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 enlarge | Artist: Moby
Label: V2
Category: Music
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Rating:  249 reviews
Sales Rank: 14476
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 127127
UPC: 638812712721
EAN: 0638812712721
ASIN: B000063S6Z
Release Date: May 14, 2002
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 I expected better December 10, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After the sucess of his album Play, Moby followed that pattern in his new album 18. However, his songs started to go in the wrong direction. What set Moby apart originally was his techno/electronica dance beats that reverberated around a room. Sadly, his music has gotten away from his initial sound, and though he has found greater sucess, it's not what I had come to like so much about Moby. His 1996 album "Everything is Wrong" is in my opinion his best album. It contained all of the innovative, catchy beats that his music is now lacking. If you'd like to hear what a slightly more techno version of the Killers would sound like, pick up this album. If you're not, or if you're looking for classic Moby, you'll be disappointed. I expected better.
A PRETTY GOOD ALBUM October 22, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I HAD HIGH HOPES FOR THIS ALBUM SINCE I SAW IT HAD "JAM FOR THE LADIES" ON IT. SINCE I LIKED THE MIX OF THE SONG ON THE TOMB RAIDER:CRADLE OF LIFE SOUNDTRACK, I FIGURED I'D LIKE THIS VERSION. DON'T GET ME WRONG, THE SONG IS GREAT BUT YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO IT A FEW TIMES IN ORDER TO FULLY ENJOY IT. THE REST OF THE ALBUM IS OK, NOT BAD BUT NOT PERFECT.THOUGH, I WAS EXPECTING MORE OF A EURO/TECHNO SOUND.
MOBY/18 October 3, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The more I listen to this CD, the more I like it.
I needed to hear it a couple times before I saw the composition as a whole. Each trak seems to represent a totally different style from the others. In large part the foundation of the entire CD is grounded in African-American gospel, blues & jazz--and this lends strength to the over all quality of the piece. The themes are love found but lost, and separation from God/lover. Now this might sound intimidating, but the CD is in no way a downer--just the opposite is true. It's like Aretha Franklin--she might sing the blues, but always in an exciting way.
The lyrics are minimal in the extreme, many selections having a single line such as, "Lordy don't you leave me all by myself.." But this line develops beautifully within the context of the song.
"The Great Escape" has several verses, but it too is a simple song that manages to conveys a great depth of feeling.
This was my first Moby experience (outside an elevator or tv set) & I was a little sceptical--influenced by what seemed to be an ordinate commercialization of his music in the late 1980's to early 1900's.
However, Moby 18 has become a mainstay in my favorites collection.
Oddly, it raises my spirts when I feel down.
Now THAT'S saying a lot...
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 Sad but Beautiful March 5, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
With the exception of the uplifting 9/11 inspired opening We Are All Made of Stars and the bouncy Jam for the Ladies tossed into the middle this has to be one of the saddest albums ever made.From Track 2 In this World(Lordy don't you leave me all by myself)to One of These Mornings(One of these mornings won't be very long I'll be gone)to At Least We Tried this cd is filled with anguish and loneliness.Having said that nobody handles melancholy material better than Moby.Using different vocalists from Jennifer Price to Sinead O'Connor and beautiful atmospheric music to back the songs 18 has plenty of variety and breaks your heart more than once along the way.Moby took a big chance and probably lost some fans he gained with the more upbeat Play.Fortunately though his gamble pays off with some of the bleakest but most gorgously haunting music you'll ever hear.
Moby's best work by far September 23, 2005
5 out of 12 found this review helpful
He went too Eno on Hotel, and his politics annoy the hell out of me, but I listen to this CD at least once a month. Most of his stuff beofre this seems to lead up to it, it feels like he took many attempts to get here. I believe this will stand as the pinnacle of Moby's recording career, and it's all downhill from here. I'd like him to prove me wrong.
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