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Very different and slightly appealing but not something I’d listen to often
Would be a fun soundtrack for a video game session in my teens playing GTA in a friends basement. High energy, relentless electronic music.
Techno. Not really my thing unless I revisited my 20s on the dance floor.
Pretty generic D&B music. Didn’t love the lyrics to the opening song, they weren’t great and I’m sure the sentiment has aged poorly. It makes for okay background music, but I wouldn’t actively seek it out to listen to.
Not my cup of tea!
Not bad but not my genre
While it had some fun songs, it seemed a bit samey-sounding of other earlier artists. Which is fine, but I don't feel like any new ground was broken.
One Hit Wonder mit Firestarter. Rest meh.
High octane, racy, feels like car-racing game music, but not in a bad way. Breathe will forever have one of the coolest bass lines of all time. The album is altogether kind of bad-ass and a bit scary. I'd enjoy this on the freeway. I imagine this would have been amazing to catch in clubs in the late nineties. I only really new Invaders Must Die, which isn't as a raw as this album, but it feels nice to explore an earlier side of this band. Favorite song: Firestarter
First listen. Ok. Really not a big fan of this, apart from the two first tracks.
Crab People. Crab People. Taste like crab, talk like people.
This album is another version of the soundtrack of the video game "Sonic Adventure". There was definitely some talent here, but the lyrics were often comically terrible, and almost every song sounds the same.
Wonder why they added lyrics? They aren't helpful. This album contains all the songs used in any action movie, whether there are chase seems, spying stuff, detail thefts, or cover B-roll footage. Can be used in Rio, Russia, Europe, USA, and Caribbean Island locales. Really. Think \"Italian Fast and Furious Job with the Transporter and Ronin at a Las Vegas Ocean Eleven Caper"
Will revisit the next time I’m on a lot of drugs and bet my score will be higher.
I feel like I’m in a ‘90s dance club. while that’s probably the vibe it’s going for, currently I am not in a dance club nor is it the last decade of the 20th century.
I remember when this came out and realizing that I was not the target demographic, and also feeling old. I think this was the British answer to Nine Inch Nails, but just much more spastic and gimmicky. If you remember, this is the guy that had the green mohawk flanked by two smaller green mohawks. That's right. Three Mohawks on one head. Nah. This isn't for me.
This album hit the same way it did when I was in the 7th grade. Breathe, Smack My Bitch Up, and Firestarter are all memorable bangers. The rest of the album is pretty forgettable, with some middling rap influences.
I liked some bits but the "droning" noises present in most of the songs were all just a bit much for me
Favorite Tracks: Smack My Bitch Up Breathe
*raspberry*
Listening to this album just made me feel like I was back in my childhood basement playing video games on our PlayStation 2 in 2001
Peak 90s
It sounds like the soundtrack to every edgy early 2000s video game - and in reality it really should just be background noise rather than anything you actively listen to. This is more of collection of highly produced sounds than anything with a musical idea behind it. I can appreciate how how cutting edge this must have been for the time, but looking back from almost 20 years later, people have been able to use these musical ideas in a much more coherent and musical way that really makes me hate to listen to this.
2.5, good beats but probably better for night clubs than casual listening
This got old somewhere around track 4 2/5
The music wasn't very exciting and the edgy lyrics don't hold up.
I knew it was going to be a hard sell when the first song was called "Smack My Bitch Up" and that was basically the only lyric. The band (group?) made the choice to have that as the opening to their album, and it's not a choice I'm a fan of. The songs were fine -- big dance electro sounds that I can see playing at a rave or something, but overall, the initial statement of the album really tainted it for me.
2.5 Gotta be honest, totally shocked by the average rating on this. A little harder than it needs to be but I guess that's the point. I didn't hate it, but I am taking off half a star for the first track. I am far from a prude but it put me in a bad mood for the rest of the album. Breathe and Funky Shit were pretty good though.
Odd one where the more I listened the less I liked it.
Mediocre rave music that is boring.
Five stars for quality. What bangers. Minus one star for the cringy vocals on half the tracks Minus one star for over an hour of music without a single change in tempo (sure it's a dance album but come on SOME fluctuation would be nice) Minus one star for the misogyny. That fell off quick.
Really not my type of electronic music, but I see the appeal.
# 255 : one or two bangers does not make a classic, still they've done a pretty decent job, I think it's ok.
Drop the bass dance club/rave crap. Unimaginative, repetitive, and boring. I stopped listening.
Not so much…
This was very difficult to get through. I am not much of a fan. With that being said, if I was going to listen to this genre of music, I can hear notes of beauty in this and could be persuaded to listen to this again.
Organized noise. I would like it if I was working out in a gym, but that is probably the only time.
