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Formed: 1991
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For 15 years The Prodigy is at the controls… a long haul from that first east London gig.
Standout moments? How about playing Charly for the first time at Telepathy 1991 and Limelight in New York 1992. Keith in the perspex ball for ‘Break And Enter’ 1995. Maxim’s vocal debut on record with ‘Poison’. The Glastonbury take-over and floor collapsing at Brixton. Riots in an oversold Greek gig and stage invasion madness at Brighton Essential Festival. Playing war torn Beirut and spitting fury at 100,000 people in Moscow’s Red Square. Attacking American MTV with Firestarter. The banned Smack My Bitch Up video. Liam’s Dirtchamber bootleg mix album. Rocking the Coachella festival in L.A with pure British style. Triumphant return to the English charts at number 1 with Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned. 2006 saw a blistering headline performance at Isle of Wight festival and being the first dance/rock band to headline at the Download festival.
In 2007, The Prodigy entered a new chapter of their career, signing a deal with UK independent label, Cooking Vinyl, to set up their own label Take Me To The Hospital. The label, which will be the platform for their next album release, will subsequently act as an outlet for new talent that they find. Much of that year was spent writing and recording new material for their forthcoming album Invaders Must Die, due for release in March 2009. |
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wikipedia sez...
The Prodigy are a British electronica act,
consisting of Liam Howlett (keyboards), Keith
Flint (vocalist/dancer) and Maxim (vocalist,
live MC). Leeroy Thornhill (dancer) was also
a member of the band from 1990 to 2000. A
female dancer/vocalist called Sharky was also
briefly associated with the band during their
early period. The Prodigy first emerged on
the underground rave scene in the early
1990s, and since then have achieved immense
popularity and worldwide renown. Some of
their most popular songs include
"Charly," "Out of
Space," "Smack My Bitch
Up," "No Good (Start the
Dance)," "Breathe" and
"Firestarter." The Prodigy have
developed various styles over time, initially
pioneering the underground rave scene, and
now creating techno tracks with punk vocal
elements.
Formed in Essex, England, the Prodigy started
life with an initial 10-track demo by Liam
Howlett, put together on a Roland W-30
sequencer keyboard. XL Recordings picked up
the demo and an initial 12" pressing
of What Evil Lurks was released in February
1991. The band's name is thought to have
come from the keyboard Moog Prodigy (created
by Robert Moog)
The band's first performance was at Four
Aces in Hackney, London. Charly, released six
months later, was a huge hit in the British
rave scene of the time, catapulting the band
into the wider public consciousness for the
first time. Some critics were later to
identify the release of Charly, with its
memorable sample of a government television
infomercial aimed at children (Charley Says),
as the song that instigated the ultimate
destruction of the underground rave scene,
opening the door to a flood of rave tracks
many of the genre's devotees considered of
lesser quality, such as Urban Hype's Trip
to Trumpton, and Smart E's Sesame's
Treet. Charly was soon followed by the
band's first full length album, The
Prodigy Experience, widely regarded as one of
the finest examples of the rave genre ever
recorded.
After this album, and the run of singles that
accompanied it, the Prodigy moved to distance
themselves from the "kiddie
rave" reputation that now dogged them.
The rave scene was beginning to implode, with
promises of "anti-rave"
legislation on the horizon. In 1993, Howlett
released an anonymous white label, bearing
only the title Earthbound I. Its hypnotic,
hard-edged sound won wide underground
approval. Many former critics of the band
were astounded when they finally acknowledged
responsibility for the record. It was
officially released as One Love later that
year, and went on to chart at #8 in the UK.
In 1994, the Prodigy's second album, Music
for the Jilted Generation, displayed a much
wider spectrum of musical style. Heavyweight
dancefloor tunes still abounded, but were
complemented by more unusual tracks such as 3
Kilos, and rock-oriented inclinations (Their
Law). The album was nominated for a Mercury
Music Prize. In the liner notes, the band did
not hesitate to succinctly express their
feelings for the newly-passed Criminal
Justice and Public Order Act:
"HOW CAN THE GOVERNMENT STOP YOUNG
PEOPLE HAVING A GOOD TIME. FIGHT THIS
BOLLOCKS."
The international success of Music for the
Jilted Generation meant that touring beyond
the UK was now a viable prospect. The band
augmented their line-up with guitarist Jim
Davies (from the group Pitchshifter) in 1995
for tracks such as Their Law, Break And Enter
95, and various live-only interludes and
versions. The 1996 release of Firestarter,
featuring vocals for the first time courtesy
of a new-look Keith Flint, helped the band
break into the US and other overseas markets,
and reached number one in the UK. In this
year the Prodigy also headlined the
prestigious Lollapalooza festival. The
Prodigy have toured all over the world,
including Beirut and Moscow's Red Square.
The third Prodigy album, The Fat of the Land,
was released in 1997. Like its predecessors,
the album represented a new milestone in the
evolution of both the band and the wider
mainstream dance scene. Featuring simplified
melodies, sparser sampling, and more
sneering, punk-like vocals, the album
nevertheless retained the bone-jarring breaks
and buzzsaw synth so idiomatic of the band.
The album cemented the band's position as
one of the most internationally successful
acts in the hard dance genre, entering the
British and American charts at number one.
The best selling single, Breathe (1996), was
taken from this album.
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