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Few albums were as eagerly anticipated as The Fat of the Land, the Prodigy's long-awaited follow-up to Music for the Jilted Generation. The Fat of the Land was touted as the album that would bring electronica/techno to a wide American audience; and indeed it went on to sell 2.8 million copies in the US. Flac The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land (1997) 24bit Vinyl Rip.zip download in high quality - Welcome! Flac-music, Hi-Res-downloads, new 24bit-music every day!

The line-up of the band has included and vocalist, dancer and vocalist (until his death in March 2019), dancer and live keyboardist (who left to pursue a solo career in 1999), and dancer and vocalist Sharky (1990-1991). Along with and, The Prodigy are credited as pioneers of the -influenced genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s. Howlett's rock inspired drum rhythms infused with electronic rave music beats/breaks were combined with Maxim's omnipresent mystique, Thornhill's shuffle dancing style and Flint's modern punk appearance.The Prodigy first emerged in the underground rave scene in the early 1990s and achieved popularity and worldwide recognition with such as ' and ', both singles coming from their UK and US chart topping album (1997). A third single from the album, “”, was also successful. They earned titles like 'the premiere dance act for the alternative masses' and 'the Godfathers of Rave', and remain one of the most successful electronic acts of all time. They have sold an estimated 25 million records worldwide, and won numerous music awards during their career, including two for Best British Dance Act, three, two, five, and received two nominations. The band was named after the synthesiserThe Prodigy were founded in, in 1990 by keyboardist and songwriter.

He had taken piano lessons in his youth and gained the ability to play difficult passages in just a few run-throughs. After he decided to pursue a music career, Howlett met dancer and vocalist in mid-1989 at a rave at which Howlett was DJing.

After Flint requested Howlett make a mix tape for him, Howlett obliged, returning a cassette several days later with a collection of his own songs on the other side. Howlett had scratched the word 'Prodigy' onto the cassette, the same name as the, and Howlett's moniker. The tape was well-received by Flint and keyboardist who developed new dance sequences to the music and suggested to Howlett they begin a group together. They were soon joined by MC and vocalist, then known as Maxim Reality, and female dancer and vocalist Sharky, a friend of Flint's. Together they became the first line-up of the Prodigy.The group's first live gig occurred at in, London.

With a group secured, Howlett wrote, produced, and mixed a 10-track demo tape on a sampling workstation keyboard, and approached Tam Tam Records with the hope of securing a record deal, but they declined. He then turned to, headed by Tim Palmer (Founder) and (Head of A&R) who agreed to a meeting and subsequently picked up the demo and signed the group on a 4 x Single contract.

In February 1991, the band released the extended play on 12-inch vinyl, containing four songs that Howlett had produced on the demo.In August 1991, the Prodigy released their debut single ', which samples dialogue from the series of animated films produced by the. It became a hit in the rave scene at the time, and reached number 3 on the, thus catapulting the band into the wider public attention. The success of 'Charly' began a trend of mixing dance and 'hardcore rave' tracks with cartoon samples, such as ' by and ' by, which were a hit with clubbers, but not to reviewers and critics, who dismissed the music as 'kiddie rave' or 'toytown techno'. 'Everybody in the Place' and Experience (1991–1993) External videoThe band's second single, ', was released in December 1991. It reached number 2 in the UK, beaten by a re-release of ' by following the death of their singer.In September 1992, the band released their debut full length album, produced entirely by Howlett. The idea of making one originated from XL, and initially Howlett wanted to produce a 'rave ' inspired by the band, but abandoned the idea due to the risk of limiting his musical ideas.

It peaked at number 12 on the, and was certified platinum by the (BPI) for selling over 300,000 copies. The album contains many samples of songs from other artists, and closes with a live version of 'Death of the Prodigy Dancers' featuring Maxim on vocals. As with 'Charly', it became landmark release in the history of British rave music. Five singles spawned from the album: 'Charly', 'Everybody in the Place', ', ', and '; the latter a remix of 'Wind It Up'.After Experience 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 move on from its hardcore phase, with the 's 'anti-rave' legislation on the horizon, calling rave music 'repetitive beats'. The Prodigy responded to the bill by writing 'Their Law'.Music for the Jilted Generation (1993–1995) In 1993, Howlett released an anonymous, bearing only the title 'Earthbound I'. Its hypnotic, hard-edged sound won wide underground approval.

