The Prodigy

[motorollin]

bloodline wrote:
I saw the Prodigy live at the IoW festival last weekend, they were really good.

My boss was there and said they were amazing. He was fked the whole weekend :lol:

bloodline wrote:
Fat of the Land is a great album, notice however, that Firestarter sits very uncomfortably with the other tracks it was clearly written for another project.

Y'know, that didn't really occur to me. But then, there's an element of discomfort around the whole album IMO. Not that that's a bad thing; music is supposed to evoke emotion, whether comfortable or uncomfortable.

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moto

[Cyberus]

Saw Prodigy at Glasonbury 1997, and they were absolutely amazing.

I think I probably prefer their first album tho'

P.S. There are quite a few classically trained pianists producing electronic music motorollin - Trent Reznor of NIN is one, I think Aphex Twin is another

[bloodline]

motorollin wrote:

bloodline wrote:
I saw the Prodigy live at the IoW festival last weekend, they were really good.

My boss was there and said they were amazing. He was fked the whole weekend :lol:

I spent the three days sat in the main field eating nothing but hog roast and drinking (free) cider... And getting sun burnt... brilliant!! :-D

bloodline wrote:
Fat of the Land is a great album, notice however, that Firestarter sits very uncomfortably with the other tracks it was clearly written for another project.

Y'know, that didn't really occur to me. But then, there's an element of discomfort around the whole album IMO. Not that that's a bad thing; music is supposed to evoke emotion, whether comfortable or uncomfortable.

Ahhh, yes, I didn't mean it as a negative thing... I just find stuff like that VERY interesting... it suggests there might be some unreleased material that is closer in style to Firestarter, just sitting on tapes... waiting for a release  ;-)

[PMC]

motorollin wrote:
I bought Fat Of The Land recently, and I can't stop listening to it. Alright it's repetitive and totally obnoxious, and as a musician everything I know about music tells me I should hate it, but I just love it for a reason I can't explain. Any other fans here?

Yep, despite all of the above I love the Prodigy too!

I was roped into a 3.5 mile competitive run with work last week and brought my MP3 player for inspiration.  Just as I was running out of energy, Braintree's finest kicked in with "Smack My {bleep} Up", followed by "Spitfire".

It was sufficient to power me to 229th out of 1664 runners with a time of 25min 40sec.

Get in!

[X-ray]

"...Braintree's finest kicked in with "Smack My {bleep} Up", ..."

And that has always been one of my favourite music videos of all time. In fact it is a great song all round.

[PMC]

Yeah,

My mate's missus went loopy when I suggested that they play that track as she's walking down the aisle.

She was still none too impressed when I came up with the Imperial March from Empire Strikes Back and the Chilli Pepper's Give it Away Now.

[X-ray]

You could have told your mate that according to the music video, that song would not be appropriate anyway, unless of course your 'mate' is also female
Now at a lesbian wedding, that would be a hell of a song to play...

[motorollin]

I have just downloaded and watched the Smack My {bleep} Up video, and I have to admit I was a little shocked by it. I was also unsure what the point was. Was this supposed to be a reflection of the way people behave? Or was it glorifying this behaviour? Or maybe it was meant to show that women are just as bad as men when it comes to drinking, taking drugs, and behaving violently.

Even so, I can't see why anyone would try to ban this video. I have seen a lot worse on national television and in films. Why is it that when a music video contains something distasteful people try to ban it, as if music videos aren't allowed to show the darker side of life? If you don't like it, nobody is forcing you to watch it...

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moto

motorollin wrote:
I have just downloaded and watched the Smack My {bleep} Up video, and I have to admit I was a little shocked by it. I was also unsure what the point was. Was this supposed to be a reflection of the way people behave? Or was it glorifying this behaviour? Or maybe it was meant to show that women are just as bad as men when it comes to drinking, taking drugs, and behaving violently.

Even so, I can't see why anyone would try to ban this video. I have seen a lot worse on national television and in films. Why is it that when a music video contains something distasteful people try to ban it, as if music videos aren't allowed to show the darker side of life? If you don't like it, nobody is forcing you to watch it...

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moto

There are people in society that like to control what others can and cannot do.  It makes them feel powerful.

In my experience they are either short/fat/ugly/sex-deprived/weak or lonely, or a combination of several/all of these traits.

[motorollin]

I think those people should be banned! :lol:

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moto

[X-ray]

@ moto

"...Or maybe it was meant to show that women are just as bad as men when it comes to drinking, taking drugs, and behaving violently..."

Ja, that is partly the way I see it.

[bloodline]

Nah... The SMBU video is jsut someone out on the razz for a night... with the amusing Hichcockian twist at the end. Makes a good story, nothing more :-)

[x56h34]

I used to listen to the Prodigy a lot. I still do, but I think that their latest stuff is not as exciting as the classics.

Saw them live twice, in Belgrade/Serbia in 1995 and then once again in 1998 I believe, in Toronto/Canada.

I was hooked for the first two albums. Experience and Jilted were simply magical...works of art.

Fat of the Land and AONO...OK I guess, but nothing really groundbreaking as the first two were.

[bloodline]

x56h34 wrote:
I used to listen to the Prodigy a lot. I still do, but I think that their latest stuff is not as exciting as the classics.

Saw them live twice, in Belgrade/Serbia in 1995 and then once again in 1998 I believe, in Toronto/Canada.

I was hooked for the first two albums. Experience and Jilted were simply magical...works of art.

Fat of the Land and AONO...OK I guess, but nothing really groundbreaking as the first two were.

Funny... I think FOTL has some of The Prodigy's most groundbreaking tracks... :-? :-D

[x56h34]

bloodline wrote:

Funny... I think FOTL has some of The Prodigy's most groundbreaking tracks... :-? :-D

A friend says the same thing as you do. :-)

Perhaps the Prodigy changed their style/direction towards different tastes with FOTL, and such a move didn't really do it for me.

I liked their move towards a slightly different style from Experience to Jilted. That was brilliant, IMHO.

Anyways, it could be a classic case of difference in tastes that's a problem here, which is hard to argue/debate. :-)

[uncharted]

I can not hold back from posting in this thread any longer!!!

Liam himself said that FoTL was just a continuation of Jilted and not really anything new.

FoTL is essentially the Firestarter album which is probably (despite a number of good songs - SMBU, Funky S***) my least favourite Prodigy album.  There's too many vocals on here where they're not necessary.  Prime example being Mindfields, which should have been a great instumental/sample driven track but is screwed up with Maxim's vocals.

Serial Thrilla (or Cereal Thrilla as CDDB called it in iTunes) and Fuel My Fire are two of the worst Prodigy Tracks ever released. (BGAT is of course the worst)