世界最強DJ、FATBOY SLIMのデビュー・アルバム20周年記念エディションの発売に合わせ、彼が2000年に発表したサード・アルバムが、廉価版となって登場!メイシー・グレイやブーツィ・コリンズなど豪華ゲストが参加した、全英8位を記録する作品。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2016/09/02)
Q - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Dance music for grown-ups..."
Spin - 6 out of 10 - "...A post-masterpiece puzzler....it finds an edge and cuts itself open, almost shocked at its own capacity to say something new..."
Muzik - 5 out of 5 - "... Deeper and more introspective....Both thumping and atmospheric, every groove is permeated with a warm glow..."
Alternative Press - 3 out of 5 - "...A genteel album that's as typified by expansive breakbeats and dirty funk as it is by hard dance rhythms and Big-Beat nostalgia..."
Rolling Stone - Included in Rolling Stone's "Top 50 Albums of 2000" - "...Booty-shaking tracks surrounded by gospel-charged songs....irresistible..."
Muzik - 5 out of 5 - "... Deeper and more introspective....Both thumping and atmospheric, every groove is permeated with a warm glow..."
Q - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Dance music for grown-ups..."
Q - Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000".
Entertainment Weekly - "...An assortment of sampled or live funk-soul brothers, from Bootsy Collins to the more obscure Roland Clark...wed to club-ready tracks that are grittier, loopier, and more driving than...YOU"VE COME A LONG WAY BABY..." - Rating: B-
Alternative Press - 3 out of 5 - "...A genteel album that's as typified by expansive breakbeats and dirty funk as it is by hard dance rhythms and Big-Beat nostalgia..."
NME - 9 out of 10 - "...It's ace! True Fatboy concrete handbag-style disco-metal!! Yeah!..."
Spin - 6 out of 10 - "...A post-masterpiece puzzler....it finds an edge and cuts itself open, almost shocked at its own capacity to say something new..."
Q - Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000".
Entertainment Weekly - "...An assortment of sampled or live funk-soul brothers, from Bootsy Collins to the more obscure Roland Clark...wed to club-ready tracks that are grittier, loopier, and more driving than...YOU"VE COME A LONG WAY BABY..." - Rating: B-
Melody Maker - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Dares to go out on a potential lethal limb....Old-skool Fatboy fans will lap up the gritty, Prodigy-esque 'Yo Mama' and the kooky, slap-happy beats of 'Weapon Of Choice'..."
Mojo - "...Great pop music..."
NME - 9 out of 10 - "...It's ace! True Fatboy concrete handbag-style disco-metal!! Yeah!..."
Melody Maker - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Dares to go out on a potential lethal limb....Old-skool Fatboy fans will lap up the gritty, Prodigy-esque 'Yo Mama' and the kooky, slap-happy beats of 'Weapon Of Choice'..."
Mojo - "...Great pop music..."
Q (1/01, p.90) - Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000".
Spin (12/00, pp.213-4) - 6 out of 10 - "...A post-masterpiece puzzler....it finds an edge and cuts itself open, almost shocked at its own capacity to say something new..."
Q (12/00, p.122) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Dance music for grown-ups..."
Muzik (11/00, p.83) - 5 out of 5 - "... Deeper and more introspective....Both thumping and atmospheric, every groove is permeated with a warm glow..."
Entertainment Weekly (11/10/00, p.88) - "...An assortment of sampled or live funk-soul brothers, from Bootsy Collins to the more obscure Roland Clark...wed to club-ready tracks that are grittier, loopier, and more driving than...YOU"VE COME A LONG WAY BABY..." - Rating: B-
Melody Maker (11/14/00, p.51) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Dares to go out on a potential lethal limb....Old-skool Fatboy fans will lap up the gritty, Prodigy-esque 'Yo Mama' and the kooky, slap-happy beats of 'Weapon Of Choice'..."
Alternative Press (12/00, p.89) - 3 out of 5 - "...A genteel album that's as typified by expansive breakbeats and dirty funk as it is by hard dance rhythms and Big-Beat nostalgia..."
Mojo (12/00, p.114) - "...Great pop music..."
NME (11/4/00, p.45) - 9 out of 10 - "...It's ace True Fatboy concrete handbag-style disco-metal Yeah..."
Rovi
This is Norman Cook's follow up album to 1998's 'You've Come A Long Way Baby'. It is his first to feature guest vocalists, and includes performances by Macy Gray and Bootsy Collins. The singles, 'Sunset (Bird Of Prey)', 'Demons' and 'Star 69' are included.|
Rovi