You've Come a Long Way Baby

Some good tracks and some boring tracks.

Some great numbers on this album, some not so great

Massive album back in the day and it doesn't sound dated at all to me. The singles are great but the rest of the album is so-so.

Fun album Right here, Right now is great

The album starts off with a bunch of bangers that highlight how exciting Fatboy Slim seemed for at the time of this 1998 release. Maybe he was not groundbreaking for those initiated with electronic music and triphop, but his drum heavy, amphetamined and amplified beats made for some slamming tracks. The first two songs, “Right Here, Right Now” and “Rockafella Skank” both blaze as do later tracks like “Soul Surfing.” God knows what the BPM are on these songs, they certainly would wear out those on the dance floor. The problem comes when Fatboy Slim adds anything else to the music. The raps/chants that accompany the beats are annoying, and juvenile. This is not music for the sophisticated as it veers towards frat bro shouting complete with fist pumps rather than the open embrace of clubs. The exception, of course, is “Praise You”, whose organ riff and soft vocals in the chorus come close to the gospel vibe that Fatboy Slim seemed to be striving to achieve. I cannot say this album aged poorly as it always sounded fun, but puerile, to me.

Decent but didn't love it

The criticism that this is repetitive is true. If this album was cut by about a third it would be better. Still not a bad album though

Leans a little too much on the same basic idea, but enjoyable nonetheless

danse danse danse het is wel funny.. beetje repetitief

I realised, as soon as I saw the album cover, that I listened to this album a lot in my younger years, either at a sleepover with one of my old school buddies, playing video games in the afternoon, car trips with my parents on my ipod... but I haven't listened again since that time, some 20 years ago now. Boy, how time flies. Will be interesting to see if I still like any of this. "Right Here, Right Now" is still a classic, with it's epic strings and big beats, layered with the two contrasting vocals. It became the anthem of summer endings and has been sampled and remixed countless times now. It's important for me to note that it seems Nostalgia is playing a big factor here, so this review is probably not going to be useful to anyone who doesn't feel that same throwback to a time where you were becoming an adult and every experience, banal or otherwise, felt intense. "Rockafeller Skank" I found more irritating than I once did, with the high pitched electric buzz before the beat switch up just annoying me and all the repetition being sped up; the latter half of the song just ruins the rest of it's iconic vocal sample and beat/guitar mix. "Fucking In Heaven", for all it's creative mashing of it's samples, was also just irritating due to the lyrical repetition. Even in the sections without it (which isn't often) it just sorta snakes along in a generic mash of hip-hop sounds. The beats, echoing vocal sample and the trumpets combined in "Gangsta Trippin'" are still incredible for me; this is nostalgia in overdrive. The muffled vocal fading into clarity is still super cool, followed by the bubbly beat and recording scratching; just lots of cool sounds in a better arrangement. Still, it's the trumpet that really sells it for me. "Build It Up Tear It Down" I don't remember as much, that it comes off for me as a mix of Crash Bandicoot soundtracks and SFX. It was interesting, but not exactly enjoyable. "Kalifornia" with it's grimey beat and shrill beats reminds me of another video game I loved as a kid and, again, I wonder if this is carrying my enjoyability of the song (that being Jet Set Radio Future). Lot's of similar sounds here (especially at 2:37). Unfortunately, another one where he just went way over the top with that vocal sample to the point it became annoying. As the album goes on, the more I think it's my age (or exposure to much more music?) that's pushing me away from this type of music that I so adored when I was younger. "Soul Surfin'" was another I found insufferable, but for some reason I really enjoyed "You're Not From Brighton". This is possibly because the vocal sample used is more satisfying in general, so repetition of it works just fine here. Just like Right Here Right Now, "Praise You" became a iconic for having memorable piano chords surrounded by well arranged beats and a satisfying and memorable vocal sample. Along with the Flash Mob music video being a completely new thing in the 90s too, it is a staple of the 90s zeitgeist for good reason. "Love Island", I did not realise, is what played in one of the most hilarious scenes in 'Kevin and Perry Go Large'; instant nostalgia, but also chuffed that I actually manage to find what the song is. The dark beat on this one is insane and I can't help but love it. "Acid 8000" was enjoyable in places, but outstayed it's welcome some 3-4 minutes after the fact. Strange way to end the album; Personally, I think it would been better to end on high with "Praise You" instead. I enjoyed this one far less than I used to. Seems even nostalgia can't rescue absolutely everything. That said, there is still stuff in here that I am glad I found again. It is still fun, regardless.

I always feel like I would like the dance albums more if I was listening when they came out. It's just not the right experience to listen to this at work. I feel like this is the type of CD that should be stuck in a CD player in 1999, and you listen on repeat. But, alas, I didnt experience it that way. Still, a good listen. Liked it more than I thought I would.

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This is the first album on the list that came out in my living memory. While I never listened to the album in full I clearly remember it's two hits praise you and funk soul brother. In 1998 sounded so current to the point that it felt futuristic. I remember feeling like this is what all music would sound like in the 2000s. I think it's hits are my favorite songs from the album but it was a fun listen over all. In the intro to funk soul brother a voice says fat boy slim is the band of the 90s and idk if that's true but the band of 1998 maybe lol.

