Continuing the countdown to the release of my book, here's the Moby chapter. I would love to hear your thoughts!!
In 1999, Moby released his ground-breaking album Play. The album turned electronic music on its side with its historically haunting audio sampling. For one brief moment, Moby's sound was the only game in town. In the '00s Moby might be best remembered for being the target of Eminem's wrath at the 2002 MTV video awards. After Moby called Eminem a homophobe, racist and misogynist, Eminem's ire had so much strength that it not only publicly embarrassed Moby, but it also derailed his musical popularity. Play made Moby one of the most respected songwriting innovators. Eminem's angst made him last night's leftovers.
After that, Moby's career
wasn't the same. Even though 18 sonically picked up where Play had left off, it was criticized for
being too safe. Moby had set his own bar
too high. He pushed his sound on Hotel but it was dismissed for lacking
focus. He tried to win back his original
techno fans on Last Night, by combining
early techno with a modern twist. No
dice. On his 2009 release, Wait For Me, he put out his
best-reviewed album of the decade. Many
praised Moby's return and welcomed his comeback. If it hadn't been for Eminem, would they have
realized that Moby had never left? From 18's darker vision of loneliness, to Hotel's personal honesty, to Last Night's viral enthusiasm, while no
one was paying attention, Moby continued to build a richly layered catalogue of
music on par with his best efforts.
The 11 Best Moby Songs:
1.
Sunday (The Day
Before My Birthday) (18)
2.
At Least We Tried
(18)
3.
Where You End
(Hotel)
4.
Shot
In The Back of the Head (Wait For Me)
5.
Raining
Again (Hotel)
6.
In
This World (18)
7.
Mistake
(Wait For Me)
8.
The
Stars (Last Night)
9.
In
My Heart (18)
10. One of These Mornings
(18)
11. Lift Me Up
(Hotel)
Fun
Fact: Recently, Moby co-owned a tea shop, called
TeaNY, where he helped out serving customers.
Buy Moby's new album, Innocents...now!!!
Buy Moby's new album, Innocents...now!!!
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