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Fun listen; not my normal genre but fun background music. Best Songs: Praise You; RH,RN; Kalifornia; Soul Surfing Worst: Love Island; Acid 8000; In Heaven (THE WORST)
Decent album, praise you is a banger just not my kind of music
Few decent tracks, but mostly slop
No offense to my guy fatboy slim but i lowkey coulda cooked this up in 1997 too
This is like a mix of an adult swim intro and the beastie boys except instead of rapping they’re repeating the same thing for 6 minutes straight until it gets to the next song. Praise you was the only song I might consider listening to again.
defo needed something tuff as nails after listening to the cure yesterday. tbh I'm thinking these albums kinda set the mood of music I'm listening to that day, defo gonna listen to some drum and bass/breakcore after this.
favs: praise you rating 0.5/5
Phenomenal dance albums with some smashing hits.
I actually enjoyed this more than i thought I would. It definitely grew on me as it went along. Not being the biggest fan of UK electronic music, I had my doubts going in but I was pleasantly surprised at how enjoyable a lot of the sampling is on this. Although repetitive at points, each song has a great groove to it, and a surprising amount of humour baked in. There’s nothin deep going on here, but I still enjoyed my time with it
I am aware of Fatboy Slim and I have 1 song liked by him - the song "Praise You" which is on this album. It seems like that was on alternative radio back in the day. But that's all I know of him. So, I'm curious how this is. After listening 3 times... Oh yeah, I recognize and like "Rockafeller Skank" but didn't realize that was the name of that song. Funny, I just listened to The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust album yesterday as part of this 1001 Albums project. It makes for an interesting contrast. I realize they are operating in a somewhat similar electronic music territory - BUT I thought the Chemical Brothers' album was GREAT and really liked EVERY song on that one. This one by Fatboy Slim kinda gets old and repetitive after awhile - and the deeper cuts don't stick with you as much as the ones by Chemical Brothers. Fatboy Slim's trick of speeding up and slowing down the music also loses it's novelty after repeated uses. The endlessly repeated vocal samples get tiring as well. I ended with 5 songs "liked" - the 2 songs mentioned above plus "Right Here, Right Now", "Gangster Trippin" and "Acid 8000". I must admit - even on the songs I liked there are some parts of those songs that get a little annoying and tediously repetitive - so I may have to be in the right mood to enjoy these when they come back around on my automated playlists. Liked songs on Spotify: 5/11 Rating: 3/5
I don’t do the right kind of substances to enjoy this album.
Remember it fondly. Looking back, likely more influential then I realized at the time.
Repetitive but in a good way. Fun and funky
First listen
muy buen disco
I mean a little repetitive no? I wanted to like this more but it just sounds a bit corny. I’m sure I would’ve loved this in 1998 tho.
Muy de fondo
01) Right Here, Right Now - 10,0 02) The Rockafeller Skank - 10,0 03) Fucking in Heaven - 9,5 04) Gangster Tripping - 10,0 05) Build It Up – Tear It Down - 9,0 06) Kalifornia - 9,5 07) Soul Surfing - 9,0 08) You're Not from Brighton - 9,0 09) Praise You - 10,0 10) Love Island - 9,5 11) Acid 8000 - 8,5 TOTAL: 9,45 (95/100) Current ranking: 23/874 Fu** yeah, baby! We did come a long way, we kids of the 90's. Through the hard times and the good. But this album was here with us all the way. So we have to celebrate it, baby, we have to praise it, like we should! Right here and right about now!
I have heard the hype about fatboy slim forever and wasn’t impressed by the singles I had heard enough to dig deeper. But damn if I didn’t love this record. Fantastic stuff
This was everywhere. However 3 great smash hits doesn’t make a great album, some fillers here. Great fun though.
Plenty of bangers but didn't quite win me over
Difficult not to give this anything outside a 5. So many crackers in a single album.
When I was about 8 we were allowed to bring in our favourite song to listen to in class. Being cheeky I played the double bill of Right Here Right Now / Rockefeller Skank. I do remember the panic though to rush to the CD player before the rather less child friendly track 3 played
It’s ok. I like some of the songs
A few club bangers here and a nice "FIFA music" or "PS2 music" vibe. Some terrible ones too and some that don't work in a casual listening environment and would be fun in a club or dance floor
Deadass was not expecting an album like this to be so relevant almost 28 years later.
Right Here Right Now, The Rockefeller Skank, and Praise You are SO unbelievably iconic it gives me chills. The album is masterfully infectious and makes me wanna DANCE. It’s such a pure taste of house music. Not all the tracks are great like Fucking in Heaven is actually ass. I love the 90s. This album fucks. 4.6
Ughhhhhhhh sooooo boring!
The highs are probably some of the dance songs that are going to be on this list, but the lows drag it down quite a bit for me.
I feel like the dude on the cover
#86/1001 🇬🇧 It's been a long time since i last listened to this. I was a constant on the CD player, pre nights out. Can't say that i ever loved it but there are some brilliant moments that would really sound amazing in a packed club in isolation. Listening back, i can totally appreciate the craft that has gone into creating the record, putting together all the samples and building the sound. Unfortunately it grates on me after a while and an hour in, i'm sick of listening. Some of the "best" tracks have been played to death in adverts, montages etc so it just got painful to endure sadly. Best Tracks:
Incredible. No notes. Although I guess this is a note isn't it. Never mind.
Yes, it's more pop-oriented EDM but it's still EDM so annoying af.
in my head, i put Fatboy Slim in the totally wrong musical drawer. additionally, i already knew and loved the first two songs on the album. however, the crazy energy of the album emptied my batteries very fast. it's not an everyday listen, to me at least.
An album that's foundational to my music taste. Really started my love for electronic music, breakbeat and heavy usage of samples. Every track makes you want to move. 5/5 stars
5/10 Best songs: Right Here, Right Now, The Rockafeller Skank, Praise You I have always found it interesting that this album found so much success. Its singles were literally EVERYWHERE in the late 90s, and they were not anything like what was popular at the time. This album is much the same: dancey electronica music, with a lot of repetitive elements. When the album is good, it's very, very good; when it's bad, it's just dull. I don't think this is the type of album anyone is going to turn on as background music - it's very much the kind of thing you might hear at a club (er, a few decades ago). Not bad, but not great.
