You've Come a Long Way Baby

This album was a huge moment in time in my formative years, and really rode a wave to be a huge part of pop culture at the time - further immortalised by Christopher Walken's dance moves. The three big tracks are great. Listening to it today I was quite shocked at how boring the album felt outside of those three big singles. Some tracks felt like they were more closely resembling an emergency klaxon that repeats for 4 minutes rather than enjoyable music. Maybe I am just an old man yelling at clouds, but I feel like this album, as revolutionary as it was at the time, does not hold up all that well.

I enjoyed this way more than I expected. Especially considering I think Rockafeller Skank is an objectively annoying song.

REPETTETIVE

not for me.

Still as annoying as it was in the 90s

Not my thing… I wasn’t expecting it to be just instrumentals, some nice stuff here and there but overall ??? skipped through most of it

Pretty huge artist in my youth though I don’t think I owned any albums by him. I think I was really into FBS just before I got into skateboarding and punk music. There are some absolute bangers in here but not a start to finish album for me.

Something I would have loved in high school. a little too repetitive and noisy for me these days. Sometimes felt like it was giving me a headache.

Ok

Sehr cooles Album im typischen Fatboy Slim Stil 2x gehört..

I know what FBS is doing in heaven.

I once heard someone refer to big beat as firework on New Years. Here, there and everywhere but also vanished shortly after. I surprisingly found myself enjoying this. Rockafeller Skank and Right Here, Right Now are near perfect songs. Some of the middle parts and deep cuts don't really hit the same but overall a fun experience. This isn't the type of music I would play regularly, but it's fun to blast once in a while

4.7

Un album divertido, para escuchar mientras haciendo otra cosa. Conocía la canción 1 y la 8 de la vida. De igual manera no es para nada mi estilo. Las canciones son muy largas y repetitivas.

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.

very likely the best version of this sort of thing, which is not saying much

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.

It's fun and energetic and it has a warm nostalgic glow for me. Some tracks maybe overstay their welcome a bit, but overall I love it.

I really like innovative and creative music and the Rockefeller Skank has more creativity in it than most other bands entire albums. That song and Praise are ubiquitous at this point. Even if you haven’t listened to them you’ve heard them. Listening through the whole album, it got a bit repeated and same-y though dropping it down a point. Vocal sample repeated and stuttered over top of big drums. When I read it was just a guy recording everything in his basement on an Atari with floppies it bumped it back up for me. I really wish I could give this a 4.5 or 4.75 stars, so close to a perfect album.

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...

I have always loved this album. It feels epic and remains fresh due to no one else really ever being able to copy Fatboy Slim's sound fully. I do wish I could remove "Illin in Heaven," as it is just silly, and "Praise You," while a great song, never felt like it belonged in the flow of the album, to me. Overall, though, I do revisit this album every year or so and have since it was released.

OK - A little boring and repetitive. A couple standout tracks.

I really didn’t like this album. It was very repetitive and noisy. And I didn’t even listen to the explicit songs with expletives. I won’t be listening to anymore by this artist.

Started out really enjoying this. Hit a nostalgia nerve the right way and still sounded good. Then I realized 9 years had passed, I’d heard the same 2 phrases 840,000 times and track 2 still had another minute left on it. It was then I remembered why I never bought this album back in the day. Would prob add 2 stars if I had a bunch of ecstasy.

a lotta repetitive and a little pretentious for a second album - not the worst thing i’ve heard but i have no real desire to hear it again. although it’s really a product of it’s time i have to admit it grew on me as i listened to it

What a fun and exciting album to listen to

Not my cup of tea

Apart from the singles that made it big, the rest of this album isn't great.

Right here right now is a song I didn't know, but had heard a million times. Good song. The Rockafeller Skank (Short edit) is a little annoying tbh Fucking in Heaven is even more annoying my god. Gangster Trippin isn't great, and at this point I think it seems clear that Fatboy Slim isn't my kind of music. The lyrics are the same line repeated over and over again... The next songs are also not great, until... Praise You is a great song. And the rest aren't great :/

A classic electronic album.

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.

