Reviews (page 5 of 8)
Remember when DVDs included previews before the main menu? This sounds like something you’d hear for a mid budget 2000s action movie.
This album particularly frustrates me, because almost every song starts with some epic breakbeat that gets me excited, but then quickly becomes annoying, repetitive, and completely devoid of anything remotely interesting or creative.
Not my thing - repetitive and boring. It made me want to listen to my washing machine
Miellyttävää. the weekend start here the wizard sample gg aivan mahtavan miellyttävää kuunneletemista.. niin chilli low key.. but also emotonal.. ja heti perään vähän crunge biittiä heh he knows ball.. mietiskelin tässä pikkasen että tämä dj artisti joka käyttää sampleja melkein kaikessa musiikissaan niin tota annnan enemmän arvoa siihen koska tuo sen musiikista josta minäkin tykkään heh.. tämä henkilö luultavasti kuuntelee samankaltaista musiikkia kuin minäkin niin saatanan..symppis.. niin pirkuleen symppis pakko sanoa että ei voi muuta kun kehua tätä koko hommaa aijjaijjai. hairing danting penancing halals darter frappe haggards dant champs give the pornomies a break
repetitive ecstasy mucke
joa was net
Second album in a row that's largely been dull as dishwasher. This seems so far from the FBS that I'm familiar with. First 3/4 tracks were nothing. Second half of the album was better, especially Everybody Needs a 303 and Giv the Po'Man a Break
No idea why there needs to be another Fatboy Slim album on this list
This was fun to put on in the background but it lacked some of the catchy hooks that made his other albums more memorable.
Don't really have any real expectations heading into this. I know of this artist, and I've heard a few songs, but not enough to leave an impression. Song For Lindy A pretty catchy and dancable piece of electronic music with a persistant bassline and an infectious piano riff. Doesn't have the most personality. Feels a bit cold. Fine. 3/5 Santa Cruz Opens pretty interestingly with a very spacey and distant intro. The main "riff" is a bit irritating, really gets on my nerves after a few minutes. The calmer more ambient moments to bring in a slightly psychedelic atmosphere to the track which is honestly really soothing. When the main riff comes back it's almost a welcome presence along with the rhythmic drums. Decent. 3.5/5 The Weekend Starts Here Opens with a lot of atmosphere. I kinda like the robotic vocals, and the glitchy synths. Really like those smooth keys for a contrast against the otherwise very harsh sounding synths. Love the spoken word sample. Gets a bit repetitive, perhaps because it goes on for too long. Decent. 3.5/5 Going Out of My Head Decently catchy with a lot of energy. Sort of uses up all its tricks early causing it to drag a bit. Has some interesting synths here and there, but doesn't offer anything that's too exciting outside of that. Fine. 3/5 Everybody Needs A 303 Thick bass. I like the energy of the track. The repetitive motifs take a lot of time to evolve into something different, which makes the pacing or the track a bit off. Has a solid final quarter. Fine. 3/5 Give the Po' Man a Break Has some fun rhythm to it. I like the vocal sample. Definitely a danceable track. Cool buildup to the break. Would've loved if there was a bit of a melodic element in there to contrast against the very heavy rhythms. Decent. 3.5/5 10th and Crenshaw Sparse sounding, has some experimental features that sort of work. I kinda like the drawn out high pitched synths. The panning is executed a bit awkwardly. Falls a bit flat, doesn't end up sounding all that coherent in the end. Average. 2.5/5 First Down Has a moody energy to it. Really like the drums. Don't love the swing elements, with the horns. Does evolve into a slightly larger more atmospheric sound at one point which really works. Annoying, but definitely not entirely bad. Average. 2.5/5 Punk to Funk Really weird until the drums come in. Feels a bit empty. The vocal sample isn't interesting enough to carry the sparse drum beat. When the melodic elements come in the track has already gotten stale. That being said, the final minute or so really works. Average. 2.5/5 The Sound of Milwaukee Kinda weak intro sample if I'm being honest. I like the whimsy of the track quite a bit. It's fun, but not exactly something that hits you in any particular way. Drags a bit. Fine. 3/5 Not particularly impressive by any means, but it is a good time nonetheless. It has alright rhythms, fun beats and some solid sample work that keeps it for the most part entertaining throughout. You won't exactly get anything that boggles the mind, but it ends up serving its purpose as something uncomplocated you'd put on while doing something else. It's got some danceability, a few soothing ambient moments and even some experimental stuff that while dated is at least an alright piece of history. Suffers from a fair bit of repetitiveness, especially as tracks tend to follow a really similar structure. And while they do tend to build up to something in the end, some of the tracks do sort of get a bit boring before reaching an interesting climax. It's fine in the background, but doesn't really have the legs to keep you imvested as the main piece during a more active listening session. 3/5
I listened to this while working yesterday. I’ve no doubt that this wasn’t the intended environment to listen to this album, but it was quite pleasant, to be fair. It isn’t listed as a genre here, but this had some very strong parallels with drum and bass, sounded quite similar to The Prodigy at times - just less moody. It still isn’t a genre I’m likely to go searching out for more, but this made for a nice enough soundtrack for me.
enjoyed it, started better than it ended
no ty
Songs are good but all of them outstay their welcome
Sounds just like all the fatboy slim albums I have heard
Need to be on speed to listen to this surely
I liked this far more than I thought I would tbh. I think it’s better than his other offering on here. The man knows what he is doing and he does it well
I like that this album laid the framework for his other more famous stuff like “You've Come A Long Way Baby“. I particularly liked “Michael Jackson”.
Like all electronica, just poorly aged and repetitive all throughout. 4/10.
Enjoyed.
Always happy to listen to 90s electronica!
I enjoyed it. It was repetitive though. I had to check if I had actually finished the album because every song sounds very similar.
