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The extended intro of Right Here Right Now is pretty infectious. I wish they'd gone into more variations of that repeating theme, because it's genuinely great. The Rockafeller Skank also has some great ideas (those two simultaneous guitars... man. Good stuff.), as does Kalifornia. Unfortunately, there are numerous moments with only vocals and/or percussion. The vocalist (rapper?) in most tracks has a generic and unexpressive rapping voice. When this happens, I tend to start paying closer attention to the lyrics, but that's a mistake here. ("Right here right now right here right now right here right now check it out right here right now right here right now check it out now funk soul brotha right about now right here right now funk soul brotha now now now now now now right about now now now now now now now right about now.") This album is a solid reminder that using a soundboard for vocals is a terrible idea. The percussion is barely passable as long as you don't pay too close attention to it. Very repetitive and artificial. The producers are trying to direct attention to the synths and guitars (I guess) and those are pretty good. Praise You takes the synth prominence to the next level and, combined with singing rather than rapping, it's easily the strongest track. 3/5 Key tracks: Right Here Right Now, The Rockafeller Skank, Praise You
A bit boring.
It’s good for dance music
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Pas mon style pour écouter chez moi
I knew some of these songs but I never knew they were by an artist called fatboy slim though I did know the name fatboy slim. Huh! 2.5
I remembered it being better. It is quite repetitive but doesn't really hold up today imho.
Sonidos muy extravagantes para mí gusto pero muy buen ritmo excelente para alguna droga y para un sample
Cool consept, but it gets slightly tiring! Probably works better in a club when you're high as a kite.
Each individual song is great and enjoyable…at first. Unfortunately the album outstays its welcome by at least 20 minutes or so, and there isn’t a single song that was short enough for me to want to play again immediately after it was over. Would listen if it was on, but won’t seek out any songs other than the hits (with “Praise You” being the clear winner here) again.
You’ve Come a Long Way Baby Oh the warm, warm piss of nostalgia on my face. I don’t think I’ve ever heard the album in its entirety but the singles are so seared into my memory. I can feel the red vinyl covers and the stickiness of the tables, I can smell the disinfectant and beer and I can see the tiny tv up in the corner of the Grey bar when I hear The Rockerfeller Skank. I can see us all standing around, waiting for the pool table and thinking about pizza. The big singles, Rockefeller Skank, Gangster Tripping, Right Here, Right Now still sound great, brilliant bits of pop music. Kind of Moby and DJ Shadow-esque in the samples they use, with Gangster Tripping even sampling DJ Shadow of course, but with a very pop party music attitude. The fact they still get used in TV, films and adverts 26 years later shows how strong they remain and how little they have dated. And then Praise You is just a genuinely brilliant song, irrespective of genre, and it rightly endures as a pop classic. Fucking in Heaven is fine but not as strong, the guitar part/sample/interpolation really does date it and it doesn’t really have a strong enough hook for me. Build it Up, Tear it Down and Kalifornia are fun and stronger musically and have good hooks, but Soul Surfing and You’re Not from Brighton are similar to Fucking in Heaven, fun enough but not at the heights of the other songs. Love Island is a good dance track and Acid 8000 is a fun in a squelchy way. It feels like there are 3 tiers to the album: Great - RHRN, TRS, GT, Praise You; Good but not as good - BIUTID, Kalifornia, Love Island, Acid 800 and fine but a bit fillery - FIH, SS, YNFB. Obviously the whole genre is based around repetition and groove, but I suppose Fatboy Slims take on it is to put that together with sampling and making it very accessible and poppy, and it works really well for the most part, but some hooks are better than others and you can’t help thinking the album format isn’t the best for this - you kind of want to hear them at a party, in a bar, club, pub at a festival. All places I frequent on the reg these days. It also suffers from a bit of bloat, each track is long and the whole album at just over an hour feels lengthy. Some judicious editing of tracks or just losing a couple of tracks altogether to get to 45-50 mins would be good. As an album I’m not sure it really works but then again that’s not the point. But it does have some truly great tracks and within the genre each song has it’s merits, you’d be happy to hear any of them on a night out. It’s one of those albums I’m glad to have a listen to, but ultimately it’s a ‘pick your best songs for a playlist and then probably never listen to again album’. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2.5/5 Better than I expected. It’s sometimes a bit too repetitive but overall a good album to have on the background. Favourite song: - Praise you
There's inescapable and then there's Right Here Right Now. Equally at home across sports footage, film montages, DIY presenters walking into homes, probably even local news about roadworks, it has become shorthand for 'this is exciting, honest'. It and Praise You and Rockefeller Skank are killer singles. The rest of the album is, well could work in a club mix.
Electronic music has never really been my jam - just too much repetition lyrically - but I enjoyed listening to this mostly. Maybe because it took me back to an exciting time in my life, though. I like thinking about how Fatboy Slim recorded this at his home. By the way, this album cover is 100% better than the shelves of records.
A little disappointing, I thought I’d line it more
I liked this album. I wouldn’t listen to it by myself I don’t think. I just don’t know what I would have to be doing to listen to this organically. If I was at a club I would get down with it. But Dad’s right, MDMA is probably the best experience. I also am on blood pressure medication, btw.
Of all the 90s techno artists, Fatboy Slim was the only one that I could really tolerate for any length of time. His stuff is less electronic and more samples of real music - at least it sounds that way. I don't know, it somehow seems more artful or intentional than its counterparts. There are some great tracks on here, and the rest are decent. Glad it made the list.
Apparently a track from here was on FIFA 99 and I can totally see it, given the hypeness and repetitiveness of the album. Perfect for loading screens in a football game. Stand-out: Praise You
Excellent fraternity party music.
I know way more Fatboy Slim songs than I thought I did or probably should know!
Not on apple music unfortunately.
Wild album especially back then. 2nd song made me think of Bruce Almighty. 3.5 stars
Right about now, rating this a three now brother.
