Moby - Play

Reviews of Play

Rating Summary
4 by Rolling Stone Since he put New York on the techno map with the seminal 1990 trance track "Go," Moby has gone on to become a decent punk rocker, a virtuous ambient doodler and an even better soundtrack composer. But... Read more
n/a by www.villagevoice.com But though the blues and gospel and more gospel testify not just for song but for body and spirit, they wouldn't shout anywhere near as loud and clear without the mastermind's ministrations--his grooves, his pacing, his textures, his harmonies, sometimes his tunes... Read more
n/a by www.ew.com What could've been a condescending gimmick yields some of the year's most haunting, and haunted, music. Read more
n/a by www.eonline.com Unlike so many other cut-and-paste experiments, this actually sounds like music and not a clever science project. Read more
n/a by www.cdnow.com Although it may appear frantic, Play is an eclectic and coherent work where Moby accesses an array of sounds from his milieu of influences. Read more
n/a by www.armchair-dj.com The most consistently lovely album of his career. Read more
n/a by www.mtv.com It's a well-thought-out, catchy, and complex body-rocker of a record from beginning to end, with only one or two minor missteps. Read more
n/a by NME In ploughing a unique furrow in pop music, he demands your enjoyment as much as your respect. Read more
n/a by www.q4music.com Play's inventiveness will restore his reputation as a puck-like, maverick talent. Read more
n/a by www.splendidezine.com This time out, Moby manages to establish himself not only as a talented multi-instrumentalist and genre-jumper, but as someone who can write interesting songs in a variety of genres -- a point he's missed in the past. Read more
n/a by uk.launch.yahoo.com At the risk of once again alienating fans--as well as purists who may consider this treading on sacred ground--Moby has taken another set of disparate influences and "translated" them into a futuristic language that's all his own. Read more
n/a by www.almostcool.org It's a fun, varied excursion. Read more
n/a by www.theonionavclub.com His most accessible, mature work to date. Read more
n/a by www.salon.com On his cunningly crafted CD, the restless techno composer cleverly constructs a bridge between electronic dance music and the black Southern styles that form the basis of most American rock and pop. Read more
n/a by www.nudeasthenews.com Unfortunately, the last third of the CD isn’t nearly as good as the first two-thirds. Read more
n/a by www.sonicnet.com Play is a modest, charming little record built on a few simple ideas, and a winner on its own low-key terms: Moby has made the first electronic blues album. Read more
n/a by Pitchfork Media In short, it's fun and functional, yet disposable. Read more