Solid, couple of bangers but kind of dated now
What I found interesting was that I had heard so many of the songs from this album such as right here, right now, The rockafeller Skank, Gangster Skank, Praise You, as a kid and didn’t know these all came from this one album. I can probably attest this to being glued to MTV and the obvious fact that all those songs charted. It makes me think of how diverse ‘pop’ (popular music in this sense) was in comparison to what’s in the charts these days. Though the album was released in 1998, a characteristic that came to mind was Frutiger (2000s). If the aesthetic had a sound this album would be it, especially Kalifornia which sounds like it belongs in a PlayStation video game. The album sounds synonymous with technological advancements which the late 90s - early 2000s experienced with dial up + more people have personal computer systems at home. Sonically this such a dynamic album and I appreciate the how the textures marry each other. The rock brashness of the electric guitar, the DnB breaks, the werid and sometimes incoherent vocal samples. I also hear lot of 90s hip hop, I can imagine b-boys breakdancing on the street to tracks like You’re Not From Brighton. Apart from the singles my favourite track was probably Love Island, I think it’s a groovy festival track with nice sustained build ups that aren’t super aggressive. I think it’s the disco like synths that I really like, it’s quite atmospheric. I also really liked Acid 8000, I think this works great on the dancefloor too. Objectively this a well produced and seminal album. It’s the epitome of Dance music of the late 90s which I feel like Fatboy Slim intentionally created so make people move. so I’ll give it 4/5. I don’t think it’s an album I’d frequently reach for the listen to in its entirety but as a DJ a lot of the singles are on my usb that that says something.
Some absolute bangers here, but it is hit or miss. Right here right now slaps tho
Damn, I thought this was going to be good, it wasn't. It was repetative, egotistical and boring. It sounded like the 90's and should stay there.
6.5/10
Ok
It's cool or whatever but it's basically just a collection of loops and while I could imagine this went up at a 90s warehouse party, it's doesn't hold up on a casual listen. Highlights: Right Here, Right Now (ofc)
I don't know if it's nostalgia for the time period clouding my judgement but I felt like the hits off this album held up well. I couldn't really say the same for the other tracks - not a genre I gel with.
music is love
Praise You is a guilty pleasure of sorts but the rest of this album is repetitive, boring and feels like baby's first beats in a way. 3/10
No me gustó mucho este jaja no niego que es peculiar pero no aguante el escucharlo
Easy 5
One of the electronic music great, with the record that skyrocketed his fame, it's easy to listen to, to dance to and to vibe with, generally. Songs have become staples and still sound amazing today. Recommend it through and through.
Gusto
muy medio pelo, no banco la repeticion estupida de una sola oracion
Distilled essence of the nineties. And sure, maybe it's nostalgia goggles, but this is a five for me.
Liked a couple of the songs a good amount, generally like the DJ sample heavy stuff, but some of the songs were too abrasive for me. And too looped. There's a fine line for me, and this was on the wrong side of it.
I’m fan of this type of music. But a casual fan. Praise is my least favorite song on this album
def not my thing but not awful just also insanely repetitive and kind of tweaky
It made me dance in my chair but not my kinda music. It's interesting, but not good? Or good but not interesting?
Stopped a couole songs in because I’m not a dj rave house music type of person
Franchement bon album. Même si c'est extrêmement particulier, les samples et les répétitions marchent en réalité plutôt bien dans le registre comique. La caricaure de l'égotripe avec "Fatboy sleam is fucking in heaven", et les skits en début de morceaux marchent très bien aussi. Franchement ce fut une assez bonne expérience, avec une multiplicité dans les sonorités qui d'ordinaire n'est pas au rendez vous
Some catchy songs, a bit annoying and repetitive at times but fun for the vibes
Ok, but gets a bit boring 2/5
Not a big fan of dj albums. But nice
Not my thing
The gimmick of making it a call in Radio was kind of cool but the songs were a bit repetitive at times.
its totally not my vibe, the only song i slightly liked was „praise you” and „right here right now” wasnt that bad, but overall i dont like the repetitive lyrics and weird beats/noises (even though i think the production is really creative) also idk but the cover is throwing me off lol not really my genre, i think after this one im sorry for giving yesterdays ella fitzgerald only 2 stars :P
Good afternoon, and welcome to the County Ground…
Not big into electronic music typically, and seemed to enjoy this immensely. Wasn’t perfect or earth shattering in this day and age, but maybe more so in 1998. Have already been recommending this to other people to check out.
Praise You has been one of my favorite songs for nearly three decades, but listening to it in the context of this album makes its success feel more like an accident than a work of genius. Each one of these tracks employs exactly the same tricks over and over again... riffing off of a vocal sample or two and a bit of music... each track going through the same progressions as the one before. Praise You is still a massive success, but I'll gladly bin the rest of this.
Plz stop
I am having a hard time coming up with adjectives to describe these crap albums that keep popping up on this list. At some point, I'll go back and see what my average scores have been, but I'm guessing it's low. I listen to a lot of music across many genres, and I feel like I am not getting the best of any of those. This exercise is becoming tedious and the opposite of what I was hoping for. Give me some cool music that I have not heard and that I should before I die!
Some Bangers on there!
Icl, it got waaaay too repetitive and annoying. Despite that it does have some proper tunes. Praise You was my fav song of the album with The Rockafeller Skank and Gangster Tripping (my fav first listen) as my other highlights.
For some reason "Rockafeller Skank" wasn't available to stream right on the album itself, I had to find it and stream it separately. So, this album is similar to a lot of things I already like! In particular, it sounds just like video game OSTs I love (Sonic Rush and Jet Set Radio) composed by Hideki Naganuma, he even named Fatboy Slim as one of his inspirations. He even uses the same samples! Very cool. I also recognize the same samples being used in Friday Night Funkin. I'm happy to get more breakbeat music recommended for me to fill out my taste of the Breakbeat-Breakcore-Drum&Bass trifecta!! I remember getting into Lunatic Calm (another breakbeat artist I highly recommend) when I was a kid through watching The Matrix and a 2000's British cartoon called Eddsworld lololol And I do really enjoy breakcore artists (Femtanyl, Machine Girl, Sewerslvt, ect) and I've been a fan of drum & bass since my very early childhood discovering the UKF yt channel and then The Prodigy & Pendulum........ So all rambling aside, check some of those things I mentioned if you're interested in more drum-heavy music like this! :^D Favourite tracks: "Gangster Trippin", "Kalifornia" (this one slaps so hard oh my gawwddd), and the more techno style of "Acid 8000" is pretty kewl too Least favourite: "In Heaven" (it's just annoying and not catchy enough to justify it's repetitiveness)
Really really really strong
A few really good tracks and several that aren’t very rememberable but still enjoyable.
