Norman Cook Collection - Fatboy Slim > Reviews

Advantages: Gives Normans fans an idea of how his musical taste and talent has developed
Disadvantages: May not be to everyone's taste

Norman Cook really first arrived on the music scene by developing his dj'ing skills on Brightons club scene at the early age of 18 whilst he was studying at the University of Brighton. A little while on in 1985 a friend of Cook's named Paul Heaton had a new guitar group called the Housemartins, but unfortunately they had just lost their bass player, so Heaton then contacted Cook who agreed to be their new bass player. The Housemartins had a few ... Read review

Advantages: Great tracks, gives an insight into his older music style
Disadvantages: Drum loops are a bit old

...compilation cd features tracks from Norman Cook's early days. Granted, most of the tracks are from Beats International, but this is for the simple reason that they are very good. Check out the first track, Wont Talk About It. Funky guitars and high pitched vocals both provided by Billy Bragg. Its a very simple track with the drums sounding like a Yamamha keyboard, but all adds to the effect. Then we pass through his excellent remixes, like Wildchild's ... Read review