Dancing crab Electronic ass intro- corny ass lyrics Not liking second song but the guitar coming in was nice- vocals still bad Straight up silly hard to sit through full songs Science channel ass beat Oh fuck I know firestarter
I had an aneurism half way listening to this album doing some hectic minecraft parkour
Initially, I could not figure out why this album was in the book. A quick visit to Wikipedia revealed to me the reason. They are an English group. This book leans hard towards English groups and this is not exception. I still can't figure out why "Smack my Bishop" was such a controversial song, but it probably had to do with violence against a member of the clergy. There is some "sameness" to these songs, though "Narayen" has a pretty nice synth riff that differentiates itself from the other songs prior. I won't ever listen to this album again, unless I am being held hostage and my captors are blaring The Prodigy in an effort to cause me sleep deprivation in the hopes I will confess what they want me to know. Unfortunately, my only conclusion would probably still be that I don't think this is excellent music. Not my thing, but also not quite as abrasive as some of the other music here I didn't like.
Kæft jeg hørte det album meget i gymnasie-tiden. Faktisk var det nok det eneste elektroniske musik jeg overhovedet hørte dengang. Der er noget punktet over det. Det er skramlet og aggressivt. Måske netop derfor var det Prodigy der kunne få mig væk fra guitar, bas og trommer. Tilbage i tiden var det hele albummet der røg på. Når jeg lytter det nu tænker jeg tracks som Diesel Power, Funky Shit, Serial Thrilla osv. falder igennem når de står side om side med bangers som Smack My Bitch Up, Breathe og Firestarter. Mindfields husker jeg som en af mine favoritter på albummet. Den var yderst undervældende at genbesøge. Alt i alt må jeg konstatere at det her er første album jeg elskede i min ungdom, der ved et genbesøg virkelig har skuffet. PS: Live holder Prodigy stadig. Det er en kæmpe fest når deres energi rammer og masserer et menneskehav på en festival.
Energetic, sure, primarily noisy and inappropriate for any activity other than skateboarding; certainly, not appropriate for, you know, just listening.
So with the 1st track Smack my Bitch Up ?? I knew what my wife would think of this album Although there were appealing mantra like moments that might get her attention Overall it was at times interesting and even listenable although I doubt I’d voluntarily play it again or struggle to find a playlist I’d want to put a track in But mostly it sounded like teens weee set loose in a studio with dozens of sound effect and shaping controls and they were just trying them all Much of it sounded like a dystopian movie soundtrack In fact I thought the last track which I liked should have been the music in that Mos Isley bar instead of the silly synth jazz Johhn Williams came up with
Didn't find anything to like on here -combines several genres I find unlistenable. A waste of artistic time and talent. This album is a lot like getting hit in the head with a hammer - feels really good when it stops.
I listened to this album in the car with Britta, John, and Kristin. This review is a compilation of all of our ratings
I really hate this album - it very much is outside the scope of music that I listen to, and I do acknowledge how that creates bias when listening to this. The opener, "Smack My Bitch Up," was pure trash. I think I stopped listening halfway through. The band's message around the song, "doing anything intensely" also just seems like a BS response towards the controversy it created. This said, I did actually like Breathe. It some weird backwards world, I can see it being a Tori Amos song on the album, "To Venus and Back." It reminded me of "Blue Skies" and "Datura." I am really interested in her doing a cover of it with Datura. I stopped all together listening to the album during the song "Mindfields." I just couldn't take it anymore. There is something to appreciate about this album however. And maybe I will find it one day, but not today.
Could only listen to about 4 tracks before stopping. Not a metal fan.
Not at all for me. The distorted sounds take away from the “danceability” of the tracks.
Not even close to being as good as music for the jilted generation. Seriously middle of the road stuff. Sounds like someone who just got hold of Cubase for the first time.
Jeez almost every song in this album uses the amen break, were they running out of drum samples?
Never been a fan, still not but starting the week with Smack My Bitch Up was a talking point if nothing else.
I thought they seemed mysterious and cool when they made Music for a Jilted Generation. This iteration fits too well with 90s lads mag culture. Breathe is good.
Out of 174 albums so far, this is the 15th electronica album! Last time I did the math, we were on track for 74 electronica albums. Now we are on track for 86. I can assure the creators of this list: I do not need to hear a single. other. electronica album before I die. I get it. Please. I’m begging.
aayyoo FUNKY SHIIITTT 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤘
I’ve rated enough electronic albums an average enough score because I know I’m a bit biased when it comes to the genre and I’m sure somewhere deep down they have their place. But now today I’m just not in the humor for it. Prodigy, you made my bad day worse and y’all can fuck right on off today.
it was ok, not my taste tho
Ugh. Definitely not the worst electronic album I've listened to on this list. I've even heard some of these tracks before in various media. But I'm just so over these electronic albums. I'll give it credit for being a cut above the rest.
I vaguely remember thinking this was kinda fun? But being glad when it was over?
