Moby likens Kylie to the Republican party

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He says, "During the election campaigns I found an analogy: The Democrats are like RADIOHEAD and the Republicans are like Kylie Minogue.

"Everybody knows Radiohead are writing better songs, but Kylie is probably selling ten times as many records."

― davidsim (davidsim), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 13:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh dear God. I'm sure Moby has said reasonably intelligent things in the past.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 13:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Aren't Radiohead selling more records than Kylie anyway?

― Dadrock Holmes (Dada), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not sure to which "everybody" he's referring. Does everybody shave their heads and record their mild-mannered vocals over dull techno-pop?

Kylie singing is way, WAY more moving than Moby singing.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Everyone wants to fuck the Republicans, but the Democrats are nasally little geeks.

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

There was a thread on this before, I believe.

― David Allen (David Allen), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 13:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Now if only he'd compared Dannii to "Veritas"...

― Dadrock Holmes (Dada), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

the ballot was confusing!

― irrigation can save your people (irrigation can save your peopl), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

kylie is apparently pretty right wing but doesn't talk about it in public

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I like both of them a lot but at a bare minimum Radiohead are writing more complicated songs than Kylie; whether that satisfies the criteria for "better" is best left as an exercise for the reader.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Or Geir, of course.

― A / F#m / Bm / D (Lynskey), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

does kylie write her own songs? [this is not a putdown, i love her oeuvre]

― xenografia, Tuesday, 22 March 2005 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm reasonably certain that Geir can read, Lynskey.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought that "right wing" thing was one of those internet fakies?

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Moby is truly the Green Party of the music world. Wait, I think he likes Radiohead. Does he not like Kylie Minogue? This is too damn confusing.

― mike h. (mike h.), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

does kylie write her own songs?

Mostly no. She co-writes the odd thing here and there, but the only time she took on a lot of writing was the Impossible Princess album, and nobody bought it.

― JimD (JimD), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Everybody loves Kylie!

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

does kylie write her own songs?

According to the credits, she co-wrote "Giving You Up" with six other people...

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 15:38 (twenty-one years ago)

which of the two -- thom yorke or kylie minougue -- would shout from a passing car, "hey moby i give you rimjob?"

anyway, this stupid comment* is b/c he has a new record coming out, bad publicity better than no publicity, blah blah blah

(* - as well as some stupid comments about beyonce and jay-z)

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 15:42 (twenty-one years ago)

The "Is the world still spinning around?" line in 'In Your Eyes' is perhaps her most famous lyrical contribution.

― BARMS, Tuesday, 22 March 2005 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Everybody loves Kylie!

No they don't

― Dadrock Holmes (Dada), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 15:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I totally support lame Boston hardcore douchebags kicking this dude's arse. Also, Radiohead is way mroe popular that Kylie. No one buys Kylie records, but tons of indie nerds have every fucking shitty Radiohead cd ever.

― Dr. Eldon Tyrell (ex machina), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

MOBY YOU fAT LARD

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 16:13 (twenty-one years ago)

It's funny, because most of the people I know with Kylie cds are music nerds or brit culture nerds who also love Radiohead. Moby is obviously targeting Europe with this comment!

― mike h. (mike h.), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 16:15 (twenty-one years ago)

He is confused. The tea at his store is still pretty good.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

nobody listens to techno: moby = nader?

― N_RQ, Tuesday, 22 March 2005 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I like Kylie and Radiohead head. Moby, not so much.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Phil Selway > Lex Luthor on Smallville >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Moby

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 16:33 (twenty-one years ago)

moby succinctly puts the smack down on kylie m.

― anx, Tuesday, 22 March 2005 16:35 (twenty-one years ago)

didn't he also bash beyonce recently for doing a tommy hilfiger campaign? what a douche

― jones (actual), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 16:37 (twenty-one years ago)

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

didn't he also bash beyonce recently for doing a tommy hilfiger campaign? what a douche

yep, and yep. and threw in an offhand comment about how jay-z was gonna throw him into the hudson for "daring" to criticize beyonce.

mind you, moby has made a nice amount of money from commercials and corporate sponsorships himself ... he's HARDLY one to be criticizing beyonce, or anyone else.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

he's a fucking gnat

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 16:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Motherfucker wishes his entire post-1995 output was as danceable as Fever.

