Listen My Friends! The Best of Moby Grape
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Listen My Friends! The Best of Moby Grape is a compilation album
by Moby Grape
, released in 2007 by Columbia Records
as part of its "Legacy" series.
. As noted rock music reviewer Richie Unterberger
commented, "...almost every track is impressive, making a case for the band as one of the '60s outfits who most adeptly blended rock
, folk
, blues, and country
with touches of psychedelia
, as well as showing their post-1967 stuff (at least the best of it) to be sturdier than is usually remembered."
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by Moby Grape
Moby Grape
Moby Grape is an American rock group from the 1960s, known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting and that collectively merged elements of folk music, blues, country, and jazz together with rock and psychedelic music...
, released in 2007 by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
as part of its "Legacy" series.
History
The compilation was released in the year following a final judicial determination that the members of Moby Grape had a right to ownership of the band name and related royalties, rather than their former manager, Matthew KatzMatthew Katz
Matthew Katz is a music manager and producer, most notable as the former manager of Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape and It's A Beautiful Day. Katz was also one of the vanguard litigants in the famous Napster litigation, where he fought to protect property rights of music publishers.-History:Matthew...
. As noted rock music reviewer Richie Unterberger
Richie Unterberger
Richie Unterberger is a US author and journalist whose focus is popular music and travel writing.-Life and writing:Having worked as a DJ at WXPN in Philadelphia, he started reviewing records for Op magazine in 1983...
commented, "...almost every track is impressive, making a case for the band as one of the '60s outfits who most adeptly blended rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
, blues, and country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
with touches of psychedelia
Psychedelic music
Psychedelic music covers a range of popular music styles and genres, which are inspired by or influenced by psychedelic culture and which attempt to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues-rock bands in the...
, as well as showing their post-1967 stuff (at least the best of it) to be sturdier than is usually remembered."
Track listing
- "Hey Grandma" (Miller, Stevenson) – 2:46
- "Mr. Blues" (Mosley) – 2:01
- "8:05" (Miller, Stevenson) – 2:22
- "Omaha" (Spence) – 2:46
- "Sitting by the Window" (Lewis) – 2:46
- "Indifference" (Spence) – 4:16
- "Bitter Wind" [Version One] (Mosley) – 2:40
- "Murder in My Heart for the Judge" (Miller, Stevenson) – 3:00
- "Can't Be So Bad" (Miller, Stevenson) – 3:27
- "He" (Lewis) – 3:39
- "Motorcycle Irene" (Spence) – 2:26
- "Rose Colored Eyes" (Mosley) – 4:03
- "Sweet Ride (Never Again)" (Lewis, Miller, Mosley, Spence, Stevenson) – 5:57
- "Ooh Mama Ooh" (Miller, Stevenson) – 2:30
- "Ain't That a Shame" (Lewis, Miller, Stevenson) – 2:32
- "If You Can't Learn from My Mistakes" (Lewis) – 2:36
- "Going Nowhere" (Miller, Stevenson) – 2:05
- "Seeing" (Spence) – 3:47
- "Changes, Circles Spinning" (Lewis) – 2:27
- "Truly Fine Citizen" (Dell'Ara) – 2:48
Personnel
- Peter LewisPeter Lewis (musician)Peter Lewis is one of the founding members of the band Moby Grape. Three of his better known songs with Moby Grape are "Fall On You" and "Sitting By The Window" from the self-titled first Moby Grape album and "If You Can't Learn From My Mistakes", from Moby Grape '69.- Background :He is the...
– rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Bob MosleyBob MosleyBob Mosley is principally known as the bass player and one of the songwriters and vocalists for the band Moby Grape. He has also developed a career as a solo artist. Three of his best known songs with Moby Grape are "Mr...
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Jerry MillerJerry MillerJerry Miller is an American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. He performs as a solo artist and as a member of the Jerry Miller Band. He is also a founding member of the 1960s San Francisco band Moby Grape, which continues to perform occasionally...
– lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, vocals - Skip SpenceSkip SpenceAlexander Lee "Skip" Spence was a Canadian-born musician and singer-songwriter. He was co-founder of Moby Grape, and played guitar with them until 1969. He released one solo album, 1969's Oar, and then largely withdrew from the music industry...
– rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, vocals - Don Stevenson – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocals