Play

Very chilled out album with some unexpected classics. A couple of the middle tracks were a bit underwhelming though.

i kind of resent the fact that i enjoyed this because moby seems to be like a miserable little dude who uses his ~tortured artist~ persona to be a womanizing creep who keeps bad company.

Really enjoyed this. Definitely lost some steam as I went along but I was distracted. Much stronger than tricky.

Ambient, moody, but light. Good music to work by.

I was pleasantly surprised by this album. But I have to admit the first song was a bit disappointing. The rock-style songs are the best. "Play" also has the song everyone knows: "Porcelain". I believe this album is peak Moby. 4 stars for "Play".

My reaction to the first few tracks was” this is really good music. I like it but don’t feel emotionally invested “. But it got deeper as it progressed. Very moving in the end. Grateful to have found this one.

电子和乐器的结合非常完美，悦耳

9/17/24. First time listening through the whole thing although I know the more famous tracks. Still holds up as a great electronic album and for me, very nostalgic sounding. Keeper for sure!

Very good

One of the very first albums I brought as a kid! There is some belters on this album, it does tail off a bit toward the end however... I think this album shaped my love of taking samples and making something new out of them. It's certainly not perfect but a good 7.5 outta 10

I have never been 100% sold on Moby, saying that he has had a long career now so that is not easy these days. On listening to this album it has aged really well and there are some great tracks on here, shame he is a bit of a wally in some respects. Stand out tracks: - Honey - Find my baby - Porcelain - Why does my heart feel so bad? - South Side - Natural Blues - Run On

Surprised I actually liked this one.

Better than I expected. Most of the songs that I liked the best were released as singles so I probably have more history with this album than I consciously thought. Some great production and sounds that would be used again and again on future dance pop hits. Definitely an inspirational album for aspiring pop stars of the time and probably still used as a yardstick for dance album production. Will I go out and buy it? No. Will I download it? No. Will I download some songs? Sure. Considering this is not in my normal wheelhouse, Moby can consider that a win. Although, I’m sure he wouldn’t lose any sleep if I hated it either.

I really like this album even though I don’t usually like electronic music. It’s well done. But the looping does get monotonous on a few tracks. But the use of actual instruments makes the difference. Some good acoustic guitar too. Which you don’t usually hear in electronic music.

Some great classic songs, some filler

I remember buying this album based on hearing Porcelain and South Side. Over time I realized that I had heard many of the other tracks, only to learn that it was because of their appearance in other shows, commercials, etc. Reading the backstory of this album and the unprecedented licensing for the songs to gain listening attention is fascinating. All 18 songs licensed multiple times. Rating down due to its length. 3.5/4.

Why must all electronic albums be longer than one hour? At one point in this album I considered a 5 bomb. Then it kept going and dragged. Cut 15-20 mins and it’s *chef’s kiss*. 3.75/5

I guess I forgot about Moby and how good this album was.

I was familiar with Moby, but only his singles. I had no idea what the rest of his music sounded like but I enjoyed it!! I'm not super into downtempo stuff but there was enough here for me that I would return to this album.

Rating this on the music alone, this is a pretty solid four. I do have some discomfort with the fact that he sampled all this black music from the 30s and cashed in majorly on ad licensing etc. It feels a little close to cultural appropriation, even if that wasn't his intent.

Honey // Porcelain // Why Does My Heart Feel so Bad? // Natural Blues //

Great kid

Funky melodies

This is a great album. So many good songs on it. This will be listened to again. Favourite song: Bodyrock, natural blues and porcelain Least favourite song: all good tracks Artwork: great album cover

Really good album.

An unlikely music pioneer. I’m sure after this album made it big things changed for skinny, bald and unattractive guys. I’m a sucker for samples so based on the type of music this is, this album hits in the area of my wheelhouse for this genre of pop/dance. Clearly aware that his singing is the weakest thing on the album, I feel Moby does a good job singing a lot when the music matches his tone and cutting back on the vocals when it could really bring down a song. This album doesn’t disappoint if you have an open ear to dance music. It did reign supreme over the music landscape for a handful of years. Choice Cut: Southside

With the progression of tools allowing more ease in sampling and re-use of other recordings, this album highlights some of the possibilities. At the same time, it raises the issue of attribution of those artists and recordings that one is lifting information from. I look forward to the future of samples being taken from albums like this to become sample of samples in future music. Art sits on the back of art--and its art all the way down.

1. honey - 1.5 2. baby - 1.5 3. porcelain - 3 4. heart - 1.5 5. zouth - 0 6. ruzhing - 1 7. bodyrock - 1.5 8. BLUEZ - 3 9. machete - 1 10. zeven - 1 11. run on - 1.5 12. douun - 1 13. perfect - 1.5 14. loving - 1 15. inzide - 3 16. guitar - 1 17. zky - 1.5 18. uueaknezz - 1.5

- dieses Album sollte mir viel zu eintönig und repetitiv sein; ist aber nicht. - ich finde es total catchy und moody. Dazu kommt, dass ich das Gefühl habe, dass Moby hier nur ikonische Remixes/Samples gebastelt hat. Hat man alles irgendwie schon mal gehört. - Ein geiles Album, vor allem zum im Hintergrund hören 4/5

This record is rather anthemic for obvious reasons, Moby had a free for all letting anyone and their mother use his tracks for TV, commercials, ect. And the bangers don't disappoint. Side bar: I love how Led Zeppelin always gets absolutely shit on for "stealing" American blues music, however, since them, many musical generes have been literally FOUNDED on the use of past material, aka hip hop and electronic

Forgot how many hits were on this. Enjoyed it! 3.5/5

There are some good songs here, but I think my favorite is "Natural Blues." Reading other reviews explains why some of these tracks feel so familiar- good on the artist for finding a way to make money from the album!

