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Moby — Everloving
Album: Play
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7.9

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Total ratings: 4466









Released: 1999
Length: 3:18
Plays (last 30 days): 3
(Instrumental)
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With the deep sorrow  stemming from the Gaza genocide affecting us all - listening today (March 26, 2024) - Moby's 'Everloving' feels like a gentle balm on our broken collective soul. Thanks.
 horstman wrote:
gutboy wrote: Really? What the hell happened? Did you make it big like Moby, or get lost in the process. Where can I get your album? I bet it rocks. Done any movie soundtracks? That'd be cool.
Oh man, this made me laugh out loud. Hilarious!

It takes real artistry & skill to segue from Pink Floyds Hey You to Moby Everloving so seamlessly that the join is non existent. 
If I could make this my lifelong theme song, I would.

I want people to hear this as I pass them on the street...strolling with a sly inquisitive knowledge and bliss of my surroundings...
 horstman wrote:
gutboy wrote: Really? What the hell happened? Did you make it big like Moby, or get lost in the process. Where can I get your album? I bet it rocks. Done any movie soundtracks? That'd be cool.



 kingart wrote:

Simple, atmospheric, evocative. Doesn't get old. 


Here here
Everlong..ing
Always a classic



 gutboy wrote:

i used to write stuff like this when i was 12,13






What do you do now that you're 13 and a half ?







 Wilfrue wrote:

Why all the Moby hate? I like this track.
 



Err maybe because you're not everyone...
Song gets my head out of the cloud and into the sun
Bill just played this song after a song by Moby Grape. I predict the next song will be Led Zeppelin's Moby Dick...
This is my song!!!
LOVE IT!
The good ol' Moby Grape - Moby transition. Well done, Bill.
7 -> 8 mainly to shut up the haters. It’s 4am and I’m getting ready for work and this tune is helping me get ready.
UNO FRA I MIGLIORI CD consumato in auto negli anni 
 ShaunJ wrote:
This is a great CD. It's time for another listen {#Smile}




and right after 18 :)
Move on .Moby
a great Song, thank you for playing! :-) Best Greets from Austria 
Say what you will this album totally worked in it's time and circumstances
And I dont mean the use in all of the commercials
But that my Ex would have the tendency to play this at any given time and with any group of friends or family, and it made everyone mellow the F out and smile with gratitude...
 jackie0 wrote:
You unevolved dopamine junkies need to realize the difference between the ancient roots of music as a pathway into alternative and  meditative states, and that which you refer to as 'elevator music'. 
Moby recorded this masterpiece in his tiny apartment, straight from his heart. 
Rolling Stone concurs and listed it in their top 500 albums of all time.
 

Half the songs on Play seem like formulaic (albeit super catchy) snowclones of "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" by Primitive Radio Gods, IMO.

Top 500 of all time? I dunno. It's definitely got its gems. I think it stands out because it broke mainstream better than most of his electronic music contemporaries. Do you think mainstream appeal is or should be an aspect of "Top 500"? Is discounting that just snobbery? I really don't know.

Still, it does have a few truly fantastic tracks, and that's more than most albums in 99 had, so I guess it all depends on your criteria.
To be followed by Space Oddity?
I so desperately want to get ahold of that guitar and TUNE it. Drives me a bit crazy. 
una delle mie favorite - difficilmente imitabile - bellissima- grande artista

Grazie Radio Paradise un paradiso di musica!
 rate 7
 TreeFiddy wrote:

It makes me feel like I'm sitting on a improbable slope, and no amount of head tilting can rectify it.
 You say that like it's a bad thing.
 Wilfrue wrote:
Why all the Moby hate? I like this track.
 
 

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/4m0u50/why_do_people_hate_moby/?st=jx21r5ae&sh=f4fbceae
aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
oh yessssssssssssssssssssss
A
almost 20 years of hearing this. Still love it. up to a 9.

There's a documentary on Moby on Netflix that's worth checking out. He comes across as a softspoken, self effacing humble guy.
 DigitalJer wrote:

Most excellent, thank you for posting that.  I'm always looking for royalty-free music for my videos.
 

+1 - and what a dude!
Simple, atmospheric, evocative. Doesn't get old. 
Beautiful.
 bigbobbybubba wrote:
Great track and album. Love Moby, not only for his talent, but also for what he has done for independent film makers. https://www.mobygratis.com

 
Most excellent, thank you for posting that.  I'm always looking for royalty-free music for my videos.
Like this one - solid 8
I kind of think "King Crimson" when I hear this track.
Great track and album. Love Moby, not only for his talent, but also for what he has done for independent film makers. https://www.mobygratis.com
 maybe not a better album, but certainly some great material followed this..DrLex wrote:

This track is excellent, as is the whole album. He never reached the same level again.

 


 Wilfrue wrote:
Why all the Moby hate? I like this track.
 