― Stupornaut (natepatrin), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

he somehow manages to make statements, sober, that most people would be hard pressed to make while completely high

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 17:22 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah isn't moby the most commercially-licensed artist like ever? or at least one of them!! and dude was on THE APPRENTICE!! what a douche

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 17:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha I love how the side-effect of this is that the "tastemakers" and "trendsetters" (ie, us) are talking about Moby! THE 50 GAMBIT WINS AGAIN.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

are we buying his album though?

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 17:59 (twenty-one years ago)

No, but who knows what TEH LURKERS are doing?

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Moby's too clever by a half.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:01 (twenty-one years ago)

we'll see when the next billboard stats come out.

does any real radio station play ANYTHING by moby these days? he's about as au courant as pearl jam or hansen these days.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

he's probably derogatis's "techno" musician of choice, too. whatever that may mean.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

That Scandanavian power-punk trio Hansen with their international smash "Mmmböp"!

― The Ghost of Picking On Spelling Mistakes (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Mmm? Burp.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Moby should name his next album Glaven.

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.smh.com.au/ffxImage/urlpicture_id_1061368350910_2003/08/20/hanson.jpg

l-r: Skeggi, Svartr, Eiríkr

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:08 (twenty-one years ago)

i've been doing a lot of misspellings and misplacements wr2 names of pop artists and rekkids lately ... at least this one bore some fruit!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:10 (twenty-one years ago)

One of Hansen died, right?

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:10 (twenty-one years ago)

he's probably derogatis's "techno" musician of choice, too. whatever that may mean.

Moby's schtick reminds me: DeRo called the Spice Girls "Thatcherite" and Prodigy "fascist" in the article that eventually led me to become the bitter critic I am today.

― Stupornaut (natepatrin), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Is that a recent comment?

And out of all the people, why Radiohead and Kylie? Does it have anything to do with how Radiohead's last record was their most disappointing effort, while Kylie's last 2 records are by far her best?

― billstevejim, Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:13 (twenty-one years ago)

One of Hansen died, right?

He was crushed by a falling Valkyrie on their comeback tour.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Radiohead's last record was their most disappointing effort

In what strange bizarro universe is that true???

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

He should've said "Radiohead are saying the things that need to be said that no one wants to hear, and Kylie gives us raging hard-ons".

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/gallery/2004/06/17/kezmobyAPx.jpg

"Dig that white noise."

― Pickled Pickslide, Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Is that a recent comment?

No, it's from 1997. And it probably stands as the second-dumbest thing he's ever written, after the Britney=rape thing.

― Stupornaut (natepatrin), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Everyone knows that Sophie-Ellis Bextor is more like the Republican Party than Kylie, sheesh.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:30 (twenty-one years ago)

The statement was about politics, via some silly, offhand musical analogy. You damn dumb arch pricks. Believe it or not, politics matter more than music. GWBKarlRoveTomDeLay thank you so very much for obsessing over Kylie and Radiohead while the Republican Party fuck your mama.

― MV, Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:42 (twenty-one years ago)

mind you, moby has made a nice amount of money from commercials and corporate sponsorships himself ... he's HARDLY one to be criticizing beyonce, or anyone else.

this coming from an avowed environmentalist whose music is licensed left and right for car commercials.

did he ever comment on david bowie doing the hilfiger campaign?

― basquiat (disco stu), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha! You don't honestly think politics can change the world, only music can do that!

― Dadrock Holmes (Dada), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:44 (twenty-one years ago)

once again, the jesus freaks and the republicans (i know, i know, REDUNDANT) are sticking their fucking noses where THEY DON'T FUCKING BELONG

Knock yourself out, anonyschmuck.

― Stupornaut (natepatrin), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Hahah, Stupornaut, I was just thinking about that thread!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Hahaha HOW DARE PEOPLE TALK ABOUT MUSIC ON A MUSIC MESSAGE BOARD

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Popstars with names starting with Mo are contractually obligated to make daft statements such as this at least once every three months.

― Leon Bluth (Ex Leon), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Moby == Lyndon LaRouche

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 18:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Popstars with names starting with Mo are contractually obligated to make daft statements such as this at least once every three months.

does this include mos def?!?

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 19:05 (twenty-one years ago)

What's Mo Tucker been saying now?

― Dadrock Holmes (Dada), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 19:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Moby campaigns for Terri Schiavo, hugs small boy to his bosom:

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/LAW/03/22/schiavo/top.schiavo.tues2.ap.jpg

― PB, Tuesday, 22 March 2005 19:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Moby == Lyndon LaRouche

-- walter kranz (kranz_walte...), March 22nd, 2005.

