Play - Moby

When you first listen to this album you'll be surprised how familiar all the tracks are. Thats because every one is either on an advert or TV/Film soundtrack. If you've heard him live though you may be slightly disappointed as it lacks the edge of his his live performances. There is a lot of different styles but at the same time a lot of similarity and repetition. A few excellent tunes, "Natural Blues", "Why does my heart....", "Porcelain" & "My ...

TallPaul73 25.07.2000 · Read full review
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I think it's well established that this is a classic album, so if I may, I'll go on about his "Play" tour which I caught at the Point Theatre Dublin on December 29th 2000. I really wasn't sure if he would be able to cut it live - would we just hear a backing track, albeit a very fine one? Although a lot of the music was obviously pre-recorded, it didn't matter, as Moby himself sang live, as did the brilliant backing singer (from Manchester), who ...
...The light show was absolutely spellbinding, and the sound was excellent (I was towards the back of the theatre.) Moby interacted well with the crowd, and made lots of Irish references which cheered everyone. He even played a version of "My Lovely Horse" from Father Ted. The only thing I could fault was Moby's singing - he can't sing for toffee, alas, but in keeping with Bob Dylan and Shane McGowan, song-writing geniuses can be forgiven for indulging ...

ildamiano 08.01.2001 · Read full review
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Man of the moment moby. I first took notice of this man on the release of tomorrow never dies the bond film. You see moby did a re mix of the bond music and it rocked, I loved it, so I kept an eye out for him and sure enough his name poped up again and now everyone loves him, making this album no 1. Hits such as natural blues getting a re release and why does my heart and porcelain. Moby is music god cos he knows what people want to listen to. He ...

sayman 14.09.2000 · Read full review
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I originally bought this album merely because I saw it on special offer online and thought if I didn't like it then I would flog it again. However having listened to it, I now really like it, having originally bought it for the single Porcelain - I know this seems like an expensive way to get one track. Overall I am not that much of a dance music fan, but this album has changed my outlook somewhat. There is a good range of tracks, although Porcelain ...

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From the first time I heard "Honey" from Play, I was hooked. There are really two different sounds mixed onto Play. The first half of the album, which is my favorite of the two samples all old soul record type sounds. Songs Like "Run On", "Find My Baby", are kind of line old barber shop quartet songs, only with that Moby twist. The second half is similar to an earlier Moby release "Ambient" (also recommended). These are light, airey tunes with basically ...
...people around here had only heard "Bodyrock" but the rest of the Cd really isn't like that at all. It isn't really dance music. Moby plays all his own instruments, and that's pretty amazing as well. Another extra is the essays written by Moby himself about his philosophies. All in all, it is a wonderful CD, and I would recommend it to anyone that asked me about it. ...

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This is the geezer who is probably best known for the fact that he draws cartoons for his videos, and a long time ago, Ron Dixon from Brookside had a van with the same name. Moby takes this whole 'I'm going to do everything myself' too far. He wrote, performed, produced, engineered and mixed this album by himself. A tad silly, no? Well yes. He probably had to do a hell of a lot of work, but by cutting out the middlemen he's probably made himself ...
...ideas to suit anyone elses ideals, which is a good thing. It's a good album. I listen to it loads, and it's surprising just how many of the tracks I instantly liked, and how many I'd heard before. This guy is seriously popular, his music is used everywhere (adverts, The Beach etc.) Listen out for 'Why does my heart feel so bad', 'Porcelain' and 'Bodyrock'. These are my personal favourites. And also, Natural Blues is fantastic. At least listen out ...

simonpear2000 25.06.2000 · Read full review
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I've yet to hear of anyone who doesn't love this album. It's taken a while to make its mark, having been released early last summer, but the cream always rises to the top. Fusing superlative ambient melodies and etheral vocals to often pounding rhythms, one marvellous track follows another, and another. The 18 tracks are sequenced in a way that captures your attention (the hypnotic "Find My Baby" could make the dead groove), then keeps it courtesy ...

