Bob Mosley (ex-Moby Grape) - Discography (1972 - 2005)
Genre: Country Rock, Folk-Rock |
Year: 1972 - 2005 |
Format: FLAC (tracks+.cue) |
Quality: lossless |
Size: 1.39 GB
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List of Albums:
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Bob Mosley - 1972 - Bob Mosley [Wounded Bird WOU 2068] 2005
01. The Joker [3:41]
02. Gypsy Wedding [3:42]
03. 1245 Kearny [3:16]
04. Squaw Valley Nils [Hocked Soul] [3:11]
05. Let the Music Play [3:36]
06. Thanks [3:17]
07. Where Do the Birds Go [3:38]
08. Hand In Hand [3:03]
09. Gone Fishin' [3:23]
10. Nothing to Do [2:23]
11. So Many Troubles [4:04]
Personnel
Woodie Berry - choir, rhythm section
Ed Black - pedal steel guitar
Wayne Jackson - Arranger, horn
Andrew Lowe - Arranger, horn
The Memphis Horns - Arranger, horn
Mill Valley Rhythm Section - multi-instruments
Bob Mosley - guitar, vocals
Frank Smith - choir, rhythm section
Allen Wehr - choir, rhythm section
Review
Within a year of Moby Grape sadly crashing to a halt again after the release of the ill-fated reunion album 20 Granite Creek, Bob Mosley [who sang, played guitar, and wrote songs with the group] released his first solo album, and if 1972's Bob Mosley isn't a masterpiece on the order of Moby Grape's peerless debut album, it showed that Mosley's share of the talent that produced that great record was still in working order. Bob Mosley is a decidedly harder-rocking album than much of the Grape catalog, with Mosley and Ed Black loading up the songs with plenty of tough guitar work, but the melodies show the same blend of grace and power that marked his best work, and Mosley's pipes are in strong form here, with his blues-based vocals sounding potent and impassioned throughout [he also gets a great assist from the Memphis Horns, who add their punchy brass accents to several tracks]. "Joker" and "Where Do the Birds Go" are fiery rockers, "Let the Music Play" is the sort of anthem Grape needed in the wake of their debut, and "Thanks" and "Gone Fishin'" are country-rock workouts that fit Mosley like a glove. Bob Mosley turned out to be Mosley's first and last solo album [except for an unreleased 1974 set that didn't see release until 1999], but if he fell victim to the same bad luck that haunted Moby Grape, he at least left behind a record that proved he had the talent to make it as a solo act if he'd been dealt a better hand. Mark Deming
Bob Mosley - 1974-1977 - Never Dreamed [Taxim TX 2053-2 TA] 1999
01. There Is the Sun [3:12]
02. Dead or Alive [3:23]
03. Never Dreamed [5:15]
04. Willy Shakespeare Blues [4:32]
05. Shoot the Xylophone Man [2:33]
06. Put It Off Until Tomorrow [3:30]
07. Louisiana Mama [2:44]
08. Question [3:01]
09. Leavin' Through the Back Door [3:24]
10. Willy Shakespeare Blues [alternate take] [4:30]
11. Never Dreamed [alternate mix] [5:22]
Personnel
Bob Mosley - vocals
James Burton - guitar, dobro
Sonny Curtis - guitar, vocals
Glen D. Hardin - piano
Joe Osborn - bass
J.I. Allison - drums
Additional
J.P. Whitecloud - tambourine, vocals
Daniel Mochon - gun
Frank Arnett - steel guitar
Emory Gordy - bass
Liner Notes
The Elvis Presley Band/Buddy Holly Band/Bob Mosley Tapes
Recorded at various locations between August 1974 and January 1977
Review
For those seeking the gritty West Coast vocals or psychedelic overtones of Bob Mosley's 1972 self-titled debut, or anything resembling Moby Grape, the Never Dreamed album will not only shock, it will show another side of this talented and oft forgotten rock & roll soldier. Contrast the cover of Justin Hayward's "Question" with Mosley's original material from four years earlier, specifically the track "So Many Troubles" on the aforementioned Bob Mosley LP, producer Jean-Pierre Whitecloud choosing the song and recording only the half of the tune that is the ballad side of the Moody Blues. Mosley's tone