Moby Reaches For His Revolver
Written: Sep 16 '03
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Pros: Powerful single and lots of raw aggression
Cons: Really misleading; less than stellar b-sides
The Bottom Line: A different side of Moby
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| PacManY2J's Full Review: That's When I Reach For My Revolver [Single] by Mo... |
I had never heard of Moby before 1997. It was a few years before he became famous with electronic hits like Body Rock and Southside. While it was his techno that caught most people's attention, that was not the case for me. I first took notice of Moby because of his punk music. You heard me right.
In the spring of '97 I joined three friends in a trip to Riverside Park (now Six Flags New England) for the Riverside 104 Fest, sponsored by a Connecticut rock station. We were there to see the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Local H, Our Lady Peace, and a few others. However, some acts caught our attention by surprise, most notably Moby.
Sure he had some DJing going on, but that wasn't the focus of his set. He was supporting his latest album Animal Rights, which was far from electronic aside from the still heavy Come On Baby. Moby blew us all away with some of the most hardcore songs of the fest. The one that really grabbed us by the throats and made us go and buy the CD asap was That's When I Reach For My Revolver.
The song starts out innocently enough. A cool guitar riff and medium-paced drumming lead into soft vocals in which Moby laments, "Once I had my heros/ Once I had my dreams/ All of that is changed now." The verses are easy-going and catchy enough to get your head bobbing. Then the guitars start chugging harder as the chorus smacks us in the face: "That's when I reach for my revolver/ That's when it all gets blown away/ That's when I reach for my revolver/ The spirit passes by this way." Typical Moby this is not.
The short solo in the bridge keeps it heavy for Moby to sing as if looking toward the Heavens begging for mercy, "Now that the sky is empty/ And that is nothing new/ Instead they look upon us/ Like we're nothing/ NOTHING/ I SAID/ That's when I reach for my revolver...." This is a fantastic song to blast when you're in need of letting off steam
Following ...Revolver are live versions of two other Animal Rights songs: You and Someone to Love. Unlike the first track, these two are less modern rock and more raw, all-out rock, hard almost all the way through with massive screams from Moby. The power chord-fueled Someone to Love resembles Pearl Jam's Spin the Black Circle, at least in the guitars. You also stays heavy, angry, and unpolished. These songs aren't great but definitely do the trick in terms of giving adrenaline rushes and showing Moby's unpolished side.
The final track on this single is a death metal version of Devo's Whip It. Not great but good for a chuckle.
This is not the Moby you know and love (or hate). Moby is the music industry's most surprising punk-at-heart. While he is much better at the techno thing, it is interesting to hear this side of him as well, especially for That's When I Reach For My Revolver, a song that grabbed my attention, and will do the same for you.
More on Moby:
Animal Rights
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