I thought overall that the songs are all too long. They go on beyond my interest level. They are also way more “techno” than I prefer. I did like the first song l thought, but mostly because of the video.

All of the sudden I’m craving a Mountain Dew

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

I can’t stand half of these songs as they were over played in my youth!

Really fun Big beat album. The soul and funk samples mixed with the most insane transitions makes every song danceable. The beats while standard for it's genre are also really well done. I don't like Kalifornia. 4.5/5

Unverwechselbarer Sound, prägend in den Hits „ Right here, right now „ und „Rockafella Skank“ - genial und mitreißend. Für mich aber kein Album zum durchhören, denn da fehlt mir die Abwechslung im Sound. Aufgrund der Originalität für mich trotzdem 4 Sterne.

Spitze

just an incredible album, loved it

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.

Good Album

LOVE LOVE LOVE omg brought back so many memories. I need to learn the She's All That dance. 😅

Enjoyable, even a bit nostalgic, albeit a bit redundant.

Wow. Haven’t actually listened to this album in it’s entirety before, and of course I know the popular songs like Praise You, but I’m stoked I listened to this! Awesome album. Listen again: yes Purchase for my collection: yes Favourite Song: ohhhh hard call, they’re all so good! Probably Kalifornia or Fucking in Heaven

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.

Not my type of music, but respect the talent involved. I had heard a few of these tracks back in the day. 1.5/5

Not my style, but a lot of songs got my head bobbing. It was a little too lengthy, but i get that it comes with the genre

Electronic classic album

Hätte ich niemals ohne Empfehlung gehört. Erinnere mich an Soundtrack für ein Computerspiel. Höchstens dafür zu gebrauchen. Furchtbar!

A big beat album with hits like 'The Rockafeller Skank' and 'Praise You,' 'Right here, Right now'. Known for its energetic, sample-heavy sound

it's Alright

Headache but disco vibes

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

An outstanding and innovative quintessential '90s album. Excellent.

ein gutes lied war dabei leider nur :(

Nice Songs. Nice Lyrics. Except from „Praise You“ I knew nothing from Farboy Slim!!! personal top3 in no order: Fucking in Heaven Praise You Acid 8000

Interessant wie viele Lieder ich davon schon einmal gehört habe! Zumindest habe ich entfernte Erinnerungen daran. Guter Sound! 6.8/10

Da funke litt, men ikkje nok

I enjoyed the classics but the filler tracks were repetitive.

There was an element of fun in this one but ultimately it's too repetitive, too long, too much of bloody everything.

That albums banging 😁👌

Brings me right back to the late 90's, but still amazing.

It's weird- I just reviewed this on another chart ("Greatest Electronic") and although I consider it more dance it really is goog. Lots of hits- hypnotic and good to listen to. This really was the thing when it was first released and I'm amazed at the negativity of some of the reviews. Each to their own- I've always loved it.

So good

Classic.

Praise You best song

Cool album, but quite repetitive and not my style.

Right Here Right Now.

- I've listened to this non-stop when younger. Still remember going to see Fatboy in rave when I was younger. Love this record. - "Right Here Right Now" is a perfect opener to this, and the transition to "The Rockafeller Skank" is masterful.

Avg

Very repetitive very repetitive but good but good

Just like the old days

FIFA98 vibes!

90’s distilled in an album, great listen

After a streak of meh albums lately, this one is a nice refreshment. It is very 2000s djy. A hefty amount of electronic elements, samples and repeating melodies. I liked it. But the question still remains. Is he a fatboy or is he slim? 7/10.

Feels like an album I'd come across while digging through the discounted record bin and buying it just for the giggles. Kinda slaps, almost like I've heard it before in terrible tinny quality coming from my mom's Sony Ericsson flip phone as a soundtrack to a gangsta' parkour mobile game. Or something that would play from the bullies' boombox in an anti-bullying campaign. Or something Felix would download very slo-o-o-owly through uloz.to in his Extrem DJ phase. Or what rowdy eight-year-olds would learn their dance routine to in a small town Hip Hop afterschool class. Giving it a very biased 4-star rating, because unlike the past multiple albums, this actually evoked "some" emotional reaction.

