Reviews (page 9 of 14)
i kinda like it, but, i need to turn it off before i go insane
Unreal energy, great blend of electronic dance and rock influences, whilst packing a serious punch. There is so much to like about this album. It’s just let down slightly by some middling tracks that fall flat and a touch too much repetition.
Smack My Bitch Up - It's alright, not exactly going to be my genre but solid for what it is. Also, dislike the lyrical concept. 5/10 Breathe - This is up my alley a bit more. Liking the bass and vocal lines, and the drums fit in nicely. 6/10 Diesel Power - LOVE the rap on this. Energetic yet simple, and good! 8/10 Funky Shit - Not much to comment about on this record, eh? 6/10 Serial Thrilla - I just love the accent man. 6/10 Mindfields - This a vibe. 7/10 Narayan - This one's one of the best so far. Like the vocals, instrumental goes hard too! Incredible until you realise it's 9 minutes long. 7/10 Firestarter - Already know this track relatively well. Solid, solid, solid. 8/10 Climbatize - Not half bad. Like the composition and the little shaker drum thing. 6/10 Fuel My Fire - I like this one. Not much to say elsewhere. 7/10
It's more than 3 stars. 3.67
This starts off well enough (bar the obvious lyrical 'issues'), and Diesel Power is an absolute banger – far and away the best tune here. But I drifted off not long after that an forgot this was even on. Maybe sat at my desk is not how this was meant to be experienced, but all got a bit repetitive a few tracks in. Half a great album, but could have done with more...something.
I wasn't really in the mood for this, first thing. But I persisted and gave it a spin. It's all very familiar. The beats build up, the bass kicks in, you go apeshit crazy. It's not exactly a home listening album. You need to be mashed off your head and stumbling into a ditch to really appreciate. Sadly those days are long behind me.
Name seit eppis aber no nie gross gloset. Halt huere Edgy… Its giving shadow the hedgehog und tribal tats. Standout Tracks: Smack My Bitch Up, Funky Shit & Narayan
Not as good as it thinks it is
intense and v 90s
There are some good tracks, but I just can't get into the general Big Beat sound and because of that, don't really like any of the radio hits. I found myself enjoying the remixes on the deluxe version more than the full album.
This is probably the first electronica album I actually somewhat enjoyed. Punk influenced, fast paced, and heavy, this album exists for x-games montages & tony hawk games.
Highlight Song/s: Breathe This is a lot more enjoyable than than previous album I'd heard of theirs (Music for the Jilted Generation.) It is very texturally rich, not as monotonous as Jilted Generation. I really like the vicious vocals in Breathe, Serial Thrilla, Firestarter.
Decent
These guys are silly.
A novel and thrilling mix of breakbeats, rock and industrial that has become not-so-novel and honestly a bit exhausting by the sixth or so track. Nifty crab though.
After suffering through other 90s British electronica like Orbital, Chemical Brothers, and Fatboy Slim's first album, I was very skeptical of this one, however it turns out it's... not that bad? Most of the songs badly need an editor but they have beats and are catchy, Breathe is a banger, and Mindfields was a key song on The Matrix soundtrack that I listened to nonstop in middle school. You couldn't get away with that title of the first track in 2025 though.
Good album.
No. I hate this.
This is brainless party music, best enjoyed while rolling on ecstasy at a rave in 1995. It's a time capsule of mainstream electronic music 30 years ago, and I still like some of the beats and production.
I've never listened to this album (28). Good in its genre, which is not mine.
Hørres ut som fontaines DC har komt ud med ein "no piracy" reklame. Serial Thrilla e et fønny navn. Savne någe catchy, dette e litt for gjevn musikk te å vær veldig outstanding... MEN, d e jabnå så dræge! Beste sang: Serial Thrilla
This album definitely transported me the late 90s. Not really my style of music. A lot of it had great energy/was fun sounding. I would give it a 3.5 if possible.
The album as a whole still holds up after more than 25 years. Albeit, not something I'll likely listen to again.
Hat seinen Platz und gute Momente, für mich persönlich aber nicht meine favorisierte Musikrichtung.
Every time I see an EDM or House album on this generator, I dread listening to it. I never really liked music like that because it can be really repetitive and annoying to listen to. This album differs from all of them. It's weird because while the genre can be really annoying, there might be just one album that sets itself apart from it and it's this one. It's not on my top 10 of all time but it definitely ranks higher than any electronic album would. Also, the cover is iconic and Breathe is one of the greatest songs ever. This is a great album that should be representative of 90s rave music. Favorite Tracks: Smack My Bitch Up, Breathe, Funky Shit, Narayan Rating: 3.5/5
I don’t hate it, but at a certain point they all sound the same. Would be better if I was on molly
A bit headachy. Heard a lot of songs that I sort of knew (eg Breathe)
Didn't know punk electronica was a thing, but it makes sense... I've listened to this album once before some years ago, and my reaction is largely unchanged: it's not bad, the amen-break-style backbeat throughout makes it all feels a bit repetitive and samey, and I can't work out whether "change my pitch up, smack my bitch up" is misogyny or just a fun way of saying "I'm doing this, let's goooo". I will say that starting this one immediately off the back of John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" - a transcendent free jazz odyssey that is a cry to God himself as his saxophone prays and preaches... and suddenly being hit with "SMACK MY BITCH UP" was a weird time. I feel like I should be learning something about perspective from this, but I really have no idea what.
