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8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18

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  1. MarceloL.
    Jul 9, 2009
    10
    I just cannot understand why those guys qualify this album that bad. is a masterpiece.... for people like me who preferes eluvium and this type of sounds.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. JayL
    Aug 3, 2009
    10
    A beautiful record. Moby at his best.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. mars75
    Jul 24, 2009
    10
    Moby definitely back to form...his best outing since 18 which is a masterpiece imho.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  4. Zavadovski
    Sep 18, 2010
    6
    Although It's great to see Moby back to doing downbeat stuff again, This album suffers from way too many tracks that don't need to be here - "Stock Radio" being an example. The songs, although in many places beautiful, suffer from an infuriating lack of progression: "A Seated Night" and "Ghost Return" in particular sound exactly the same at the start as they do at the end. In some places this can be really effective, but a whole album full grates after a couple of listens. The lyrics are also a little too direct for an album of this kind, "Pale Horses" being the main culprit. However, about half of this album makes for something really special. "Wait for Me" is haunting, and the euphoric burst of sound halfway through "Shot in the Back of the Head" and the quiet introversion of "Isolate" are Moby at his best - a lack of Focus is what eventually spoils this Album.… Expand
  5. mikes
    Jul 20, 2009
    10
    A great album is one that we want to completely immerse ourselves in, letting the whole experience wash over us without having to skip tracks, often referred to as fillers or ballads. Wait For Me is a great album. Hauntingly beautiful, not haunted and eerie, but spiritual and uplifting, it’s probably fair to say that this sensuous collection of songs is really music for grown ups. The reason 13 year olds buy CDs is because the 15 year olds singing them present an image of self, and often cheap catchy melodies. The reason that 33 year olds buy CDs is often because they can transport ourselves to another place and time, or because they can soothe our frayed nerves, calming us, inspiring us, propelling us up, up and away on some flight of fancy, or bringing us down, down deeply into the cushions or bed covers. Lyrically Wait For Me is emotional; Study War is a heart-felt anti-war song that would have fitted well into his award-winning 1999 CD Play. In fact Play is a good reference point because Wait For Me is just as good and deserves as much attention, though not much here is very radio friendly, it’s too mellow for the radio, but it’s not sleep inducing mellow, don’t let the chillout tag fool you, Wait For Me is uplifting, but also quiet and earthy. A number of collaborations with women I’ve never heard of all hark back to the Moby of Natural Blues era (again from Play). If like me you are many summers old, there is a high probability that you’ll find many reasons to enjoy Wait For Me.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. SamR.
    Jul 9, 2009
    5
    Eh, Whatever. The only good track here is "Shot in the Back of the Head," which isn't even that great.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  7. BrR
    Jul 11, 2009
    7
    I'd give this a 6, but i'm sure it will grow on me. A few listens in, "Wait For Me" is pleasant and well produced, but other than "Shotin the Back of the Head", having been played numerous times in anticipation of the album release, i can't recall a single track. So, it's diverting and downbeat, but nothing special.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
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Metascore
65 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. All Music Guide
    70
    Moby's most unified and understated album, and all the better for it, Wait for Me is a morose set of elegantly bleary material, quite a shift from the hedonistic club tracks of "Last Night."
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  2. musicOMH.com
    80
    For anyone wanting to hear a genuine progression from the blueprint laid out by "Play" and to enjoy the calmer, more ethereal and undeniably sadder side of Moby's music, Wait For Me is worthy of further investigation.
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  3. Observer Music Monthly
    60
    Yes, he's still plugging away, swapping the frenetic disco of 2008's "Last Night" for a more cultured sound.
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