The songs that slap, slap. But there is a lot of filler.

Meh. Right here, Right now—I don't think this has aged that well—funk soul brother.

Not very many words ):

Drum loop

Was In Heaven listening to this Gangter Trippin’ album. You’re Not from Brighton, but You’ve Come a Long Way Baby.

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.

I loved this. I loved this when it came out. I think this is the best of the genre. This sound is iconic.

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.

So I had never heard of Big Beat before listening to this album despite hearing of many of the big artists in the genre like Fatboy Slim, The Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers. I had heard of Fatboy Slim only because of the "Weapon Of Choice" music video in probably 2016 and never looked into the artist because I was not into electronic music at that point and I was pretty young. I just assumed it was a one hit wonder of a group that managed to shell out a lot of money to get a famous actor in their music video. It was not until I got into music that I learned about electronic music and the vastness of the different subgenres. Like I had never heard a Daft Punk album or even heard of Aphex Twin before getting into music. All that to say I had really no clue what was in store for me for this album besides it was some sort of electronic album in a genre called Big Beat. I was very pleasantly surprised to learn that Big Beat essentially is a type of electronic music that is heavy on its use of breakbeats, uses a lot of samples and distorted sounds, and is very energetic and playful. This made it such a fun, easy listen and is definitely one of those albums that I could see myself throwing on whenever. From start to finish I liked every song. It was so playful which was a nice change up as the last few electronic albums I had heard like "Music Has The Right To Children" and "Post" have been sort of depressing. I particularly like the progressions on songs like "Right Here Right Now", "Kalifornia" and "Soul Surfing". I don't have much to say about this album besides it was fun because I don't really know how to talk about electronic music yet. I can say I really enjoyed the breakbeats on the album and it really lived up to the genre it hails from, I liked alot of the samples like the ones on "Fucking in Heaven", "Gangster Trippin" and "Acid 8000". Overall I really liked this album but I do find that some of the songs go on a little too long and some can get a little annoying at times. I think my favorite songs on the album are "Right Here Right Now", "Praise You", "The Rockafeller Skank" and "Soul Surfing". 8.5-9/10

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

This is fun to listen to in the right environment, and excellent club or getting in the zone music. Certainly a hugely influential album in terms of trance/trip hop and more. I can see why this would be controversial for some - it's not for everyone and you need to already like this 'trance' style of music in the first place. Fatboy is a legend in this regard - the repetitiveness is the point, but those looking for deeper lyricism or musicality beyond the 'vibe' will be sorely disappointed. One of the few genres that can perhaps be described as based on pure vibes.

The hits on this are great. I particularly love Praise You. But I don't need a whole album of this type of music.

Only know the artist by name. Blind. Repetitive and catchy as hell. I don't care what anyone says, this was a great listen and I was bobbing my head the whole time.

My issue with this album is similar to my issue with every album from this genre - the songs are too long. If I was at a party, I probably wouldn’t hate it, but listening to it on its own is repetitive and annoying. I expected I was going to like this album more than I actually did. I hated “Praise You” when it first came out, but it has grown on me. But I think I liked the radio edits more. They felt more purposeful and concise. With that said, I do understand why this album is on this list, and Fatboy Slim really changed the game and brought this genre mainstream in a way it wasn’t at the time. I just don’t care for it. This album gets an extra star for “The Rockefeller Skank” because that song is amazing to this day. But I didn’t care for it overall.

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.

Iconic album. I love big beat and Fatboy Slim is one of the greats of the genre. Few people have so perfectly mastered the art of riding the line between humorous and heartfelt as well as he has. On top of that, the songs are just bops.

Liked the beats. Had a cool vibe to it

This one it lit as hell. People complain about it being repetitive, but it’s literally dance techno. What did you expect? This album’s repetitive beats and samples are amazingly put together and make an energetic atmosphere I groove with. I liked this a lot!

Nothing really stood out to me. I tend to enjoy lyrics the most in a song and this album really isn’t that. The actual production is fun so I’ll give him that but man… I just don’t think I care that much.

Best of it's kind

Iconic work. Late 90s cultural ecstacy and dance-all-night fun. The last societal high point (ever?). DJing from a living room dance party. A little lump in the throat R.I.P.