It was officially released as 'One Love' later that year, and went on to chart at number 8 in the UK. The following year, the Prodigy's second album, debuted in the at number one, and jettisoned into positive reactions from album critics. Adding elements of and to the mix, the album expressed a wider spectrum of musical styles, with heavy breakbeat-based tracks complemented by the concept sequence The Narcotic Suite and a rock-oriented inclination, 'Their Law', featuring. The album was later described as a 'complex, powerful record that propelled dance music into stadiums with rock’n’roll swagger'.The album was nominated for a, although Howlett had reaffirmed his dedication to making the Prodigy a 'hard dance band', commercially successful but without compromise. The band managed to continue to prevent over-exposure in the media by refusing to appear on or other television shows in the UK.

To date, their only studio appearance on British television came when they appeared on the BBC2 series Dance Energy in 1991, performing 'Everybody in the Place'. In the ensuing years, their videos received a strong level of support by MTV Europe, which boosted their popularity across the continent. Keith Flint himself hosted an episode of the MTV show 120 Minutes in 1995.Following the international success of Music for the Jilted Generation, the band augmented their line-up with guitarist (a live band member who later joined the group ) in 1995 for tracks such as 'Their Law', 'Break and Enter 95', and various live-only interludes and versions.

He was soon to be replaced by of the band, who remained with the band for the next three years.A number of the songs from the album were used in the film which starred and.The Fat of the Land (1996–2002) External videoThe release of ' in 1996, featuring vocals for the first time courtesy of a new-look Keith Flint, helped the band break into the United States and other overseas markets, and reached number one on the. In this year the Prodigy also headlined the prestigious festival.The long-awaited third Prodigy album, was released in 1997, just as the band headlined the on its opening night. Featuring simplified melodies, sparser sampling, less rave music influences, and -like vocals supplied by a shockingly madeover Flint, the album nevertheless retained the bone-jarring breaks and buzzsaw synths so idiomatic of the band. The album cemented the band's position as one of the most internationally successful acts in the dance genre, entering the UK and US charts at number one.The Prodigy were getting considerable airplay on stations with their controversial track '—and also a negative backlash for the song. The (NOW) criticized the song and its music video. The song's consist entirely of the repeated phrase 'Change my pitch up, smack my bitch up', which NOW stated are a 'dangerous and offensive message advocating violence against women'.

Howlett responded to the criticism by stating that the meaning of the song and its lyrics were being misinterpreted, and the phrase meant 'doing anything intensely, like being on stage—going for extreme manic energy'. The band did not actually write the lyric, but rather, sampled it from the ' track 'Give the Drummer Some' which also appears on the; they had also sampled another Ultramagnetic MCs song 'Critical Beatdown' on their earlier ' single. The National Organization for Women also believed that the lyrics are in reference to administering (smack) to another person. Several radio stations limited the song's airplay to nighttime hours. In September 1997, the Prodigy performed ' at the, and won the.The for 'Smack My Bitch Up', directed by, featured a first-person point of view of someone going clubbing and indulging in large amounts of drugs and alcohol. Other content shown includes the protagonist getting into fist fights with men, abusing women, vomiting repeatedly, and picking up a (played by British glamour model Teresa May) and having sex with her.

Much of the aforementioned is depicted fairly explicitly. At the end of the video, the camera pans over to a mirror, revealing the subject to be a woman. Only aired the video between 1 and 5 a.m due to the controversial material.

After one week, MTV removed the music video at NOW's request. The director got the inspiration for the contents of the video after a night of drinking and partying in.During a performance at the on 29 August 1998, the Prodigy and the had an onstage disagreement over the track, with the Beastie Boys requesting the song should be pulled from their set as it could be considered offensive to those who had suffered domestic abuse. Choosing to ignore the Beastie Boys' plea, Maxim introduced 'Smack My Bitch Up' with the declaration 'They didn't want us to play this fucking tune. But the way things go, I do what the fuck I want'.and later announced they would pull The Fat of the Land off their shelves.

Despite the fact that the had resided on their store shelves for over 20 weeks, and the fact that they had sold 150,000 copies of the album in total, the two stores found the marketing campaign for the new single release 'offensive'. At the in Los Angeles, 'Smack My Bitch Up' won two awards; and.1999 saw the release of the Prodigy's, a DJ mix album by Howlett, produced as an official record of a successful guest appearance on the British. In June of the same year, when the band had arguably reached their commercial peak, they parted company with guitarist Gizz Butt.Following 1999, Thornhill departed from the group after splitting up with; the band's website was replaced with their logo and the words 'We will be back.'

Set against a black background, which would remain until 2002. The band's website after Thornhill left in 2000. Reunion (2002–2004) In 2002, after a break from touring and recording, the single ' was released to critical disappointment. The song was written by Keith Flint's sideband, produced by Howlett, and also featured Jim Davies.