Not my favourite type of music but I was 11/12 when this came out and I liked a few tracks and how they reminded me of the whole electronic/techno vibe of the late 90s.
Man I'm feeling pumped!
Good background music for focusing. Don't really think i'd listen to it in any other way.
I remember when I thought this was the most intense, in-your-face shit I had ever heard, and it scared me a little. Now it's just a good electronica album from the 90s--but no one should receive accolades for naming a song "Smack My Bitch Up," in any decade.
I had remembered the first song from somewhere, just by the title. I was ready to not like it. But saw myself feeling it.
Wasn't my kind of thing, but I can appreciate the talent there.
90s big beat electronic music.
Wel goed, maar niet voor ieder moment.
Epic!
Reminds me of being driven around town by my brother in the late 90s. I think this is a pretty good album in a genre I don't really enjoy all that much. Great album cover though... and there was an anniversary reissue where they edited tons more crabs into it?
3.8
Way better than I expected, but it still feels like one of those “you had to be there” albums.
Six months later I come back to this album. Is it good? Maybe. Is it a bit problematic? Yes. Does it remind me of a time and place? Kind of. But I think I came to the prodigy late, perhaps ten years after their 90s peak. So this is a 3.
Not my cup of tea, but I can definitely understand why it was/is so influential for the genre. Had I been driving while listening to this album I would’ve easily gotten a speeding ticket.
Not bad. Basically just feels like action movie soundtrack, which I don't dislike but I'm not like super into.
Never really listened to a full Prodigy album, love a song here or there but otherwise the genre is not quite my cup of tea, still a decent album
Seems like something that would be good as music to an action or racing scene, maybe. Unfortunately, my commute to work was not nearly eventful enough to warrant such an accompaniment.
Felt like I was in a tunnel the whole time with all the fading in and out. Classic 90s indie action movie music.
Would have loved to hear the whole album live
I listened to this album a lot when it was released, but revisiting it now, I realised that it was me trying to be like the cool kids. It's a really good album but it's just not my jam. Climbatize is great, and the L7 cover is fun.
The matrix/you wouldn’t download a car music. Good for workouts but a little repetitive/mindless, personally. Can be lots of fun and a good vibe in the right setting
Catchy and enjoyable in pieces, but 56 minutes is a lot. But at least it’s uptempo. Also lyrically….questionable.
Good stuff but didn't click fully.. Smack My Bitch up is a classic and this listen I really latched onto Narayan. I see the genre influence but if I'm craving some breaks I'd go somewhere else. Another album with the caveat that it could grow on me over time 3/5
Listened to this a lot when I was a student. A little agressive for daily listening but still cool in a pub or so.
*1997. English electronic. *The Prodigy is oddly intriguing and catchy and enjoyable. *Wouldn't listen to this a lot, but would be impressed if someone had it on. *There’s more to this album than smack my bitch up and firestarter. RATING - 6/10
This was never my thing back in the 90s. I was more of an alt-rock kid and this electro stuff never connected with me. So I went into this knowing a little bit of what it was about, and with a certain expectation. And while I would say this still isn't exactly up my alley, I was pleasantly surprised and definitely didn't hate it.
Decently good punk rock
6/10 Ok, so dance wasn't my thing. I get a bit bored by the repetition. Or really bored, actually. However, this album has something that lifts it above most of the rest. It just is so synthetic I can't connect to it.
Standard, this kind of music is what you think of when electronica is mentioned. Favorite track: Smack my bitch up other picks: breathe, narayan, firestarter
Never really bought the band's justification for Smack My Bitch Up. All very 90s edgelord vibes from some twerps purposefully looking to offend with something so lazy and basic while accusing domestic abuse support groups of just not getting it. What a horrible time. Some banging tracks though.
Excellent stuff. Great hits. Probably very new and Wicked for the time when it came out.
Good songs on here but very, very (did I mention very?) repetitive sound. 3/5
This album is like being a 19 year old and going out for a big night on the town. You’re gonna get leery eyed early in the night and hit the Main Street at about 10. Not to go into the pubs though, cos the pubs are dead at 10. You’ll first pass the time by pushing some innocent bystanders, and the eating violence upon anyone who stands up to you. Later on you’ll go to a grungy basement bar playing upbeat music for you to space out on while you’re riding the highs of some random pills that you just took in a dirty toilet stall. Then off for a quick fight outside the kebab store before heading home to sleep on the couch.
a perfect album cover for how i felt listening to this album. sure, a lot of the songs sounded like a 20 second loop stretched over several minutes, and the hard cut off for several songs was kinda jarring, but i'm still out here groovin. bob dylan could never
Still stands up as a very good album nearly 30 years after its release.
immediately very uk sleaze. i can practically hear tony stonem getting up to some nefarious bullshit while this plays. they all sound very similar but not the same. never listened to old electropop before so this is very interesting!
