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- Cover art for Moby Grape's self-titled debut album, released in June 1967.
- Hey Grandma
- Mr. Blues
- Fall On Your
- 8:05
- Come In The Morning
- Omaha
- Naked, If I Want To
Side Two
- Someday
- Ain't No Use
- Sitting By The Window
- Changes
- Lazy Me
- Indifference
As a band, Moby Grape is known for the fact that all members contributed to songwriting and vocals. And as a result, there are a lot of different influences in this album, like some jazz and blues elements to the guitar. You go from tracks like "Omaha", which is a roaring, loud, full sound with some space-like noises mixed in, to the slow and folky "Naked, If I Want To". But this is the kind of thing that makes an album exciting. I love the diversity of sound in albums. To me, that's what makes an entire album so unique to listen to - the progression from track to track, how they fit together, how they compliment and contrast each other.
So what I love about Moby Grape is that it touches on so many genres and has a sound that encapsulates so much music that I love (from Simon and Garfunkel, to Jefferson Airplane, to the Beatles, and even Van Morrison on Moby Grape's "Someday", to the generic late 60s, early 70s psychedelic sound).
I really love this album and although none of it sounds familiar to me or is immediately "catchy", the music on this album is diverse and fun to listen to.
Enjoy it!
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