Had some pretty iconic songs, but was a bit out there

6/10 Sounded nice and all but the songs getting repetitive after a few min

I’m not a fan of these instrumental electronic albums or any instrumental albums in general and it seems like either this list has too many of them or I’m just generating them way too often. 6/10

Praise You is the obvious standout of the album, and the rest isn’t bad at all.

Early 2000 vibes that peaked

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Not really my bag, but definitely some classic tunes in here.

A common issue I have with this type of music is the songs are good for about a minute but the simplified unceasing repetition gets old real fast.

Right here right now is such a cool opener to this album. I didn’t know what to expect at all going into this but I can vibe with this. Rockafellar skank was also a bop, but it got very repetitive for me very quickly. In heaven was just plain bad. It felt like it went on for so much longer than 4 minutes. At least gangster trippin was back to having a bit of a better flow and some more ideas, including the horns. It was still very repetitive and got old fast though. Build it up, tear it down, again. Super fun music, but it just doesn’t keep my attention. Kalifornia was super grating, I hated it. I don’t really have much to say about Soul surfing or You’re not from Brighton. Again, alright music but super repetitive (kind of like how I’m being now). Praise you was slightly better. Still some similar complaints but this one at least had some different sounds. Love island had some great sounds to it, and Acid 8000 definitely wasn’t bad. 3/5 ⭐️ 151/1089

Yeah, there are tracks here that everyone has heard at least once in their life. They’re definitely cool, but listening to the whole 6 minutes of them gets boring. Just like listening to the whole album in one go.

I liked it more than I expected

I think I’ll stick to the few popular songs by Fatboy Slim that I know! Not a fan of this album personally overall

And I’m back again! Sorry it’s been so long since my last review, but now that it’s summer I’ll have a lot more time to review albums. But enough of that, what about the album? Honestly, I thought that this Fatboy Slim album was a pretty good showing of his talents as a DJ. Songs like Right Here, Right Now, and Praise You, which are my two standout songs the album, incorporate interesting samples along with the album’s electronic elements. The use of these samples to impact the feel of a song instead of making it feel like just a song to mindlessly jam out to in a club was a pleasant surprise. However, there are still some club jams on the album, such as Rockafeller Skank and Gangster Trippin’ which are two of the hip hop/dance influenced tracks on the album. However, some songs do stretch on longer than they should, such as Build It Up, Tear It Down, and Acid 8000, which stretch in for 5 and 7 minutes respectively, but don’t feel like they use that time for much other than repetitions. The middle of the album is kind of a slump as well. But, these low points do not detract from an otherwise impressive album, I’d give this album a high 3, low 4. But you also have to remember, if this don’t make your booty move, your booty must be dead.

Super groovy and danceable, everything on here sounds like it should soundtrack a late 90's/early 2000's montage. I wish each track was trimmed by about 1-2 minutes in length. Strong 7/10

"right about now, the funk soul brother" - this is in the album to give me a reminder of the kind of music. It's like electronic music that feels big band, upbeat, and fast pace. A lot of it is just fun beats with phrases repeated over and over again. It's fun but not something I could listen to over and over.

Very on theme for the Era of release...some solid tracks

Big beat Right here right now The rockefeller skank

Great artwork but not my cup of tea, the last song is fucking peak

Fine

The first half of this album is brilliant, but second half ventures into territory I don't really enjoy as much.

Better as background music than stuff you listen to actively. Still pretty fun though Favorite Song: Praise You

I like some of Fatboy Slim's work, but it's clearly a couple of steps below the best artists in the genre. The build-up in a lot of these tracks feels really unimaginative, which is sad because the hooks often show promise. The second half of the album thankfully shows some improvement in this regard. Overall, though, I think this album could've ended up much better than it is with just a couple of adjustements. Favourite track: Soul Surfing

3,2/5

AIDS

Quite loud, what is the content or meaning? Sounds relatively uniform within itself

Another album that is undeniably influential but I wouldn’t quite place in the top 1001. This is kind of a “you had to be there” album.

Pretty fun ride. This is not a genre I listen to much, but as young adult in the 90s, I had definitely heard the hits. There is plenty of stuff to listen to beyond the singles but I have a dance music ceiling, I guess.

There's a handful of standout tracks that hold up: Right Here, Right Now; The Rockafellar Skank; Gangster Tripping; Praise You. The only song that really grinds this down is In Heaven, and that's more from the repetition and abrasive choices overwhelming the idea of the song. Not really my go-to genre, and I never need to hear Praise You again after years of it, but this is still danceable, fun, and is definitively 90's. Adding up all the songs, this rates at a 3.75 for for me, but I'm rounding down instead of up because I can't get enthused about Rockafeller Skank and Praise You anymore from overexposure. I can, however, keep Gangster Tripping around, cuz that shit still works.

A couple of timeless pieces in here, beyond those, I think this album has a time and place, for which it would hit, but not an everyday album for me

as fun as it was in 1998/1999. dark basement party dancing vibes.