7.5/10 Početak je bio groovy i funky, kad sam došla do kraja sam pala u tešku depresiju. Čudno da mi se svidio ovaj album jer lirički nije nešto jak, a inače takve volim. Ponekad mi je bio repetitive. Favs: Porcelain, South Side, Bodyrock, Run On, If Things Were Perfect, The Sky is Broken

Favourite Song: Run On

Love this album

Great album. You can definitely feel the influence of bands like the Prodigy in a lot of these tracks but there’s no denying this album and Moby himself left an indelible mark on electronic music. Some of it seems formulaic nowadays but it has that 90’s edge to it that definitely sets it apart. I prefer this to a lot of today’s cookie cutter, overproduced, ecstasy-fueled DJs that are plastered all over electronic festival bills.

A lot of catchy hits that make me very happy. Great party album.

In 1999/2000, Moby's album was everywhere and extremely popular, appealing to a wide range of music lovers, from a wide range of backgrounds. That's because the album featured a mix of pop, uptempo dance, ambient, and a unique blend of old blues vocals with electronic beats by Richard Melville Hall. The second half of the album, with tracks like "Everloving" and "My Weakness", added depth to the more dance-oriented singles from the album. A classic.

A blast from the past

Peak 90s!

Colour me impressed, I expected it to be a couple of well known hits surrounded by songs nobody knows of for a good reason. There isn't one.

I really like this album, although the vocals can be repetitive on many songs, the overall vibe of the album is chill.

I liked this one quite a bit. Cool samples and good usage of other instrumentation as well. Favorite songs were Honey, Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?, South Side, Bodyrock, and Run On.

Ja dikke plaat dit, wel lang altijd, maar nice

And Moby? You can get stomped by Obie You thirty-six-year-old bald-headed fag, blow me You don't know me, you're too old, let go It's over, nobody listens to techno

Oehh classic heel erg goed

A lot of very solid background tracks. It would be five stars if it was about a third shorter

There are so many good songs on here, and I had actually forgotten many of them for many years until I re-listened today. It gets a little repetitive for my taste, but definitely not as much as Fatboy Slim. The last handful of tracks are real nice surprises

I've always resented people talking bullshit about "the good old days" ... but truthfully holy hell do I miss 1999. My hockey team was good, fascism was just a history lesson, we still talked to other people, and sampled electronic music was still kinda unique - certainly not mainstream before this album... I've never known how to feel about "Play" even though I listened a whole heck of a lot to it back then. At the risk of simplicity, I remember almost every song being catchy but ending up too repetitive. Which is probably the point. OK though - I hadn't listened to this in probably 20 years and I'm sure this is a familiarity grade but I am finding myself bopping to pretty much all of these tracks - I like it better than I remember. Although yeah, it's crazy-repetitive - would have been better around 12 or 13 tracks tops. I suppose in a slightly different universe I could ask myself why I like this album but think Fatboy Slim is the shittiest form of this genre... 7/10 4 stars. n.b. I cut myself off after 18 songs - the length of the original album (18 is quite enough).

This was a welcome return. I had the album when it came out and the nostalgia was strong. I found it very good on a relisten and loved will come back Moby seems like a bit of a twat though

Moby found his perfect sound after some previous tries. Tecno lkounge mixed with some pop/rock tunes makes a very enjoyable record.

I didn't like it back then and didn't like it at first this listen, but it's not bad after all.

I listened to the version that also had B-sides. And it was pretty clear most of them should have stayed B-sides. I feel like Moby always had an image of being soft. Some of the jams really challenged that notion. Good energy, vibes and grooves. Overall good. Just avoid the B-sides.

8/10 Fav track: Honey

4.0/5 listened to extended album 2x

I had this album on repeat when it came out and still find it relaxing. Related, I once went to the tea shop that Moby had? has? on the Lower East Side and didn’t really like it.

4.5. Felt it was slightly too long and fell off towards the end, otherwise it would have been a stone cold 5.

8/10. It was a really pleasant listen. Somehow, the two hours of length didn't seem too excessive. There was a nice variety. I like electronic music. :)

Besides the two 5-star singles the rest was good but not completely 5 star worthy. That’s why the record gets 4 stars. Though some tracks would deserve more.

I have never (knowingly) listened to Moby. The first two tracks sample the same soundbite over and over again and, while it may appear reductivist at first, it gives off this attitude. Like Moby is talking to you directly and saying \"look at what I can do with one drum loop and this voice line.\" It's cool. *Update* I'm on track 4 now. I see the comparisons to breakbeat. This was probably groundbreaking in 1999, but every other SoundCloud artist makes music like this in 2024. The music is starting to get a little repetitive. I find myself comparing this to other music instead of evaluating it in a vacuum. It's good, but I think similar music I'm more familiar with will get a listen before this album.

This album is such a huge cultural phenomenon that I’m almost surprised that the list compilers haven’t removed it in one of the later editions * But what does genuinely surprise me is how forgettable the second half is. I think it would be fun to play the B side first and ask people to guess what album they are listening to. Some beautiful music on here - for sure, but even some of the “hits” are a little dated, repetitive and formulaic. It’s almost a 5 for me but not quite there. *because they are idiots and the list kinda sucks.

Tolles Album mit noch immer hörbaren Hits.

The cd was a car staple for a while. Vegan, Moby boils piss in people who need their piss boiled.

Nice that it is 2 hours. I came upon Moby way after he came out, and really like his work. Like Brian Eno. I enjoyed

A lot of really good songs and some just okay ones. Great production throughout. A lot of people are discrediting sampling as if he is just pushing a button to take a sample and then he releases it as a song. There is an art to sampling and it takes a lot to make these short samples compelling. Moby gets a lot of mileage out of 20 - 30 seconds of vocal samples per song. FYI My Weakness is the last official track before the B-Sides according to Wikipedia

Why did I actually really love this. Some of those instrumentals were so good they made me ascend while drafting meeting minutes. I honestly liked pretty much every song on the album, with a few exceptions. I just felt like it was SO long, especially as I was getting to the second half. Then I got excited that a professor I emailed for a URA position responded to me and don't know what happened during the last few tracks. Pretty solid 4 though

A ver, es un discazo hasta la mitad, saqué 8 temas de ahí (de los 18 que tiene el disco); pero después se vuelve una electrónica básica y aburrida.

lovely

What a 2000s album. Many of these songs were recognizable and it was a pretty enjoyable listen with a couple standouts, like Porcelain and Natural Blues. As for sample artists go, I liked this more than the Avalanches, which I didn't expect. At times the music does blend into the background, especially with the B sides, but overall I liked this and could see myself throwing it on when I'm looking to zone out and relax.

Another artist I had heard of but never listened to their music. I'll check out more.

This album helped me get through a very rough time in my life. There were a few years when I was very depressed over losing the first girl I seriously fell in love with, and this album really helped me cope during that period. It also had a few B-sides that were very strong tracks, and to be honest, I don't know why they didn't make it onto the final album because, if anything, they were better than some of the original tracks. Anyways, this album will always hold a special place in my heart.

bruh. idek what to think. he sounds.............. like okay? i guess? just repeats the same word over and over. oh i think i know porcelain lol 3 wow okay its pretty nice. chill. bump up to 4

One of the better electronica albums i've heard on here 3.7/5

Play Don't need to spend too long on this, I have a lot of familiarity with it and 3 listens today is more than enough. There’s absolutely no doubting the excellence of 8 of the 18 songs: Honey, Find my Baby, Porcelain, Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad, South Side, Bodyrock, Natural Blues and Run On. All brilliant, and despite their ubiquity remain excellent bits of music. Obviously we all know about the field recording samples on some of those songs, but their combination with the electronic foundations and occasional live instrumentation is a great idea and is superbly executed. The samples have space to breath and are supported sympathetically and very cleverly by his arrangements. Tthey still sound fresh, exciting and moving a quarter of a century after release, no matter how many times you hear them. But there’s also no doubting that the rest of the tracks are a bit of a mixed bag, ranging from very good to pretty run of the mill 90s electronica. Rushing, If Things Were Perfect, Everloving and the cinematic My Weakness are the pick of these remaining tracks. Well crafted, evocative and very human sounding ambient and downbeat electro. The Sky is Broken could be excellent if not for the excessively wet and sticky sound of his saliva in the spoken word part. The other issue though, is the length. At 63 minutes it’s too long, and the excellence of those songs that tower above the rest contributes to it feeling so long. Despite some very good tracks after Run On it does feel like that should be the natural end point of the record. Indeed editing this down to 12 tracks (and re-arranging as you see fit); Honey, Find my Baby, Porcelain, Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad, Southside, Rushing, Run On, If Things Were Perfect, Everloving & My Weakness would bring it to around 45 minutes and would undoubtedly make it a 5 star album. Of course it’s still a great album but the mixed bag of tracks outside the ‘big’ songs and the resulting length means it can’t be a 5, so its a 4, albeit a high one, for me.
 ⭐⭐⭐⭐️

Funky experience, really loving the old-school sounds. Percussion and progression are top notch. Fun little dive between different styles, speeds and beats. Top Songs Find My Baby Porcelain South Side Machete Run On My Weakness

ridiculously chill. we are getting out of hand.

Best song Contender: Bodyrock Worst Song contender: If things were perfect

I must have played this CD a lot when I got it when it came out, because the first 8 tracks were all very familiar and all great. The second half lags a bit, so a 4 instead of a 5. Nice to hear it again, which may have never happened without this app we’re doing.

I forgot how many singles from this were saturating the radio for years after this came out. Moby's chill turn isn't without its issues. At the time, we didn't think much of the skinny white kid using so. many. samples from black artists. Now that we know better, it's more than a little cringey. Aside from that, there are so many great tracks on here. Second half of the album isn't as in-your-face as the front, but that's okay. The whole experience is a gradient between Moby before and after.

Was on heavy rotation for me in the late nineties and holds many happy memories of travelling.

Usually, I don't listen to the Electronic music. So, I don't know much about Electronic music and musicians. The only thing I can speak of about this album is that it's enjoyable to me. Some tracks remind me of the music of "Secret Garden". I'm not sure if there is some musical connection between them. Just my impression.

I liked the album and I liked the review from the guy getting his first period ❤️ maybe a little too long for what it's offering but that's ok

Love this album

Going into this album, pretty much the only thing I knew about Moby is that Eminem hated him 20+ years ago. Reading a summary of that "feud" with some retrospective comments by both parties, Moby seems by far the more sympathetic figure. As for the music itself - I really liked it! Usually I'm not into techno, but pretty much every track on this album is a blend of techno and other styles of music. Pretty much every track is good quality and I'm likely to give this record more spins in the future for accomplished and pleasant background music. What keeps it from 5 stars is that I can't see it as much more than nice background music though.

I’m a kid of the 90’s, but my parents certainly didn’t listen to Moby. I listened to this for the first not too long ago actually, and it’s a fine album front to back. Porcelin is fantastic, as is Natural Blues. There’s not a bad track. I’ve been slow to electronic dance music, but I have really enjoyed getting into this genre a bit more the last few years, and this is one of the top examples.

This was stronger than I remembered. I knew the bit was looking back on field recordings and folk music while looking forward into the emerging potential of electronic music. But that could have sounded like a project, and instead it sounds like a cohesive album that still feels fresh. Anyway, now I want to go and play FIFA.

Drags at times but a modern classic for a reason.

Das beste und einzig gute von ihm.

Brings me back a little bit. This was my genre back in the day! Porcelain, Southside, Bodyrock . . . good tunes.

Love this album, reminds me of a misspent youth. Solid 4

I was Rushing through this so I could listen to a new album on Friday, but If Things Were Perfect, I wouldn’t have been Running through this album.

Really love this album. So much variety. 90s electronic music is pretty sweet because it is so musical. There seems to be a lot of effort put into it when now electronic music just feels too electronic. Favorite song was Sunday. Added to my Spotify playlist.

Favourite song -Honey

Play is at it’s best when it’s being beautiful chill out electronic music, Porcelain and Inside being the best examples. I actually think that the Soul and Blues samples that should be it’s most interesting part are where the album is at it’s weakest. Anyway, I’m here to talk about Moby as a cultural figure. How weird is it that he keeps turning up as jokes in sitcoms I love, with the same actor who sort of looks like Moby playing him both times. He’s had this very noticeable impact on American pop culture, while not necessarily leaving much of his own work behind. I don’t remember ever having heard a Moby song in the wild before, but I know what he looks like, I know who he is and what he does, all because of my consumption of TV shows. And I find that fascinating.

This was pretty groovy. I liked the variety of the songs. Cool writing and sampling

Very good. I’ve listened to Porcelain a ton and some other songs but don’t think I’ve ever done the album. Great for work.

Big fan. Fun vibes

I didn't realize how much of this album I have heard strictly from hearing the songs in movies. A lot of recognisable songs. This album was better than I thought. Its faults lie with how repetitive it is. Most of the song follow the same formula. The music is great but as I said, very repetitive to a fault. I'm happy that the version of Southside isn't the one with Gwen Stefani... Because that version is cancer. C. A. N. C. E. R. THAT VERSION IS CANCER! Anyways.... This album was pretty solid. But heavily relied on a formula. Despite that I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Really surprised I liked this as much as I did. Listened to it twice in a row. Very enjoyable and easy to do some coding work at the same time.

Actually liked it quite a bit

I was a little surprised that I recognized at least four of the tunes on this record. Apparently it was played a lot when it came out. I am generally a Moby fan, though I don't own any of his records. The music is approachable and catchy, with interesting samples. Creative.

Downtempo electronic. Really don't know how I feel about this album. It's really just a collection of repetitive songs using repetitive samples. But then occasionally it's just really good electronic/pop instrumental. A very mixed bag but overall I really like pretty much all of the instrumentals, it's just the samples and other vocals I didn't really vibe with. Especially the ones where you can still kind of hear the background instrumentals to the vocal samples, just drew me right out of it. I think as background music it fits pretty good, not so much if I am actively listening. Might revisit to put on in the background, especially the second half. 3.5/10

The magic of this album is its ability to weave excellent blues and gospel samples into compelling electronica without sounding like a misappropriation. I won’t lie, I hated on Moby when this album came out. It was everywhere, the videos were everywhere. I distinctly remember thinking Gwen Stefani was a sell out for South Side (really she was a sell out for Hey Baby). Listening to this 20 plus years later I realize teenage me was wrong about this music. It’s actually an excellent example of how accretive sampled music can be, basically proof of the adage as it’s greater than the sum of its parts. The downbeat and mostly instrumental back half is fine mood music, but doesn’t hold up as well as the vibrant front.

Cool vibey early 2000s jams

Classic listen all the way through. Very easy to play from start to finish

good but not great

Good sound and variety

Exceeded expectations

IDC what anyone says, in the pantheon of electronic music, Moby is tasteful as hell. He's informed by house music, trip hop, ambient, krautrock, and on this album, infuses a lot of Library of Congress era blues samples. In these compositions I'd argue that he honors the integrity of the sample and gives them new life beautifully.

The first eight songs on Moby’s “Play” is one of the greatest streaks of bangers I can think of. Effortlessly weaving through electronica, rock, blues, ambient, hip hop, and more, it’s an amazing collection of hits. The first half of this album is an easy five stars. Then “Machete” slices in as the first and only dud. Moby recovers from there, and the rest of the 18 tracks are fine, even good. But nothing stands out the way those first eight did. I had actually restarted listening multiple times, loving the start on each occasion, but after finally getting past “Natural Blues” I was shocked at how much it dropped off. I had to go back to the beginning again to listen through new ears. Maybe I remembered the start of the album so fondly because of nostalgia? But upon further inspection, I really think it’s just that nothing on the back half holds up, and it drags down the whole. Those first eight were all hit singles for a reason. And if they were the whole album, I would be able to give this a half star higher.

And a half

When I listen to this album, I always enjoy it. The songs are super hooky. It’s easy to learn the lyrics and sing along. It’s strong for the first half and then tails off with Machete as the turning point. Moby purposefully sequenced the album that way to go from elated highs to the the washed out feeling of coming down from heroin. Seeing the explanation helps me understand the concept. The advantage is that I can just skip most of the second half of the album and be happy. The downside of the lyrical structure is that I don’t want to listen to the album very often. The lyrical structure and song sequencing are dichotomies that make the album exciting to listen to, but only maybe once a year.

Ubiquitous barely begins to describe this album as basically every track appeared in an advertisement or movie trailer of some description over the years. People hate this because of that overexposure, but it's a solid album, some tracks hit with a vengeance but it's the more chilled guitar instrumentals that resonate with me.

En vrai j’ai bien aimé, même si ça s’essouffle vers la fin, la première toune est un banger par contre

Great album, I have never actually heard the whole thing. I would definitely listen to this one again

Favorite Tracks: Honey Run On Natural Blues

Great album. I already knew all the most famous songs - Porcelain, Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad, Natural Blues - but this was my first time listening to everything in between. I enjoyed the new songs, especially Honey and Everloving. Most of the songs didn't draw me in, but none were unpleasant to listen to. This is a great chill album to have in the background with five/six great songs to make me pay attention.

Många riktigt sköna låtar. Många sisådär. Långt album, 1 timme. Svårbedömt. 3 eller 4. Fria eller fälla? Det är rätt skönt stämning genom hela. Jag friar.

Mycket bra men hade kunnat vara ett par-tre låtar kortare.

Tons of nostalgia here. Great album of electronic music. I already knew five or so of the songs well and enjoyed the rest. It is packaged with the b sides on Spotify which is a bit much. But the original album will definitely be getting another listen in the future.

Cool add to my library

Nice album. 84/100. Trip Hoppy in a cool way. Looking forward to hearing many of the tracks again.

Lo-fi but grand. Somehow had heard a lot of the album without directly listening to it. Best song is porcelain.

