Classic album towards the end of rave (Music for the Jilted Generation - Prodigy)

Member Name: paulie1975

Product:	Music for the Jilted Generation - Prodigy
Date:	17/06/09 (13 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great production, powerful songs and basslines

Disadvantages: A bit too much filler now as some songs have dated

Music for the Jilted Generation was the Prodigy's second album, it was released in 1994 and is much darker and harder than their first rave based techno album.

The Prodigy first came to prominence during the early nineties as a rave band with hits such as 'Charlie' and 'Death of the Prodigy Dancer', with the mercurial production and mixing skills of Liam Howlett they created an album of some distinction. In 1994 the Criminal Justice Act was introduced making unregistered events like raves illegal, at the time there was a minor rebellion at this reduction in civil liberties and this album was the Prodigy's response to the law and to authority in general.

The album was a real breakthrough for the band taking them out of the rave scene and appealing as much to dance and rock fans, it also did very well in the US. The album has some real stand out tracks including.

Poison - Rapper Maxim spits out the chorus 'I've got the Poison, i've got the remedy' over a deafening bassline, this is a manic and wild song and is the kind you would listen to in a gym to pump yourself up, Maxim sounds incredibly aggressive and the bassline is thumping and funky, this tune is a classic Prodigy hit ,full of passion, style and verve.


Voodoo People - 'Magic People, Voodoo People' - Maxim shouts this throughout while wild rave beats and basslines rain down around his words, this is a wild song, absolutely off the scale in terms of passion, power and volatility, one of the bands great songs without a doubt.

No Good Start the Dance - This is the highlight of the album for me, its a wild song, absolutely storming, its so well produced, so fast, so passionate and the chorus 'Your no good for me' is one i'll never forget, wild uncompromising and powerful this sums the bands new direction up, the video shows the boys breaking down walls and that sums up this song and the album as a whole, this is the album that first brought dance and rock together.

Other great songs include the politically focussed, 'Their Law', the rave ridden 'One Love' and the fast paced 'Full Throttle'. Much of the rest of the album is long winding instrumentals and stuff which has not aged so well, but the good stuff on here is fantastic.

The album is fast paced, angry and full of bass, there are political messages, but overwhelmingly its a powerful dance album with rock influences, the band show their first signs of the direction they will head in, for me its the sound of my youth and is absolutely amazing, I love the rawness and power of this album.

It reminds me of the end of the rave era and the start of highly commercial dance clubs, listening to the album now the songs i've mentioned stand the test of time best of all and you can hear the influence they have had on bands like Pendulum.

The album is available on I-Tunes or on any high street in HMV, it is available on amazon for £4.98.

Summary: Classic album towards the end of rave