Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
by Fatboy Slim
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 2 out of 23

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  1. DJSloves
    Sep 2, 2004
    10
    THis is not Shadow,infact this is a LIGHT and brilliant Classic Album
  2. PhilM.
    Dec 15, 2001
    10
    This Album Whips the Horse's ASS!
  3. Jeff
    Mar 20, 2002
    10
    When it comes to creativity and coming up with a unique sound. Fatboy slim is where you are going to find both! Way to go Norman! Another awesome album.
  4. ToddR.
    Sep 21, 2001
    10
    This album is Fatboy Slim's best ever
  5. 5380
    Dec 20, 2019
    9
    Great album. With a big variety of songs. My favorite is "Birds of prey" but "Star 69", "Ya mama" and "mad flava" are also great. My first Fatboy's record and love it

Awards & Rankings

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#67 Most Discussed Album of 2000
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#39 Most Shared Album of 2000

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. CDNow
    40
    Obviously trying to explore horizons beyond big beat (a genre now loathed by many in his native England), Cook diversifies his palette but, as the title unfortunately foreshadows, he only gets Halfway there.
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  2. Magnet
    20
    Halfway applies Cook's fading trademark of playful repetition to similarly crackly sampling and comes up almost wholly unlikable. [#48, p.89]
  3. Checkout.com
    60
    Slim's Halfway only reaches heaven twice (Macy Gray's two star turns), and otherwise trolls, not in a gutter, but in what feels like interminable traffic. Most of Halfway's songs extend past the five minute mark, and like a movie that hasn't felt the firming up of a good editor's hands, they feel way too long. If guest vocalist Macy Gray hadn't shown up for Fatboy's party, Halfway might be the year's biggest letdown.
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