Reprise
by Moby
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    May 28, 2021
    60
    Overall, ‘Reprise’ is full of dignified reworkings that don’t offer too many surprises.
  2. musicOMH.com
    May 28, 2021
    50
    Reprise offers a pleasant, even graceful but ultimately insubstantial retrospective of an artist who can be fascinating when he’s not overly focused on his pleasant, insubstantial brand.

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. lulabymusic
    Jun 4, 2021
    9
    _____ As if yes - it turns out that you listen to covers from the very same author. Why not? -Give new life to your creation, put on a new_____ As if yes - it turns out that you listen to covers from the very same author. Why not? -Give new life to your creation, put on a new costume, change the scenery ... I liked it!

    And really, these performances seemed to me closer and somehow more sincere ... but this does not in the least devalue the originals. It's just that these interpretations correspond to other moods, and even to age.
    "Natural Blues", performed with Gregory Potter and Amethyst Kia - just tore up and cheered up! Formication...
    And in the composition "Extreme Ways", as if hidden earlier behind the music, the text was exposed and came to the fore. The song began to sound much more dramatic and soulful ...
    And what about The Last Day with the participation of Skylar Gray ... very romantic.
    And "The lonely night" with Mark Lanegan and Chris Kristofferson, which has matured so much due to the hoarse voices of the two American pillars of music ...

    In general, yes - everything worked out! I listen and listen again and again.    … Full Review »
  2. teatom
    Jun 2, 2021
    10
    Just like Play was, within the first few listens, 22 years ago, so reprise holds fast and doesn't let go.
    Although the album is made up of    Just like Play was, within the first few listens, 22 years ago, so reprise holds fast and doesn't let go.
    Although the album is made up of covers, there's no doubt that there's a sharp commercial focus with each and every track crafted to fit into a million movie soundtracks.
    Moby has asked himself "What would Play sound like if I made it for today's world and media?"
    And it's hard to argue with his answer.
    I have a sneaking suspicion that this album, like Play, is going to start out being almost unplayed by the masses, and it's going to snowball into the biggest album of the year by the time the credits roll.    … Full Review »
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