Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
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| Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars | ||
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| Missing image Half_Way_Between_the_Gutter_and_the_Stars_album_cover.jpg ALbum Cover | ||
| Cassette, CD & Vinyl LP by Fatboy Slim | ||
| Released | November 7, 2000 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Electronica | |
| Length | 68 min 14 sec | |
| Record label | Skint | |
| Producer | Fatboy Slim | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 4 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040403251443301584&sql=Ari6xlffe0cqq) |
| Robert Christgau | A- | link (http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=453&name=Fatboy+Slim) |
| NME | unrated | link (http://www.nme.com/reviews/6117.htm) |
| Rolling Stone | 3.5 stars out of 5 | (RS 854) (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=78059&cf=2640) |
| Q | 4 stars out of 5 | (October 2000) (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=118112&resource=118112&fixture_artist=142845) |
| Fatboy Slim Chronology | ||
| You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998) | Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars (2000) | Live on Brighton Beach (2002) |
Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars is the third studio album by Fatboy Slim. It was released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). It features Macy Gray, Ashley Slater, Bootsy Collins, Roland Clark and Roger Sanchez.
Track Listing
- "Talking Bout My Baby"
(Anthony/Bricusse/Hall/Hall/Hirsch/Ross/Slim) - 3:43 - "Star 69" (Clark/Slim) - 5:43
- "Sunset" (Bird of Prey)
(Densmore/Krieger/Manzarek/Morrison/Slim) - 6:49 - "Love Life" with Macy Gray - 6:58
- "Ya Mama"
(Cutlass/Finley/Heckstallsmith/Hiseman/Slim/Smith) - 5:38 - "Mad Flava" (Fatboy Slim) - 4:33
- "Retox" with Ashley Slater - 5:17
- "Weapon of Choice" with Bootsy Collins - 5:45
- "Drop the Hate" (Fatboy Slim) - 5:30
- "Demons" with Macy Gray - 6:52
- "Song for Shelter" with Roland Clark and Roger Sanchez - 11:26
Frank Herbert influence
Many may have noticed in the track "Weapon of Choice" the second verse's lyrics are "Walk without Rhythm, and it won't attract the worm." These words are taken from the Science Fiction series, "Dune" written by Frank Herbert. In the books, when walking over the desert, natives avoid summoning the dangerous, large worm-like creatures by walking with oddly timed, rhythmless steps. Thus meaning they will not attract the worm.