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Nice blast from my past. I still have no idea what they’re singing about. 3/5
I like electronica but not dance music. There's some good ideas here but it's so repetitive. Keith Flint always comes across as a performative tough-guy arsehole. "Smack my bitch up" - surely we can do better than this?
Uffff 💯💯💯
Good EDM beyond the edgy, big hit
I knew it was gonna be a good day when this one popped up. I've been a long time listener of rave music, through various corners and pockets of internet subcultures. Crazy frog basically rave pilled me at an early age but prodigy was like, just before my time. So I only recently got into him and mostly keep to the older projects because I like the intensity and deconstructed nature of those tunes. Wild shit. While there's always been a ton of drums and acid mixed into Prodigy's work, Fat of the Land cranks it the fuck up several notches. The cover says a million words. I am a firm believer that music can alter mental states strongly and this album is an exemplary example of how something like that is possible. Not sure what chores you have to get done but if you wanna mow your lawn fast, or are getting sleepy, look no further than The Fat of the Land. The vibe is a non-stop party; and it's all about keeping the party going, keeping it intense; and there's a real beauty to that. It's a reliable ass album for that kind of need. Sonically, it's got everything rave wise from iconic and brilliantly used breaks and samples, rave horns and leads, pronounced acid phrases, searing guitars, shouted rugged vocals from Keith being an absolute madman. Firestarter is fucking world class. Incredibly influential for good reason. I love how fuel my fire speeds the pacing up even faster as the album comes to an end which honestly makes perfect sense. Absolute classic.
I enjoyed a lot this album
Sick album cover and I enjoyed the music for its genre
This album makes me feel like I'm living in the Matrix and I'm absolutely here for it. I'm LOVE drum & bass and this album is peak that.
Se notan influencias de Depeche Mode de repente en algunas rolas como en "Narayan" donde es muy evidente. Estuvo padre escuchar algo más allá de los 3 hits "Breathe", "Smack..." y "Firestarter" que los llevó a la fama, sobre todo las canciones instrumentales como "Narayan" pero en particular disfruté mucho "Climbatize".
Interesting electronic album. Good intro to classic rave
Back in 1996... I was driving from Tampa to Atlanta... a song came on the radio... that song was NOT playing on any station in Tampa... and it was "Firestarter"... i had not heard anything like it... and even though it was not really my style or cup of tea... it sounded like a HIT to me... it was like punk rock... but it was Dance/Electronica too... as i predicted, to myself, The Prodigy, or just plain Prodigy to us Americans... burst on to the USA music scene and became MTV staples... i think they had a couple hits in their home UK before that song... "Breathe" was the next song i heard by them... and it was even better to my ear... and some young folks i was coaching tennis to at the time, had this album, and brought it over... they were flabbergasted i knew of the group and the record... but i had only heard two songs... they put the CD in, and the first song, "Smack My Bitch Up" came through my stereo speakers... and i KNEW these mofos were kings of their genre... it had the impact of a heavy metal or Led Zeppelin record... but also had the funky danceability of the best of the electronica genre... when something is original... and makes you shake that tail feather... it's always going to be ranked very highly... every track on it is strong... the three songs, i mentioned before are the best of them... i have to give this album... five stars... that may surprise some...
A fun album to revisit from my teenage years. Some of it comes off a little more campy than I remember it, like most things I liked when I was younger. Ultimately though, this is a pretty great album of you've ever connected with any of the techno and rave culture if the nineties, and it's obviously an important album to that sound. Is it something I'll go back and listen to on my own? Probably not, but I'm glad I did here. 2/5
THE bubble perc is in the diesel power song, makes me think that it’s part of some sort of old sample pack or drum machine, gotta find it one day. I really like the 303/acid bass use, as it is actually used quite diversely on this - I think. I like also that it’s not horrible techno, there’s actual breakbeats. There’s actually so much diversity with the actual styles on here, some definitely work better than other, like that limp bizkit ass song is not so good. The vocals are generally good and the effects are very creative, as is some of the sampling. A bit repetitive in some areas, but doesn’t feel as annoying as the chemical brothers. Favourite songs: smack my bitch up, diesel power, funky shit, narayan, firestarter, fuel my fire Overall around 7/10
1997. More Kinda fun 90's club music. More spacey on this one.
Too aggressive, too repetitive, not enough content, not that interesting, quite overstimulating.
Iconic album - much more than its singles, but they are certainly the standouts. Genre defining and bought about a cultural shift on how dance music was perceived and performed. One of the greatest live acts - was lucky to see them at the peak of this album and it was truly unforgettable!
Thumping good album.
- I haven't listened to this album front to back....ever, and it takes me back to high school. My brother has this CD but I wasn't allowed to use his stuff :P - Besides the couple songs that I know, and they remind me of movies that I really enjoy, this isn't really my vibe.
Meh
10/10
Great club anthems, but with a few low points.
So original
Some bangers on here. I like it. Climbatize was a surprising find.
Repeat listen
Muzak
I mean..... it was nice to send emails to
Complete
I did not use a private session on Spotify for this one. I had the sensibility to not listen it for the first thing in on a Monday morning. This albums has some classics and is great for what is, electronic music. Not a huge fan of electronic music, though.
Already listened ❤️ I love the crab album BANGERS
I thought this was gonna be crab rave at first because of the cover lol. Extremely fun album though and surprisingly diverse. Prodigy managed to cover electronic, dance, hip-hop, and rock in one album which genuinely was a nice suprise! The music even without lyrics had a lot of personality and just genuinely was fun to listen to all around. This album definitely deserves its spot the on the list. Favorite Tracks: Diesel Power, Mindfields, Narayan, and Breathe.
The Good: Prodigy The Bad: Not reserved for talent… The Ugly: Fat land… bad for your arteries… What? Firestarter? Breath? Anyone who was old enough to drink in the ‘90s knows those songs. I can understand that the album is on the list, as this band was everywhere (at least where I lived at the time) and infectious in it’s upbeat hooks. Yet, we are a couple of decades later, and it just starts to rub the wrong way… EDM is like rap, for me, I can stand it for a little while, but then I need to flip the switch… Just because of the couple of massive songs that are on this album it deserves more than the 3* I am going to dish out… that, and the album cover rocks!