At times I could have given this a 5, at other times a lowly 1. It Is creative. It Is infectious. And it certainly is a 'time capsule' of the late 90s. But it's also repetitive, sometimes grating and designed solely for late night dancing, not for a wet Friday morning on the way to work. Big, Obnoxious Brighton Beats. I found it interesting that upon release in North America, they changed the cover to avoid any issues around fat-shaming and links between obesity and tobacco. I suppose if it had been a gun he was holding it would have been fine.

So nice and groovy but I'm getting somehow bored during Fatboys albums. Throughout small boredom stays on really good side. I need to listen this again

#389 / 1089 Heard before? ❌ (some of it is familiar) Revisit? ❌ I've heard tracks off this one, plus off his first release. I was quite doubtful since usually UK club sound is not to my liking. Surprisingly I do like the groove, I've also just learned this is called the Big Beat sound, I feel like this is missing the thin drugged out breakbeat shite that I mostly associate with the early to mid 90's UK sound. It's also quite impressive that it's been done with Atari ST! Well, the sound capabilities of IBM clones weren't that amazing, from what I can remember playing with trackers, DirectSound was just becoming a thing, SoundBlaster and Turtle Beach were the shit... ah yeah, DAWs were just becoming a thing in 1998! Anyway and all that reminiscing aside, I liked it way more that I was expecting to! Very strong 3, tipping into 4/5

Ja ne znam kako album s ovolikim bangerima može ispasti ovako mučan za preslušati, valjda jer svaka pjesma traje koju minutu više nego što je potrebno. A i zato što su samo ti bangeri dobre pjesme. Gangster Trippin moj #1 zauvijek.

Infectious grooves that can be repetitively annoying

The hit songs are classic, the filler is repetitive. I know Fatboy Slim was on the forefront of this electronic wave stuff becoming mainstream.

The three singles (Praise You, Right Here Right Now, The Rockafeller Skank) are definite highlights of the album. The rest of it is ok, but gets slightly tiring after a while. Overall, pretty average, in my opinion. When you are in the mood for big beat its great, otherwise - not so much.

i mean its just so... wow really smth

When I was a kid I thought Fatboy Slim actually held that note in Praise You and I would always take a deep breath and try to sustain it as long as he did, inevitably failing. Three stars.

This album works for me. Sounds like freshman year of college and everything that comes with that. I was waiting for weapon of choice the whole time and didn’t realize that’s from a different album.

Some great tracks, but a bit more dated than I would have expected

A record that does as much with the DJ-led electronic dance genre as you can possibly do. Not my cup of tea, but undeniably infectious with some truly great transcendent tunes ("Right Here Right Now", "Praise You"). Not going to spin this a lot - or perhaps ever again - but it's about the pinnacle of what you can do with this otherwise insipid style.

I find the corniness of this release to be terribly endearing. Genuinely awesome idk. I like what I like straight up

tiresome. right here, right now is fun

Quite a strange techno album. It felt a bit all over the place. Very unique sound but a smidge too chaotic for my taste. Giving a more grunge Daft Punk… on crack….maybe heroin too… and coke… lol what a wild listen. I appreciate it for its uniqueness but not sure I’d listen to again, sorry!! Favorite 2: Rockefeller Skank, Praise You

Nothing hugely special for me, nostalgic hits for sure but there's something a teeeny bit neither here nor there about this for me. Some fun bops to dance to, some slightly more boring stuff that feels like early 00s optimistic background dancey music.

Back in the late 90's I recall enjoying this album very much. I also really liked The Housemartins, so I think Norman Cook held a small place in my musical heart. With all of that, I was quite excited to jump into this record today. I won't say I was completely disappointed, but it no longer "did it" for me as it did back then. At the time I thought it was very cool (and likely thought my musical taste was very cool too). Listening today I mostly thought it was painfully repetitious. Each song built on one theme and stuck with it almost completely. When they were interesting to me (In Heaven, Gangster Trippin, Soul Surfing, and especially Praise You), I was getting into it. But the other songs felt like they just went on and on with no point. I'm not sure how I'm going to rate this, as it's around a 3.5 but I can see it going lower rather than higher.

I find this album both enjoyable and frustrating. Enjoyable because, for my surprise, it's a very funny record. At least at some points. And that's something surprising because I rarely like repetitive music. And this album is very repetitive. But, I can't find interesting songs that are all the time the same. Yes, they are funny, but just that. I don't think I would like to listen to it again. So, surely, I've liked this album, at least at times, but I can't find it much of my taste, and, definitely, not something I would call good.

3/5, альбом детства, Прейз Ю и Райт Хир Райт Нау были добавлены ранее, Ты Не Из Брайтона, Рокафеллер Сканк и Асид 8000 добавлены после прослушивания альбома, но асид возможно будет удален, надо с ним пожить; кал-ифорния не понравилась; у Лав Айленд есть потенциал, но мне не очень нравится основной вот этот странный дребежащий бас, с 1:46 вводится вообще клоунский гуфи ахх инструмент, который все окончательно превращает в саундтрек сабвей серферс; остальное сойдет

A good album, I liked Right Here Right Now and Praise You the most.

