Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 days Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0017046620321 Label: Astralwerks Manufacturer: Astralwerks Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Astralwerks Release Date: September 23, 1997 Sales Rank: 12597 Studio: Astralwerks
Album Description: U.S. debut for the first album by this ex-Housemartins and ex-Beats International instrumental act with two bonus cuts, 'Michael Jackson' and 'Next To Nothing', both previously only available as B-sides on the U.K. CD single for 'Going Out My Head'. 12 tracks total, also featuring 'Going Out Of My Head', 'Song For Lindy' and 'Everybody Needs A 303'. The album's full title is 'Better Living Through Chemistry'. 1997 Astralwerks release.
Amazon.com: Fatboy Slim (also known as Norman Cook, formally of the Housemartins) has composed a collection of tracks so dependent on samples that they'll keep 'Name That Tune' fans busy for hours. The single 'Going out of My Head' is crafted with funky beats thrown down on top of the guitar riff from the Who's classic 'I Can't Explain.' Mr. Slim borrows, begs, and steals from some of the best. You'll hear obvious influences from every genre from industrial to house. But these songs do not mimic; rather, Cook takes the established and reinvents it, mixes it up, rearranges it. The result is an energized, motivating, even endearing big-beat album that feels, grooves, and moves from beginning to end. --Beth Bessmer
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Rating: - a good dance album
This is Fatboy Slim's first american debut, before he made it big. It's a good solid techo/dance album and can make anybody move around at your next party. It's full of samples and funky beats.
Rating: - Musically weak - later work is far stronger
Having really enjoyed 'You've come a long way baby' - one of my favorite albums - I had high hopes for this work, after all, they are just a year or two apart. Oh, was I disappointed.
Perhaps if one were thrashing around at a rave party while out of their gourd on X, then this album would sound a little better, but stone cold sober I really had a hard time with this ensemble. The constant looped samples just repeat and repeat seemingly, in some instances, for ever. I see this album almost as a test case for Cook's later - and musically far better - work. One can really see the roots here of how this style and sound was massaged and refined into something much more musically coherent with 'You've come a long way baby'.
Song For Lindy stands out as one of the more tolerable tracks along with Going Out of My Head, Everybody Needs a 303 and Michael Jackson. The guitar riff in Santa Cruz never ... Read More
Rating: - Norman Cook Becomes Fatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim AKA Norman Cook had been part of many projects though the years like Beats International, Housemartins, Pizzaman etc. But it was as Fatboy Slim he was going to become most succesful. "You've Come a Long Way Baby" became one of the most popular dance albums of the 90's and Norman Cook both had hit singles and won awards for his music. The music was fun, catchy and very commericial. "Better Living Through Chemistry" was where the Fatboy Slim experience started though, released in 1996 (two years prior to the big break) it was a fresh new dance album from an artist full of odd ideas. He does sample alot, The Who's riff from "I Can't Explain" is sampled on "What Goes Out Of My Head" and Negativeland's self titled song on his "Michael Jackson". But this is far from a commercial album, it's more of a underground big beat album like early Chemical Brothers or Propellerheads. It doesn't use many vocals either, ... Read More
Rating: - Better Get Better Living Through Chemistry
Great CD. Great to listen to when working out or working through traffic.
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