If nothing else, I really like the album cover. That crab is ready to rave. Other than that I didn't love it. It's another one of those "fine for what it is" albums that I didn't personally enjoy too much, but I can see how others would. Not as hard to get through as some other techno on this list, though, so we'll (barely) go with a 3. 2.5
A little bit overwhelming as a whole, still appreciate the concept
-this is an album i’ve known about for a while now and was intrigued by -i listened to Music For The Jilted Generation nearly a year ago after having it pop up on here, and i can honestly say i prefer it to this -once again, not a huge fan of big beat. tho it had some really good songs and must have been super exciting to listen to in the 90s specifically -Favorites are Smack My Bitch Up and Fuel My Fire
Classic '90s album with some huge hits!
Judged purely on how it sounds this is a top tier album. However most, if not all, electronic music is going to have a pretty low ceiling for me due to my distaste for repetitive music. That plus the misogyny penalty leaves this album middle of the pack. Breathe and Mindfields are so awesome though...
Not really a fan of electronic music, but all things considered this is pretty solid stuff. Kinda at the intersection of pump up club bangers and Tony Hawk-esque skateboarding soundtrack. Recognized Kool Keith on Diesel Power, which is cool. Overall though, not really something I'd go back to, but was a pretty good listen. Had a good time being transported back to the late 90s.
So, I am by no means an electronic music conisseuer. Not a hater, just generally not for me with some exceptions. I'm definitely familiar with the hits off this record, because monoculture, but I was never spurred to dig any deeper. To my surprise, I enjoyed this! I absolutely need to be in a particular mood for it, but despite the repetitive nature of this album, it's good. Plus it ends with a sick L7 cover, which I did not expect.
Breathe gets it to a 3.
Odaklanmayıp dinleyince güzel duyuluyor. Şarkıya dikkat edersem rahatsız ediyor. Arabada hızlı gittiğini fark etmek gibi Firestarter güzeldi, Mindfields hackleme şarkısı gibiydi, ama en sevdiğim Climbatize oldu, insan sesi yok, vibelar ve bass var Smack my bitch up iğrençti, amacını yerine getiren bir şarkı. Tüm albüm iğrenç olacak sanmıştım ki değildi Crab
Smack My Bitch Up is just as good as ever, never fails to deliver hype with the great drums and that lovely vocal break in the middle. Didn’t know I knew Breathe until I heard that distinctive hook, unbelievable tune with really interesting noises panned off in the background. Love the suspense in this track with the spooky section near the send before that iconic hook drops back in. Diesel Power is the first time we get more vocals than just a hook, the bars were actually decent, and not what I’m not used to, with the Prodigy I’ve heard previously. It would have been nice for the instrumental to have varied more and been more interesting, but the driving beat and synths serve a purpose. Funky Shit is uninteresting to me, if I heard it in a club I’m sure I would enjoy it very much, but I can’t see myself sticking it on to do the ironing. From this point the album did feel slightly monotonous, very similar drum beats and bloated song lengths with minimal diversion from the main motifs. Tracks would work well in the live setting, no doubt. Firestarter springs us back to life, 5* tune, remember this video hype as fuck on Kerrang back in the day.
1997 is one of my favourite years of music and this is a small part of the reason why. It still feels like an amphetamine laden journey through some sick beats, even if it has aged a bit... Gems: Breathe, Mindfields and Firestarter. (I'm a Basic Bitch, I know)
Made me feel like I was hacking the mainframe in the 90s with fingerless gloves, spiked hair, sunglasses, and goggles on my head
Very divided with this. I’ve seen them live a few times back when Keith was still alive and the energy they brought is absolutely unreal, which is matched in the singles of this album. The rest however was unfortunately underwhelming. Bonus points for the cover though.
I was expecting more of this album. The tracks I knew are great and I'd heard a lot of good things about their live sets, but beyond the singles this didn't really live up to the hype. Three really ones were exciting still, but as the album tracks went on they just didn't have to synth hooks that really make the hits stand out. Then there was one that sounded heavily influenced by a who synth line, which was pretty cool, but then one that felt like they were trying to remake one of the singles again, complete with Asian sounding middle 8. The energy is still pretty high throughout which is good, but I think I'll just be seeking out the hits in the future.
I had no idea Kool Keith was on this album. I thought I was going to like this more than I did. It's very listenable and it's got some cool beats. But it does get a little bit forgettable in the middle. I don't really know the history behind these guys, but I suspect that "real clubbers" back in the day probably thought these guys were a watered down version of the stuff they were listening to.
This is brainless party music, best enjoyed while rolling on ecstasy at a rave in 1995. It's a time capsule of mainstream electronic music 30 years ago, and I still like some of the beats and production.
Y'a de ces époques qu'on apprécie qu'elles soient révolues. Beaucoup d'efforts à se monter une attitude. Excellent album à mettre en char quand t'as le goût que le trajet feel deux fois plus long que c'qu'il est vraiment. Technotronic vieilli mieux que ça. 2.5 étoiles
3.5
30/1001 The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❎ I've heard the singles from this and very familiar with them. Whilst I appreciate its crossover appeal between rock/metal and dance/techno giving it this abrasive quality. However, this clearly isn't an album for me.