O cara está em simplesmente TODOS jogos de PS1, não tem como não ser 5

Infectious, top album.

Right Here, Right Now - 4 The Rockefeller Skank - 4 Fucking in Heaven - 2 Gangster Trippin - 4 Build it Up, Tear it Down - 3 Kalifornia - 3 Soul Surfing - 2 You're Not From Brighton - 3 Praise You - 4 Love Island - 4 Acid 8000 - 3

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

So many repetitive vocal samples. 2

Hated this so much. This kind of music is not enjoyable to me in any way

I did it. I made it through the whole album.

Not the best but not the worst

Strange how boring this hyped artist of my adolescence sounds today to me.

7/10

He could've just been a good beat producer for some poppy hip hop, but instead had to become the most cursed invention of the 1990s: the celebrity DJ. The beats are pretty good and there are some cool electronic sounds/samples but just repeating the same stupid vocal clips over and over and over and over and over again on so many tracks is incredibly annoying - who is that for? "check it out now it's the funk soul brother" is a sentence too dumb to hear once, and now I've had to hear 475 times? Fuck you. The best part of this album is that it led me to Camille Yarbrough's Take Your Praise.

55/100

some great tunes, some shite.

Right Here, Right Now- 4.6/5 The Rockafeller Skank- 4.8/5 In Heaven- 5/5 Gangster Tripping- 4.3/5 Build It Up - Tear It Down- 4/5 Kalifornia- 4.4/5 Soul Surfing- 4.7/5 You're Not From Brighton- 4.5/5 Praise You- 5/5 Love Island- 4.8/5 Acid 8000- 4.6/5 Total- 4.7/5

3.5 - enjoyed it but the whole album at once is too much EDM for me

7.5/10

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

The best song on this album is Praise You...a fantastic tune.

These 90’s techno albums just don’t cut it over a full album. Couple jams, but I wouldn’t give it another spin.

This was a big disc man album for me when it came out. Doesn’t totally hold up, but I’ll round it up from a 3.6

If this was album was 3 songs long, it would be a 4, but alas, it isn’t. But this album did remind me to watch the Christopher Walker dance Weapon of Choice music video which was such a treat

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.

interesting never heard of this guy until right now might have heard his name once or twice before electronic hip hop????? not rlly my thing a lot of repetitiveness not my fave genre or sound this was so fucking mid lol

hell yeah. hard hitting incredible beats, energetic and funky. best tracks: right here right now, rockafeller skank, praise you

难听晕了

Just a lot of noises

Classic college album

Excellent album

Mindless music to move to.

This is like a fun live set for an album. But some of the songs that are way to repetitive. Repeats: the Rockefeller skank, gangsta trippin, praise you Skips: in heaven

Praise You forever a banger

Really fun electronic album

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.

horrible, just random sound put together and repeated and its really annoying

I couldn't finish it.

Inintéressant et redondant, abus de sampling et faible créativité

It is a very interesting album for electronic music, each song is unique, and to me the album is awesome from beginning to end.

feeling generous, but was an easy listen

Opens with Right Here, Right Now which is worth a star itself. The rest is kind of obnoxious beat-driven electronic music.

banger from my youth, nostalgia and still a wicked album

Surprisingly interesting.

This was kind of boring imo. Generous 3.

been a long time since i've heard this, and i'm sure i've listened through the album many times back in the late 90s and early 2000s + seeing FBS in concert at the Tabernacle I believe... good memories and my first real taste of electronic music. 4.4/5

现在的韩娱公司制作人应该非常喜欢非常愿意模仿的一张专，全歌几乎都是重复几个词几句话

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

* Rockefeller Skank Gangster Trippin Kalifornia Soul Surfing You're Not From Brighton * Praise You

Hmmm. I love Fatboy Slim. But, have never really listened to a full album and always thought about remixes and single.

I do quite enjoy a lot of the tunes on this. I think Fatboy Slim is kind of iconic and it feels like it was fresh in the nineties. As an album though, it kind of feels more like a collection of songs than something I want to listen from end to end, so I'd like to say 3.95 but I'll give it a 4.