I remembered this as good not great Turns out every song is great not good Just fantastic Now let’s boot up Wipeout 2097
One of the best albums ever
Just wall to wall bangers with no breaks, how can you not just dance around like an idiot listening to this.
I surprisingly don't hate this, although that may have to do with the Johnny Rottenesque vocals. Still don't like the lyrics or the music all that much though, but there are much worse 90s electronica albums on this list.
I ran twice my best previous distance (nearly 10k) listening to this. Absolutely electrifying. Go crab go!
Total banger, including two of their most iconic tracks
Ahh Prodigy. I swear they only made the first two songs on this album to drum up publicity. It's like a label went, "We like you but can you be edgy? We would move a million more units if your edgy." So they did and made cash off something that most folks wouldn't of bought otherwise. Remember kids marketing is always working for ways to take your money. Once you get out from under the "woman hating pyros" that was assigned to them it's not bad if you like electronic dance music. Fast paced, loud and you want to drive like a nut if you listen to it in a car.
Boom de de de duh de duh de BOOOOOM. Rinse and repeat
Interesting punkish techno
I wasn't looking forward to this, but I guess it's not really among the worst. I even kinda liked Fuel My Fire. I guess my main problem is the vocals. I guess their high energy is jarring on the radio. Firestarter still fills me with dread.
Not for me. Tried a different time of day and still couldn't get into it. Let's keep it for the next matrix sound track.
Fun upbeat album!
Pretty enjoyable. Could find myself listening to more of them for sure!
JP in grandmas boy would listen to this. I thought immediately it fits in the matrix, only to see theyre on the soundtrack. good music to get in the groove to while working or focusing.
This was very early 2000s but just so not my cup of tea. All worse versions of fire starter and not even a massive fan of that
I don’t have time for this crap I’m sorry
Very cool stuff makes me appreciate the Electronic music a whole lot. 4.5 ish
Just revved up the list again and got a mid British album, we’re so back (2.5/5)
I had forgotten how much I enjoy this album.
a fuckin JAM - not going to listen to it all the time but great Electronica.
Rave it up, quite heavy
A quality album of its type, for sure. Something makes it not my thing though; just a bit too much. Musically it's actually pretty great: powerful and exciting. Everyone will "@" me, no doubt, but I'd truthfully prefer it if it was just instrumental, I think because the words bring an additional layer of aggression and "f**k-off-ness" that I think aren't needed! Great beats and energy in the music though, and an extra star for the crab.
So good to listen to this again. I can recommend it for zapping through your to-do list at 140BPM!
It's a five
Their 3rd album. Smack My Bitch Up and Breathe are two absolute bangers to open up with. Boom! Rave, dance, techno beats, DnB. Funky Shit is good, as is Serial Thrilla. Firestarter is another fantastic 90s dance track. This is Essex' finest dance banger of an album. Energisinh, urban, dirty and very slick production. 👌
This crab was Keith Flint’s spirit animal. This album transports me to a time when I had vim and vigour.
I listened to this album more than a lot when it first came out. It was basically my introduction to this type of electro dance music. At some point I stopped listening and hadn’t heard it in many years. I was a bit nervous of how well it aged over that time but I was so happy to find I was enjoying it all over again.
A few of these songs are great, and fun additions to playlists. I don't see me ever going back and listening to the whole album again though.
Rating: 3.5/5 | Favorite Track: Firestarter --- Enjoyed this album a lot more than I thought I would. There are certainly some excellent standout tracks, but the album gets a little too repetitive for me to rate this any higher.
A classic!
Pleasantly surprised by this
rave music
Iconic. The songs on this album have been played over and over again in all kinds of media since I was a kid. Not exactly easy listening, but it hits that millennial nostalgia so hard.
Not my thing, but ok.
It's was okeedokee.
Detta låter som den musiken till "You wouldn't STEAL a CAR" hahahaha men jag gillar det det är typ lite gritty lite roligt
The beats are infectious. The melody changes and evolves on each track. Some of the lyrics are questionable. On my repeat list
As a type of music, this is a great example album and worth listening too. It has a significant amount of energy, but the lyrics are all rather throw-away, and the constant repetitiousness of each song definitely degrades it. Songs like "Smack my bitch" pick up on the not uncommon theme of violence and misogyny in various genres of music. Why you would want to dance to that, I do not know. Should you listen to it? Yeah, sure, at least once to get an understanding of what is a highly active genre of music.
Not my thing, bit one note. The singles are all great, obviously but it’s a bit copy and paste.
This album is kind of harsh on the ears at points, but it also has a lot of great energy to it. Favorite Track: Narayan
4. Good album. Falls off. Not for me. Worth a listen
Interesting hip hop/electronic mix
of course I knew the singles, and they are killers. But the whole album is good! Some songs could be a minute or 2 shorter, but still. I liked it a lot. Reminded me of staying up late and watching MTVs AMP.
A good album when your in the mood for it
My first 5 stars for an album I’d never heard before! Listened on a road trip and loved it from start to finish. Recognised the second track immediately, must’ve heard it around in years past. I knew it was a 5 star album from halfway through the opening track, something in there about how humans make snap judgements and stick them, perhaps. I loved the high energy and very electronic sound, almost reminiscent of hyperpop. Big fan, will be buying physically. Favourite track: Smack My Bitch Up - gives me Horizon vibes (the game).
Better than I remember.
I had the Prodigy first two albums, and kind of liked them. By the time this album came out, I was bored by them. I don’t see me listening to this album again for any reason.
All just kind of sounds like ‘YoU WOuLdN’t STeAL a CAr’ to me.
Pure hype from start to finish.
The album is OK in the fact that it's a little nostalgic, but I probably wouldn't listen to it very often. It is aged electronic music from the 90s, but has a few songs I've heard before.
