You've Come A Long Way Baby (10th Anniversary Edition)

Q - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...big beat's boy wonder is aiming to make the honeymoon last as long and remains as much fun as possible....bolshy, stomping, squelching stuff that you either shuffle your feet to, wave your arms in the air with or simply pogo up and down on the spot to..." Q - Ranked #81 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" Entertainment Weekly - "...Other than the way it deftly blends obscure records, there's nothing subtle about Fatboy Slim. BABY is clever, hectic, relentless--and very of its time. It's music desperate to be noticed above the din of TV, movies, the Net, and the zillions of other records out there..." - Rating: B+ Mixmag - Included in Mixmag's "Ten Best Albums of 98" - "...Fatboy turns his 303s up to 11 with a second album that rocks from start to finish." Alternative Press - Included in AP's "10 Essential Dance Albums That Rock" - "...Norman Cook's Big Beat masterpiece is dancefloor crossover material at its finest." Q - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s." Spin - 8 (out of 10) - "...the thrill-intensive Fatboy Slim approach favors monstrous, often incongruous breaks, bass lines, and riffs, aggressively diced and looped in service of wacky, cut-and-paste juxtapositions....few dance producers working today are as keenly attuned to the pleasure principle as Norman Cook..." Mixmag - Included in Mixmag's "Ten Best Albums of 98" - "...Fatboy turns his 303s up to 11 with a second album that rocks from start to finish." Rolling Stone - "...Cook proves what all pop pros know: that obvious is harder than subtle....Cooks makes the hooks as blatant as a dance-world denizen can..." Entertainment Weekly - "...Other than the way it deftly blends obscure records, there's nothing subtle about Fatboy Slim. BABY is clever, hectic, relentless--and very of its time. It's music desperate to be noticed above the din of TV, movies, the Net, and the zillions of other records out there..." - Rating: B+ Spin - Ranked #18 on Spin's list of "Top 20 Albums of '98." Alternative Press - Included in AP's "10 Essential Dance Albums That Rock" - "...Norman Cook's Big Beat masterpiece is dancefloor crossover material at its finest." Rolling Stone - "...Cook proves what all pop pros know: that obvious is harder than subtle....Cook makes the hooks as blatant as a dance-world denizen can..." Spin - 8 (out of 10) - "...the thrill-intensive Fatboy Slim approach favors monstrous, often incongruous breaks, bass lines, and riffs, aggressively diced and looped in service of wacky, cut-and-paste juxtapositions....few dance producers working today are as keenly attuned to the pleasure principle as Norman Cook..." Spin - Ranked #68 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s." Spin - Ranked #18 on Spin's list of "Top 20 Albums of '98." Vibe - "...Taken together, the songs sum up that Fatboy appeal: a match of brawny rhythms and clever samples that recall milestones like De La Soul's 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING....He's the kind of selector who gets off on ill juxtaposition as much as on grooves..." Q - Ranked #81 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" Q - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s." CMJ - "...a lager-soaked romp through big beats, gritty grooves and silly samples..."

Originally released in 1998, but being re-released to celebrate its 10th anniversary, 'You've Come A Long Way, Baby' is widely considered to be one of the best British albums of all time. Spawning the singles, 'The Rockafeller Skank', 'Praise You', 'Right Here Right Now', 'Gangsta' Tripping'' and 'Build It Up - Tear It Down', this is the place to start for somebody forming an interest in big beat or Fatboy Slim.|