I remember "The Rockafeller Skank" being one of the really big songs in the summer of 1998. I also really like "Praise You" and hearing that a lot on the radio too. Pretty good electronica album. Definitely repetitive but interesting enough that it didn't get on my nerves.

I love the first few tracks but gets repetative and dies towards the end.

ich brauche TEXT, das sind nur snippets und geräusche... halt gute dj skills und guter 90s vibe aber nicht meins... es wiederholen sich einzelne sounds auch viel zu sehr, ich kann das nicht ab

All I knew of Fatboy Slim was "Weapon of Choice." This album was interesting but not really my cup of tea. A lot of the songs sounded really similar and had similar beats, which admittedly did sound cool. I skipped a few parts of songs (including that awful fucking in heaven song) and don't feel like I missed much.

I'm not into DJ music, but it's not unlistenable. 2.5/5 rounded up to 3.

Quite repetitive although it does have 'Right Here, Right Now' on it which I do like, so a bonus star for that tune.

It’s got a good beat and I can dance to it.

Nostalgic

It is 1999, I’m wearing pleather pants and dancing to this album at a dorm party with a Marlboro Light and a bottle of Zima. “This is the coolest I will ever be”, I think. I am mistaken on all counts.

It's NBB (nothing but bangers) but it's hard to take seriously as one of the greatest records ever. One of those albums which isn't the best of pop and it isn't the best of dance music it's in that radio playable middle ground

Blast from my past 3.5/5

Nice, bit nostalgic of course, very much of its time. But couple of bangers.

7/10 Buen album, divertido, no aburre con los ritmos y te levanta

Entertaining and unique listen but can definitely get repetitive and annoying at times. Likes: Right Here Right Now; Rockafeller Skank; Praise You

High energy, repetitive club hits from the late 90s. I think I’m more of a Crystal Method fan.

All of these songs work great as individual tracks but listening to it all back to back gets really boring. 6/10

much better than expected

Fatboy Slimin You've Come a Long Way, Baby on ihan hauskaa jumputusta, vaikka biiseissä on ihan helvetisti liikaa toistoa. Tuskin tätä tulen enää kokonaan kuuntelemaan, mutta joitakin yksittäisiä biisejä voisin kuunnella vielä uudestaankin.

Fine. I did get bored halfway through.

Old school electronic dance music. Some of the sound hasn't aged well

Two Fat Boy Slim albums on the list is excessive.

These songs were too repetitive and long. Like a 6 min track contains 2 min portion repeated thrice. But good music tho

An absolutely fine album. Most of the songs go on for a bit too long, but there's enough variety on here to keep it interesting.

It’s pretty good but I think the songs would be better if they were shorter

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

No offense to my guy fatboy slim but i lowkey coulda cooked this up in 1997 too

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

First listen

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

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.

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

Some absolute bangers here, but it is hit or miss. Right here right now slaps tho

6.5/10

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.

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

Not a big fan of dj albums. But nice

The gimmick of making it a call in Radio was kind of cool but the songs were a bit repetitive at times.

Some Bangers on there!

A few really good tracks and several that aren’t very rememberable but still enjoyable.

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.

This would be higher going by the sound but it’s so repetitive I can’t do it.

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

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

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Si escuchas solo una canción, no está mal. Pero no es mi estilo.

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.

Took me back.

Classic fucking album. REMINDS ME OF MY YOUTH

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

the repetition gets irritating and then comes back around again somehow, you pick up on these little variations high three though

Ok

Very fun, very 90s.

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.

unoffensive

sometimes maybe good sometimes maybe shit

Some sick ass instrumentals in the background, but I wouldn't listen to it again tbh

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.

"Fatboy slim? More like white boy retarded!" - Chris Rock

Meh.

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

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.

Too repetitive, aged like milk.

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.

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.

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

Good songs are good. The others notsomuch.

It was alright?

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.

Gostei do ritmo, porém não escutaria muito esse estilo de música.

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.

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"

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 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

Intermittent sounds of the 90s.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Repetitive, but there are a couple of all-timers here

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!

Wow 1998. It would be a 4 if it wasn't so damn long.

Yep, being 108 years old will do that to ya.

Nostalgic album for me but his use of the reverb on most of the tracks came through as annoying listening now. Still some good stuff on this though.

Probably a bit too long for what it is but some great tracks here and it is a good listen

I think this albums greatest sin is that it's ultimately surpassed by the other Big Beat bands of the time. There's nothing that drives me to Fatboy Slim that I wouldn't be able to find in a prodigy or chemical brothers record. That being said, it has its moment, and Acid 8000 is a phenomenally fun track.

Holy repetitive

Probably not something I'd stick on out of choice and quite repetitive, but can appreciate the influence. Some fun moments.

Honestly some really cool sampling amongst all of this but there’s just so many tracks that are total duds - over repetitive and not in a positive way. That said there’s some absolutely iconic tracks here.