Brilliant rave album. The illegitimate love child of dance-electronica and metal. I get the controversy about Smack My Bitch Up and that some people take music and lyrics too seriously (the video has a great twist at the end), but for well adjusted, normal people this is just a great dance album. Nearly a 5.
Production: 5/5 Lyricism: 2.5/5 Sound: 4/5 Enjoyment: 3/5 Overall: 3.6/5
As far as EDM goes, this mix of punk-funk is much better to listen to. I wouldn't say that it would make my playlist very often. Oddly enough, "Smack My Bitch Up" is one of my least favorite tracks on this. "Breathe" is my favorite track.
This album feels like the soundtrack to an early 2000s PS2 dirtbike/quad/waverunner game. And I'm here for it. Nothing that wowed me, but great background tunes.
I actually liked this better than I expected. There's tons of energy and some songs, especially Climbatize, I do like. Oddly enough it's the hits that I really can't stand. What I absolutely loathe about this album is the 'singing', shouting, vocal horror-thingy.
If I hadn't listened to these songs when I was younger, I don't think that I would really find them too exciting nowadays, but I have jammed to a few of the songs from this album and they seem to be the most popular ones anyway. The rest are a bit obscure and not really too great but it's overall noot too bad of an album, although a normal person would think that this music is crazy.
Heard it before. Party music. The random L7 cover at the end has always been really fascinating to me 3/5
Super
Album 750 of 1089 The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land (1997) Rating : 1 / 5 The epitome of what I would consider "rave music". It wears at my nerves though I expect that those well familiar with it from back in the day have some awesome stories to tell.
Great album
Something about this hits so much harder after weeks of milquetoast guitar and jazz albums.
Electronic music at it's finest. I am clapping with my imaginable crab claws.
Some good songs, not super for me. maybe if i listen to it more ill like it better
Never goes out of style. There will never be another Keith Flint.
Unique!!
This has been on my listen list for a while, glad to finally check it off! Liked it, would listen again, especially when I need to get shit done.
A lot less crazy sounding than I thought it would be, but still pretty good! I feel like I'm already burned out the singles since Firestarter and Smack my Bitch Up don't sound nearly as cool as they did when I first heard them but the album has wayyy more to offer in the way of interesting beats and cool instrumentals than I figured it would, but then again big beat and other mid 90s british electronic music click with me in a way most others don't
1.5
Yeah not really into this one
A L7 cover wins me over every time!
Finally an electronic album I've heard before. I'm not saying I love this album, but I finally am assigned one that I understand why it's included on this list. This album was everywhere in the late 90s, and back then MTV was still relevant, and you would see prodigy videos on it pretty regularly. My feelings on this album are somewhat mixed. A few songs are very good, straight up bangers. A few are practically unlistenable because of how annoying they are. The rest are just sort of mid. But it's no doubt this is an EDM album that you should hear. 3.5 stars
this sucks guys
84/100. The Fat of the Land by The Prodigy is a powerful UK big beat and acid techno/hip-hop hybrid that delivers high energy from start to finish. With iconic tracks like "Breathe", the album showcases the group’s aggressive sound and relentless pace. It's consistently strong, maintaining a tight flow and intensity throughout.
Flowed nicely, annoying at times, some iconic bangers
Firestarter
You know those "flashing lights" warnings that accompany some tv shows and movies ...
Cool but not for me.
Surprisingly, I did’t hate it. But three tracks were enough of this.
I thought I'd love this but it weren't that great. Turns out the singles are much higher quality that the rest of the album. Fantastic live band though.
Ну с нятежечкой
Send me back to the years of Video production in high school making edgy music videos with prodigy music
Joa, ist okay für so alte Electro Musik
There's a reason why The Prodigy were allowed to grace the stage at festivals like Download and Sonisphere. This album is a world where dance and metal collide and metalheads took this band in and claimed them as their own. You can see why, it's very heavy dance music in places. There are some cracking tracks here. The three singles 'Firestarter', 'Breathe' and 'Smack My Bitch Up' are easily the strongest ones. The latter in particular is my favourite. It's got a really cool groove and the wailing by whoever the female vocalist is is a cool highlight. Of the other tracks that I'd never heard, 'Climbatize' was really cool. It stood out because it was almost chilled out despite the heavy drums which were prominent throughout the album. It's got a cool melodic hook to it and had an almost Middle Eastern flavour. 'Mindfields' was a cool, Asian inspired almost psychedelic track. Closer 'Fuel My Fire' was also good with its infectious groove and foot tapping beat. I will say that it's slightly one note overall so you have to really be in the mood for it. The tracks really could have done with being a minute or two shorter as well. I don't know how much fat is in this land, but it could have done with being trimmed. I can see why it's a classic and I can see why people love it. I would say I liked it, I enjoyed it but I wasn't blown away. Would have been a four if they cut the runtime down by ten minutes.
Finally a good electronic album on this list that is enjoyable to listen to. Gonna take a star off because the first song hasn't been funny in a very long time.
the vaguely middle eastern female vocal on smack my bitch up. running to lose weight for high school wrestling “breeeathe with meh!” lol enjoyed that from start to finish. if five stars means i’m buying it on vinyl, i’ll go 4. i should be on my way to a wendy’s in the back of a sedan someone inherited from their grandma. case logic binder. “crab destructah” (?)
When it hits… it hits but a lot of the songs similar. I dig the formula but it starts to wear on you.
This is an instant classic to me. Remember hearing these tracks all over super early internet, DLing this album on KaZaa....driving around with it blasting. Let's see how it holds up. The fucking crab. A 90s kids intro to aggression in electronic music First mediocre track is Narayan, track 7. Pretty amazing run before that. Strong recovery, Firestarter at 8 is dirty work. Climbatize, forgot how good that was. that weird little wooden marimba shit is addictive.
I can't say they didn't utterly crush their aims. Very good music and heck yeah!
