Play
by Moby
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 134 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 123 out of 134
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 134
  3. Negative: 10 out of 134

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  1. ARC
    Sep 16, 2002
    6
    Okay. It works well as background music (as its use in various commercials has shown) but doesn't seem as interesting when listened to for its own sake.

Awards & Rankings

4
#4 Best Album of 1999
5
#5 Most Discussed Album of 1999
4
#4 Most Shared Album of 1999

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Splendid
    80
    This time out, Moby manages to establish himself not only as a talented multi-instrumentalist and genre-jumper, but as someone who can write interesting songs in a variety of genres -- a point he's missed in the past.
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  2. Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
    100
    But though the blues and gospel and more gospel testify not just for song but for body and spirit, they wouldn't shout anywhere near as loud and clear without the mastermind's ministrations--his grooves, his pacing, his textures, his harmonies, sometimes his tunes...
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  3. Q Magazine
    80
    Play's inventiveness will restore his reputation as a puck-like, maverick talent.
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