Never heard of this, but it's 10 long songs that add up to 58 minutes. Let's seeeeeeee. I'll be honest, with a name like that, I was not expecting the first song to sound like this. That being said, love this beginning. Kinda reminds me of the Futurama theme song (compliment). Alright, after finishing that first track I know what to expect, some quirky fun electronics. So far so good. This second song is both longer and more "aggressive". There are some moments that I like, the ending, where multiple elements that have been built-up come together in a great way, but overall I do have my qualms with this. Still good though! I like The Weekend Starts Here, despite its weird start. My favourite part is definitely the percussion and synths that mostly stay the same while other elements are added. The fourth and fifth track kinda blended into each other for me, but I liked both. Nº 4 contained the return of the futurama vibes so I'm happy for that. Give the Po'Man a Break is possibly my favourite so far. Not much else to say, I liked it immensely. Next track has some fun moments but brings nothing new to the table. In fact, while the album is still fun, so far there seems to be no need for it to be so long. I take back what I just said, the record does need to be this long if it means that First Down gets to exist in its full 6 minute glory. Punk to Funk is fun, but at this point some songs sound too much alike. And even though I like the climax of the closer, and it does manage to sum-up the sound of the album, it doesn't stand out too much on its own. Overall, while this was fun and all, I don't know if I'll be coming back to it besides one or two tracks. It is too long, and some of the songs feel redundant. But, I still enjoyed my time. Is this an essential, must-listen record? Maybe not, but it might be worth your time. Bye
Made it about 10 minutes.
Ehhhhh it’s not like it was awful but I couldn’t do it
Bailed at The Weekend Starts Here…that shit was giving me a headache. Probably would be better with drugs 💊💊💊😵💫
It's fine. It's no Daft Punk...but it's no Roni Size. Middle of the road electronic music for me.
Good tunes, certainly groundbreaking at the time, but what was introduced as a compilation is not up there with "You've come a long way baby" and "Pallookaville".
I never listened this album before and I enjoy it. The loops are nice with melodies and it's not yet "right here, right now" its best album. I am patient for the next album.
Underwhelming… it feels a bit lifeless. His next album is much stronger, as are the ones the Chemical Brothers made before this one.
The Amen Break and its consequences. I will say that I was refilling some spice jars while listening to this and it made me feel like I was cooking meth
DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ said that Santa Cruz from this album inspired her to make music and I can see that. Good album
Less annoyingly repetitive than his other album on the list, but still, at 71 minutes, it starts to feel like you’re banging your head against a wall.
Very entertaining
Good dj mix
Apparently Big Beat originated partly in Electronica. It seems to be characterized by repeating loops and samples that just feel like they're background music to some computer game.
In albums like this, it only takes about three minutes to get the point across. Why does every single techno artist feel like they need double that? There’s good stuff here, but this would be a shitload better if every song was 2 minutes shorter.
You know how REM wrote Shiny Happy People to prove that they could sell even the shittiest, most meaningless of songs? Similarly, I never understood the draw of Fatboy Slim and for a long time was convinced it was a joke band. Not quite as bad as the other one, but still pretty terrible, and even worse by today's standards.
"Better Living Through Chemistry" wore out it's welcome faster than "You've Come a Long Way Baby." At first it could be some chill background music, but then too much annoying repetition takes you out of it.
very few tracks I didn't want to press fast forward 1/2 way through.
This is not good
I feel the groove and it feels good to kind of space out and vibe. I like the UK version better that leaves the last 2 songs off the album. I still don’t get albums with different versions. It confuses any ability to discuss album music with others.
Mr. Fatboy breaks down the front door on his debut with extremely well produced beats that will have you thumping all the way through the rest of his discography. Is this album a bit long? Sure, but what drum n bass record isn't?
Fatboy Slim arrives fully formed to bust the big beat door open with a flurry of sample-fueled drum 'n' bass goodness from front to back.
Dated, boring, repetitive, all played in a loop to funky, poppy rhythmic beats. It has the musical depth of a puddle. The 90’s will be remembered for some awesome, timeless music. This is not that.
Just too repetitive for me. Each track gets on a cool groove but then runs it until I’m sick of it and skip to the next.
Lolleren elektronisk, fedt nok for sin tid
A bit too funky for me.
It's no You've Come A Long Way, Baby, and for that reason I rarely played this even though I owned it. Plus it predated me being able to get into clubs, which is where this type of music obviously belongs. However I find it really interesting to hear this in the context of a stepping stone to Fatboy Slim blowing up commercially. The beats, hooks and samples are all there, and often land, but they were all finessed a little in the next couple of years. The album does tail off on the back end, making the 70 minute US version feel a bit long, but the first half is essential listening to see how early 90s dance music transitioned to the late 90s sound.
For some reason I'd never listened to this before. It sounds fresher than the follow up album, mainly because of lack of familiarity I guess. The breakbeat and 303 combos sound great, but it is resolutely one-trick so by the end of it you'll be ready for something different
Okay but got boring. Used to love it but now it gets repetitive.
Decent dance music, though I find the progression on the tracks struggle to keep me engaged for their whole lengths.
I think this is more of a 3.8 out of 5 pretty enjoyable.
This really shouldn't be here.
Irrelevant album. Er moet maar één album van Fatboy Slim hierin. 1.2
7.5/10
It seems I like this.
Quite nice for rides
Awful
Ninguna canción de este disco está entre las más escuchadas de él en Spotify. La reconversión del bajista de The Housemartins siempre me pareció una locura y creo que fue en parte por él que me aficioné a la música electrónica. Me gustan más sus trabajos posteriores, no sé si están incluidos en la lista, me he guardado "Going out of my head".
Enjoyed it overall, I've never listened to a while Fatboy Slim album and am definitely more open to it now
Pretty good. As a fan of prodigy this definitely scratched that itch. Not really given Fatboy Slim a listen when it comes to albums. Just listened to him here and there. Will definitely listen to more in the future. 4/5
this sounds like the music that plays and cycles through while you spend an hour or 2 making your Sim
I generally like electronica. This is not bad; it has nice beats, but it is still a bit generic, and there is nothing really outstanding.
