Palookaville [Limited Edition with Free Astralwerks Sampler]

Palookaville [Limited Edition with Free Astralwerks Sampler]

ASIN: B0002Y4T8I

Editorial Reviews
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Working with Blur on their Think Tank album clearly made an impact on Norman Cook. Palookaville, his fourth outing as cartoon dance hero Fatboy Slim, has a distinctly beatnik theme running through it. It also relies more on real instruments and proper songs, rather than Cook's laptop and fun floor fillers, swapping instant thrills for something longer lasting. That said it's unmistakably a Fatboy Slim record, and a pretty phenomenal one at that.

The trademark beach party anthems are still there. The Latino shake of "Wonderful Night," "El Bebe Masoquista"'s electro-funk, and single "Slash Dot Dash" with its snarling surf guitar all prove that there's life in Bigbeat yet. But it's the mellower tracks that stand-up to constant rewinds. "North West Three," a dreamy twilight tune dedicated to wife Zoe Ball, is a gorgeously romantic swayer and plinky hobo ditty "Put It Back Together" delivers a ramshackle shot of optimism in the Think Tank style, complete with a drowsy Damon Albarn. Meanwhile, the moody sub-bass rumble of "Long Way From Home" and road movie rocker "Push and Shove" find the middle ground and demonstrate that Cook's imagination is as active as ever.

All the usual cut'n'paste musical bric-a-brac's there. All the wackiness and cool grooves remain. It's just that this time they sound just as good in the living room as they do on the dance-floor. --Dan Gennoe

Tracks:

Don't Let The Man Get You Down
Slash Dot Dash
Wonderful Night (featuring Lateef)
Long Way From Home (featuring Jonny Quality)
Put It Back Together (featuring Damon Albarn)
El Bebe Masoquista
Push And Shove (featuring Justin Robertson)
North West Three
The Journey (featuring Lateef)
JIN GO LO BA
Song For Chesh
The Joker (featuring Bootsy Collins)

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Working with Blur on their Think Tank album clearly made an impact on Norman Cook. Palookaville, his fourth outing as cartoon dance hero Fatboy Slim, has a distinctly beatnik theme running through it. It also relies more on real instruments and proper songs, rather than Cook's laptop and fun floor fillers, swapping instant thrills for something longer lasting. That said it's unmistakably a Fatboy Slim record, and a pretty phenomenal one at that.

The trademark beach party anthems are still there. The Latino shake of "Wonderful Night," "El Bebe Masoquista"'s electro-funk, and single "Slash Dot Dash" with its snarling surf guitar all prove that there's life in Bigbeat yet. But it's the mellower tracks that stand-up to constant rewinds. "North West Three," a dreamy twilight tune dedicated to wife Zoe Ball, is a gorgeously romantic swayer and plinky hobo ditty "Put It Back Together" delivers a ramshackle shot of optimism in the Think Tank style, complete with a drowsy Damon Albarn. Meanwhile, the moody sub-bass rumble of "Long Way From Home" and road movie rocker "Push and Shove" find the middle ground and demonstrate that Cook's imagination is as active as ever.

Customer Reviews:

loving it!!.......2007-03-12

heard it at a pizzaria and had to go buy it...
such happy music and you cant help getting up and dancing to it.
Thanks for the fast service.

Welcome home, Slim.......2005-07-26

Like a lot of people (critics AND fans alike), I didn't like Fatboy Slim's third studio album Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars except for, of course, "Weapon of Choice". But I decided to give him another chance when I discovered that Palookaville was out.

Now, as other reviewers have been mentioning, this album has more of a hip-hop-flavored feel, which may be a little overpowering if not taken lightly. Some fans don't seem to like that, but I still think there are some nice tracks on here. "Song For Chesh" is a nice instrumental, and "Long Way From Home" contains some pretty unique sounds. And one of my favorites is a song that other people don't seem to like, "Slash Dot Dash".

Other good songs are "Mi Bebé Masoquista" and my personal favorite, the old-school-soul-sounding "Put It Back Together". And Bootsy Collins shows up once again for a nice cover of Steve Miller Band's "The Joker". Another good song is "Wonderful Night", which features help from a singer/rapper named Lateef. But sometimes his rhymes can get a little corny, like in the otherwise outstanding "The Journey" (it's not cool to still be saying "I'm so `bout it, `bout it", man).

My only other real concern is that "Jin Go Lo Ba" claims to be a sample, when really Fatboy lifted the whole song. Basically, Palookaville will still make you dance, but it might not necessarily make you want to jump up and dance; thus, it isn't quite as memorable as his landmark album You've Come a Long Way, Baby. But it's still quality music, so you really shouldn't object to picking it up.

Anthony Rupert

One really cool party album........2005-07-19

Yesterday I first heard the whole Palookaville album. I was on a party and someone put it in a cd player and I think it stayed there the whole night. It really created a perfect party mood. I didn't know this album could be so good. I knew The Joker before and I thought it was one really nice song, but I never took the time to listen to the whole album. Now I know what I've been missing out. Although I usually don't like electronics (well, there are some exceptions) I totally loved this album. My favourite songs are The Joker, Wonderful Night and the best song on this album Don't Let The Man. Now, I just can't stop listening to this song. It is so good, that I just can't get enough of it.
So, this album is definitely a must have.

Own it!.......2005-03-03

I am a man of few words so here goes - this was one of the best albums of 2004! Without a doubt, FatBoy's best. There are really catchy tunes, great dance grooves, sing-a-longs and a sense of humor which is hard to find these days. Worth listening to from start to finish. Trust me - television will be sampling this one for years! I've already heard bits of this CD in the background of a couple of shows this week. Worth a listen.

This Rocks.......2005-02-13

I bought this album on a lark because I liked his "You've Come a Long Way Baby" and this blows that out of the water. If you want something that will make you wiggle uncontrollably in your seat, buy this one.

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