This was okay I didn't get bored so that's a good
Mmm, no es mi estilo, pero suena muy interesante, este tipo de rap, música electrónica y rock. Es muy repetitivo, y no es mi estilo, pero confieso que tiene su mérito. Aunque seguramente no lo escucharé otra vez. Eso sí, me encantó la portada del cangrejo, es muy genial y original. 😆
Álbum de música eletrônica divertido. CVJ Neko.
Electronic - Less interesting than Fatboy Slim but more interesting than MJ Cole
For an electronic album, it's not the worst. It has a couple of notable songs that are fairly good. Better than most of the electronic stuff on this list. 3/5 Probably won't listen again
There’s some fun tracks here, and it definitely has a purpose, but as an album long listening experience it gets a little old.
They’re calling it the hardest album cover of all time This album, in the right circumstances, is a 5. Could totally see myself on the dance floor completely busting ass to this song. However, under normal circumstances, it’s a 3. There are some real bangers but I struggle to find myself listening to this album on repeat. Definitely a different sound for EDM and I fuck with what The Prodigy did
Kind of fun, actually. Knew 'Firestarter', but had not heard anything else. 'Breathe' is also a standout track for me.
I’d like this album at certain times.
thoughts: “smack my bitch up” and “breathe” is still an insane (but appropriate) 1-2 punch to open the album. a total time capsule of 1990s UK rave culture but outside of the three singles (and the transition from “narayan” into “firestarter”)…eh, hasn’t aged tremendously songs: “smack my bitch up”, “breathe”, “firestarter” rating: 5.4/10
Really good Electronica dance album with hooks, beats, and snarling British late 90's venom. Overstays it's welcome a bit but makes up for it with a great closing track.
I thought Prodigy was a late 90’s whiny metal band. This album was way better than that, but still not good. Middle of the road.
Rating: 6.5/10 Could definitely be rated a lot higher with repeated listens, starts off great but soon enough all of the songs start to blend with each other.
Needs the right time and place
Although this was when they were their biggest, the bubble had already burst for me. Two bloated and ponderous compared to previous albums, and a collaboration with the lead singer of one of my least favourite bands (Kula Shaker) and L7 (who had been cool five years earlier). Very average
Sick beats.
Not my normal listening however I appreciate being exposed to different perspectives and genres
This album pumps. I have misgivings about Smack My Bitch Up though, no matter how you spin it...
Didn’t think I knew anything about The Prodigy, but I definitely knew Smack My Bitch Up (iconic club track) and a couple of others from some dance/electronic playlists. I can appreciate how this album was taking electronic music forward in the 90s. It starts strong, but the songs start feeling really repetitive toward the end. More variety (even just switching up the drum loop, come on) would have helped a lot.
Brought me back to Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, where they used several of these songs. I can see not enjoying this album as much without those memories/framing
Fine for dancing and background music, not great for a close listen. I get why people like it, just not interesting for me.
Felt repetitive
One or two solid tracks but the rest blended together, just not enough substance from this album to make me say “woah”
Decent album but I am tired of techno. The fact that we’ve had this much electronic and yet the only rap albums have been Kanye makes me doubt the quality of this list
Good songs and I did enjoy it. I just don't know when I'll listen to it outside of this list.
Als Studio Brussel dit niet constant door mijn strot had geramd, had ik dit waarschijnlijk een 0 gegeven. Maar nu heb ik een soort van raar nostalgisch gevoel bij dit album. 3.4
Liked it more than I thought I would
Un buen disco de música electrónica bailable. Para nada pretencioso, simplemente propone un estilo potente, con un toque industrial. Por momentos más adherido al hip hop. La música es repetitiva (es condición de la EDM), pero se las ingenia para generar distinto momentos y climas que evitan el cansancio en la escucha. No me resulta memorable como los son algunos álbumes de IDM de la época que son más de mi preferencia, pero aún así un buen trabajo.
molotov bitch is their best song and it didn't even make the album
Loved the crab. Hated the misogyny. Rest of album was okay.
Relentless electronic dance music. This album was super popular at the same time amphetamines made a huge comeback - makes sense.
I liked the vibe at first but got old after a bit. Seemed ahead of its time - good workout music.
This one surprised me, much more enjoyable than I thought it would be!
As far as repetitive music goes, this is definitely not one of the worst example, but it's also no the best. They stick to a formula that works well enough but doesn't produce anything particularly special. A couple of songs stand out (Smack My Bitch Up, Breathe, Firestarter, and Fuel My Fire), and the rest are still pretty fun but not that memorable. 7/10
It’s fun, but outstays its welcome after the first few songs.