TOP SECRET: da troof

― latebloomer: damn cheapskate satanists (latebloomer), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 19:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm pretty sure U2 are the republican party of the music world.

― allowed (spaces are allowed), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 20:46 (twenty-one years ago)

In the sense that they remain consistently popular despite annoying me. And many people just don't understand why they could be considered annoying.

― allowed (spaces are allowed), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 20:49 (twenty-one years ago)

it's cuz they have faith in the good intentions of their leader. after all, he loves jesus.

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 20:54 (twenty-one years ago)

also, they both get along real swell w/ jesse helms.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)

didn't I recently see Moby on MTV, dressed up as a pimp in a video with some Kylie wannabe?

― phil jones (interstar), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 21:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Er, that was Gwen Stefani.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 23:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm so totally NOT regretting my admittedly knee jerk negative review of the album any longer... (and am now realizing he deserves no better than cheap references to hotels for maximum vanilla impact)

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 23:43 (twenty-one years ago)

(What exactly did he say about the Hilfiger campaign? Because you know there was that unsubstantiated rumor going around several years ago that Tommy Hilfiger hated that hip-hop had co-opted his clothing and there were some flat-out racist statements attributed to him that I believe turned out to be fabrications, but if Moby was reacting to an old rumor his criticisms make more sense even if they are still incorrect.)

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 00:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I just need to point out that Moby's music is not techno; at one time it was, albeit lamely. I know he thinks he makes techno (or at least eminem does), but he also thinks he's a little bit of JC here on earth, so we don't have to entertain his dillusions, ya know?

― scout (scout), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 01:17 (twenty-one years ago)

can someone pull out some soundscan figures here?, because im not sure if any of the assumptions in this thread regarding kylie vs. radiohead's sales figures are accurate.

― chris andrews (fraew), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 01:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Kylie / Albums:
1988 Listen Now! Kylie Buy Now! The Billboard 200 53
2002 Listen Now! Fever [Bonus Tracks] Buy Now! The Billboard 200 3
2002 Listen Now! Fever [Bonus Tracks] Top Canadian Albums 10
2002 Listen Now! Fever [Bonus Tracks] Buy Now! Top Internet Albums 5
2004 Listen Now! Body Language [Bonus Tracks] Buy Now! The Billboard 200 42

Kylie / Singles:
1988 Listen Now! I Should Be So Lucky Hot Dance Music/Club Play 10
1988 Listen Now! I Should Be So Lucky Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 32
1988 Listen Now! I Should Be So Lucky The Billboard Hot 100 28
1988 Listen Now! It's No Secret The Billboard Hot 100 37
1988 Listen Now! The Loco-Motion Hot Dance Music/Club Play 12
1988 Listen Now! The Loco-Motion Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 4
1988 Listen Now! The Loco-Motion The Billboard Hot 100 3
2001 Listen Now! Can't Get You Out of My Head Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
2002 Listen Now! Can't Get You Out of My Head Adult Top 40 23
2002 Listen Now! Can't Get You Out of My Head Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 7
2002 Listen Now! Can't Get You Out of My Head Rhythmic Top 40 9
2002 Listen Now! Can't Get You Out of My Head The Billboard Hot 100 7
2002 Listen Now! Can't Get You Out of My Head Top 40 Mainstream 3
2002 Listen Now! Can't Get You Out of My Head Top 40 Tracks 3
2002 Listen Now! Come into My World Canadian Singles Chart 15
2002 Listen Now! Come into My World Hot Dance Music/Club Play 20
2002 Listen Now! Come into My World Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 20
2002 Listen Now! Come into My World The Billboard Hot 100 91
2002 Listen Now! Come into My World Top 40 Mainstream 28
2002 Listen Now! In Your Eyes Canadian Singles Chart 11
2002 Listen Now! Love at First Sight Canadian Singles Chart 5
2002 Listen Now! Love at First Sight Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
2002 Listen Now! Love at First Sight Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 12
2002 Listen Now! Love at First Sight Latin Pop Airplay 31
2002 Listen Now! Love at First Sight Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay 13
2002 Listen Now! Love at First Sight Rhythmic Top 40 36
2002 Listen Now! Love at First Sight The Billboard Hot 100 23
2002 Listen Now! Love at First Sight Top 40 Mainstream 10
2002 Listen Now! Love at First Sight Top 40 Tracks 16
2004 Listen Now! Red Blooded Woman Hot Dance Music/Club Play 24
2004 Listen Now! Slow Canadian Singles Chart 6
2004 Listen Now! Slow Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
2004 Listen Now! Slow Hot Dance Singles Sales 17
2004 Listen Now! Slow The Billboard Hot 100 91
2004 Listen Now! Slow Top 40 Mainstream 35
2005 Listen Now! I Believe in You Hot Dance Music/Club Play 3

