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Hotel [2-disc] [Enhanced] [Extra tracks] [Limited Edition]

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Product details

  • Audio CD (14 Mar 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Enhanced, Extra tracks, Limited Edition
  • Label: Mute
  • ASIN: B0007PL8DG
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 54,551 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. Hotel Intro
2. Raining Again
3. Beautiful
4. Lift Me Up
5. Where You End
6. Temptation
7. Spiders
8. Dream About Me
9. Very
10. I Like It
See all 14 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Swear
2. Snowball
3. Blue Paper
4. Homeward Angel (Long)
5. Chord Sounds
6. Not Sensitive
7. Lilly
8. The Come Down
9. Overland
10. Live Forever
See all 11 tracks on this disc

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
This 2-disc Limited Edition version includes a bonus 'ambient music' CD. Once a roving maverick who skipped from euphoric rave to speed-metal to ambient soundscaping as if just to prove he could, recent years have seen Richard Melville Hall relax into a comfortable – and yes, lucrative – niche. On the surface, Hotel follows a similarly laid-back trajectory to his last two albums, Play and 18: a collection of melancholic torch-songs indebted to electro-pop, gospel, and David Bowie's "Heroes", it's typified by the rousing, keyboard-drenched likes of "Beautiful" and the twinkling, optimistic "Spiders". But that's not to say Moby is stagnating, exactly: for one, he's bravely jettisoned the vocal samples that powered the likes of "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?", relying instead on his own understated, faintly awestruck vocals – and, indeed, those of guest vocalist Laura Brown, whose sparse, synth-and-drum-machine cover of New Order's "Temptation" is a low-key highlight. But there's also a return to his raving roots on the pulsing, diva-led "Very", and a touch of politics on "Lift Me Up" – a song that hides its contempt for the Bush Administration amid a dark carnival of sweeping strings and disco-noir rhythms. --Louis Pattison

CD Description
Fifth album from perhaps the world's only megastar of electronic music follows 2002's massive-selling '18'. Produced once again in his home, with Moby himself playing almost all the instruments, this remains in much the same vein as 'Play'and '18', but this time features none of the vocal samples which made those records infamous - most of the vocals are his own. This special edition includes a second disc comprised of ambient instrumentals, fittingly titled 'Hotel Ambient'.

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ...perhaps his best yet..., 14 Mar 2005
By Ian C. Smith "ghost of '82" (West Midlands, England) - See all my reviews
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Most people got to know Moby's music after he released the Play album, which spawned several singles while every track was used for adverts on tv. Thankfully, having gotten the difficult follow-up album out of the way (18, which probably could have been titled Play Vol.2) Moby has released a real classic with Hotel. Ditching the samples and instead opting to sing himself with a guitar-based, 80's synth-rock kind of sound, what we have here is an organic collection of great tunes. Some fans may miss the Play/18 kind of sound, but I much prefer this new approach. it just feels more natural and honest. After a few plays, I don't think there is a bum note or song on this. It's pretty much a perfect Moby album. And if you opt for the limited edtion, you get a second album of wonderful ambient soundscapes that is so good it could have been a genuine seperate release.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Vacant, 19 Mar 2005
By S. Casali - See all my reviews
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Disappointing and very forgettable. Moby seems to have shelved the catchy, experimental, innovative kind of music he mastered so well in "Play." "18" was not as strong an album, but then "Play" was always going to be a difficult one to follow up. Sadly, "Hotel" slides further down the slope of disappointment. Ok, the music is not terrible, but you have to be expecting something totally different to feel you're getting something out of this album. Three-quarters of this album is very slow and melancholic. And very ordinary. Moby used to innovate. He may not be imitating here, but he seems to be self-indulging in whimsical mediocrity and navel-gazing. Something he really should be ashamed of. We don't want a rehashed version of "Play". Far from it. But there is a very different Moby occupying the sound studio here, bereft of the stuff that rightfully made us stand up and take notice. This album may end up being far less commercially exploited than his previous two, and I suspect it will also end up being far less privately exploited by those of us who buy it. Oh, and as for Moby singing as much as he does on this - leave it to the people who really can sing, please. You just don't have the range to sing an entire album.

The first single, "Lift Me Up" doesn't give an accurate reflection of the album as a whole. Buy this album if you want something to put on in the background of a dinner party. Do not buy this album if you want an upbeat, fun party. "Spiders" will most likely be another single from here, but I struggle to find another stand alone track.

The second CD "Hotel Ambient" certainly is ambient. It's akin to those new wave albums that fill the chill out and dark relaxing rooms in health centres. Good if you want to relax every nerve in your body, but `ambient' doesn't have to mean sad and tragic, which this seems to have a bucket-load of.

Overall, Moby's "Hotel" looks like it will never be more than half-full. Do not expect it to come anywhere close to the success of the previous two albums.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as 'Play' or '18', 4 April 2005
By O. Southwood "owensouthwood" (UK) - See all my reviews
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First impressions, not as good as Play or 18 or indeed any of his prior albums. You cannot fault Moby's technical ability;
the arrangements are perfect and the tunes are melodic enough. But after two and a half listens I still don't remember a single track, there is nothing buzzing round my head like there was with his previous efforts. I am glad he has ditched the blues samples (aka 'Why does my heart..') as they were getting a little tiresome. The ambient cd is pure Moby genius but the main cd, for me anyway, is patchy at best. The cover of New Order's "Temptation" just infuriates me because I love New Order's original and I don't quite see the point of this track for Moby. Worth buying of course, because it's Moby. But don't expect Play or 18.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Like most people Moby first came to my attention when he brought out Play, since then I have been a fan of his and this double disc album is fantastic. Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2006 by Mr. H. E. B. Leighton

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
I have been a fan of moby since the days of Play. The ablum that made his carrer what it is today. This album is different from the last and still as good. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2006 by D. Agha-Jaffar

4.0 out of 5 stars His best since Everything Is Wrong
I love this album, can't stop playing it. It's only fault is it doesn't seem to have a centre. There's a beginning and an end, but there's something lacking in middle to tie it... Read more
Published on 10 April 2005

1.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment : (
I pre-ordered this album so that I could have it as soon as possible. It's probably because Moby set such high standards for himself on his previous albums that I find 'Hotel'... Read more
Published on 10 April 2005 by Maria

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