I have some mixed feelings about this album. On one hand there were some solid beats, some hip hop, some more electro. The lyrics were weak, and it got repetitive at times, but overall I enjoyed it
I am a fan of this genre, and among the big beat albums of the day this was one of the weaker ones. It benefitted by coming out after The Chemical Brothers and Prodigy had already warmed up the U.S. audience. After the propulsive opening of "Right Here, Right Now" and "The Rockafellar Skank" it is a long fairly samey sounding slog before "Praise You", and the rest of the album finishes on a more interesting exploration of "Love Island" which has another John Barry sample in there, after the one in "The Rockafellar Skank", and finally the nice techno "Acid 8000". For much of the album though Cook wasn't able to keep me, a fan of the genre, interested all the way through. I've given YCALWB 3.5 stars for competent engineering and production, but as the rating stands, I'm leaving them with a rating of 3. There are other more interesting electronica acts at this time, particularly Prodigy, Meat Beat Manifesto, Orbital, Apollo 440, Daft Punk, and Paul Oakenfold just to name a few.
Decent album. But not my genre.
This was huge for a minute or three. I don’t get a massive amount from it personally, but it’s definitely an important album.
Straight out of the late 90's, a personal pinnacle of mine for thriving esoteric electronic diversity, here's a specimen of the unsubtle gorilla-foot-big-beat-sample variety. It reminds me of how my high school jazz teacher would come down on the drummer for having a gorilla foot and the rest of us for sounding like a John Philip Sousa marching band. Hearing this Fatboy record a couple of decades on from the 90's now it's not so fresh anymore, like back then we must have been more easily amused. But I do feel the spirit from the lore of the album, being recorded with an Atari computer and floppy disks; vintage analog gorilla foot.
A bit dense at times, but important to the emerging loud electronic sound of the turn of the century. Good but gets a bit tiresome after a bit
At its core it's technically just a bunch of looped samples, but I genuinely liked the sound of it. Admittedly listening to it for an hour can get a little tiring but for an EDM album it's not bad.
Some crackers in there, some not so much. 3.5*
I like it but sometimes it came across a bit repetitive. Not that that is bad for electronic music but sometimes i was just like okay cmon - next album was better.
While repetitive, this is late 90's early 00's house/rave music, and is great at being that. It has a few great tracks on it and a lot of filler. It's an hour at the rave party.
p824. 1998. 2.5 stars. The singles are great, the rest... mostly filler. And it gets tedious reaal soon. 3 stars on a good day.
Hypnotized me into having a good time.
Rockafeller Skank used to be on my running playlist, so it got my blood pumping immediately. Otherwise every song is mind numbingly repetitive even though the beat is pretty fun.
Had some good to great songs, otherwise songs that i dont will listen to again
Weird album, it's decent but it's only got like 3 memorable tracks. Also feel like a couple songs overstay their welcome, cutting a minute-ish off of their runtime would've def improved some of them.
Finally some Electronic music. It's not gonna be my favourite record ever, that's for sure, but it was an alright listen. The first two songs are the main highlights, especially 'The Rockefeller Skank', which is an all time classic. The rest was just ok, overall I'm giving it a strong 3. (Btw absolutely hate the reviews who flame this for 'repetitive lyrics'. It's an electronic album for fuck's sake.)
A few of these songs are insufferable to just sit and listen to. I get it's a DJ, but these could only be passable in a club or on a soundtrack for Tony Hawk or something where I can otherwise occupy my brain. That being said, there are some bonafide beats here, and a few genuinely great tracks - your booty may move. Wouldn't listen through again, but I have a few saved for later. Fav tracks: Right Here, Right Now, You're Not From Brighton, Love Island
It's fun, not life changing.
Fat boy slim - Win me gusta buen disco y odio ese genero pero creo que le tengo carino porque salio en nuestra epoca dorada de hangueo 3.5⭐️
Aldrig varit supersåld på Fatboy. Hitsen är bra, men tycker att nivån på några av de övriga låtarna lämnar lite att önska. Skivan hade definitivt vunnit på att kortas ned lite. Stabil trea.
Nice, OG DJ before they were cool. So hipster!
This is the type of music that would play in a 00's hacker scene. Very bombastic but not bad. a little tiring to listen to. 3 stars
nije mi sjeo
If you want to build up some tolerance against repetition torture, this is for you. Some songs are re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-really annoying, but there are some bangers though... Overall, would I listen to the entire album again out of my own accord? No. Would I be massively opposed to listen to it again? No Would I listen to individual tracks? Hell yes. So, I guess, the entire album is ok, middle of the road for me.
Some very good songs. But it feels long when you listen to it as an album. 3/5
- Knew a few of the songs but never listened to one of his albums in full before - Good but inconsistent, the more recognisable tracks were definitely the best - Fav songs: Rockafeller Skank, Praise You, Right Here Right Now
I enjoyed the first half but it started to get a bit samey and repetitive after a while. The opening songs are bangers and the production overall is very cool.
Definitely takes me back to the late 1990s, although I can't claim any experience with the British DJ club scene. FS really had a moment, though, and the beats (particularly "Praise You") have held up for 25 years.
Have to be listening in the right time of day or in the right mood. During those times it’s better.
Good album, fun but I couldn't listen to all of it. Became a little repetitive
3.5 out of 5. Love island might be my favorite. Some songs were a bit too long and repetitive for me to listen to on my own but listening live in a concert prolly rocks 🤘
I like some of the songs a lot... but others get monotonous to me. Also too much swearing in the one song.
Driving and grooving. Great background music while trying to get something done. Anyone complaining about the repetitive nature doesn't get what this genre is or how groundbreaking this album was when it came out.
Mwah
On the first listen I actually enjoyed it much more but the replayability is lacking in my opinion. The beats on this album are top-tier but the lack of real lyrics gets old pretty quickly, I almost would prefer if it were just an instrumental album at that point. But it does have charm and I imagine the album inspired some of today's hyperpop so I have to give credit where it's due. It's a fun listen but I probably wouldn't go out of my way to listen again.
Some great hits. But I’m too sober to score this album any higher.
Excellent
It is a very distinct genre and style, but definitely an important album in the context of music history. I prefer Daft Punk’s output from the late 90s, but this has some absolute jams.