Never listened to Moby. Don’t know a whole lot about him. But this album was kinda fire. No wonder why we have chill lofi beats to study to these days, off that Moby wave. Seriously the way he mixed distorted guitars and riffs with sampling and hiphop inspired beats was really well done, will listen again

4.0

I recall renting this album from the library sometime around middle school and just....not getting it. Looking back decades later that makes sense with my limited musical history at the time, but in the intervening years I've been changed -- exposed to so much. Play offers up two of my favorite musical elements -- sampling and electronic beats -- with unapologetic fervor, gripping you from start to finish, though there are some well-earned (and well-timed) respites along the way. Each cut moves along its journey in almost concurrent scientific and organic tracks. I'd admittedly let this one stew for a few weeks before listening to it, and it's been a good reminder to leave your past biases at the door because a few decades is an eternity in musical taste. Favorite tracks: Find My Baby, South Side, Natural Blues

Some songs didn't age well, others really good. Thanks for the journey to my teens :)

This album made an impression on me when it came out. It's not the type of talent I associate with much of the artists on this list, but that's not what electronic/dance music is about. I dig it. 3.6 stars

Nice beat. Catchy tunes

Not all songs work today, but the classics are still great pieces of downtempo music

Pretty nice mix of blues and electronic in the first half or so, but it loses it towards the end of the album. Nothing on this is bad, so still a 4, but its cohesion starts to fade as it goes on.

These songs reminded me of the music you hear on a movie dvd menu. Often repeating one or two audio samples and very beat-forward.

I was surprised to find I enjoyed a lot of these tracks a lot. There were some instrumental and some electronic dance music. I would listen to more music by Moby. I give this 4 stars.

Moby ‘Play’ An overlong mix of post modern blues and gospel, produced by a man who likes to wipe his dick on strangers at parties. 3/5

Classic dance music. I like the beats, but I was never really type for one or two specific sampled vocal phrases repeated through most of the song. Favorite song: Everloving.

liked it more than I thought I would

starts to drone in the last half but the first half really goes.

Most of these songs were in commercials in the late 90s early 2000s.

Track to sounded like Voodoo child. Already knew Porcelain. To be honest, incredibly impressed so far and can't believe I've not listened to this album before. Didn't overly enjoy south side... Really liked the feel of the final track, was a really nice end to the album. Overall a lot of very good tracks but a few that I found a bit boring.

dobar

Jako dobar album, par ozbiljnih hitova koji su mi bili u ušima, a nisam znao odakle su.

Fantastic mix of musical styles and some great sampling going on here

Ride all night, yeah we ride all day Some may come and some may stay

1990’s zeitgeist

4.5 stars. Have always enjoyed this album. Simple yet engaging electronica. The slower vibe-ier downtempo tracks ("Porcelain", "South Side") are better than the fast paced ones ("Bodyrock", Machete") which sound a bit dated. Wish "Flower" made it onto the original cut, probably my favorite track and was released on B Sides nearly a decade later.

Always why not

Listened to this as a kid, still impressive. Wide array of sound and ideas from moshable to funeral worthy songs. Say what you want about the person that is Moby; this album is a buffet of interesting ideas and good songs.

Pretty sweet album.

Very good

Son 5ème album. Electronic music. Un des albums électroniques qui a le plus vendu au monde. Solide découverte! Plusieurs grosses chansons de films/séries malgré beaucuoup de chansons bin correctes. Un 4 pour la découverte.

Very innovative music, solid sounds and soothing rhythms, later songs were nice instrumentals

I understand both sides of the love it and hate it. I think it’s a fringe 3 or 4 star. It’s one that has airport type vibes. I don’t think the classification of it being electronic is fully true however I do here some influence on certain electronic/EDM artists like ILLENIUM, Kygo, and Blasterjaxx (those 3 are way more electronic). It’s also a LoFi type music to it (It’s not music I would listen to while studying). Another possible artists who he could have influenced maybe is JVKE (shoutout to Gen Z, he’s an okay artist great piano). The only complaint is the repetition of words like the lyrics were good but it was just repeat,repeat,repeat for a couple songs. Would I listen to him again on my own without someone offering me anything? Yes, yes I would because he has a calm yet tech-no style. All in all a rather interesting listen.

Really enjoyed this-the instrumental tracks were my favorite. Everloving is a great one-the simple melody then blended & mixed with other instruments and harmonies-fantastic

I don't understand the hate of this album. If I'm just judging this album on how much I enjoyed listening to it (which is my usual guage) then it was great! Favorite songs: Porcelain, South Side, Natural Blues

Interesting album. Never heard of Moby before (except Moby Dick of course). A mix of electronica and alt rock, this album is easy listening and is mostly instrumental background music. However, "Find My Baby," Porcelain," and "South Side" are reminiscent. Per Wikipedia, "South Side" was one of Moby's greatest commercial successes. This single received air time, has Gwen Stefani accompaniment, and won an MTV music award back in 2001.

Classic

Enjoyed

More hits than I remembered.

Honestly just a solid album overall, despite what Eminem would have people think

Enjoyed it and grew on me over time

pretty good tbh

Very good listen, didn't realise how many songs were his

Iconic album. Safe to say I've heard most of these tracks before. A lot of it is a bit outside of what I would normally listen too, but still not a bad album by any stretch. Honey is still my favorite track. Definitely follow the concept of the album getting less and less defined as the track-list progresses Intro to Everloving made me think my headphones had broken suddenly lol

He was a bit of a joke, Moby, in the late 90s and early 00s. I can't really remember why now, because this album is pretty good! The two big singles are absolutely brilliant, and the emotion of Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad is still a real sensation. It's a great example of how a song can absolutely transport you to a time and a place in your life. Overall the album just starts to drag a little, and is probably skewed slightly too much to the upbeat dance songs for me, rather than the emotional sucker punch that Moby is capable of, but still a very enjoyable listen.

First time listening to Moby. While I’m not too fond of dance and electronica I think some of the tracks on here are great for background tasks. My favourite is Rushing.

Cool

Fun

I was impressed from one end to the other. I never really gave Moby much of a chance, but this was a great electronic album. The way he sampled and produced, on top of this potentially being written to be his final album, gave the album a lot of weight and engagement throughout the listen. Great sunny day album

Good

2000s

Good Album! They where lesser interesting Songs for me but when it hitted it really hits. Crazy that i was familiar with 3 songs but didnt knew that it was from moby. Also nice that porcellain was used in rockys ASAP Forever.

Nice album

Amazing vibe with a few very good highlights

Interesting music. Not my typical genre but I enjoyed listening to it!

great

An inconsistent, but enjoyable album with several songs that I really liked. Not quite great, but solidly above average.

It's a fun listen, a dance album that you don't need to dance to enjoy. My only real gripe is that the best songs are the ones with samples. So who am I really rating then? He did pick some great samples and work them very well, so cleary a talent. I like the more ambient songs in the 2nd half of the album as well, he's no Eno but very good.

Never gave Moby much ear time before. Of course there was incidental radio listening, but never paid much attention. I quite liked this record with few exceptions. Danceable but also good to just have on driving or washing dishes.

I listened to this album in a lot of cars that year. Peak 90s era techno (at least in America). Not a huge fan of the chill songs at the end, still a good record.

This is a very good album that I find my attention drifting just slightly towards the end. Maybe just a touch too long. But I still like it.

Entertaining ambience

8.5/10 Highlights: Natural Blues Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad Run On Honey Find My Baby Porcelain

This is a tough one. I hate moby as a person - Hes just the worst. Maybe not as awful a human as kanye, but you wouldnt want to spend 5 minutes in an elevator with him. BUT this is a great album, absolutely outstanding. I guess I'll take a star off for how awful he is, but the album is still worth a high rating. 4/5

The album cover didn’t prepare me for how chill this was (something something books and their covers). Loved the samples and the overall vibe Favorite song: Run On Least favorite: Inside

Some notes: South Side: nostalgia hits as hard as I thought it would (loved this song as a kid for some reason) Bodyrock: not loving the ~hip hop~ Natural Blues: loving this one (could absolutely see this being a Flume sample lol) Overall liked it more than I thought I would

So torn as I really did love this album when it came out and even saw Moby a few times when he toured it. But he is a Morrissey level jerk and a pretty creep. Ok, so separating the artist from the art. While brilliant Play does sound dated, probably because songs from it got used pretty much everywhere in '99-02. I also years on still found the lack of real recognition to Vera Hall and Bessie Jones a minus

The album was a lot better than the songs that were played on the radio

2/3 of this album is great. Fades a little toward the end. It’s a little long. If he had cut it down to 12 or 13 tracks this would be a 5 star record.

high potential for 5 stars until i kinda lost interest at the end lol but great album

Very funky, and makes me want to jump out and dance, too bad I'm listening to this at my workplace

Enjoyable background music with a few bangers 4/5.

Moby was so big back in the day, I normally associate him with songs like Porcelain, Bodyrock, Extreme Ways, etc. I was surprised to find that most of the songs I associate with him are actually on Play. Listening to this I realise I have such a gap in my knowledge of electronic music, I see this tagged as downtempo or Trip Hop and I don't think these match, but my knowledge is not all up to date on this to judge. All in all, this was a pretty good album, not great, easily forgettable and it was really top heavy, the back half was lacking. But I really enjoyed my listen through and remembering some of these old songs I have heard frequently on the radio. Standouts: Find My Baby, Porcelain, Bodyrock, Natural Blues

Really enjoyed the different paces within

I was obsessed with this album in 99! I feel Iike I know it backwards. There are some absolute bangers on this album. I know there is controversy around his sampling (and not paying) which is pretty shit, but he made some great tunes with them!! Did a bit of reading about Moby over the weekend, he sounds like an absolute twat! lol

This is such a great album and brings back so many good memories! It also makes me want to rewatch The Beach. This podcast is worth a listen, its about Moby not returning CDs to a friend he sampled some of the songs from. - https://gimletmedia.com/shows/heavyweight/brholm Fave track: Honey

p847. 1999. 4 stars. Immediately accessible sampling album, and the background music to a million adverts. Point deducted for loss of freshness, but that's what you get for licensing your music to anyone who thinks it would be cool as the soundtrack for their car or perfume ad.

Better than I’d thought, but very electronic

Goed album

Moby dick xDDD

not necessarily anything that’s going to completely change your life, but it’s accessible and peacefully sleepy in its final stretch. i wasn’t paying attention to what many of the monologues said but they have a very soothing tone.

Porcelain

Definitely a pleasant surprise. Starts off with club bangers, which all really pop with their production, and then slowd down in the back half, with gorgeous ambient instead. Simply a really strong album.

This starts off with a bang. First few tracks are fantastic but then it falls off. Good enough to be rounded up to 4 as I’d definitely go back to listen to those again.

I love getting albums that were apparently super popular that I've never even heard one song from once because they're usually pretty good and mostly interesting. I'm still a little high so I'm not sure how biased I was but this music was great for the mindset I was in at the time and also felt like really solid electronica that was a different take on the repetitive daft punk/fatboy slim type stuff that was contemporary at the time. I liked inside, south side, and honey the most but the whole album was solid throughout with few to no duds. Edit: It was still a good album the next day and it was especially nice walking through the park as the sun set.

Banger album, the drums are great, it's not monotonous

Scully's song

Surprisingly good and chill

First listen it just seemed pretty mellow. 2nd time through I enjoyed it more. Pretty good.

Great album. Equal parts relaxing and party ready. There a few tracks on the b side of things that feel a little repetitive but overall a great listen.

Love it. Immediately saved it to my Spotify. Great listen for the autumn weather we're having.

It’s a little annoying how good this album is

honey and south side and run on. i dont know what genre this is or who this man is but i thought it was fun

It’s a rock album disguised as electronic music and the results are electrifying. Amazing stuff.

Would listen it again.

master of the genre

Sometimes repetitive within songs, but pretty varied as a whole. Relaxing, creative, polished, smooth. Not sure I'd do another full listen anytime soon, but pretty fulfilling. Best song: Inside

I liked this. I never thought I'd like Moby but didn't actually know what type of music it was. Now I may look into more of his content.

👍

Started a bit formulaic but morphs and changes throughout. Some timeless songs on here. Highly enjoyable album to just go about your life listening to.

So many hits in this album. Very enjoyable. There are some terrible stuff in the middle tho. Favourite: Everloving/Porcelain Least favourite: Rushing/Bodyrock

Elektronische Ambientemusik. Im Wohnzimmer oder Fahrstuhl ideal. Ansonsten wenig innovativ.

Good blues sampling, liked it

Great Slow tempo Jazz

Such a fun and vibrant record. Great use of samples while also incorporating original instrumentation. Good vibes record.

