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THE PRODIGY - Their Law: The Singles (1990-2005)
Hearing a Prodigy
track, you instantly identify it as that - both listenable and danceable, as well
as inciting in a live set-up as a rock show. When The
Prodigy hit the scene, dance music changed forever. Utilizing
new technology, Liam Howlett incorporated a punk sense and harder edge in the
beats and injection of heavy guitars and attitude. In the process he created a
whole new genre that was far more than mere break-beat, techno-rave or electronic-rock.
On the Experience album the tunes were still quite accessible to more commercial
listeners and dance fans, but the brilliant Music For The Jilted Generation
follow-up stepped it up several notches, heavying things up more than just a touch
without losing the utterly infectious hooks and tunes. But with Fat Of The
Land they exploded, dancers Keith and Maxim also promoted to vocals. Here
the live performances also transmogrified into full-blown rock shows with live
drums and guitars on stage (the tour even swinging by South Africa). On the most
recent album (Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned), Liam, the single musical
creative force behind The Prodigy pretty much ran the show solo with longtime
companions Keith and Maxim not in sight. Soundtracks have utilized Prodigy
tracks from The Matrix to Charlie's Angels, a scene instantly charged
with both mood and energy. If like me you own all of the albums (several special
singles with B-sides and mixes also released), this collection may not be of much
use unless you're a flaming fan who wants everything. And those who only have
Firestarter somewhere on a compilation, do yourself a favour and pick it
up. This collection of singles is not in any chronological order. Tracks from
The Prodigy
Experience include Jericho, Charly, Out Of
Space, and Everybody In The Place. Classics from Jilted Generation
comprise Their Law, Poison, Voodoo People, No Good, and One Love.
Their biggest album Fat Of The Land had loads of cool tracks (just like
Jilted), but it's limited here to the top singles Firestarter, Breathe,
and Smack My Bitch Up (which got a groundbreaking video prohibited in many
areas). Singles from the latest album include Girls, Spitfire, and Hot
Ride. We hope Howlett won't take as long with another record as the gap between
the last two, and that his retirement is far off, because God knows we need some
true rebellion in dance music amid all the clichés and fakes.
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