The sound was recognizable as Prodigy and it was semi-enjoyable to listen to. No songs stood out to me, but the two classic were immediately recognized and appreciated (Smack my Bitch Up and Firestarter) and felt very late 90's. Would probably not listen to again as no other song was remarkable.
Payday 2 ahhh album
I liked 3 songs: Smack My Bitch Up, Breathe, and Firestarter. These are songs that I grew up listening to. Especially during the MTV/Much Music era. I liked them back then. I remember thinking that this was weird music. It appealed to me. The electronic stuff was pretty crazy. I don't think this type of electronic dance really resonates with me... But there are some industrial esque parts that grab me in. Especially in Firestarter. The drum beats are pretty great in this.
First few tracks were ok and then it became obvious they are all the same. Didn't really resonate with me. Great album art though.
Not a fan of this genre. I gave it a chance, listened to entire thing, but it's just not for me. 2/5
Enjoyed the breakcore elements but found the instrumentation too shrill at times. Favorite track: Firestarter
I guess you had to be there cause to me right now this doesn’t stand out as anything special. Climbatize was pretty cool. The rest was ok, annoying at times, but not too bad over all.
Starts out strong. Then it falls off a cliff. Listening to this whole album is a chore. Also. It's better, IMO, to hear these songs in a dark, very loud club. Maybe on some drugs
After a few songs this all kind of sounds the same. I guess it would be good rave dance music but that seems about it. It was decent to run to as I didn’t have to think about the few words and little meaning. Crab picture was cool.
I am not sure what to take away
I don't mind 1 or 2 songs-they're great to workout to or get some work done to-BUT after that they all start to sound alike. and the lack of lyrics really starts to show (so much repetition)
There was only one song outside of the singles that really stood out as relistenable, Climbatize. Otherwise I thought it was all a bit poser-ish. They claim to be bringing Punk to electronic music, and then make an hour long album with only 10 tracks, most of which was mid tempo and boring, and on the few songs that had lyrics, was quite misogynistic. Sounds exactly like Punk to me!
I was having fun during the first few songs, but as the album wore on I got more and more tired of the music. Breathe is always a cool song, though!
I never listened to this album straight through but was certainly familiar with it due to my clubbing days back in the late 90's. "Narayan" and "Climbatize". were a couple of standouts besides the hits that I forgot about. Overall, it's an OK album for what it is but I would not listen to it all the was through again.
If I was an angsty British teenager in the 90s who wanted to rebel against my parents but didn't want to do anything illegal or get my ass beat I would have blasted this album in my room 24/7. All the songs were 5-6 minutes which I found to be too long. My favourite was diesel power, but a lot of the songs sounded similar and it got repetitive. 2/5
bro i swear the artists discovered one (1) sound effect and just ran with it for an entire album. you know which one i'm talking about. i swear i'm about to have a stroke. each song indivudually is fine but the album just goes on and on and on and on and on. 2/5, it's pretty well produced but i just hated listening to it
Interesting and not my usual listening. I'm not at a 90s UK rave right now, and I probably won't be in the foreseeable future so I'm sure that also impacts my enjoyment of the album in some way. Songs I kind of liked were Breathe, Funky Shit, and Climbatize. 2, I cannot see myself listening to this ever again though one day I'll probably wake up and flip a switch and think this is the most incredible music ever produced
essentially a dark techno album, and as any techno album, it is nauseatingly redundant. not for me.
Not my thing.
It was fine, not my favorite kind of noise.
A little techno goes a long way.
#2/1001 CRAB RAVE WAS MY VERY FIRST THOUGHT. I have very little experience with electronic music, so I don't have much to compare this to, but a lot of the songs sounded the same. Overall: It wasn't a horrible experience, some of them played and it was like "yeah I could headbang to this if it was blasting and bass-boosted at a dark club." but then others just dragged on. The whole album just wears on you after awhile, however, I think hearing these songs *separately* would be fine, just not all at once. This is not an album you sit and listen all the way through, yk? Favorites: Smack My Bitch Up Diesel Power Serial Thrilla Fuel My Fire
Masters of repetitious, obnoxious digital noise. The Prodigy were royalty of the Techno scene, but I preferred the back alleys and lesser known bands.
Appreciate what this album means to the time period, but got in a fist fight with a neighbor due to his instance on playing it at top volume at 2 am every night of the week.
some good stuff but generally didn’t like it. not the kind of techno i like
Started the album but didn't enjoy it.
A definite product of its time. While I have found memories of hearing this back in 1997, it no longer resonates or holds up for my tastes.
Not a fan.
not the music I am used to
Very intense. A little bit dated. From track 7 to 9 much more interesting. Maybe a grower. Perhaps good for working out
The songs seemed repetitive and music sounded similar on all tracks. Lyrics were wanting.
