Moby Grape :: Truly Fine Citizen

With a mere three days in a Nashville studio and consummate Dylan producer Bob Johnston, the rugged yet sunny placidity of Moby Grape shone through on the band's ignored 1969 relic Truly Fine Citizen. Reduced to a trio after the departures of both Bob Mosley and Skip Spence, the songwriting of Peter Lewis takes the reins in a savvy and fragmentary guitar effort, with "Looper" dating back to their classic 1967 debut. To keen ears, the gems of such understated songwriting will recall similar contractual obligation efforts in the vein of Buffalo Springfield's Last Time Around.

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