- Audio Cassette (12 Jan 1996)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Mute Records
- ASIN: B000053N77
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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Moby is an ambitious man, both musically and philosophically, and that quality seeps into every aspect of Everything Is Wrong, from the wunderkind DJing that stretches the genre limits of techno to the angry, antiestablishment manifesto on the CD sleeve. The record's opening salvo of dancey club music sets the listener up for "All That I Need Is to Be Loved", which, out of nowhere, bludgeons would-be club kids with tuneless, mad vocals and punked-out guitar solos. The same bait-and-switch formula repeats twice on the CD at almost regular intervals in the industrial shriek of "What Love" and the sudden, slow, and acoustic bent and folksy vocals of "Into the Blue". All three shifts are jarringly abrupt. However, dance-floor continuity is in Moby's blood, and he uses these songs as parts one, two, and three of the underlying rage that drives the record's concept. Without these three tracks, in fact, you'd have a moody yet convincingly cohesive dance-athon, bouncing between house breakbeats ("Feeling So Real", "Bring Back My Happiness") and blissed-out trance ("God Moving Over the Face of the Waters"). Instead, Moby expresses his bewildered and desperate view of modern life by periodically yanking away the escape of blind, danceable ecstasy, using that discontinuity to express the eyes-wide-open ruminations of a furious idealist. --Matthew Cooke
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is an incredibly varied but beautiful collection of songs from one of the most underrated musicians in history. Like he has done so many times, Moby brings together a blend of exotic sounds and inspired lyrics and creates something that just has to be loved. The tracks jump around from techno to punk, then to chill out and back to techno but manage to remain strangely coherent and original. Ok, it is not as good as Play, but what is?
If you like dance music then I insist you buy this, and any other Moby albums while you’re at it.
26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I bought this album on the strength of 'feeling so real'and I was truly amazed, not so much at the wide spectum of sound but at the soul of the music. If ever anyone could claim to be inspired by God it is this man and his music. This album goes beyond fashion, trend and genre and lifts the spirit, just wallow in this album, I have for several years now and continue to do so. Can I give this 10 stars?
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Despite some tracks now having a distinctly dated sound, this album is an essential purely for the fact that it is a classic. "Feeling so Real" is perhaps at one end of the album's wide spectrum of musical genre, some of the punk metal style tracks at the other. Behind all of this is some subtley beautiful ambient music, and the overall effect of such a truly varied album is to reinforce Moby's position as one of the most flexible and maleable artists of our time. The sleeve contains typical Moby essays ("eat vegetables! save the trees!" etc). All in all, brilliant to listen to late at night in the car.
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Almost A Genius
Moby's 1995 contribution to the world is a mixed bag of delights and mystery. "Hymn" introduces one to this collection with an almost hyper piano melody on steroids. Read more
Published on 14 May 2010 by Martin A Hogan
MOBY
i purchased this album by moby for the last track "when its cold i'd like to die" because it is featured in the sopranos and the lyrics reflect the struggle the main character tony... Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2010 by Mr. Peter E. Gibb
everything is wrong
bought this for the stunning songs hymn and god moving over the face of the waters, What a shocker to find a load of quality 90's dance thrown is as well its a strange but truely... Read more
Published on 30 April 2009 by A. Boar
Inconsistent with numerous moments of brilliance
This isn't consistently brilliant like Play or consistently good like 18, but it does have some simply outstanding material on it. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2006 by Greshon
No bad, but not great!!!
I had always thought that "Play" was Mobys first album, but then came across this!
It is a good mixture of songs (some reason I love the heavy metal sound of "all I want... Read more
It is a good mixture of songs (some reason I love the heavy metal sound of "all I want... Read more
Published on 8 Dec 2006 by Mr. Clark Gillies
Moby's Best!
Yup. This is simply the best Moby, from the untouchable "God Moving Over The Face Of Waters" to the angry "What Love" this album has it all. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2006 by Chris Evans
Look at the date!
For the benefit of "Disappointed of Macclesfield" and a couple of other reviewers here - this was realised in 1995!
".. Read more
Published on 8 May 2005
The styles dont stop for moby
This cd has a taste of trance,classical,techno, and even heavy rock how amazing is that.As you can hear in each of the songs with like hymm,all that i need is to be... Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2004 by Jamie E. I. Wright
you NEED this album
if you don't already own this album, get it bought now. It really is that good. And don't stop there - 18 and Play need buying too. Go on, splash the ca$h that santa bought!
Published on 13 Jan 2004 by "the-fresh-prince"
Generally very good
Very good apart from the annoying and dated-sounding MC-ing over the top of some of the better songs.
Published on 10 May 2003
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