Very disco-y. Cool effects, musical direction? Not the type of music I'd usually listen to at all. I probably wouldn't put this on by choice. Some of the sounds just felt like they were on to annoy the listener.
did not care for this
This veers too industrial for my EDM liking. There's a darkness here that makes me uncomfortable. Way too much good EDM to waste time trying to groove to this.
Pretty cool but not my thing
Breathe is good at least
Liked it a lot more than expected. Especially when driving
Every track was repetitive, but at least it felt a tiny bit more creative than I was expecting. Still mostly indistinguishable from any other electronica I've heard
1. zmack my bitch up - 1.5 2. breathe - 1.5 3. diezel pouuer - 1 4.funky zhit - 1 5. zeriah thrilla - 2 6. mind fieldz - 1 7. narayan - 1 8. fireztarter - 2.5 9. climbatize - 0 10. ful my fire - 0
Not my thing. Language. However, so.e of the instrumentals were good.
Every single song sounds like Smack My Bitch Up.
not my cup of tea. Managed about 3 songs.
Not an album or artist I had ever heard of before, but I did recognize some of the songs. I can appreciate when they're doing and I'm sure it was great for late 90s Euro techno, but it just isn't for me. Repetitive, grating at times, with corny lyrics. Some catchy beats though. 4/10 (2/5)
Pretty sure this became the soundtrack for every reality TV show for the next 2 decades.
It’s alright. The songs themselves aren’t bad, but to me they all sound the same. Background music at best.
Every song does the same: sets up an interesting groove but then doesn’t go anywhere. I could listen to these grooves but only in small doses.
Not to my liking.
There was a time I would’ve enjoyed this, but that time has long since passed.
Meh
Gritted my teeth through this one.
It was good. Not really what I would go for. Sounded like the soundtrack to those "you wouldn't steal a car, so why would you steal a movie" commercials.
Smack my bitch up still slaps! The rest all blend together for me but remind me of gritty 90s underground films
I appreciate the significance of the album and the importance to electronic music, but it's not for me.
Some of the singles are quite catchy in low doses, but everything overstays its welcome and becomes quite repetitive.
Never heard of this band. This should be interesting... I'm only on the first song and I find it incredibly repetitive. I hope not all of the songs are like this. So far I like the second song a little better. There's not a lot of vocals and when there are I can't really tell what they're saying. I wish they would switch up the drumbeats a little. It's kind of annoying. The third song is the best so far. Different drumbeat which is nice. But holy crap these songs are so loooooooooooooong. Cool transition between tracks 4 and 5. Track 5 is giving me low-key Deus Ex vibes with the alarm thing going off in the background. I don't hate it. Track 6 is a nice change of pace. Track 7 is 9 minutes long. Send help. Okay this song is semi-interesting but there's still like 7 minutes left. No thank you. 2 minutes left. I can do this. Aaaaaaand track 9 is 6 and a half minutes long. What is this for?? Thank goodness, it's the final track. 2/5. This wasn't for me. I prefer lyrics with my music. If I'm listening to mostly instrumental music, this isn't the type I would go for. I can see that appeal I think, but it just didn't work for me.
Didn't listen to the whole thing, but wasn't a fan of what I heard. Just not my style.
House music isn’t my jam.
This really makes you feel like you're 1997.
interesting but just seemed to be just instrumental and no vocal so wasn’t a big fan
The music is funky and reminds me of a soundtrack to a dystopian future movie. I enjoyed a thorough listen The Fat Of The Land is not an album I feel I need to listen to again.
mom did not approve. she wants to listen to « her music ».
This is what crabs listen to
Pretty intense. I’m sure there are times for that but yesterday was not it for me
Eh, I don't really get down with the edge lord, industrial rave stuff. This one has merit, and I don't want to criticize it too hard. The Matrix is a good movie, but one of the things that dates it the most to me is the music, and more than one song off this record is on the soundtrack. It's very much of its time. I don't like using the word 'cringy' to describe anything really, but that's the main feeling I get with this record.
2 nicht alles gehört, einfach nicht so meins.
Nicht sonderlich mein Fall. "Firestarter" habe ich schonmal irgendwo davor gehört. Es ist nicht schlecht, aber nichts, was ich mir einfach so nochmal anhören würde. 3.2/10
Gets tiresome
Mind numbingly repetitive. I actually kind of liked Breathe, but nothing else
The Prodigy are beloved, and this album has rave reviews. So I feel bad to say that I've never been a fan. It's sorta fun, in that it sounds like the cheesy background music in a late 90's chase scene. But on that same note, it's just relentless and too noisy, and yeah, sounds like the soundtrack for a Fast and the Furious videogame for PS2. Electronic music, beyond going on way too long, tends to age like milk, and this sounds so much like a product of its time. I guess this is why I've never been invited to a rave. The crab on the cover is cool though.
see what they accomplished, but it's not for me. 2.5* fav.: breathe
Hated it. It was all over the place
I didn't hate it as much as I thought I was going to hate it, but I didn't really like it either. I do appreciate some of the middle eastern/Indian influences but still not my thing. Like most electronic dance music, it's just too repetitive. 2 stars.
