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This is a sample pack as an album. Good in short clips and has been used commercially to great effect. 90’s viral music
Eh
I wanted to feel the magic but I just simply could not.
Has some iconic and memorable tracks, but as an album it's painfully repetitive.
So far, this album is upbeat and fun beats BUT so repetitive that it gets annoying and seems to lack creativity. There are interesting and fun aspects to the beat and rhythm of the music, but I’m just looking for more lyric creativity and not to feel annoyed by what I’m listening to. At times it just feels like a record broke and they left that in the album. Finished the album and feel the same way at the end lol, not the worst thing I’ve ever heard, but definitely not good either.
It's a vibe. I mean that both as a positive and negative. Positive because it's fun, enjoyable, and has some addictive grooves. Negative because it's repetitive and has little distinction as it goes-- it just kinda persists. I think the album runs way too long for what it is. Not sure I need to listen to it for an hour+. That said, I probably would enjoy it more in much smaller doses. There are a number of songs on here that I like, including some I knew and already liked. I don't think they were stronger in the context of the album, but work well on their own. Some new ones (to me) were also good, but again didn't really gain much from listening to the album as a whole. There wasn't anything that I particularly disliked beyond just getting a bit tired of it by the end. Considering it in full, this isn't something I'd consider a great album. I think it has a lot of staying power, and it stands out considering that came out in the 90s. The songs retain listenability. Even so, considering it as a whole makes it seem less impressive; it's basically just fine when you listen to it through. It's probably a situation where, if this style of music is your vibe, you'll love it. But if not, you won't be all that moved. I fall into the latter category. Overall: 2.3/5
Fucking in Heaven, Gangster Trippin and Praise You are the only good songs on this album per my taste. It’s a little too techno for me.
I could never really get into Fatboy Slim, which is surprising cos I really enjoy a lot of similar stuff (The Crystal Method, Aphex Twin). I can't put my finger on why it doesn't resonate with me, but it mostly doesn't. Favorite track: Gangster Trippin
*1998. English dance/electronic. *Rockafeller Skank and Praise You are the only songs I knew, and definitely the most interesting. *House/DJ music. *Most of the songs are long and repetitive, but I guess that's the point. *It's fine, but I wouldn't revisit. RATING - 6/10
I don’t know who electronic music is for. I get annoyed with the same sound every 10seconds for 6 min. Whats saving this album from a 1 star is praise you. It’s great.
Hey man we need you to soundtrack this 90s teen comedy/hacker movie from the late 90s/early 2000s. You got anything for us?
I didn't like this as much as I did as a kid. I still liked the first track again.
eh. not my thing
I am just not a fan of this style. It is too repetitive for me and goes nowhere. There are some HITS here that I didn't know were by Fatboy Slim, but overall this is fine. I have heard "Right Here, Right Now" at every Pens Game during the pregame show and had no idea this is who that was by. I just wish the songs were shorter or they developed into something more. The top songs are great tho and the transition from "Right Here, Right Now" into "The Rockafeller Skank" is so fun. Actual rating is 2.5. Liked Songs: "Right Here, Right Now" , "The Rockafeller Skank" , "Gangster Trippin" , "Soul Surfing" , "You're Not From Brighton" , "Praise You"
I guess it was ok on the dance floor in the nineties, but to listen to it today not so much.
amazing lyrics not found
no me gusta
As far as, electronica, trip-hop, techno-pop goes, I'm sure this is a great record. It is not my thing. Each song becomes tedious until they finally end. I don't think I'll ever listen to it again.
probably not the kind of album to just throw on and listen to with headphones. pretty annoying stuff.
Mind numbingly repetitive
The songs are varied, but too long since the lyrics repeat too much.
Never was a fan of Fatboy Slim- seemed like a commercial version of the great electronic or DJs of the era. Give me DJ Shadow, Land of the Loops, A Guy Called Gerald, or any/all of the Trip Hop artists instead.
CHECK IT OUT NOW FUNK SOUL BROTHA
I’m sure it was creative when it was released, but has not aged well in my opinion.
Meh
The album feels very electro-hiphop-y. Not my cup of tea
Eh.
Not my cuppa, iconic album though. Praise You will always go hard.
Some catchy grooves that, unfortunately, draaaaaaaagggggg oooooooonnnnnnn. Way too repetitive.
Etonnant de se poser enfin sur l'album complet quand on n'a été touché plus jeune que par les ultras tubes "Praise You" et " The Rockafeller Skank" Et pour un non initié comme moi, c'est finalement assez difficile d'accès. Particulièrement quand on bute sur ces samples écorchés et répétitifs sans être parfaitement lisses (ce qui fait la patte de Fatboy Slim). Au final, s'il y a surement un génie artistique dans cette proposition, elle m'a laissé un peu de marbre
Almost engaging to me, I would be fine with this playing in the background of a bootleg jet set radio game.
Electronica is not my genre, but I do like Praise You. The Rockefeller Skank is a quintessentially 90s track. It could exist in no other time, and I kinda love it for that, despite not actually wanting to listen to it.
A bit repetitive and not really my style of music. Not enough to make me want to listen to it more than once (probably not helped by how popular the big singles were from the album in the late 90s).
Just didn’t care sorry
This album can be really annoying and repetitive. I never really cared for electronic or house music and this album was one of a few reasons why. Most of the songs are a beat with the lyrics just repeating over and over again. I just never wanna listen to In Heaven ever again. It's like when a kid curses for the first time and never stops like dropping the F-Bomb in a song is not edgy to the point where it has to be dropped on repeat bro. But you know what, Praise You is a great song though. That's all I'll say that is good about this album. Favorite Tracks: Right Here Right Now, Praise You Rating: 2/5
Oh brother another one of this guy. How? So repetitive, explicit to no gravity or reason, sophomoric. This guy stinks.
