Palookaville (2004) Should we call him Fatman? Club king Slim, a.k.a. Norman Cook, seems to have grown up a little on Palookaville , judging by melancholy numbers… Fatboy Slim
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Palookaville (2004)

Fatboy Slim
Reviewed by | Oct 08, 2004
EW's GRADE
C+

Details Release Date: Oct 05, 2004; Lead Performance: Fatboy Slim

Should we call him Fatman? Club king Slim, a.k.a. Norman Cook, seems to have grown up a little on Palookaville, judging by melancholy numbers like ''Put It Back Together.'' But his party jams — ''Slash Dot Dash'' and its high-BPM (beats-per-minute) ilk — feel half-cocked, like Cook can't quite commit to the moment. As for tracking on the Bootsy Collins-assisted cover of ''The Joker, ''let's not and say we did.

Originally posted Oct 08, 2004 Published in issue #787 Oct 08, 2004 Order article reprints