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You've Come A Long Way, Baby - Fatboy Slim
Rating: 8/10

As I am not much of a techno fan, I surprisingly did enjoy this album. Most of the tunes ended up stuck in my head so I couldn't hate them. The music is great and diverse. The few vocals that are on the album flow with the music and help breakup the beats. Even the semi-digitalized voice in "Kalifornia" works great with the rest of the song. Some songs on this album are dancing music and others are movie-soundtrack music.

Almost all of the songs have definitive lyrics that go along with the song and song-title. "Love Island" has a great soft introduction, then goes into a great "get up & dance" beat that just breaks in and catches your attention. The humorously-annoying-obscene tune, "In Heaven", aside from the lyrics, has a great musical catchiness that actually works. Also, the little radio station thing at the end of "Right Here, Right Now" is cute and shows off Cook's sense of humour.

"Praise You" does not represent the album, although "Rockefeller Skank" definitely does. This album isn't a pure dance album, but one you can actually listen to as well.

Track List
  1. Right Here, Right Now
  2. Rockefeller Skank
  3. In Heaven
  4. Gangster Trippin'
  5. Build It Up-Tear It Down
  6. Kalifornia
  7. Soul Surfing
  8. You're Not From Brighton
  9. Praise You
  10. Love Island
  11. Acid 8000

Best Aspect: Listenable
Worst Aspect: Length
Yay: In Heaven, Love Island, Gangster Trippin'
Nay: Praise You
The Hits: Praise You, Rockefeller Skank, Gangster Trippin'
Similar: Chemical Brothers, Moby
Style: Techno, Dance

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