The genre of this album is called Big Beat and it takes a few seconds into the album to understand why. You've got these massive walls of sounds and synths on the first song, coming together into this amazing beach party banger. The Rockefeller Skank is similarly awesome. The pacing, the progressions, the vocal samples are all insane. I also love the funky hip hop grooves on Gangster Trippin (what a feel good song!) and the massive bass on Build it Up - Tear it Down. I also like the summery and Haze'y Praise You, but unfortunately the rest of the album isn't really as strong. Most other songs kinda feel like remixes of the songs I like, but without that extra bang. It's hard to explain but they just lack a little something, that extra swagger that makes the best songs so exciting. It's a cool album to put on and vibe but not all of it sticks with me.

although very repetitive at times that make you skip a few, it’s kind of undeniable that this album by fat boy slim resembles a true era of the 90s. i’m a big fan of the layering in his music. i’ve heard most popular hits like right here right now etc, but my fav on full listen has to be gangster trippin’

I have no idea how to rate this album. On one hand, I absolutely adore every single song on this album. There isn't a single song (Yes, even "F*#&ing in Heaven") that I don't love... On the other hand, also in every song on this album, Fatboy Slim finds an annoying noise that he insists on repeating until he's absolutely obliterated the vibe of the track. The thing is, it's such a predictable move, that it makes the songs so much less interesting because you just know that no matter how much you might be enjoying it now... Fatboy Slim is going to come in and ruin your good time. "The Rockafeller Skank" is one of my favorite songs of all time, except that stupid freaking alarm sound that goes on for... it may be 10 seconds, but feels like 10 minutes... and then the plodding ping-pong build up that goes on for an eternity... just ruins it. I prefer the radio edits of most of the songs for the simple fact that those breaks get shortened, and therefore don't completely ruin the songs. I love so much of this album, but I also never really want to listen to these versions of these songs again. So... 3 stars? I dunno. Yeah, 3 is fair.

Right Here, Right Now Rockafeller Skank You’re Not From Brighton Praise You

It is well produced and has varied sounds. It’s just that DJ loops and beats aren’t really my thing. After a song or two it all begins to blend.

I can imagine being a parent in the late 90's and having your kid blaring this 24/7 while you slowly loose your mind and question what's wrong with today's generation. This feels like it pushed the world of electronic music forward with reckless abandon leaving in its wake a mess of repeating samples and weird music slogans... Definitely has its place in pop culture, sporting events and video games, a bit hard to listen to this whole album while winding down after a long work week. I can't pick this apart too heavily though, this music is pretty culturally significant and undeniably catchy but might be a bit lacking in artistic merit. Not a hater but hard to say I love this album.

Another electronica album that I actually enjoyed a lot more than I was expecting. It helps that I actually knew a few songs on here, like Praise You and Right Here, Right Now. Both of which are nostalgic songs that remind me of listening to Big Shiny Tunes CDs growing up. That said, I was getting pretty tired of the repetitiveness of the album about halfway through. So yeah, a few awesome songs on here, but I still don't love electronica

I never thought I'd wander over to a more Rave kind of music to review a project, but You've Come a Long Way, Baby stood out as an exception. This album can only really be broken up with the hit single, and reason anyone even knows about this project, Praise You. Fatboy Slim is a DJ and also one of those Rave party songs that just flow really good kind of artist. That is super specific but if you have ever been to a party with a live DJ you would know it could sound like this in the 90s. The music is very hypnotising if you give into it, but the transitional bits kill any sort of individual replayability in a playlist. You have to listen to it all together or not at all, there really is no in-between. It is cool for what it is, but overall I was pretty underwhelmed with the album as it was good but nothing more than that.

Favorite Track: Praise You A fun listen, but not something I’ll come back to regularly. Great collage of sounds, but not an energy I love for an entire record.

It was pretty fun some nice unique sounding tracks I’m glad it wasn’t boring and you can tell the dude loves to DJ

Fun! I love how it is based in a nyc hip hop sound, despite fat bot slim being British. Really enjoyed you are not from Brighton.

buena producción, sonidos interesantes

Fun record. Great tunes in it! 3,7

It’s exactly what it is but I would never just put it on and listen to it

Favorite Tracks: Rockafeller Skank / Gangster Trippin' / Kalifornia / Rating: 3.25 Crazy that this went 2x Platinum in the US and 4x Platinum in the UK with over 5 mil copies sold. How far EDM has come! There's a solid Pitchfork retrospective by Brad Shoup that I enjoyed reading about how this album, and how the culmination of Norman Cook into Fatboy Slim all came about. For me, it's charming in a nostalgic sort of way. I listened to the whole hour-ish straight through as a background to work emails. In that environment a lot of the songs hit as a bit repetitive and they are all about 2 minutes too long for something where the entire conceit is that you can hear 15 seconds of a track and "get it." But the bangers still bang, and it all sort of fades into a toe tapping, if a bit mind numbing, mélange.

Way harder than I expected given I only know his groovy tracks

I guess we needed the whole album to get Praise You...That said, I'd probably enjoy it more when high.

Listened on a bus to Boston, so the bit from WBCN (it's real) warmed my heart. Good bus music, some great grooves, but I probably wouldn't have listened to an hour of it in any other circumstance. But since the Housemartins aren't on the list I did London 0 Hull 4 for the rest of the ride and that was great, so the stars are for Norman Cook's oeuvre generally. 3.5

Certainly inventive and some of the songs are infectious. Praise You obviously a classic. Not really my thing, but respect for this one and I kinda liked listening to it.