Thanks Charlies Angels
I’m a little busy doing (another) Talk Talk discography marathon right now but after reading the wiki I am so hyped for this album. Ok that was not bad
4,75
**An ok album, too much rap for me
Feels epochal but for an epoch I don’t care much about one way or the other. Very listenable as background music.
se la prima canzone non si chiamasse lett “smack my bitch up” gli avrei dato una stellina in più
5/10
The album cover somehow exactly lets you know what you’re in for, a little weird, pretty bold and very fun! Great music to hang out with
I feel like I couldn't have got this album at a better time. The new Clipping album just came out a few weeks ago, which sees them still going for their signature brand of industrial hip hop, but this time with a very breakbeat influenced sound. That's where this album comes in. The influence that this album has had on the new Clipping album is almost uncanny, and falling in love with that album and then hearing this one so soon after has really made me appreciate it so much more than I likely would have done otherwise.
Why the fuck are there two albums from Prodigy on this list?!? They had one song, and it’s about abusing women. Look, this is clearly their best work, but that doesn’t make it essential listening. This is what kids from nice neighborhoods think they play at raves. No legit club would ever have played anything this commercial.
3 absolute bangers and the rest are pretty decent.
I dunno. It was enjoyable enough while it was on, but it’s just not a style I’ve ever been attracted to. I guess unless there’s really good rapping over top or something. Just very aggressive. Personally wouldn’t call it a must listen but I bet a lot of people love this.
I don't love the dance/electronic genre that this album falls under, so it's not a big surprise that I didn't love this album. I get that it was pretty groundbreaking for its time and probably really enjoyable for listeners that love this style of sonic adventure, but for me, it was kind of a slog and I didn't love it. Two stars.
GREAT musical album. perfect running music. fast paced, great drums
La misma canción una y otra vez, bastante potente eso sí
I've always enjoyed Prodigy, and this album has quite a few of their hits on it, so they were clearly running on all cylinders with this record. Smack My Bitch Up, Breathe, and Firestarter are all great jams.
Fav song: Since nearly every track is a banger, I'll say cull 'Serial Thrilla' and we have a perfect album. I bought this album when it came out in 1997. It was the hot shit then and continues to hold up. Every song is distinct and identifiable upon the first few beats. I only wish 'Narayan' had been a single at time.
2.5
Very one note
5/5. We love the heavy electronic beats that make you wanna rave like a crab on the beach. This album is wild and fun, with different ideas being thrown around and an energy difficult to ignore. Each song keeps the energy while providing rap, signing, vocal intricacies, or just instrumental. I don't think it's a perfect album but it is one I am very fond of and that gets to be rated high because of it. Great gaming music too. Best Song: Breathe, Smack My B*tch Up, Firestarter
I genuinely don't know what I just listened to. I didn't hate it, but I cannot put my finger on what exactly it is. I do like that there is electronic music representation on this list and it was cool from a music history sense to see where some of today's modern EDM came from (although the true origins is disco). It is far from my personal taste though. Some of the songs went on for far too long and I don't remember a single one of them even though I just listened to it before writing this review. I wouldn't reach for this again.
Not my kind of music
PERFECT ALBUM NO NOTES RIP KEITH FLINT LEGENDS NEVER DIE
Total banger!
Classic. Good melding of 90s grungy feel and electricia! Love it
Was good to reminisce on this one. Used to love it a lot. As time passes the album has kind of faded on me though. It was not as great as I remember it being, but still good.
Not bad, good background.
ajopelimusiikkia
Hell yeah. Time for some high energy aggressive dance music. Not heard the deep cuts, but the hits are all bangers. Would call myself an enjoyer of what I've heard from this group. Looking forward to listening. Smack My Bitch Up Starts off with a bit of a strange buildup. Instantly gains a lot of energy once the bass comes in. The repetition makes for a really intense track. The calmer part leading to the switchup adds depth to the track. Having the female vocal part keeps the song interesting before the final repetition of the main electronic part. Great way to kick things off. 4/5 Breathe Absolute classic intro melody. Maintains the energy from the previous song. Amazing effects. Extremely catchy vocals. Simple and easy to follow. The aggessive delivery really adds intensity to the track. The entire song is a highlight. Landmark song in electronic music. Has aged really well. 5/5 Diesel Power Feels darker and almost industrial compared to the previous tracks. The rapping is pretty typical of this type of music from this era. The instrumental improves what's honestly a slightly dated lyrical performance. Still has some swagger to it, remains quite catchy. Decent. 3.5/5 Funky Shit Charming opening synth. Great use of the sample. Quite a trippy track. Builds well upon a simple premise. Could imagine this going hard live. Fantastic groove, almost hypnotic at times. Good. 4/5 Serial Thrilla Was not expecting the rock influence to be so heavy on this track. Vocals almost give me punk rock vibes. Keeps the same high energy throughout the track. Well composed, they manage to keep the track interesting throughout. Good. 4/5 Mindfields Quite a contrasting intro heading into it from the previous track. Strange, dark instrumental. The slower energy is almost welcome at this point. Has an experimental vibe that I didn't expect, but do appreciate. Really crunchy electronics in certain parts. Immaculate vibes, tickles the brain in a satisfying way, while not being overwhelming. Great. 4.5/5 Narayan The opening strays a bit into too familiar territory, it sounds good, but isn't anything special. A bit flat instrumentally. The difference in vocals adds a unique edge to the track setting it apart from the other tracks on the album. The instrumental is growing on me as it evolves. Love the drum beat. Did not expect the chanting, trippy, love the synth and distorted vocals in the background. Goes through many different loops and hurdles, constantly changing the track. An interesting journey. 4/5 Firestarter Fantastic synth riff. Fun drum beat. Great energy yet again. Love how full of attitude the vocals are, the accent adds an extra edge. Instantly recognizable, dancable, fun track that kicks an immense amount of ass. Goes hard. 5/5 Climbatize Did not expect the lighter airier synths. Like how it distorts and twists. Quite strange, like the use of the bass. Honestly builds upon itself into quite an infectious groove. Creates a lot of interesting imagery with its field of sounds. Has some psychedelic elements I really enjoy. Amazingly composed. Fantastic, unexpected favourite. 5/5 Fuel My Fire Really fast paced. Has punk rock vibes. Original take. Really dense and high energy. Love the subtle background synth. Fun to hear a song that's so drastically different from the rest of the album. Decent little cover. Works well as a closer. 4/5 I had a lot of fun with this. Just can't beat the energy. Somehow manages to stay sonically varied while maintaining that consistent blood pumping energy which remains infectious throughout. Even in today's saturated musical landscape I think something like this holds value, and has aged quite well. Nothing quite sounds like the Prodigy. The aggression and the crunchiness alongside the extremely catchy hooks and electronic melodies gives it a unique sound that puts the listener right in the mood to get lost at the nearest rave. The album is pretty consistent quality wise having no real duds, and the moment something is about to get stale the tracklist is set up to change the sound. The only thing keeping this from a full score is that some of the track just lack that little extra something that would pull them over the edge. Final score. 4.5/5, leaning towards a 4/5. Fave track. Climbatize Least fave track. Diesel Power
Not the sort of thing I would actively seek to listen to but, I was absent mindedly headbanging to a stupid level of intensity to this entire album.
