Re: fatboy slim

Tony Reid
29 Dec 98 16:28:16 -0800


JK> i caught fatboy slim spinning live saturday night here in seattle and
JK> i gotta say i was very pleased with the show...
JK> his set was almost entirely big beat, and while he didn't display any
JK> outstanding turntable acrobatics, his song selection was great and he
JK> kept the crwod groovin' right 'til the end. the buildups between some
JK> of the tracks were fantastic and had much of the dancefloor going
JK> crazy.

he may not be eligible for the skratch piklz, but he still knows how to rock
a party--the most important thing anyway...

JK> you could also tell norman was really gettin' into it himself, which
JK> is always good to see. sucks when the djs being totally technical and
JK> doesn't seem to be gettin' his groove on.

speaking as a kinda technical dj (q-bert hasn't been knocking on my door
either), if the dj seems to be getting into it, the crowd gets into it.

there's talk of great djs "communicating" w/ the crowd; norman seems more
like
he wants to jump in the middle of the dancefloor himself, but he has keep
cueing up tunes (they are *paying* him, y'know... ;))

-t