MOBY GRAPE "Sitting By The Window" Purple Rocks Vintage

[samanthaeblack11]

I so love this song. His voice is so very beautiful. The vibrato is haunting and lovely. I bought this on a 45 when it came out and I still love it! Moby Grape forever.

[dixonkirsten]

Love these guys!!

[fbeatleboppinjohn]

I was at that same concert and I was struck by how weird Rod Stewart appeared. He wore lipstick,blue eye shadow and had his nails painted.He also acted weird.He would hide while he sang and would crouch down behind the speaker columns.That said, the band rocked.Especially"Ain't Superstitious" Moby Grape Rules!

I heard that Peter Lewis was the son of Loretta Young.

Bob Mosley had his short hair and acted all serious and business-like At the end of gig he packed up his bass and left.

[clifflef]

I saw Moby Grape at the Filmore in San Francisco the summer of 1968. I always have loved Grape and still do.That particular night they played with very little energy and sounded exactly like the record. I remember the cool reception from the crowd and Skip saying sarcastically , "thanks a lot San Francisco" .They shared the bill with Jeff Beck who was awesome. Ron Wood and some gravel voiced guy we never heard of Rod Stewart.Beck blew us away!!!!!!

[soltisimba]

When I turn young people onto the Grape, it takes them a couple of listens for them to get it. Then the genius gets more evident. The broad range of styles, the wall of guitar sound, the multi-part harmonies. The first album is pure genius. I lucked out and got to see them in 1967 when Skip was in all his glory. He was a sight to see bouncing around the stage.

[caraphyllis]

Not surprised that it takes kids awhile to get it. Hip-hop relegated musical aspects to the back burner. Melody, harmony, arrangement and instrumentation were sacrificed for lyrics and a beat. Then rather than write tunes, they just sampled old records. Kids are not tuned in to musical complexity. But I notice that it's coming back now with groups like Fleet Foxes.

We were lucky to be around in the 60's.

[personunderthestairs]

i down know about hip-hop turning people away from music like this...i listen primarily to hip-hop..but i also enjoy this style of music... theres different types of hip-hop...

im not trying to start an argument but if you want to have a conversation im all ears...peace

[caraphyllis]

Hi person - no argument required. My comment speaks for itself. It's not that hip-hop is bad, or that it turned kids away from this music. It just happened as the music became based on lyrics and rhythm. We all prefer what we're used to hearing, and to expand we need exposure. This is true for everybody of any age. I also prefer what I'm used to: melodic, harmonic music. But I try to keep my ears open, and some hip-hop stuff I do like. The trick is to really listen, with open ears. Agreed?

[personunderthestairs]

agreed.. i guess thats all it takes..just listening..

well peace..

[damerchantofdeath714]

no offense, but if it weren't for hip hop, many songs such as this one would be forgotten. Only reason I picked up on it was because it was sampled by Psycho Realm: Confessions of a Drug Addict, check it out, you might like and enjoy it.

[caraphyllis]

No offense taken. It's a good point - hip hop sampling the old stuff and thereby introducing it to a new generation. In that sense, it's a good thing. BTW, although I'm not a fan I don't hate hip hop - it's a style of music and some of it is very creative. But like I wrote before, because of hip hop being the main thing for so long, the attention span of the current generation for complex music is short. But that may be starting to change again.

[damerchantofdeath714]

oh none taken. Hip hop has a wide variety of fans: those who just follow whom ever is currently popular and keep people like Ryan Secrest employeed,  and then you have the true hip hop music fan who really takes the time to listens to the word, sounds of hip hop. We research the sample songs, sound bites, and phrases used in making the compilations. But your commentary would better suit the first type of fans (hip hop) out there.

[bringbackthe1960sppl]

@damerchantofdeath714 not really true, im 15 and i discovered this stuff myself because im tired of rap and crap and i feel like this music suits me better, i wish music was still like this but of course a different style is popular right now.

[lynric7]

I'm looking for one of thier songs off of the wow ablum called "he", the one that says "he said he found himself and give away the things he called his own"

[yeatsnation]

I saw them at the fillmore east and was mesmerized/ enchanted ; went out and bought their album.

[kmsssn]

Columbia Records ruined this band. They could have been the greatest American band, with the proper space and resources.

[markbrine]

No.. Drugs did! Trust me..Our band (Instant Up) opened for them in Boston.. and I assure you, that is the case! Either way, they were a CLASS ACT! Loved 'em!

[jeevers101]

I have to agree drugs and alcohol. I played with Jerry and they had a house in the Santa Cruz Mts. Columbia did screw them big time. I thought the Grape was the best of the SF bands to come out in the 60's. Everything was crazy back then. It was a lot of fun to be there at the time.

[Jenscool]

@jeevers101 Quicksilver MS was my fav out of SF then, along with the Dead W/ Pigpen, NOW those were the days of good music.

[hugatag]

Skip Spence flipped out in 1969 in a NYC Columbia Records studio. He was put away to Bell view mental institution an ultimately spent 30 years in and out of mental institutions where he died in 1999. He was not in their last Album just the 4 remaining members and that album sucked because Spence was schizophrenic but was the brains behind this band.

[6749er]

Skip flipped out in 1968 at Albert Hotel in NYC.

Not 1969 at Columbia.

I know but you can look it up.

Was when the were recording Wow in 68.

Problems aside-They were super talented (not just Skip) truly a Great Band that could do it All.

One of the joys of being from the times & SF Bay was I got to see a whole lot of Great Grape!

[turtspot]

i remember! i had this album!

[danielahbby]

Psycho Realm - Confessions of a Drug Addict

[WDockery]

Thanks for getting this sadly unknown work, the great Moby Grape, available to the wider audience.

[Ermengarde11]

This is a song that folks would have listened to on acid back then! So floaty and gently soothing, love it! Without the acid!

[leenyburghers]

Im too young to remember this people (just !) but some of this music is incredible , bizarre and like nothing else I don't remember the sixties as I was still in primary school but i i did I think this would be how I think it would have been. Thank you for increasing this girls musical education !!!

[grathodie]

nice touch

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

This song is great man, thanks for uploading.

[benscrabble]

I loved these guys when I was in JHS, thanks to all who put their stuff on the web for all to hear.

[mackecm2]

The video doesn't matter - it's just a beautiful song.

[kdgfg]

that's right! mostly the videos suck but the music shines through.

[Stacela]

The video is terrible; you can't see them.

[buffalo611]

Just Close Your Eyes Then, It's Not About Seeing It, It's About Hearing It, Don't You Know That.

[Ermengarde11]

So true, some people judge everything by today's overproduced standards. We didn't have videos when this stuff was fresh and we did okay! I can't believe I never heard this before. Thanks!! A guy on a senior forum told me about it. I'm hooked on it now, learning it by ear.

[Stacela]

Yeah, I realize that now, I got spoiled there for a while with seeing them on their videos.

[Ashlo82]

This Video Rocks! Simply Perfect!