Couldnt remember what this sounded like, but I like the style better now then when I first heard it years ago. Still, it's more being impressed than pure enjoyment as it becomes a bit too much for me with some grating parts.

have to praise you like I should

decent workout album but not much going on

Beautiful voice. This will be getting a few more plays when there’s a long drive to be done

Some very cool licks but also some very cool licks over and over and over again.

I still have a soft spot the "Right Here, Right Now", and a couple other tracks still hit, but the rest of this album sounds like a bunch of meh 25 years later. I mean, it's not Clapton levels of "meh" but I'm not sad that big beat has been relegated to the dust heap as a genre. Right Here, Right Now - this still hits, if not quite as hard as I remember it in highschool. The Rockafeller Skank - I feel like this may be the only track on this album that is more than just a big beat experiment. Put differently, it also still sounds good 25+ years later. Fucking in Heaven - in retrospect, it doesn't feel like this should have made the album cut. Besides the sophomoric lyrics, the song itself is pretty forgettable. Gangster Tripping - the more of this album I hear, the less I like. Build It Up – Tear It Down Kalifornia - maybe it's just the big beat hasn't aged that well imo, or more likely that I was never a huge fan, but I can't find anything to appreciate about this track 25+ years later. It feels like another b-side that shouldn't have made an album. Soul Surfing - again, feels like we're repeating the same schtick. You're Not from Brighton - its just shy of 5 min runtime was 3 mins too long. Praise You - somehow this song feels like it never quite gets going, like a perennially repeating bridge Love Island - have already forgotten what this sounded like. Acid 8000 - this may actually be the most interesting track on the album.

Lots of nostalgia, but waning respect. This era of popular breakbeat feels formulaic. Introduce a sample for 4-8 bars, drop in another sample or switch the break for another 4-8, then remove the first sample. And the samples have this overall kitsch feel; a post-Odelay irony. “Isn’t this funny/cool?” Rinse and repeat. They generally lack musicality and feel. Rockefeller Skank is the best example; it’s just so annoying by the end. IMO probably the most enduring song is the closer, Acid 8000, precisely because it has the fewest samples. Down with Friuty Loops sampling in the 90s; up with 303s.

4 liedjes kende ik al! Ik vind het best een leuk album, maar bijna alle nummers duren te lang en zijn herhalend. Dan ben ik er na een half nummer wel klaar mee

I was enjoying it at first but it started to get a bit boring. I’m sure this is great if played at the right event though. Although Praise You has been ruined for me. I immediately thought I had gotten an advert before realising it was the actual song.

The shirt on the album cover might be the hardest thing about this entire project. The music is very repetitive. I get that this is intentional and part of the style, but I can’t actively listen to it on its own. It works well as background music while working or staying busy. I understand why it appeals to people, but it’s not really for me. There are some fun highlights, like “Gangster Trippin,” but even that starts to wear thin after about four minutes. 7.5/10

The opening one-two of Right Here, Right Now and The Rockafeller Skank is like a one-two punch to the nostalgia gut, and at the beginning, I had a feeling it would feel as if the rest of the album would drag on and be a chore, but it's quite the opposite: a fun album, full of playful rhythms and passages that reveal more than meets the eye. Other than the first two songs, Build It Up - Tear It Down rocks, and Praise You is a beautiful song that almost feels like it belongs in Madchester.

3.5* first 3 songs very good on here not too keen on the rest.

Every song is way too long. Iconic album and definitely is good, just not something I would sit down and re-listen to - I would re-listen to certain songs off the album.

#32 Banger singles but repetitive as hell

Very 90s I like it

As usual for Fatboy, cool cover & title, repetitive music.

Catchy første låt, mindre rap enn jeg ville tenkt. Mye trivelig musikk, noe litt slitsomt. Noe fester seg lett. Er en stemning. 3 til 2.

Wish I was hearing this for the first time in the 90s again. Just a bit overplayed to the point where it’s hard for me to judge fairly now.

This would hit so hard on a roadtrip. Not really the same effect when doing the dishes but it's ok

Some good songs, bit dated.

Some bangers. Many would-be skips.

I was working out while I listened to this which was probably the correct environment to enjoy it. Catchy beats, very repetitive

Some really fun tracks, but totally different level than Shadow.

I don't think I've ever sat down and listened to this whole album, but I feel like I knew the whole thing. This was really everywhere for a while. Still a lot of fun.

Some great beats, used to listen to this a lot back in the day. It hasn’t aged as well I would have hoped for me but still some really good stuff.

Maybe it’s just too overplayed but this felt very repetitive

Some good beats and good songs--"Right Here, Right Now," "Praise You"-- but, boy, do some of these get tedious. Lots of empty calories on this one. Still, as beat-heavy electronica goes, you could do a lot worse (see Basement Jax).

Actually enjoyable British techno

30 words across the entire album. It's pretty good despite the ridiculous repetitiveness.