I have to agree with the majority of the reviews. Too repetitive. I was surprised that I knew two songs though. That is the only reason I gave it two stars instead of one.
I read the reviews about it being very repetitive. I didn’t believe them. Believe them.
Not the worst, not my favorite. I loved the singles when they were released, wasn't much into the rest of the album. Not much has changed.
Not a huge fan, found it somewhat repetitive, my favourite song though was by far Soul Surfing. Final Ranking: Lyrics: 4/10 Instrumentals: 4/10 Originality: 3/10 Album Flow/Cohesion: 3/10 Vocals: 3/10 Didn't really enjoy it but I understand it is a significant album. Not my style and too repetitive.
Some catchy cool beats but it’s soooo repetitive… soooo repetitive
Kinda fun, but the repetition wore on me after a while. Still, I can see exactly why it blew up. Big, cheeky, and built for late-90s parties and festivals. A cultural moment, even if not one I’d revisit often.
I've heard the hits, everyone has. I was kind of curious to see how it will sound. A Lot of it sounds the same. 808 beats, samples.. some hooks. I mean, its good but its very a like.
Some 'bangers' on here but I find repetition really fucking irritiating, which is a massive problem when listening to this. Which are ya boy, fat or slim?!
This was the first album I ever bought! My mum was not happy that it had a song called 'Fucking in Heaven' on it but I was so innocent that I didn't know why it was bad beyond having a swear word in it. It was a nostalgic listen and interesting hearing it again now I can parse how it was constructed after decades of listening to music since I first heard it, BUT (and it's a big but) it's pretty dull overall tbh
not my style
Wheeeeeel never checked this. Its ok, kinda boring though, Slim’s style is nice but I get tired of it quickly. Still one of the better things this horrible list has recommended me though, overall boring experience.
mehhh
This album was…certainly something. The opening moments are pretty good, but like most songs on this album, it goes on too long. The only songs that I feel don’t go on too long are In Heaven and Praise You, which are also my favorites on the record. There was a section of this album in the middle where I wanted nothing more than for it to end. This lasted about 15 minutes, but Praise You swooped in to save the day. This album was meant to have individual songs played at parties and in clubs, not a full listen through. I honestly have no clue why it’s on this list. That being said, there are a few interesting moments. 2/5
No
Praise you was the only song I knew and liked. The rest sounded like it was a long outro song to the 90s.
Kind of pseudo-edm or like hip hop without the rap. Not really my thing.
Every song should be 50% shorter
Best listened to while doing other things.
the origin of dj-ing some classics there czuc ze stare niektore juz sluchalne
V repetitive, not for me
Nicht mein Stil
Like getting stuck talking to Colin from Accounts at a work networking conference. I attended out of politeness but found it boring and tiresome and couldn't wait to get away.
At least once a week, every week, I log on to see that a 90s British electronica album has been generated for me. They're all an hour-long, they're all filled with vocal loops consisting of like five words, and they're always the absolute lowpoint of my week. Please, I beg you, no more!
just found out fatboy slim isn’t fat and is english. so all that feels wrong
meh
Pretty r-repetitive I'd sa-sa-say. Tho it's a nice album. Prolly an average 2.50-3.00
Good fun. Not something to listen to a lot though imo. Too repetitive as I'm sure others have said
Dance/hiphop uit de 90-er jaren. Veel wel geinig, soms ook wel vervelend. Natuurlijk de bekende Rockafeller Skank. Dat was wel weer even herinneringen. Cowboy ook wel echt lachen, goed op gevibed. Radioactivity is ook wel viben zeg. Tot nu toe bevalt disc 2 mij een stuk meer. Oke, vanaf Tweakers Delight realiseer ik mij dat ik toch weer gematigd aan het irriteren ben.. Hmm, gematig gevoel. Echt wel viben af en toe en back to the 90s. Maar ook wel dooge ergerd. Zou zeggen 2.5 maar vind 3 echt teveel. Wordt een 2 tje dus.
Some bangers on here, but also the songs are incredibly long. Not sure if I could do this whole album back to back again.
Not a big fan of the repetitive beats. Meh.
Classic but looon ggggggggg
Meh
This feels like meme music - but when it was released was likely not the case. The songs / style are not for me - especially with the repetitive phrasing or lyrics. While the album art is iconic and the Parental Guidance logo is nostalgic, the music is not my preference. The song Praise You almost feels like an outlier from the overall sound, but a favorite.
It’s not terrible it’s pretty cool I just don’t fw this kind of music at all
Praise you goated, rest of album quite mid
not my cup of tea personally
Dated sound. Few ok tunes but overall poor
Bullshit. The music is not bad but 2 points less considering the guy is a complete jerk in real life. Fuck you, entitled piece of shit.
If every song was shorter, and F*cking in Heaven was removed, I might have enjoyed this. It was a tough listen with a couple of highlights.
I'm not prude, but the swearing was distracting. Not arty, not holistic, just like someone farted. Constantly.
Some iconic and fun singles (who doesn’t like Praise You?), but it’s not something that draws me in.
I'm not sure about this album.
A mixed bag. The singles still feel strong, Fucking in Heaven felt like a lad culture throwback, and then the others were between fun and forgettable. Love Island and Acid 8000 were pleasant surprises near the end.
This album came out when I was 16; a lot of people at school loved it; I the contrarian, therefore thought it was naff. My assumption was going into this listen that nostalgia would override my anti-Ibiza alcopop snobbery... this didn't really play out. I liked a lot of what was going on: Build it Up, Tear It Down and Soul Surfing are great. Love Island is an absolute banger. There are loads of great samples and layering, but it's also crass and a bit lightweight in places; the big hit singles can stay at the foam parties with the WKD.