BL: aware of the two big ones from this record "Rockerfeller Skank" and "Praise You", both very good dance records from the 90s, so I am excited to hear the rest of this one AL: A very solid dance record. I'm not really the type of person who sits down and listens to this music as a whole album, as I don't think it's meant to be enjoyed that way, especially not through headphones, but it was a good record nonetheless and I enjoyed listening to it. FT: "Gangster Trippin'", "Soul Surfing", "Love Island" 3/5
Glad I listened to this, but not my style.
A flurry of breakbeats, looped soul hooks, and outrageous vocal samples, Fatbot Slim delivers an in-your-face instrumental hip hop album that doesn’t take itself too seriously. In many ways, this album is a masterclass in sampling, as vocal hooks are introduced, developed, remixed, chopped and screwed, bent beyond recognition, then triumphantly resolved over break-neck break-beats. In other ways, the tracks are repetitive and a little too similar, using almost identical drum breaks and often overstaying their welcome. I enjoyed the energy that Fatboy Slim brings, but didn’t necessarily need an entire hour of it. Stand out tracks include “The Rockefeller Skank”, “Soul Surfing”, and “Praise You”.
Under specific circumstances
I get how this is Important and maybe even Good but you have to understand that I am the exact age where this album and everything it influenced has just become the soundtrack to payday loan commercials my entire adult life. Also, why does Fatboy Slim look like a lost member of Whose Line Is It Anyway in any picture
Great record and a foundation of big beat electronic music. I really think it’s a classic simply because of how representative of 90s electronic music.
This was swag. Something new, very boppy. Favorite was Praise You
I actually knew a couple of the songs on this album. I enjoyed it.
I didn't know who fatboy slim was. I thought he was some stupid white rapper. I wasn't expecting him to be a DJ making sampledelic music similar to The Avalanches. I sing the line "right here right now" all the time as a joke and had no idea it was a fatboy slim song. The Rockafeller Skank is a pretty fun song as well. Some sections of songs kind of hurt my ears which wasn't pleasant. Overall it was pretty good background music while I worked.
Actually kind of fun. It feels like I'm in a Guy Ritchie film when I listen to this. Its not exactly my cup of tea, but I like the different grooves, instruments, beats and samples. Its weird how surprisingly "British" it sounds and feels. Probably won't revisit, but I enjoyed it for the time.
Overall… alright. Not as good as I was expecting from the three monster singles (‘Right Here, Right Now’, ‘The Rockafeller Skank’, ‘Praise You’), coming from somebody who enjoys dance music. 5/10
Probably would rate one more star if you were on Molly
Don't know how else to describe it but listening to this feels like playing one of those racing games at an arcade in 2004
Not sure this album holds up well, some 26 years later! No doubt there are some good songs here, but to listen to the whole album? It gets too repetitive for me.
Good
I didn't even think this was that cool when I was in college (and childish and on drugs)
3-4
6.5/10 The hits are great, but the rest was disappointing Highlights: Right Here, Right Now Rockafeller Skank Praise You
It's ok Praise You and Rockafeller Skank are jams. Not something I'd put on to often or ever again
Good music, but I could only take so much of the lyrics
In the right mood it's awesome music.
Previous Familiarity: High! Bought this album upon release, and really enjoyed it! I was a big fan of the Big Beat scene that defined the dance music sound of the late 1990's / early 2000's. Each act seemed to have their niche. The Chemical Brothers were psychedelic and brooding. The Prodigy were dark and bombastic. The Propellerheads were funky and spy-theme cool. Fatboy Slim was the sunny Spring Break beach party goofball. 5-6 minute renditions of Beach Blanket Bingo on acid can be a fun idea! But sober, the high energy repetitiveness of the songs wears on the soul. There are some extremely catchy and danceable songs here, but stick to the "radio edit" if you're looking to stay sane. In the right state of mind, this album could probably be really good. Maybe even great! But, without enhancers, it's too much.
Good music is your in the right mood. I can imagine it sounded revolutionary in the 90s. A bit long though
I've heard the name Fatboy slim before but have no knowledge if it's one person or if it's a group of people creating this music. So I literally have never been exposed to this before. Except the one song called praise you I recognize from the Buffy the vampire Slayer episode called the prom. And I've always liked that song when I've heard it while watching the show but the rest of this stuff is really monotonous and drone like and by the end of the album I was starting to doze off so I can't really say that this made me feel like getting up and dancing or anything like that and I probably won't listen to it again but the sound was consistent and it sounds like whoever these guys are had fun making it so I'll give him credit for that.
It opens with as good a 1-2 punch as any but can’t sustain it. Good fun in places but middling in a lot of others
This was pretty good for the genre.
Better than I remembered
I really enjoyed this. It is fun, loud, confident and completely of its time in the best possible way. Big beats, massive hooks and samples everywhere. It does not pretend to be deep or overly serious. It just wants you to turn it up and enjoy yourself. The big hits still sound great. Right Here, Right Now has that huge build that feels cinematic and uplifting. Praise You is effortlessly catchy and impossible not to nod along to. The whole album flows brilliantly and never outstays its welcome. This is easily my favourite Fatboy Slim album. It captures that late nineties energy perfectly and feels like pure nostalgia without sounding dated. Favourite song: Right Here, Right Now Least favourite: None. It is consistently fun throughout Album artwork: Bold and iconic. Instantly recognisable and perfectly matched to the energy inside
A stand-out from the crowded 'electronica' scene of the 90s, which stands the test of time impressively well.
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Good party dance album
I enjoyed this way more than I expected. Especially considering I think Rockafeller Skank is an objectively annoying song.
I know what FBS is doing in heaven.
Song: Right Here, Right Now Waking up to find your love's not real Waking up to find your love's not real Waking up to find your love's not real Waking up to find your love's not real Waking up to find your love's not real... In all honesty, this was not as bad as I expected. I'm also not often an electronica listener, and while this was a little repetitive and grating by the end of the six and a half minutes, the first, say, two minutes were pretty solid. Unfortunately once you've heard roughly the first two minutes, you've heard the whole song. I liked the beat though, and the strings sounded cool. I liked when the vocals were just a little bit buried in the mix, so they became another instrument, a part of the layers. Overall, too repetitive for my tastes most of the time, but I think I could listen to it in the background.
