Hotel (album)
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| Studio album by Moby | ||||||||||
| Released | March 14, 2005 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock, downtempo, electronica, ambient | |||||||||
| Length |
57:08 (disc one) 67:53 (disc two) | |||||||||
| Label | V2, Mute | |||||||||
| Producer | Moby | |||||||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 47/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− [4] |
| Stylus Magazine | D+ [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 2.4/10 [6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Sputnikmusic | [9] |
| Entertainment.ie | [10] |
| PopMatters | [11] |
| Release Magazine | [12] |
Hotel is the seventh studio album by American electronica musician Moby, first released internationally on March 14, 2005 and then on March 22, 2005 in the United States. Hotel was recorded under the Pacha label and mixed at Moby's apartment, Electric Lady Studios, and Loho Studios in Manhattan, New York City. Initial quantities of the album came with a second CD of ambient music entitled Hotel: Ambient.
The album was a departure from Moby's previous two electronica- and dance-driven albums (Play and 18), incorporating a more alternative rock-based approach, and is the first Moby album since 1993's Ambient to not contain any vocal samples. The album received a mixed critical reception. Despite this, it reached number 8 in the UK and debuted straight at number 1 in some European countries[citation needed] and went on to earn gold and platinum awards in over twenty countries, with global sales of over 2 million copies.[citation needed]
Background
The album name Hotel was explained in one of Moby's journal entries. The artist was fascinated by the nature of hotels, where humans spend often significant portions of their lives, but have all traces of their tenancy removed for the next guests.[13]
Moby is responsible for playing the instruments on all the tracks, except for drums. Laura Dawn provides additional vocals. The first UK single was "Lift Me Up", released on February 28, 2005. The second UK single, "Spiders", was released on May 23, 2005 to coincide with Moby's UK tour. The album includes a ballad cover of New Order's "Temptation". Worldwide, the album has sold over 2 million copies.[citation needed]
As with Moby's previous albums, Play and 18, there was a Hotel DVD featuring the videos for the singles, a live concert, and a sequel to Moby's home movie and tour diary series, Give an Idiot a Camcorder.
Track listing
Disc one: Hotel
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hotel Intro" | 1:54 | |
| 2. | "Raining Again" | 3:43 | |
| 3. | "Beautiful" | 3:10 | |
| 4. | "Lift Me Up" | 3:14 | |
| 5. | "Where You End" | 3:18 | |
| 6. | "Temptation" | 4:52 | |
| 7. | "Spiders" | 3:42 | |
| 8. | "Dream About Me" | 3:19 | |
| 9. | "Very" | 3:39 | |
| 10. | "I Like It" | 3:42 | |
| 11. | "Love Should" | 3:47 | |
| 12. | "Slipping Away" | 3:37 | |
| 13. | "Forever" | 3:34 | |
| 14. | "Homeward Angel" | 5:37 | |
| 15. | "35 Minutes" (hidden track on all editions) | 5:22 |
| Japanese bonus track | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 16. | "Put the Headphones On" | 3:49 | ||||||||
The Japanese edition featured the bonus song "Put the Headphones On", as well as the music video for "Lift Me Up", which could be watched on a computer.
Disc two: Hotel:Ambient (all versions excluding iTunes)
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Swear" | 6:41 | |
| 2. | "Snowball" | 4:25 | |
| 3. | "Blue Paper" | 6:07 | |
| 4. | "Homeward Angel (Long)" | 10:57 | |
| 5. | "Chord Sounds" | 7:25 | |
| 6. | "Not Sensitive" | 3:10 | |
| 7. | "Lilly" | 3:53 | |
| 8. | "The Come Down" | 5:18 | |
| 9. | "Overland" | 6:49 | |
| 10. | "Live Forever" | 7:15 | |
| 11. | "Aerial" | 5:51 |
B-Sides 2005
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's Ok" (from "Raining Again" and Spiders" singles) | 3:53 | |
| 2. | "Mulholland" (from "Lift Me Up" single) | 8:31 | |
| 3. | "Put the Headphones On" (from "Raining Again" and Spiders singles) | 3:49 |
References
- ↑ "Critic Reviews for Hotel". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ Andy Kellman. "Hotel - Moby". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ↑ Robert Christgau. "CG: Moby". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ↑ Doug Brod (25 March 2005). "Hotel Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ Charles Merwin (24 March 2005). "Moby - Hotel". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ↑ Rob Mitchum (17 March 2005). "Moby: Hotel". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ↑ David Peschek (10 March 2005). "CD: Moby, Hotel". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ Christian Hoard (24 March 2005). "Hotel". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ Andrew H. (11 April 2005). "Moby - Hotel (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ↑ Andrew Lynch (24 March 2005). "Moby - Hotel". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ↑ O'Neil, Tim (31 May 2005). "Moby: Hotel". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ↑ Malmstedt, Kalle (24 March 2005). "Moby: Hotel". Release Magazine. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ "hotel". moby.com. 7 April 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
External links
- Hotel at Metacritic