A fun British trip hop Edm record. Lot's of breakbeats, balls to the wall levels of energy, and great production. A fun listen, but time will tell if I'll be back.
pretty nice album, didnt think id find an actual good electronic album i cant lie
Recognizable sound that without a doubt has influenced others up to today's electronic music scene the album is a fun energized ride. The vocal contributions to some of the songs I actually think detract from the sound as they come off a bit corny or just not good. Overall a very 90s/early 2000s sound best paired with drugs but the highlights like "breathe", "minefield", and "firestarter" make it a fun listen on any day. 3.5🌟
3.5 Another British house album, but at least this is one of the really good ones. Again, not much to add. It’s what the late 90s felt like. Matrix. Blade. Toonami bumpers. Somehow it was always music like this scoring those.
Nice blast from my past. I still have no idea what they’re singing about. 3/5
Sick album cover and I enjoyed the music for its genre
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".
Thumping good album.
Meh
Great club anthems, but with a few low points.
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.
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!
Just revved up the list again and got a mid British album, we’re so back (2.5/5)
a fuckin JAM - not going to listen to it all the time but great Electronica.
Rave it up, quite heavy
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.
It's was okeedokee.
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.
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
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.
Better than I remember.
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
Some good songs, not super for me. maybe if i listen to it more ill like it better
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
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
Flowed nicely, annoying at times, some iconic bangers
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.
When it hits… it hits but a lot of the songs similar. I dig the formula but it starts to wear on you.
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
se la prima canzone non si chiamasse lett “smack my bitch up” gli avrei dato una stellina in più
5/10
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.
La misma canción una y otra vez, bastante potente eso sí
2.5
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
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.
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.
Lieder sind lang, war aber trotzdem ganz nett und gut als Hintergrund
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.
"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.
Standouts: • Smack My Bitch Up • Diesel Power • Serial Thrilla • Firestarter
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)
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!
i had fun with it!
The emphasis on the music made this an interesting album
i mess with this
cool
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!
good album, added most of the songs to a workout playlist. Great rhytms.
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.
THIS IS 1997 🔥🔥🔥
Great album. But holy shit, if you’re already stressed about something this will crank it up. 😆
sort of industrial ambient sound, good for background music while working
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
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
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.
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.
Much more enjoyable than I expected. I hated them back in the day and in this case my view has softened with time.
Caña
3
Solid vibe
Not as good as in remember.
It's dated in many places, but it's still a jam
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.
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.
yea.
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.
A few good “hits”, but as a whole this album has not aged well.
I remember the Smack My bitch Up video...that took a surprising turn. I was already a fan of Breathe and Firestarter, but the rest of the album didn't hold up as much. It felt like a watered-down version of those top three songs.
I love the energy but most of the songs are too long and repetitive for me. Breathe and Smack My Bitch Up are both great tracks though.
There was something cool going on in every song. Too unrelenting for my non-rave lifestyle.
This album has some hits with Breathe and Firestarter but it doesn't hit as well as Music for the Jilted Generation. The Prodigy are such a band of their time and the sound screams 90s. These two are good to have on the list but I doubt we need more Prodigy than that here.
Good for playing any racing game to. Ah Firestarter is a fun one. They have the ability to construct a decent song. They were probably one of the best at doing this when the people wanted this. They could trim the fat on a couple of these tracks. The second Prodigy album we've had. I'm not sure that there was a need for two. The vibe is similar.
It did give me energy
Classic.
Songs that I’ll jam to but will not actively replay. Smack my bitch up is nice
ok
I can't really tell a lot of 90s EDM apart. It's ok, but not quite Chemical Brothers or Underworld.
++: Funky Shit, Climbatize +: Breathe, Serial Thrilla, Firestarter, Fuel My Fire +-: Smack My Bitch Up, Mindfields, Narayan -: Diesel Power 6,1/10
It’s was okay, not for me this time of edm. I have heard the prodigy is a legend in this type of music but this style just didn’t grab me except for one song called “funky shit”
Electronic Big Beat with a punk attitude, The Fat of the Land by The Prodigy is propulsive and overwhelming. It's impossible to consider a state of stillness - of mind or body - while being immersed in this. Any technical genre description I could attach to this album would be lifted from a Google search rather than my own deep knowledge of rave culture or electronic music. It is easy to see why this album was so successful. It exudes swagger and mashes up genres. It is creative and a testament to the club as a generative locus for musical innovation. Sonically this is a powerhouse of beats, loops, and bass lines with exotic samples.The album is not without its problems, most notably in the latent misogyny of the opening track's title, oft-repeated throughout the song. The medium is not always the message, but not every message needs to be uncritically mediated.
Enformigt men helt ok
Prodigy might be the one EM band I like :)
Firestarter is a banger, I'm not too into most of it though.
Would listen to again. I remember this album cover more than i remember the music
surprisingly decent electronic album. a bit repetitive at times, but i suppose that’s par for the course when it comes to this genre
I like their energetic beats especially on the hits "Breath" and "Firestarter". But for a whole album it's much too repetitive. 2,5
I've always found this album cover hilarious. Anyway, this is probably The Prodigy at their peak. That likely aligned with the big beat genre also being at its peak in Britain and most of the rest of the world. I mean, "Breathe" and "Firestarter" are stone cold classics from the genre and continue to go hard. The rest of the album doesn't quite stack up and stay that consistent, but the sampling here is unique and the breakbeats are hard and booming. I'd put this slightly above "Music for the Jilted Generation" in terms of overall quality.