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2.5
A few tracks I recognize from my youth. Something about this type of music makes me feel like I should be on amphetamines at a strobe-ridden rave taking e from someone I’ve never met before. I’d much rather listen to the Chemical Bros than this. Better yet, Aphex Twin.
Pretty unremarkable electronic
Not the kind of music I like but some parts were pretty hype. Stand-out: Climbatize
Is it me or does all of this style of electronic music have the same beat? I was listening to this album and when it ended Spotify put on a similar artist and I swear that they had the same drum track. I guess this music would be good to dance to but otherwise I didn’t have much use for it.
Too aggressive
Literally got headache, may be my own fault but I *do not* have the energy for this one at the moment. It's also very very similar and LONGG.
90's dance music with some white-boy rap on top. It's okay. A bit repetitive
That was a long 57 minutes. I fondly remember the hits from this album when I was a kid. A few of the tracks were popular. Not really my thing nowadays. Wasn't really back then either.
S Tier————————— Diesel Power A Tier————————— B Tier————————— Climbatize Breathe Narayan Funky Shit Firestarter Fuel My Fire Smack My Bitch Up Mindfields Serial Thrilla
I am not a fan of this genre. Some tracks were fine but I don't see myself listening to any of it again.
Lots of the samples were cool but I just couldn't finish this one
Some decent beats on here but I couldn’t really get into the lyrics. High 2
Sound of an era. I don't think it aged that we'll, and felt a lot more repetitive as an album than I remembered it. Still a good album
What in the UK electronic basement music is this 🚮 First song in the album are words to live by tbh
Test
It sounds like it was made on a drum kit and 808s, not too my style
I believe there is a time and place for this, but today at work was not that time and place. Sick cover tho!
Indifferent with points taken off for Smack My Bitch Up. Crab was cool tho
Hip hop type instrumentals, maybe a little EDM lean
Not bad. Some creative and some fun music.
Eh it was fine. Not really my vibe
a few catchy tunes, but overall would not recommend
Sounds like a remix I would hear while playing street fighter
definetely influential but not my music taste
I’ve tried with Prodigy but damn this all just sounds like the same crap
Meh
Yes, you can dance to it, but I hope someone smacks The Prodigy all up for glamorizing abuse.
Interesting but not for me
Felt like I was trapped in a circa 2006 Transporter movie. Not for me.
TOM HOLLAND??? WAT THE FUCK!!? I DONT WANNA TALK TO YO BITCH ASS
Not my type of music but the singles are ok
Not for me
Second Prodigy album and I’m certain that they aren’t for me. Their music is jarring, I don’t like this. 2 stars
The album cover is cool as fuck. Right on, crab man, you get yours! But I hate this music. It sucks so much. Rating a bit more kindly for mr. cool crab.
genuine shame this was made by british people. pulls you out of the soundscape when there’s speech. a delightful charcuterie board of electronic aesthetics, but overlong in my opinion. took several attempts to finally hear the whole record at once. feels like an extremely long album, listening to it is exhausting.
One of the better electronic albums on here. Still too repetitive for my tastes.
eh
2/5 Best: Climbatize Worst: Serial Thrilla
p806. 1997. 2.5 stars So, someone learnt how to programme a drum machine. This hasn't dated well - 10 seconds of it and you are immediately in the late 90s - and twenty years on it sounds tedious and repetitive. Perhaps you had to be there at the time to enjoy it.
Well this is something for an early morning. I think everbody heard smack my b up an firestarter a million times by now. And if i was into those songs I would have checked out the record. But alas, its not my kind of music. There are some good songs and I can understand why people like it. But for me it's a one and done deal.
Best songs - Smack My Bitch Up, Breathe
Not my cup of tea. I like the ones with some rap on it but not the funky stuff. 2.2/5
It does sound very 90s. It feels wrong listening to this sober. Not something that I'll be listening to again
This album really broke through at the time. I have never been a fan of electronic music or techno, but I remember listening to this when it first came out and enjoying some of the sounds here. All that being said, the genre still doesn't really work for me. It was a fine background choice while reading a book. That's about all I can muster for this one.
Hahaha no shit that song Firestarter is on here. That's it though, pretty much one-note.
Was ok, was listening to it while at work and went quick to me. Giving it 2 stars as I cannot give it 2.5
There's some decent stuff on this album, but it just drones on and on. I know it's electronic music, but it was incredibly repetitive. I had to stop before finishing the album.
