Fatboy Slim – You've Come A Long Way, Baby

absolute genious... i enjoyed playing fcking in heaven in the pub. praise you though really grates on me now.. i do wish hed make another album...

Wanna hear some good goofy and cheesy music ? This is for you !

The first time I heard "Right Here, Right Now", I was blown away. I said to myself "This is gonna be awesome".
And then "The Rockafeller Skank" follows. The first minutes are okay, the funky retro guitar riffs are cool, the beats are nice. However, things become less enjoyable a bit before the fourth minute mark, when the slowing rhythm transitions to a very, very loud high-pitched noise that was not necessary in my opinion. If this is arguably Norman's most well known tune, it's my personal least favorite.
Fortunately, "F****** In Heaven" (which is a nice recall of Gran Turismo 2) features a more casual atmosphere that will predominate in a few other choons, notably in "You're Not From Brighton", "Gangster Trippin" and "Praise You".
Otherwise, the other songs offer very danceable vibes that started with "Right Here, Right Now". I will particularly mention the huge beats of "Love Island", the 303 tribute of "Acid 8000" and the heavily distorted lyrics of "Kalifornia".

I confess that I prefer the dark side of big beat, thanks to artists like The Crystal Method, The Prodigy, Junkie XL, The Chems and Lunatic Calm to quote some the most well-known ones. Therefore, I can't rank "You've Come A Long Way, Baby" as high, yet the latter got unforgettable bangers that are inescapable if you're new to this style.

As a matter of fact, I do prefer "Better Living Through Chemistry". Even if the level of cheesiness is also non-negligible, I find it more homogeneous and I fully appreciate listening to it from beginning to end, unlike its successor. But that's just me.

If you like big beats, but you would choose a enjoyable atmosphere to take advantage of on a sunny day, then this is definitely for you, as well as Fatboy's third LP "Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars" (which is more house oriented) and his "On The Floor At The Boutique" DJ mix.
To finish in this continuity of a few recommandations, most of the stuff Skint Records released is in the same vein as this CD. I think of artists such as Midfield General (Skint's boss, whose music is as cheesy as Mr. Cook), Cut La Roc, Bentley Rhythm Ace and Lo Fidelity Allstars.
On other labels, there's also "On The Ropes" by Mint Royale, "The Antidote" by The Wiseguys and "Fused" by Hardwire.

I used to love it, but looking back, it isn't that intersting. I still regard Track 1, 2 and 9 as classics, but the rest reaches from extremely forgettable to horrible annoying - Tracks 3 and 4 are the worst. This style is alright for one song, maybe two - but a whole CD? No thanks

It's CRAZY to think that this amazing album is now 20 years old - Still one of my favourites.

Quality productions, reminds me of my late school days. Mine just says BRASSIC 11.. Same one?

I never noticed that the dude on the cover is real ugly as well as fat, also this might be the first cd I ever bought!!

This is a high quality album from Norman Cook, that is all there is to it. Fun production with great samples that rocked many a party.

At the end, this si one of the best Big Beat albums ever made, despise of the popularuty of some songs in it. The commercial success is out of the hands of the musician, so there's is no reason to blame Cook for the annoying success of some of his tracks in this album, in fact I don't think when he was making the album thought if some songs will be the headline of some brands or anything. You know in the end, you should go buy this record, forget wherever you listen previously, and enjoy a truly classic, with truly electronic power of the 90's.

not really my advice... I think that Rockafella skank is one of this rare tracks wich can blow up every party in evry street of evrywhere in the world.
Ok: now, that sounds commercial, marketed, targeted, but this is not highly minded music; it's perhaps the only electronic lethal weapon you've got in your collection to make everybody rising their hand during your heavy dully party of specialist.
Norman cook, a new rockstar?

Have to agree with Illabadilla on all s. I thought "Praise You" was depressing and "Rockafella" skank was just annoying. The other singles I quite liked, and all the other tracks are very good, but "Acid 8000" is just incredible - his best track by far IMHO.
Buy it if you don't already own it - its well cheap now.