EnglishPatient 02.08.2000 (22.03.2001) · Read full review
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Moby is an artist that I didn't fancy listening to to much at first. At the time when I first heard the album, he had only had one single released, and that wasn't all too brilliant. However, the album hasn't recieved enough praise. It is one of the best albums, if not the best in the year. It is so varied and each of the tunes is a great one - there aren't any on the album that are too annoying or dislikeable. If you like Moby's music, or know ...
...you. However, if you are not sure about his music then I would recommend a listen to in a library or at a friends before purchase. I would strongly recommend this album to anyone who likes Moby, and although I wouldn't recommend it as much to those who haven't heard his music before, I still think most people would like his music. ...

craigy_baby_2000 11.12.2000 · Read full review
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This is Moby's most famous album to date and the one which has brought him international fame. Aside from the numerous number ones, this album also has every track being featured in an advertisement. Bizaare, but true. There's Porcelain and Natural Blues, and Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? All great tracks. There're also a few you'll probably recognise from adverts, but didn't know were by Moby. Welcome surprises. The quality of the album suffers ...

ronniec 07.11.2000 · Read full review
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...buy for music lovers. The play album is, i would say, moby's best yet, with some really classy tunes that stay humming in your head for ages. Apart from the classics Porcelain and Natural Blues, there are some other gems on this generous helping of musical wonder. Most notably are numbers 1, repetitive but superb, 13, unlucky number but an excellent song and of course 15, i think you will all love that. Pick it up at Woolworths, HMV or Vigin and ...

reginold 30.07.2000 · Read full review
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...when i first put the play album in my cd player. This album is the ultimate CD not only to relax to but to also get you going. It starts off with the more relaxing songs like "porcelain" and "Natural Blues" but then mixes in with them you can find a more of a rock + dance influence. The song "bodyrock" makes you wanna do just that, it has a great beat that will get you dancing straight away. There are songs on this album for every type of music ...
...feel so bad?" This is a kind of love song that you can put on when you are feeling down and it will be sure to get you going again. South side is another good song, but only if you put all the bass on and at full blast. You just have to feel the beat hit you. A look inside the album cover will give you a welcome break too where you can read some of the things that moby himself has written about the world we live in. It really gives you something ...

leggb 08.07.2001 · Read full review
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This album Moby - Play, is quite old, now so people who are sitting out there and have not bought this yet, then get up off of your ass and go and buy it! I can probably safely say that most people have this album as it was and still is advertised everywhere without you knowing! This album has LOADS of songs which are featured all over the TV! If you watch TV then you must have heard a lot of the songs on this album as people think they are SO good, ...
...One advert was a car advert for the Almearer , and the song played for that advert was Porcelain, i think, but it WAS one of moby's, im just not sure which one because he has SO many cool songs on his album! I know most people will have stopped reading by now because they already have this album! So, if you are still reading, i am REALLY going to stress, that you buy this album. It is not full of all this "pop music", or any of that "heavy metal," ...

Shammy 14.05.2001 · Read full review
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...enough by this album to play it again and again, dispite the album title telling me to! I do admire Moby, the man himself. The inlay describes his views on life, and he is a very intellectual man, and live, he does perform well. Moby plays all of the instruments on this album, and also produces, mixes and engineers it, which is a great achievement for anybody, especially as the album has done so well. I have warmed to the album since playing it ...

danradders 30.12.2000 · Read full review
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Having not thought much of Moby's previous albums, I was a touch hesitant to delve into "Play", but after much pushing from my friends, I listened to it. And my, my, my - was it good? YES! From The opening bars of "Honey" right down to the last note of "My Weakness", it is a music journey through the mind of the shaven headed American. It features tracks that particularly stand out - such as the swooshing "Porcelain", the gospel-choir-esque "Natural ...

Kozinski 22.11.2000 · Read full review
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This is perhaps one of the most desired albums of this new century, and quite rightly so! This particular album has rightly earned itself rave reviews with the critics, and you can't go a couple of minutes without hearing one of the many brilliant tracks from the album on the television, on the radio or in the cinema etc. Unsurprisingly each and every track has been copyrighted in some way or another for usage in movies or adverts etc. highlighting ...
...a fresh new sound, with no exceptions, right from the opening track, Honey, right up to My Weakness at the end. Richard Hall (Moby) has really got himself onto the pop-stage at long last, and not unjustly! For me the highlight tracks are the haunting melodies of 'Natural Blues' and the crazy beats of 'Bodyrock'. Let's just hope that Richard can release this standard of album consistently! This really is a 'must have' album, and anyone can be proud ...

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