A lot of these songs were so ubiquitous around the millennium that I can't really judge them, they are too familiar as background noise. However, the middle tracks I had not heard and I enjoyed them, so I'll extrapolate from that that I would probably enjoy the more familiar tracks more if they were new to me also.

Álbum bem legal de música eletrônica. Possui passagens bem variadas. QKZxHBB Khan.

3,5

It’s OK, not bad, not as good as I remembered. Definitely the kinda thing that’s better live.

Heard it said that a man's favourite word is his own name. That's certainly true of Fatboy Slim.

A weird album to have kindergarten field day memories attached to.

Generally not my preferred style of electronic music. Rockafeller Skank is fun, and I've had Praise You in my head for a few days. 2.5

It’s fun. But not one I’m inclined to go back to anytime soon.

Seminal big beat; you've heard a lot of these song somewhere, probably in 15 seconds chunks. Too repetitive for my tastes though.

Starker Anfang, konnte das Level aber auch aufgrund der Eintönigkeit leider nicht halten.

Gutes Album. Mich persönlich stört der ständige, repetitive Einsatz von Sprach-Sampeln. Beats sind toll, lockere Stimmung ebenfalls.

fatboy slim is fucking in heaven/5

Starts of great, familiar bangers, but just is so drawn and slow. Still, great fun and praise you comes in clutch at the end

Rockafeller skank is legendary

Some really classic hip-hop songs on here. Pitchfork: 8.5 Rolling Stone: n/a Best Songs Right Here Right Now The Rockefeller Skank Praise You

voto com os relatores desconhecidos desse site dolorosamente repetitivo, mas não é ruim

de fato, ruim não eh mas é repetitivo demais. mas é repetiti- mas é repetitivo demais. mas é repetitivo demais. mas é repetitititititi- mas é repetitivo demais. *breakbeat noventista intensifica*

Pretty average

nicht meines ...

Kaksi kovaa klassikkoa heti kärkeen ja yksi vielä myöhemmin. Muuten ehkä hiukan toistavaa ja tylsänpuoleista. Sopisi paremmin taas taustamusiikiksi jonkun asian taustalle. Muuten kyllä ihan hyvän henkistä kamaa. Tulee semmoinen positiivinen olo ja hyvä viba. Parhaat: Right Here Right Now, The Rockafeller Skank, Praise You

I don't knooooow

Fun album but depends on my mood. Have conflicting feelings about it much like the album cover itself.

quirky and interesting, which is rare for albums on this list! some song were pretty annoying though

Fukin in Heaven....hieno kielikuva Itse levy jäi junnaamaan m8nessa kohtaa

I am living proof that being in your very early 20s at the same time Fatboy Slim was hitting big whilst totally totally ignoring Fatboy Slim will not seriously impair your future. Praise You is good though.

This is technically my first real electronic album, and it’s coming from a very familiar name Fatboy Slim. I’ve always known the name, but never actually listened to his music so this felt like the perfect chance to do so. This album is pure late 90s electronic chaos. Apparently the style is called Big Beat / Acid House? Interesting. Norman Cook basically took big beat and blew it up into something massive with breakbeats, basslines, goofy vocal samples, and huge festival sized hooks. The whole thing reminded me of an influence on Daft Punk and The Prodigy, that’s the closest artists I’ve heard that matches this style. It is repetitive, but it builds on that repetition in a catchy way, and it stays fun all the way through while still having plenty of standout songs. The sampling work is insanely creative: drum n bass touches, chopped up pieces of funk, soul, hip-hop, rock riffs, random spoken word bits and a lot of things that shouldn’t work together but somehow do here. The music is very drum focused and has a goofy, vibrant energy overall. The sound choices are quirky and playful, and I can imagine how much fun this would be live. Every track feels created to hype you up. I actually knew “Praise You” beforehand, but had no idea it was from this album, thats a banger. I don’t think I’d listen to the whole album daily, but I know I’ll enjoy it whenever I’m in the right mood. The album cover is crazy too honestly represents the artist name pretty well. Favourite tracks: Right Here Right Now, The Rockafeller Skank, Fucking in Heaven, Gangster Trippin, Kalifornia, Soul Surfing, Praise You.

una parola: swag

I probably should’ve enjoyed this more, but idk I was just annoyed mostly. Not for me

A big beat classic, enjoyable.

Very repetitive but I could listen to again

An instant classic electronic album. The sampling and transitions were really fun, lots of catchy tracks. I wasn't too familiar with Fatboy Silm, but turns out I already knew like 3 songs on the album.

I listened to this album twice. At first I was impressed by the high-quality production, and even on a second listen I still appreciate how clean and polished it sounds. However, what didn’t stick with me was the songwriting itself. Tracks like "Right Here, Right Now", "The Rockafeller Skank", and "Gangster Trippin" are undeniable classics; they showcase how well Fatboy Slim can take repetitive samples and make them feel exciting, which is genuinely impressive. But those (and "Praise You", which doesn't do it for me) are also the tracks I already knew going in. Beyond them, the rest of the album didn’t really compel me to explore more of Fatboy Slim’s catalog. The remaining songs sound good from a production standpoint, but they felt repetitive and ultimately not memorable, which kept them from making a lasting impression. Ultimately, great production couldn’t save songs that simply didn’t stay with me, and while I can still understand why it's on the 1001 Albums list, I find myself listening to The Avalanches now.