Big beats are the best, get high all the time.

Not really my cup of tea this music, unless there's drugs involved...

It's an album of fun beats, but every song is just the same beat and the same line looped like 200 times over 4 minutes. Then do that 11 times. So incredibly repetitive. The kind of music that plays when the credits roll in a 2002 rated PG spy comedy.

Not as good as i remember it back in 1998-99 but still a nostalgic album :)

Block rock on beats

This is an utter masterclass in infectious, compelling, completely fun electronic dance-pop. It's no wonder that Norman Cook is also a bass player. There's not much to say here (and that's coming from a guy who wrote 750 words about a Kid Rock album I found to be mediocre). You've Come A Long Way, Baby isn't terribly challenging (apart from the occasionally profuse cursing -- see In Heaven for a high-cadence string of F-bombs) is immediately accessible and never overstays its welcome. I'm not well-educated in this genre of music but this record connects directly to the reward centre of my brain and shuts off the part that knows I can't dance. One of the best things from the 90s.

It really does have some great songs on it, brought back good memories of the 90s.

Not a huge fan. Praise is a classic though.

Big beats, melodies, samples. Proper Zeitgeist. Classy house/techno with an edge of thoughtful selections

This was painful. This was painful. This was painful. This was painful. This was painful. This was painful. This was painful. This was painful. This was painful. This was painful. This was painful. This was painful. This was painful. This was painful. This was painful.

Some beats are alright, this whole thing is annoyingly annoyingly annoyingly annoyingly annoyingly annoyingly annoyingly repetitive

Will but

The tunes were pretty great, got me bobbing my head, but the repetition (though fun in the beginning) became old pretty quick. 2 stars because by the end I was just waiting for it to be over

Two songs. Two songs that I like. Two songs that I like on this album. Everything else. Meh.

A few great songs, a few "I'm stuck in a locked room and can't get out" songs.

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.

Nice

I want to like this but I think it's just too repetitive. Gangster Trippin is a forever banger though.

Not one song I ever want to hear again.

Really fun except the ones that swear a lot. Good workout music I

Very solid album of its era but not my cup of tea. It's provably a 4 less a 1 for personal taste.

BANGERS!

The genius here in this genre crossing romp is the sampling. Bits and pieces from a collection of noise brought together in a tight seamless loop that bounces, bangs, crashes and bops along in a tight engaging way that encourages a full listen all the way through. Not a musical masterpiece in the traditional sense, but it's a celebration of dance, pop, and the joys of sampling. It's Fatboy Slim's party, you just have to dance along.

An excellent album that feels just as fresh now as it did when it was released. Those opening few moments whisk me back to 1998 like nothing else.

You know the budget B movie when the protagonist has to enter the dive club to meet a contact. Perfect for that.

2.5/5

Overrated. Great album if you like tripping your balls off at a rave while hearing the same samples be repeated nonstop for 7 minutes until the next song comes on and the cycle repeats.

incredible dance music and so great for gaming and racing games. Has so much personality. Love Island has some weird drum programming that messes with me a bit but otherwise its all great. Highlights : Gangster Trippin, Kalifornia and the 3 big songs

Would listen to in the background while playing games.

3.5/5

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

Nostalgia, and all?

Painfully dated but still a decent party album with a few crowd pleasers.

Not really my type of music but enjoyed Praise You a ton

A prime example of what would have once been called Big Beat. The music alternates between catchy, silly, and acid-laced dance party. I loved this album when I was young. Now, I'd need to be in the mood for it. It has retained some of its charm over the years though.

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.

aside from rockafeller skank, this is one of the most irritating listens

Annoying songs that you end up bobbing your head to

Fatboy Slim is truly one of my favorite electronic bands, this album is full of bangers.

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

I’ve loved Praise You since I was a kid, and that’s the only reason this didn’t get one star. I see the value of this album as high art or “couture” music, but honestly there’s a limit to how much repetition a person can stand, and modern electronic artists thankfully seem to have a better understanding of that.

Great for work environment

ok

Ranking - 7 Favorite - Rockefeller Skank Least favorite - soul surfing Sleeper - build it up tear it down

4/5

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.