― chris andrews (fraew), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 01:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Radiohead / Albums:
1993 Listen Now! Pablo Honey Buy Now! Heatseekers 2
1993 Listen Now! Pablo Honey Buy Now! The Billboard 200 32
1995 Listen Now! The Bends Buy Now! The Billboard 200 88
1997 Listen Now! OK Computer Buy Now! The Billboard 200 21
1997 Listen Now! OK Computer Buy Now! Top Canadian Albums 3
1998 Listen Now! Airbag/How Am I Driving [EP] Buy Now! The Billboard 200 56
1998 Listen Now! Airbag/How Am I Driving [EP] Buy Now! Top Canadian Albums 12
2000 Listen Now! Kid A Buy Now! The Billboard 200 1
2000 Listen Now! Kid A Buy Now! Top Canadian Albums 1
2001 Listen Now! Amnesiac Buy Now! The Billboard 200 2
2001 Listen Now! Amnesiac Buy Now! Top Canadian Albums 1
2001 Listen Now! Amnesiac Buy Now! Top Internet Albums 1
2001 Listen Now! I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings Buy Now! The Billboard 200 44
2001 Listen Now! I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings Buy Now! Top Internet Albums 25
2001 Listen Now! Kid A Buy Now! Top Internet Albums 15
2003 Listen Now! Hail to the Thief Buy Now! The Billboard 200 3
2003 Listen Now! Hail to the Thief Buy Now! Top Canadian Albums 1
2003 Listen Now! Hail to the Thief Buy Now! Top Internet Albums 3

Radiohead / Singles:
1993 Listen Now! Creep Mainstream Rock Tracks 20
1993 Listen Now! Creep Modern Rock Tracks 2
1993 Listen Now! Creep The Billboard Hot 100 34
1993 Listen Now! Creep Top 40 Mainstream 39
1993 Listen Now! Stop Whispering Modern Rock Tracks 23
1995 Listen Now! Fake Plastic Trees Modern Rock Tracks 11
1995 Listen Now! High and Dry Modern Rock Tracks 18
1995 Listen Now! Just Modern Rock Tracks 37
1996 Listen Now! High and Dry The Billboard Hot 100 78
1997 Listen Now! Karma Police Modern Rock Tracks 14
1997 Listen Now! Let Down Modern Rock Tracks 29
2000 Listen Now! Optimistic Modern Rock Tracks 10
2001 Listen Now! I Might Be Wrong Modern Rock Tracks 27
2001 Listen Now! Knives Out Canadian Singles Chart 1
2001 Listen Now! My Iron Lung Canadian Singles Chart 5
2001 Listen Now! My Iron Lung Canadian Singles Chart 5
2001 Listen Now! Pyramid Song Canadian Singles Chart 2
2003 Listen Now! Go to Sleep. (Little Man Being Erased.) Modern Rock Tracks 32
2003 Listen Now! There There. (The Boney King of Nowhere.) Canadian Singles Chart 1
2003 Listen Now! There There. (The Boney King of Nowhere.) Modern Rock Tracks 14
2004 Listen Now! 2 + 2 = 5 (The Lukewarm.) Canadian Singles Chart 2
2004 Listen Now! Go to Sleep. (Little Man Being Erased.) Canadian Singles Chart 2

― chris andrews (fraew), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 01:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Radiohead is awful

― Dr. Eldon Tyrell (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 01:53 (twenty-one years ago)

KYLIE
kylie certified gold album 03/01/89
"the loco-motion" certified gold single 02/09/93
fever certified gold album 03/29/02
fever certified platinum album 10/08/02

THOM
pablo honey certified gold album 09/01/03
pablo honey certified platinum album 09/27/95
the bends certified gold album 04/04/96
ok computer certified gold album 12/11/97
ok computer certified platinum album 05/06/98
the bends certified platinum album 01/27/99
meeting people is easy certified gold video 11/18/99
kid a certified gold album 10/31/00
kid a certified platinum album 02/13/01
amnesiac certified gold album 07/03/01
hail to the thief certified gold album 07/14/03
7 television commercials certified gold video 11/24/03
meeting people is easy certified platinum video 11/24/03

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 01:59 (twenty-one years ago)

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