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Everything Is Wrong

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Everything Is Wrong which was Moby's 6th CD (counting the EP, Move) is a very important album in his career. It helped establish the fact that he's a very eclectic artist. Before Everything Is Wrong, Moby was primarily known as a techno artist, and a pretty good one at that. However, on this album, he gives the listener a variety of different styles: ambient, dance/techno, punk rock, and pop. As a matter of fact, his next album, the infamous Animal Rights would see him concentrate on only 2 types: punk rock and ambient. It is IMHO, though, that he's at his best when he does pop/dance/techno and ambient. Whether people like him or not, they have to admit that he's an incredible musician. This album with its different styles would definitely foreshadow his 9th and breakthru album, Play. Here's the best tracks on this CD:

1) Hymn -- A great piece to open, it's a very soothing and ambient piece featuring the piano.

2) Feeling So Real -- A very infectious dance song that will have you singing the hook all day long.

5) Everytime You Touch Me -- Another infectious dance song that is alot like #2. It, too, has a catchy hook.

7) What Love -- A very hard rock song that at times reminds me of a Beck song when Moby sings during the parts that are not fast. This type of song along with track #3 would dominate his next album, Animal Rights.

8) First Cool Hive -- A great ambient and mellow piece, it may be the most recognizable track on this album because it was used in Scream as well as in TV commercials (VH-1 uses in their own ad for their morning mix). It reminds me alot of something that Enigma would do.

10) Anthem -- Another mellow, ambient piece that is a little more frenetic than First Cool Hive. It has somewhat of a techno feel to it.

12) God Moving Over the Face of the Waters -- A 7 minute plus masterpiece of visual music. One can't help but picture water when hearing this stunning tour de force of music. One of Moby's all-time greatest tracks.

13) When It's Cold I'd Like to Die -- A somewhat eerie song and way to finish the album. The woman who sings vocals on track #9 also sings the vocals on this one and does a good job.

A major music magazine hailed this album calling it one of the 20 most important albums ever. I won't go that far and say that because I feel Play is a better album and Moby's unquestioned masterpiece. However, Everything Is Wrong is no chopped liver. If you enjoyed Play then you will enjoy this album.

Moby's 1995 contribution to the world is a mixed bag of delights and mystery. "Hymn" introduces one to this collection with an almost hyper piano melody on steroids. It certainly fits into the `hymn' or a `song of praise' category, but feels repetitious despite its pleasant feel. Then the listener is attacked with nasty punk grunge-like selections of songs like, "Feeling So Real", "All That I Need Is To Be Loved" and "What Love". To be fair, these are perfectly good punk rockers. "Let's Go Free" and "Bring Back My Happiness" are probably the most confusing techno-pop I've heard in a long time. They seem like experiments rather than songs. And just when you think all is starting to fall away, the listener is treated to mellow melodic trance-inducing mood songs like, "First Cool Jive", "Into The Blue and the truly original "God Moving Over The Face Of The Waters".

While Moby could never be fit into any one specific category other than "maybe" techno-pop, his creations are always wildly imaginative. This collection is a keeper simply for so many of its unique creations on so many different levels. Moby also always keeps you guessing, as in the instance of the title track, "Everything Is Wrong" which seems so very ordinary, plodding and slow. But then he finishes the album with one of his most beautiful songs ever. `When It's Cold I'd Like To Die" is an amazing, romantic piece of music with instrumentals that flow through you like calming waves and a vocal that rivals Annie Lennox. This song is alone worth the ownership of this album. Moby can be a genius when he wants to be.

This album actually got "album of the year" by Rolling Stone on the year it was released. That tells you about its calibre. It is an absoutely top notch album all the way through. It's got a couple of somewhat trendy dance songs in it that sound somewhat dated but are still alot of fun and grow on you. Casual fans who have "Play" should get this one too as a further exploration of his creations.

This sh** is the BEST! MOBY RULES. Long LIVE M to the O to the B to the Y!!! YESS.

Moby is probably one of the most influentual dance artist to date, this album however was released before his big breakthrough in America. The music is a little diffrent to what it sounds today, but if you listen to it you can hear that certain songs are simular to what moby is making today. "Anthem" reminds me alot of "Why does my heart..." but it's more of a house song. "Into the blue" and "First cool hive" are also something for newer Moby fans. There are many slow and beautiful songs on the album like the piano song "Everything is wrong" and "God Moving Over The Face Of The Waters". my favorutes are the uptempo techno songs "Feeling so real" and "Everytime you touch me" those are simply wonderful. A few songs are almost punk-rock, they are very noisy and should be ignored. Moby is in the middle of his progress. A very good album with a great mix of diffrent flavors. Must have.

Long before there was Play, 18, the Gwen Stefani duets, or videos in spacesuits, there was Everything is Wrong, the album where Moby slid in under the radar and came into his own. It's an ambitious and groundbreaking album, that goes from piano laced ambient ("Hymn" and the seminal "God Moving Over the Face of the Waters") to infectious get-on-your-feet techno ("Feeling So Real") to trance like investigations into deeper musical channels ("First Cool Hive" and "Anthem", which is a personal favorite). Though a bit uneven, this is by far a defining album for Moby, and an extremely worthwhile listen for anyone who enjoyed "Play" or "18".

I consider Moby one of the best techno artists around to date. I find his music so soothing to listen to (except for that horrid "Animal Rights" cd). I didn't get into Moby until his breakout smash "Play" thanks to a former roommate who played that cd constantly. That was back in '99 and before "Play" was all over television and movies. After falling in love with "Play", I eventually bought Moby's underground classic "Everything is Wrong". Although "Everything is Wrong" isn't nearly as flawless as "Play" or "18", it is still an excellent Moby album. I wasn't (and still isn't) wild about the guitar-oriented tracks "All That I need is to be Loved" and "What Love". I just didn't think those songs flowed well on a mostly ambient cd. I wasn't crazy about the hip hop influenced track "Let's Go Free" either. Thankfully it was only 37 seconds long. I thought those two songs were the weakest tracks on "Everything is Wrong". Songs that I did enjoy was the opening track "Hymn" with its gorgeous piano melodies. The same with the epic "God Moving Over the Face of the Waters" and the stunning gospel-influenced "When It's Cold I'd Like to Die". Although flawed, "Everything is Wrong" is a beautiful piece of work that Moby produced and an excellent introduction to his greatness as an artist.

This is a marked departure from Moby and his regular music. If you are looking for tradiitonal Moby stay away from this CD. It is loud, a mishmash of musical instruments banging away with little listening pleasure.

Moby, the underground techno icon, put his strongest effort is to everything is Wrong. Hymn starts you with a hint of ambient, almost eclastic beauty. Feeling So Real grabs you after the second or third listen. Moby really streches musically here. Its an odd piece that really grows on you. What Love &
First Cool Hive brings us to the forefront of the depth of expresion this man is capable of. He took chances that no other artist of his time would take. With Everything is Wrong, he was finalizing the techno bible so-to-speak. We end with Into the Blue- a fantastic piece that leaves you hanging in his grooves. In 1995, Moby was awesome but most folks did not see it. Then the off beat strang attempt with Animal Rights, which even now distance himself from. If you REALLY want to know Moby, this record is a must! Beautiful spin!

I didn't like this at first, but now I find it great! It's really lighthearted and happy, foreign to what we're used to seeing on tv and radio. It has harder rock too. It's a surreal soundscape, a wonderful escape.