To anyone under the age of 30. It’s probably hard to understand how big these songs were on release. An era where every dance song had to have a drop. It can be a bit tiring though when the same song has 3 drops. As can the over use of the same vocal sample “what we doin when the fat boy slippin’” “ right about now, with the funk soul brutha”. This was absolutely giving the masses what they wanted at the time. Thankfully the samples (sampling) is strong, as is the source material. Praise You is probably the pick of the bunch. If follows the same formula as the rest, but the main sample is extended allowing the song to breath. You’re not from Brighton / Love Island and Acid 8000 follow a different pattern influenced by the rave era. Only the last of those is strong though. I expected to enjoy this more. 2/5
I like the hits but it sounds dated and kind of annoying in anything but a small dose.
Annoying. 2/5 just for Right Here Right Now and Praise You, but they're still annoying though.
This album could be twenty minutes long and nothing would be lost. It’s not terrible, but it’s dull and incredibly repetitive. Its only strength lies in the quality of a handful of the samples, and that’s not enough for me to like this. It does bring back memories of clubbing at university though - Norman Cook was omnipresent in the late 90s, and some of this music really soundtracked my mid twenties so it’s not all bad.
LOL everyone on the planet knows Right Here Right Now. Fucking in Heaven is terrible. So repetitive. Repetitive. Repetitive. Soul Surfing just started and I am impatiently waiting for this album to be over.
This album has not aged well. I found it jarring and distracting rather than enjoyable
Epitome of 2000s dj music. Was ok
Ingenious? No. Unique? Somewhat. Too Long? Yes.
Ever since he debuted in the ‘90s, I have never been a fan of FBS. Figuring maybe decades later I’d change my mind, but I can say I stay firm in my stance. Electronic music just hits or it doesn’t for me, and when it is this repetitive with audio clips and such, I just find myself getting irritated as shit. I made it through most of the album, but eventually had to hit stop to save my sanity.
Strange mix of songs that I love and songs that I hate. Lot more that I didn't enjoy however.
The problem with repetitive music like this is if it's not done perfectly it's really annoying. There are a couple obvious boppers in here, but altogether I found the album obnoxious. He made some really catchy loops, but a four second loop for six straight minutes will get pretty annoying no matter what.
Quite the obsession with the “F” word.
Long album for sure. Not necessarily for me, but still had interesting moments. Definitely moments where the album ran long in my opinion. 5.1/10
Fav: ayeyaiyai, they all seem so pretentious. Praise You is probably the most listenable.
I remember hearing some of these, but I'm just not a fan of this genre. It is nice to know that it is "the funk soul brother" and not "the funk's so rubber" even though it still doesn't make sense.
I’m sure what is being produced is very innovative, seems to be an interesting story behind it. Not really what I’m interested in, samples of samples of samples.
Very familiar with this album and while I love electronic music, this gets a little tedious. Fat Boy Slim uses the same trick over and over throughout the album. Very formulaic.
As a sweet soul brother of several years, I was dismayed to learn that this album was, in fact, a funk soul brother's album. I have never felt such discrimination in my life. I'm vaguely familiar with this album and artist. Me pappy played "Praise You" once and I've heard some of the other songs on this album through the radio. The Jet Set Radio soundtrack was the first-ever body of music that I listened to of my own accord, so I also have fond memories of the "big beat" genre. All this to say that "You've Come a Long Way, Baby" should have appealed to me much more than it actually did. I'm not entirely sure what the Jet Set Radio soundtrack has which this album lacks aside from a greater level of variety. Many of these songs feel "flat" to me, which is a criticism that is very hard to articulate. There's a lack of fidelity. The electronic tones don't have any depth. The music inches along at a snail's pace and moves at a near-constant tempo. Uhh, moving on. There are some good moments. The looping on Gangster Trippin as well as a few other songs works well when the samples quickly repeat at the many climactic moments of the album. "Right Here, Right Now" is also good - my favourite song on the album. String instruments continue to be my music-listening soft spot and the layered, percussion-heavy sound is very good. My biggest gripe is that this album is long long loooooooooong. I can respect this album for having a strong enough identity to do it's own thing for an hour straight, though I really need something to break the pace when I'm listening to an album which is of a constant high-energy. All of these songs being 5+ minutes is also a real dealbreaker. To me, the appeal of sample-heavy music rests in the ability to harness and retool a vast array of sounds, not the same pool of noises being repeated for longer than they're welcome. This musical style is very unique, of-the-time and worthy of immortalisation within the book, though I'm still curious to see the exact reasons of inclusion. Let's see. "Exceedingly immature". A figurehead of the late-90s resurgence in club music. Multiplatinum seller. An alternative to the drug-fuelled haze of house music. A classic within big beat music. I figured there'd be more to this album other than selling well and becoming a classic within it's genre, though these are good enough reasons for me.
By some coincidence I had an early housemate in Roxbury in the late 1990s who was a huge Housemartins fan. Still not sure why this was the case, he was otherwise into American indie, britpop, but especially swing music. Like BIG TIME into the swing scene, went to dance nights in Manhattan during the week, was in videos and photo shoots for I can’t remember. Anyhow, speaking of 1990s trends, big beat, eh? I always find it peculiar what gets left out of the 90s post-mortems, like the whole decade ended in April 1994 or when Bush had their first hit or whatever. Meanwhile, “music” was moving forward on its own with and without the help of the business. 1997 was supposed to be The Year, if not summer of Electronica - Dig Your Own Hole and especially Fat of the Land - but the sound did not cross over, at least, not as was planned. Instead, the next and following years, this rando Brit DJ pulled together a set of novelty “techno” songs and kaboom. None of this really ever clicked for me, it’s so close to being sublime, next-level stuff, but Cook stays in his lane. Which apparently was a very profitable one, jeezus. The best example, aside from the general sense “Praise You” is missing that little something extra but keeps it safe for 1000s of ad breaks to come, is the breakdown of “Rockafeller Skank”: as the vocal sample speeds up and the (big) beat drops out it starts taking on a rhythm of its own which then just...folds back into surf rock basis of the song. A better artist would’ve seized that and gone off in a different direction - Daft Punk created an entire set around this idea - but Cook is ultimately very staid, very predictable, focused on colouring inside the lines.