An iconic album for me filled with overly nostalgic fare. A bit front loaded but the back end has some nice ambient tracks.

Honey Porcelain Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad Natural Blues Run On are all bangers

There are def a lot of songs in this album that come off very smooth, but also a lot of raw content that doesn't sit quite as well. The smooth ones are sooooo good though

Experimental and eclectic. More thoughtful and exploratory than hard-hitting energy. B sides give a more contemplative feel that are worth examining separate from the rest of the album.

Much better than I remembered him. I liked it

Seems like so long ago, but this was very very popular. Fun to remember the first time hearing the songs and also fun to seem them pop up in commercials and what not later.

More of a 4.5, so many interesting sounds and done in a very concesive way. Want to give it a 5 but need to listen more before I give it that rating.

В какой-то момент я этим альбомом уже проникся настолько, что Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? теперь всплывает в моей голове, вместе с тем рисованным челиксом из клипов. Да вообще как оказалось, Моби перевернул игру промоушна. Не факт, что он был первым, кто сделал так, но он стал тем самым чуваком, про которого с уверенностью можно говорить "его трек в рекламе был". И не в одной...

rlaxing and nice

Fuck you Marshall

Love. Moody.

Liked it, nice laid back techno. This was the sound of 2000s TV! I feel like this sound was everywhere. Can definitely see how it was extremely influental.

Very nice

This was a pretty good album that I had up to now never listened to.

intressant

Good fun album, hard to escape some of these tunes which makes it hard to be objective but I enjoyed it all the same. Fave tracks: If Things Were Perfect and The Sky Is Broken

re-marking this as had given it a 3 previously, but it played on my mind so much I listened straight several more times. close to sneaking a 5 as it has so many hooks.

Played it a lot when I was younger. Still like it.

Bangers

Enjoyed it

Really liked it, didn't think I would!

Rather pleasant

4 stars - classic.

This absolutely takes me back to a particular place and time. It's a bit repetitive, but it's also fantastic to listen to with a buzz.

I like it. It's a strange mix of ambient, soul, blues, and funk, but good. Music to chill to.

Je pensais pas aimé autant. Mais l'électronique et le sampling est vraiment bien fait. Beaucoup de chanson que j'avais déjà entendu mais c'est à cause de la surutilisation dans le mainstream de cet album. Tout de même j ai aimé mais ça a un peu baissé à la 2e écoute. 4

Knew very little about Moby going in, was pleasantly surprised.

This album was everywhere in the late 90s early 00s. Moby is a bit of an unsavoury character but I can't deny it. This remains a solid album and an enjoyable listen.

8/10 good but... ohh I like it

Hyvin elokuvallinen. Instrumentaalinen. Monipuolinen. Pidän niistä asioista. Ansaitsee paikkansa listalla selkeästi.

Big hit album at the time and still a nice album but nowhere near Everything is Wrong, the only Moby classic (and some tracks of Play are just a repeat of EIW). score: 7/10

Very good album, but could have done without a couple of the weaker songs to make it more palatable.

Очень хорошо

I remember we got this when it came out, probably my first introduction to electronic music. Not heard it in years but listening back it's stood the test of time amazingly well. The tracks suffer from a bit of repetitiveness, the motif introduced in the first 10-20s of each song rarely develops into anything new over the course of each 3-4 minute track, which stops it from being an all time classic. Still, thanks to Moby for teaching me that music doesn't have to be rock or pop. Great album to have my eyes opened to.

The word that has to lead this review is "ubiquity". In the early 2000s, the tracks from this album were everywhere. Every track has its place and purpose. But is that purpose being in an album you would sit down and listen to? The rating for this has to take into account the meta. Yes, it's got some great tracks on it. Is it extraordinary? Not really. But as a story, as a context, yes, it is hugely influential. As an album, without the context, it's be a straight 3. The surrounding to it - pushes it to 5. That's a tough call, and feels wrong given what we know about the artist. So maybe I'll split the difference.

First half of the album is perfect, I had to remember that I know Porcelain and Why Does My Heart Feel so Bad? Memories unlocked right away.

It was nice to hear this album again after some time has passed. It was just everywhere for a while there and I got a bit tired of it. It's artfully made, incredibly catchy and surprisingly melancholic in places. When I was first playing it, Buena Vista Social Club was also a big thing and I was on holiday in Scotland, so Play also makes me think of Cuba and the Isle of Skye. Which is nice.

Listened to this one all weekend! Super cool introduction to dance/electronica. Felt like Jason Bourne at some moments 😎🔫

It’s a banger. Although I’d forgotten who much it slows down in the last seven or so tracks.

PREFS : Porcelain, Why Does My Heart Feels So Bad?, South Side, Rushing, Bodyrock, Machete, Inside, Guitar String & Flute MOINS PREF : Honey

What did Eminem say about Moby? "You're too old, let go; it's over, nobody listens to techno." I like Eminem's stuff more than I like Moby's but I think credit needs to be given where it's due. Moby made people listen to techno with this album. It's solid. And what he often did was take classic blues singers and make it sound like they were modern rappers. As in, you heard Gwen Stefani do guest vocals on South Side (a solid tune) and then wondered who provided guest vocals on Honey or Natural Blues? Nobody, he just mixed the hell out of Bessie Jones' Sometimes and Vera Hall's Trouble So Hard and made them sound even more classic. Kudos for bringing a bunch of great old songs (see also Find My Baby, Why Does My Heart Feel so Bad, Run On) to a new generation, including me. I don't love everything about the album. I never liked Porcelain (probably his biggest hit), not the instrumentals and certainly not his vocals - he does better when sampling like in Bodyrock (another big hit) or mixing heavier beats like in Machete (cool sound). The album also drags in the last third, though If Things Were Perfect has a wicked bass line and beat and the acoustic guitar (I think by Moby) on Everloving is admirable. Maybe it's because there's less sample vocals and the subdued sounds start to blend together. At any rate, for a guy who doesn't care much for electronica, this was a good effort. Not just monotonous or annoying beats.

This was surprisingly good. I knew I liked Porcelain but I wasn’t expecting much from the rest, pleasantly surprised.