Generally, not so into the 90s electronic. But this leans more toward hip hop beats, heavy sampling, etc. Not something I'm going to choose to turn on but won't turn it off if it comes on.
Oddly appealing. Of course everyone knows/likes Praise You but the remainder of the album is just different enough from what I normally listen to such that it was...oddly appealing...
OK - A little boring and repetitive. A couple standout tracks.
I always had a soft spot for Fatboy Slim, mainly because I felt ahead of the curve getting into the big beat genre before it hit the mainstream. I also remember buying this album when it came out and being slightly disappointed with it. Listening to it again over 20 years later I have pretty much the same feelings. It's difficult to put together a coherent electronic dance music album in my opinion. There's plenty of ambient electronic classics, but Daft Punk and The Chemical Brothers are in a similar boat; great singles, music you want to dance to, but patchy albums. Somehow The Prodigy managed to put together some truly awesome albums, so it is possible. This is very patchy. There's some definite 5-star high points, but there's also some 1-star low points that could have easily been dropped to make the album shorter and better. It's not an album I enjoy listening to, as the low points are just so bad that they ruin the good bits. It's not even a 4-star album for me, it's just a very strong 3-star rating.
First album! Thought it was a fun listen, kinda reminds me of soundtrack music you’d hear in early 2000’s movies. Idk if I’d say it’s something you “need” to listen to before you die, but I guess for the time of it’s release I could understand the acclaim
Kind of fun in a nostalgic way. Not something I would put on normally though. Love some of the creative choices like the loud buzz in the middle of The Rockafeller Skank.
Enjoyable, even a bit nostalgic, albeit a bit redundant.
Cool enough.
I immediately recognized the first song. I understand why people would enjoy this music, but, for the most part, it is not for me.
A big beat album with hits like 'The Rockafeller Skank' and 'Praise You,' 'Right here, Right now'. Known for its energetic, sample-heavy sound
Right Here Right Now - 7.5/10 Rockafellar Skank - 6.5/10 Fucking in Heaven - 7/10 Gangster Trippin - 7.5/10 Build It Up, Tear It Down - 6.5/10 Kalifornia - 6/10 Soul Surfing - 6.5/10 You're Not From Brighton - 7/10 Praise You - 10/10 Love Island - 7/10 Acid 8000 - 7/10 TOTAL - 78.5/110
ein gutes lied war dabei leider nur :(
Interessant wie viele Lieder ich davon schon einmal gehört habe! Zumindest habe ich entfernte Erinnerungen daran. Guter Sound! 6.8/10
I enjoyed the classics but the filler tracks were repetitive.
Praise You best song
Very repetitive very repetitive but good but good
Just like the old days
Drum loop
Bit too repetitive for me. But good vibes.
This is the sweet, innocent child to the edgy, aggro teenager that is 2023 techno.
This was better than I was expecting, good back ground noise for a Friday workday.
Nice little trip down memory lane as this album has completely disappeared from the music landscape. You would think it would have more sticking power with all of the repetition. Having only heard the singles prior to this, I honestly did enjoy most of this album. It was good multitasking music.
Starting to think that albums get onto this list by being the perfect example of what music sounded like when they were released. This is definitely among the most "1998" albums of all time. That's not high praise.
Feels more modern than 1998. Enjoyable for the most part. Did not expect Fatboy slim to be a middle aged white guy.
Would’ve been fun to see live in the 90s at an outdoor music festival. Classic 90s noises but also not a great album by today’s standards. 3.5/5
The hits on this are great. I particularly love Praise You. But I don't need a whole album of this type of music.
The first two songs have good beats, and are probably great in a club, but the album is quite dated and very repetitive with songs running way longer than they should without variation. I really wanted to like it more but I just got bored yet it was just a bit too harsh to have in the background. Definitely a product of its time.
11/30/23 2:30 S Tier————————— A Tier————————— Right Here, Right Now The Rockefeller Skank Praise You Gangster Trippin B Tier————————— Fucking in Heaven Soul Surfing You’re Not From Brighton Build it Up, Tear it Down Acid 8000 Kaifornia
Wednesday 11/29/2023, 6:57, office S Tier————————— Praise You A Tier————————— Right Here Right Now The Rockefeller Skank B Tier————————— Soul Surfing Kalifornia Gangster Trippin Acid 8000 C Tier————————— Love Island You’re Not From Brighton Build It Up, Tear It Down Fucking In Heaven
Not the best but not the worst
55/100
some great tunes, some shite.
3.5 - enjoyed it but the whole album at once is too much EDM for me
Not something I'd want to sit down and actively listen to, but fun to have on in the background and groove to every few minutes when you stop focusing on whatever you're doing and notice the music again. The fact that it's good background music makes it acceptable to be an hour long, but every song could be cut in half without losing anything. Highlights: The Rockafeller Skank, Gangster Trippin
3.0 nothing really to add. One takeaway is that the dj talent shines through on the tracks. My attention span might be a bit short for some songs though.
Right Here Right Now, Rockafeller Skank, Gangster Trippin, Praise You are such classics, and are all in this album! Catchy but repetitive tunes, I guess like what 90s Euro-techno reminds me of. 3* because outside of the hits, didn't love the rest of the album. Kalifornia made my head buzz? Very trippy sensation.
Opens with Right Here, Right Now which is worth a star itself. The rest is kind of obnoxious beat-driven electronic music.
This was kind of boring imo. Generous 3.
Ok so this is one of those cases where I had heard of Fatboy Slim but didn't know what songs were his, and it turns out I knew a few of his songs but didn't know they were his. This starts out incredibly strong, the first two songs are both certified bangers. Right Here Right Now just instantly takes me back to Steelers warmups at Heinz Field in like the 2008 Super Bowl run, it's just an iconic sports song now in my mind. Overall I think this album was just fine. There's 3 great songs, 1 good one, and the rest was a bit run of the mill to me. It's a fun album with some good moments, but it just drags on a bit at times. Generally upbeat and good vibes, but also not something I'd choose to listen to in full often. Definitely feels like a 90s album. Truly high praise for Right Here Right Now, The Rockafeller Stank, and Praise You though, all great songs that I'm glad I know who they're by now. Favorite song: Praise You Other: Right Here Right Now, The Rockafeller Skank, Soul Surfing 11/8/23
Hmmm. I love Fatboy Slim. But, have never really listened to a full album and always thought about remixes and single.