Repetition is only good when something bears repeating. Loops for loops’ sake. A great start then leads to getting lost in a succession of boring middle songs before Praise You saved me a bit toward the end. Mercifully little more to listen to after that. I’m sure I could bop to it with the right paraphernalia but it doesn’t lend itself to a quiet weekday evening listen.
3/10 neću ponovo slušati
It’s a dance record with lots of samples going on. Not my cup of tea in any way shape or form. I made it through one listen but at the halfway point I was checking to see if it was almost done. Nothing I would listen to again.
Started well and then it went down. It’s just not my kind of music.
Not for me at all. But I could understand why someone would like it 5/10
Good album but it got repetitive for me.
Die Songs sind oft teilweise gut aber switchen dann zu nem nervigen Part, dazu fucken die meisten Vocal Samples einfach nur ab. Bester: Praise You Schlechtester: Acid 8000
A 1-minute blast of FBS can be quite exciting. Perfect soundtrack to advertise your affordable hatchback. 5-mins is usually a fairly interesting listen (sample spotting, intriguing production, fun times etc.). 10 mins is getting wearing. Half an hour is way too much. What's that? Another big buildup and breakdown you say? Another frantic 16/4 drum climax? A full album? Utter overdose 💀
2/5 One point for "Right Here, Right Now" and one point for "Praise You." Really repetitive. Like, REALLY repetitive. Not bad if you just wanna dance in a club or something, but to listen to for enjoyment? It's not it.
IM GOING INSANE AAAAAAAAAAAGH
Repetitive certainly
I never could get into Fat Boy Slim
This was fun for a bit, but I was kind of ready to rip my hair out after an hour of it. I can completely understand being at a rave, but this doesn’t really work at home for me. Not that I like raves, either. Once again, another electronica album that’s not for me.
I find it very irritating but could be a vibe at a skatepark I guess
this would be more enjoyable if each song was like a third of the length
Ok, not my kind of music. Partly not so boring, but mostly didn't like it. And ... this is - in my opinion - not music to listen to at home - this is only fun when dancing
Too much audio fuckery 2/5
1. nouu - 1.5 2. zkank - 1.5 3. heaven - 1.5 4. trippin - 1 5. douun - 1.5 6. california - 1 7. zoul - 1.5 8. brighton - 1.5 9. praize - 1 10. love - 1.5 11. acid - 1.5
Long and repetitive. Standout song Build it up tear it down.
It was fine. Nothing really memorable. Don't think it belongs here if I'm being completely honest. 2/5
interesting
Not for me. Too many high pitched electronic noises
Your booty move, your booty move, your booty move, your booty move, your booty move, your booty move, your booty move, your booty move, your booty move, your booty move, your booty move, your booty move, your booty move. -Atom 8000
Not for me, but I can see how others would enjoy it.
This is most likely my favorite Beck album and also generally one of my favorites overall. Every song is memorable.
I liked that one song that was everywhere off this album ("Rockefeller Skank") but never had any desire to explore further, just not a genre I am into. Of course I've heard that "Right Here, Right Now" song about a billion times in commercials and at sporting events but I never knew that was Fatboy Slim. I did know "Praise You" was them. This album had some bangers, as the kids say. In the middle I got tired of it though - "Build It Up - Tear It Down," "Kalifornia," and "Soul Surfing" just annoyed me and the repetitive crap is why I don't like this genre. Ben used to listen to it constantly and I just didn't get it. But I'm sure it was great in the clubs, where I wouldn't be caught dead.
Most of the songs are not that exciting.
++*: Praise You ++: Fucking in Heaven, Soul Surfing +: Gangster Tripping, Build It Up – Tear It Down, You're Not from Brighton +-: Right Here, Right Now, The Rockafeller Skank, Kalifornia -: Love Island, Acid 8000 4,9/10
I remember the hype about this album. I don't mind a bit of sampling and looping but this has the feeling of someone experimenting with a new technology for the first time and people liking it just because it's novel. I find the first 30 seconds of each track is ok, bit of a groove, 3 mins later I'm bored stiff from hearing the same looped rhythm and lyric samples for the thousandth time. This album might have seemed fresh and interesting once but I don't hear any long term musical merit and I don't think it will stand the test of time.
Tedious, repetitive. There are maybe a few tracks that are okay. It's the kind of music that I might put on if the purpose isn't to listen to music, but rather while I'm doing something else; Playing a game (that doesn't have a good soundtrack). Cleaning the house. Doing laundry. Whatever...
I did not enjoy this album, and I don't know how anybody could. The exception being Praise You, I think this actually belongs on a list of albums to avoid listening to because it could result in your death. 2
2/5 Not as great as i remember, Except rockafeller skank, the rest of the album is abit boring.
2 out of 5. Another album I had no idea had so many famous songs on it.
