![]() ![]() The punk aggression and mischievousness that had set them apart from other rave acts on their earlier recordings now came to the fore, with Keith as its personification. The Prodigy’s first two albums – Experience (1992) and Music for the Jilted Generation (1994) – are both big beat/rave classics, but it was when Keith stepped forward as vocalist for The Fat of the Land that The Prodigy exploded. Keith was so impressed with what Liam came back with he persuaded him to start the band, with himself as dancer. He wasn’t the brains, but he was the catalyst for The Prodigy’s biggest successes, and even its existence.Īfter he heard fledgling DJ Liam Howlett’s set at a rave in 1989 he approached him and asked him for a mix tape. “I was never the brains behind the band – that was always Liam. Keith was modest about his role within The Prodigy: It features samples from Thin Lizzy, The Meters and Wu Tang Clan, some intense guitar work from Pitchshifter guitarist Jim Davies and, of course, a trademark Keith Flint vocal: Often overlooked in favour of the deranged pyromania of its predecessor, Firestarter, for me, this piece of punk-infused rave was always the better song. ![]() ![]() Breathe was the second, storming single from The Prodigy’s massive 1997 album, The Fat of the Land.
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