A little too happy/bouncy for me, until the last two songs. I guess I prefer my big beat kind of dark and angry. I actually thought Fatboy Slim was the only big beat producer until I read the wiki yesterday. Also filed under TIL - the origin of "big beat" and that they removed the large American on the album for the American audience lol.
So repetitive. Obvious love the hits, but for about 30 seconds only.
Very solid album of its era but not my cup of tea. It's provably a 4 less a 1 for personal taste.
Great for the time. Some big hits but most tracks get repetitive and would be better if they were shortened by a minute or two
Painfully dated but still a decent party album with a few crowd pleasers.
Right Here Right Now, Rockafeller Skank and Praise You are timeless bangers. The rest have meh lyrics and are quite repetitive.
The fact that it didn't annoy me half as much as I expected based on the music genre and 10-unique-words-per-song lyrics is a testament to the album's quality.
What can I say? Fatboy Slim brought techno to the masses in the late 90s. Looking back, it hasn't aged horribly, but it's still what it was back then - repetitive, long, suited to the raver kids. It's pretty cool that he was able to cross into the mainstream for a little while though.
As a Brit born in the 90s this was very nostalgic. Not a genre I listen to often, but really enjoyed the experience of listening in a oner. Fatboy was a pioneer of the genre and it shows. Favourite: Gangster Trippin Least Favourite: Acid 8000
ok
Ranking - 7 Favorite - Rockefeller Skank Least favorite - soul surfing Sleeper - build it up tear it down
I’m sure some people enjoy this. I see the appeal, but I do not like it and do not want to hear it again.
Pretty solid background music. Can’t see myself sitting down with a bottle of wine, dimming the lights, and throwing this on the record player, but maybe goes in my party playlist.
It all sounds the same but it isn't bad either. It's fun! BT - Fucking in Heaven - Praise You
3.25
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Fun album but not sure I'd be in the mood for this when I'm not drunk
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Really enjoyed. Cool to hear the influence they must’ve had on the gorillaz. “Right here, right now” was a great song, and great album intro. Set the stage and tone.
I really enjoyed this one. Some of the tracks ran just a bit too long, but overall this is a fun album. I’d put it it right at 3.5 stars.
Fine. Good time capsule of the era. Repetitive but ok as dancing or background music. Can see why people get high to listen to it.
I didn't hate it, was a refreshing sound from what I usually pick. Actually a good gym/work soundtrack too.
Best leuk
Some five star tracks some one star tracks.
that album cover right here, right now rockafeller skank fucking in heaven gangster tripping you're not from brighton
A good listen- a few good tracks — with good vibe and groove
Overall quite enjoyable!
Good stuff!
nice album. first half is better, then is a bit meh
Some solid hits on there, but very repetitive and most songs could have easily been cut down by a minute. Not for me, this one.
Heard before Saved 6/11 Top track: Praise You
This album has a few nostalgic tracks, I don’t mind electronic music but it’s very much a genre you have to be in the mood for. Tracks 1 2 and 9 are stand outs. Gets a bit brain fucky at parts of the album. Very much a gta/need for speed vibe.
Not a huge fan. Never have cared for Techno music. I got through the album but won't be listening again.
Ok
take out like 4 songs and its soooo good
Not huge into techno, but enjoyed the groove of this album. Points for experimentation riffs, but can drag on at times. A couple fun familiar songs as well. Would put on as background music to keep a fun vibe.
Pretty good. Will likely listen again. Some bits get a bit repetitive - but I guess that's the point.
My dad put on "Right Here, Right Now" in the car one time. The song kind of freaked me out. At the time, I was like "Fatboy Slim? What a dumb name". Hearing it now a few years later, with my love for electronic and instrumental music, made me appreciate it way more. Fatboy Slim isn't such a dumb name in my head anymore. It's still a little funny to say out loud, but the 90's were a weird time. I think that is the biggest gripe I have with this album. It is very much a product of its time. You can hear the late 90's flowing through every song. I don't think this would become so big if it was released today, or even if it was released in the mid 2000's. But Slim capitalized on a genre people didn't really know much about. This is probably one of the most popular and most commercial albums in the big beat genre. But other than the big hits, this album doesn't have much lasting power in modern music. There are just better albums in the instrumental hip hop space that were released after this, or even before this, came out. I don't want to completely discredit the deep cuts on this though. "Right Here, Right Now" is a fantastic opening track. "The Rockafeller Skank" and 'Soul Surfing" feel like surf rock music chopped up into break beats. "Praise You" has a wonderfully uplifting and happy vibe to it, which makes you want to get up and dance. Plus, it still does numbers even today. I can't tell you how many times I've heard this song, or at least the piano it samples, in commercials on TV. "Love Island" has a really deep and low bass part. It makes the song feel like something you might hear in a Midnight Club game. Overall, the production and arrangements on this are solid. It's weird, because this feels like it is in the same vain as plunderphonics to me, but it isn't categorized as so, which makes me wonder what is sampled and what isn't. Again, the album has aged somewhat weirdly. Because it isn't a bad album by any means. But I doubt this ended up on any year-end lists for 98', or any decade lists. But it is still important to remember where a genre really found its footing.
This album is good for listening to one song at a time, but altogether can get annoying. There a little range, but too little. The production is fantastic and sounds like something that could have been produced today. It’s a genuinely fun album start to finish with a couple classics, which is hard to manage in this genre. I enjoyed it, but don’t think I’ll ever listen to the whole thing again. 3/5
Morr vibe than music. Sounds just like every 90s video game and dance party.
It was pretty good dance music,I liked praise you and a few other songs but overall it was just ok.
