Moby

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

Anyone considered Moby for a slot anywhere?

I was in a store yesterday and they were playing his greatest hits album. Forgot how good his stuff is.

He's playing a show in NYC on May 25.

If he did play, where do we think he might play? Pyramid headliner? Sub? Other Stage headliner?

[dentalplan]

Park or John Peel headliner, I'd go for. I doubt he'd be booked though.

[russycarps]

In my mind he's other stage headliner easily, though I am useless at judging bands popularity. He did sell out the roundhouse in London which is a big venue

I'd love him to play again, his last album was decent I thought

[FuzzyDunlop]

Please!!

And Id love him to do a DJ set too

[worthyraver]

I fear he is not big enough for the Other stage headliner, but definitely West Holts. Friday night against Arcade Fire would seem to make sense. I was at that Roundhouse gig fantastic and his latest album is much better than decent, still I liked the one before that as well which very few people seemed to like!!!

[Field Commander Jefferson]

Agree that his last album was very good. Would be great addition

[matt2007]

he did play the other in 2000 and then headline the pyramid in 2003, would like to see him again

[CHRLY]

Pretty insignificant now isn't he? Still love to see him though

[russycarps]

I guess you could argue portishead and massive attack are pretty insignficant now too though right? (I've no idea really)

I reckon he'd get a big crowd - remember the average glastonbury goer is late 30s!

[tigger123]

V unlikely, he's playing a DJ set in Michigan that weekend at Electric Forest Festival. Real shame as have always wanted to see him, although he does seem to be doing mostly DJ sets recently and most of what he plays is EDM rubbish

http://www.electricforestfestival.com/post.php?news=95

[russycarps]

Portishead a lot bigger for our age range I reckon russy.

Although I liked play when it came out, portishead and massive attack were seen as a cut above and had more crossover appeal to the indie fans.

Plus post play only Moby fans knowingly heard much of him. Portishead's and massive attack had three or four albums than many knew.

[FuzzyDunlop]

V unlikely, he's playing a DJ set in Michigan that weekend at Electric Forest Festival. Real shame as have always wanted to see him, although he does seem to be doing mostly DJ sets recently and most of what he plays is EDM rubbish

http://www.electricforestfestival.com/post.php?news=95

[worthyraver]

Innocents is fantastic and much more like his older stuff. The Destroyed was good as well in my opinion much more atmospheric but no worse for that. Would be an awesome addition obviously but rarely plays live in this country at least. I also have just purchased a live DVD from one of his US shows, not seen it yet but heard it I can highly recommend:

"Almost Home: Live at the Fonda"

[russycarps]

Innocents is fantastic and much more like his older stuff. The Destroyed was good as well in my opinion much more atmospheric but no worse for that. Would be an awesome addition obviously but rarely plays live in this country at least. I also have just purchased a live DVD from one of his US shows, not seen it yet but heard it I can highly recommend:

"Almost Home: Live at the Fonda"

[jonodillieono]

"and Moby

you can get stomped by Obie, you 36 year old bald headed fag blow me

You don't know me, you're too old let go its over, nobody listens to techno"

That's pretty much all anyone around my age (20) will know of him. I really like him, play's a great album

[Trebor]

Who wrote that lyric? It's fucking awful.

[FloorFiller]

Who wrote that lyric? It's fucking awful.

[russycarps]

anyone remember this? the place went mental. I remember loving it at the time, now listening back in the sober light of day......

[davidd]

M and m . The dick.

[CHRLY]

Why did that creep thing happen? It's fucking awful

[russycarps]

Why did that creep thing happen? It's fucking awful

Edited March 31, 2014 by russycarps

[CHRLY]

I think because radiohead didnt play it the night before.

It was great at the time, honest...

[dentalplan]

Why did that creep thing happen? It's fucking awful

[Gnomicide]

Can't stand Moby's music but he did once describe a game that he and a mate play when at big parties that went by the name of Celebrity Knob Touch.

You basically have to get your cock out in an unobvious way and touch a celebrity with it without being noticed.

Not sure if that's genius or not but I do know it's a little disturbing.

[Pinhead]

I remember that Radiohead creep tribute thing - didn't a couple of other headliners that year do a cover too?