and strength are perfect for such a challenge -- but even hardcore Moby Grape fans will be hard-pressed to recognize the voice which sounds like a cross between Richard Harris and Jerry Lee Lewis on this set of country tunes. Though the date on the liner notes states November 1999, this material was recorded in 1976/1977 when Mosley sang and played bass for Fine Wine, a band released on Polydor. Producer J.P. Whitecloud actually recorded this material with Waylon Jennings in mind as Jennings was interested in a couple of the songs Susan Whitecloud and her producer husband -- under the pseudonym Pete Delacroix though it is actually J.P. Whitecloud -- had written. Without Jennings the stellar tracks -- featuring members of Buddy Holly's Crickets as well as James Burton and Glen D. Hardin from Elvis Presley's band -- were lost in limbo. Polydor actually showed interest -- as did Bill Graham with his Columbia Records distributed label and a potential Eddie Money tour to promote this disc, were it not for the singer's Syd Barrett-style notions of going to the planet Saturn getting in the way. It's truly a great tragedy because the cover of Bill Owens and Dolly Parton's "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" is striking in its authenticity -- and could have been a Waylon Jennings smash. "Willy Shakespeare Blues" also proves Mosley could have easily made the transition from rocker to country legend had that been the focus. As Tommy James brilliant My Head, My Bed & My Red Guitar album is the textbook for great country music by a name rocker getting lost in the shuffle of the industry, this material didn't even see the light of day until 23 years later when a German label ked it up for issue. And as Tommy James kept active and his album failed to achieve the popularity it deserved despite his high profile, the excellent songs that the Whiteclouds co-wrote here can't be blamed for languishing on the shelf for decades; they were victims of a business that thinks in terms of dollars rather than art. "Shoot the Xylophone Man" not only sounds like the killer, Jerry Lee, it would be perfect for him, the elegant guitar lines running as quick as the bass and piano in wonderful fashion. Mosley cut the vocals in one day, sometimes in one take, but they sound great and give this project added caché bringing the opening track, "There Is the Sun," a commercial flair missing in some of Mosley's own work. This could be likened to Bill Withers participation on Grover Washington, Jr.'s "Just the Two of Us," a collaboration that generated something special. The project is the vision of producer/arranger Jean-Pierre Whitecloud and, perhaps, should have been credited to him and Mosley together. For Moby Grape fans it will be an oddity, for Bob Mosley it is a remarkable indication of what could have been. Joe Viglione
Mosley Grape - 1989 - Live at Indigo Ranch [SFSound SFS-04880] 1999
01. This Time [6:38]
02. Cold Beer [3:14]
03. Took It All Away [5:47]
04. Move Down Town [6:15]
05. Struck Out Again [4:50]
06. All Over Town [2:54]
07. What's the Use [3:33]
08. Mojo Man [8:04]
09. This Rut [5:50]
10. Crazy Money [3:52]
11. Lonesome Highway [4:54]
12. Want to Leave Me [4:13]
13. Cajun Song [4:24]
14. Theresa [7:08]
Bob Mosley - 2003 - True Blue [Taxim TX2078-2 TA] 2005
01. Can't Keep A Good Man Down [4:59]
02. Come Back Woman [4:03]
03. Just Like A Fool [4:25]
04. Wineo [3:32]
05. Never [4:55]
06. Sad and Blue [3:13]
07. Rainbows End [Used to be my Friend] [3:35]
08. To the Sea [4:37]
09. As Far As It Goes [3:18]
10. Poor Man [4:16]
11. Dusty Old Road [2:41]
12. Lazy Me [3:53]
Personnel
Bob Mosley - vocals, bass, guitar
Dale Ockermon - slide guitar, piano, organ
James Preston - drums
Bob Tatam - harmonica
Recorded November 2003 @ Knight Star Studio, San Rafael CA
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