Worst fatboy slim album
Solid album but it’s way to long and not very interesting
I liked this much more than I expected to.
I listened to this a fair amount back in high school when this sound was novel. I'm not sure it holds up very well three decades later, but there are still some fun grooves and moments here and there. Essential listening? Nah.
Quite a trip down memory lane for me! I haven’t listened to Fatboy Slim much since high school but still enjoyed this. It’s sort of fun to listen to pre-“Weapon of Choice”, maximalist Fatboy Slim, it feels a bit more restrained in a way that makes it more enjoyable to sort of just put on in the background. Saving this to come back to. 3 stars.
Bag of shite
Not bad at all. It’s really cute. Definitely 90s. Nice, energetic, upbeat. Good for background music while working out, cleaning or studying.
Das Album „Better Living Through Chemistry“ wurde hauptsächlich in den Miloco Studios in London aufgenommen. Fatboy Slim, bürgerlich Norman Cook, stammt aus Großbritannien. Stilistisch bewegt sich das Werk im Bereich Big Beat und Electronica. Zu den bekannteren Stücken zählen „Everybody Needs a 303“, „Going Out of My Head“ und „The Weekend Starts Here“, die sich durch eine Mischung aus Samples, Breakbeats und eingängigen Grooves auszeichnen. Insgesamt markiert das Album den Beginn von Fatboy Slims internationaler Karriere und präsentiert eine vielseitige Auswahl an Tracks, die den Sound der späten 1990er Jahre im elektronischen Bereich mitprägten.
A weird one but undoubtedly fun, It feels more all over the place than I imagine later stuff by FS is going to be but I mean, there's not a dull moment here in all it's mixing of samples and textures to make songs that are the kinda mid 90s big beat thing I wanna have more of, my only issue is that I don't think I feel like listening to something like this currently but I don't mind either way.
Listening to Fatboy Slim is like eating chips: taste great at first, and you kind of binge for a little while. But then you start to feel like you've had too much. And if you try to finish the whole bag, well... you might not want to come back for a while when it's over.
I didn't like this one. Definitely not an essential album to listen to before you die, especially considereing there is another, much better Fatboy Slim album on the list. Completely lacks all the fun of that other album. There is a reason that one produced several big hit and this one didn't. Key tracks: Song for Lindy
Love Fatboy Slim and this is a great album. Nothing mind blowing or breakthrough, but as a first album it works.
This is just fun. It's not my favorite Fatboy Slim album, but it's just a good time the whole way through. I got it on a Friday, which was also perfect timing because this is a Friday soundtrack.
Loved it
Meh, it’s okay for the time. But another one that I wouldn’t toss on to play.
Couldn’t finish it Wasn’t my piece of cake a that time Maybe try again later
The other album by Fatboy slim on this list has less repetitive, better hooks. Maybe this one should be left off the list?
decent
about 20 minutes is fine, thanks...
Pretty good. Fun beats
Yeah this one is actually listenable. The less aggressive (arrogant? I had the correct adjective in my head right up to the point I started to type) Fatboy Slim record. Enjoyable samples from odd places, the guitar riff in Santa Cruz feels like it should be from some US alternative rock band, it's actually the opening of Love Loves to Love by...Lulu? Going Out of My Head is still a banger, before you knew it Apollo 440 were sampling riffs left right and centre to ape it. Everybody Needs a 303 is funky as all get out. Yes it is nonsense music. Not really sure why I enjoyed this listen far more than the massive one, perhaps because it didn't get played to death at the time. A few slightly boring tracks at the end provided a nice reality check to stop me going wild with my rating, this is a high 3 let's be fair, perfectly enjoyable to listen to.
Fun dance music Rating: 3.3
Solid stuff
Let me save you some time… Boom pa-pap pa pap “punk to funk” x 47 “Throw your hands in the air” x 14 “Michael Jackson, Tina Turner” Bip bip pap ba bip pa pap 1001 album worthy: bip pa pap “hell no” x10 - 68/126
Groundbreaking I guess, also a bit tiresome after a while I'm sure.
1. lindy - 2 2. zanta - 2 3. here - 1 4. going - 1 5. everybody - 1 6. break -1.5 7. crenzhauu - 1.5 8. douun - 1.5 9. punk - 1.5 10. zound - 1.5
What an album to pump up a dreadful Monday morning with. I would never go out of my way to listen to this but I couldn't stop dancing to it.
Could be worse and at least it's music. Mostly just boring though really
This is the 93rd album I’m rating. I don’t know who this is but cool name. Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. Not Adding to my Playlist - Song for Lindy, Santa Cruz, Going out of my Head, The Weekend Starts Here, Everybody Needs a 303, Give the Po’ man a Break, 10th & Crenshaw, First Down, Punk to Funk, and The Sound of Milwaukee. All in all I liked 0/10 songs. I don’t like this type of electronic music. Never did.
not this mf again
Enjoyable dance bops, good for listening while exercising or doing chores.
While I do like electronic music, listening to a lot of it at once can be a bit taxing. I’m afraid that’s the issue with the hour and eleven minute run time for Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim. I know Fatboy Slim and have some of his songs in my music library. However, the only tune I knew from this album was Getting Out Of My Head. Unless you’re out at the club and dancing, the repetitive beats and sound effects on these songs starts to get old pretty quickly. (10th and Crenshaw was super annoying). There are some interesting songs on Better Living Through Chemistry. Mainly, First Down, The Weekend Starts Here, and Going Out of My Head were my highlights. The rest was…meh. I’ve got to go with a 2 for my rating. 2/5
This level of repetition is for the comfort of people out of their gourds on designer drugs. For the sober individual this is not so fun.