2.5
although i appreciate their contributions to the electronic genre, this particular style is not my cup of tea. the lyrical content is extremely dated too. songs like “smack my bitch up” are blatantly misogynistic. that being said, i did find myself grooving to a few songs
Breathe is a strong song. Pretty good DIESEL POWER! new theme song ahaha Funky shit: so many synths! Ooh I love the drumline in Serial Thrilla. It also sounds like the music in The Matrix's lobby shootout scene Minefields: finally some non-synths! Sounds like I'm in a medival blacksmith shop lol I'm not gonna lie this music all sounds kinda the same Narayan has a cool chant though! toast approves Firestarter: honestly gives me doom eternal vibes in a weird way ahaha I wonder what this genre is called. Electronic? Techno? Hip hop? I'd call it techno-hiphop but I'm not sure. It's a very 90's sound Wikipedia says that it's "big beat" or also electropunk which I suppose I see. The genre does have some cool drum riffs but it gets really repetitive really quickly. Music to do parkour to ahahaha As far as the album goes, I think it's accomplishing what it's trying to, but I think it's just too repetitive. It does have some cool motifs going on each song, but I think each song is still mostly more of the same.
This is the second album I have received from The Prodigy--hopefully the last--and this is the one I assumed the first one was. It has the songs that I remember getting serious radio play when this came out. I was in to this slightly more than the first one, but ss I said on the first review, this band and this music is not for me. But I am happy that it exists for the people that it is for.
This album leaves with the taste of nothing in my mouth. A palette cleanser that goes on too long. They thought so far outside the box that they ended up making their own box that they were unable to think outside of. The music of this album fails to deliver the excitement promised to us listeners by the cover art. I am disappointed, but not surprised. 2/5
Liked this a lot more 25 years ago. A few tracks still hold up
This album would be much better if each song was about a minute and a half shorter. It's fun for the most part, but every single track is repetitive beyond belief. Favorite track: Narayan
ok we’re back! sick album cover I wanted smack my bitch up to give me more. With such a provocative name it was pretty tame. People fucking love this album. The whole album gave me similar vibes to the pirating warning that played before DVDs and VHS tapes.. the like YoU WOUldnT sTeaL a CAr?! wHY stEAl dVD?! ones ya know? Ummm after reading about it I can appreciate its status as a force in the rave movement. It’s more zombie race music than I would like but happy that there are beats for plur babies to dance to
It is an hour of electronic music. I don't not need an hour of electronic music.
A fun listen, but probably not something I'd return to. Really liked the final track, Fuel My Fire. Climbatize was probably my least fav track, it dragged on and on.
Giving this a pity second star. Mostly bad.
Nothing too great on this one. Whole thing sounds like the soundtrack to a 2003 heist movie.
To use one of their song titles as inspiration: electronic shit
Heavy, driving bass with lots of Star Wars gun ‘pew-pew’ noises = music? I think the portion of this that sounded cool and futuristic in the 90s has not aged well at all. They went for loudness over any sort of melody or catchiness and it makes this record really boring and grating. 4/10
- welp, name of first song is concerning
I can't think of any time you'd want to listen to this other than off your nut at a rave. I put this off for 2 days as I couldn't handle it on a Monday but then got a ratty cold and confirm it's not the soundtrack for that situation either. Ah it's just real intense. And I bet it's really hard and very impressive to create music like this that is so popular, it's probably a intricate process but not my bag. A struggle
The thing I like most about this album is the crab on the cover just living his best life.
I scrolled through it quickly while intoxicated. Didn’t seem like my taste, but not too bad.
It’s best to start this album and go to work on some task. Let it go, let it flow. I did stop to check out Narayan. That one got a 2nd listen and probably more to come.. it was hypnotic Keith was incredible and the bass playing on most of these songs was unbelievable
A little of this goes a long way. Or maybe nowhere at all. Not my jam
Very loud
Fav song: Smack My Bitch Up
Could have been a 5 minute album. Electronic circlejerk.
A lot of yelling haha
Snap wel dat die zanger er uiteindelijk een einde aan heeft gemaakt; ik zit niet eens in die band en word er al helemaal onrustig van...
Too long mostly. Other than the 3 radio songs, this is not that great.
Hard to listen a full album of this.
A few of the tracks are actually surprisingly not bad; nice rhythm and melody. Unfortunately, the rest are just unlistenable noise. Unrelated to the album itself: the cover art prompted me to go listen to Crab Rave again. It's been playing in my head all day now. Reminds me of simpler times before the pandemic!
Eh. was happy when it ended
Good for fast driving
Techno, not my thing.
Too much
Didn't finish. only did first 2 songs. they were abrasive and uncomfortable to listen to, but also somewhat fun in their own right. they really captured that "late 90s action movie chase scene" feel. also can't help but dig the choppy drum loops. overall, not something i would want to listen to regularly
Valet står mellan 2 och 3. Finns ju några dansrökare på plattan.