Once again, the band courted controversy by including references to the so-called ' drug in the song's lyrics. The song's music video was also controversial, which featured barely covered women milking cows in a suggestive fashion.

The complete, unedited video was aired on in 2002 as part of a special late-night countdown showing the most controversial videos ever to air on MTV. In the same year, however, magazine named the Prodigy one of the '50 Bands to See Before You Die'. Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (2004–2008). Liam Howlett live in August 2005.The Prodigy's fourth studio album, was released on 23 August 2004, and 14 September 2004 in the US. A precursory and experimental single, ', was released in very limited numbers, followed by the traditional release of the single '.

The US version of the studio album contained a bonus track; a remix of 'Girls', entitled 'More Girls'. The album, which topped the in its debut week, was promoted by a two-year-long tour.5,000 digital copies of 'Memphis Bells' were sold over the Internet. Each copy was a combination of customer-chosen instrumental, rhythmic, and melodic options, of which 39,600 choices were available.

Five mixes were sold in three file formats, two audio mixes in, and a 5.1 mix, and all were free of.In 2005, they released a compilation, which spawned a of the songs 'Out of Space' (' Remix') and 'Voodoo People' (the ' Remix'). The artwork represented drawn versions of the front covers of the 'Out of Space' and 'Voodoo People' single releases. The latter was also followed by a music video filmed in, which featured on the DVD release of the compilation. Sharky, the group's only female member, is shown running and winning the race depicted in the video. Also in 2005, the song 'You'll be Under my Wheels' from the Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned album was added to the soundtrack of. Maxim performing at the 2006 Sziget FestivalIn 2006, the song 'You'll be Under my Wheels' from the 'Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned' album was added to the soundtrack of 'The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift'.The Prodigy's first two albums, 1992's Experience and 1994's Music for the Jilted Generation, were re-released in expanded, deluxe editions on 4 August 2008. As well as being remastered, the new packages featured a bonus disc including mixes, rarities, and live tracks.

The two albums also featured expanded artwork in addition to the new musical content.When asked about the idea, Howlett responded that they were getting ready to make a new album:No, we're all done with that those albums now, all the old material. We didn't actually want to do the Greatest Hits, we were ready to start our new record—until the record company pointed out that it was in the contract. But then we got into it, and tried to be creative with it as much as we could.

And, you know, we ended up being really proud of it. You have to have a different brain when you're doing a record like that. It's more about saying 'this is your achievement'; I could hold in one hand all the records we've released, so that was cool.

We're moving on now, and getting on with the new record. Invaders Must Die (2008–2010) The Prodigy tested a few of the new tracks at Rainbow Warehouse Birmingham and Plug in Sheffield in May 2008.The Prodigy showcased four new songs at the Festival in the early hours of 13 July 2008. Among the tracks previewed were 'Worlds on Fire', 'Warriors Dance', 'Mescaline', and 'First Warning', which was featured in the gangster movie and among the songs on the soundtrack for the video game.

The Prodigy frontman and live member,.On 5 November 2008, it was announced that the band's fifth studio album would be called and would be released on the band's new label, Take Me to the Hospital. It was released in the U.S.

On 3 March 2009, and was the first Prodigy album since 1997's The Fat of the Land to feature all three members of the band.The album featured on drums for 'Run with the Wolves'. The top five hit ' and 'Invaders Must Die' were co-produced with frontman James Rushent. The band said that the album would go back to their 'old-school but cutting edge' roots. The album was released as a CD, CD-DVD set, double vinyl, digital download, and a luxury 7-inch vinyl box set including five 7-inches, CD-DVD, bonus CD, poster, stickers, and stencils.Invaders Must Die was released on 21 February 2009 in Australia and in Europe on 23 February 2009, charting at number one in the U.K.

With week one sales of over 97,000—a higher figure than for either Always Outnumbered or their singles collection. The album also reached the top five in Germany and Australia and top 10 in Norway and several other European countries. Maxim performing in 2009.To coincide with the release of the album, the band embarked on a nine-date UK arena tour, with support from, and DJ Kissy Sell Out. The tour included the first edition of the band's own annual dance gig, the.

The single 'Omen' debuted at number 1 on the Canadian Singles Chart the week of 25 February 2009 and won the. Initial critical response to Invaders Must Die was somewhat mixed. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60, based on 20 reviews. However, the album was well received by the fans, who welcomed it in a positive light compared to Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned.

Two singles followed, ' and ', which were released on 11 May and 31 August 2009 respectively. The former song peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart, while the latter included a VHS-filmed music video that premiered on. A fourth single, ', from the Special Edition of the album, was released. Howlett would later describe the album as 'more of a celebration. We'd come back together and were like, 'Yeah!