If you've heard one Fatboy Slim album, you've heard them all. And this is the second one on this list I've listened to. I don't think there needs to be more than one. 3/5
not as bad as some of the other electronica albums on this list but still boring, repetitive, and not daft punk
Maybe the best DJ album ever? Not saying a lot cuz DJs are usually much better at producing singles than albums, but still, this is much more musically entertaining than your typical DJ album. I could totally see if from a certain place and time finding this to be the soundtrack of a delightfully misspent youth.
I definitely appreciate getting two Fatboy Slim albums in this collection, although I'm not sure this is one of his best albums (but it *was* his debut album, which likely explains its inclusion). And I bought this CD a long time ago, so it's equally nice to revisit an album I've enjoyed over the years (even if I haven't listened to it all that much recently). My favorites are the single "Going out of my mind" (with a fun accompanying video), "Give the po'man a break", and one of my all-time favorite Fatboy Slim tracks "Michael Jackson" (which I still find myself humming at times); and a nod to the interesting video to "Everybody needs a 303". A solid debut, but he definitely got more interesting and varied over the course of his future albums.
Didn't enjoy this one as much as "You've come a long way" but not awful.
At the risk of sounding like the Old Man Yelling at Clouds... I really hate this shit.
Más que un álbum, un conjunto de rolas muy disfrutables, sino algo repetitivas. Cómo álbum, le falta identidad, me hubiera gustado que fuera un tanto más conciso. Aún así Fatboy Slim lo hace como pocos. Escucha "Everybody Needs a 303" y si seriamente que no es una de las mejores rolas de todos los tiempos. 8/10
Warming up to his mega-album!
Not really my style, but I did enjoy Going Out of My Head, First Down, and Michael Jackson.
This was a fun record. There was a good flow from track to track. Songs were engaging. Samples were all over the place. Overall good listen!
Wasn't bothered by this at all - loop after loop with not much to drive it forward in my opinion
I tend to like electronica and generally like Fatboy Slim. I like the album art but the album itself, although it has glimmers of promise, doesn't quite do it for me. Best track: Going Out of My Head.
Better than the other Fatboy Slim album/
Not really my style, but I did enjoy Going Out of My Head, First Down, and Michael Jackson.
A decent portion of songs felt like they went on just a bit too long. Started to feel monotonous. But that is the nature of this kind of music and it is less suited for casual listening. Regardless, a lot of it was quite catchy 3.5
It's been a long while since I listened to Fatboy Slim, and I never went this far back into their catalogue. I definitely enjoyed this. Fun beats and a sense of playfulness with the sampling. I don't quite love this as much as their later stuff but still good and worth a listen.
more redundant club music. hard pass.
Not my thing.
By my calculations, this album is 71 minutes and 3 seconds long. I lost any enjoyment from it about 45 minutes in.
Another example of the Author's (with a capital "A") bias toward debut albums over an artist's later, more significant work. This is an excellent introduction for Mr. Cook's Big electronic-slash-organic style. His follow-up, "You've Come a Long Way Baby", is a far more important and essential album, as it brought Big Beat to the mainstream. This record simply doesn't have the cultural heft that the next one did.
I didn't hate this. In fact, it's much better than most of the edm we've had on this list. But it's still edm. There's almost no reason I'd ever listen to it again.
💾 #notallelectronicais90sbigbeat #maybeitis #idkanymore Fatboy Slim has some great singles ("Right Here Right Now", "Praise You", "Weapon of Choice") but I've struggled to get through both of his full-length albums on this list. "10th and Crenshaw" could have been designed in a lab to annoy me personally; the repetition, the lack of dynamics, the basic synth sequencers, the stupid vocal cuts. Wikipedia states the genre of big beat had a shelf life of around 5 years, "sharply declining after 2001". Why does this list have, like, 10 albums representing it "Santa Cruz" is kinda pretty, though? And hypnotic? HL: "Santa Cruz", "Going Out of My Head" earlier on March 20, 2025
Ravish
Great Fatboy Slim
This is the stuff that gets pre-loaded onto keyboards at Circuit City in 1996.
I hate to say it but this is a solid 3.5 for me.
I'd probably rate this 2.5, but I'll round up. It definitely is improved by listening to it loudly and with headphones, otherwise a lot of the nuances get lost. Of course, it would probably be best in a big group with everyone bouncing about.
I wanted to dance but it was not safe in the car
I'm a sucker for big beat electronica from the 90s. This was quite solid. Dug it. Not perfect but I'll listen again.
Not a Fatboy Slim fan, so I knew how this was going to go. It’s not even that I think the music overall bad, it’s just not for me and I didn’t find any enjoyment in listening to it
I really like picturing the youf wondering at the image on the cover of this album, which is definitely an insistent product of its time. Better than some of the other DnB/EDC/electro garbage I’ve endured in this project, but also not great. I didn’t finish it, but it’s all right to drive around to.
A dry run for You Come A long Way... - basically BLTC is the big beats without the pop-leaning vocal samples, much more of an album to get mixed into a club night. Still works as a home listen.
Ein sehr gutes überwiegendes Instrumental Album, das nicht zum still sitzen geeignet ist. Sehr gut produziert. Aber auf Dauer nicht meine Musik.
I think his second album hits even harder but this is still an incredible debut. The beats here just make you want to bang your head.
Terrible, every song is a 6 second snippet on repeat. I understand why this album was important and launched his career into commercials and movie soundtracks but good lord, this is not my scene.
His debut. Fun samples, he has a very distinct style. Cool beats, chill. Some hits. Solid electronica.
Sure, it's not the most sophisticated, or the most imaginative example of EDM music, but it won't be out of place in my Tidal library.
3 - I really like fatboy slim, but I just think some of it was super repetitive
He's not even fat 2.6/5
Brings back the memories. While Norm's most famous tracks are elsewhere, this is an excellent introduction to FBS's art. Cohesive yet varied, Better Living is well worth a listen.