Cool album, sounds perfect for like a chase scene in a movie. Very hard electronic almost dance music. Funky shit is my favorite song.
Ich sehe den Impact des Albums, aber unfassbar schlechte Produktion
Probably more fun than lying in your puke after eating mud while a stranger pisses on your tent.
Yeah, that's a no for the first track. The rest of the album makes alright background noise if you need to kill a bunch of things in video games. Shoutout to Jimmy Eat World for having an awesome cover of "Firestarter" btw.
Despite being really familiar with the singles, I'd never listened to this record in full. The beats and production are great, but a lot of the vocals and rapping makes it trapped in that late 90s shtickiness.
Kind of cool but like in a your dad loved this in the 90s kind of way. Like, yeah sick beats bro but maybe don’t call your opening track “smack a bitch up”
Legit giving me 90s techno. Some album you would slap on your mixtape to try and get featured on Thrasher magazine.
My review, verbatim, from the other The Prodigy album on this list: “Some cool beats here. I could see this being a huge hit at a rave, and I would actually be into it there. But there’s no reason these songs (which most tracks barely qualify as) need to be this long.” Every word of that review still stands for this one. There’s no reason for there to be two The Prodigy albums on this list, although I’d give the edge to this one over Music for the Jilted Generation.
Generally I don’t know how much I enjoy full length dance music albums, but the singles on this one are undeniably great
Actually liked it much more than expected. Not my usual sorta thing but enjoyed it all the same.
Whish I was that crab. Fun beats, a bit long though
Fun vibes, unfortunately all vibes lasted for roughly an eternity. Probably better lengthwise when dancing to the tracks.
I liked this album. It was wayyyyyy better than "The Contino Sessions." I am normally not an electronic music fan but these beats were entertaining and I felt like these songs actually went somewhere and didn't just drone on. The lyrics were definitely questionable at times and not really a highlight of any songs. "Narayan" was wayyyy too long and "Serial Thrilla" was boring lol. I am not sure if I would return to this album, but it was entertaining. Liked Songs: "Smack My Bitch Up" (feels so wrong saying I liked this one, but the beat was so catchy) , "Breathe" , "Funky Shit" , "Firestarter" , "Fuel My Fire" (this was probably my favorite one)
Итс окэй. В юности я очень тащился по этой музыке. Сейчас мне кажется немного нелепой эта как будто бы фейк-агрессивная музыка, стерильная и ровная. Лучшая песня - Breathe.
Great music but can be a but repetitive at times
J’avais écrit une SUPER bonne review de l’album, mais le site à décider de crash et d’effacer tout ce que j’avais écrit au moment que j’ai appuyé sur send. Puisque j’ai la grosse flemme de tout réécrire, je vais juste écrire l’élément le plus important: Cet album ne contient pas le hit Crab Rave.
This kinda goes.
Enjoyed the banging drums and dark thumping rhythms.
I love the Prodigy. I saw them live, they were fantastic and I have fond memories of listening to them throughout my teenage years. However, the elephant in the room needs to be addressed. This album starts with the song "Smack My Bitch Up" and there is no defending this awful piece of misogyny. Unlike Notorious B.I.G's album, where this vileness was a constant undercurrent, the rest of the tracks on The Fat Of The Land aren't so cretinous. If it wasn't for the opening track, I'd give this album five stars. It's a shame really.
It's kinda fun. I don't like a lot but I do love the album cover. Will I listen to again: 10%
I'm the FIRESTARTAH! Ez a szám nagy bop, ezt meghagyom nekik, de nem tudok én a mosógépzenével mit kezdeni 😁
I’ve not heard this album for ages and I didn’t think it traveled through time well. I remember the confrontation of it (And Keith Flint!) when it came out. A pioneering sound and a timeless character. Less sonic than I remember
I think this is one of the better examples of this genre. The songs sounded distinct and I appreciated none of them were 20 minutes long. Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5
Fond memories of being 12 and stealing my brothers copy of this aside, I’m tempted to say this kick started my love of electronic music that’s led to 20+ years of DJing and making music. That’s probably a little true (though I’d blame The Chemical Brothers), but listening now it just didn’t hit the same. Maybe it’s the fact that the election was last night and I was emotionally exhausted. I didn’t so much have fun listening to The Prodigy’s “rave music you can understand as rock music” experience as much as it just felt good having Keith Flint just as mad as you at whatever. Long story short, the singles still hit hard. The rest is mixed and not every rock and rave mixture holds up well. 3/5
Crab rave
I remember hearing this quite a bit when it was first released. To be honest I wasn’t looking forward to diving back in, but I liked this better than I remembered. It felt more diverse than many other albums in this genre, I didn’t get the usual all the songs sound the same feeling. I certainly remembered Fire Started and Smack My Bitch Up, but the other tracks hold up better than I thought.