The singles Rockafella Skank and Praise You are enjoyable still to listen to, but the music overall isn’t my thing. This was an album I’ve always struggled to appreciate. Still feel it is on this listen.
Def a great record and a lot of nostalgia is in the mix for me - this was released when I was ~17 and it was just such a huge record. We had the Chemical Brothers record recently Dig Your Own Hole and it has held up better IMHO. This one feels a bit gimmicky by times, whereas the Chemical Brothers feels more sophisticated and nuanced.
The ubiquitous album of that year.
Sonically speaking, wow! Great production but not my thing. But The MC5 might be proud
It's hard to listen to this without thinking that you're at a basketball or ice hockey match. The samples and snippets have been bastardised for mass entertainment. This sounds great in either a small club or at an outdoor event. Norman knows how to build up a tune. There's a crude DIY bedroom feel on tracks like Fucking in Heaven. That sounds so dated now. But plenty of fun, all the same.
I enjoyed it more than I expected to at first but got real bored real fast, it’s basically just the same song over and over and over and over again. Still far from the worst thing on this list though.
3/5. A solid electronic album but not perfect. Definitely some songs overstay their welcome and others are a little annoying. The good songs though are bangers and head-boppers. Got some of them on playlists now, probably won't listen to the whole thing again.
The late 90's were truly a breeding ground for weird dance music.
There are some really good tracks that are quite creative. I think for sure this an album that people should listen to regardless how they feel about this genre. The problem I have with the album it get's very old and repetitive fast.
I can enjoy short bursts of this, but not a whole album in a row. Kind of good for driving though, or party music.
Each song is about a minute and a half too long. It became a slog. Get in, get out, leave them wanting more. As it is, no más Fatboy Slim. Best track: Praise You
Refreshing even though it's not the most recent, up for an occasional listen.
DIRTY CAJUN RIIIIIICCCEEEE and the m e g -------- cover art pov: you are about to cross paths with R o b e r t
Some good songs on this album, but how do people listen to a full album of this? A car commercial...sure....but one hour?!
some fun sounds, but incredibly repetitive. they also sound more or less the same to me
A few okay parts but after a little bit it was just the same thing over and over.
Enjoyed when I was 13, it's perfectly fine now but a bit dated and repetitive. A friend called it the spiced rum of dance music and I think that's apt.
-i don’t think i’ve heard ANY fatboy slim -THE FUNKS SO RUBBBER -i know this one!!!!! -first song was cool but kinda got old halfway through -lmao the “f*cking in heaven” is really funny” -okay so far gangster trippin is AWESOME -favorites are: gangster trippin, you’re not from brighton -this is an UNEXPECTED album for me. i do really like it -one or two songs stand out, but i don’t love this album and idk if i would listen to this album again
Some old classics. But most of the album wasn't great.
Really well done dance mix. Will listen to this again
If you like late '90s and early 2000s techno music, this is the album for you. I am fairly indifferent on this but this is, obviously, a prime example of that. So yeah.
I'm only giving it a 3 because I do enjoy the big hits on here to an extent (they could all be shorter) and it's probably important to the genre? I guess?
Yeah speaking of fat people, this really just feels like a slimmed down (ha) version of "The Fat Of The Land" by The Prodigy. Every other Big Beat album pales in comparison to the funny crab album, sorry to say. The most interesting thing about this album is the cover. Who is that man? Is he 15 or 50? Is he still alive? If yes, why didn't he reveal his identity even after Norman Cook wanted to send him money?
Even if you enjoyed this album, you gotta admit it gets repetitive. The lyrics were never my favorite, with the exception of a few songs, but the music was top-notch. Some songs, however, I genuinely did not enjoy.
There are some fairly strong tracks in here, and they’ll definitely be familiar to anyone who went to a club/movie/party/mall shoe store in the late 90s, but there’s way more middling filler tracks and most of those go on several minutes longer than they should.
Praise You is perfection. Some of the album tested my patience but most of it is a good time.
It's very much of its time, but at least it defines the era. Praise You and Rockafeller Skank are standouts.
Some albums age like milk. Others, like this one, sound derivative because everyone copied it afterwards. The production is high and the musical ideas are fully fleshed out. Happy I listened. Glad people improved on it over tie.
I took this way too seriously the first time I listened. It's actually really funny and ironic and I feel like that's the point of his music. Probably wouldn't play it in the club but it helped me whip through 100 pages of my book, so that says something right?
Fun
I really, really dislike anything that resembles techno or dance music, but I’ve always liked Fatbot Slim for some reason. Maybe it was the awesome videos of his when I was younger. This album was a fun way to start my morning commute.
I liked this more than I thought I would.
Some absolute classic tracks on this but the other songs really aren't great and drag the album back down to average for me.
Good beats
Listening to a full album of this is wild. It's long a little much, but I enjoyed it.
always cool to see electronic music in its early forms, and I dig the use of samples on this album. some of the songs either don't really work for me or tend to drag on. favorites: the rockefeller skank, praise you
Groovy 90's background music but nothing of real substance.
Bin du bon beat electro. C'est ma limite de musique électronique. Juste assez sans que ce soit désagréable. Une couple de gems sur cet album 3-4 toune qui s'écoutent assez bien.
I wasn’t sure what to expect with this one so I was surprised to say the least. Praise You is obviously a classic… not sure that I liked the rest of the album enough to give this one a 4.
Hyvää settiä, vaikka Fatboy Slim vähän liikaa tuo mieleen EDM:n esiasteen. Ei soundit sinänsä, mutta fiilis.
Samplaus-musan uraanuurtajia tämäkin, tosin ei koskaan omien suosikkien joukossa. Vähän arvon kolmosen ja nelosen välillä, mut nyt jää 3.
It's so easy to get acid, you can get it anywhere.