Okay background music
idk a lotta these tracks absolutely fuck
If this album was just the clown-y sounding bits of The Sound of Milwaukee extrapolated into about 30 or 40 minutes, I think it could have been a masterpiece
While Fatboy Slim is one of the great players of the Big Beat genere in the UK scene of the 90's/2000s. But, I feel like this album does not feel like an essential release to be on the 1001 list. There are some bangers, but nothing on the level of future albums (You've Come a Long Way, Baby or Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars). Favorite tracks: Going out of My Head, Everybody Needs a 303, The Sound of Milwaukee. The guitar riffs of Santa Cruz sounds like something U2 would do on their 90s albums 7/10 My least favorite moment the slowed down sample of Punk to Funk without anything to cover the fact that it was slowed down. Like nails to chalkboard.
this incredible vibe almost makes me want to put my phone down
Fatboy Slim’s got some cracking albums under his belt, but Better Living Through Chemistry? It’s just… whatever to me. There are moments where I can see the brilliance he’d go on to refine, but as a full listen, it’s hit-and-miss. There’s no denying the man knows how to craft a groove. Some of the tracks here have that signature Fatboy Slim energy – big beats, funky samples, and a general sense of chaos that somehow works. Tracks like Everybody Needs a 303 and Punk to Funk stand out with their infectious rhythms and gritty textures, and you can tell he was onto something special. The production is raw but still punchy, giving it an underground, DIY electronic feel that makes some moments really land. That said, much of the album feels like it’s missing that extra spark that makes his other work stand out. A number of tracks come off as utterly bland—no real innovation or character that grabs me and holds on tight. It’s like the tunes just go through the motions, without delivering that punch or cheeky charm I’m used to from Fatboy Slim. There’s a few moments where the chemistry just isn’t there, leaving me feeling rather underwhelmed. Better Living Through Chemistry has its moments, but as an album, it doesn’t do much for me. Fatboy Slim’s got far better records that showcase his talent in full force, and this one just feels like a stepping stone rather than a defining piece of work. It’s got a few gems, but too many forgettable tracks for my taste. 3.3/5 stars.
I would've had a better time with this album with some chemistry. 3/10
It's pretty chill! nothing too crazy or world shaking but for the time it probs would have made me pop my pussy at old navy for the summer sales event. --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- I am yearning so hard listening to this for a guy that doesn't exist in reality because he is a cartoon in my head what's happening.
There once was a fat man who was slim. Who lost a sampling case bankrupting him, he got really drunk. wrote down a whole lot of names that stunk, said "Arseholes, my weapon of choice is a forelimb."
6/10 It’s nice, you don’t need to listen to anymore Fatboy Slim before you die. just take like 5 vicodin and listen to Rockefeller Skank on repeat.
Good to work to.
not my thing. entertaining though. Good background Music for the first half. everything overstayed its welcome by the end
p774. 1996. 1 star. More background noise for hipster bars :( Tedious, repetitive loops with no redeeming features. Not essential listening.
4/5
This was a fun DJ album for sure. Tons of samples and well put together for that vibe. I didn't even know that Fatboy Slim was a DJ, I just knew their hits.
This literally gave me a headache near the end. Some of it was alright, but thats just what it was... alright at best. Overal not very impressed, only a headache left from this one. Favorite track: Everybody needs a 303. Overal score: 10 lost braincells out of 31 pele soccer jerseys.
Not bad really but didn’t fit my vibe AT ALL
Had it on in the background. Wasn't terrible
Fatboy slim Is fucking in heaven Fatboy slim Is fucking in heaven Fatboy slim Is fucking in heaven
Mylo diffed
Great
3 estrelas não é o álbum mais legal do FBS mas tem umas batidas groovadas e tal. Ah, é um disco de dj
lmao no way Fatboyo Slimmo has two albums on here. Fun stuff though.
Thinking about all the important albums omitted from this list, I’m baffled to find that Fatboy Slim has got not one but two albums on here. This is not as good as his second album - it’s still fun nonetheless.
Gay Porn Man Up Rake.
dopamine hits, short-lived
You probably had to be there to fully enjoy this to the max
Better than the other one for sure. Still more enjoyable edm to be had!
Annoying, not sure why we need more than one Fatboy Slim album and this is the lesser of the two on the list
I'm a bit fan of this nonsense, it gets me moving. I'm sure it's not everyone's cup of tea though.
I dunno, this is fine, but if I had to pick a Fatboy Slim album to listen to before I died, it'd have to be You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby.
Mit solcher Musik kann man nicht viel falsch machen, aber auch nicht viel richtig. Gut für nebenbei
Ok as focus music, but I'd rather listen to DJ Shadow.
This music sucks. It's flat and tuneless, made of almost 100% sampled beats, it's impossible to listen to for pleasure, it was made to be bedding tracks for slightly-cool documentaries about insufferable London media types. Still, it was omnipresent in this niche during its time and so probably deserves its place on the list as a historical document. First Down was the only track with some interest for me, as it sampled swing and jazz, but I will not be returning to this album.
Meni je ovo simpa ali baš pokazuje znakove vremena
Melhor música: Everybody needs a 303 parece quase drum n bass bons samples um bocado stock music
нормалек, подойдет на фон для вечеринки
So so good
Absolutely loving the fuzz on The Weekend Starts Here. The beat on First Down also gets me groooooooooving. The whole album is just a fun groovefest.
Ol
So much better than the other Fatboy Slim album I had to listen to. Much less of the same two lyrics repeated a thousand times in every song. An enjoyable listen.
Good at a rave in the 90’s.
This guy really likes this dude. It's our second album. Don't get me wrong, he's the master at what he does, but this isn't the most amazing type of music in my mind.
Same as the You’ve Come a Long Way Baby album. Good dance music but to repetitive to just listen to.
two Fatboy Slim albums in the 1001 you should listen to before you die, huh? really. really. hated. (⌐■_■)
I was too generous to the fat boy last time.
