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 enlarge | Artist: Moby Grape
Label: Sundazed
Category: Music
Buy New: £35.00
New (4) Used (5) from £30.00
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 105288
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 11191
UPC: 090771119124
EAN: 0090771119124
ASIN: B000UVPJRS
Release Date: October 9, 2007
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 Moby Grape's "Wow" January 13, 2008
James Choma
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Before I ever heard any of their songs, I knew of Moby Grape by reputation -- the quintessential 60's band that had an incredible first album, the success of which they could never top, and they flamed out big time. I always wondered how that momentum was halted and how such a highly regarded band could flop.
That brings us to "Wow." Until recently, I had never heard anything other than their first album, which was pretty darn good and serves as a great late 60's timepiece. When getting ready to listen to "Wow," I prepared myself for dull, boring, tuneless 60's psychedelia. I must say I was truly blown away by how good this entire CD was. I dare say it's just as good as the debut album. Great harmonies, tight playing and arrangements, and great instrumentation throughout. I swear listening to this made me feel like I was transported back to 1968. It's one of those rare albums that does live up to it's title.
This prompted me to find out more about the band and see exactly where things fell apart. And after searching, I found that with Moby Grape, what could go wrong, did go wrong. At the root of it all lay horrible management on the business and personal side. Moby Grape was a wonderfully constructed boat without a rudder; and when they crashed, they quickly sunk.
If you're interested in the band, all you really need is this album and the self-titled debut. I think "Vintage" (a double CD collection of their best) may be out of print, but it certainly would give you a taste of the band as well.
Stand out songs: "Murder in My Heart For the Judge," "Bitter Wind," "Rose Colored Eyes," "Motorcycle Irene," and "He."
 Now Withdrawn November 19, 2007
T. Hardman (Warrington)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This CD has now been withdrawn and won't be available for the foreseeable future so get it while it's still ins stock.
There is a statment on the Sundazed webiste :
"It was Sony BMG Music Entertainment's decision to cease production of the first three titles, as a result of a longstanding and ongoing dispute over control of the Moby Grape album catalog between Sony BMG Music Entertainment and an outside party."
Back to 1968 - mixed pleasures! October 8, 2007
Dr. H. Beentje (Kew, England)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I still remember when I bought this as a record, waaaay back in '68. I knew Motorcycle Irene from the radio ('dirty on her Harley, but her nails are clean') and loved it. But this album is a strange mishmash, probably because of the band starting to fall apart, slowly. So some of the tracks are pretty crappy -' Just like Gene Autry', the first half of 'Place and the time', 'Funky tunk', 'Three Four'. But there is much that is seriously good here, too: Bitter wind, He, Can't be so bad, Millers Blues. Though the producer has stuck in some orchestral backings here and there, totally unnecessary. With Jerry Miller on excellent form and Mosley singing his heart out, who needs orchestras?
The tracks 14 to 18 are additions not on the original, so I don't know about them - apart from the last one, Skip Spence's 'Seeing'. I thought that was from the next album, '69'. If it is that version, or even close to it, you're in for a treat!
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