10 Albums You Loved As A Teen (But Should Never Listen To Again)
10. You've Come A Long Way, Baby (Fatboy Slim)
Released: 1998.
Why You Shouldn't Listen: Do you want to tell pals that you've reacquainted yourself with an artist who calls himself 'Fatboy Slim'? Well, do you? Dodgy, so-90s-it-hurts name aside, Norman Cook's second full release lacks the cool it once did. Some of the bigger hits are overplayed too.
'Right Here, Right Now' and 'Praise You' admittedly hold some of their weight, but 'The Rockafeller Skank' is an atrocious listen in 2019. That repeated refrain of, "Right about now, the funk soul brother. Check it out now, the funk soul brother" is mildly irritating after the third go-around, and tracks like 'F*cking In Heaven', 'Gangster Tripping' and 'Acid 8000' all reveal Norm's middle class wannabe hip.
This is one to leave on the shelf, or at the back of your brain. When heard in full these days, it's a reminder that ol' Slim only had a few good songs in his locker. Other sounds like they were drummed up on PSOne gem Music 2000.