Incredibile, pazzesco, bellissimo.
9/10 banda sonora de los 90. Tiene un lugar reservado en mi discoteca.
I’ve heard this one before. I think one of my roommates in college had this. It was a fun party record and several of these songs were inescapable throughout 1998 and 99, you’d hear them at parties and on the radio but also in grocery stores and on commercials, which is kinda wild. Everything on this still stands the test of time but it’s also pretty pedestrian compared to everything else that was happening in drum and bass and jungle and “electronica”, as mtv tried to call it, at the time. It’s a solid album but nothing special.
Favorite songs: The Rockafeller Skank, Praise You
Epuisant.
Fun listening album
It is It is It is just It is It is just It is just It is just a little bit really goddamn repetitive It is It is It's not a 1 because Praise You is a stellar song on its own and because I think if you were at a live DJ set this would be what you'd want..but as an album to sit and do some work with headphones on it absolutely is not. That's not Cook's fault. However. Also what the fuck is up with in Heaven?
The songs are too long and repetitive. Praise You sure did have a moment, didn’t it?
I could MAYBE see this being interesting if I was in a club with lights flashing surrounded by people on drugs. But, I have/will never be in that situation so I found this repetitive and boring.
Best Song: Praise You I didn't like this is the late 90s and I don't like this now. It is repetitive and boring. Each song seems to pick one line of dialogue and then repeat it over, and over, and over, and over, and over for five minutes. I spent most of the time listening to this going back and forth whether this should have been included on the 1001. It does tell a story of sorts of the music scene in 1998 in a post grunge, pre-boy band/Brittney, Christina, P!nk era but, at the same time, this is feels like a one hit wonder album to me. In other words, I don't really think Fatboy Slim made a huge impact to music outside of having that 'Praise You' song. Maybe I'm wrong and all the Slim heads will come out of the walls and correct me. 2/5.
Ég er algjörlega #TeamBigBeat. Mismiklir bangerar hér svo sem, Kalifornia er bara lala, og Love Island er ekki mér að skapi, en ég er annars búinn að vera dilla mér við skrifborðið í tvo daga og er það ekki fullt hús? Jú, það er fullt hús.
3/16 Banger of an album
Heard Before? Yup. I was there. Notes: - has this aged well? it's just as ridiculous as it ever was, so yes? - what if i played a sample until you hated it, and then kept playing it until you loved it again? - i could write a thinkpiece about how dance music wonderfully subverts rockist concepts of "musicality" but I'm too busy, you know, dancing. Verdict: Big beat was entirely about dumb fun, with Fatboy Slim being the dumbest and funnest. Listen Again? I'll certainly watch the "Praise You" video again.
This would be higher going by the sound but it’s so repetitive I can’t do it.
The nostalgia trip was enjoyable, and I remember this feeling so new and different at the time it was released.
A classic. Listened while training. Brought the energy I needed.
I mean, big fan of the popular tracks on this album. Enjoyed listening to it in full; I really liked the flawless transition between You're Not from Brighton to Praise You. Like Praise You made more sense.
Band of the 90s, if you want to call it a band because it's a one man name.
I knew the hits as a child of the 90's but kind of forgot about them. Really fun listen more as background music while working. Lots of energy, great samples, funky beats. Not something I'm likely going to put on but I enjoyed it.
niet voor mij
Great amazing listen that had classics that I had no idea were from Fatboy Slim 10/10
I grew up with this album and always thought of it as incredibly important to the dance genre. The four or five singles are absolute bangers. That said, on relisten, it’s fucking obnoxious. What’s with that extended drone noise? Sometimes it feels like Norman Cook is trolling us
Ass
I have a great idea for an album, let’s make every song repeat the same line over and over again. Yeah, I know this type of music is more meant for the beat than the lyrics, but its hard to ignore how annoyingly repetitive it is.
Discazo sobretodo right here right now, rockefeller skank y praise you
Most of the album didn’t stand out to me The last 4 songs are cool though I never knew he made Praise You I’ve been hearing that song for years
Voll geil
Davon kennt man natürlich ein paar Sachen. Ist und war aber nie meine Musik. Ein oder maximal zwei Songs auf einer Party hätte durchaus seine Berechtigung, aber als Album nur unter Schmerz hörbar. Der gleiche Satz immer wieder, manchmal innerhalb von 4 Sekunden 10 mal. 🙄 Aber the rockafellar skank und praise you sind wirklich eingängige Klassiker bei denen man einfach zumindest mitwippen muss. Deshalb noch zwei Sterne und ein Song bei einer Party von mir aus.
Wenn sampling deine Musikkategorie ist, würde ich die Alben kürzer halten. Musik richtig geil gemacht, aber der Zwischenteil zieht sich ein bisschen
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Si escuchas solo una canción, no está mal. Pero no es mi estilo.
lebenslust beim Hören verloren
I aint listening to a DJ album bro
Great album. I don’t think I’ve ever heard it all the way through. Brilliant.
Big beats are the best. Get high all the time
Oh yea these vibes are definitely different! I liked a lot of the songs and how they made me feel like I was a hacker in the 90s or something.
Not really a style of music I listen to any more, but this was one of the first CDs I owned when I was about 13. Hadn't listened to Fatboy Slim in decades...but it's actually kind of good. Seeing him live in this era must have been pretty amazing.
Not my music
Took me back.
Classic fucking album. REMINDS ME OF MY YOUTH
Makes me nostalgic for the late 90s and early 00s when big beat was huge.
Only got chance to play it once, was already familiar with the singles but giving them a listen as a whole package made them more. Bit repetitive in parts but overall, great
I really enjoyed the flow of this album and I especially liked the opening song!
1.75 - Praise You is very good. Most everything else is too repetitive, but I liked this a lot more than The Chemical Brothers.