I've never attended a rave. I don't know the difference between house and dub-step. This album is definitely too long. I was a conscious person in America in 1998, so "Rockefeller Skank" has been burned into my brain (although not the extended album version; just the radio edit). All that said, I somehow still enjoyed some of this. Is this what Throbbing Gristle aspired to? It was ultimately too repetitive to get to a 3, but it was close. 2.4
These jams are way too long. A product of the CD era though. “We must fill the entirety of a 74 minute CD!” Just gets boring after a while. Everything is of a similar tempo. I wonder how many club kids from that time still enjoy this album. I feel like it probably doesn’t hold up
One of the better electronica albums I've heard, but listening to it gave me a headache
Ergens begrijp ik de appeal van Fatboy Slim wel. Hij heeft een geweldig oor voor catchy funk en soul gems van vroeger, en hij wist die te verpakken in een typisch 90s house/techno jasje, waarmee hij de dansvloeren wist te veroveren. Maar ik kan niet zeggen dat het erg goed met de tijd is meegegroeid, vooral als je het vergelijkt met de creatieve creaties van 'sampledelia' artiesten uit het zelfde tijdsframe. Werk van DJ Shadow of The Avalanches hebben veel meer lagen, en blijven daardoor tot de dag van vandaag verfrissend. Ik begrijp wel dat de insteek van Fatboy Slim anders was, en dat het meer ging om de crowd te pleasen, maar hij komt er bij mij wel wat slechter van af bij de beoordeling. Ik heb me best vermaakt met de classics, en ik waande me weer eventjes in FIFA 98, maar over de gehele lengte is het gewoon te repeterend en raak je snel uitgeblust door het gebrek aan sample-variatie. De drops vind ik ook soms wel een beetje tenenkrommend. 6 voor de moeite, die er echt wel inzit. 6/10 Highlights: The Rockafeller Skank Praise You
Fatboy Slim is een makkie bij Hitster, net als veel andere 90-s artiesten, met name DJ's. Het klinkt zo erg naar dat decennium, dat heeft wel iets moois. En uiteraard voor dertigers ook speelt hier ook zeker de nostalgie mee. Maar zo lekker als muziek uit de jaren 60 verjaard, zo matig doet muziek uit de 90-s dat. Op alleen nostalgie kom je er niet. Dat merk ik ook bij Fatboy Slim. Praise Your en Rockefeller Skank zijn wel soort van bangers maar kunnen kwalitatief niet tippen aan veel ander vergelijkbaar werk. 5,5/10 Highlights Rockefeller Skank Praise You
Overall: 3/10 This is music for commercials. But also RIGHT ABOUT NOW THE FUNK SOUL BROTHER CHECK IT OUT NOW Fav Song: The Rockefeller Skank Least Fav Song: Kalifornia
Man I hadn't thought about this album in a long time. And that's ok. I feel like I don't need this record taking up any space in my brain. Not a fan of electronic music in general and this is pretty much right down the middle for the genre and the time. Just the repetitiveness of this is enough to turn anyone off. I seem to remember there being a lot of car commercials that used songs from this album. Or maybe that's just how it sounds. Anyway, not a fan. A generous 2/5
Built some decent beats and then just repeats the hell out of them lyric/vocals are just stupid. Debated between a 1 or a 2 but the beats are generally solid.
Club beats aren’t really my thing, and this isn’t quite close enough to club beats that I’d enjoy anyway.
A wonderful record for making commercials.
This is enjoyable enough, in fast-casual dining chain sort of way – very large portions, smothered in sauce, and very much wants to be everything to everybody, but quite unhealthy to consume very often. Bottome line: big beat is just for stupid people with dodgy tastes and taking off extra points for so blatantly name-dropping and propping himself on the second cut with radio call-in sample.
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby At least there are some enjoyable moments here and there, and it is quite fun to listen to, but the music sounds all over the place. One thing goes after the other quickly, it's confusing to listen to this all together. Even though each song does transition to the next, personally it works best in shuffle honestly. It sounds kind of good, but there are other artists that did this better than him, to be honest this is decent. 1.- Right Here, Right Now = 8/10 2.- The Rockafeller Skank = 8/10 3.- Fucking In Heaven = 4/10 4.- Gangster Trippin' = 6/10 5.- Build It Up - Tear It Down = 5/10 6.- Kalifornia = 4/10 7.- Soul Surfing = 4/10 8.- You're Not From Brighton = 4/10 9.- Praise You = 9/10 10.- Love Island = 6/10 11.- Acid 8000 = 8/10 FINAL SCORE: 6/10
medio pe. Praise you es un temon igual
🎧Here Fatboy Slim answers the age old question, “if cocaine was an album, what album would it be?” Praise You is terrific though.
The individual songs are all fine, but as the whole the album becomes a little tiring and tedious to listen to.
I guess you had to be there
Well done, but too repetitive for me.
"Right Here, Right Now," "The Rockafeller Skank," and "Praise You" all have some good stuff going on but overall the album is kind of obnoxious. It dethrones Orbital 2 by Orbital as my least favorite techno album on the list.
Brand new genre of music for me.
2.5 This music should be listened to in the club and i don't go to the club :(
Techno is another genre of music that I’m not well versed in. As such, the best I can say for this album is it’s ok. I don’t dislike it, but it also didn’t strike me in any kind of way. I will say that I’ve listened to some Chemical Brothers stuff that I find more appealing. But I don’t know how to really verbalize the differences, or even what they’re called. So this album was fine, but nothing that I would necessarily come back to either.
I'd listen to this occasionally, perhaps while working or exercising.
Hard to listen to in one sitting- moments of funky edm, but mostly just annoying. Praise You is the most listenable track. Not a fan of the genre, clearly. Why does it sound like the dentist's drill?
Not for me at all. The guy is talented for his genre though.
Several songs on this album that are decent, or even pretty good, in isolation. As a whole-album experience it bored the crap out of me. Much too much repetition. Just not my bag.
5/10
There are definitely good parts of this, but it’s absolute torture to have to listen to an hour straight of this. Nothing but samples
It sounds like an evolutionary step in music. Boxy 90s hip hop beats, overly repetitive songs that are about twice as long as they need to be, and a paint-by-numbers approach to creating some sort of structure. Praise You is far and away the strongest song, largely due to having lyrics longer than four words. The beats are good, but it’s far too much for an album.
While more tolerable than a lot of electronica on this list I’ve encountered thus far, still very skippable. I vaguely remember a lot of this from listening to it on my Walkman riding the bus to school in 1998 when I was an equally annoying middle schooler. Half a star added for being a Seagulls supporter.