Heard a different Fatboy Slim album before and my conclusion is that I don't like his style. His biggest hits are really good but everything else is just kinda meh? It's not terrible, just not memorable 2/5
The production is great. This is a very fun listen.
Enjoyable dance music - Fatboy Slim realised you could still structure "songs" with texture and melody even if it's electronic and dance.
Is this the music from those anti-piracy ads that were on every DVD in the late 90s/early 2000s? Love it.
Irritating if you're trying to get something done. Maybe totally awesome if you're on drugs, but I didn't test that theory.
I’m not a big EDM fan but enjoy everything he’s done. Also I loved the housemartins.
Pales in comparison to what he’d produce later
This is kind of similar to the most recent Chemical Brothers' album I reviewed, in that I'm a fan of the artist, but the earlier stuff isn't as fully formed, and is more repetitive. But in this case it's still really good. Yes, it is more repetitive, but as with his later work, it's just a real upbeat-happy time and it's a great listen.
Just grooves man
Great beats and rhythms, not as amazing as his follow-up You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby, with its clever vocal samples and mixed-up beats, but still quite good.
Not sure this was ever good.. Age sure hasn't help it, maybe in another 30 or so years. 1.5.
It was in my headphones while working and it didn’t distract me very much. That much is good.
It's hard to rate dance music. This came out in a window in the 90s where edm was breaking through in the US. I still remember the singles from this album. I'd listen to this again.
Apparently I forgot to rate this when I listened to it before. It's fine.
Nothing terrible about it and IT would be great for clubbing if I liked clubbing, but just not something I’d ever be in the mood to listen to.
Genius, and one of his best eras of geniushood
yep. just like i remember. the 90s. nice zeppelin sample mannnnn. but, truly, its a good trance adjacent bop. i get it. i like it. thanks slim boy fat, keep giving us those laser beam sound effects reminiscent of the original blade rave scene. thanks brother.
Some tracks are pretty decent and get you nodding your head and tapping your foot, but much of it is more typical 90s electronica.
I maintain that this is not real music, and moreover, this is not a real album. It's just a collection of similar sounding songs that are not meant to be listened to front to back. I don't know if it's meant to be "listened to" at all, but rather heard. Instead it's a 70 min headache of listening to loops and samples that just feel like they're background music to some movie montage or a game of Lazer Tag. Don't even see the dance appeal in these songs either. Will have to give it another try while on acid I suppose. At least Saint Etienne had vocals.
Got two more songs to go but i’ll just go ahead and say this isn’t really my cup of tea. I won’t listen to it again but I appreciate what it was trying to do? I can imagine enjoying it in a different context
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A little bit more noisier than some of his other stuff. I have always enjoyed Fatboy Slim. I've had the pleasure of seeing him live a few times. It was always a blast.
Ihan ok mut tavallaan joka biisi on vähän sama. Junkkaa junkkaa. Kyllä tätä yön tamppais, mut ei ihan yhtä soittoa, kyllästymisen vaara on suuri. Se toinen levy on parempi ja monipuolisempi (onks tää varhaisempi? Kuulostaa siltä, en jaksa tarkistaa, ei kiinnosta niin paljoa)
Mietin, onko tässä mitään toisen/kolmannen kuuntelun arvoista, mutta huomasin, että päätös ei ollut täysin minun: pari samplea levyn alkupuolelta soi päässäni. Tästä piste.
Inte riktigt lika najs som förra Tjockpojke Smal, men ändå tillräckligt småputtrigt att ha i lurarna när man jobbar. Ett enda mischmasch förvisso, men helt ok!
Även om förra skivan vi lyssnade på innehöll fler hits så gillar jag nog denna mer som helhet. Tycker det är ett skönt flyt genom hela plattan och trivsam lyssning rakt igenom. Stark trea.
huh
Habe ich als Jugendlicher auch nicht gut gefunden.
Not quite as bombastic as the follow up album, part of this is surprisingly trippy/tranquil compared to his usual big beat style.
1/5
AGOOOONY. Beyond power of speech. Too much. And too much of nothing, as well. 2/5
I mean it has not much to offer but it didn't made a secret out of it. Just another album done
Even as a big electronic music fan, this misses the mark somewhat. Starts strong but fades into little. I may be mad, but I just don't get the Fatboy Slim appeal overall, personally!
Not something I typically listen to but this was really great!
Enjoyed this
Good electronic album. Enjoyed it
More "big beat" .Wonder why this was chosen instead of the second one with all the hits...? Fine I guess.
Been off this program for a while... Opening cut, SONG FOR LINDY, makes me wanna dance. And I don't dance. Pretty cool mashup of beats and music clips circling around each other. Buuuuttttt, 2nd cut kinda boring. And way too long at 7:30. Don't wanna dance anymore. As track 3 starts up, my immediate thought is "I don't think I'm gonna make it through this whole album." GOING OUT OF MY HEAD, again boringly repetitive, but always nice to hear the chord progression of The Who's CAN'T EXPLAIN. My earlier thought has become prophetic. Saying goodbye to Fatboy. 2 stars cos I liked the 1st song. ⭐⭐ ________________________________ 🎧 LPs reviewed: 63 🎧 LPs left to review: 938 🎧 LPs I found great/relevant enough to be mandatory listens (5): 14 🎧 LPs I *might* include in my own list (4): 17 🎧 LPs I will certainly *not* include in mine (1-2): 17
Kinda cool electronic music, I dug it
Очень большой альбом, но другие альбомы мне нравились больше. Хотя тут есть тоже прикольные треки
Dapa dupa one man trance
This album didnt do much for me at all. None of the songs were great or bad either.
The sound of the 90s in the UK, but before it was fully formed. An interesting document of a guy working out his style and his sound, just before it exploded into the world
I almost wrote this one off completely, but then I really enjoyed Santa Cruz and a few others. I still don't think he deserves more than one album in the book though. You've Come A Long Way, Baby is great and representative enough of his work.
