This is where The Prodigy started to normalise and their output become diluted by the main stream. I liked everything they did up to this album. They were more original, more weird, more edgy and more dangerous then.
Revolutionary and original. Normally I like 'original' but rap has always repelled me.... even rap as brilliant as this.
I should find out more about this album. I can recognise it's stature, maturity and importance but I just have no connection with this type of music at all. It's from a different generation and mentality. A lost time for me.
I can appreciate the songwriting and quality of voice but the album turns my stomach, reminding me of old, dead people dark rooms and horrible wallpaper.
Really surprised by this. I'd never bothered listening to them before as I had them down as yet another heavy metal band and if you've grown up on Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and even Black Sabbath there's no point in listening to any others.
I could probably jump up and down to this (even tho I'm 64). Love the fact they are British and the production is not too bad.
I don't like rap, i don't like affected speech and I don't like swearing. I'd rate this minus 3 if I could.
Two dimensional, musdically and creatively poor. Very dull.
Another surprise. I hadn't realised that Madness had any depth. This album contains wit, musical maturity (with references/allusions to many styles) and accomplished songwriting. What lets it down for me is the singing. I find it extremely hard to get past Sugg's boring sing-by-numbers style. It really does destroy the album.
Love Deep Purple and this album is OK but only Child in Time and Speed King are standout tracks. Better albums are Machine Head, and the live Made in Japan.
Still don't get why this album is considered by many to be the Cure's best. Pornography and Seventeen Seconds are far, far better.
The sound of the first track nearly blew this album for me. What an absolutely dire production, a terribly flaccid and uninspiring sound. The album is musically interesting but the lyrics are a bit naff and the whole thing lacks cohesion. I wonder if there's a better sounding remastered version?
I ignored this at the time and files it as more dreivate rubbish. nearly 40 years later and it sounds great. I'm partial to a bit of folk/irish/shanty and this album also has a great production and a bit of edge... plus dead catchy tunes. Nearly a five (but saving that rank for the very, very best).
Clever, polished, knowing songs full of artistry and artifice but utlimately it's souless, vacuous, contrived and artificial music that may just have made the mark it if the singing were not so weak. Good bass playing, arrangements and production though but as soon as the singing starts... yuk. I hate it.
Sounds like it's been recorded in a bucket. Roger Daltrey's singing is appalling and the music mediocre.
Absolute toch.
Enjoyed this more than I expected to. Nice arrangements and a good production with some standout songs (Sledgehammer being one obviously). It is easy to tire of Gabriel's voice though and overall it's a bit 'pleasant'.
I loved (early) Deep Purple. Since then I've never heard any heavy metal that comes close. This was quite interesting at first. Good arrangements and catchy tunes with great sounding guitar and even some interesting bits... but after a while it all sounded the same and began to grate.
Wow. Never heard of this lot before. The most interesting album so far. Will have to listen to this a fair bit to get to grips with it.
I've never like Abba and this album won't change that. I know they are good song writers but they leave me cold.