Huge hell yes on this; So many firsts that I want to see more of in the list - First proper dirty electronic album we’ve had First appearance of anything hip-hop related on diesel power First appearance by the beastie boys I love how this consistently holds a similar tone & there’s motif’s that appear throughout the album - while each song still touches on the edges of different & specific sub genres of electronic music. The beasties said it best, it’s that funky shit.
I haven't listened to this album in a very long time. My first impressions was that It was great. But I listened to it a couple of times over the weekend and liked it a little less each time. It contains some absolute classic song however big chunks of the album are quite forgettable.
how was this overstimulating and boring at the same time? almost sounded like damon albarn collabed with a swarm of adderall-fueled locusts
I didnt think i would like this album but i really did. i love the big beat sound of overblown drum samples and hardcore prdouction. Especially on "Smack My Bitch Up" which is probably one of my favourite songs of all time with the repreated refrains of the songs title and the ethereal transition from a section of hymns back to the original song is amazing 8/10 Favourite: Smack My Bitch Up Least Favourite: Mindfields
Crazy stuff from the far off land of 1997. Not my typical beat but The Prodigy has a place in my heart, even if I’ve maybe aged out of it. Time is a flat circle, after all.
I get it. This is well crafted dance music. Intoxicating and mesmerizing. The kind of music that will get you grooving with the bass pulsating through your body in a live setting. Maybe even while a little high If you’re in your 20s. I’m not. To listen as album music, it is not my thing. I find the music to be sensory overload in a car or while wearing headphones. My rating reflects my personal interest in this kind of music in a listening setting and not a reflection of the band’s craft.
This album seemed to inspire a many film scores with intense action scenes from the early 2000s. I do mean that in the best way possible. It has a relentless intensity that I can manage in small doses. Each song here is enjoyable and interesting on its own. But all together, I just get a little tired by the end.
#533. As long as it doesn't have that song where they scream 'give me a ride' that they used for MotoGP for years, I'm down. 4/5: crab
Lieder sind lang, war aber trotzdem ganz nett und gut als Hintergrund
Good
Funky Shit - new to me but liked this one . Some of the transitions are so good. Narayan > Firestarter Enjoyed. Will listen again.
The Prodigy have got to be the best group to do this style of hard-hitting electronica. The beats have a relentless energy and momentum, the samples are bold and perfectly placed, the features are great (I really enjoyed the Kool Keith verse), and the tone is aggressive while still maintaining a certain playfulness. And all of it sounds like something you’d hear in a Matrix movie, which will forever be a gold standard of cool in my mind. (I was already thinking The Matrix and then “Mindfields” came on, which was in the first one!) Amazing album cover.
Crazy good eclectic electronic album by a band that really paved its' own way. I appreciate (The) Prodigy for this and will always be a fan. "Smack My Bitch Up" is a wild badass track that makes me feel like I'm in a montage of scenes from The Matrix. "Firestarter" and "Breathe" are also really fun and memorable. My uncle used to listen to this album when he was going to soccer practice / practicing soccer. I remember hearing it a lot with him and thinking it was weird but cool.
Listened back in 2018. Fun memories. This genre doesn’t hold up well.
3.5/5
Sounds like a 90s action movie. Can see how it was very influential. Hi energy song. Didn’t really like the album when it came out. Feel OK about it now I wouldn’t want to listen to it every day.
Sorry Mr. Crab not a fan
Oh man, I heard this album hundreds of times during the years I worked and played at lazerzone
A couple of epic songs and a whole bunch of kick ass songs to follow. They really are the epitome of this type of sound...anyone else seems like a pretender.
"The Fat Of The Land" may not be the best album of its kind, but it still has its value. Its instrumentals have deep layers that sometimes hinder the listener's experience. But it is still an interesting album to listen to because its production is refined for its time. It ends up walking a fine line between acceptable and incomprehensible.
Added To Library: TRUE This is probably the only Prodigy album I've listened to. It's mandatory listening for someone who's into early electronica or experiencing electronica's roots. Diesel Power features Kool Keith which is pretty sweet. My favorite song used to be Smack My Bitch Up until a coworker said something dreadful to me: that the entire song only consists of two sentences. "Smack my bitch up. Change my pitch up." Something about that dawning on me ruined the song for a while. It's still really damn good though. The whole album is. 3.5
Standouts: • Smack My Bitch Up • Diesel Power • Serial Thrilla • Firestarter
This shit slaps
Groundbreaking album. Rapping is a little silly. Otherwise total banger.
This felt like going back to my roots metaphorically. A vibe, and an album I’ll come back to over time.
It's fantastic for me that this album came up today. You see, I'm working on a screenplay for an action movie. In the film, there's a scene where the protagonist has to investigate some mystery that's led him to a dance club. One of the bad guy's owns the club, and there's gonna be a big shootout. The club is filled with people who are dressed in comical amounts of leather and whose dancing style can only be described as writithing. When the shooting begins, the music is so loud that the idiots dancing don't even know that they're in danger. I think any one of the songs from this album would work perfectly for this scene (it's worked well for every other late 90's film that follows this cliche).
