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"I'd hate me too!"
Moby talks about his annoying public persona, the presidential election, his sex life and his brand-new album.
By Scott Lamb [2008-04-07]

  • "Play" has aged well

    I freely admit that I myself got sick of Moby - the endless ads, the overexposure - by early 2000...

    But believe it or not, while lazily rummaging thru my CD collection (just yesterday) I found my copy of "Play" - which I had not listened to in ages.

    I put on "Bodyrock" (Best. Workout. Song. Ever.)...and just like I did 9 years ago, I almost involuntarily began to shake my unhip, uncoordinated South Asian booty all over my apartment. =)

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    I probably will not buy Moby's new album; frankly, I've never been a huge club/techno fan. (Sadly, it's people like me who probably got the poor guy branded a sellout by "hardcore" techno fans & purists)

    Yet I still love "Play" for the way it melded blues, funk and rock to driving loop beats. The 21st century brought the advent of mash-up albums between Jay-Z and the Beatles, etc. - but back in '99, "Play" was ballsy, fresh and innovative.

    And FWIW: It has aged very well, Moby.

    -- lonewolfy
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    Sunday, April 6, 2008 08:19 PM
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