Moby Grape
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Moby Grape is an American rock band from the late 1960s San Francisco scene, known for blending psychedelic rock, blues, and country with intricate three-guitar arrangements and rich vocal harmonies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moby Grape canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1966 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Big Brother and the Holding Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jefferson Airplane NERFINISHED ⓘ Quicksilver Messenger Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | 1960s counterculture ⓘ |
| associatedWithScene | San Francisco music scene ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | debut album widely acclaimed by critics ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Moby Grape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| genre |
acid rock
ⓘ
blues rock ⓘ country rock ⓘ folk rock ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssues | trademark disputes over band name ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
blues
ⓘ
country music ⓘ folk music ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
country rock
ⓘ
power pop ⓘ |
| instrumentationFeature | three lead guitarists ⓘ |
| member |
Bob Mosley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Skip Spence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameOrigin |
inspired by phrase “What’s big and purple and lives in the ocean?”
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play on the title of the novel “Moby-Dick” ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Grape Jam
NERFINISHED
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Moby Grape NERFINISHED ⓘ Wow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rich vocal harmonies
ⓘ
three-guitar arrangements ⓘ |
| notableSong |
8:05
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Fall on You NERFINISHED ⓘ Hey Grandma NERFINISHED ⓘ Omaha NERFINISHED ⓘ Sitting by the Window NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopularityPeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
| performanceReputation | tight live performances ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| vocalistsCount | multiple lead vocalists ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | multi-part harmonies ⓘ |
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