The Fat Of The Land has a few iconic tracks and isn't bad overall, but the full Prodigy experience doesn't really come across listening on record while working. No fault of theirs I guess, but it didn't really grab me enough outside of the singles to get more than a middling high 2/5.
I don’t get this.
I completely understand why this album is on here, but it is hard to sit down and listen to. Definitely meant to be dance music. My favourite song with Breathe.
Meh.
revolutionary for its time but not chill at work
I don’t like prodigy really. This album is just not that great, I don’t have strong feelings about it
this was fine. didnt particularly care for it.
Couldn’t get through it. Wasn’t really my vibe. Found it pretty repetitive and a little too aggressive for my taste. I definitely don’t think it’s bad, just not for me. It also aged itself quite a bit with the casual misogyny.
OK. I like electronic as much as the next cat. Assuming that the cat has a headache and is having a seizure. I may change my pitch up... most likely not going to listen to this too many times.
Though I still think of Wipeout when I hear firestarter, I’m weary of the frenetic aggressive siren oriented electronic music. Fuel My Fire is the worst example of this, but the whole album is GUILTY.
This album feels like it should be accompanying the FMV intro to a late-90s sports game or a Skechers commercial from 2006. Im sure it was very influential for its time, but it’s just not my jam.
i do believe that these are the crab’s favorite songs
Shows its age, but it's not bad. Highlights: Breathe, Narayan.
Firestarter is the only good song
Peak late 90s electronica and though I can appreciate it, it aged poorly. 5/10.
Pretty heavy bass and beats, but not bad. Not really my thing.
I’m not really that into EDM. Had some ok stuff 4/10
kinda weird that they have 2 albums on this list
"Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit" background music. Got through most of it but didn't think of adding.
Eh, not my thing but decent.
Great album very funky first time listening to a true retro funk album
2/5 no likey
Can’t decide if this is the club music from The Matrix or a Tony Hawk soundtrack. Not my taste but fun as hell. Found out “Mindfields” was actually in The Matrix. *Funky Shit
It was enjoyable but not something I would reach for due to being too repetitive for my preference.
Electrónica. Pesado.
Pretty meh. Couple songs were enjoyable but just wasn’t in the mood for something like this. Maybe if it were 1999 at a warehouse rave.
Though I haven't listened to a ton of techno, I can't help but feel that this is on the dumb/bro side of things. It's not dire, but the beats get repetitive after a few songs and it mostly coasts on the nostalgia of Smack My Bitch Up being in every action movie c.1998-2001
Repetitive and exhausting, but cool if I were fighting a bunch of Agent Smiths.
Not bad but quite repetitive
Elektronisk, tempofyldt, aggressivt
Very repetitive - but that's their style.
Meh
I thought I liked the Prodigy but the whole album in one go is too much for me. Still like firestarter.
Eh
Ehhhhh... got 0 joy out of this, sure had energy but it felt so completely staged and predictable that i just wanted the album to end.
Nomás no hicimos click
Nop, me enfadó. Se siente que le falta trabajo.
Interesting sound. First listen for me. Never heard of them before. I like it more than I thought. Heard it several times today. 2/5 for now...
Not good, not enjoyable. The voice is really annoying and does not sound good. The instrumentals aren't even that great.
Mediocre and not my thing.
Lo voy a escuchar en momentos de intensidad y frenesí.
Beastieboys? 2/5
first real experience listening to rave music. it’s not bad, just not my style. regardless, this album seemed lacking. fewer vocals, a lot of back music, which isn’t bad. the bad part is that the beat never really switches and gets pretty repetitive. there are no breaks, high energy music that would be a lot of fun for a rave, but doesn’t really give room to breathe. not a bad album, just not a fun listen in my bed with headphones on on a tuesday afternoon. none of the songs would go on my playlist.
funky! repetitive
This sounds like reject tracks from Twisted Metal 2. It sounds like rave meets punk. I love rave music, but this doesn't hit any of the magic the genre can hit. Super shallow lyrics, boring songs, repetitive. I mean, I guess it is danceable so it gets that, but overall I don't want to hear this again.
Crazy album… electronic style reminds me of the drummer audition in the movie “The Rocker” that young drummer used a electronic control box to play drums….doesn’t seem real to me….
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OOHWAAAAAAA DEEDOODEEDOO
Love the hard hitting drums.
Makes me think of the Matrix/ heist movies lol
The songs were okay but far too long. Cut about a minute or so from each one and I might actually like this album.
urm...
Not pour moi, this Aussie gives it two Tim Tams out of five.
Two absolute bangers but also just a bit much isn't it boys?
Some good songs but it is not something I would listen to on a regular basis, the music made me anxious.