I despise Praise You with all my guts
I probably can’t judge this album very objectively, since it was everywhere when I was younger and I heard it countless times. Much of it is built from simple, repeating phrases, yet it works surprisingly well and remains very catchy. Praise You in particular still stands out to me.
whatecer
Fat boy slims you’ve come a long way baby is an interesting album. Not what I excepted, had always heard of him but never listened. I expected a pop rock sort of like the new radicals, not moby!?
better than I thought it would be tbh
I didn't know what to expect, having never listened to a FBS album in it's entirety. There were some good bits and not so good bits so I might wind up getting a copy for shits and giggles.
Ah, the late 90s, when rock was dead and electronica was the new hotness. It's a fun album and definitely puts you in a specific time. Do I need to listen to it again? Not really.
2026.03.08.
Liked this one a lot.
I'm not sure club records like this are meant to be "listened to." Each of these tracks is built around one great idea/sample that gets beat into the ground. The first 30 seconds of each is great, but the remaining 5 minutes of each is a slog
Sure, he does a fine job pasting together disparate snippets of music in unexpected ways. That’s neat. But to my ears, Fatboy Slim’s output lacks the key ingredient that makes dance music appealing outside the packed, sweaty confines of the club: the soul that moves your body and feeds the heart and mind.
Sure it kind of sucks, but I had fun with it in the 90s and I had fun again with it just now.
Better than others in this genre.
It's just *fine*. Another album that I'd classify under "decent enough listen while alone but probably way better of a listen in an actual club setting". Some catchy electric piano/organ loops are really all that catch my attention here. 7/10.
Extremely funky samples, some of the tracks go on a bit longer than needed though. Favourite track: Illn In Heaven
8/10 Really good dance music, Rockafeller Skank is insane. Maybe should've been kept a bit shorter.
Easy-going, rewards absent-minded-ness. A few bangers.
Very funny, very 1990s, with a couple of classics songs. Sometimes it soundls too much like the soundtrack of a kid's bithday party. 3.5 / 5
Bought this when it was a new release. Hadn't heard it in years and it wasn't as good as I remembered
Pretty great album. I'd heard the big hits but had not heard any of the deep cuts before. I was surprised by how much house influence I heard in the deeper cuts.
Always quite liked Praise You back in the nineties, but a whole album of this style of music was just a bit too long and repetitive for me.
Although not my thing at all, individual tracks were listenable, if not a tad repetitive. However, a whole album was too much for me.
this is great and fun but god i wish this album was half the length that it is. maybe i'm just boring but listening to this for over an hour is fatiguing. but genuinely fantastic!
Ok you’re not from brighten and praise you are bangers. Your not from brighten sounds like it should be the opener for an 2000s romcom. Overall each song on the album has repeating sounds and short lyrics that also repeat making it VERY annoying.
It' good. It strikes me that, on the one hand, it seems infantile. At the same time, it also strikes me as almost avant-garde. Specifically, the repetition of human words and vocal sounds until they become abstract and lose their meaning. The effect is evocative of Brion Gysin.
- 80's synth but modern beats. it's like i'm on acid. funk elements , i hated it, ngl.
Solid album. Recognizable songs that I definitely enjoyed and would listen to this album again.
One I have fond memories of from my younger days. Still a good listen, although FiH is offputting quite quickly.
Not my typical genre but non stop bangers with some all-timers in there
Classic
this album is so peak!! every song is a classic
This was an instant classic. SO many singles. This album, for a good period of time, was in part the soundtrack to our lives. CHECK IT OUT NOW, THE FUNK SOOOOUL BRUTHA. There isn’t a bad track here.
7 - Fatboy Slim - You’ve Come a Long Way Baby - Rating = 4 Right Here, Right Now is a great opener / vibe setter if a little long/samey. Rockefeller Skank is classic and early Fatboy Slim. (Licensing issues causing it to be missing on the Apple Music album?) I can’t say I love the “Fatboy is Fucking in Heaven” riff that goes on for the first 30-seconds. Sort of a goofy jangle from there… but the one-lyric repeat is a no-for-me. Gangster Trippin’ is just a classic that’s still relevant almost 30 years later. Love that horn-riff. Build it Up is a cool riff, gets a little same-ish… a little long… some annoying moments… not so much. Kalifornia is sorta cool with the sitar and spacey keyboards - like the layer-like builds… He does tend to drag out his songs a little more than I’d like. I like the groove in Soul Surfing and the driving beat. You’re not from Brighton is a cool groove with some good breaks. Which builds into the album classic of Praise You - huge fan of this song. Love Island continues the dance party if getting a little too techno for me. Overall this was such a fresh album when it came out and has some classic songs. The songs do tend to get repetitive and same-ish. Most could be shortened by about two minutes and they’d be stronger. Still - this is a great album and definitely a big one of the time.
Cool samples but not quite my style
There must be an audience for this, but it is not me.
Lose brate bas lose
me encanta para darle caña al cuerpo algunas canciones pero no todo un disco, me encanta por que algunas canciones las conozo co
I did it
good classic EDM 4/5
1/5 didn’t listen but also cldnt get into it
Apparently I listened to the censored version initially - I didn't notice until I saw other people talk about Fucking In Heaven in their reviews. The explicit version is marginally less annoying than Illing In Heaven but it's still the weakest track on an otherwise great album. Praise You and The Rockafeller Skank are the standout tracks, no surprise there, but the whole album is fun and infectious. Some tracks rely a little too much on a single repetitive sample, a lot of it feels pretty dated almost 30 years later, etc, but I can't help but move to it. Acid 8000 was probably the best track I hadn't heard before. I would probably shuffle through a couple different favorite tracks if I sat with this album long enough.
the repetition gets irritating and then comes back around again somehow, you pick up on these little variations high three though
master of cut and paste!!
Ok
Very fun, very 90s.
Really enjoyed listening to this while driving around. High energy, fun beats. Liked Build it Up, Kalifornia, Love Island, Acid.
2/27/26 - Listened during "work". Not sure what to think. It had me rocking out a bit I can admit, but I have interest in listening to this kind of music. Top Song - Soul Searching
great singles, but doesnt stack up as an album
Som pretty iconic songs on here. Interlaced with repetitive trance shite. Again fatboy is cool for the era but euro house and 2010s EDM is peak. Listen to this not because its good but because its a testament of where electronic music started and where it was going.