1/2
I disliked this less than I anticipated. (23 known/44 new)
hell yeah I love songs about beating the shit out of my wife
Late at night after a bottle or two of some single malt stuff with the volume control hard to the right ..... but no need to hear before I die ;-)
2.5
Gahgh! This was a fucking chore to sit though.... I wanted to turn it off... I did like the the penultimate track... So... (3.66) ★½
Dig the singles from the 90s. The rest holds up okay as well. 4 stars
Every song seems like it should be playing in the background during a scene in a 90s futuristic sci-fi thriller where the protagonist has to go to a seedy nightclub. A few tunes are alright, but a lot of it is kind of irritating. "Diesel Power", featuring Kool Keith, is probably the highlight for me. There's a couple other tracks I don't mind, but I'll likely never listen to this again. 2.5 stars.
1.5
Solid dance album chock full of cool beats n loops with a futuristic hard rock, hip-hop and also strong mystical eastern elements as well. Good for an ultra violent night out at the club smashing glass bottles at people or a long session of Wipeout on the PlayStation. The album tracks are good but the main singles Breathe, Firestarter and Smack My Bitch Up are absolutely the main draws here. Firestarter in particular is one of the wickedest and most yummily malevolent singles of the 90s. Narayan is another very groovy highlight featuring my main man from Kula Shaker, Crispy Mills on vocals in what is kind of a smoother cuddlier version of Setting Sun by Chemical Brothers. Fuel My Fire cover at the end is cool n rawky. Definitely a midge better than Massive Attack’s cover of Light My Fire a few years earlier.
Pretty okay. But just okay
Drum and bass is a bit of a weird genre for me. I do enjoy a decent amount of tracks, but I always find a full album to be a bit of a grind. I left the room to make a drink while this album was on, and I truly don’t know if it was the same track playing or not when I came back in, as they all sound a bit the same. As a whole, I would say I enjoyed this album, but any track could be enjoyed much more by listening to it in isolation. That said, I know that this album is very loved, so I’m expecting some disagreements on this review!
just an incredibly fun album
i had fun with it!
Brilliant Album
The emphasis on the music made this an interesting album
."PSYCHOSOMATIC, ALAN IS GAY" merrily sang the 16 year old me. Like many things, neither that, nor this album have aged particularly well. But my word, what a revelation this was when it appeared. Obviously the overblow tabloid nonsense "they're obviously teaching children that arson is a good thing" made it even more appealing, but personally, this album was one of the first to teach me that "electronic" music could absolutely slap. Probably a 3, but what the heck, 4 stars for the sheer joy of underage drinking and yelling along mindlessly with your mates.
Classic cover, everyone into music in the 90's knew this one. I never figured out the attraction, not my vibe but it was pretty hard to not hear "Firestarter", "Smack My Bitch Up" or "Breathe" on the radio or at a party in 1997. Super popular album by listen counts, the three lead songs have over 150M listens each. The remaining songs are mostly over 10M. Someone is listening to them and they have 4M monthly listeners on Spotify. Staying power. His voice and their incessant musical pace just don't add up for me. "Diesel Power" has to be one of the first Brit-rap songs I can remember, setting the table for future artists. Popular, staying power, hits, it has all the right accolades to make this list but wouldn't make my personal T1001.
The nightclub rave music structure that all the songs have (the moment of silence in the middle and then the song restart) is a little annoying. But overall I really appreciate this record and the innovation that it brings to rave music
prodigy .. schon nach 5 tönen erkannt. Firestarter, und sonst viel Funky Shit was ziemlich gleich klingt.
Stark vom ersten Ton an! Und bleibt dann intensiv solange man es erträgt, die Lautstärke hoch zu halten.
i mess with this
Jimi Hendrix’s music is definitely the complete package. Every element stands strong on its own but also works together perfectly. I love the raw, dirty, and gritty feel that runs through his music. The drumming brings a lot of complexity with its clear jazz influences. The bass stays steadily in motion, holding everything together as Hendrix’s reverb-heavy, fuzzy, feedback-laden guitar tears it up. The blues influences in his riffs really add that extra layer of grit.
Probably one of the most iconic albums of the past 30 years? Yeh probably. High 5.
cool
Bro, how have I never heard these before. Lots of present EDM can be a bit too beep-boopy and lack some relevance beyond listeners who like robotic sounds, but these are so different. The album has proper timing and is clearly built for a club atmosphere (as EDM should be), but also mixes surprisingly well and transitions between aggressive and light? I mean everything in here worked. Sure, the songs may be long, but everything in this era was excessive for EDM. You got a new fan, The Prodigy.
Blander industriel rock og electronic som nogle af de første. Nuff Said det er rigtig fint.
Famous ones are BANGERS, others are alright. Breathe and Fuel My Fire are good. Love the Who sample in Climbatize!
at least a 4. A great listen during the workday very energizing and fun.
I can see these songs going hard at a club and understand why people like this but “Smack My Bitch Up” as the opening track put me in an uncomfortable mood for the whole album
I could see some of this album fitting in as background music for a video game, but in my opinion it's really bland - if I want to listen to EDM, I'll put on some modern house music, not some repetitive beats to zone out.
I always thought the saying was The Fat Of The Lamb but anyway. This is a great album full of energy and some kick ass beats. Faves: Smack My Bitch Up, Breathe, Firestarter, Narayan
Big nostalgia bump here - insta-5! At the time of reviewing, the second most popular review is a multi-paragraph pearl clutching session about the song "Smack My Bitch Up"- click through to their profile and immediately see they've given real life wife beater Eric Clapton 5 stars. Good stuff. 👍 Fave tracks - as is my custom when it comes to the Prodigy, I tend to prefer the tracks that get a little bit trancey, so "Narayan" and "Climbatize" from this one...