This is enjoyable enough, in a chain-restaurant or all-you-can-eat-buffett sort of way – very large portions, smothered in sauce and extras, but quite unhealthy to consume very often and attracting all the wrong sorts of people. The occasional earworms are way overplayed and the name-dropping and propping himself on the second cut with radio call-in sample is worth a full-point penalty. Big beat is clear evidence that more isn't more.
Not really my thing but I recognize it's full of what were considered to be 90s electro-pop bangers. Tip of the hat to this album.
[vocal sample with drum beat] FATBOY SLIM IS SHIT FATBOY SLIM IS SHIT FATBOY SLIM IS SHIT FATBOY SLIM IS SHIT [dramatic music sample] FATBOY SLIM IS SHIT FATBOY SLIM IS SHIT FATBOY SLIM IS SHIT FATBOY SLIM IS SHIT [middle 8] FAAATBOOOY SLIIIM IIIS SHIIIT FATFATFAT BOYBOYBOYBOY SLIMIS SLIMIS SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT [new dramatic music sample] FATBOY SLIM IS SHIT FATBOY SLIM IS SHIT FATBOY SLIM IS SHIT FATBOY SLIM IS SHIT
Oh good lord. I mean, okay. The instrumentals was nice and I really did enjoy listening to it at some certain points. But the lyrics are downright annoying and VERY repetitive, like do I need to listen to this guy saying the same thing for the 30th time in a song? Probably not. This could be a good album to dance to tho, I'll give it that. When you kinda tune out the lyrics and mostly jive to good beats. 2/5
Rounding up to differentiate from all the other English DJs. On a curve with the others this is probably like a 7⭐️. At least it sometimes kinda goes somewhere.
A bunch of long electronica loops. No real lyrics. Would actually be pretty good if there were Beastie Boys dropping some rhymes over the music. As it stands, though, the novelty of the music wears out quick.
might have felt revolutionary at its time, but the vocal sampling now feels repetitive at best, incredibly annoying (Fatboy Slim! Fatboy Slim!) at worst
The first two songs I was bumping but it immediately overstayed it's welcome. Every song is extremely repetitive, if I was at a club or something it would be fine but I'm at my cubicle in my office and it's painful. First two songs were electric though
weird. didn't like it much. maybe not my thing...
Way too repetitive for actively listening to, I’m sure if you like EDM or dubstep this would be enjoyable
A couple of times it was pretty good but some other times it was pretty annoying.
Too long.
Truly one of the albums of all time
Good composition skill. It is interesting that the human mind can at times find a repetitive sound soothing like staring into fire. This album does what it does well. I personally would feel ripped off if I bought this in 1998 based on one single. I'm on some night time cold medicine listening to this and the two do not mix. booty must be dead
Nice and chill and fun
This was everywhere at the time got a too much radio play. To me at the time it was the gentrification of the dance scene, pop ready songs that Zoe ball amd all those radio 1 wankers could bang on about, safe rave. Still many years later the album is on the whole mainly disapointimg and much bettrr edm out there, there are some good tunes like right here right now. But if i hear praise you one more time ill be a little sick.
This was so ubiquitous that it came close to capturing a joyous collective dance experience. That moment has passed and now it's just mostly annoying, especially as an album.
Not my thing. That stupid rockafeller song really brings it down and the rest of it isn't much better or even worse.
Not as annoying as some electronic albums but still annoying!
Mostly instrumental beats, recognized several songs
I have to criticize you like I should. One bonus star for two undeniably iconic tracks, otherwise pretty unlistenable.
Dude does not know how to end a song
Dear lord that was annoying to listen to
25% music video nostalgia bliss 25% pump me the fuck up dance music 50% “hey, want to hear the most annoying sound in the world?”
Repetitive. Opener is good along with hits. Final rank after finish. Just not my cup of tea.
I like Praise You and that’s it really
Dance music. Fun to dance to but boring and repetitive to just listen to.
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Thoughts before listening: I remember this being huge. I wasn't into the electronic/dance scene back in the 90s and I doubt I'll be into this today either. Review: Yeah this isn't for me. Repetitive and nothing is really drawing my attention. I'm sure this is fun music to dance to at a festival or something, but its just not something I'm interested in listening to sitting here at my desk this morning. I added "Rockefeller Skank" and "Praise You" to my playlist as a nice reminder that this existed, but otherwise I have little interest. 2-stars
Peak Big Beat. For good and (mostly) for bad
The point for me of listening to and reviewing these 1001 albums is multitudinous: It makes me think about music in a thoughtful way that I can write about, it exposes me to things I haven't heard, and it reminds me of things I've heard but have forgotten about. Having said that, some genres of music and specifically, some albums, just remind a person of things that are so deeply ingrained that it's impossible to hear them in a fair or clear context. I was at the height of my indie record store employee snobbery when this came out and I hated everything about it and I dismissed it as techno garbage. I've since learned how the songs were assembled via vinyl samples on floppy disks fed through an old Atari computer and I think that's pretty cool but it's still too repetitive and amphetamine spazz out for me though. More than anything though it's just boring. And in keeping with my aforementioned snobbery: DJ Shadow does it better. Way better.
Appreciate the classics, but my days was this a tedious and boring listen. All the songs should be cut in half.
Too much filler. This should’ve been an EP.
Some very cool songs on this album, but I'm not feeling it today.
I'm actually surprised by how many of these songs i already know. Like if you'd asked me this morning to name a Fatboy Slim song I don't think I could have done it, and yet... These songs are sooo long and sooo repetitive. I'm not really a fan of it. Maybe in smaller doses, but as a full album it got old pretty quickly. My reaction when the last song ended was "thank God that's over".
Couple good tracks but not all are winners and overall it became very repetitive.
