oar is on this list and one of the most incredible albums I’ve ever heard. 8:05 is a nice ballad with harmonies that rival CSN&Y. The whole album is great. There were some behind the scenes drama that may have derailed their momentum but, pretty interesting to say the least. Very solid thoughout. 3.9

Super 60s…supongo que en su momento habrá sonado innovador pero vaya que envejeció.

Not even interesting enough to write about

Really didn't like the first few songs as they were a bit too frantic and grated on my tired brain. Fortunately the album grew a lot with some very pretty songs, like Naked, Aint no use, and Bitter Wind. Ended up being a nice album, but not one I will listen to again.

The instrumentation is pretty solid for the most part. Not all the lyrics were that great, but I've definitely heard worse. Otherwise, just kinda forgettable.

Cool 60's vibe, a bit rock n roll, nothing memorable though

⭐⭐+ Psykedelisk rock. Det är ok men saknar It. Har inga problem att lyssna på det men det är inte heller något som jag tänder fullt på. Bäst är Mr. Blues, Fall on you, 8:05, Rounder (inte en del av ursprungliga albumet), Sweet ride (inte en del av ursprungliga albumet)

Like the Grateful Dead with more life.

No me gustó mucho

58

3.3 3x short and sweet (youtube)

This is fine. Besides Sitting by the Window, it doesn't really remind me of roots rock at all, it's just some pretty standard 60s psychedelic rock with a little bit of Beatles influence thrown in. It doesn't seem very noteworthy compared with what else was coming out at the time Highlights: Sitting by the Window

1967 Psychedelic rock, power pop The Beatles vibes, pero no me dice nada, la verdad

This album felt very generic. But it is a genre that I do enjoy and I had a fun time with Moby Grape. I'd happily put it on again even if I probably won't do it often.

Entspannter 60er Jahre Rock. Schön zu hören ohne große Highlights. 3/5

I wouldn't include this album on the list

fun vides, short??

I just had The Madcap Laughs yesterday, so it's an interesting coincidence that I now have a '60s psychedelic album by musician less auspicious than even Syd Barrett. Frankly, Moby Grape lost even before officially forming. Look into the conditions under which they got signed and try to keep your jaw from dropping when you read things to the effect of "most of the members joined Moby Grape because the band's manager was paying their rent and they were afraid that they would lose financial support if they didn't sign.". I can't tell the whole ugly story here, it's just too fucking long, but their misadventures ranged from unfortunate to fucking dark, and included dictatorial management, a fiscally botched attempt at playing Monterey Pop Fest, a 35+ year long legal battle, member Bob Mosley's mental health slipping somewhat, and member Alexander 'Skip' Spence's mental health dissolving *completely* in a deeply upsetting way (check out his album Oar to know more about that, I think it is *very* good). But before *much* of this, Moby Grape was released, and it was pretty solid. I don't like this album the way a lot of people do, but I *do* like this album. Moby Grape's defining musical attributes was their lineup, which included three distinctly talented guitarists. I honestly need to listen to this again and just listen to the guitar parts, they gel in a super intricate, collage-like way sometimes and it's an incorporation that I don't see a whole lot. That being said, I honestly was led to believe that this was more psychedelic than it really is. This even feels more roots rock sometimes. This isn't a bad thing, it just isn't really what I'm looking for. And the songs here are all well assembled, but there are definitely some I don't find especially interesting. But there's a really palpable sense of what could have happened here, if Moby Grape weren't the '60s' leeast lucky band. Regardless, this is generally considered their strongest statement, and I can definitely see it from a certain songcraft perspective.

It was good, I could only find a version with 6 out of the 18 songs but they were all super 60s and nostalgic

This wasn't particularly bad, but mainly uninteresting. I'm glad that it was shorter. Favourite Track(s): 8:05, Someday Least Favourite Track(s): Naked, If I Want To

Meh

Eh. Ok. Cool stuff. Didn't stand out.

This one's pretty good and very Beatles-esque. It's a shame the band had so many issues, I can see where the fans are coming from on this one. This is one of those albums that sounds just like its time period in a good way, but there are shades of music to come present throughout this album. I'm not going to call this album one of my favorites, but it's a strong album and quite enjoyable. Favorite track(s): "Someday," "Lazy Me." Of course, neither of these are on Spotify...

An interesting listen to this early psychedelic band from the 60s. Some nice blues numbers mixed on with rock and light psychedelics.

Can we blame a band from 1967 as sounding completely derivative (of a certain Liverpool band in particular)? I don't think so. But it shouldn't be anywhere near this list. Easy listening, will never return.

Short and sweet. Didn’t wow me but wasn’t bad. Definitely a strong 60’s vibe to it. Really liked the guitar in a lot of the tracks. Would listen again but nothing is making it on my regular playlist.

A perfectly listenable but not amazing psychedelic rock album. Good but idk if it’s essential listening

The psychedelic music scene must have been a wild thing in 1967 to most of America when this came out. Almost 60 years later it’s fairly tame and frankly a little boring.