We're here, we're really buzzing!' In the same year, Howlett co-produced the song 'Immunize' on 's third album,.They also played Glastonbury in 2009.

The Day Is My Enemy (2010–2015) In May 2011, the band released, their first live album and concert film documenting their 24 July 2010 show at the as part of that year's Warriors Dance Festival. The film screened to select theatres across Europe for one night. On 16 November 2010, Howlett announced that after their American tour with, the Prodigy were to re-enter to the studio to record new material.On 6 August 2011, the Prodigy headlined the in Poland, while at their two final shows of 2011 in Brazil, they premiered two new tracks: 'A.W.O.L' and 'Dogbite'. They headlined the 2012 on 8 June playing a regular setlist, with the addition of three new songs, 'Jetfighter', 'Dogbite' and 'A.W.O.L', accompanied by on-stage imagery of jet aircraft.

Liam Howlett has confirmed this album will not be, but that it will feel 'fresh' whilst darker. In April 2012, to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of The Fat of the Land, the album was re-released alongside a remix EP, The Added Fat EP, featuring remixes from multiple groups such as, and.On 3 May 2012, the Prodigy announced the working title of their new album How to Steal a Jetfighter. In December 2012, a new track titled 'The Day' was debuted at Warrior's Brixton and in June 2013, a new track titled 'Rockweiler' was debuted at.

The band headlined the at in 2014. On 2 July 2014, the band revealed their upcoming album would have a different name and a 'violent sound'. In August 2014, they signed to the Three Six Zero Group for the United States, returning to for the first time since 2004. Maxim indicated in September 2014 that the new Prodigy album would be released in the first quarter of 2015. It was later announced on 6 January 2015 that the next Prodigy album would be releasing 30 March 2015 and that it had been given the title.On 12 January 2015, the Prodigy released ' as the lead single off their upcoming album along with the title track on 26 January 2015.

Howlett found that 'violent is the word that keeps on coming up' when describing the album. The entire recording process took almost six years taking in a number of studios and a few restarts to establish that 'angry, energetic sound'. Unlike previous efforts The Day Is My Enemy became a band-album where Flint and Maxim worked in tandem with Howlett. This created a degree of friction although Flint noted that 'four years ago we sat down and talked about where the next album was gonna go, and we knew we had to bust out the most 'band' album we could create'. The Prodigy at 2015The band played at Australia in February/March 2015 and toured Germany and France in April 2015 and the UK in May 2015.

They also performed at the, /, and festivals.On 23 February 2015, the Prodigy released ' as the second single off their upcoming album The Day Is My Enemy after announcing it three days earlier. The was directed by the Dutch filmmaker Mascha Halberstad and animator Elmer Kaan. The Cover Art was designed by Austrian artist and designer Moritz Resl. In 2015, the Prodigy announced a winter 2015 UK and mainland Europe tour on 26 May, with Public Enemy as support. No Tourists and Keith Flint's death (2016–present) The Prodigy's seventh studio album was released on 2 November 2018 under a new recording deal with since September 2017.

The deal reunites the group with Howlett's song publishing, which BMG had acquired from in 2012 as part of the Virgin Music catalogue.The band initially announced that new music was due for release at an unspecified date in 2017 on their Twitter account on 26 December 2016. Howlett had previously stated that the band may cease releasing full studio albums in favour of EPs, citing a lack of interest and the time it takes to make one. During their European tour in December 2017, the band premiered three new songs: 'Resonate', 'Need Some 1' (initially titled 'New Beats'), and 'Boom Tap'. On 4 March 2019, Keith Flint was found dead at his home in Essex, just weeks after playing six live dates in Australia and New Zealand.

On 5 March, the band announced on Twitter that 'all forthcoming concerts in 2019 would be canceled, effective immediately'.Following Flint's death, fans began using the hashtag 'Firestarter4Number1' on various social media platforms to get 'Firestarter' to top the British singles charts again. This was done out of respect for Keith Flint and to raise awareness of suicide among men.

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The Fat of the Land is the third studio album by The Prodigy. The album was released by XL Recordings on 30 June 1997 and on 1 July 1997 in the United States by Maverick Records. The album title comes from the old English phrase 'living off the fat of the land', which means living well or being wealthy.The Fat of the Land has received critical acclaim. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. The album has since gone double platinum, selling over 2 million copies in the U.S. In 1999, the album entered the Guinness World Records as the fastest-selling UK album and was also nominated for a Grammy Award.The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

The album was also nominated for the 1997 Mercury Music Prize.