I Think We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat - The BPA (Brighton Port Authority)
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  • Summary: Norman Cook (also known as Fatboy Slim) releases his debut album under the alias The BPA.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 17
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  1. Billboard
    80
    Cook bursts back with Brighton Port Authority, a project that liberates him from the "electronic dance artist" identity crisis and allows his production talents to shine.
  2. Q Magazine
    60
    If the whole is too eclectic to eclipse the sum of its parts, it's an exhilarating diversion. [Apr 2009, p.100]
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  3. Uncut
    60
    Some tracks feel throwaway, but goodtime vibes prevail. [Apr 2009, p.80]
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  4. Blender
    60
    The mellow rethink helps Cook get over his sweaty ’90s heyday, and his buddies sound equally liberated.

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  1. misterhaan
    9
    I had some time to get into toe jam, seattle, he's frank, and should i stay or should i blow before this cd was available. in the past i've bought cds with less than four good songs, and i like most fatboy slim, so i picked this up through amazon a few days before the everywhere else release. for me, all of these songs have a getting to know you period, by which i mean they started as okay songs and got better after each of the first few times i listened to them.… Expand

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