- Audio CD (Jun 15 1999)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Musicrama
- ASIN: B00000J6AG
- Other Editions: Audio Cassette | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#11,095 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #6 in Music > Dance & DJ > Trance
- #25 in Music > Dance & DJ > Techno
- #30 in Music > Dance & DJ > House
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Track Listings
| 1. Honey - Moby |
| 2. Find My Baby - Moby |
| 3. Porcelain |
| 4. Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? - Moby |
| 5. South Side - Moby |
| 6. Rushing - Moby |
| 7. Bodyrock |
| 8. Natural Blues - Moby |
| 9. Machete - Moby |
| 10. 7 |
| 11. Run On - Moby |
| 12. Down Slow |
| 13. If Things Were Perfect - Moby |
| 14. Everloving |
| 15. Inside - Moby |
| 16. Guitar, Flute & String |
| 17. The Sky Is Broken - Moby |
| 18. My Weakness - Moby |
Product Description
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
Product Description
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
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2.0 out of 5 stars
An Aaron Carter RIPOFF,
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This review is from: Play (Audio CD)
This guy thinks he's so clever because he "does" his own music. Well, machines do most of it, he just presses buttons. But ripping off Aaron Carter and Lizzy Maguire's style is downright atrocious. Stay away from this carbon copy borefest. I'm feeling cranky today. Get some original music by real, innovative musicians such as Cannibal Corpse, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Death, Led Zeppelin, and Tori Amos, to name but a few. Have a happy day.
2.0 out of 5 stars
simple but scary,
By Sara (Winston-Salem, NC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Play (Audio CD)
If I didn't know any better, I would think that this album was put together in a day as an afterthought. I've always been a firm believer in simplicity, but I have also been a firm believer in talent, which in the case of Moby, is nonexistant. If become a recording "artist" is this easy, what the heck an I doing? "Run On" should of been the name of all the songs.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I was looking for,
By Tanya R. Lippincott (Eden Prairie, MN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Play (Audio CD)
I have recently gotten into the likes of Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, and Orbital. Maybe it was my bad for not doing more research, but Play is boring to me and I hope I can help others with my taste avoid it. If you are looking for upbeat electonic stuff, (Prodigy Fat of the Land and Orbital II are my favs) stay far away from this. If you want repetitive gospel type singing laid over basic beats, knock yourself out.
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