Muuuuuy bueno, muy interesante lo mucho que puede hacer con estos samples; instantáneamente, cada canción es un BANGER. Tengo demasiado que aprender de los samples y de cómo mezclarlos de esta manera tan orgánica. Mis favoritas por el momento es "Fucking in Heaven" y "Gangster Trippin" Aunque me está gustando, definitivamente no me enganchó, llevo como 5 días intentando escucharlo todo pero aunque me gustan mucho las canciones individuales tampoco lo hacen lo suficiente como para poder tomarme el tiempo de escucharlo todo, pero lo estoy intentando, lo juro. sorprendentemente mi favorita de todo el album es "Praise You", me pareció hermosa, quiero averiguar de donde vienen esos vocales. Son de "Take Yo' Praise" de Camille Yarbrough. no sé como sentirme con respecto a este album, me gusta pero no me gustó la experiencia de ecscucharlo cocmpleto, no pude y eso que AMO escuchar albumes completos, este aunque amé los tracks uno por uno, tuve que sentarme unas 6 veces a hacerlo. 7/10, en el mérito de que me está dando muchas bases para aprender a samplear y tiene temas genuinamentes muy buenos, lástima que sea un género al que estyoy aprendiendo a entrar hasta ahora.
So much repetition and just looped sound effects not my cup of tea at all.
Estaría escuchable si no fueran 6 minutos repitiendo las misma 3 frases. ¿Puedes hacer una canción repetitiva y que sea disfrutable escucharla? Si, pero no repitas "fatboy slim is fucking in heaven" 41 veces en 3 minutos.
Wow, this was a blast from the past. Can't believe this is nearly 30 years old. Came out when I was a 20 year old college student and soundtracked many parties and nights out. Electronic big beats, and some great tracks - Gangsta Trippin', Praise You, Rockafella Skank, Right Here Right Now. 4 out of 5 stars but admittedly that is probably a bit tinged with nostalgia.
unoffensive
Its a bit good.
sometimes maybe good sometimes maybe shit
Dman this is good 4/5
I have listened to this album every single day since it was generated. The soundtrack to the best backyard pool party you have ever seen. Just a blast from front to back. Of course I have heard Praise You and Rockafeller Skank, but everything else was new to me.
Right from the first track, this thing is nuts. "Right Here, Right Now" is one of the greatest dance cuts of all time. The sample-work is phenomenal and the beat that is crafted makes me wanna dance till I die. "Rockafella Skank" is also super fucking good. A masterclass in sampling and creating something incredible from something repetitive. The rest of the record is also very good, some of the deeper cuts aren't as memorable and it does go on for quite a while, but "Praise You" and "Acid 8000" are worth the wait as they round out the album rather nicely. This record may not be the most consistent or focused, but it's a damn good time.
repetitive. too simplistic. some kind of grating.
Some sick ass instrumentals in the background, but I wouldn't listen to it again tbh
fun but not my thing
I'd only listened to that once all the way through when someone had brought their cassette over a million years ago. The singles are all fun and that - maybe I'm associating them with the music videos? - but an hour of that without some heavy medication is too much.
There are a few really good tracks on here, but not sure I'd ever find myself listening to it all the way through again. It gets a little repetitive for me. Highlights: "Praise You" and "Soul Surfing"
"Fatboy slim? More like white boy retarded!" - Chris Rock
I'd only known Fatboy Slim from the song "Wonderful Night" which does not appear on this album. That particular song was featured in a Dance Dance Revolution game and got a lot of play in my household because it was a song with easy choreography and a steady beat, but I never really enjoyed listening to it due to its repetition. After listening to this album, that appears to be Fatboy Slim's modus operandi. The repetition of the spoken lyrics is unbearable at times and for that reason, I think this album could be used as a form of aural torture. "Kalifornia" is bearable, largely because I couldn't understand what the robotic voice was saying and therefore couldn't get annoyed by hearing the same phrase over and over. I really didn't want to finish listening to this even after the first song (I did though, for the sake of this project). Hated it.
Like with previous electronic albums the repetition is grating. The runtime could have been cut by half. It is relatively fun and works as background music for gaming.
Heard of fat boy slim but never listened. Not sure what to expect. This initial production is really cool. Exactly how an album should open. I’ve definitely heard this song before. This beat is so good. The Rockefeller skank is an all time classic. Remember hearing this when I was very young and loving it. Super cool fade in too. Just so catchy. In heaven is ok, definitely not as good as the first 2 but hard to live up to that. Love the horns on gangster tripping. I find myself bopping along to the whole thing. Build it up is forgettable. Just ok. I like kalifornia better. Feel like this album could be a lot better with real lyrics. Insane all of the different sounds that are put together to create great music. Really like soul surfing too. And has a beachy vibe, the name fits. You’re not from Brighton is fine, more of the same and nothing special. Praise you on the other hand is so good. Commercial song. Drums are so good. So is the bass line. Love island is somehow different but still the same. Really cool beat. And acid 8000 is pretty sweet too. This is definitely the best dance album I’ve heard on this list so far, I really enjoyed it and I am not a dance music fan. Like I said earlier, could’ve been even better with reply lyrics. Overall, really fun album. 3.5 stars.
bad
The cover is excellent. The fat guy wasn't found ever.
I didn't expect to like it as much as I did. It has a lot of character. Very cool album. I wish I came up with it
Looooove some Fatboy Slim, and he's really starting on a high note with Right Here Right Now, rolling into the best song on the album Rockefeller Skank. The credit I'll give him and the album is there some real potential for this to get stale and repetitive, yet each song is different enough, and the substance of the song stays fresh that it doesn't get repetitive. Great samples and layered bits in each song. I hate hate hate Praise You but could hear it this time, only reason I hate it though is because I got it on repeat while working at a Coldstone
Meh.
I guess this is probably ok for a dance club, but I didn't enjoy it that much. Not my favourite kind of music. Too long and pretty repetitive. "Praise you" is the track I enjoyed the most.