Noise Genre -- Have heard played at stadiums etc -- hype music
Fun album but definitely getting a bit repetitive towards the end. I wouldn't give it anything over a 3 Favorites - Firestarter, Smack my bitch up Least Favorites - mine fields
6/10 - There was some cool and interesting parts but a lot of it was not the best. I think that it is very close to being a great album but i just have too many issues with some of the songs.
The hits on this one rip. I am excited to read about that one when I am back near my book :)
Electric masterpiece.
Some obvious bangers but some filler too
Better than I remembered, and first time I have listened all the way through that I know of
This is what I imagine is playing in the background at a cocaine-fueled rave.
Never heard this before. Just okay. A soft 3 stars.
Until today I thought the lyrics to Smack My Bitch Up was “take my picture”. SMH. A little repetitive as most dance music is, but the nostalgia factor comes into play for me and this is more listenable to me than most other electronic dance music.
This album felt way cooler the first time i heard it back in matrix times.
I can appreciate what The Prodigy has done for the vast space that is electronic music. However, after listening through this whole album for the first time (of course I’ve heard the singles), I can say that I found it fairly boring. It doesn’t help that my electronic taste stretches into more IDM and experimental subgenres. But the songs on The Fat Of The Land tend to drag on longer than I’d like, leading to repetitive and predictable structures. I strongly believe this is meant to be experienced live, considering the members are known to dance during their shows.
Not too bad. It does have Fire Starter on it, their biggest hit.
6.5/10 Jebeno 🤘 Generalno nije loše, ovi hitovi koje svi znamo su mi baš lijepo sjeli, ali ostatak albuma je pomalo dosadnjikav. Ima mi dosta taj dnb ili jungle type of drum beat koji mi je malo naporan nakon druge treće pjesme Očekivao sam dosta više od ovoga, zato će biti trojčica
If you’re looking for hardcore misogyny that you can dance to you really can’t go past The Prodigy’s Smack My Bitch Up. Ah the 90’s - when ‘woke’ was nothing more than a past tense. Along with Breathe and Firestarter absolutely cracking tunes.
I'm incredibly far from being a big beat fan but I gotta say that this album is an exception. It still gets tiring for my old ears after a while but I love the industrial vibe that comes with the crazy bass beats.
One of the few Big Beat/Break album I can stand, and even enjoy a little. Still far from my musical taste, but still a great album with nice tracks.
It was fine. Probably the most enjoyable electronic record I’ve heard. But still, there’s not much substance. There’s nothing to toe it all together and to form a cohesive album. It just doesn’t feel complete, and I have to deduct quite a bit for that. It also dragged on a while, which wouldn’t normally be too bad, but the songs just aren’t worthy of being so long when the styles are all so similar. I still can appreciate the mixing up however on some of these songs. Going from Breathe to Diesel Power was an experience for sure. Anyways, good electronic album, but still not good album as a whole.
Surprisingly more diverse than I originally thought.
SMACK MY BITCH UP
I expected to — wanted to — despise this album, based solely on the misogynistic title of the first track. Lyric aside, though, it was a pretty awesome track. Even added it to a “faves” list. And that continued throughout the album. Was unfamiliar with The Prosigy (I’m a DeadHead and classic rock person) and enjoyed this far more than expected.
Favorite Track: Serial Thrilla
September 3, 2024 🦀🦀 $11 for Apple Music 🦀🦀 🦀🦀 uses it for a 2nd Prodigy album 🦀🦀 I saw the "Firestarter" video online as a kid for some reason* and it did absolutely nothing for me. Ultimately I didn't mind The Fat of the Land, even though I predicted I'd dislike it. Some of the vocals are obnoxious but most of the tracks are pretty fun. HL: "Climbatize", "Mindfields", "Smack My B*tch Up" *I remember now, it was to understand Weird Al's parody of the video ("I can't believe this haircut!")
I always have a little bit of a through the looking glass feeling when I listen to electronic shit like this because I don’t love it but know there’s a version of myself I could have been who absolutely would. I feel pretty lucky to have made it out of the 90s without getting swallowed up in the abyss of ravelife, but I’m glad to be able to take a peak over the precipice every now and then.
I guess this is good for what it is, but I'm not really into it...3.
Am I a moron? My whole life, I thought Smack My Bitch Up was Snap My Picture. Suddenly, the track seems so much more aggressive. Well, The Prodigy aren’t lyrical Wordsworths, but there are some clever play on words moments, like Mindfields, etc. None of this is really about the words though, unless it’s to deliver a brief incendiary message. It’s about mixing metal and edm and raving like it’s 1997. I was only ten when this came out, but I was immediately transported back in time vibe-wise. When I put this on, my partner was like ‘Ooh! Firestarter!’ And I had no idea what she was talking about. I felt so out of the loop. I’m more in the loop now that I’ve listened to this and read on The Prodigy, but don’t really care to be. If I put this album on again, it’ll be for background music when I want to get hifi.
Kinda fun for a moment, before becoming annoyingly repetitive. Like a couple of young dudes discovering new buttons to play with on their older brother’s synth in the garage. Soon all the stoner bros in the hood stop by, to be gobbled by the radness of it all.