Awesome sounds, great grooves

advert music.

It all sounds the same but it isn't bad either. It's fun! BT - Fucking in Heaven - Praise You

3.25

notes

Timeless album.

He put down some deliberate tracks here, good stuff. Couldn't help but find myself being a nuisance to my co-workers on the third playthrough, tapping and moving along to the beats. Had fun trying to identify all the samples he used too.

So many iconic samples. Lots of flavor. Probably one of the first breakthrough computer made albums which thoroughly explored the unique sounds which can only be achieved by producing with a computer. So many great beats and moods, with surprising creative twists.

Not something I would return for but was not the worst thing I have heard and probably not the last.

I wouldn't say any of this was necessarily bad, just really repetitive. The lyrics were garbage, but that's pretty much expected for this kind of music. My main issue with this was that every single song could've been at most 3 minutes. The repetitiveness would start to get annoying around that time and then there'd be a false ending where I felt a real ending would've been natural, only to then go on for 2-4 more minutes with no payoff. Easily could've been a 3/5 from me if it was just shorter. 2/5

All the ingredients are there, and yet... its somehow a bit too obvious?

Itseni ja Sohon omistajan puolesta haluan kiittää erinomaisesta albumista

Seven nation army seuraavaks?

alko kahella klassikolla mutta taso laski loppua kohden

Jotkut osaa.

Super energizing album, enjoyed it!

I keep getting surprised about the amount of shit that is made. Also, the fact that there is an audience for this crap is mind blowing. This album ruined my good mood.

“If this don’t make your booty move, your booty must be dead!” I like how funky this is, but honestly my main take-away is that I have to hear Acid 8000 on a proper big sound system some time.

Fun album but not sure I'd be in the mood for this when I'm not drunk

This album has a bunch of songs that can cheer me up me at any time, love the vibe that Fatboy slim puts down.

Lots of fun. Definitly has some lesser moments but mostly sparks joy

Definitely some bangers in there, Right Here Right Now, Rockefeller Skank, Praise You; Gangster Trippin and Soul Surfing we’re good too. All the other tracks were way too repetitive and boring.

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Very solid big beat with a great sense for production. Has aged gracefully

Nice

LOVED SM

Very repetitive, nothing you should listen to on it's own

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.

Absolute clasic

Right here, right now is kinda iconic & I really liked the album cover.. Electronic music just doesn’t do it for me.

I can't say I'd listened to this through in one session before, it's not bad but quite repetitive and was definitely made for other artists to sample.

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.

So Before I review You've Come a Long Way Baby, I need to ask myself one simple question "Was I high on drugs during this album?" No? Well in that case, This is the weirdest album i have looked at so far. It felt like every song had something different to deliver. But that doesn't mean this album is bad, in fact, the crazy beats are what kept me engaged because they could just be so catchy. Definitely a pretty great album Best Song: Gangster Trippin Worst Song: F*cking In Heaven

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.

Bad

I flat out hated this album. Not very good at all in my opinion. This album was like great value daft punk. It took all the worse parts from them and turned it into shit. These one note and boring songs were the bane of my existence and it felt like an eternity getting through this album. If I could rate it less than one star, I would

sucks shit

3 great, few mwaah

Liked it!

I didn't hate it, was a refreshing sound from what I usually pick. Actually a good gym/work soundtrack too.

Ja deze was lekker dannnnn!

Echt heel erg goed. Ga gelijk de lp kopen

Check it out now

I would have never picked this album, but I am thoroughly enjoying it. I know the hits, but am digging the lesser known jams. Perfect for working on boring shit. Just what I needed this morning!

Best leuk

This album was the shit in my world in the late 90's. I'm sure I haven't listened to it in 20+ years though. It doesn't quite hold up to what I used to think of it, but it's still a ton of fun. Fatboy Slim is still fucking in heaven.

Some five star tracks some one star tracks.

Not really my type of music did not finish

Knew the hits, enjoyed the rest.

Very repetitive, songs could be about 1/4 the length they are and you would still get the same experience.

