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There are exceptions though, "I'm in love" is a great track. No lyrics are included but we do get liner notes written by Moby himself. Last Night being Moby's 8th studio album and his 2008 release is an ok album that is just not all that interesting. I must say I was disappointed with this album. 2/5. Many tracks sound alike and sometimes it is hard to tell the difference between one track and another. Many sounds like subtle variations of the same track.
"Last Night" is dance music for connoisseurs. Moby is one of the handful of artists that make dance music that is innovative, interesting, and vital. He's like a mad scientist, offering up collages that are sometimes sexy, sometimes strange, sometimes funny, and sometimes otherworldly. Well, right off the bat I tend to disagree with the Amazon reviewer. (It's also great to use on the eliptical machine). Although I can see how all the down tempo introspection would make Moby want to switch gears and head back to the dance floor, as he does with "Last Night."Let's face it. I thought "Hotel" was some of Moby's best work I'd ever heard. most dance music is really kind of silly, involving generic beats and nondescript vocals that sample or cover (and often ruin)good songs.
It is lifeless and disappointing. I am all for artists reinventing themselves (think Eno, or Bowie for that matter) but Moby just seems to have run out of melodies and rhythms on this one. The whole thing sounds like it was played on autopilot, and is most definitely not a 'nostalgic nod' to his earlier dance music. I have been a Moby fan for a very long time, but the 'creative stasis' referred to in the Amazon commentary above shows no signs of abating. Perhaps something important needs to happen in Moby's life outside of his music, so his compositions once again feel like they have a story, spirit or soul. Early Moby moved back and forth between beautiful and/or disturbing layers of melody, punctuated by original sounding beats. I literally threw this CD away after two listenings because it was - well - boring. Around the time that '18' came out, it seemed that Moby had run out of steam.
If you enjoyed those former works, you should surely enjoy this work too. This is classic Moby. It seems that after a little experimentation in a different direction with Hotel, this work has gone back to the mesmerizing and rhythmic synth pop with orchestral accompaniment weaving in the background that we heard in Moby Songs and Play.
Get this one instead of HOTELfor sure. The one thing I like better about PLAY is that Moby mixed and engineered that album himselfbut not this new one. It is still very entertaining and enjoyable though.
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