Truly Fine Citizen

Moby Grape | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 6, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
• ASIN: B000UVPJSM
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,135 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Changes, Circles Spinning

2. Looper

3. Truly Fine Citizen

4. Beautiful Is Beautiful

5. Love Song

6. Right Before My Eyes

7. Open Up Your Heart

8. Now I Know High

9. Treat Me Bad

10. Tongue-Tied

11. Love Song, Part Two

12. Rounder (live)

13. Miller's Blues (live)

14. Changes (live)

15. Skip's Song ("Seeing" demo rec.)

16. Looper (demo rec.) [previously unissued]

17. Soul Stew (instrumental) [previously unissued]

18. Cockatoo Blues ("Tongue-Tied" demo rec.) [previously unissued]

Editorial Reviews

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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 6-NOV-2007

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grapes "worst' still rates 5 stars with me!!, November 7, 2007

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Walker Reddick "dragnetman" (milledgeville , Ga. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Truly Fine Citizen (Audio CD)

I've had all of the Grapes albums in almost every format through the years . First bought Truly Fine Citizen in the Woolworth cut- out bin around 1972. Liked it then and like it even more now . A lot of folks think this is their weakest LP. It IS their most laid back LP. Back to basics ,countryish , folky ..whatever ..it's still a quality album from a quality band. Much better than WOW. The only fault I can find with this and the other Sundazed Grape reissues are the recycled "Vintage Grape" EXTRAS. Lets face it the people that buy these reissues are already Grape fans and have the Sony set. They dont really hurt the Album but I cant help but think that there have to be other rarities that could have been included. Anyhow, get this and all of the Sundazed Moby Grape reissues.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Underrated Grape, October 4, 2007

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Clifford P. Beede (Stuyvesant, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Truly Fine Citizen (Vinyl)

Yeah, it's true that this was a contractual obligation album. And it only had 3 members of the original group (Peter Lewis, Dan Stevenson, and Jerry Miller). And it was recorded in only a few days with a minimum of rehearsing and studio work. I still think it's a lot better than most critics rate it. A very interesting and solid blend of blues and country, especially "Changes, Circles Spinning", the howling "Looper", "Right Before My Eyes", the title track, etc. In fact, this sits comfortably next to the earlier Moby Grape '69, even if it's not quite as polished. I find it far more listenable than the later 20 Granite Creek (or even Wow;--great album, but so very disjointed and confused). Best way to approach Truly Fine Citizen is with an open mind. With the imminent release of the CD in November(finally! and with bonus tracks!)maybe it will finally have it's day.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally on CD!, November 19, 2007

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Clifford P. Beede (Stuyvesant, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Truly Fine Citizen (Audio CD)

I've reviewed this album before in its vinyl version, and my opinion hasn't changed. This is a terribly underrated album that really deserves another listen. Solid country and blues throughout, and if you can't fairly compare it to the Grape's debut (which is like comparing any 60's group to the Beatles--you're never gonna win)Truly Fine Citizen holds up very well as a modest, enjoyable release by 3/5ths of the original group. The bonus tracks are decent if not essential--much better than the bonus Grape Jam recordings.
All in all, I once listed this as one of the "Great Albums That Should Be On CD, But Aren't", and now I can happily remove it from that list!