Better than I thought, plus fire starter and breathe (the pressure)
This feels far more deserving of being a hit album over other electronic 90s albums. It has the definitive classics for better or worse, the deep cuts that also keep the pace moving, and enough filler to still give it that stereotypical big beat sound! Less racing game, more street-racing game, the Prodigy is an act that has the potential to grab me, but often it just comes off as shallow. Party music, fun in the moment, but not worth the listen any other time. Perhaps I seem harsh, and I don't mean to be, as the album has good moments, especially when it takes influence from industrial scenes, but the album just feels like nothing extraordinary. Definitely from the 90s, which gives it its infamous success with tracks like Smack My Bitch Up, but thirty years later all I can think with a modern mindset is "look at that little guy on the cover go!" Still, will give it that boost for influence so it can scrape by into a middling spot for me.
Far from surprising. I think I had this CD back in the day. Track 1 - heavy rotation, track 2 - decent rotation, track 8 is a banger but it was played out for me in 1997. The rest of the album? Not good
161/1001 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Oh, if it wasn’t for those two hit singles. “Smack My Bitch Up” and “Firestarter” are the cringiest and most annoying songs on “The Fat of the Land.” But otherwise I think the Prodigy holds up pretty well for late 90s techno.
Do you remember how New Coke was a flop? Their executives commissioned Project Kansas to come up with an updated formulation. The taste tests showed that people liked the sweeter taste of Pepsi over Coke. So they made a sweeter version and put it to market as New Coke. The problem was that the taste test was flawed. You see people did prefer the sweeter taste of Pepsi…when they had a couple sips. The sugar rush sent their pleasure receptors into a frenzy…bing…pop…POW!!! But what the Coca-Cola company really wanted to find was a formula that would lend itself to binge drinking, diabetes inducing levels of dedication to Coke. And the sweet flash bangs were great once. But when the brain is drowning in sugar, it starts to go deaf. New Coke sucked and the market told them so. Soon Coke was rebranded as Coke Classic and the juggernaut continues…at least in terms of soda sales. The first 5 or so tracks of this album are New Coke…bing…pop…POW!!! But then the sugar hurts a little bit and I need to stop.
The Prodigy somehow found the sweet spot for beat-driven music with the right amount of lyrical and sound effect flare. They incorporate a ton of background sounds that work really well and they do techno in a way that's...dare I say..."catchy." I enjoyed this album, there's def some memorable bangers on here that transport you back to Fan's giant cd binder. I will date them (and myself) by describing this as "phat."
The Fat of The Land starts off with a couple hits but otherwise didn't keep me overly hooked. The following songs are fine but nothing memorable. While it's still a album, for some reason I expected to enjoy this more than I did. I remember being into The Prodigy and thought I had deeper ties to a few of their earlier albums. 2.96 stars
Great '90s breakbeat.
Interesting music
Interesting but not my cup of tea.
Standout songs: Breathe Serial Thrilla
Better than Daft Punk
He just keeps saying he's the Firestarter. Lots of the same? Some decent songs though.
Underhållande album med bra låtar, pluspoäng för fint "album art" bästa låten: funky shit. Stark 3
Danceable breakbeats with a punky feel and a side of psychedelia. A somewhat darker, rockier, edgier feel to this dance music. It’s got a lot of attitude. I like a good amount of what I hear, but few songs that are good enough for me to remember them. Some good highs, but not quite ultimate peaks. A reasonable floor, no real bad songs - just some that are less interesting or don’t really develop. It’s a decent album, but I’d rather listen to the Chemical Brothers. It could grow on me over time, but for now it’s fine.
In the vein of Fat Boy Slim and Chemical Brothers. Fun listen.
Some bangers on here for sure. A lot of filler, however. I can see how this would appeal to the large markets. It's a fun listen. Nothing groundbreaking.
3.5☆/5 07.26.2024
I listened to the hits all the time back in the day. When I listened today, it was fun to hear the rest of the songs, which I never really listened to back then. As always, I think it gets a little repetitive
Obviously bangers on here but it's a bit more difficult to listen to as an album. I think I prefer some of their other ones overall.
Solid with some bangers 7/10
“Breathe” still kicks ass. “Firestarter” and “Smack My Bitch Up” also continue to hold up fairly well. However, this is yet another example of a steep drop off beyond the album’s hits.
I truly feel there’s never been a group like The Prodigy, before or since. If they had been more copied or part of a group of bands performing similar music, I think their unique style would have developed a unique genre name, like grunge for Nirvana et al., but as it stands The Prodigy consider themselves electronic punk. They fuse rock, dance, electronic, punk, some metal, and most importantly big beat to create a sound that’s easy to dance to, but also incredibly furious in a way that most dance music isn’t. The first time I listened to The Prodigy, I did NOT like their sound. Maybe I was too turned off by the violent nature of “Smack My Bitch Up” (which I still am, despite the fantastic sound of the song outside of the lyrics). Maybe my taste in music has just grown more genre-diverse in the 15 years it’s been since I first heard The Prodigy. But with this listen, I couldn’t help but bob and fist pump to most of the tracks.