Ok bg noise but a bit odd and hip hoppy
Fatboy Slim just does not do much that excites me. 2.5/5
It's instrumental music. Not much to say about it.
Fun and simple. Maybe not ideal for morning commute, but works in the evening. Im gonna give 5 because throwing a party at Brighton beach is an unmatched vibe, respect.
This is a controversial rating but I actually had a good time listening to this album so here we go.
Soundtrack for some weirdo 90s techno show
A refresher back to the Fatboy Slim era of life.
Don’t think I’m on the correct drugs to appreciate this
Lovely instrumental. Thought it would be a rap
1008 albums... let's go with it!
Going places
Exciting sounds from the days of future passed
There were some really cool sounds in there, but the repetitiveness really put me off. I did enjoy the fusion of various instruments and styles, I think he does it way better than most artists in the genre. He also has a good ear for creating catchy hooks/melodies. Tracks I did like: "The weekend starts here", "Going out of my head", "First down" 2.5 stars, I'm gonna round it up to 3 because he's undeniably a talented musician.
Listenable album but Chemical Brothers do it better. A lot of the beats etc sound very similar. It’s ok but not near his best.
Great work music
Like a 90s boiler room set
Bouncy, mechanical floorfillers
This did not age well, very boring.
Why? What’s the point of this? I can’t think of any time or situation when I’d pop this on to just sit and listen to.
You've Come A Long Way, Baby deserved to be on here when it turned up nearly 700 albums ago. Better Living Through Chemistry doesn't though, it's fine, it probably has less wider public appeal and accessibility than its successor, but it's only really going to be one for the purists or those who had a connection and resonance with it at the time. In its current guise listening at home it's okay background music but nothing more, it doesn't stick with me, I have no personal connection to it and, like all the electronica stuff we've had, I need a more epic trance/edm type production if you're gonna grab me. First Down the highlight, it's a lot of fun and in that sort of guise. 2.
Didn't get much from this, it's pretty generic electronica in the most part, there's not much oomph or much soul, both of which we got a lot more of with his later and superior album. 2/5.
Je m'attendais à vraiment plus du gros mince garçon, considérant l'épique You've Come A Long Way Baby sortie 2 ans plus tard
I enjoyed 90s dance, electro, and industrial, but Fatboy Slim was never one of them. I find his mixes to be generally way too ordinary. This was okay for a very brief period of time in the 90s before groups like The Prodigy, and The Chemical Brothers showed that you could more than this and expand the dance format in so many interesting ways.
Mit solcher Musik kann man nicht viel falsch machen, aber auch nicht viel richtig. Gut für nebenbei
Plenty of bangers. I imagine this would be cranked up to a 5 if I was having a few drinks and getting ready for a night out. As it happened, I listened to it during a Saturday morning at work and it was still a cracking time. Highlights Song for Lindy and The Weekend Starts Here.
Favourite tracks: going out of my head; weekend starts here; Santa cruz
Sabbathsampling!
buon sottofondo
One thing this list has done for me so far is appreciate the art of making an album feels tight and complete. Feels like in the majority 35-45 minutes seems perfect. Every album so far I've gotten over an hour has felt over and hour and too long. This album is included in this list. Better than I thought because I knew I didn't like Praise You but its fortunately not on this album. But its just okay for me overall.
I like him but here's a little boring
Det funkar men man lyssnar ju på det här lite på flipp. Inte för att det är asbra.
I've never been a huge fan of a lot of these sample-based electronic albums from the mid-'90s - I find the sound it inherently builds upon can risk coming off as tacky or dated. Obviously, there are many exceptions - 'Endtroducing' exists and I'd say various releases by Massive Attack and the Chemical Brothers also hold their own. While I've heard of Fatboy Slim before, I've neglected to check out his work for this exact reason. After listening to this though, maybe it wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be. I mean you still have a song like 'The Weekend Starts Here' which I never want to listen to again, but there's also the incredible 'Santa Cruz' which coasts gorgeously into that guitar section in its more ambient-leaning closing minutes. I'd say my biggest issue here, odd musical choices aside, is it just doesn't have any sort of distinctive musical identity. Not always a bad thing... after all, part of the the appeal of this genre is feeling like you're sifting through hundreds of records at a time, looking for one particular phrase to loop. But here everything feels particularly bland - there's no overarching mood established. The samples are here but they're almost always paired with these dated electronic sounds that can be borderline irritating. Also, the music sounds "big beat", but doesn't really feel big beat; the impeccable 'Dig Your Own Hole' by the Chemical Brothers would be released only a year later, and that's an album more committed to hammering that punchy, aggressive sound into the listener. I'd even say the song 'Everybody Needs a 303' off of this record sort of predicts the opening track of that CB album but the punch just isn't there. When it's not annoying me to bits, it's a perfectly fine album in this vein. I'm willing to be a bit more generous on this album because there ARE some genuinely cool moments here; aside from 'Santa Cruz' I liked 'First Down' and 'The Sound of Milwaukee' a fair bit. Plus I was never one to be dismissive of genuine creativity, even when it's occasionally surrounded by stuff I find just okay.
It's fine, but lacks most of the original ideas that makes Fatboy Slim stand out on later albums. That means this album has some newfound style that isn't present in those later albums that makes this a pretty decent dance record, but I dislike it more because I can't imagine sitting through any of this again. I grew up with a couple of these tracks on his greatest hits record, but it's telling I've never craved listening to these songs like I did with his other hits.
I usually listen to these records at the start of my day often before the rest of my house is awake. That means I am usually listening at not high volumes, sometimes on my phone speakers, some times on headphones and sometimes on AirPods. Usually it works alright. This one I saw pop up and thought the only way to hear it properly would be on my main stereo system. So glad I waited until I could find the time to do so. There is a lot of fun energy here. The sounds are not overly repetitive and it is very well recorded.