I loved this when it was first released, and it holds up after more than two decades. My only criticism is that so much of the original material wasn't Moby's - but he does such a great job curating and arranging these songs, and it's still just great fun to listen to - powerful because of the bluesy tracks he chose and vibing because of his clever arrangements. This album along with a few others around the same time (late 90s, early oughts) nudged me towards electronic music, for which I am forever grateful. This was so fun to listen to again. 4/5 - solid, good, but I've always struggled with how much it's "original" work.

Not the album that got me hooked on Moby, but it definitely cemented my enjoyment.

Interesting pop/ambient/blues mash-up

4* thoroughly enjoyed the album

Yeah it’s pretty good electronic music.Fun.Bit full towards the end with all the instrumentals.

Good album. Alternative and not something that I would have listened to before but Porcelain is a great, well known song. Machete gave me early Prodigy vibes but I would definitely listen again

Great album with very distinctive sounds

I love Moby His performance in 2022 in Katowice (Fest Festival) was one of the best concerts I've ever been to I love his songs But damn, this album is more like a medley or a compilation. The songs haven't got any connection between them whatsoever. I'm here to rate albums, not individual songs

Interesting album. Somehow it manages to be diverse and kind of homogenous at the same time. Songs definetly feel like creation of the same artist/group. It is enjoable but I am not able to say what genre this album represents.

- I so desperately wanna give this a 5 cuz it's so freaking good - Love all the songs on this, super easy to listen to both deeply and in the background - Bodyrock, Honey - Would be a solid 4.5

- I know it included B-sides but that was tooooo longggg - Really enjoyed some of the songs - Kinda like a better version of Gorillaz -3.5

very good album, especially the first half. second half was kinda meh, kinda just waiting for the album to end. Still solid 4 stars

Way better than I anticipated. I think I avoided this for so many years due to the hype it had at the time, plus every advert of the early 2000s had a Moby song. Sort of cheapened it for me. The big songs are obviously bangers, but I think If Things Were Perfect was my highlight. Surprised at how decent the other tracks were on a whole

Great stuff, thanks Moby. Naturally recognised loads of the songs.

I've never particularly liked Moby when I was younger but I recognised many more songs than I would have thought. The songs where he mixes Electronic and Blues work really well and I enjoyed a lot of the album. The songs can get quite repetitive and I think some should have been cut down. Overall, really liked it and will definitely listen to it again, so close to 5 stars Highlights: Honey Porcelain Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad Bodyrock Natural Blues

I forgot Moby existed.... He has gotten a lot of shit over the years, but I think this album is pretty great. Some tracks were surprisingly nostalgic for me. I remember the video for why does my heart feel so bad pretty vividly. Must've struck a chord with my angsty teenage self I would say this generally isn't my thing, but really enjoyed most of it. Didn't enjoy southside, body rock or machete with the higher bpms.... Prefer the more chilled tracks, but there is a good mix here and none of it is overbearing. Highlights: Porcelain Why does my heart feel so bad Natural blues Guitar flute and string Inside Everloving 4.5 if I could, there's a few too many I didn't like to give a 5.

I was expecting a bit of a snooze fest and an album stuck in the 90s/00s. But unlike the man himself, Moby's Play still holds up. Once 'Porcelain' kicks in, the entire sound of the record opens up, and it's easy to just roll with it.

Not bad, but feels like I would enjoy it more if I were high when I listened to it

There's enough hooks and earworms on this that keep my attention. It does get same-y as it moves along. I don't know that I've ever listened to another Moby album. 4/5.

Ubiquitous and catchy. A little long.

Reminded me of the time I had a brief Moby phase.

when i saw that i was going to listen to a Moby album i assumed it was all going to be techno. it ended up being basically everything but straight up techno. some very very good songs

I can see why it’s the best selling electronic album ever. Really strong first half but the back half was a lot slower and tougher to get thru. Rating: 4.0

favs - natural blues - run on - why does my heart feel so bad?

I enjoyed this album. An excellent mix of energetic, slow, happy and melancholic songs. Definitely more my style.

Classic. The hits are still great, though some of the more moody tracks go on longer than necessary to get the point across. Nice piece of nostalgia.

We have similar situation to RHCP's "Californication" from couple days ago. An album which has few songs that are so great, they've been overplayed into oblivion, and many more tracks that are average at best. I think that the difference between previously mentioned record and "Play" by Moby is that the hits are not as universally loved, or are slowly fading into obscurity, whereas RHCP is still going strong. Maybe that has something to do with Moby's alleged behavior in his personal life? Who's to tell. The fact is that four songs from "Play" are easily on my party playlists: "Natural Blues", "Honey", "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad" and "Porcelain". This quartet alone deserves highest praises. Unfortunately, the rest of the album is a snoozefest. Few slower songs, couple of bits with mediocre beat, just a whole half of a record full of fillers. I really think in this case 4 is a generous rating.

There's definitely more for me to enjoy on this as an adult. Moby was trying to get away from the more trance dancefloor sound, and had been working with ambient. He's now bringing in blues and guitar sounds to the mix, and there are some great tracks on here. Still not sure if it works great as an overall experience, but ill pay the songs quality. Also, I do love this late 90s electronic sounds. Genres weren't set in stone, and there was so much experimentation.

It's impressive how many different styles Moby can cover on the record, though it is a little long. The variation really helps. Feels kind of like a full DJ set put to record. Favorite tracks: "Bodyrock", "Machete"

There are some magical moments on this album. Moby has an incredible talent for framing his beautiful melodies with tasteful and gorgeous arrangements that gives the melodies and by extension the songs emotional ebbs and flows that draws the audience in. Porcelain, Soutside and Everlasting are the hilights for me. Well done. 4 stars

An almost perfect album but it's too long and there's a few duds near the end, plus unnecessary talking samples

Great album. Feels like it's gospel like in parts. It's an album to close your eyes too and just float about. I would say if I had the ability to fly I would probably listen to this album first. So much nostalgia and I think it's a cracker. Can't help but think of Eminem though when listening to Moby

Great album. Mix of blues, rock and pop. I can't believe I never listened to this album before. The album opened my eyes on his talent.

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