On aime tous se raconter de belles histoires quand on part à la chasse aux trésors dans les bacs à vinyles ou dans les tréfonds de la mémoire du rock. On aime se bercer de l'illusion qu’en grattant un peu la couche de vernis de la fin des années 60, on va forcément finir par déterrer une pépite oubliée, un Graal enfoui sous cinquante ans de poussière qui va balayer d’un revers de manche tout ce qu’on croyait savoir sur le rock psychédélique. C'est l'éternel mythe du chef-d'œuvre maudit que les radios ont ignoré et que la masse n'a pas su comprendre. Alors évidemment, quand on me tend ce premier album éponyme de Moby Grape sorti en 1967 avec un sourire entendument complice, on me le vend immédiatement comme la huitième merveille du monde, le secret le mieux gardé de toute la baie de San Francisco. On me parle avec des sanglots dans la voix d'un groupe maudit, d'une formation d'élite armée de trois guitares dantesques capables d'atomiser n'importe quel monstre sacré de l'époque, et d'une tragédie commerciale orchestrée par des exécutifs de maison de disques complètement aveuglés par le fric. La légende est magnifique, c'est certain et la pochette a carrément de la gueule avec son petit côté foutraque et son fameux doigt d'honneur censuré à la va-vite qui en rajoute une couche sur le côté rebelle de pacotille. Mais une fois la touche PLAY pressé, la réalité me rattrape... c'est simplement un bon album de rock des sixties, ni plus, ni moins, et certainement pas la révolution promise. Qu'on se comprenne bien pour éviter tout malentendu : je n'ai absolument pas passé un mauvais moment pendant l'écoute. La machine est indiscutablement bien huilée, les mecs connaissent leur solfège sur le bout des doigts et les pistes s'enchaînent avec une fluidité et une vitesse proprement affolantes. Le disque dépasse à peine la demi-heure au total, ce qui a au moins le mérite colossal d'éviter les looongues tirades poussives, les solos de batterie interminables et les délires sous acide parfaitement imbuvable dans lesquels sombraient régulièrement la plupart de leurs voisins de palier à San Francisco. Dès l'ouverture sur Hey Grandma, il faut bien reconnaître que ça défouraille plutôt gentiment. Ça envoie des riffs électriques bien affûtés, des harmonies vocales à cinq voix plutôt bien goupillées et une petite énergie cuivrée bien dosée qui donne spontanément envie de taper du pied sur le parquet. Le groupe passe d'un genre à l'autre avec une aisance technique totalement indiscutable et un sens de la mise en place qui force le respect. Au fil des morceaux, on croise de la country-rock sautillante, du blues poisseux, des ballades acoustiques comme 8:05 qui caressent doucement dans le sens du poil, et du gros rock garage bien nerveux. Le morceau Omaha, mené par la guitare frénétique et complètement électrique de Skip Spence, réussit même l'exploit de créer une jolie petite tension dramatique en deux minutes chrono. Mais voilà le fond du problème, la fameuse épine dans le pied qui m'empêche d'hurler au miracle. Tout ça, je l'ai déjà entendu des milliers de fois chez d'autres, et souvent en bien meilleur. Ce rock psychédélique très poli, très carré, très propre sur lui malgré ses airs de garnement, n'apporte absolument rien de neuf à l'édifice culturel de son époque. En cette année bénie de 1967, l'air était totalement saturé de groupes qui tentaient, avec plus ou moins de bonheur et d'inconscience, de révolutionner la musique populaire. La même année, à quelques mois d'intervalle, d'autres formations sortaient des disques qui allaient redéfinir la face du monde, faire exploser les structures traditionnelles de la chanson ou vous tordre le cerveau pour le reste de votre existence terrestre. Face à ces monuments intouchables qui ont marqué l'histoire au fer rouge, Moby Grape fait un peu figure de bon élève appliqué au premier rang de la classe, le genre de type qui a bien révisé ses gammes mais qui n'a pas l'ombre d'une idée personnelle à revendre. C'est efficace, c'est propre, les trois guitares se croisent poliment sans jamais trop se marcher sur les pieds, mais il manque cruellement ce grain de folie authentique, ce danger imminent ou cette étincelle de génie pure qui sépare définitivement les bons artisans des immortels. L'album déroule sagement ses pistes les unes après les autres sans jamais me provoquer ce frisson viscéral qui fait dresser les poils sur les bras et qui vous oblige à relancer une écoute depuis le début. C'est du prêt-à-penser efficace pour hippies en manque de sensations fortes, mais ça manque cruellement d'impact réel sur la durée. On sent bien la virtuosité collective, le travail de répétition et l'envie de bien faire, mais le groupe reste constamment coincé dans des rails balisés par d'autres avant eux. C'est une juxtaposition de petits formats pop bien exécutés qui n'arrivent jamais à décoller vers des sommets vraiment mémorables ou à créer une véritable atmosphère hypnotique. À force de vouloir toucher à tous les genres avec la même courtoisie technique et le même sourire de premier de la classe, le disque perd un peu de son âme et de son mordant en cours de route. On se retrouve face à un objet musical très bien poli, très agréable à l'oreille, mais tragiquement lisse une fois qu'on en retire le vernis mythologique tissé par les nostalgiques de l'époque. Ce qui achève de situer l'album dans une zone tiède, c'est cette incapacité chronique à choisir un véritable cap artistique. On passe d'un morceau country pépère à un assaut garage sans transition véritable, ce qui donne au disque des airs de compilation promotionnelle plutôt que de véritable album pensé comme une œuvre globale. Les morceaux sont si courts qu'à peine a-t-on le temps d'entrer dans un groove que le groupe passe déjà à autre chose, comme s'ils avaient peur d'ennuyer le public s'ils s'attardaient plus de deux minutes et demie sur une idée. Cette frilosité structurelle empêche toute montée en puissance dramatique. À une époque où le format LP devenait le terrain de jeu privilégié des expérimentations les plus folles et des manifestes artistiques les plus ambitieux, Moby Grape s'en tient scrupuleusement au format single déguisé. C'est d'ailleurs assez ironique quand on sait que leur maison de disques a sabordé leur lancement en sortant cinq 45 tours simultanément : le groupe lui-même avait déjà conçu son album comme un enchaînement d'essais de singles potentiels plutôt que comme un tout cohérent. Il faut aussi remettre les choses dans leur contexte historique pour comprendre pourquoi ce disque laisse aujourd'hui une impression de déjà-vu si tenace. Les harmonies vocales à cinq voix, si vantées par la critique de l'époque, n'ont ni la grâce aérienne de celles des Beach Boys sur Pet Sounds, ni la magie sauvage de celles des Beatles sur Revolver. Les attaques de guitares, bien que fort sympathiques, paraissent bien timides si on les met en parallèle avec les déferlantes sonores que Jimi Hendrix ou Cream envoyaient de l'autre côté de l'Atlantique au même moment. Moby Grape a été victime d'un alignement de planètes défavorable, c'est certain, mais il a aussi souffert d'un déficit d'originalité flagrant. Ils étaient de très bons musiciens de studio propulsés sur le devant de la scène, mais ils n'avaient pas en eux cette vision cosmique ou cette hargne poétique qui permet de traverser les âges sans prendre une ride. Leur musique a vieilli comme un bon vin de table : ça se laisse boire sans déplaisir lors d'un banquet, mais personne ne va aller déboucher ça pour une grande occasion. Au final, si je dois trancher et donner mon verdict, je lui attribue sans trembler un 3 sur 5. C'est la note parfaite pour un disque sympathique mais fondamentalement dispensable. Il fait très bien son travail de musique de fond pour habiller un dimanche après-midi pluvieux ou pour servir de bande-son pendant qu'on nettoie ses meubles, et je comprends tout à fait qu'on puisse nourrir une certaine sympathie pour ce groupe au destin brisé par les erreurs de marketing grotesques et les embrouilles judiciaires de leur maison de disques. Mais en ce qui me concerne, je ne vais pas me mentir ni jouer les hypocrites pour faire plaisir aux archivistes du rock : même si l'écoute a été plutôt agréable et sans aucune douleur particulière, ce n'est clairement pas un album que je porterai un jour dans mon panthéon personnel. C'est un disque correct, vite écouté, vite rangé sur l'étagère, et définitivement noyé dans la masse d'une époque extraordinaire qui produisait au même moment des véritables géants.