 
This track is excellent, as is the whole album. He never reached the same level again.
Too bad there are some obvious glitches in this rip from CD read errors…
Those who don't feel the build up need to go back and listen to 1.00 minutes in and then 2.20.
 jackie0 wrote:
You unevolved dopamine junkies need to realize the difference between the ancient roots of music as a pathway into alternative and  meditative states, and that which you refer to as 'elevator music'. 
Moby recorded this masterpiece in his tiny apartment, straight from his heart. 
Rolling Stone concurs and listed it in their top 500 albums of all time.

 
Good to know.  I am old enough to have owned thousands of albums in my life; my regular listening tastes include everything heard here on RP to classical to bluegrass to hip-hop to gospel to world to jazz to etc, but not too much C&W; and this work by Moby is fresh, innovative, moving, quite well crafted, AND it is a serious favorite of mine.  
 Wilfrue wrote:
Why all the Moby hate? I like this track.
 

  This is a great CD. It's time for another listen {#Smile}


Why all the Moby hate? I like this track.
 
What the hell people, this is a good song just enjoy it.
You unevolved dopamine junkies need to realize the difference between the ancient roots of music as a pathway into alternative and  meditative states, and that which you refer to as 'elevator music'. 
Moby recorded this masterpiece in his tiny apartment, straight from his heart. 
Rolling Stone concurs and listed it in their top 500 albums of all time.
 TianGongZhong wrote:
While I listened to the song I read the comments. Several of them refered to the song building up. I waited and waited but there was no build up and then the song was over. Very disappointing....a totally meaningless piece of music for the elevator.

 
My overall comment is not as harsh as your, the piece did lack a high point and just meandered off like elevator muzak........
While I listened to the song I read the comments. Several of them refered to the song building up. I waited and waited but there was no build up and then the song was over. Very disappointing....a totally meaningless piece of music for the elevator.
I want to cry.  So beautiful.  The segue after David Bowie's Lazarus.  Thank you Moby for reminding that David and life is ever lasting and ever loving.
 Zoonhollis wrote:
The guitar is slightly out of tune in the intro.

 
Slightly ?!!!? Must be intentional. But why?
Gone from an 8 to a 9.  Love the out of tune guitar build up, then the arpeggios kick in. Then a cracking crescendo. I don't think we get enough humming in popular music. 
Now there's a segue (from the ending notes of John Barleycorn to Everloving, should the playlist alter).
I love the way this builds slowly. Great album from an artist whose other works, I don't really care for. 
 sirtezza wrote:
This music is lame uninspired midi ramblings. This track though has some extra lamo beginner guitar chords to add to the general nausea. How this rubbish ever became popular is a mystery to me and just confirms how little content young minds need to be satisfied, as long as it repeats alot…..   God bless the PSD button!

 
Damn, don't sugarcoat it.


The guitar is slightly out of tune in the intro.
This entire album was excellent ! It makes me feel like closing my eyes and breathe softly, letting the song carry me away {#Good-vibes}
 ThePoose wrote:
I would like to see Moby's dick.

 
sick.....but funny!
The album cover is the perfect complement to the one with leo kottke juggling oranges
So nice and tender:-)
Everybody in my homeless camps loves this song...  we be dancing like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners...  this album be excellent...
Ahh...the very good Moby!  
 scrubbrush wrote:
I alwys thought i didn't like Moby.

He keeps proving me wrong 

 
I find Moby a bit like Beck in that I really like some of his stuff and some of it is PSD worthy.
This song was one of my calibration songs for my stereo. Listen to it on high end vintage hardware from a very good source. Amazing.
When I hear this song I always think of the movie earthlings (www.earthlings.com)
 TheBorgBuilder wrote:
{#Music}

 


{#Music}
Moby... the best!
Just keep on Mobyin'.

Love ya' man. 
Is it true his next album is a collection of love ballad duets with Eminem?
Don't you be messin' with Moby ya hear else I'll be gettin' gangsta on yous all...
Not all of moby is electronic - thankfully. {#Dance}

 
scrubbrush wrote:
Is this really Moby? It's got (what sound like) real instruments. I like it, so far

 

Been a fan of this dude since go was originally released. Listened to all the personality changes in the music style. . Now find so much of the 90's material dated,  but this one is perfect and timeless. 10{#Boohoo}
Moby ... his "sound" just sucks me in, over and over, doesn't matter what song it is.  Amazing artist !!!
I alwys thought i didn't like Moby.

He keeps proving me wrong 
 {#Yes}before you I stand and testify that it truly is   lily34 wrote:
this is beautiful.

 



I would like to see Moby's dick.
 BillG wrote:

That's how it's mixed. 

 
It makes me feel like I'm sitting on a improbable slope, and no amount of head tilting can rectify it.
 zink wrote:
Is that fully left panned guitar in the intro or was that an RP glitch? It is a pain on headphones.
 
