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Song Title Time Price 4:01 $0.99 Visit our audio page for more information Includes the bonus tracks "Close To Home" and "What They R Looking For". --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Cook gave plenty of indication in press releases that this record would be different from the norm. He's declared a renewed interest in hip-hop over dance music, dance being a genre that is going through a dry spell. I couldn't agree more with Cook. Trip-hop and hip-hop DJs with inventive turntablism have dominated my techno section in my CD case since the "The Rockafeller Skank" days. Cook has great instincts when it comes to his studio albums. None of his studio efforts sound near the same, and "Palookaville" is no exception. Fatboy mixes up a unique set of hip-hop fueled gems that stands on it's own in his discography. Some of the best tracks include "Don't Let the Man Get You Down," "Wonderful Tonight," "Put It Back Together" featuring Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz), "Mi Bebé Masoquista," and my personal favorite "North West Three". Fatboy delivers a cohesive well rounded album. There's only one dud on the album, and that is "Slash Dot Dash". I was amazed to see the video for this song on the front page of Fatboy Slim's official web page. It features the most nauseating, repetitive and annoying sample I've ever heard in a Fatboy Slim song. It's definitely a skipper. I'm also not to wild about the cover of Steve Miller's "The Joker" featuring Bootsy Collins. It doesn't do the original much justice. All and all, Cook does a great job with "Palookaville". It has some longtime listening value to it. It may not be as groundbreaking as his first three studio efforts, but I have to give him props for once again, changing it up completely, which is truly refreshing.

Palookaville Available from Amazon Price: $18.98 Updated on 12-21-2008.