好硬的风格
Oh my god the songs were....so...long for what this repetitive 90s techno babble was. No.
Really not my thing. Will not be relistening
This album is great. Smack My Bitch Up, Breathe, and Firestarter have been on regular rotation for years, and I had forgotten how cool Climbatize was. The other tracks are good too. Wish people played this one more.
F***ing banger
good album, added most of the songs to a workout playlist. Great rhytms.
5/10. Feel like many people would hate this take but I just couldn't get into this. The songs just felt kind of angry at nothing in particular. I couldn't discern meaning from them and it reminded me of COD lobby music. I can appreciate the pioneering nature of the album here and the powerful beats but my appreciation for this one probably ends there.
FUCK THIS SHIT I HATE IT
super fun high energy electro breakbeat precursors that have had a huge impact on electronic music as we know it today.
These songs remind me of the Saw franchise. Or of like. Tony Hawk skating video games
I forgot how much I enjoy this sub genre. Rock with heavy edm/electro influence.
This sounds like a stereotypical electronic album for the 90s at first. Mindfield was enjoyable, and I like the notes of rap/hip hop throughout the album. Overall, I did like it although it had a rough start.
Prodigy is just neat, also great background music
THIS IS 1997 🔥🔥🔥
10/10
Loved this. Energetic, creative beats.
This is just not my style
Not my favorite genre. I’d rather listen to Lords of Acid if I’m in an electronic mood. It is an important album to the sound of the late 90’s
Bring on the stimulants and go nuts. Great for 18 year old moshing and spinning like a whirling dervish.
Dance music. Not my thing for listening to.
Great album. But holy shit, if you’re already stressed about something this will crank it up. 😆
A great live band but not their best album … Some great songs … some OK songs. On balance I’ll give it 4.
90’s dance music at its best!
meh 2/5
sort of industrial ambient sound, good for background music while working
Been lucky enough to see The Prodigy live at a festival and was probably the best live music experience I have ever had.
These songs are literal earworms. Doesn't matter how basic or repetitive they are, they're super catchy. There's a lot of heat at the beginning, but the levels do get a bit worse as the album goes on. I also have some bias towards this album, because some of the British YouTubers I'd watch growing up would have some of these songs as background music. All bias aside though, this album is just super fun. Solid 3.25 Favorite Songs: Breathe, Diesel Power Least Favorite: Fuel My Fire
the most energetic nostalgia trip I’ve ever experienced
funky, going with a 3 for now because there were some misses and i don’t think i’ll be returning to it much but good listen! crab rave
Nope. Listening to this makes me feel like I’m watching the credits from one of the Blade movies all the way to the end Reminds me of is bad haircuts, neck chains, and stupid rave clothes Wasn’t a fan when it came out and that remains true to this day
English electronica. With some rap. Very cool electronic beats, fantastic running or workout music. I really like the Prodigy. Not enough to buy an album but would happily listen again. Can see why this a staple and a classic.
Annoying: same thing, over and over. And anyone associated with fox hunting deserves zero stars. One star because I have to.
I always liked their impact, attitude and energy. Firestarter is great but Breathe is my favourite. I bet they were cool live but somehow a full album dilutes their impact for me, it got a bit repetitive. So sad what happened with Keith Flint, who it seems was a kind and gentle soul.
It’s strange, I thought I liked The Prodigy more than I actually do. I like some of their individual tracks a lot (Omen, Outer Space), but that energy they bring in short bursts didn’t really translate in an album setting for me. Underwhelming.
Peak 90s rave. I imagine seeing The Prodigy in a big warehouse in the 90s is probably one of the greatest experiences you can have as a human being.
Went from 1 to probably 3.5ish. It's like I've just left a FIFA menu screen open for an hour. Actually pretty good for work background - there's a chaos to it, but it's driving not distracting. I don't think I want to put it on 'just to listen to' though. I don't need to be in a Mission Impossible movie soundtrack.
Incisive and very effective! 4.35
Much more enjoyable than I expected. I hated them back in the day and in this case my view has softened with time.
I always wonder what separates me from the people who like this kind of music
I was expecting crab rave meme. Instead it was a weird rock electronic fusion. Not my thing but looking at spotify listens, this thing was POPULAR. I guess this was the time where people saw Radiohead adding electronic music to rock so they said they could add rock to electronic music. I guess it mustve worked but I never want to hear it again.
All gas no brakes. Forgot how good this whole thing is, every song is great.
OMG IT WAS A WOMAN THE WHOLE TIME? This is the only Prodigy I knew, and the singles still knock. Breathe makes it way into my rotation every so often. This was groundbreaking stuff for the time and is still weird and good.
Not terrible but not enjoyable either. Some interesting moments here and there. At least it has one of my all time favorite album covers.
Caña
3
Solid vibe
Shout-out to the guy from Leedsfest who would turn around at every song and say 'I think they're playing firestarter'
Not as good as in remember.
It's dated in many places, but it's still a jam
Joar geht rein. Chillig für Prodigy
This is a solid album all the way through. I'm a fan of the big beat genre and this is one of the top albums in that genre. This will continue to be in my rotation.
How the hell is The Fat Of The Land so much better than their previous effort??? Legendary singles.
And award for “Most improved album when compared to the massive shit the band released as their previous effort” goes to The Fat Of The Land.
Nem hallgatnám
We rocked so hard in the 90’s that we had to have actual sword fights going on in our techno songs just to feel something. Over forty fully trained adult ninjas died to make “Breathe”. And it was worth it.
Great!!!
Classic 90s rave send up. Classic tracks "Smack My Bitch Up" and "Firestarter". It can be a little one-note and repetitive, but that's kind of the point.
Masterpiece
Can’t take enough drugs
Great. Love it.
This really wasn't for me
Took me right back to my 20s listening to this. Frickin’ awesome!
How has this slipped off my playlist...Immense
This album is fucking tits! It is so good and I had heard of prodigy before but i definitely regret only discovering them now. Wow this album is so much fun and it’s fast. Super fun dance album but also like a perfect 90s hacker movie score. I wish I had a better way of describing how great this album is, but trust me if you like electronic music or dance music, you will adore this album!