-sound bite king -90s movie nostalgia -drum n bass vibes
3.5/5
i mean it was cool
Interesting project, catchy, i'm sure well regarded among Electronica fans, only reason it is not rated higher is because this music simply is not my bag
I can handle this in small doses, and only if it can skip past the repetitive bits.
nice
Most of that was fun
Fun listen, funny moments, the way he uses the samples is decent. There seems to be a repetitive nature to his beats and production 6/10
First few tracks sounded very distinct to me, others blended in as it went. Fun and high energy
legal eletrônico.e pah, mas não é muito de ficar curtindo na baia
This was truly the sound of my teens. I completely wore this CD out back in the late 90s. Sadly it's showing its age now. Maybe it's because some of these tunes are still so ubiquitous. Still, I guess it's still the most pure embodiment of the genre of big beat. Enjoyed it but didn't blow me away like it did 25 years ago
i can appreciate fatboy slim's you've come a long way, baby with its creativity and its place on this list. some tracks i enjoyed more than others; i think the ones i didn't enjoy just fell into the category of too weird. electronic music can allow the artist to explore the bounds of music, and i think fatboy slim was able to do so. the album is electronic, but there's a funk or rap feel throughout. he was able to make each song pretty catchy, to boot.
I feel like "Right Here, Right Now" and "The Rockafeller Skank" alone are two songs that most people know from radio, commercials, or various media without even realizing it. Overall, this was a pretty fun listen. I did feel like the music was quite a bit repetitive and looped at times, but given the way this album was created (which I found to be cool), maybe that was the intention. I do like the heavy funk influence across the album. This album kind of feels locked in a small period of time. I don't know of too many artists who dabbled in this sound, and it was ultimately a short-lived time in music.
Rockefeller Skank was a banger in just dance. You won't forget you're listening to Fatboy Slim. 3
I enjoyed more than half of this, which was surprising. However, since it was really long that means I didn't enjoy about 20 minutes of the music. Still worth trying, of course. I don't think I'd normally put anything like this on. More a 3.5 than a 3, but since we don't have that, it gets a 3.
Cool sampling, a little bit dated except for when listening in altered states of mind.
Brilliant production and some classic singles, but so repetitive it makes me want to smash my head through a wall, especially in the second half. 7 minutes of Rockafeller Skank?!
Mehh, too electronic 66%
The album was pretty good. I recognized a couple of the songs which i would listen to again.
This is so incredibly late 90's. The songs are way too fucking long. I like it more than the Tina Turner and less than Blondie
Right Here Right Now is a classic. I’m not too into electronic music so take this rating with a grain of salt.
Esse som não me atrai muito
I expected to enjoy this one a lot more than I actually did. Every track feels so good... until it doesn't. Norman always seems to take his tracks at least one step too far to be 100% enjoyable. For example, about 4 minutes into "Rockafeller Skank" (arguably the biggest hit on this record), there's a sudden, escalating siren of a saw-wave that's a solid 15 seconds of painful noise. And I'm not sure what the point of that is. Because, ostensibly, this is dance music, right? So why does every track seem to have an extended section of completely undanceable noise? The ONE exception is "Praise You" which is inarguably fantastic. The weird, noisy break on that track is at least short and remains danceable. But, even though "Praise You" is utterly fantastic, it's just not enough to save the album as a whole. I fully expected to give this 5 stars when I hit play but quickly downgraded it to a 4-star rating. By the time it wrapped, I was so annoyed with Mr. Slim's nonsense that I was forced to remove yet another star from the final score. Just... just quit it with the noisy, undanceable nonsense, man.
El sentit de la melodia i la seva creativitat musical ja es van fer ben paleses amb Housemartins. Com si volgués deixar emprempta a cada década amb el so que li correspon als diferents temps, Norman Cook es va treure de la màniga un dels discos més cacarejats a l'época, vitorejat per gairebé tothom. En realitat, viu dels seus millors temes. 'El començament amb 'Right Here Right Now' i 'Rockefeller Skank' és certament espectacular. Però la resta del minutatge perd molta efectivitat, amb moments aquí i allà, com a 'Praise You', on es recupera puntualment
Fundamentals of electronic dance music.
A fun record, but a bit dated I suppose. Having been born in 1994, it gives me a weird sense of nostalgia. I heard the few two songs a lot as a kid. Advances in sampling techniques and digital production mean that, today, this album sounds a bit rigid. It doesn’t help that the songs are so long. It’s a slow burn.
I remember when big beat sounds from Britain were hip. The singles, "Right Here Right Now", "The Rockafeller Skank", "Gangster Tripping" and "Praise You" are still cool tracks, even if they obviously sound dated now. Unfortunately, the rest is far less pleasant, often too linear, and even borderline obnoxious in some spots--not *every* repetitive vocal samples out there can work to great effects--even shrewd opportunistic foxes such as Moby or the Chemical Brothers, who used those too, know that (which is why they often shifted gear and went to other places as well if needed). Of course there's a way to compare Fat Boy Slim with those latter artists I've just mentioned to make it work in his favor. One can consider he offered a crazier, tastier meal than them somehow. But he was also much more of a one-trick pony than those other artists were. Besides, you also need to take into account the fact that there's that huge discrepancy between highlights and fillers within his debut album--the sort of awkward discrepancy that makes "You've Come A Long Way, Baby" a somewhat awkward candidate for a list of essential albums imho. Number of albums left to review: 659 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 169 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 81 (including this one) Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 96
Nice to jam out to while at work
Beats, maar toch iets aangenaam om op de achtergrond op te zetten
Od svih vrsta elektronike devedesetih big beat je najgore ostario, ali kad slušaš ovaj album koliko je retardirano zabavno. Da pisme su preduge i prerepetativne ali je istodobno urnebesno
decent album all the way through but just some amazing classic songs.
Far too long, but at least it's fun
Pretty good, nostalgic.
Ovo je baš zabavan album sa onim jakim hitovima. Nije za 4, ali je u sredini.
Un nice album d'electro, pas spécialement mon genre mais des bangers quand même.
Check it out now, the Funk’s lil brother! Check it out now, the funks soul rubber! Right about now the chunk hole snubber! High energy, move that body music. Kinda exhausting after a long day of work, but still got me schmoovin and groovin. 3.5/5
Good!
That opening is absolutely iconic - Right Here Right Now with the radio bit at the end into Rockafeller Skank - but overall the album is a bit of a disappointment. I came into it knowing those two plus Gangster Trippin and Praise You, and I don't think there's another song on there that I'll ever actively listen to again. That said, those 4 alone are enough to get this album to a 3, but no higher.
