Moby Grape at Monterey Pop - footage of 'Hey Grandma'

Enjoy, and let's hope that more of the set shows up.

 

Thanks.

 

They should have been the American Beatles.

 

They are, every time I play the first album.

 

I think I read elsewhere that Lazy Me was also filmed; That may be it though; I believe Pennabaker only filmed 1 or 2 songs for most acts until the last day when he filmed most of it .

 

Who introduces them? Bill Graham?

 

Tommy Smothers.

 

Wow.

 

The 'Moby Grape Live' CD has only four songs from Monterey, and, although the introduction is there, Hey Grandma is omitted.

1. "Introduction" - 1.16
   
2. "Indifference" (Spence) - 3:07
   
3. "Mr. Blues" (Bob Mosley) - 1:56
   
4. "Sitting By The Window" (Lewis) - 2:53
   
5. "Omaha" (Skip Spence) - 2:43

Moby Grape Live - Wikipedia

 

I've always suspected they played longer than 11 minutes.

 

Jerry Miller really is one of the great unsung guitarists (certainly for his era).

 

I know that Tommy's shtick was always to be a little befuddled and slow on the uptake. But you wouldn't think he was portraying his "character" on this occasion, and he's even more so than usual. One suspects that perhaps…

 

I say for any era. He absolutely does not get the credit he deserves when the great guitarists are discussed.

 

Only Skippy is seen singing on this clip, so I assume Don Stevenson must be providing the harmony, as there are two parts heard. Interesting. Was it they who sang on the studio recording?

 

Pure fire. Thanks for sharing that.

 

“The brief Monterey performance is now legitimately available on the 2010 release Historic Live Moby Grape Performances 1966-1969.“
Bootleg Bin: Moby Grape – Monterey Pop Festival, June 17, 1967

 

Yes, you can see it better on The Steve Paul Scene video:

 

Even there it refers to them performing only four songs, with a recent update.

 

Thank you

 

I've also seen references to them doing Stop and Fall on You as well.

 

The movie of Monterey Pop has some iconic performances in it but when you realize what performers were left on the cutting room floor you realize that the film could have been way better; I think Pennabaker wanted to make the festival seem more like a world music festival and less of a showcase for San Francisco acts than the event actually was.

 

Off topic, not to mention the ridiculous footage of Jefferson Airplane and Today, where Marty is singing lead, but the camera focuses on only Grace through the entire song. I guess Pennebaker thought Grace would be a bigger draw than Marty, but I read somewhere that Marty wasn't too pleased about it.

 

I think the Smothers Brothers were sort of at the epicenter of the 60s....they turned up at a lot of key events.

 

It was a scene man!

 

and not all managers, artists and labels granted permission to be in the film..... just like Woodstock where several artists got screwed by not being in the original film and record.