If I was being honest this album is a 5 for a certain time of my life. I’m glad I’ve moved past that time.
Along with The Chemical Brothers' *Dig Your Own Hole", *The Fat Of The Land* is the *other* key big beat LP released in 1997. Liam Howlett first ground his axe taking part in the early nineties rave party scene, but he soon understood that he had to infuse rock tones and hip hop breakbeats in his "techno" music to really make a difference and affect popular culture. And thus, "big beat" was born. And so, very logically, a couple of years later, Howlett and his partnering vocalists (both from within the band, and from without) recorded this album -- not only The Prodigy's magnum opus, but also an important LP to understand the evolution of British electronic music at large. Younger folks might not be aware of this, but the iconic cuts from this album ("Smack My Bitch Up", "Breathe", "Firestarter", "Diesel Power", the Beastie Boys-sampling "Funky Shit") were heard everywhere at the time. But more crucially, those beats are still sounding BIG today, not pun intended, just like those mean basslines. And this even if "big beat" is 100% out of fashion almost three decades later Compared to *Dig Your Own Hole*, *The Fat Of The Land* is admittedly less adventurous (and maybe a little formulaic). Yet it's also a *tighter* affair, especially on side one. Just like for the Chemical Brothers' LP, there is kind of a soft underbelly in the middle of the tracklist, but that underbelly still yields a lot of lively moments, and so comes off as less underwhelming than its equivalent in *Dig Your Own Hole*. And as soon as *Firestarter* surges to your ears, you're back to the intensity level at the start of the album, and the latter keeps on grabbing you until the very end, thanks to the amazing "Climbatize" and that L7 cover closing the proceedings on a surprisingly full-punk-rock note. The punk influence cannot be underestimated indeed. One of the main assets of this record is how "dangerous" it sounds. Plus, there is something very "cinematic" to that sense of danger. Hence why *The Fat Of The Land* manages to remain fresh in 2024, in spite of the way electronic aesthetics have evolved so far from it since 1997. Style is often not enough anyway. To light a fire, you also need a very personal spark. Guess Howlett and company had it in them. 4.5/5 for the purposes of this list of essential albums, rounded up to 5. 9.5/10 for more general purposes (5 + 4.5) Number of albums left to review: around thirty or twenty, as I've gone over the 1000 line and this generator is including albums from all editions of the book. Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 463 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 276 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 334
This was a fun album with some songs I haven;t heard from a while. Well worth a listen.
goed album, al begint de drummachine soms wel tegensteken ...
really did not like this one. DNF.
U nekom savrsenom svijetu Keith Flint bi pjevao na svakoj pjesmi i album bi bio jos bolji. Sve u svemu zanimljiva elektronika s dobrom produkcijom. Ne mogu se otet dojmu doduse, kako nekolicina pjesama gdje nema Keitha krenu brzo bit zamorne i repetitivne. Fav tracks: Smack my bitch up, Serial Thrilla, Mindfields, Fuel my fire 7/10 = 4
Great energy to this record, a band I'd like to see live, not something I'd listen to frequently but when in the mood I'd play this again
A record to make one fear for Western Civilization.
I'm a fire starter, twisted fire starter
Most 90’a album ever. Fun, aggressive. Can’t complain too much. Songs might be a tad too long.
el classico
You wouldn't steal a car.....
when it bangs, it bangs. heavy baselines, piercing synths, debauchedly exhilarating breakbeats. some very eclectic sounds, ie. indian classical style vocals briefly on the opening track. some songs overstay their welcome without the requisite dynamism to justify that indulgence. for better or worse, brutal subversiveness is repackaged as digestible spectacle; a sense of nihilistic hedonism permeates—which is compelling—but except for in "narayan," does not materialize into the transcendence which swans or nine inch nails have exemplified.
i love love love love love love love love love love love love the prodigy and this album
Strong 4.5 for me, especially blasting at night with the boys. Hard, groovy, and fat
J'ai toujours aimé The Prodigy parce que c'est de l'électronique qui ne se compose pas que d'un assemblage d'échantillons (ce qui en soi peut être super intéressant), mais la musique originale et les chanteurs donnaient à leur composition la stature et l'énergie des groupes rock plus heavy.
edgy, i just don't see it
Smack My Bitch Up - 5/5 Breathe - 5/5 Diesel Power - 4/5 Funky Shit - 4/5 Serial Thrilla - 5/5 Mindfields - 5/5 Narayan - 3/5 Firestarter - 5/5 Climbatize - 5/5 Fuel My Fire - 5/5 Total score: 4.6/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ first time listening to these guys and hooooly fuck was this fun to listen to every track slaps idc what anyone says. Narayan was kinda weak compared to the other tracks but man to they start and finish with a bang
Good for exercising but not quite my cup of tea otherwise…
kranke breakbeats
yea.
Pre-listening thoughts: ur telling me this is an electronica album with a crab on the cover and it DOESN’T have crab rave???? Post/during listening thoughts: the first song is one of the funniest things I have ever laid my ears on. The repeating of smack my bitch up over fart-y bass is killing me. And not to mention when the singing came in. Almost as funny as the Life is Life song from Opus Dei. This is just fine electronic music otherwise. I would be satisfied hearing this in the background of a video game but not like overly tuned into it, ya know? It’s no Sonic R soundtrack or anything. 4.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: nope Fav tracks: Smack My Bitch Up Least fav tracks: Serial Thrilla
High octane from start to finish. A classic.
What an amazing way to end the week.
Solid songs. Fun to see the start of break core.
That was fucking lit. Felt like I was in a video game
Pretty good stuff. I recall thinking of this kind of electro-rock music as very extreme when I was in my teens, but today it’s quite listenable & enjoyable.
Not a fan of the EDM/techno stuff but this one had some catchy hooks and was not altogether atrocious. Just tiring after a while, but that goes for the whole genre for me.