That has long been the story of Moby Grape, whose self-titled 1967 debut remains one of the most acclaimed albums of the psychedelic era. Today, July 15, founding guitarist, songwriter and vocalist Peter Lewis celebrates his 81st birthday.
Looking back years later in an interview with Sundazed, Lewis described Moby Grape as "a coalition of guys who were multi-talented," explaining that the band was "like the Byrds, but with the blues on it."
Yet despite the rave reviews, the band never achieved the commercial success many expected. A series of setbacks, including management disputes, legal battles, health struggles and unfortunate timing, derailed what many believed could have been one of the biggest bands of the era.
And in the liner notes for the band's acclaimed Vintage: The Very Best of Moby Grape collection, longtime Rolling Stone writer David Frickesummed up the group's enduring reputation: "They should have been contenders. They could have been champions. Moby Grape had everything going for them and, for a few brief months in late 1966 and early '67, nothing to stop them from becoming the Next Big Thing."
Although Moby Grape's time in the spotlight proved brief, the band's influence has endured. Artists ranging from Led Zeppelin and Tom Petty to R.E.M., Beck and countless others have cited the group or its members as inspirations, while generations of fans continue discovering the remarkable debut that many believe deserved a far larger audience.
Today, as Peter Lewis turns 81, Moby Grape remains one of rock's greatest "lost" bands, celebrated less for what they became than for the extraordinary music they left behind and the enduring question of what might have been.
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