Buena música de los 60. Grupo desconocido que no desmerece en 1967. Mezcla que me gusta.

Less a fully conceived album and more a collection of stellar - at times extraordinary - showcases of this SF band with five singer songwriters, who played with fervour and skill. In its own way, one of the more extraordinary debut records in rock history. The band was in retrospect doomed to the dustbin after a couple of records, criminally mismanaged by Matthew Katz and unable to continue to harness their talents after some inevitable burnishing after this start. Listen for the harmonies, the guitar prowess, and the phenomenal rhythm section. Recommended songs : Omaha, Hey Grandma, Changes, 8:05, hell the whole damn record. 4.5 stars

limited amount on apple music, liked what i heard

Favorite songs: Hey Grandma, Fall on You, Come in the Morning, Someday, Ain’t No Use, Lazy Me Only a few of these songs are on Apple Music. I had to dig out an old laptop to listen to this one.

4.33

A pleasant surprise!

Pleasant enough but nothing especially inspiring

For a group that would slowly implode over the next few years (mostly from reasons not of their own making), their debut album hangs together pretty well. Sounds like Creedence meets early Airplane with a dollop of American-Beauty-era Dead, minus any meandering jams. Overall a pretty tight little package. Not quite a five for me, but I liked it.

Moby Grape was a perfectly fine psych rock album. I have never heard of this band prior to listening to this album but it is still more or less what i expected with it being a psych country rock band. The songs here were decent enough, pleasant without being overly annoying even with the 60s sounding guitars with the clear stand out being Omaha, i kinda enjoyed the blurry sounds it had going on. The album was also really short one at 30 minutes which was alright, The album did go on at a brisk pace without feeling like it was missing a lot but i still feel that there were some songs that i would have liked to be longer. Still a good album but not the greatest psych rock album. Best Song: Omaha Worst Song: Naked, If I Want To

Cool album, not my favourite sound but listenable, the story of the band and the backstory was interesting too.