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Tracklist
1. Hey Grandma
2. Mr Blues
3. Fall on You
4. 8: 05
5. Come in the Morning
6. Omaha
7. Naked, If I Want To
8. Someday
9. Ain't No Use
10. Sitting by the Window
11. Changes
12. Lazy Me
13. Indifference
The Moby Grape, formed in San Francisco in 1966 by the Jefferson Airplane drummer Skip Spence, released this self-titled debut work back in 1967.
Many consider this album psychedelic even though it has very little psychedelia. Perhaps they are misled by the fact that Skip Spence was once part of the "hyper-psychedelic" Jefferson Airplane. The album, instead, has strong blues overtones and some country influences.
However, on one thing we can certainly agree: This album can be considered as "the best debut record in rock history" and thus the finest debut work of all time.
The album opener is: "Hey Grandma" infused with wonderful beat melodies and fantastic vocal harmonies in which all five members of the band participate. Along the lines of the opening track, "Fall on You" and "Changes" are also played.
The composition that most fascinates the listener, however, is "Indifference". The track shows all the creative genius of Skip Spence (and the massive doses of LSD he used).
The track that immediately grabs you for its catchiness is: "Come in the Morning". This track owes all its charm to the splendid bass line and the usual but still extraordinary vocal patterns.
Coffee break while listening to the slow and short ballad "Naked, If I Want To" before starting again with the sensual and cunning "Someday".
Unfortunately, dear readers, life is strange, and so, due to poor management and various misfortunes (read drugs and legal issues) Moby Grape went from being a "New and Great Promise of Californian Rock" to quickly acquiring the title of "Great Unfulfilled Promise", disappearing from the significant music scene.
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
01 Hey Grandma (02:32)
Hey Grandma, you're so young
Your old man's just a boy
Been a long time this time (pow-pow-pow)
Been a long time this time (pow-pow-pow)
Been a long time this time round, this time round
Everything is upside down, upside down
Sure lookin' good
You're lookin' so good
You're sure lookin' good
SF freak scene was on my mind
Fillmore Slim is just a-wasting time
Well I got high this time (pow-pow-pow)
Well I got high this time (pow-pow-pow)
Well I got high this time round, this time round
Everything is upside down, upside down
Cause your lookin' good
You're lookin' so good
You're sure lookin' good
Robitussin make me feel so fine
Robitussin and Elderberry wine
Hey Grandma
Hey Grandma
Hey Grandma
Hey Grandma...
03 Fall on You (01:56)
Yes, I know, it's fallin'
Yes, I know, it's fallin'
Did you ever get the feeling
That your baby's gonna set you free?
Won't she tell you why it's over?
Do you sit and wonder "Was it me?"
You try and tell her she'll be sorry
It'll happen with somebody new
But all the time you're worried 'bout
The pain that's gonna fall on you
You forgot to make a payment
And they're gonna disconnect your phone
You better pay up what you owe
They're gonna try and repossess your home
They want their bread in the morning
Plus your next month's payment, too
But all the time you're worried 'bout
The pain that's gonna fall on you
You caught your baby cheatin'
But you say you love her any way
But all the time you're thinkin'
Just to find a way to make her pay
You think to leave her broken hearted
Is the only thing that you can do
But all the time you're worried 'bout
The pain that's gonna fall on you
Yes, I know, it's fallin'
Yes, I know, it's fallin'
05 Come in the Morning (02:16)
Come in the morning
When the sun is shining
Bring me a dream
With the sun beams climbing
Above my head, yeah
To light another day for me
Stay with me now, tomorrow...
Come what may
Girl, come what may
Come in the morning
When most people are sleeping
Drifting in slumber
While others are keepin'
A light burning brightly
Come with me
I'll show you the way
Stay with me now, tomorrow...
I'm asking only
Cause if you're lonely
You gotta let me know
Enjoy the wonders
Of life and love
Before you have to go
Let me know
Come on, I need...
Stay with me now, tomorrow...
Come what may, come what may...
Come what may, come what may...
Come in the morning
When the sun is shining
Bring me a dream
With the sun beams climbing
Above my head, yeah
To light another day for me!
Stay with me now, tomorrow...
Come what may
Girl, come what may
You know I love you (Come what may)
You know that I need you (Come what may)
I don't want nobody else, baby (Come what may)
I don't need nobody, nobody else, baby (Come what may)
I just want your love (Come what may)
06 Omaha (02:25)
Listen, my friends!
Listen, my friends!
Listen, my friends!
You thought never but
I'm your's forever
Won't leave you ever
Now my friends
What's gone down behind
No more rain
From where we came
Get under the covers, yeah!
All of your lovin'
Beneath and above ya
Bein' in love!
07 Naked, If I Want To (00:57)
Would you let me walk down your street
Naked if I want to?
Can I pop fireworks
On the Fourth of July?
Can I buy an amplifier
On time?
I ain't got no money now,
But I will pay you before I die.
08 Someday (02:43)
Someday,
Tomorrow will come.
Though I'm not afraid of today,
That's for sure.
You laughed at me,
For the last time.
You've got to understand,
It just wasn't in the plan.
To me, your life was ended,
When I said goodbye to you.
Ah ha ha, you laughed at me,
For the last time.
Now there's nothing left,
Tired of playing games.
Your mind is lost,
In a world that wasn't made for you,
Though I feel the same way, too
I still got some things to do.
11 Changes (03:24)
Changes! (Changes!)
Changes! (Changes!)
I'm sure the cure is not there,
Anywhere to be found
Changes! (Changes!)
Changes! (Changes!)
Rearranging things to bring me down
People fill the air
Everywhere, with their changes
Everyday, every way, I found!
I try to sympathize with their problems
But my changin' self
Won't keep up with nobody else
Here today, gone away
Friends we knew, places too
Alright now, everybody changes
Changes! (Changes!)
Changes! (Changes!)
I'm sure the cure is not there,
Anywhere to be found
Changes! (Changes!)
Changes! (Changes!)
Rearranging things to bring me down
People fill the air
Everywhere, with their changes
Everyday, every way, I found!
I try to sympathize with their problems
But my changin' self
Won't keep up with nobody else
Here today, gone away
Friends we knew, places too
Alright now, everybody changes
Everybody changes
But the weather's fine
Everybody changes...
12 Lazy Me (01:47)
What is this feeling my heart gets when I see you smile?
And why can't I say to you "Come with me just for a while"?
I guess I'll never know why
I'll just lay here and decay here
What is the answer God's children look for in my mind?
And who are the father's of lost lovers drifting through time?
I guess I'll never know why
I'll just lay here and decay here
Who holds the blank thoughts of people when nothing is said?
And who turns the lights out after you've gotten in bed?
I guess I'll never know why
I'll just lay here and decay here
13 Indifference (04:13)
What a difference a day has made
What a difference a day has made
What a difference and more of the same
What's that song you're singing?
Just a bell ringing in my mind
What's that tune you're bringing?
Just part of what there is to find
What a difference a day has made
What a difference a day has made
What a difference and more of the same
What's this deeper here?
Something that you've always been
Is it you I've finally found?
Brought you up, now brings you down
What a difference a day has made
What a difference a day has made
What a difference and more of the same
What's this song you're bringing?
Just a bell ringing in my mind
Is it forever ever?
That's the part that blows my mind
What a difference and more of the same...
Just one thing I got to say
Try some today, now, baby
Try some now
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