Omg love love love right here right now- especially while driving. This is the defining music of the 90s, feels like home.

that album cover right here, right now rockafeller skank fucking in heaven gangster tripping you're not from brighton

тут есть затянутые треки но он дарит столько эмоций, что это 5

похоже очень на прикольный idm но брейкбиты выдают эту музыку с лихвой) в целом класс, но немного затянуто и репетативно (хотя с кайфом поработал)

Banger

cool

This fucking album cover. Hahaha. Anyone else remember the time when some dumb ass hole drove an emergency vehicle through the crowd at the Fatboy Slim show during Woodstock 99? There is a lot to be…praised…here. When it’s on, it’s ON. the opening track into Rockefeller Skank is wonderful. And then we’re treated to In Heaven, which is impossible to not get stuck in your head. But the record is 10-15 minutes too long. It is very much a DJ set in album form, and I don’t know if that works for me. But hey, strong closer and a very important album for 98. My booty isn’t dead, cause it was movin.

Big fat beats are far from slim on this raving relic of late-90s British electronica.

A good listen- a few good tracks — with good vibe and groove

Overall quite enjoyable!

Much better than I expected. I’m surprised how much of this I have heard before.

Good stuff!

It's 4AM, your tranced out on XTC & Yayo, and the glow in the dark pacifier is starting to loose its chew. Holy shit I need some water. That's where I need to be in order to enjoy this album. Unfortunately I not. There were two radio bangers from back in the day though.

I was in my early 20's when fatboy slim was very popular and I didn't get it then and I still don't. The repetition in this album almost makes me angry. I am on song 5 now and I think there have been 3 phrases of lyrics, maybe. I really really dislike this. Song 7 and I am checking out of this one, man do I hate this type of music. it felt like a punishment and my anxiety is through the roof.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qyeL39_-nM

nice album. first half is better, then is a bit meh

I thought it was ok.

Not for me… strange proto-EDM

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.

Didn’t like cussing

Not a huge fan. Never have cared for Techno music. I got through the album but won't be listening again.

Norman Cook is a genius! Banger after banger. I remember this album coming out. Songs still hit as hard now as back then. Would give more than 5 stars

Ok

take out like 4 songs and its soooo good

LOVED. Ride a boat now. The funk's old brother

Despite a moniker that would now be deemed "problematic" in today's cultural climate, Norman Cook's sophomore album is a must-listen for those who are fans of "Praising You" by Rita Ora.

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.

This was fun, not something I would listen to on my own tbh. I did enjoy the very dated sound effects used throughout the album. Made it feel really nostalgic. I was also surprised that the first song was familiar!

Didn’t hate it!

You've Come a Long Way, Baby is the second album by Fatboy Slim - English electronic music producer Norman Cook. This was Fatboy Slim's breakthrough album, being critically acclaimed, performing well on charts around the world, and earning many gold and multi-platinum certifications too. The big beat / techno album is filled with big hooks, cool beats, and unexpected twists that almost make this a near-perfect electronica record. I've loved the single "Right Here, Right Now" since I first heard it in the early 2000's, and the rest of this album is just as catchy. I'm glad I finally got the chance to listen to the whole album. Fatboy Slim is an EDM treasure that produced some truly unique tracks. Please give this album a listen.

4/4 choice samples

I....really liked this. I've heard the big hits a ton and they are still so fun to hear. Great to put on and bust out massive amounts of work

Pretty good. Will likely listen again. Some bits get a bit repetitive - but I guess that's the point.

One of my favourite albums from this list that I haven’t heard before. I really like it, it reminds me a bit of Moby. 5/5

Praise you is my mums favourite song. It’s a great one but I wasn’t overly excited for the album. How wrong I was - I loved all the beats and silliness here. Rockefeller transcends taste, praise you is a classic and the others are tongue in cheek and delighful. Found it tailed off for me at the end.

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

Yep

Morr vibe than music. Sounds just like every 90s video game and dance party.

Hated this album

Not my style at all. Boo

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.

The first two songs are good but then the album becomes very repetitive and boring, I cant see myself listening to this again

Res for the memrs

It’s been a long long time since I’ve listened to this album. Every track is a banger! Good to listen to up loud!

5 punkte