What were dealing with here is a total lack of respect for the law (Their Law: The Singles 1990-2005 - The Prodigy)

Member Name: Sarccyslayer

Product:	Their Law: The Singles 1990-2005 - The Prodigy
Date:	13/01/06 (1122 review reads)
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Advantages: Great tunes throughout the CD

Disadvantages: Nightmate for parents

“Charly says always tell your mummy before you run off somewhere" are the lyrics that will probably haunt my parents forever! Back in August 1991 a band known as 'The Prodigy' released an infamous song called Charly and it was constantly played at a very loud volume for weeks.... Almost fourteen years later, that song is still played at a loud volume on my Ipod.

Charly was one of the most controversial songs of it time when it was released because the video played a clip of a government warning to always tell your parents where you were going and the cartoon figure used was a young child called Charley who had a cat and Charley Says was a short series of informational cartoons produced for children back in the 1970’s dealing with everyday issues such as not playing with matches, not taking sweets from strangers etc…

Born and Bread in Essex The Prodigy emerged on the rave scene in the very early 1990's with their first single being called Evil Lurks and was put together by Liam Howlett and it became a massive hit with the rave scene and they followed on this success with the release of Charly in 1991 and then well-known hits such as Everybody in their place, Trip to Trumpton, Smack ma Bitch up and more recently Firestarter and Breathe were released.

The Prodigy current consists of Liam Howlett on the keyboards and it was rumoured that due to Liam’s first keyboard purchase that the name Prodigy came about because it was called a Moog Prodigy, Keith Flint as the vocalist/dancer or the one with Green Hair in the firestarter video looking a bit like Vivian from The Young One’s with the piercing’s and finally Maxim Reality another vocalist and live MC. Previous members of the band include Leeroy Thornill a dancer who left the band in 2000 and female vocalist Sharkey who left in the early 1990’s.

Musically The Prodigy have been described as pioneers to the rave scene with songs like Charly and Out of Space, but they have over time evolved and changed with the mood of music have released songs which could be classified as techno, hip-hop, punk and hard dance, whatever the music style of the moment, The Prodigy have adapted and drawn on a number of musical influences but one thing for sure is the fact that they have always courted controversy and believed in free speech.

Since the 1990’s The Prodigy have released four other albums, well five if you include The Dirtchamber sessions from 1999 which was put together by Liam Howlett but isn’t classed as being The Prodigy, despite using the logo and name of the band.

Their first album The Prodigy Experience was released back in 1992 and features hits such as Charly, Jericho and Out of Space and was the first ever album that I bought and is currently sat in my parents attic, this followed on with The Jilted Generation in 1994 featuring Voodoo people and Poison, The Fat of the Land in 1997 which for me is still the greatest album ever released by the Prodigy and it is here you will hear the sounds of Firestarter, Breathe and the very controversial Smack Ma Bitch Up. Finally Always outnumbered, Never Outgunned was released in 2004 and was the long-awaited follow-up album to The Fat of the land, and featuring the Gallagher brothers from Oasis on the song Shoot Down.

Finally we have the greatest hits CD titled ‘Their Law’ is a complication of hits released between the years 1990 and 2005 spanning The Prodigy’s entire history. With over 16 songs to listen to, you will be hard pushed not to find yourself singing along to a majority of the tunes.

So what do we have on this album, a mix of absolutely everything if I am totally honest because as I have said before it contains most of The Prodigy’s hits, which is exactly what a greatest hits album should do, include hits that every fan should have heard of. From the opening track on the album ‘Firestarter’ which also happens to be their biggest ever single, you can really feel the bands style and genre of music very clearly. The title track opens the album and really sets the scene for the whole album. Although each and every single track six different to the previous one, something unknown with most artists in the dance world, there is a good mix of fast and slower paced tracks, however as The Prodigy are in essence a dance act, they are not that slow pace, but there is still an opportunity to listen to The Prodigy through various stages of the techno, hip-hop and rave stage.

For me The Prodigy will always be a reminder of my youth and the introduction to the rave scene and this CD is a must have for all those Prodigy fans. There is also a Limited Edition version available which features a lot of remixed and live songs and I can recommend this highly enough to anyone who remember The Prodigy back in the 1990’s and who may have followed them throughout their career.

This CD is available from every online retailer, high street music stores and supermarkets, however prices do vary, so shop around before buying.

On that note I am off to find my rave dummy and glow sticks to wave my arms aimlessly into the air as I jump around to this CD.

**Extra Information**

The Official Prodigy website can be found at www.theprodigy.com

Tracks on the CD:
1. Firestarter
2. Their Law
3. Breathe
4. Out Of Space
5. Smack My Bitch Up
6. Poison
7. Girls
8. Voodoo People
9. Charly
10. No Good (start the dance)
11. Spitfire
12. Jericho
13. Everybody In the Place
14. One Love
15. Hot Ride
16. Out Of Space (Audio Bullys Remix) (Bonus track)

Summary: The greatest singles released by The Prodigy