Moby Grape - Skip's Song (US 1969)

"Skip's Song" aka "Seeing"
Sixth track on side two of Moby Grape '69.
Written by Skip Spence
Recorded November 6, 1967.

Moby Grape is an American rock group from the 1960s, known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting and that collectively merged elements of folk music, blues, country, and jazz together with rock and psychedelic music. Due to the strength of their debut album, several critics consider Moby Grape to be the best rock band to emerge from the San Francisco music scene in the late sixties. The group continues to perform occasionally. As described by Jeff Tamarkin, "The Grape's saga is one of squandered potential, absurdly misguided decisions, bad-luck, blunders and excruciating heartbreak, all set to the tune of some of the greatest rock and roll ever to emerge from San Francisco. Moby Grape could have had it all, but they ended up with nothing, and less."

Peter Lewis rhythm guitar, vocals
Bob Mosley bass, vocals
Jerry Miller lead guitar, vocals
Don Stevenson drums, vocals
Skip Spence - vocals

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[Amicus1952]

Can you imagine standing in front of an instrument, hearing Skip say "Hey, I got one...wanna try this?"

Then getting blasted away with pure emotion turned into chords and words?

[jackhillty1]

beautiful

[TheBorjamz]

Can I buy an amplifier on time?



[JessicaElder]

the Robert Plant version is awesome but why do we have to compare? Very different voices. I love Skip's voice though. He really does emote. Plus he wrote the song, that's why it's called Skip's song. He was an original member of Jefferson Airplane as well! (As in before Grace Slick)

[katrastrophy]

@Amicus1952 I can now , thanks for that visual-I thought I was there:)

[Ward1997]

Another example of Skips talent is a Moby Grape song Hey Grandma

[Ward1997]

Got a chance in 1994 to meet and jam with Skip in our Apartment. At the time Skip would go in and out one minute he would be there, the next he played,. That day we played ever song it seemed, that Moby and himself had ever wrote and performed! It was a grate Honor to even be in the same room let alone meet and jam on a guitar with him,( most diffenetly the most talented musician) in my opinion, to come out of the mid-60's bands of that eara. Again what grate honor it was to meet Skip

[concretepigeon1]

Robert Plant!There is far more emotion in this chaps` voice i believe.

[soltisimba]

Love the three guitar sound. One of the best groups I ever saw live. RIP Skippy.

[mrmdsidebottom]

No - he's not a good singer as Robert Plant - but the song is superb - raw emotion with raw composition = special

[mrmdsidebottom]

Untouchable music.

[staggza]

he is a good singer, but its not robert plant is it?