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On paper, Moby Grape's early bio reads just like some of their more successful contemporaries: Super-talented, creatively-charged songwriter/musician Alexander 'Skip' Spence left his gig drumming with poised-for-stardom Jefferson Airplane to form his own group, hooked up with a manager, cherry-picked more super-talented songwriter/musicians from various bands and recorded a stellar debut album. So far, you could substitute different names and shuffle the facts and come up with the back story for the Byrds, CSN, Blind Faith, just about anybody....entire summary Peter Lewis - guitar, vocals Jerry Miller - guitar, vocals Bob Mosley - bass, vocals Alexander "Skip" Spence - guitar, vocals Don Stevenson - drums Some bands are doomed from the beginning. On paper, Moby Grape's early bio reads just like some of their more successful contemporaries: Super-talented, creatively-charged songwriter/musician Alexander 'Skip' Spence left his gig drumming with poised-for-stardom Jefferson Airplane to form his own group, hooked up with a manager, cherry-picked more super-talented songwriter/musicians from various bands and recorded a stellar debut album. So far, you could substitute different names and shuffle the facts and come up with the back story for the Byrds, CSN, Blind Faith, just about anybody. Unfortunately for the Grape, it's what happens next that gets your name in the history books. Upon completion of their debut album, the Grape's label was so excited by what it heard (the deafening sound of cash registers...not the music) that it released five tracks from the album as singles-all at the same time. Suddenly, this merry band of true-blue psychedelic cowboys looked like the Monkees out for a quick buck. An uneven sophomore effort did little to sway public opinion. For his part, Skip sought to reaffirm his artistic integrity by attacking drummer Don Stevenson's room door with an axe during a recording session, then spending six months in the Bellevue mental institution. Upon his release, he drove straight to Nashville in his pajamas to record the brilliant but largely forgotten solo record, Oar. During their first three years together, everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Disastrous management, both on and off the road, legal entanglements, arrests, stolen equipment, and eventually drug-induced insanity-Moby Grape experienced it. Despite the undeniable chemistry and raw talent involved, the band was running low on new material and self-esteem by the end of the 1960s. Soon prevented from even using their own name, the various band members recorded and performed only sporadically throughout the following decade. Luckily for everyone who missed the experience of Moby Grape live on stage in 1967, at their most inspired and promising moment in time, this brief recording from Winterland featuring all five original members stands as a testament to what might have been. "Rounder" is a quick and fierce psych-pop gem penned by Spence featuring some uneven but spirited vocals by pretty much everybody on stage. Passed over in favor of other material on the early Moby Grape LPs, this compares favorably with the high-spirited material on the debut. The slow shuffle, "Miller's Blues," showcases some first-rate guitar wailing courtesy of Jerry Miller, and "Changes" picks it back up a couple notches with the same soulful glee that made it one of many standout tracks on the first album. So now, with the benefit of hindsight, plus 30 or 40 years for the music industry hype to die down, Moby Grape may finally get the audience they always deserved. collapse Add to Playlist _____________________ new WVIP members get a $50 store credit, 30% off downloads, 10% off merchandise, enhanced streaming and much more. Learn more Free downloads are available only to WVIP members, who also get enhanced streaming and much more. Learn more Concert Set List Track Name Time * 1. Rounder 2:04 add to playlist embed * 2. Miller's Blues 6:08 add to playlist embed * 3. Changes 4:25 add to playlist embed Most Played >> see more Performer Date * The Rolling Stones 10.17.1973 * The Who 07.07.1970 * Joe Cocker and Mad... 04.26.1970 * James Brown 07.06.1969 * Bob Dylan 05.27.1995 * Jimi Hendrix Exper... 05.30.1970 * 10,000 Maniacs 02.17.1993 * The Allman Brother... 02.11.1970 * Emerson, Lake & Pa... 11.20.1977 * Weather Report 09.02.1973 Concert Comments 1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 4 5. 5 6. 6 * jbgud | Wednesday, June 02, 2010 | 12:30 pm I have been listening to MobyGrape in drips and drabs but am always impressed with the muscicianship and the obviously influential Bay Area stylings. It is a pity that they were hosed by their manager and that Mr. Miller hosed his kids. * Anonymous | Wednesday, June 02, 2010 | 8:01 am There was an album Miller did in the 80's called Live Grape, worth looking for! You'll be surprised at the line up........ * Anonymous | Wednesday, June 02, 2010 | 7:58 am Gotta love a lot of their music! Jerry Miller & his band still plays in Felton, CA (not too far from the Club Zayante (Santa Cruz County)at Don Quiotxes (SP) check it out. * Anonymous | Tuesday, June 01, 2010 | 7:34 pm One of the Greatest Bands from the 60,s!!........To Bad they got Lost in the Shuffle!! * Anonymous | Tuesday, June 01, 2010 | 12:04 pm I've always loved this band. I disagree with the band bio that says the sophomore release was uneven. Wow/Grape Jam is one of the great releases of the psychedelic era - especially the recent expanded version. Skip Spence's only solo album Oar was just covered with very modern versions on his last album. There was also another compilations of covers from various artists doing Skip's Oar. * D2 | Tuesday, June 01, 2010 | 11:57 am Last week I was hoping WV would put up a great 8:05. Close, guys, real close! Thanks! * roger | Tuesday, June 01, 2010 | 7:45 am Dare I ask but is there any more recordings from Moby Grape? Very tight band, great guitar-what a pity they got screwed by fate.As an aside I was wondering why there is no Captain Beefheart on Wolfgangs Vault, who along with the Velvets (and others)influenced contemporary music long after there day-did they never ever play on any of the stages and other collected music sites on Wolfgang! * billybeng | Sunday, March 14, 2010 | 1:23 pm Pete, Thanks for the clarification. After looking at the booklet that comes with the Fillmore:The Last Days Lp it indeed shows that friday shows were at the Fillmore and saturday and sunday shows were at Winterland. By the way the lineup for these shows were Moby Grape, Traffic,Lemon Pipers and Spirit. Not a bad line up. thanks again. * Concert Vault | Monday, March 08, 2010 | 4:57 pm @billybeng - sorry about that; the first night of this three night run was at the Fillmore, hence the confusion. This show was recorded at Winterland. Fixed now, thanks for letting us know. -pete * billybeng | Wednesday, March 03, 2010 | 7:33 pm What venue was this show recorded at? In the heading for the show it lists Winterland as the source but if you read the concert summary it claims it was recorded at the Fillmore.What is it folks? To post your comment please either choose your screen name or elect to remain anonymous _____________________ screen name [ ] anonymous set preferences Moby Grape in the Vault Store (see all 87 items in the store) See All * Poster Art (75) * Apparel (3) * Photography (2) * Backstage (2) * Vintage Tickets (5) * Moby Grape Poster Moby Grape Poster Poster $270.00 - $365.00 * Moby Grape Men's Retro Sweatshirt Moby Grape Men's ... Men's Retro Sweatshirt $84.00 * Moby Grape Fine Art Print Moby Grape Fine A... Fine Art Print $7,500.00 * Moby Grape Rolling Stone Magazine Moby Grape Rollin... 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