Värt att återkomma till
Some classic bangers but also a bit repetitive in places. Would selectively listen again.
This is the kind of music I want to listen to when I haven’t slept in 36 hours and I’m driving 2700 miles on a case of Red Bull….
Patchy. Very of the moment. Feels v corporate.
In Heaven: I am truly uncertain if Fatboy Slim is enjoying extensive coitus sessions in the afterlife or if he is in a heightened state of euphoria. Yes, I had to look up how to spell coitus correctly. Yes, I guessed correctly the first time. Yes, I’m proud of myself.
It really has some amazing highlights, like "Right Here, Right Now" (especially with video clip) "The Rockafeller Skank," and "Love Island" I know this album well and after absolutely adoring it for quite a few years, I now find this album to be dragging on a bit.
Dated
Fun music but sits a little stagnant for my taste. Broad use of soundscapes and samples used to good effect however, some sounds can't help but come across as a bit goofy at times to my ears (also owes to my unfamiliarity with the genre). Mix is a bit safe at times, but some songs break this trend (Love Island). Some solid grooves, but has a lighthearted and dance-y atmosphere I have trouble connecting with. Not a bad album by any stretch, in fact to my ears pretty effective at what it sets out to be and carries some solid tracks; Just not entirely for me I think. Favorite Tracks: Kalifornia Praise You Acid 8000
As long as you’re not in it for the lyrics…. I do love a lot of these tracks, they’re great to dance to. Yes they’re repetitive but Ravel’s Bolero repeats the same melody 14 times but is still a great piece of music. Listening to the whole album straight off can be a little mind-numbing but there are enough hooks to entice you back in. Could do without the Fucking in Heaven altogether.
I'm gonna pog on you like I should
pretty solid. not what i expected but good
3/10
I don't usually listen to this kind of sample based music, but this album is surprisingly good. Especially the first few tracks pulled me in, but sadly the album loses some of its steam in the second half. Still a worthwhile listen. 3/5
When I saw that this was the album for today I thought that either I was going to be really happy or really disappointed. There was a bit of both. When the first song started I was immediately disappointed because it wasn’t as good as I remembered it being. Rockafeller Skank was as fun as ever. In Heaven repeated fucking about a million times too many. Then came Ganster Trippin. From that song on my sensibilities shifted and I was happy. Except for Kalifornia. That was annoying. The thing that made me happiest was remembering that Norman Cook used to have a group called Beats International and my roommates and I listened to the album (cassette) Let Them Eat Bingo a lot in 1990. It still holds up. I was also thinking about how I say I don’t like jam bands but this seems to be an electronic jam record. And jazz has lots of jamming going on. So I guess I just don’t like the Grateful Dead and Phish.
When I first heard Praise You, it was a vibe I never heard before and I fell in love. Like literally in love because it was the time in my life when I also met my future husband. I still dig that song (and my husband) but some of the tunes got too repetitive even for me. Still it’s a worthy album for this list
Very much of its time, but undeniably some proper bangers in their, including best song Praise You. And Norman Cook was a very nice and patient man when he listened to me going on about Take That and Suede during a drunken night when we were both at Rosie's in Kings Cross.
Good not great.
Buen disco de hip-hop con buenos ritmos y del estilo de la época. Para gente que le guste este estilo.
The funk soul brother is ok.
Fun, lively, huge beats. Fades into the background a little at times. Favorite tracks: "The Rockafeller Skank", "Kalifornia", "Praise You"
Not really songs, more like he finds a hook and repeats it for a song length. Works sometimes, especially on Praise You. Just repetitive on others.
There are some great nostaligic tunes on here 3+
A bit too gimmicky for me (and in my memory Better Living through Chemistry" was better) but Praise You is still a 5 star song.
Head empty a bit here. It’s kinda interesting and he’s definitely a talented producer. I feel like he tantalizes us a bit with a whiff of cool production techniques but doesn’t fully develop them. The songs don’t feel dated Per se, but they don’t exactly hold up either. I’m pretty neutral overall
this was kind of nothing to me. couldnt really focus on the songs
Прослушано! Не моё хотя и драйвово.
You'd think something like this wouldn't have aged very well, but I think it holds up even now.
Like this album in hs. 3 stars
Couple of top tunes, but some filler
Top 3 Songs: 1 - Gangster Trippin (4) 2 - You're Not From Brighton (8) 3 - The Rockafeller Skank (2)
It's okay. Didn't necessarily like or dislike it.
A bunch of hits, a bunch of hidden gems, and a bunch of filler stuff
I didn't like it in the beginning except for the few major hits (Praise You, Right Here Right Now) - I found the repetitivenes and the breaking down of all those beats too long and annoying. But then I played it on my headphones while working out and I found that I actually enjoyed it a lot more than expected. Still, it's not something I'd play on a daily basis and the loooong ending to Rockefeller Skank is just too much for me. 3.5/5 rounded down to 3.
First time listening. Can get pretty repetitive but good for hyping up I think. Big beat is certainly fun.
bonus points for the classic the rockafeller stank, overall pretty decent album for background music.
Really funky and upbeat
classic album a lot of big hits on this one.
a little too long for me and i'm not sure I was in the right mood to enjoy it fully, but still great nonetheless
A bit repetitive and not really my type of music, but that album cover is everything.
This was new to me! Interesting, but not really my mind of music. Would characterise it as techno/indie.
Ideal for those who appreciate samples from Joe Walsh's James Gang period and the movie Strange Days, along with people who see every Spike Jonze film because they really loved his music videos. Three solid bangers that hold up surprisingly well. Everything is is a snooze.
Decent with some influential songs, not my forte for the majority of it.
Holy crap how did we make it through the late 90s with this repetitive nightmare music? Praise You was the right single because the rest of this album is doing my head in.
The master of the ever repetitive sample loop's second outing has a few choice pieces (Right Here, Right Now; The Rockefeller Skank; Praise You), but is otherwise unimpressive.