The 11 Best Songs By Moby of the 00s

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.

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The 11 Best Moby Remixes of the Past Decade

Why does everyone think that Tim Tebow is such a douche?

What has the guy done really except be an uber outspoken Christian?  Sure you could fault him for being outspoken.  Or a Christian...but is anything that he's saying really that awful...or just annoying?  The guy goes to foreign countries and builds houses for poor people.  How does that make him a douche?  He plays his own style of football...wins games...yet we hate him.  Why? I have no idea...but the guy really is just a douche.  I think some people are just douches.  No matter what they do...they are just annoying.  Tebow will never escape being a douche...and I can say that cause I have to root for him every weekend as a Bronco fan.  So far...that's been pretty damn fun.

The 11 Best Moby Remixes of the Past Decade:

1.  Wait For Me (Laidback Luke Remix)
2.  Mistake (Funkagenda Remix)
3.  Walk With Me (Carl Cox Remix)
4.  Disco Lies (Freemasons Club Mix)
5.  Lift Me Up (Superdiscount Mix)
6.  One Time We Lived (Kap Bambino Remix)
7.  Ooh Yeah (Kris Menace Remix)
8.  Beautiful (Fuck Me I'm Famous Mix)
9.  Mistake (Yuksek Remix)
10.  I Love To Move In Here (Holy Ghost! Remix)
11.  Slipping Away (Focus People That Slip Remix)



Buy Moby's new deluxe edition of Destroyed...now!  Basically it's a whole new album!  Worth it.

The 11 Best Songs By Moby of the 00s

In the 90s, Moby was a stud.  He basically owned the underground club scene, re-inventing rave culture with every new release.  Then in the mid-90s, when rave culture crept into the mainstream dance clubs, Moby dominated with his epic release after release.  He ruled soundtracks and scores, even re-imagining the iconic James Bond theme.  He had one misstep with his ill-advised rock album...but even that produced a college radio hit with the cover of "That's When I Reach For My Revolver."  Moby left the decade on top with is critical and mainstream masterpiece, Play.

The 00s were more miss and less hit for Moby.  After Eminem's dissing of Moby for really no reason, Moby struggled to recapture the rabid audience he used to have.  But like his earlier career, he never settled with one specific sound.  He was all over the map, experimenting with new sounds, old sounds, and everything in between.  And what I loved most about Moby is how with each new album, he would release a companion album, filled with either new music or re-interpretations of the album.  Hotel and Wait For Me had ambient albums to accompany them.  18 had a b-sides album and Last Night featured a Remixed album.  Though this decade was much quieter for Moby, he made just as much noise as he ever had.

Here are the 11 Best Songs By Moby of the 00s:

1.  Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday) - (18)
2.  At Least We Tried (18)
3.  Raining Again (Hotel)
4.  Shot In The Back of the Head (Wait For Me)
5.  Lift Me Up (Hotel)
6.  Extreme Ways (18)
7.  Everyday It's 1989 (Last Night)
8.  Where You End (Hotel)
9.  Mistake (Wait For Me)
10.  In This World (18)
11.  Disco Lies (Last Night)

Buy Moby's new album, Destroyed, now!!

The 11 Best Albums of 2009: 34-44 (Part 2)

With the end of decade sending everyone scrambling to make decade topping lists, let's not forget all the good music that made this year one of the better musical years of the decade.

Don't forget to vote in our annual "best of." Just send us your top 20 albums of the year...or as many as you can think of, if you can't think of 20. We take all albums...all genres...just be sure they were released in 2009. To vote, just put your list in the comments section of the blog...or email us.


Here 11 Best Albums of 2009: 34-44 (Part 2):

34. Moby - Wait for Me (Shot In The Back of the Head) - only $5.00
35. Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon
36. Au Revoir Simone - Still Night, Still Light - only $5.00
37. Rodrigo y Gabriela - 11:11 -only $5.00
38. Julian Plenti - Julian Plenti...is a Skyscraper
39. Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen (What Have I Done)
40. Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown (East Jesus Nowhere)
41. The Editors - In This Light and On This Evening
42. Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels
43. Bob Dylan - Together Through Life
44. Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue

The 11 Best Moby Songs

Moby started to lose me over his past two albums. But Amazon listed his new album, Wait for Me...for only $3.99. At that price, I'd buy just about any album. And half way through my first listen...I can already tell this album is worth a lot more than the price tag. If you've been a Moby fan since Play...than you need to add this album to your library. Is the best album of the year? No. Is it the best album Moby's ever done? No. But is it worth $4...absolutely...

Here are the 11 Best Moby Songs:

1. God Moving Over the Face of the Waters (Everything Is Wrong)

2. Everytime You Touch Me (Everything Is Wrong)

3. At Least We Tried (18)

4. Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday) (18)

5. Move (Move)

6. Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad (Play)

7. When It's Cold I Would Like To Die (Everything Is Wrong)

8. Where You End (Hotel)

9. Porcelain (Play)

10. Go (Moby)

11. James Bond Theme (I Like To Score)

Buy Moby's new album Wait for Me...only $3.99!!!

The 11 Best Albums of 1999

It was the year Napster broke into the music industry and changed it forever. Why? Because the record labels were forcing crap like Britney, Nsync, and Backstreet Boys upon the masses. Music fans wanted more...they wanted better...and they fought to find it.

Here are the 11 Best Albums of 1999:

1. Beck - Midnight Vultures

2. Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrun

3. Built To Spill - Keep It Like A Secret

4. Black Star - Black Star

5. Wilco - Summerteeth (Summer Teeth)

6. Dr. Dre - 2001

7. Rage Against The Macine - The Battle for Los Angeles

8. Moby - Play

9. The Roots - Things Fall Apart

10. Travis - The Man Who

11. The Get-Up Kids - Something To Write Home About

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The 11 Best Moby Songs:

Charlton Heston died this past weekend. I was discussing with my friends which were his best movies. Obviously, Ten Commandments...Planet of the Apes, Soylent Green, and Ben-Hur. But I threw in Bowling for Columbine. My friends rained down all manner of criticism upon me. How could I be so disrespectful at such a sorrowful time? Honestly, I don't think I was. Bowling For Columbine was an Oscar winning film. (Heston's touch was a big part of that) It's currently the fifth highest grossing documentary of all time. Armageddon is Heston's only other big box office feature and it doesn't even crack the top 50. And B4C was a cultural phenomenon. People get too touchy when it comes to political beliefs. A good film is a good film despite if it's made by a anti-semitic nut job (Apocalypto). And a good album is a good album...even if the singer is well...a bit off kilter.

Here are The 11 Best Moby Songs:

1. God Moving Over The Face of the World (Everything Is Wrong)
2. Everytime You Touch Me (Everything Is Wrong)
3. At Least We Tried (18)
4. Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday) (18)
5. Move (Move single)
6. Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (Play)
7. When It's Cold I'd Like To Die (Everything Is Wrong)
8. Where You End (Hotel)
9. Porcelain (Play)
10. James Bond Theme (I Like To Score)
11. Go (Moby)

Buy Moby's New CD, LAST NIGHT.