2
A bit to in your face for me
Music is cool, just seems like a fad. Can’t see myself listening to it randomly.
Yuck
Just didn't do it for me. I found the music (and lyrics) kind of corny. It's the kind of music you'd hear in a trailer for a big budget action film
Most Iconic Crab in Music. Five star crab. As for the album, let's just be honest, if I was listening to this in any other context, I would be out halfway through Smack My Bitch Up. I probably would have been out if it was called Change My Pitch Up, too. It's boring. Techno is boring. I'm sure some electronic music fan will explain that this isn't actually techno, but it's definitely boring. “Breathe” has some more interesting textures. This could have potentially been a solid song given a different idiom, instead of being saddled with a repetitive lyrical theme that sounds like an on-the-nose entrance track for a Joker or Saw themed WWE performer. “Come play my game, I'll test ya” sounds like what Chop Chop Master Onion would say in Parappa the Rapper. And they do this four times? At least Diesel Power follows it up with a proper song. I'm not into it, but it's actually a song. It's probably the most song-y song on here. Most of it is just loops and the occasional patched-in vocal snippet. That's the thing about music like this. It is so much propulsion but it goes nowhere. There is so much repetition, because it is programmed, it is meant to be looped, so there is no feel, no change, just layers being clicked on and off. You can absolutely feel the difference with so little organic input. I guess that's probably why Keith Flint, with his half-pipe clown hair and freak out dancing, became such an iconic part of the group. Outside of Breathe, where his contributions are, as mentioned, phoned in quotes from a videogame villain, at least he is an organic force. You couldn't program someone that absurd. Would this be anything more than one more forgotten soundtrack to dropping acid and meat market dancehalls if we'd never seen Nosepiercing Bozo the Clown night-terroring through a sewer pipe? Probably not. Though worse yet, Firestarter was originally conceived as an instrumental. Imagine hearing that that way, five minutes of diggadiggadigga, yeah!yeah!yeah! with no rambling firestarter, twisted fiyastahtah. It would be even more excruciating. Couple that with the normal trappings of this sort of sound: the unnecessary lift from the Beastie Boys, the stolen Breeders drums that prove that dance music is absolutely bereft of worth, because even their boom-bappiest bits are flat out taken from musical genres that aren't synonymous with dance, the attempt to make this sound like a continuous flow that only really succeeds in showing how little this moves from song to song. I am not surprised I hate this, but I'm kind of shocked that it is so deeply ⭐️ for me. The singles are worse than I remember and the rest is a great reminder that people on drugs are a real easy audience to sell to, but a terrible audience to trust on taste.
I cannot imagine the amount of drugs I would need to take to find this listenable.
???
Electro-garbage.
Repetitive
You can’t sing along with it. You can’t dance to it. It’s too fast and choppy to listen on weed or acid. It doesn’t have anything of interest musically. I suppose if you want to get ripped on coke and wrap your Tesla around a telephone pole, this is the ideal album.
não é nem um pouco minha vibe, produçao e vocais nd ve. nao conectou nem um pouco. letras sem significado nenhum. 1/10
I first listened to this album in 2019 because I was just getting into Mobb Deep and I thought it was a Prodigy album (apparently I forgot about Google). Back then I was disappointed because it wasn’t Prodigy or Mobb Deep, and instead it was this. Seeing it pop back up here I thought “maybe I judged it too harshly,” but, no, this is just poop from a butt. I considered myself a changed man because it’d been a while since my last 1 star rating. Poop from a butt will do that to you, I guess.
Day897 - the best thing about it was the one second beastie boys sample
To ma naozaj nebaví. A neviem prečo...
a few stars better than Kings of Leon
Imagine a world where actual prodigies make art at the level of The Prodigy. Pretty bleak eh. Think about that
Big fan of this album cover but unfortunately I haaaaaaate this type of music 😔🦀
I'm sorry, but I might never understand electronic music. To me, it's not even music.
electronica aburrida repetitiva ruidosa
自分向きではない。
I dont like ro listen to Djs
Suena a principios de los 2000, pero a esa parte musical a la que no me apetece volver a acercarme de sonidos de fondo pastilloteo/anuncio antipiratería. Canciones muy largas que me dan ansiedad.
Not a fan
Smack My Bitch Up? Really? I almost don't know what is worse, the misogyny or the immaturity. Now, before the boomers get mad at me: no, I did not give this a low rating solely because of that song. I'm just not that into electronica.
Mardrömsmusik för stackars, stackars Dino. Trodde aldrig jag skulle behöva utsättas för techno igen 😭
Ni siquiera lo escuché
did not enjoy this
oh hell nah i didn't like this im sorry
Did not like this at all.
why would you make me listen to this
Listened to this on a coach to London to watch Leeds United at Wembley. Leeds lost so this crock of shit will now always remind me of that. 1/5 26/4/26