That's how it's mixed. 
Lovely.
 catsoup wrote:
It's nice. Any bets he wrote this after listening to Emancipator? {#Yes}
 
Chronologically impossible. {#No}
 AliGator wrote:

I bought REM's Murmur "sound unheard" based on Rolling Stone's appreciation of it. (I was a teenager in suburbia who was craving new music.) I never, ever regretted it. I like this Moby song. So I guess everyone's experience is different.

 
I bought REM's Reckoning based on a Rollingstone review....one of my all time favs....I too, like this Moby song....even if it is too short.
 zink wrote:
Is that fully left panned guitar in the intro or was that an RP glitch? It is a pain on headphones.
 
Thanks for that..I thought it was my amp :) 
..love me some white whale..
this is beautiful.
A great song from a great album.
Didn't realize this was Moby. This I like very much.
It's nice. Any bets he wrote this after listening to Emancipator? {#Yes}
Seabiscuit, was on HBO last night, this song is in the movie,  very strange, I now have to ride a horse. Or bet on one.
Is that fully left panned guitar in the intro or was that an RP glitch? It is a pain on headphones.
Is this really Moby? It's got (what sound like) real instruments. I like it, so far
9 → 10
 d-don wrote:
Dig this.
 
Me too!
Dig this.
Well done. I like it.
 HazzeSwede wrote:
Pretty much.....nothamazing.
 


Pretty much.....nothing.
 Jelani wrote:
When this came out I almost bought the album, never having heard of Moby, based on a Rolling Stone or AMG  RAVING review. I never got to it. And in the ensuing years have become so grateful for my lack of followthrough and saving the $$, as few as they may have been.
Moby has done nothing good ever in my ears. 

 
I bought REM's Murmur "sound unheard" based on Rolling Stone's appreciation of it. (I was a teenager in suburbia who was craving new music.) I never, ever regretted it. I like this Moby song. So I guess everyone's experience is different.

I don't care much for most of Moby's stuff, but he was very funny on "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" a couple years ago.
This song is a natural for a movie soundtrack, so it got me thinking, how many movies has this been a part of?  Cue IMDB:

"Fields of Fuel," "Seabiscuit," "Day of Reckoning," "Any Given Sunday," and the ever-famous, multi-Oscar-winner, "He Died with a Felafel in His Hand!"  Really.
 ryuujin23 wrote:


I'll see your {#Daisy} and raise you a {#Sunny}.
 
nice...but i have this: {#Cowboy}
Now enjoy this great live version (UK Jools Holland Show) on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISKiRy0E7eA&feature=related


BAM! No brainer 9!!!
 nicolewe wrote:
{#Daisy}
 

I'll see your {#Daisy} and raise you a {#Sunny}.
unbelievable how amazing this one is...could listen to it all day
{#Daisy}
Excellent.
This guy can put a track together once in a while...not bad live either. Saw him at the Sheperd´s Bush in London, around 99 or 2000, played a version of Springsteen´s "I´m on Fire", and spoke of how snotty he once was when he demeaned artists such as the man from NJ. Guy shared his maturing process, had some perspective and paid homage, which is always nice to see in a person.
Boring.  NEXT!
Normally, Moby's music strikes me as inane, but I like this.

I was into this album right around the time I started playing keyboards and dabbling in music. Every time I hear something from it now, I realize what a huge influence it was.

Moby by `BrazenPhotography
©2005-2010 `BrazenPhotography

Moby @ The Wiltern Theater
2005
Gabrielle/Brazen Photography

Lovely to hear this today.  Great song then and now.

This whole album is amazing, Bill may as well just play the whole thing beginning to end.


 Bosami wrote:

Still awesome.

Yes.


 

Definitely.
moby's good work-listening music.
{#Sunny}
It's sunny beaches in Koh Phi Phi with my brother before the turn of the millenium for me.  Ones never to be repeated I'm afraid now the whole island is swanky spa's.  Good memories.
Hearing Moby after the Blue Man Group reminds me of something my son said when he was about eight. This was about the time this album came out, or maybe a couple of years after. I was a big Moby fan; in fact, everyone in the house was. An Intel commercial came on the TV, I think for the Pentium IV chips, featuring the Blue Man Group. My son turned around and looked at me and said, "Mom! Look! Blue Mobies!"

Edited to add: Okay, I see told this story before. It's official. I have become my grandpa.

When this came out I almost bought the album, never having heard of Moby, based on a Rolling Stone or AMG  RAVING review. I never got to it. And in the ensuing years have become so grateful for my lack of followthrough and saving the $$, as few as they may have been.
Moby has done nothing good ever in my ears. 

Awesome indeed.

Still awesome.

Yes.


Simply. Awesome.

{#Sunny}
 gutboy wrote:
i used to write stuff like this when i was 12,13

 

Guss your writing skills and Linda Lovelace have something in common, ya both suck. {#Doh}

rim shot{#Drummer}  thank you folks, I'll be here all week and please don't forget to tip your waitress and bartender. Good Night.
{#Cowboy}