Moby Grape

Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
1967 Ratings: #8 / 119
User Score
Based on 159 ratings
1967 Ratings: #174
May 29, 1967 / Release Date
LP / Format
Columbia / Label
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Critic Reviews

Vice3707
75

MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL ’67

Saturday, June 17th - Moby Grape

(16/28)

Album too decent, streaming had to gatekeep it

This is probably the first time where an album has some honestly great songs, but they don’t really translate to the vibe it gives off. How I see it, this output seems to be appropriately very hyped like it’s a hidden gem by an unknown band, but it does have it’s cons and its entirety is not really memorable. “Hey Grandma” is a pretty basic ... read more

KusoTheFox
68

1001 albums you must hear before you die #82

Some mildly enjoyable but admittedly forgettable folk/psych rock I probably will never come back to

Shayden
81

It’s a great album, but I had a hell of a time finding it in full on any platform.

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65

Like a solid imitation of the other big bands of the era, but without the ability to write a single complete, fleshed out track

wkxoro
90

Critics might be onto something

CabooseBeech
74

This was my first time listening to moby grape and for the most part I thought this was a solid album. Too bad it’s being hate kept on streaming services lol. I don’t really think this album is that crazy or mind blowing tbh but there are a lot of solid folk rock songs on here that just scratch that itch at times. There are also a couple really short songs that feel really underdeveloped honestly but for the most part this album is decent for what it is and has a lot of good tracks ... read more

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