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Moby Grape - Legendary Grape (1990)

Track listing:
  1. All My Life (From 1990 Cassett 3:33
  2. Nightime Rider (From 1990 Cass 3:04
  3. Ride At Hell (From 1990 Casset 2:52
  4. On The Dime (From 1990 Cassett 3:48
  5. Lady Of The Night (From 1990 C 3:37
  6. Changing (From 1990 Cassette) 3:03
  7. Took It All Away (From 1990 Ca 3:01
  8. Bitter Wind In Tanganika (From 3:30
  9. Talk About Love (From 1990 Cas 1:55
  10. You´ll Never Know (From 1990 C 4:12
  11. You Can Depend On Me (1990) 3:07
  12. Further On Up The Road (Unrele 2:58
  13. It Don´t Take Much (Unrelease 3:18
  14. Getting Used To Being Created 2:31
  15. Forty Feet Tall (Unreleased) 4:45
  16. Forbidden Love (Unreleased) 2:54
  17. Telephone Love (Unreleased) 2:27
  18. Rodeo (Unreleased) 4:15

Notes


Although credited to the Legendary Grape, this is in essence an album by a reunited Moby Grape, originally issued on a cassette-only release in 1990 by Herman Records that was credited to the Melvilles. Only 500 of those cassettes were made, and in 2003 it was reissued on CD with eight bonus tracks. It's a curious record, and not only because of its tangled history and use of different names for a band that's actually Moby Grape. Many of the elements that made Moby Grape distinctive in its original incarnation in the late '60s are here. There's the fusion of rock, blues, country, R&B, and folk along with the brisk execution, the sorrowful lead vocals and the multi-part harmonies, and the mix of tender ballads with bar band stomp. But there's not as much substance as form, since many of the songs are basic, simplistic, and repetitive, sometimes giving off the aura of a considerably above average bar band that's relying on original material. Generally they're better on the reflective folk-country tunes, like "Nighttime Rider," "Forbidden Love," and "Rodeo," than the uptempo tunes, which at their worst can sound like clichéd roadhouse boogie.