Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars [PA] by Fatboy Slim

Pros: excellent return to form for Mr Cook, a mix of the new and the old
Cons: What the f....?

I've gotta admit it- from the first time I saw that trailer for the horrible, HORRIBLE film 'Shes All That', I've been a fan of Fatboy Slim. Slim's electronica was very kewl, different to the bands around, and Right Here, Right Now and The...

Pros: a return to form for the Fatboy
Cons: some tracks are easily forgettable

Norman Cook a.k.a. Fatboy Slim has been plying his commercial take on breakbeat and instrumental hip-hop for a good few years now and helped spawn the now frowned upon genre "big-beat", but with his latest album he seems to be aiming "Halfway..." between...

Pros: Creative, great big/funky beats, full of flava, length
Cons: Macy Gray collaborations, some tracks are excessively long

Background- I bought this CD in June, so I have been listening to it for a while now. I bought 1999's You've Come A Long Way Baby, and it really impressed me a lot. I love that album and still listen to it regularly. Fatboy Slim's real...