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Old 07-12-2011, 08:44 AM   #65 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Dessalines View Post
Let's see... They were been around a long time. They were seriously rhythm challenged and they could not sing worth a hoot. Sorry, not really a good band but their fans loved them because they gave a great party. So they should have gone into the party business and left making music to those who actually could play and sing and those kinds of things. These guys could not hold a candle to Moby Grape.
False.

I dig Moby Grape, so that part's not so false. I'm just saying that from an improvisational standpoint in their time, GD were damn near untouchable. And not in the slightest rhythmically challenged. Not sure where that came from.

Vocals are subjective, so I'll leave that one be.
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