There’s a reason The Rockafeller Skank and Praise You are radio hits. There’s also a reason they’re the only radio hits on the albums. They get a bit lost in their own sauce
had solid grooves but kinda forgettable
El loopmaster Genio total, se le hace difícil no hacer una mezcla pegajosa Muchos de estos beats ahora son escuchados de una forma u otra, la vigencia no se pierde por completo Gran álbum, digno de reescuchar las veces que sean
Meh
Es muy entretenido la verdad.
Honestly a little surprised at how dated this one sounds. Considering it's damn near thirty years old, it shouldn't be a surprise, but it is.
Started the morning with a little run, and this was great. Got it my car for my work commute, and it almost gave me a panic attack. Classic Fatboy Slim vibes.
Very familiar with album. Love it already and get in moods to listen to it on repeat. Lots of great beats and simple lyric dance songs (not a place to come if wanting deep meaning). Handful of songs remind me of movies or tv that they've been used in. Pet peeve with this album is the skit intro to Rockefeller skank is the last part of right here, right now. So that track stand alone ends with that nonsense and ruins it for playlists. But it works for this album as a whole
Telling that I got both this one and the Chemical Brothers in the same week. Listening to them together -- Fatboy Slim is a pale, pale pretender to what some of the more interesting EDM is. While the Chemical Brothers were more focused on creating soundscapes around the samples they chose, FS simply bangs that sample into your brain again and again. Now, if you're rolling on molly and you just wanna dance, I guess this would be a decent listen -- but just normally? Nah.
A brilliant album. Not just in terms of genre defining but big big singles on this album. Videos are brilliant to the songs as well.
Some real "Babe Ruth pointing at the stands" big swings on this one
Too repetitive, aged like milk.
Like I don’t hate the album but i don’t know, it sounds like a Fat Boy Slim album
This album has four types of tracks: Big Banger Singles, dance tunes that could have been singles, tracks where ol' Norm isn't trying to make dance music, and boring dance tunes. That the fourth one is the smallest collection is all you need to know when sticking this one, because it's mostly great!
One of my faves.
Fratboy Kim is Fucking the Devil
Five stars. Great album.
13# Heard this one before, but its always fun to return. Starting to feel like one day isn't enough for concept dense albums like The Suburbs from Arcade Fire, i didn't have the time to fully appreciate it, but that speaks on the quality of it. Fatboy Slim is an acquired taste from my dad, it brings nostalgia to my children days when i used to move like crazy to this music. I think all of the songs should be shorter because it repeats too much or to the middle end it tries to do something new and it doesn't stick. That's the biggest flaw in here, besides that, I'm constantly bumping my head.
Electronic masterpiece
Reminded me a lot of Hideki Naganuma's Jet Set Radio OST... (Fat Boy Slim's album out came out before the game and ost though) It was a really cool/chill listen.
Fun
3 stars Enjoyable with some really nice moments. But as many have pointed out, can be very repetitive. I’m sure that’s how it’s supposed to be for purposes of dancing and the kind of music, but as an album it makes me tune out.
ok i never realized this was a white british dj….always just heard the name and assumed it was rap. this? slapped. would have been 5 stars but i did not care for the song about him fucking
Definitely not my favourite album. I found a lot of the songs really didn't jive with me, and they were also too long.
As a kid, whenever I played FIFA 99 (or FIFA 2000, I can't remember), the "Funk Soul Brother" song came on when I paused the game and I wouldn't resume the game right away while my sister and I jammed out to this absolute BANGER. What a classic song, still an awesome track. Decent album too, albeit very repetitive. But the repetitiveness isn't as bad here as it is in other albums (not sure why that is)
it was fine
I’m a very lyric heavy person, and find myself needing them to really enjoy most songs so this wasn’t for me. Kept half dancing to this though so I can for sure say I do see the appeal. In the club or perhaps in a movie/tv scene I would enjoy this a lot more. But not what I’m looking for, so not for me. Which is how I’m ranking these.
Forgot how many bangers were on this album (or he had!) saw him live in a small venue recently and ‘meh’ which is clouding my judgement a touch but these are consistent GROOVES. Maybe a touch long at times and could finish sooner, but I get the sense he is just playing and if you’re going to do that, I guess the album (or live) is the place to. Drops a little bit after the solid opening 4 tracks or so. Not as engaged, but still groovin! Enjoyable listen and may come back to it. Nice work, Norm!
i was gonna give this a generous 2, but it just kept on getting worse. my ears were lowkey bleeding at the end
Good songs are good. The others notsomuch.
eehm not really my type but has some good ones
It was alright?
All tracks were really enjoyable, especially liked Rockefeller Skank, Gangster Tripping and Praise You
Ett par bra låtar men i övrigt svag
Gav kanske inte det här albumet en ärlig chans?
3.5⭐️/5 02.13.2026
okei gleder meg! Ikke hørt mye fatboy slim eller elektronisk for den del // Hhaha det er gøy men klysete. Høydepunkt: Right Here, Right Now, The Rockafella Skank, Fucking in Heaven, Love Island
He was really onto something here. I want to give this a higher rating but there's just too many songs full of repetitive dogshit.
definitely a jammer, couple of stone cold classics in here. i think the genre maybe doesn't lend itself to filling out a whole album. favorite song is Acid 8000. strong 3
Rating: 6/10 A trimmed down track list would have really served this Fatboy Slim album because when it hits the tracks can be infectiously energetic and dancey and overall lots of fun. Absolutely mix this shit into DJ sets and party playlists because a few minutes of these funky beats would slap. I really don't mind sampled repetitions in electronic dance because that's sort of the point, there's just a balance. And even here it's fine for me. This veers a bit into the "too much" range where a 40 minute album of the best hits would have made an all-timer because I honestly think this ages well. It's fun. Looking back at the track list though I already don't remember its moments outside of the ones I really enjoyed. First two tracks are obviously awesome, along with Gangster Tripping, Praise You, and the appropriately named Acid 8000 would have made the bulk of a good project as it is. This is dangerously close to 7 as it is for me.