Very electronic background, mostly loop based, funky 90s feel. Not the best music I've heard from him. Similar to chemical Brothers in style.
55% Best: Right Here, Right Now; Gangster Trippin; Praise You Must-Hear? No
In times of great stress, I repeat the same phrase over and over to myself until the utter monotony calms me. No more need for that - I can just play this album.
This was very dated and very repetitive. Not for me.
annoying
Every track is way too long for the content. Can only see this being interesting if you're on drugs.
This might be the first metal album I've listened to all the way through. I don't know if I like it because it's actually good or if it's just very tolerable as far as metal (almost metal pop with a little prog)
I feel as if my intelligence is being insulted and my tastes in music are mocked. Basically, Fat Boy Slim was to the 2000"s what Herbie Hancock was to the 80"s. That's not a compliment.
Not as fun as I remembered
Not my jam.
I was glad it ended 1.5 rounded up
Loop much?
Elektro pur. Nicht schlecht aber ohne vocals
Ummm, well I recognized some songs, but this was way too repetitive for my taste.
First listen. Meh.
Correcto
kinda boring YNN
This was not what I expected. Its not rap. Its "Electronica." I guess that means it was made on a computer because that's what it sounds like. If Max Headroom made an album, it would sound like this. The sound is good and was even enjoyable.....for a short time. I even recognized some of the songs. But it was incredibly repetitive in the most headache inducing way. It de-de-de-de-de-deserves deserves deserves a 2.
I feel like I’m playing that ice sledding game in Club Penguin Iiin in heaven is kinda good & catchy, still feel like I’m playing club penguin, this time the disco game Praise you is a hidden gem in this mumble jumble stuff Good fun beats to dance to while I wait for my pot of water to boil
Just way too repetitive.
Just not for me
way too annoying for such a long album. rockafeller skank was iconic though
Why in God's name are these songs 6 minutes long?
Not a fan
I have never listened to Fatboy Slim. — I listened to Fatboy Slim. I will not listen to Fatboy Slim again.
This is an album made for annoying white dads who say they like funk and then put this on. Culturally appropriative and didn’t even do it well but let me be FRANK: Rockefeller shank goes crazy
Iconic. I think I'm having a flashback. Unfortunately it's not lasting nearly long enough and the filler in this album is a little dull. The mid-album tracks are... What's a nice way to say dull and repetitive. Fatboy Sim is not for albums. I skipped large parts of many tracks, positive I want missing anything. I have positive memories of Praise You, which is a standout track for me along with Rockafeller Skank. Four stars for those, but two for the rest, two for the rest, two for the rest, two for the rest...
POV: me and the boys carpooling to the mall in 6th grade to go rizz up girls from school. No really, this album is very cringe. I already had the hit “praise you” saved previously- and I can see why I never gave the rest the light of day. This sounds like some montage a kid would make over cod zombies on vine. Gangster Trippin’ is actually fire too though, I will give them that. I don’t know if I’ll ever be in the mood to listen again tbh.
Meh
As I started listening I thought this was going to be pretty good but it went downhill very quickly. So repetitive, etc. Giving it a 2 only because of song "Praise You"
It’s really good in small doses, but an album full of it is just too much for me. He does go on a bit doesn’t he? Throwing any Fat Boy Slim track on at a wedding disco is fine with me. Always gets the drunk aunties up dancing.
I wonder what possessed me to buy this. Was it because of the singles? Was it because I picked up the wrong CD? For whatever reason, I did. Anyway, the singles are ok the rest is toilet. 2
Quite annoying to listen to and it’s super long but it’s better when you don’t think about it. It’s background party music for many I’m sure but definitely not for me.
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Overplayed and just horrible earworms now not even sure I liked it in its heyday
Mmm yeah okay I guess. Some are nice some aren't
Too repetitive for me
not bad, not my thing at all
Yeah no
**not my cup of tea, no real music, just noises and rap
I'm not sorted for E's and Wizz, so this album is about four times too long. Some good work but just so repetitive. Works in a rave but not anywhere else.
Couple of hits are sentimental just because of where I was in my life when they came out, but otherwise, sadly kind of boring. Nice as background music.
Other than one or 2 good songs the rest is just too repetitive and too much swearing. I don't mind a song that cusses but there has to be a point to it snd not just cussing for the sake of cussing
The album starts off strongly with the first two tracks; however, both are a minute or two longer than they should be. After that, it takes a significant downturn. I have to question who approved the inclusion of "Fucking in Heaven"—it's truly awful. The rest of the album is ok, and "Praise You" somewhat redeems its score. Unfortunately, many of the songs become repetitive very quickly, which could have been avoided by making them all shorter. One final point. How did he know I'm not from Brighton?
A couple of bangers, but album goes on for far too long.
Sucks
Very repetitive
I have to praise you like I shouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuld. This song has lived in my head, rent free, since 1998.
Liked certain bits but not my thing really on a whole. Ended up skipping a couple of tracks. Went on a bit
I don't have to love everything.
Quintessential 90s movie/show music.
I learned that the lyric is “the funk soul brother” and not “the funk’s yo’ brother” like I thought it was. And that it is repeated 64 times in the song. Props for several mainstream hits on this but I can barely make it through a full song much less a whole album.
I suffered through this. Bonus star for Ganster Trippin, which tripped me down memory lane to being 13 and thinking it was great. Also when I hear Fat Boy Slim I see in my mind Christopher Walken dancing. But this shit is obnoxious. Repetitive, grating, juvenile in all the worst ways. I’d have to do a mountain of ecstasy to get in this groove; even then I’d want something less idiotic.
