Customer Reviews

Signature Series 1: Greatest Remixes

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This CD is a nice teaser for Fatboy Slim's upcoming follow-up to "You've Come A Long Way, Baby." While a few worthy mixes were omitted (Beastie Boys' "Body Movin'" and Cornershop's "Brimful of Asha"), this fact illustrates the point that this is a CD of "greatest remixes," not necessarily the most well-known. Of course we have Wildchild's "Renegade Master" which every Fatboy fan knows about. However, we've got nine other mixes which aren't so well-known yet (though I think Underworld's "King Of Snake" has mainstream potential). As for the CD itself, it's very good at making you get off that booty and shaking it. To me, the standout remix is "King Of Snake." Fatboy builds on the tribal dude saying "Snake fighting, life fighting" until you hear "Snake!" Then, the bass and rhythm constantly EXPLODES in true Fatboy style. This CD is mostly in the tradition of Fatboy's previous work; bottom line - if you like what Fatboy did before, you'll like this. Just don't count on sitting down by the time you get to Jean Jacques Perry's "E.V.A." You're gonna move one way or another. Wanna feel good? Pop this in the player and press "play."

This CD is pretty good. Although some of you might already have "Renegade Master" or "King of Snake" the other remixes are a must to complete your Fatboy Collection. To hunt down all of these remixes and import the singles would cost me 10 times the amount I paid for this CD. Unlike the new Fatboy/Norman Cook Collection, these songs were all made after Fatboy left Beats International. I also recommend the Fatboy/Norman Cook Collection if you want some pre-Fatboy songs.

How ironic that I only learned about the existence of Greatest Remixes after looking up the much more publicized On The Floor at the Boutique on Amazon, and ended up liking this much better. It's akin to liking and pursuing a girl, being introduced to a girlfriend of that girl by the girl, and ending up dating the friend instead. Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed On The Floor, and gave it 4 stars, but it wasn't quite what I wanted and warned others that it isn't an album full of Rockafeller Skanks. Now this, this is more like it! You may sense a formula as you go from song to song, but the contexts in which that formula is applied are different enough to make the songs distinctive as they hit the spot one after another. I was especially elated on getting my hands on Get Up! Go Insane! I freaked out when I saw the video three years ago in Greece and I could never find it anywhere! Oh, the joy I felt when I finally heard the schizophrenic version of Jump Around again, complete with a change of pace in the middle that surprised me at first, but which I've grown to love. Ideally for me, all of his songs would combine such feverishness, aggressiveness and festiveness, stuff that would keep me pounding a dance floor or pounding the weights at the gym for hours. But then again, my musical nirvana would be someone else's complaints of monotony. The more laid back tracks are still quite good to me. Magic Carpet Ride amuses me because it's Fatboy Slim collaborating with a previous incarnation of Fatboy Slim, creating a delightfully demented fusion. It should be called "The Fatboy Slim VS Mighty Dub Katz in the Norman Cook Dimension Remix". Basically, my previous hunch was right. This album comes a lot closer to the "You've Come a Long Way, Baby" experience. I've been accused of growing too comfortable with the Fatboy style (when I slaughtered the Groove Armada album) and the point is taken, but man, if comfort feels so good then get me some more pillows because I wanna hang around for a while.

Most of this disc is mediocre. Fatboy Slim gives us a lot of mixes that are pretty good but not anything special, and when there's this many, we see the limitations in his style. However, three songs are simply incredible and really must be heard: Wildchild's "Renegade Master", Christopher Just's "I'm A Disco Dancer", and Underworld's "King of Snake". They all follow the Fatboy formula, but it seems like he does a much better job. These three are moments worthy of his best original productions. So this may not be a necessary purchase, but there are some great parts to it.

Fatboy's latest release, "Fatboy Slims Greatest remixes" is nothing new to most fans of the great Mr. Cook, and as a fan I was really dissapointed with this release. The content is simply a hash of the remixes he has done for oother poeple. However, I am waiting with heated anticipation for "The Fatboy Slim/Norman Cook Collection" on Mar. 27 and hope that this album will be better. I do not reccomend this album unless you are a hardcore fan.

OK, I am not a big Beastie Boys fan, and this album ("Greatest" Remixes) reminds me of their style - loud, brash, unmelodic, hardcore. I couldn't listen to two tracks in a row without popping out the CD. I would've given this CD only one star, but I realize that it might be suitable for some people who liked that "Insane in the Membrane" sound I thought we got rid of a few years ago. As a note, I do have and enjoy "The Norman Cook/Fatboy Collection" and "Live from the Big Beat Boutique." Both of those CDs have some variety. This one is just loud and brash all the way through.

As an avid Fatboy Slim fan, I can say that this CD isn't in the same style as his past couple CDs, but it's actually a little more laid back for an easy listen. It has some upbeat songs, and some smooth, almost instrumental songs. All in all, it makes a good driving CD or casual listening CD. I'm glad I bought it.

I absolutely LOVE this CD. With the job that I have I spend nearly 10+ hrs a day listening to CD's. In an average day.. I listen to this one at least twice. The energy is evident right off the bad with "Renegade Master" and continues thruoghout the CD to the last track. Having a bad day? Pop in this CD. I know it gets me going!

I can't see anyone justify these as his greatest anything. His studio work clearly outshines most of the mixes here. There are no fewer than three Fatboy Slim collections released in the last year, including this one and Hip-O Records' "Fatboy Slim/Norman Cook Collection". Both strike me as minor-label attempts to make a quick buck on a big star. If you want a primer, get Better Living Through Technology. If you want a greatest-hits album, wait until he compiles one, rather than settling for this.

Whenever i buy a single and discover there is a Fatboy Slim remix on it, i'm practically ecstatic. I guess i've sort of become a collector of Fatboy Slim and Urban Takeover Remixes but boy were my eyes wide when i saw this CD, Mr. Cook's best remixes all on one CD! Renegade Master (single) was my first Fatboy Purchase and still my favorite remix, and that hooked me, i'm now an avid Fatboy Slim Fan and this is a very welcome addition to my large collection of CD's (I'm a DJ) Every track is Fatboy Funkified and i totally recommend it to any fatboy slim fan that has heard something other than Praise you and the Rockafeller Skank. This is some great stuff. Love, Peace and Grease, ya'll, enjoy!