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Collectively, Moby Grape probably was one of the most talented bands to come out of San Francisco area during the golden age of hippiedom. Formed in 1966 by drummer Skip Spence and manager Matthew Katz (both of whom had just been fired from Jefferson Airplane), the lineup included Jerry Miller, Peter Lewis and Spence on guitars, Bob Mosley on bass and Don Stevenson on drums. As all members sang lead and backup and contributed to songwriting, they were a Hydra of talent, easi
Tuesday just happens to be the 59th birthday of Rocks Off's personal hero, role model and by all accounts someone who smokes even more weed than we do, Thomas Earl Petty. Speaking of, it's also Snoop Dogg's birthday, which means 10/20 deserves to be a NORML holiday even more than 4/20 does. But until that happens, here's our choice for the best Tom Petty songs either written by or credited to someone else.
Mudcrutch, "Orphan of the Storm" (Mudcrutch, 2008): Of course, this had to be first - it'
