Oar (Deluxe Edition)

Get the first Grape album along with this. We had alternative music back then too. Not all of us grooved to Crosby, Stills and Nash and dear I say, the Eagles (though they came on the scene a littlle later).

By far one of the most ingenious psychedelic albums of my collection

I think they mean 1969

Great album.

Wrong... !...

as many reviewers have already stated, this is a great album to have if you enjoyed Syd Barrett's solo career. Has a similar intimate yet slightly askew feel to it. Some of the guitar playing is just amazing too, but in a different way than you would think. I should mention that iTunes has this album listed as being released 1949 however, that is a typo; the album was actually released 1969.

I read the "release date" while listening to the first track. It blew my mind. Then I realized that one should never believe iTunes blindly... It was still pretty amazing that the album was released in 1969. But a little less so. It is really fun to find another tripped out guy like Barrett to listen to though. Skip's a little less whimsical though. Not a bad thing, just the main difference.

This album is the best album made by a loon.Period.If you're into Syd Barrett,Then you'll love this. War in Peace and Cripple Creek would be the highlights among this gem

Former Jefferson Airplane drummer and Moby Grape rhythm guitarist Skip Spence left us with this beautiful artifact from the late 1960s, a true solo album on which he literally plays every instrument and handles all the singing and songwriting duties. This is the portrait of an artist with demons that will not be everyone's cup of tea. However, if you're a fan of the Grape, mind-expanding 1960s music, and/or wasted-loner-psychedelic-folk-country-rock albums with affecting and twisted lyrics, I think you will love "Oar." Rockers such as "Little Hands," "Diana," and the mind-blowing "War In Peace" at times recall the work of contemporaries like Moby Grape, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and even Cream, but are all stamped with the mark of Spence's unique vision. Sounding at times like Kris Kristofferson but with a better voice and more psychedelic journeys under his belt, Spence shines on the acoustic country-influenced numbers like "Dixie Peach Promenade" and "Weighted Down (The Prison Song)," while the guitar picking on "Cripple Creek" is simply gorgeous. The remaining songs are more experimental (especially tracks 13-22, which is bonus material to the original album), often featuring only vocals, bass guitar, and drums, and might sound like simple backing tracks to some ears. Be that as it may, selections such as "Margaret-Tiger Rug" and "It's The Best Thing For You" have a bizarre charm to them, and the intense polyrhythms of "Grey/Afro" have significant transportative powers, believe me. An album like nothing else and perfect for listeners with a taste for adventurous music.