Moby Grape.
There are few albums you can point to (Silk Degrees, Sgt. Pepper, Dream Into Action, Gaudi) where every single song is a great song, but that was Moby Grape’s first album.
The Grape had three big problems. The first was common to most bands: the material on their first album had been crafted and perfected over years’ of playing. But the demand for a second album came quick and they didn’t have enough backlog. Their second album was pretty terrible. (Again, anyone know the name of Boz Scaggs’ first album after Silk Degrees? I don’t think it had one hit).
Second, drugs. They were terrible druggies.
Third, they hired Steve Katz to be their manager and he (on his part) shrewdly got them to sign away everything including the name. Even reconstituted with some of the members, they could never again play as Moby Grape.
I urge you to listen to their first album. Three lead guitarists, well designed songs, honest/realistic vocals.
Thanks, giving Moby Grape a try.
Moby Grape was great.
Ahh the hippy daze, Its a beautiful day...