Hotel (album)

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Hotel
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
Moby chronology
18 B Sides + DVD
(2003)		 Hotel
(2005)		 Last Night
(2008)
Singles from Hotel
  1. "Lift Me Up"
    Released: February 28, 2005
  2. "Raining Again"
    Released: May 23, 2005
  3. "Spiders"
    Released: May 30, 2005
  4. "Dream About Me"
    Released: August 8, 2005
  5. "Beautiful"
    Released: September 12, 2005
  6. "Slipping Away"
    Released: January 23, 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (47/100) [1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 1.5/5 stars[2]
Entertainment Weekly (B-) [3]
Stylus Magazine (D+)[4]
Pitchfork Media (2.4/10)[5]
Robert Christgau (2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[6]
entertainment.ie 4/5 stars [7]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[8]
Q 3/5 stars[9]
Mojo 3/5 stars[10]
Sputnikmusic 3.5/5 stars[11]
Amazon.com 3.5/5 stars[12]
Amazon.co.uk 4/5 stars[13]
CD Universe 4/5 stars[14]
PopMatters 6/10 stars[15]
Release Magazine 7/10 stars[16]

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), encorporating a more alternative rock-based approach, and is the first Moby album in several years[when?] 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]

Contents

[edit] 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.[17]

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.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 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

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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/hotel
  2. ^ Andy Kellman. "Hotel - Moby". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r733124. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  3. ^ 25 Mar 2005, p.71
  4. ^ Charles Merwin (24 March 2005). "Moby - Hotel". Stylus Magazine. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/moby/hotel.htm. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  5. ^ "Moby: Hotel". Pitchfork. 17 March 2005. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/5349-hotel/. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  6. ^ Robert Christgau. "Moby". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Moby. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  7. ^ Andrew Lynch (24 March 2005). "Moby - Hotel". entertainment.ie. http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Moby-Hotel/3782.htm. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  8. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/hotel-20050324
  9. ^ Apr 2005, p.121
  10. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6832824/a/Hotel.htm
  11. ^ Andrew H. (11 April 2005). "Moby - Hotel (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/2085/Moby-Hotel/. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  12. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Hotel-Moby/dp/B0007CZPIS
  13. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hotel-Moby/dp/B0007LYSAU/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1319535366&sr=1-1
  14. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6832824/a/Hotel.htm
  15. ^ O'Neil, Tim (31 May 2005). "Moby: Hotel". Popmatters.com. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/moby-hotel. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  16. ^ http://www.releasemagazine.net/Onrecord/ormobyh.htm
  17. ^ "hotel". moby.com. 7 April 2005. http://www.moby.com/journal/2005-04-07/hotel.html. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
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