Just as the rock mainstream was turning its attentions toward techno, Moby abandoned electronic music to refashion himself as an alternative rocker -- sort of like a cross between Nine Inch Nails and Smashing Pumpkins -- for Animal Rights.
Moby attempted rock on Everything Is Wrong, but on Animal Rights, his thin, psuedo-industrial guitar riffs dominate the proceedings, with his ambient soundscapes being pushed to the back of the record.
Though Moby could be commended for having the courage to diversify, he simply isn't very good at alternative rock -- his voice is thin and undistinguished, his rhythms are too tight, his guitars sound anemic, and he can't write a hook.
In fact, he even buries the hook in his ill-conceived cover of Mission of Burma's post-punk classic "That's When I Reach for My Revolver." Consequently, Animal Rights ranks as one of the classic failed albums, right alongside Sinead O'Connor's big-band Am I Not Your Girl?.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Someone to LoveMoby | Moby | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Heavy FlowMoby | Moby | Play | 01:53 | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| 3 | YouMoby | Moby | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | Now I Let It GoMoby | Moby | Play | 02:08 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 5 | Come on BabyMoby | Moby | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 36 MB |
| 6 | SoftMoby | Moby | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | Say It's All MineMoby | Moby | Play | 06:06 | 13 MB | 46 MB |
| 8 | That's When I Reach for My RevolverClint Conley | Moby | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Face ItMoby | Moby | Play | 10:03 | 23 MB | 73 MB |
| 10 | LivingMoby | Moby | Play | 07:00 | 16 MB | 43 MB |
| 11 | Love Song for My MomMoby | Moby | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 12 | My Love Will Never Die | Moby | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 53 mins | 122 MB | |||||
| 53 mins | 381 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alli | Art Direction |
| 2 | Clint Conley | Composer |
| 3 | Moby | Art Direction, Bass, Composer, Design, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Percussion, Photography, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 4 | Alan Moulder | Engineer, Mixing |
| 5 | Hahn Rowe | Violin |
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| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |