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I liked this. Remember some of these songs from the release. 3.5/5 but rating up as I’d listen again without much convincing
good vibes
2/5. How in the world does Fatboy Slim have 2 albums on this list?
Love this!
A little disappointing, I thought I’d line it more
If I was 18 and took MDMA and was at a rave this would have slapped. I’m 51, I take blood pressure medication and listened in an airport waiting for a flight. Didn’t enjoy, but not the target audience.
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.
Actually fun, which is not always the case for these british electronic mfs - unlike say Mylo, or the Beta Band, young boy's got hooks, and energy - like the Prodigy. Some nostalgia - I seem to remember the Rockafeller skank from a soccer video game in HS? Only downside is praise you is annoying, but catchy, and sticks.
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.
What da hell
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
2.5 for whatever this did for electronic music at the time .....
This reminds me of a soundtrack for a movie like Blade; get repetitive with a driving beat. Listening to it on it's own is... Fine. Just a little boring. I'm sure these were bangers in the club, though. I can absolutely see some drunk AF guy finger blasting his high AF rando in the dance floor of Jive while Breathe plays in the background. Lesser known tracks>>>>Famous ones (minefields>breathe)
I understand it was influential, but it’s really just a forgettable album.
Repetition is the key to comedy, sadly this isn’t very funny. The highs are good, but the lows are a slog.
ALL BANGERS
Not really for me.
This style suffers from repetition and these songs in particular with overplay. I don't need to hear "The Rockafella Skank" or "Praise You" again in my lifetime.
Excellent fraternity party music.
It kind of started out okay, but when the repetition kicked in with that incredibly annoying song, The Rockafeller Skank that was it. To be honest, the beats and music was alright, but come on, you don't have to drill it into our brains with the repeated lyrics with military precision to get your point across. It goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on about now, about now, now, now, now, about now, now, nownownownownownownow....!!! (Fat Boy Slim can go fucking in heaven in heaven in heaven forever.)
I think in a parallel universe this might be my favourite record. However, in this one it gets a four.
Biased as I have loved Fatboy Slim for a long time, but there just isn't anyone who makes music that sounds or feels quite like this.
I know way more Fatboy Slim songs than I thought I did or probably should know!
It’s funny to think I was listening to this on a tape Walkman in my dad’s car whilst others were listening to it on a cocktail of ecstasy and acid. I really enjoyed it, it was good fun and sums up the 90s well.
Banger. Made me wanna party.
Not on apple music unfortunately.
I've never directly listened to Fatboy Slim, but I've definitely heard this first song before. I think they used it in some video that we watched in my Media Literacy course in college. Felt like a poor match for the subject matter (a bit too epic), but on its own the song jams. Same can be said for The Rockafeller Skank. Such a damned catchy vocal hook -- I've definitely found myself singing it randomly. The dusty drums and production feel in a similar vein to RJD2, but a bit more DnB forward. In Heaven is a wonky little rythmic hop. Easy to nod along to -- something about it makes me think this could translate easily to a Beastie Boys song. Gangster Trippin is a nice and soulful hip-hop flip that actually feels like a source of inspiration to some of the songs on the recent Danny Brown x Jpegmafia collaboration. Really dense and dusty with vocal sampling, and some references that I can trace back to Notorious B.I.G. (Gimme the Loot). I dig the deep bass and distorted electronic sounds at work on Kalifornia. I could vibe to this shit all day. Soul Surfing is part DnB and part soulful shuffle -- definitely an interesting mix. The bubbling electronic elements remind me of something else that I cannot seem to place. It has taken me literally 6 hours to listen to this album, so by no means is this a cohesively formed review. I will have to relisten tomorrow. The last 3 songs are fantastic. Praise You is the single everyone knows Fatboy Slim for. It stands alone here for its upright ambiance and actually sung vocal chorus. Love Island is kind of annoying, but something about it is infectious so I'm okay with it. And the album closes out with Acid 8000 a completely stanky electronic jam that feels like it was made for basement raves and fistfuls of E. For some reason hearing it conjures an image of a long montage of fighting vampires (a la the movie Blade). Without a relisten, this is easily in 4 territory. The sounds here are distinctly late 90s, but they have aged well. The production is clean and the sounds are well-varied over the hour+ playtime. I enjoyed the hits in isolation, but found the off-hit tracks to hold plenty of weight. Standouts were Acid 8000, The Rockafeller Skank, Kalifornia, Gangster Trippin', and Praise You.
Wild album especially back then. 2nd song made me think of Bruce Almighty. 3.5 stars
A lot of memorable songs that I didn't know were Fatboy Slim. A lot of interesting looping techniques used here. It doesn't feel like the greatest DJing/looping, but I also think this has to be on the forefront of that technique. I am enjoying it so far, despite it's repetitive nature. Wearing headphones during the intro to Kalifornia feels like the song is inside my brain. This has enough hits and depth to cruise to a comfortable 4. Really enjoyable listen that I could see revisiting and it and I feel like this album is a good poster child for this 1001 albums list as it is a different take on traditional music.
Right Here, Right Now is such a banger to kick off. So many songs that I did not know were Fatboy Slim on this album and were all a great surpise. This is just filled with such catchy songs, and as Acid 8000 says: If this don't make your booty move, your booty must be dead. I can confirm that in fact my booty is very much alive.
Hell yeah. Pretty sure I only know Right Here, Right Now, the Rockafeller Skank, and Praise You, but they all fuck. Must've been insanely awesome to hear in 98. Just missing Weapon of Choice, which has one of the best music videos of all time. FATBOY SLIM IS FUCKING IN HEAVEN. Kalifornia, Love Island, and Acid 8000 were some new standouts to me. Could def take some ecstasy to these songs at a warehouse in the late 90's.
Screamer of an album - a worthy first 5 stars.
Still bangs, sounds fresh and his ear for a sample is near unparalleled
classic album with lots of catchy tunes. the fatboy slim is fucking in heaven is repetitive and annoying but the rest of it is solid.
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.
A few absolute bangers, a bit repetitive at times but Cook knows what he is doing and there is a reason he was everywhere under multiple pseudonyms for a while. And an extra half star for making me revisit that ‘Praise You’ vid
Trends come and go but fatboy Is awesome
Slaps
Not as bad as I thought it would be, but it does get very repetitive. Originally, I was going to give it 3 stars, but towards the end I was just hoping for it to end. 2 stars.
Alright, a classic of course. And it's nicely illustrated by the photograph over at Spotify's "about the artist". This is a sculpture of vuvuzelas: kinda funny, for a very brief moment in time, but quickly just irritating af. And look! It's also a guy in a football jersey blaring PAAAARTY! in your face. For an hour. When this came out and its hits played everywhere, I tolerated it for its novelty but today, *as an album*, I find this utterly obnoxious.
Decent album. But not my genre.
Favourite tracks: right here right now; rockafella skank; praise you; gangster trippin
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.
Of course the singles are the best songs, but everything here is interesting and clever in some way. really nice authentic sound too.
I'm curious if I would like Fatboy at all if I weren't already so familiar with these first two track on this album. But as it is I can only bask in this unholy amalgamation of sound and dance.
Hazy memories of a lot of time dancing to most of the tracks on this album. Now it's more likely to be used when I'm in the gym.
Eletrônico que cheira a anos 90! Tem músicas que marcaram a geração.
HL: “Right Here, Right Now”, \"Rockafeller Skank\", “Praise You”, “Love Island” I almost made it to April this year before getting an album I was ‘meh’ about. It was bound to happen… Not that it was a waste of an hour, I understand this could be a banger in the right environment, and I almost always have time for “Check it out now, Funk soul brotha”! But like some other 90’s electronic jams on this list, I felt tested listening to it in full. It seems like many of the songs- “Like Heaven”, “Kalifornia”, “Acid 3000”, the last minute of “Soul Surfing”, yes even my beloved “Rockafeller Skank”- have some element I find so irritating that it distracts me from the otherwise cool samples n beats. Part of my drive to complete every album stems from the fear of my music taste fossilizing: being only to derive pleasure from MY music, not whatever YOUR music is. Oddly though, that anxiety works both ways. Since I’ve had so many 4s and 5s recently, I was starting to wonder if I’m not putting ENOUGH critical thought towards those albums. Thanks to Mr. Slim, for reminding me there are genres I still have to work hard to appreciate. You’ve earned both these stars. March 25, 2024
Ik zou willen dat ik alleen de hits kon beoordelen, dan waren het er 5. Iets te veel matige filler.
De hits zijn leuk, de rest is zielloze muziek voor onder het TL-licht in een wezenloze snackbar om twee uur 's nachts. En dan ook nog die zinloze herhaling, het duurt allemaal zo lllaannnggg. Sorry Eric D.
Of dit het beste album is van Fatboy Slim weet ik niet. Het lijkt mij wel het album van hem dat de grootste indruk op de wereld heeft gemaakt. Als ik duizend puzzelstukjes op de grond zie liggen en ik maak mij even druk; dan levert dat uiteindelijk het plaatje dat ook op de voorkant van de doos staat. Fatboy Slim neemt waarschijnlijk een hamer mee om de stukjes op een hele andere manier aan elkaar te verbinden. Dat lijkt wel eens wat geforceerd. Maar wacht even op het eindresultaat. Het is weliswaar niet gelijk aan de voorkant van de doos. Maar is toch ook een prachtig plaatje. Sommige delen zijn er zelfs veel mooier op geworden. Het is duidelijk een zeer creatieve geest. En eigenlijk mis je bij het luisteren naar het album nog een deel van zijn creativiteit. Fatboy Slim weet vaak muziek met visuele effecten nog eens te versterken. Zijn krachten komen het meest naar boven in de nummers met meer gekleurde klanken. In de nummers waar hij een vrolijke of funky basis gebruikt. Gangster Trippin is een prachtige voorbeeld. De meer matte nummers als Love Island zijn zeker niet slecht, maar onderscheiden zich minder.
Klik je op wiki big beat aan: Big beat is an electronic music genre that usually uses heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns – common to acid house/techno. The term has been used by the British music industry to describe music by artists such as The Prodigy, the Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, the Crystal Method, Propellerheads, Basement Jaxx and Groove Armada. Dan weet je dus eigenlijk precies wat je krijgt: Eric-muziek. Het valt me op dat Fatboy Slim redelijk veel van samples gebruik maakt. De schijtlollige clipjes deden het destijds ook goed. Past wel bij hem ook gok ik: schijtlolligheid. Getuige het nummer in Heaven bijv. Maar hey, het werkt wel aanstekelijk, want het tovert een glimlach op je gezicht en je trommelt vanzelf een beetje mee. Ik twijfel een beetje tussen 4 en 5 sterren. Ik vind dit tof om een keer te luisteren, maar ik merk naarmate het album vordert, dat ik niet zo zit te wachten op de nummers die ik niet ken. Het laatste nummer Acid 8000 had van mij niet gehoeven. Ik heb albums voor minder een 5 gegeven, maar ik merk dat ik het ook wel prima vind dat het album klaar is. Dus voor het definitieve oordeel luisteren we het de volgende ochtend gewoon nog een keer. Het begint toch wel met absolute krakers. We ronden het lekker af naar een 5.
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.
So good
Every track a banger. The best of its genre
Forgot how great this music is
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
Favourite songs: Praise You, The Rockafeller Skank, Gangster Trippin, You're Not From Brighton, Right Here Right Now, "Build It Up, Tear It Down", Acid 8000, Fucking in Heaven Least favourite songs: Love Island 5/5
Eh. Not my thing
Some decent beats & interesting samples (albeit not always deftly applied) going on for '98 but now to me it's like listening to a string of TV or video game commercials.
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.
It has some good songs.
Quite easily a 1 if not for the nostalgia bump and occasional decent moments. Overall a repetitive pile of annoying garbage. Could not wait for it to be over.
You start with two decent tracks and then the rest is bad? Favourite track: Rockafeller Skank.
What an album!
Some crackers in there, some not so much. 3.5*
One of those sounds where I feel like you had to be there. Combine an unideal listening setting with a genre I'm generally disinterested in, and I don't think I'll be returning to this project.
Not for me
Turns out, the more you repeat the same phrase over the same beat, the song doesn't get any better. Not an enjoyable listen whatsoever.
Hard to get through, repetitive and annoying
# 188 : Very enjoyable as repetitive background music! An exercise in repetition, and lets repeat again! solid music of the genre, but a genre I only want to listen to 1-2 songs from before I say "What The....". If it wasn't so repetitive, it might have pulled an extra star 2/5! Fav Track : Praise You Praise You Praise You Pra....
did not finish
I love this 90s shit
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.
I had this album back when it originally released. I'll say what I thought then and it still stands. The beats and samples are infectious and very reflective of the time, however it's so so repetitive. I'm trying to listen to this to start my day at work. It's upbeat and fun, but makes me want to throw my monitors through a window.
Several classics make this album great. 4/5
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
Electronic crap
Listened 3/8/24. A fun listen. Great beats and lots of creativity on this. SOme of the songs were just a bit too long, but that just may be my attention span.
I literally fell asleep
Very vibey the second song is amazing!
Repetitive? Yea, but honestly through this whole thing i was never bored. Damn do i like fatboy slim? Embarrassing
It's fun, not life changing.
One of the best 90s breakbeat albums
Classic
Awesome album!
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⭐️
Not for me. 2.
I understand why this album is on here, but this genre isn't for me.
A few good tracks in The Rockefeller Skank and Praise You, but besides that - nothing special here.
Good times!
Praise where it’s due…
The band of the nineties, of you wanna call it a band Because it's a one man name
One of the quintessential electronic albums.
Turned 18 in 1998 and this was massive. Beyond massive. Peak lad culture era. On reflection, is it quite as ground-breaking as it seemed at the time? Probably not. But for the sheer joy of house parties where track 3 felt like a huge middle finger to "boring grown-ups" and the nostalgia of the sheer joyous build to "Right Here, Right Now", it's an easy 4.
Not my cup of tea
Ahhh Fatboy Slim. Made popular by Rockafeller Skank, which is unfortunately the only standout song on the album. Many of the songs feel like a 15-30 second clip replayed on loop for 6 minutes. Not necessarily offensive, but it gets old pretty fast.
Många klassiska låtar. Bra skit.
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.
It's very repetitive, all the songs sound like the same, Gangster trippin is really good tho. Not really my style. 2.5/5
This is one of the most annoying, repetitive albums I have ever heard. It's so bloated, with so many songs easily exceeding 5 or 6 minutes, that only makes their repetitive nature even more insufferable. Not to mention those weird radio interlude things that are just there for Fatboy Slim to go on about how great his music is within his own album. This entire thing just feels like a shitty remix of an already awful album, that was then just made even worse.
Great opener, lots of great tracks. Just as it's starting to get into the weeds at the end he brings out Praise You. Really enjoyed the whole album, discovered some new tunes alongside the well known classics. 5/5.
Nej tack😘 Jag har insett att tecno är verkligen inget för mig! Favoritlåt från albumet var ”You’re not from Brighton”, bara för att Brighton är med i låten. Albumet får 1/5 stjärnor
Great but not his best
Nice, OG DJ before they were cool. So hipster!
Good album with iconic songs.
1* yikes
Super fun, somewhat irreverent music that you’d hear at a weird but cool kid’s house party in the 90s. I love the sound coming from the earlier electronica artists like Fatboy Slim, Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, and Moby. This album was great- I’ve been a consistent fan of “Rockefeller Skank” since high school. My favorite part of the album was the intro to “Rockefeller Skank” tagged on the end of “Right Here, Right Now”. Hilarious and tasteful. “Praise You” has also been a longtime favorite of mine. You can tell that Norman has a great time making music and was very busy with big ideas in the 90s. Not sure he’s released much of impact since this album but who cares!? This is great stuff. 4 stars.
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
Before listening: I've only heard a few songs After listening: This was really good! Fun to listen to and was always interesting. Tempted to check out more stuff by them
nije mi sjeo
Creative, fun listening experience
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
music to dance to, not listen to 2.5
Despite thinking I had just heard this artists name and none of his music this album had tons of songs/sounds I've heard before. It's used a ton in samples. Given it's age I wasn't expecting how modern it sounded. Super fun beginning to end with lots of interesting beat changes and mix ups throughout it's run.
Very fun album. Lots of really great hits on there.
- 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
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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.
I mean, it wasn’t “make me angry” bad - but I can’t say I’d ever listen to it again.
All the way to the stars. Just a fantastic, funky, danceable album with banger after banger and some major hits. 5 stars.
Jea okay
I had always heard *of* Fatboy Slim, but I hadn't realized I had *heard* Fatboy Slim. Is he someone I'm going to listen to when I need to relax or need to think? No. Is he great for exercising or doing physical work? Yes. I enjoyed this a whole lot more than I thought I would.
A lot of these songs are very familiar. College years and in particular and this brings back memories of architecture studio. Right here, right now and Praise You were regulars. And this is my go-to genre.
My son said this album sounds like a producer asked somebody to make a bunch of tracks for a popstar to sing over, but then they forgot to record the actual vocals
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.
Would be ok without the lyrics.
Have to be listening in the right time of day or in the right mood. During those times it’s better.
Nope
Some decent songs with good beats / mixes but repetitive at times. Some songs were so bad though I had to skip to the next track.
Own it
It's ok. Electronic is not my favorite.
Just noise. Wonder who buys this. wonder who produces this. wonder who manages the 1001 list. definitivly 0 points
#140. While one or two of these songs may be interesting enough on their own, I absolutely cannot handle 62 minutes in a row of this repetitive nonsense. 2/5: don't Song added to playlist: Praise You I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
grew up on this. wrote a review in 5th grade english.
What a great vibe!!
Terrible.
Great Dance album with some iconic songs
In general I don't like electronics, but come on. This record is great and full of bangers. It's probably as close to a 5 as any electronic record will come. Strong 4.
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 🤘
Liked this album. I was surprised it was '98, it sounds newer. I don't think the tracks are transcendent or anything but they definitely sound a bit timeless. I think this kind of music is perhaps being done better now but this stuff is iconic. Standout Track: Praise You
Why does every big beat album insists on being one hour long or more? It gets really tiring toward the end.
This album-album-album-album was bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-ring
Have you ever lost a bit of life expectancy while listening to an album?
I like some of the songs a lot... but others get monotonous to me. Also too much swearing in the one song.
I loved it
I like it. Sounds very daft punky. rhythmic and unique.
I remember buying this album when it first came out. I was never much of an electronic music fan but the singles were EVERYWHERE. It has been a couple of decades since I listened to this album and I enjoy it more now than I ever did. Some of it is nostalgia some of it is better familiarity with electronic variants and dance music. Really a solid album
Discazo
Couple of notable bangers....the rest is repetitive electronica/rap/groove/machine beats. I wouldn't seek it out, but didn't hate it. I thought Fatboy Slim was a person - guess not :)
This album has some pumping tracks. I like it.
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
The GOAT and my best friend in the world.
Awesome
that's my jam, since 6 years old I've been hooked and there is nothing better. sampling used to the maximum, perfect balance of energy, rhythm and the whole spectre of feelings, masterfully created by the master of the craft I can pretty much play the whole album in my head and not skip any sound
It's a lot of fun. I like it
Right here, right now: Killer beat, smooth through to the end. Skit at the end wasn't as annoying as first expected The Rockafeller Skank: Loved it until the slow down became painful. A little too long. In Heaven: Great beat, a fun listen Gangster Trippin: Love the ska influence, keeps you jamming through to the end. Build it up, tear it down: Not a huge fan of the sound of this, least favorite so far. Kalifornia: Was not expecting to like this as much as I did. Groovy Soul Surfing: Good song, the ghost in the middle pulled me out though. You're not from Brighton: Solid song, keeps me interested. Praise you: A jam, the buzzing vocal loop got a little annoying. Love Island: Another solid song. Acid 8000: Good album closer, kept me jamming to the end.
Electronic love.
The AI Emperor being familiar with Apocalypse Now, when the robot armies in their fleet of drones finally come to burn our houses and enslave our children, this is what they will be playing.
I've never been much into "beat" style music, but I thoroughly enjoyed this record. A bumpin' album overall
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.
If I couldn't get with its coke addled vibes then I'm not going to get with them in my decrepitude.
Some great hits. But I’m too sober to score this album any higher.
Right Here Right Now.
A mash-up of electronic dance and old school rock ‘n’ roll dance. A style of music that scored several number one hit singles in the 1980s, by artists as diverse in their artistic intentions as Art of Noise and Jive Bunny. But it wasn’t Rockafeller Skank (which samples Art of Noise’s version of Peter Gunn and resembles Jive Bunny’s That’s What I Like) that got to number 1, it was Praise You. And that song remains the standout song on the album. It’s essential to the album, gives it a bit of class.
I liked this in the 90s, but less now for some reason.. I'm officially old.
Meh... I'd have to be in a rare mood to enjoy this
Nunca tinha ouvido falar do fatboy slim, BOM PARA CARALHO, o melhor DnB/Jungle que eu ouvi em um tempo
Do not listen to this ever again
My brain absolutely loves this stuff. If I were a hamster I'd press the Fatboy Slim lever all day long. If I had those Christopher Walken moves you'd never get me away from the boom box...
Teils, teils
As expected despite not being sure how many I knew it turned out I'd heard pretty much all of these before, a full album of hits which is always pretty cool. A little tacky tbh but I think it was seen so at the time too tho so whatever it's fun
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.
The consensus seems to be that this album has not aged well, and while I agree that it is a little too reminiscent of the general excesses of the late 90’s, I also think that it’s worth exploring why Fatboy Slim deserves a spot in the discussion of contemporary music history. It’s easy to forget, but Fatboy Slim and You’ve Come A Long Way Baby especially were incredibly popular. Off of the singles were Top 10 in the UK, the album itself reached No. 1, and in addition to the gang busters numbers, it’s got legs too: you still hear Praise You and Rockafeller Skank out in the wild. I’ve heard multiple different covers of Praise You in my lifetime. And in addition, Fatboy Slim himself is still part of a wider cultural conversation; in 2022 there was an episode of the excellent Channel 4 Sitcom Derry Girls that featured him as a major plot point. And not in a way that felt mocking either. It felt playful, the way you’d rib a genuinely important artist. And I do think genuine importance is also something that we can ascribe to Fatboy Slim. The big mainstream era of EDM was clearly inspired by his maximalist beats and minimal lyrics, and his influence as a producer of Hip-Hop has also vastly informed the current state of beat work, not just in the UK, but in the US as well. There’s a case to be made that very few artists have had the influence of Dance and Electronica that Fatboy Slim have had, and for that I do think that giving his work a listen is the least that we can do in an effort to better understand EDM and where it came from
Couple classics like Praise You and Rockafeller Skank mixed with meh.
It's just beats. No lyrics, other than like sampled repeated lines. Who cares. Boring.
This wasn’t really my vibe back when it came out, and I was missing out!
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
"You've Come a Long Way, Baby" represents a pivotal moment in the history of electronic music, known for its groundbreaking contributions to the genre. This album stands out for its innovative use of sampling and production techniques, where Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) masterfully blends an eclectic mix of samples from various genres to create infectious, tracks. Hits like "The Rockafeller Skank" and "Praise You" not only brought big beat music to mainstream audiences but also showcased the potential of electronic music to encompass a wide range of influences, making it a seminal work that influenced a generation of artists. Despite its strengths, the album faces criticism for its heavy reliance on samples, which some argue detracts from its originality. The diversity in sounds and styles, while showcasing Cook's versatility, occasionally impacts the album's cohesion, leading to a listening experience that can feel disjointed. However, these aspects do not significantly diminish the album's overall impact and appeal, particularly given its role in popularizing electronic music and its enduring presence in the cultural zeitgeist of the late '90s. The cultural impact and legacy of "You've Come a Long Way, Baby" are undeniable, capturing the essence of an era and leaving a lasting mark on the music industry. It's a testament to Fatboy Slim's skill as a producer and his ability to create a compelling musical narrative using an array of sampled sounds. While the album might not be perfect, its strengths in innovation, influence, and cultural significance rightly earn it a place among the most important electronic albums of its time.
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”.
I enjoyed this. Good beats, nice to have in the background. I recognized a couple of songs. It's repetitive, but I might play this sometime again.
After a few tracks, I was just getting annoyed. It is very repetitive.
Awesome. Great album
Finally something fun to listen to.
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
Still sounds good. Foot tappingly fun
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.
right about now the funk soul brother. check it out now. the funk soul brother. right about now the funk soul brother. check it out now. the funk soul brother. right about now the funk soul brother. check it out now. the funk soul brother. right about now the funk soul brother. check it out now. the funk soul brother.
You could date when this music was made down to the month, it sounds so much like a quintessential late 90’s electronica raver revolution record. Those were thrilling times! The future was now. So much new music felt boundary pushing and cutting edge. I feel like that concept has sadly been lost to cheap disposable music in the 21st century. This album is rock solid. The last three songs really take you somewhere out of this world. For similar music, check out The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, Moby or Daft Punk.
Oh yeah, love me some Fatboy Slim. Was excited to see this pop up today. This is a party. There are a few tracks I don’t love, and some of the songs go on a bit long, but had a blast with it. If this don’t make your booty move…get that booty checked stat!
i think i just lost my last braincell
not for me
Pretty trash. Also very explicit
Very repetitive, not my style. Good background music though
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.
Like a buttery crumpet, always delightful
Classic, definitely belongs on this list
Wall to wall bangers
Thoroughly enjoyable than Solomon with fantastic samples. That are reason fat boy slim became so popular.
Bonafide classic
Kinda dated in its sound but it's decent.
אלבום מעולה
I have always loved this album. Fat Boy Slim has a fun sound.
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
Meh. Overrated. If I could give zero stars, I would.
Not my thing. Songs are a minute too long
Know what the kids say when the ecstasy wears off? "This music is irritating as fuck." How many times do they have to have "Right about now The funk soul brother," looped at them before they realize the joke is on them?
It is very cheerful and fun! Very good album.
Pretty good despite not being a big electronic fan.
Repetitive synthesizer, music and explicit lyrics
Me gusta lo electrónico, esto me aburrió. Esperaba q explote en algún momento. No me pasó. Vamos por más.
Probably would rate one more star if you were on Molly
One good song.
This is one of those 90s albums that still resonate with me. It's not a 5 because there's one or two skips and Funk Soul Brother goes on entirely too long. But it's in general fun, danceable, relatable pop electronic.
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.
Awful!! The grooves were inane and painfully redundant, and the lyrics were worse. I could barely get through the album. If I never hear the album again, it will be too soon
I'll have to finish listening to this later. Didn't have time today. I love this album for the nostalgia. It brings a few good tracks on it. Overall I think 4 stars.
Good
I had fun with this.
Not gonna lie, that kinda sucked.
All the best parts of 90s electronic rolled into one big fat burrito. I don't know why I hadn't listened to this one sooner, it's a clear inspiration for Hideki Naganuma who's one of my faves. 4.5*
Early hip hop and dance combo. I liked a few songs but not all. I did like a few of the skits, like the radio call in leading into the next song
not for me
Wow -- this record was a revelation. I've certainly heard some little bits of it in a number of places (commercials for example) but never listened to any of it all the way through. It's similar to house music (which I generally hate) in some ways but much better -- great melodic hooks, funky beats, and an infectious energy that makes you want to dance. Love this album.
Bangers all the way, though it drags a little bit...
I didn't even think this was that cool when I was in college (and childish and on drugs)
Didn't age terribly well...
3-4
Good DJ music
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
Legendary. Favorite song: Love the bassline and the Atari ST Sound effects. Pushes me back to the 90s.
Selección y conjunto de canciones de varios grupos de los ochenta y noventa de bandas muy conocidas, buen álbum Lo volveré a eschuhar
Good music, but I could only take so much of the lyrics
tbf this does deserve to be up here, it’s got some absolute bangers, like iconic songs for the 90s and early 2000s.
In the right mood it's awesome music.
Electro, samples, triphop, funk, singles well known, still airing at indiediscos (with chemical brothers and prodigy). Other songs more interludes or copy of the hits, missing the consistency, some songs rather boring, not eyeopening - expected more. But the music videos and album cover are great.
love love love 10/5
Jako dobra pozadinska glazba. Mozda vise 3.5 nego 4
Isn't funny how some musical elements are timeless and others...are just...not? I was torn with this review because the stars of this album shine just as brightly as when I first heard them in the early 2000s (Love Island and Praise You among them). Yet there are one or two tracks I actively cringed while listening to and hesitantly had to repeat to see if they were worth deducting from the final score. Alas, there's no competing with an album that still manages to take me on a fresh journey, several decades and listens later
This is tough to rate—classic songs, but repetitive beats and lyrics make it difficult for me to enjoy listening to the album from start to finish. I’d rate some of the individual songs highly (between 3 and 4), but I just can’t bring myself to rate the album as a whole higher than like a 2.5.
Day16 - makes me want to dance like christopher walken
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.
Really not my style
Unexpectedly amazing. Great album
Very fun album, flows together really well. I hadn't listened to most of these before.
Good music is your in the right mood. I can imagine it sounded revolutionary in the 90s. A bit long though
Excellent album. Loved every song.
The singles I’d heard obviously, but the whole album is an experience, really enjoyable.
Definitely got Nostalgia Goggles for this one, but I think the production is great, really good use of samples and seamless movement between material within the tracks. I get the complaints about repetition, but it clearly wasn't enough of an issue to stop these tracks enduring throughout my upbringing.
ΕΙΜΑΙ ΨΎΧΡΑΙΜΟΣ ΟΚ?
Didn’t realise I’ve heard almost all the tracks on the album through tv shows or on the radio.
Pleasantly surprised!
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.
Better than expected, did not finish the entire album though, only about 3/4ths.
At the time of writing, 400 albums into this journey, electronica is one of my lowest rated genres, with an average score of under 3. This jumps up to 3.5 if we're looking at the 2000s/2010s, and drops to a pitiful 2.42 if we're looking at the 90's. None of this decade's myriad subgenres- rave, techno, EDM, jungle, drum and bass, house, have worked for me so far: they seem designed for live experiences or club soundsystems rather than home listening, and the rise of the CD made everything interminably long around this time. And yet, against all odds, something about "You've Come A Long Way Baby" works for me in a way none of the other similar records have so far. After a few listens I'm raving and drooling like the (genuine) interviewee in the interlude before "The Rockafeller Skank". So, what exactly is it about Fatboy Slim's biggest of big beats that works for me? Well, in the words of "Acid 8000"'s sample: "If this don't make your booty move, your booty must be dead." "You've Come a Long Way, Baby" is utterly infectious, big and bombastic, as though Cook is revelling in the limitless possibilities of what sampling and electronica can do. Every track can be danced to, boasts a pronounced hook, superbly overblown production, and introduces enough distinct elements through its runtime to not become too repetitive. Throughout the whole package, it's as though the optimism of the 1990's (a far-off land which, incidentally, I'm too young to have any memory of) is pumping through each beat. The genre diversity from one song to another is very impressive, keeping the album fresh and engaging. "Right Here, Right Now" turns an orchestral 60's folk-rock coda into sweeping, symphonic, space-age techno. "The Rockafeller Skank" is up there with "Pulp Fiction" for making surf-rock cool again in the 90's. "Gangsta Trippin'" begins with an all-out party of a brass section, before performing a winning switch-up to some kind of tropical island jam. "Soul Surfin'" revives singing sixties soul with an excellent vocal sample. And of course, the smash-hit "Praise You" turns towards gospel. With curveballs and inventive sampling like that, I can forgive most of the "now-we're-just-going-to-repeat-the-same-hook-while-gradually-slowing-down" moments across the record… of which there are many. A large amount of the run-time is devoted to grooves being slowed down, sped up, filtered in, swept out - but the giddy joy of each and every hook lands perfectly. It only lets itself down in a couple of tracks towards the end - "You're Not from Brighton" is without much note and "Acid 8000" is a fairly run-of-the-mill, drawn out ending - but on the whole, this is a great ride. "You've Come a Long Way, Baby" is the new benchmark for 90's electronica on this list, and will take a lot to beat.
Ahead of their time
Poeeeh dit had ik nodig, dit is dus wel echt een album wat mn aandacht pakt. Right here, Right now is echt een lekkere openingsplaat, meteen daarna door naar Rockafeller Skank wat natuurlijk een echte banger is. Ken een hoop nummers van dit album al, maar ben wel benieuwd naar hoe de 'nieuwe' nummers bevallen. Californication heeft voor mij bewezen dat een paar hits nog geen goed album maken. Beetje wat die andere albums hebben met paar grote hits heeft deze ook, wel met het verschil dat de mindere nummers nog steeds erg vermakelijk zijn, ik kende Kalifornia en Soul Surfing niet bijvoorbeeld, maar vind dat echt leuke nummers! FAVO: Right Here Right now, Rockafeller Skank, Gangster Trippin, Kalifornia, Soul Surfing, Praise you
Some of these songs are good for 30 seconds. For three minutes, they’re terrible.
Good tracks. Iconic. Some are less charismatic but the record is great.
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
I once saw Fatboy Slim in concert. He didn't play a single note himself, and it was absolutely amazing. After 40 minutes I had to tap out due to overstimulation. This album is completely the same - it's awesome and way too much for me to handle, but damnit if I won't have 'Praise You' on my mind for the next week.
Fatboy Slim is nothing if not good times. Let go, down an entire pitcher and enjoy yourself!
Long e) electronic songs
This was pretty good for the genre.
This is actually subtly really good. Repetitive, but has a lot of small changes and developments that it's never boring. It doesn't demand your attention to be a really good album, but when you do give it the attention all the small details become really enjoyable.
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 nice fun album. Nice to listen to a full album by Fatboy slim. 8/10
Seguro que tuvo su época, definitivamente no es esta. Música de ascensor con buen gusto.
Memories from past times - still rocks the house
Couldn’t even listen to the whole thing. Bad.
It had a few catchy songs I remember from the 90s, but even the better songs were incredibly repetitive and mindless. This feels like an edm album only old boring people would pretend to like to try to be cool. 2.1 just for nostalgia.
A stand-out from the crowded 'electronica' scene of the 90s, which stands the test of time impressively well.
duplicate
THIS IS A WALL OF SOUND
Música electrónica (big beat). Me ha gustado. Vinilo.
Known album by me and highly loved. Reminds me of middle school. Amazing. Innovative. Very influential.
Good party dance album
Hold up even now, 25 years later. Truly great.
Is Elevator Rap a recognized genre? Or maybe Yacht Rap? The tracks that weren't actively annoying felt like songs I would tune out while at a chain restaurant. This is the first album I've hit in this activity where half the tracks I listened to about 50-60% and skipped the rest of the track because it got too annoying. The only reason I am not giving this 0/5 is because the score wouldn't register.