Never heard this one. Tbh when I saw it I first thought “ I’m gonna hate it “ but I was wrong. And I realize now that I’ve been narrow minded with music. Or I mean I only listened to a handful of artists at any given time and so I’m SO APPRECIATIVE of this site ) Favorites: Right Here Right Now. The Rockefeller Skank In Heaven. Dammit totally ruined my vibe that I had going on !!!’ No matter the meaning of the song, those two words together in a sentence. Just , no. love most of the rest , though. Love to listen to this with earbuds in the library and bop around maniacally like I do. That part is a lot of fun!!
Hit hard, hit fast, left fast. He will forever be why I hate club DJ's.
If "The Rockefeller Skank" wasn't on here, it would be a 1. This album is practically unlistenable as it is annoying. That one song is good but that's it, everything else is god awful.
You know, with the exception of the Rolling Stones, every artist so far to give me multiple albums has been one that I had a pretty positive opinion of from the first album of theirs that I listened to. Even then, I knew that I would eventually find a Rolling Stones album I cared about, and I was right. I did not care for my first Fatboy Slim album, if you can call it that. I myself refer to it is a collection of random beats. However, I have seen more praise for You've Come a Long Way, Baby than that other one. So, do I care for this album more than the first? Well, I do, but only by a tiny margin. I really just don't think I care about Fatboy Slim. Is he talented at making beats? Sure, I guess. I just don't feel anything when listening to this. There's enough substance here for me to actually call this one an album, but not enough for me to like it. The added words make the album feel more complete, but they're so repetitive that it doesn't really matter. There's some okay songs on here. I thought "Praise You" was pretty solid. Other songs just aren't fun to listen to. That third song really made me want to fucking-fucking-fucking-fucking end it all right there. I don't really care at all about this album or artist, and I'm happy to say that Fatboy Slim doesn't have any more on the list. 2/5.
The sampling and chopping is great fun, but it gets tired pretty quickly.
2.5/5
When I was in college, the web cartoon Homestar Runner was huge. In one episode, Strong Bad creates an electronic music song and explains that every techno song has one random sentence that just repeats over and over for now reason. That’s what this whole album is.
I bet this album was cool when he played the songs live at a 90's rave and everyone was rolling their faces off.
Der er nogen kæmpe bangere her på men det var også lidt trættende i længden
Shot out to WBCN If you took out all the repetition on this album, the playing time would be 46 seconds. I danced once, reminisced twice. And got bored by the repetitive nature of it all. You don't NEED to hear one Fatboy Slim album (maybe a few songs, but aside from that), let alone 2 Praise You is good though.
The singles really pop on this, but even all of those overstay their welcome. All I need from this is the shortened radio edits of the singles. As a full album (and even as album-length songs) this really started to grate on my nerves. Over the course of a full hour, this music really starts to feel like a gimmick.
Sometimes catchy but too long. I couldn’t do the whole album.
- this was mostly a tough listen - a couple 90s jams - otherwise this album is made for people who like the same 5 words repeated over and over
I really tried. But some times you have to admit, it's just not for you. I appreciate the effort and creativity but I don't enjoy this firm of music.
Wanted it to be so much better. Most songs just weren’t listenable for me
Thats ok but so repetitive. 2 stars
Enjoyable, recognizable music. Probably won't revisit this though.
Think I’m too hungover for that
punishing repetition...
Was surprised by how many tracks I recognised and can see why it's on the list. Not my cup of tea as I found each track a bit repetitive.
Meh. Pure meh.
A lot of this album is way too repetitive, I think 20 minutes could easily have been cut to make this a normal-length LP. Two stars for that reason alone, otherwise this music is well-produced, nostalgic, fun to listen to.
Check it out now, this album is not bad. In fact, it’s pretty good. Other than In Heaven, that song sucks. All songs are very repetitive and run long. Album comes in at (2.3*s)
Well Fatboy...you've come a little way from 1st album. Starts off pretty good but I lost interest by side 2. I'm not into party electronica and prefer a darker, headphone listen from the genre. Def has hits that were all over MTV and the radio in the 90s and had an impact on popularizing electronica so I see why it's on this list....2.4
Die 2 Hits sind ganz ok, aber dann nerve’s.
Didn't have high expectations, but, I enjoyed it!
Praise You and The Rockafeller Skank are the high watermark achievements here, they're both iconic tracks that have been imbedded into the culture zeitgeist of the 90's. The rest of the record is an unproblematic listen, but hearing it all at once back to back makes it feel less special, like maybe Fatboy Slim isn't even a musician, just a guy who got lucky that a few of his "experiments" were sonically delightful. I think hearing all these tracks back to back highlights what I don't like about electronic music, the repetitious nature and intentionally grating tones, because it makes each track feel so formulaic and dispassionate. It's the same thing every track - come up with a beat and lay a weird lyrical phrase over it, then repeat it over and over and over again for 3.5 - 5 minutes until the song is over. It’s monotonous to listen to and if that’s the whole point, then fuck you even more electronica!
All I could think listening to this is how much better it would be live. But as I am in bed, listening to this by myself, I can't do anything but pray for it to end. But again, if it was in a better setting, it would probably be fun, so 2 stars it is. Fav songs: - Right Here Right Now
Repetitive, repetitive, repetitive... Some sounds are okay, but just by repeating them over and over and over they become extremely boring. No need to listen to the whole song. Just the first 30 seconds are usually enough to know how the rest is going to be like. Praise you and Right Here, Right now are okay.
One good song
hmm. some good some very repetitive. interesting but yet whole songs that have 2 phrases huh.
It's very well heeled in its time. I reckon it was more impressive when it was released but perhaps hasn't aged as well, or just, not as good in the modern context. 2.5 but some 3.0 tracks.
4.5/10. Lots of movie jams,but a little too much
Best: Acid 8000 Love Island Praise You're not from Brighton Worst: Fucking in Heaven
2/5. How in the world does Fatboy Slim have 2 albums on this list?
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.
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.
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.
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.)
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.
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
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.
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.
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.