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 enlarge | Artist: Moby
Label: V2
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
Buy Used: $0.75
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Rating:  651 reviews
Sales Rank: 3584
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 127049
UPC: 638812704924
EAN: 0638812704924
ASIN: B00000J6AG
Release Date: June 1, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Honey | | • | Find My Baby | | • | Porcelain | | • | Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? | | • | South Side | | • | Rushing | | • | Bodyrock | | • | Natural Blues | | • | Machete | | • | 7 | | • | Run On | | • | Down Slow | | • | If Things Were Perfect | | • | Everloving | | • | Inside | | • | Guitar, Flute & String | | • | The Sky Is Broken | | • | My Weakness |
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Amazon.com's Best of 1999
Those who have followed Moby's career are familiar by now with his deep convictions and spiritual connection. On his 1999 release, Play, he celebrates his faith in a masterful, unobtrusive way, channeling gospel and other inspirational samples through beats so earthy they could grow grass on a cement dance floor. It's impossible to separate the joy of the message from the joy of the grooves. --Beth Massa
Amazon.com essential recording
The great iconoclast of techno returns with a smooth, sacred, and exhilarating record. Play's concoction of breakbeat rhythms, ambient mixology, and inspired blues and gospel samples cry out across musical genres and histories, imparting a time-tested wisdom to beat-driven ears. Moby's devout faith--in both God and his own musical whims--give this approach a sort of legitimacy that another, less sincere artist would never have. That sincerity reverberates through the beats and instrumental eclecticism like a pulse. The soulful refrains and proclamations in "Find My Baby" and "Natural Blues" somehow nestle between straight-up dance-floor rave-ups ("Bodyrock") and melt-in-your-mouth ambience ("Inside") with an effortless grace. Moby reaches across his turntables and finds something pure--almost organic. In fact, the album feels more natural than techno is ever supposed to feel, more spiritual than what DJs are supposed to be able to muster, and more alive than it has any right to be. --Matthew Cooke
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 Brings back so many memories, It will stand the test of time August 27, 2008
Yithomit
I'm going to take a different approach to reviewing albums on Amazon. Instead of going in depth on each album and describe each album in detail, i'm going to simply rate each album with how many stars I feel each album is worth based on the below criteria. I hope this helps you make a better decision on purchasing this album with a simple individual rating. If it doesn't help read another review.
5 stars- Classic, Album goes beyond description, Perfect in every way, Could remind you of a certain time or place, Lifetime replay value.
4.5 stars- Near Classic, Incredible album, Maybe only one song that is skippable or just overall doesn't quite deserve classic status. High replay value.
4.0 stars- Awesome album. Very solid album from start to finish. Met every expectation and more. Maybe only one song or two that is skippable or just doesnt' quite deserve a classic or near classic rating. High replay value.
3.5 stars- Above average album. Solid from start to finish but there are a few songs worth skipping. Met expectations, minimal replay value.
3.0 stars- Average album. Nothing bad but nothing great either. After the initial appeal will collect dust.
2.5 stars- Major disappointment. You had high expectations that were ruined as this album is not good at all. There might be only one or two songs worth listening to. No replay value.
2.0 stars- Below average album. This album doesnt bother you to hear as background music but you would rather not listen to it if you didnt have to. No songs really appeal. No replay value.
1.5 stars- Terrible album. Makes one sick to hear it. No songs really appeal but there might be one song that you could stand to hear. Would rather throw in garbage than even waste space in your collection.
1.0 stars- Makes one cringe and the ears bleed!
*keep in mind, each album review might not be based on opinion of the band but the album itself in the bands discography
 Still beautiful to listen to... July 2, 2008
J. Tabile (San Diego, CA USA)
Just bought this CD a couple of weeks ago. I enjoyed listening to it because there's something different about these music compared to contemporary ones. Although obviously they are very modern, you can say Moby's technique of utilizing notes harks back to medieval times. The prolongation of some notes (which are hypnotizing) resembles those of the chants used in religious services. The transitions can be compared to majority of the classical/baroque music. And who could miss the vocals that resemble arias?
Play - by Moby April 29, 2008
Brigitte Truman (Chillicothe, OH USA)
This is the album that got me hooked on Moby. I've been a fan ever since.
It goes without saying, I recommend it very highly.
A Defintive Album of the 90's March 30, 2008
John J. Petersen (Pompton Plains, NJ USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In an era dominated by Grunge and Hip-hop, Moby managed to create an album which will arguably be placed on the best list of the 90's. He introduced the Blues to Electronica and made it commercially trendy.
A wonderful surprise... March 24, 2008
Riot.Doll.Vomit.Heart.
I will admit when I first bought this album, I did not like it. In fact, I hated it and would have attempted to sell it immediately, but I'd only paid five bucks or so for it in the first place so I kept it, figuring I wouldn't get much of a return. Two weeks passed with me glaring at what seemed to be wasted money in my cd rack before I finally decided to give Moby's "Play" another listen. Boy, am I glad I did.
This cd is something strange and intriguing with tracks that are pure ear candy and I enjoyed every minute of it. It's easy to fall into the "skip-a-song" trap with an album you've heard many times before, but no matter how often I listen to "Play" I never seem to get tired of it. My favorite songs are "South Side" and "Porcelain" but every track is pretty good. I'm not really a techno/dance fan but this album truly made me more open to hearing similar artists.
Just goes to show that everything deserves a second chance.
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