Boring.
Upbeat, mindless background music. Not bad for what it is.
Good, had enough by the end tho
Lovely edm
Dece
This is #day82 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... I'm surprised to see another Fatboy Slim album on the list. I got You've Come A Long Way just a couple of days ago and gave it a 3. Now, this... Well, as I've said earlier, I clung to different artists in the genre back in the day. As for the record itself, it's woefully tedious... Aside from "Everybody Needs a 303" and (actually, what else is there?), I have nothing to remember it by. It's the third consecutive 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day83.
I actually like Fat Boy Slim, but the album is really boring due to the lack of vocals. But it's cleanly mixed.
I was originally writing a sarcastic review...... but will be nice and say this music was not for me when it came out. And it's still not music for me.
Good for hoofing and not much else. Not my cup of tea.
meh, Good to dance to, but to just sit there and listen to.
4.5/10
2.5
Hmm not what I expected - this does have the bangers but it’s still a good electronic record - a good genre album.
I can see why this was used in soundtracks. It has a few good tracks for clubbing to, and I definitely felt like I was in a movie because it's some great tracks for movie scenes when characters are in action scenes, montages, and so on. This album could really just be the entire soundtrack to a silent movie where the music flows with the actions of the characters. Essentially it's good for listening to, has an upbeat vibe. Overall great for 1996.
Sem graça
Big beat. Me ha gustado. Un 4.
Conocida Going Out of My Head. Me ralla un poco el disco. Guay Sunset 303.
Lemppari: Song for Lindy Vähiten lemppari: 10th and Crenshaw
#38 Not of to a good start with Song for Lindy. This was just not my vibe. To many weird noises. The beats are nice, but the sounds just ruin it for me.
Enjoyable yet tiresome. I prefer CNC music factory.
Was Fatboy Slim actually cool? This album is average, kind of like a watered down Chemical Brothers. Going Out of My Head is the best song, Michael Jackson is pretty good, but the rest is just blah.
Lachen hoor, deze vrolijke Ericmuziek. Biepjes, ritmetjes, gekke stemmetjes, het is allemaal erg onderhoudend en je draait hem probleemloos meerdere keren.
Hé. Het album met het nummer Michael Jackson. Met die fijne Junkie XL vibe. Hè, niet? Op mijn schijfje wel. Ow dat is een bonustrack die niet op het origineel zat? O, nou ja. Nummers als Give the Po'man a Break en Punk to Funk zijn ook wel ok. Een geinige breakbeat plaat. Maar het is nog wel een album zonder handtekening. Debuutje natuurlijk. Maar Fatboy Slim luister je vooral voor de creatieve combinaties die vaak de stevige beats relaxed maken. En dat kwam blijkbaar pas later.
Van sommige genres vind ik dat er teveel albums vertegenwoordigd zijn in onze snoblijst. Ik vraag mezelf af of dat met big beat ook zo is. Ergens voelt het tijdloos (waarschijnlijk omdat ik er mee opgegroeid ben), maar ergens is het ook weer enigszins gedateerd (het was namelijk de tijd dat ik opgroeide). Hoe dan ook vind ik het zelf altijd wel lekker klinken (wederom vanwege dezelfde reden). Ook dit plaatje van Fatboy Slim hanteert een aantal bekende trucjes. Het heeft een lekker breakbeatje, wat sampletjes en het zorgt ervoor dat er een goede opbouw in de muziek zit door elke keer een geluidje toe te voegen of te veranderen. Bekend recept, prima uitgevoerd. Ik mis alleen even een bekend hitje, dat doet het toch altijd wel goed op een album, het geeft een album een bepaald karakter (al dan niet terecht. Het komt ook regelmatig voor dat de hit totaal niet representatief is voor de rest van de muziek op een album). Maar qua luisterplezier zit dit album toch aan de positieve kant van het spectrum. Dan voor mij de altijd belangrijke vraag, zou ik dit zelf in een lijstje opnemen? En dan zou ik uiteraard kiezen voor het album met de grote hits, die we eerder al hebben gehad. Mocht je voor dat andere album 5 sterren hebben uitgedeeld (en dat deed ik), dan is het natuurlijk wel interessant wat een artiest ervoor dan wel erna heeft uitgebracht. En daarom hoort dit er dan misschien ook wel in. Leuk om te luisteren, nog niet de kneiters van hits, maar wel goed uitgevoerde big beat. Niks mis mee, 4 sterretjes.
Not much to say other than this is an EDM album, which of course means way too many songs that are way too long and sound exactly the same. Not the most egregious example of boring monotony, but entirely skippable in my opinion outside of a few decent moments. Top tracks: Santa Cruz, The Weekend Starts Here
Drivel.
Chill and groovy electro, good for working
This has some killer beeps and boops.
Alright to have on in the background. Not great for much else. 2/5
Really good listen, would go back soon.
1/5
Hrátt og basic en nær mér alveg. Going Out of My Head er banger. 3.5
Norman Cook er cool. Mjög skemmtilegt sánd sem hann átti svo eftir að negla algjörlega á næstu plötu. 3,5
Synes den er lidt easy listening i forhold til sådan noget som prodigy og chemical brothers, lyder meget godt men heller ikke noget jeg iler for at sætte på
Kan ikke huske den anden Fatboy Slim plade vi havde godt nok til at sammenligne dem, men har det som om den havde en del flere bangers, den her er altså ikke nødvendigvis ældet med ynde. Måske havde der ikke behøvet at være to
Some bangers. A lot of production work went into putting things in either right or left ear 😅
Music for a middle-aged woman's birthday cake presentation.
a lot better than the other fat album
Listened Before? N I'm not big on electronic music (especially instrumentals) but this one was really good! Easy to listen to, and the structures make sense. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Song For Lindy