Strong album, maybe not artsy and beautiful and deep but still creative and focused and dare I say kind of iconic. Praise You easy pick best song, Kalifornia sneaky second best song 8.3/10
As an electronic music fan, I am have a ton of prejudice in favour of this album, but it is truly great. First of all, it has an established reputation of a defining record, almost a sacred one at this point. Fatboy Slim truly goated this, and I've known the hits of the album for years. But those that are haven't are not bad either. The first half of the album is generally full of masterpieces, while I found "Acid 8000" a great track that will make one dance for sure, otherwise they must be dead. Can't rate this less than five as the album brings pure joy, is highly influantial, in fact it is an industry standard for beatmaking and sampling. To conclude, that's great, I love it and will definitely re-listen at least the most part of YCaLWB.
Gostei do ritmo, porém não escutaria muito esse estilo de música.
Albums like this really put me in a position of having to consider what this project is and why I've chosen to take part. Albums you must hear before you die. I think that "must" shadows a lot of my listening; I want to approach with an open mind, but that imperative throws me off, closes my mind to an extent. A person who endeavors to listen to this entire list will have a pretty good understanding of the musical culture of the later half of the 20th century but is it all essential? I now have almost the entirety of recorded music history available to me, do I really NEED to hear most of this stuff before I die? It really complicates assigning a rating, and I think I've vacillated wildly on my motivations for certain ratings. Do I rate an album for it's merit as an essential, needs must album? Do I rate on my personal satisfaction? On perceived artist achievement? As for Fat Boy Slim, this is music for dancing, and its very successful at being that. This is 5/5 for dance-ability. Is it something I ever care to seek out again? No, 0 stars for that. Is it something essential that everyone should listen to before they die? Hardly, but good luck finding someone who hasn't heard it. If you're interested in the history of advertising, you should probably dive into Fatboy Slim.
Never listened. Expectations: Low - Verdict: Good - Didn't expect it to be my thing but this is pretty fun. Gets a bit samey but each track is definitely enjoyable in its own right.
Meh - this was alright. It all just sounds so 90’s/Matrixy to me, and not in a great way.
While this wasn't my favorite experience with an electronic album, it was at least more interesting than other music I've heard of the same style. I haven't got much to say about it, it was simply ok.
Liked: In Heaven, Kalifornia, Praise You Disliked: Rockafeller Skank
Repetitive ... (Repetitive). Not just the "lyrics" but the beats are also repetitive. Some of them sound good for about 10 seconds. Then repeat. Most of the tracks are also annoying. Praise You is actually decent, and it raises the score up to 2. Barely.
You've Come a Lone Way, Baby was very polarizing for me. On one hand, there's some really cool and catchy beats that I enjoy a lot, and on the other, there's way too much damn repetition. Most of these songs go on and on repeating the same vocal sample and drumbeat throughout the entire 5-6 minutes they go on for. Some variation really wouldn't have hurt. On some of the songs, though, the sampling was really cool, especially with "Gangster Tripping". I also liked the use of synths in "Right Here, Right Now" as well. While not nearly as "hardcore" as some of the other songs on the album, "Praise You" was nice as well. Favorite Song: "Gangster Tripping"
8/10 heavy for its time
i did not particularly like the songs to begin with but then he did the same thing like 10 more times
Debated a 3 and a 4 for this one. The singles are all great, but most of the rest of the album ranges from forgettable to actively annoying. It kinda makes me wonder whether I used to at some point think all the singles were annoying too—other than Praise You obviously—but through sheer mantric repetition I have ascended to Funk Soul Brotherhood. Each and every one of us are funk souls, brother.
I came into this wanting to defend it more, as I do like fun weird electronic music, but some parts were legitimately very unpleasant and annoying. I did find the Heaven song funny though
It is wild that an album can have Right Here/Right Now, Rockafeller Skank, and Praise You, but also so much complete dreck. The following tracks stink so much they're bringing the score down to a 2: In Heaven Build It Up, Tear It Down Kalifornia Acid 8000
Que el gordo sepa que el gordo puede.
Great album. I was hooked right away and straight through. Even the songs that weren't my favorite were still really good. Maybe not an album I will listen through from start to finish again but I definitely added some songs to different playlists after this.
Poop
I have a tough time with these DJ records. And frankly, this is about as good as it gets but these songs are too damn long. Every song is over 5 minutes...and by nature it's repetitive AF.
Decent electronic album. Gets a little repetitive, in that most songs use a short loop for lyrics, but at least it is done well. “Praise You” is really good. 3/5 Might listen again
Repetitive, like most EDM I guess. There were interesting things here, but nothing that I wanted to hear repeated as nauseam.
4 iconic songs on one album. The other 7 are fine and maybe the I'm just nostalgic about the other 4. 3.5/5. Raising to a 4.
One of the all-time great album covers. And the music's good! And Joe Walsh gets a songwriting credit!
Still so good for so many reasons. And unique in a genre that bred conformity.
With Praise You alone this album almost gets 5 stars
Super fun, impressive for 98 it gives me newer vibes for sure
Intermittent sounds of the 90s.
These tracks are joyous and fun. I love the inventive samples and hooks created with them. They are also too long for my taste. With only the shortest track at just under four minutes, and many in excess of six, I find myself really hyped at the start of every new song because I'd started to check out with the repetition of the previous. When I have the album playing in the background I'm digging on it. The Rockafeller Skank Praise You
me encanto
At the risk of completely tanking my credibility as a former EDM journalist, I'm going to admit that I had never actually listened to a Fatboy Slim album until today. To be fair, he put out a gimmicky single called "Eat Sleep Rave Repeat" around the time I was getting really into dance music and that was my only impression of him for several years – no one had ever recommended that I dig into his earlier work, so I had no reason to think I was missing out on anything when I eventually decided to educate myself on various electronic staples from the '90s (Daft Punk, the Prodigy, Aphex Twin, the Avalanches, Moby, etc.) and skipped over this one. Well, as they say, I'll be damned – You've Come a Long Way, Baby is a pretty frickin' good album. Not only is it chock-full of bops like “The Rockafeller Skank” and "Praise You," but it sits in a sonic space that doesn't really exist anymore and feels pretty timeless as a result. It's a bittersweet reminder of what dance music was before sample clearance became so complicated and synthesizing everything from scratch (or Splice, eventually) became the norm. There’s a special kind of magic that is created when you give talented producers the freedom to cut up the best funk/soul/hip-hop records and reassemble them into music for the club! All that said, this album has a similar issue as The Fat of the Land – the tracks are pretty long and very repetitive, so things can get grating really quick if you’re not feeling a particular loop. For example, I can see something like “F**king in Heaven” putting a lot of listeners off before it even hits the 10-second mark. Most of the tracks worked for me, but I can completely understand how the album isn’t going to be everyone’s cup of tea. At the end of the day, I’m glad it landed a spot in the 1001 Albums book and am looking forward to eventually checking out Better Living Through Chemistry! Highlights: Right Here Right Now, The Rockafeller Skank, Gangster Trippin, Built It Up Tear It Down, Kalifornia, You're Not from Brighton, Praise You, Acid 8000
I’ve heard of fat boy slim and I’ve heard a few songs but not this whole album. I’m not a fan of electronic music at all. This album cover is great. Right Here Right Now: 6.5/10 Sounds like a big song. Great album opener. The Rockafeller Skank: 6.4/10 Iconic song. Fucking in Heaven: 6.2/10 Really nothing to this song. Gangster Trippin: 5.4/10 Pretty boring. Build it up, Tear it down: 5.8/10 I like the build it up, tear it down part with the guitar. Kalifornia: 6/10 Cool sounding Soul Surfing: 5.2/10 You’re not from Brighton: 5/10 Praise You: 6.6/10 Good piano. Best song on the album. Love Island: 5.6/10 Interesting intro. Acid 8000: 5/10 Very long song.
