#341: Moby - Play

Moby - Play

May 17, 1999, V2

1. "Honey" - 3:27

2. "Find My Baby" - 3:58

3. "Porcelain" - 4:01

4. "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" - 4:23

5. "South Side" - 3:48

6. "Rushing" - 2:58

7. "Bodyrock" - 3:34

8. "Natural Blues" - 4:12

9. "Machete" - 3:36

10. "7" - 0:58

11. "Run On" - 3:44

12. "Down Slow" - 1:32

13. "If Things Were Perfect" - 4:16

14. "Everloving" - 3:24

15. "Inside" - 4:46

16. "Guitar Flute & String" - 2:07

17. "The Sky Is Broken" - 4:16

18. "My Weakness" - 3:37

RESULTS

Rate: 4.5/10

Best Song: Bodyrock

Worst Song: The Sky is Broken

Comments

Holy Jesus this Album was bad.

Before I delved into this Album, I had a preconceived notion of Moby: He was super annoying about being a Vegan, he was super annoying about his activism, and Eminem destroyed him in a quick diss.

So, when I sunk my teeth into this Album, I didn't have high expectations, and low and behold, I was correct.

Techno is a genre which is dead and gone, replaced by significantly better genres that took the bad parts of Techno, and replaced it with awesome parts. I'll admit, I did dig the Gospel intertwined with the Techno, but the actual Moby part itself was just horrendous. It's the kind of shit the DJ plays when it's late in the night and he's trying to get the rest of the crowd to finally leave and go home. My God, if this Album isn't an effective choice ...

I'm praying that if there is another Moby Album down the road, that it does it's job and illicits a proper reaction out of me. This was just stale, boring, and I couldn't wait for it to finally end.

#342: Depeche Mode - Violator

Depeche Mode - Violator
March 19, 1990, Sire

1. "World in My Eyes" - 4:26

2. "Sweetest Perfection" - 4:43

3. "Personal Jesus" - 4:56

4. "Halo" - 4:30

5. "Waiting for the Night" - 6:07

6. "Enjoy the Silence" - 6:12

7. "Policy of Truth" - 4:55

8. "Blue Dress" - 5:41

9. "Clean" - 5:32

RESULTS
Rate: 8.5/10
Best Song: World in My Eyes
Worst Song: Blue Dress

Comments
As an avid Depeche Mode listener, I went into this Album fully anticipating putting "Personal Jesus"or "Enjoy the Silence" as my 'Best Song'. However, I was absolutely captivated by the opening track, "World in My Eyes", a track I've never heard before. It's so ... bizarrely good. The composition is risky, yet hits such impressive marks of quality, that really sets the standard for the rest of the album.

The Album ebbs & flows into itself really well, dominating an almost unprecedented sound of Synth-Pop, mixed in with some brief alternative rock. It's such an interesting take on Electronic music, and it's gotta be one of the most Metrosexual sounding things in history.

I'm really glad I got to hear this Album, but I had no idea it came out in the early 90's! Depeche Mode sounds unbelievably 80's to me! Still, would it really be a an 80's event without Depeche Mode blasting on the nearest boombox, while the crowd shuffles around in sweaty leather outfits and 'Flock o' Seagulls' haircuts?

Nope!