I understand I might be off on my own here but this album is great fun. One of music's primary functions to make your body move and that's here in spades. It drags a little towards the end but that's a criticism of electronic dance music in general, my endorphins and dopamine have a time limit. Hilarious album cover too. Someone do a where is he now with the little fella wearing the t-shirt.

Fatboy has an excellent sense of when to throw a hook in before a sample becomes too repetitive. Beats so big, you gonna be banging your head on the ceiling.

Nyeh

Ok

Few undeniable classics on here but gets boring after a while.

Enjoyed the music, the “lyrics” were a little droney/repetitive but id listen to it again!

some tracks great, some meh

This is a fun album, it a bit of a brain rot kind of way. Incredible mixing from a largely pre digital time. The beats are funky and fun. Electronic has never been my favorite genre though. Favorite track is the titular you've come a long way

Fun play with repititions. A bit much as an entire LP and slightly dated.

It was just ok nothing to write home about 5/10

whoooaaaaaa I had completely forgotten about this album but I did in fact buy it in 1999 and listened to it on repeat on my boom box in my bedroom to draw comics. and OMGGGGGGG the WBCN clip to start out Rockafella Skank "who's your fahvorite ahtist?" has there ever been a more Boston moment in the history of Boston?? I cannot objectively review this album because it is apparently, somewhat embarrassingly, integral to my self hood.

This album isn't necessarily bad but I do question on what merits it made this list? Rockafeller Skank and Praise You are decent radio songs. In Heaven was a good laugh if nothing else. The album cover with the fat kid is way better than the American version.

Praise You is the only song worthy of eternal fame. The rest of the album has moments, sure, but it's more of the same electronic nineties stuff and I would take The Prodigy above Fatboy Slim any day of the week.

This is not my favourite style of music. This one has a bit of a spark that a lot of British electronic music does not. Extra point for Rockafeller Skank, which I heard a lot playing FIFA 99.

Day 77 This was every house party from the year I turned 18 and for about 3 years afterwards. Every song burned into my brain even though it’s not one I’d choose to listen to often 7/10 for the happy memories. Highlights Kalifornia Acid 8000

Very fun! How can you not wanna bust a move to "Praise You", "right Here, Right Now", and "The Rockafeller Shank"? Favorite track: The Rockafeller Shank

oh hell yeah tracks are little too long for my liking, but this is still pretty rad

What a time to be alive. These songs are pretty good, and one of the sounds of the era, but they're way too long.

Сложно слушать сидя дома. Мозаика звуков, подходящая для веселья.

There's some really solid parts of this album but also elements that drag on to the edge of annoyance. Pretty likeable overall

Definitely liked this one more than the other fatboy slim record, praise you is a classic. Even more experimental but this time with the flow feeling more in place. Still not totally my genre but I respect it

Catchy club music from the year of my birth

Repetitive techno synth in combo with (is that) raps not my fave in the least, so the opening track put me off. Later tracks turned right round, so all in all I am a neutral fan of this selection. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Praise You, Rockefeller Skank -- if I have to choose ⭐⭐⭐: Liked it well enough.

Electronic music is not my favorite, but Praise You is great. So '90s. I'd save some other tracks to my favorites list to shuffle if they were shorter, but a few did get saved to themed playlists. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Rockafeller Skank, Gangster Trippin, Praise You, Acid 8000 ⭐⭐⭐: Liked it. Saved some tracks.

it takes a level of talent to make music this aggravating it’s not bad I just hate it feeling kind of kombucha girl w this one actually…

Ok, dragged a bit. 3 stars

Good album

Very 90’s x feel

There are 3 classic songs on the album, the remaining songs are lackluster. Hard to listen to with kids 😂

Loved a lot, but not Fucking in Heaven's duration.

Funk Soul Brother, Check It Out Now 1001 Albums Generator 144 (10/21/2025) You've Come A Long Way Baby is an album that makes me sad because some of the ideas and sample flips are so genius but others are so annoying. This may be the album thus far that has the highest standard deviation in quality. Songs like the hypnotic Right Here, Right Now, the iconic Rockafeller Skank (which gets way weirder that I imagined it would), and the great turntablism on Gangster Trippin' is interrupted by the obnoxious In Heaven. Some of the songs here are also experimental in a slightly unpleasant way, like Kalifornia and You're Not From Brighton. I was also slightly disappointed because the only other album I've heard that is in this style of Big Breaks is Prodigy's Fat Of The Land, which I think is great, but Fatboy Slim, while obviously having the production chops to run with the best of them, sometimes doesn't know when to stop himself from doing something annoying. But again, some of these songs are absolutely genius, so I guess this is a 3/5. Favs: Right Here, Right Now Rockafeller Skank Gangster Trippin Least Fav: In Heaven

An electronic album that stayed appealing, though not impressing.

It'd be great at a party, too repetitive at home though