Its highlights are better than the other Fatboy Slim album on here, but its messy almost blaring production on some tracks in the second half do make it hard to enjoy as a whole.
a sound that defined the 90s. i would love to hear this sampled now — i think it stands the test of time. my fave of this project so far.
Breezy, dayglo, hyperactive and very late 90s. The late 90s were a positive time full of optimistic vibes. You didn't need to think too hard, you just need to smile and move your booty. And if this don't make your booty move your booty must be dead.
Favorite track(s): Right Here, Right Now, The Rockafeller Skank
Sorry I'm just not a fan of his or this type of music.
Shit, this is terrible. This album is like when a kid gets a new toy and just keeps hitting that same button as fast as he can to make the same noise over and over and all of the adults in the room are at their wits end. Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven, Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven, Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven....etc, etc. All the samples are just repeated so fucking often, it's obnoxious. Gangster Trippin' is a perfect example "What we're doin, when a, what we're doin when a, what we're doing when a..." Shut the fuck up. I was gonna give this a 2 because Right Here, Right Now is some cool 90s nostalgia and so is Praise You but I just can't. This was so hard to listen to, I couldn't stand it. Like the fat guy on the front cover, this is a 1.
Not very deep, but very very fun. Surprised that I like it this much cuz I'm not a huge big-beat fan!
One of the best electronic albums I have listened to. I knew a few songs with "Praise You" being an absolute bop- shoutout to the "Michael Jordan to the Max" documentary. However like every electronic album, I am so sick of the sound by the end and want it off. I don't know why all these albums have to be a hour long. Why! 2.5/5- going down to 2 for length
An album for hip hop movies and running the way fatboy Slim worked is impressive. 10/10
Experimental, electronic, fun. Sample heavy with a lot of creative elements and bangers but DAMN it’s repetitive. Handful of skips on this one (listen to one minute and you’ve heard the whole song). But i did find a groove while cleaning and it grew on me.
Had only heard the hits, but the rest of the album is just as good as the hits if you ask me.
No thanks
AWESOME
Surprisingly good. Of course the first song is a classic, but I thought the rest would feel too long, and actually I liked most of the songs. Maybe it's not something I would listen to anyday, but the music produced by FBS is really cool. 3,75/5.
Fun times! Still has some bangers on here. Perfect background for working!
Oh, the fond memories of listening to this album at so many parties around the turn of the century. That said, it doesn't really hold up as an essential listen album for me. Beyond the hit songs, it is more or less a DJ set recorded as an album. To a degree, it does represent something of a vanguard in taking that approach. One could sidle up to Moby next to him in that regard. That latter's Everything is Wrong would rank as far as I'm concerned, but then, it's not nearly as much fun as this.
I've always found him a bit formulaic, but he's very good at what he does. If you're in the mood for it, it can be a lot of fun. I really dug revisiting this today.
Ok
Довольно таки интересный альбом, возможно я бы не стал его переслушивать позже, но несмотря на это альбом хорош. Драм партии вообще шикарные.
My Rating 3.2 Fun but repetitive
Annoying as hell. I tolerated it during my 25 minute commute - hung it up - and refuse to ever go back. Curse everyone involved with the production of this trash. 1/5
2.9/10 Not for me
Repetitive, but there are a couple of all-timers here
What a great album. Has aged very well. Every track is strong and actually makes me want to dance!!
had no idea what this was, yet recognized most of the songs. I guess an argument could be made for it's ranking on this list after all.
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven.
One of the better (and most influential and popular!) 90s electronica albums, but it’s also about the 50th 90s electronica album on this list that I’ve gotten, and actually the second Fatboy Slim album I’ve gotten! Diminished returns! This is a good album! Reminds me of the 90s and driving with my dad to work. I wish I hadn’t gotten all that other garbage before getting this one! A justified inclusion on this list!
Clearly meant to be on drugs and at a club while listening so not really what I’m doing but it’s well made
Classic!
Wow 1998. It would be a 4 if it wasn't so damn long.
Not my favorite but recognized some classes on here.
Brilliant …. Love it.
This Album definitely contains some bangers. And "Righ Here, Right Now" is probably one of the best openers on this list. But, man, listening through this all the way from the first to the last track is really challenging. To me this sounds more like a greatest hits compilation than an actual Album.
I understand why people like "Rockerfeller Skank" and "Praise You." I found myself enjoying this as music to work to, here and there, but it's also SO tedious and repetitious. All Sound Same can be fine if you really like the sound, but I don't, especially. And "Fucking in Heaven" was terrible.
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2nd best fbs album.
A 90's dance record with a lot of noise and a few too many speaky intros. There were a couple classic songs on the record (The Rockefeller Skank and Praise You) which I recognized, but overall it was a wash of sound and dance beats that I couldn't really get into. Now I'm not an EDM fan by any stretch, but this album felt stuck in its time, echoing contemporaries Run DMC and The Beastie Boys at times, but overall just feeling like a 90s record that I couldn't get into 30 years later. 4/10