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Were any of you there? Just watching some 'highlights' of the fest on E4. Glad I wasn't there. Holding out to see what Dizzee Rascal and Prodigy were like. They screened Their Law... Obviously the sound on the recording didn't do the show justice, too tinny, no bass - but it just looked a bit embarassing. They seemed to be taking themselves very seriously (Liam & Maxim in particular). I always liked the tongue-in-cheek feel to early Prodigy stuff, but this just looked like a bunch of married men in their 30s trying to re-live that teenage, nihilistic Fuck you! Look at me you cunts! I'm going to swear til I get everyone's attention 'cos I know it upsets parents and politicians. It smacked a little of the stylised faux-rebellion of Marilyn Manson, Eminem etc. Shame. I'm sure it was a lot of fun for the people there though. God I feel old. But I'm not. Not really, anyway. |
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i let my mate cut my hair for a laugh earlier |
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yeah, i saw prodigy live a few years ago. wasn't terribly impressed; same reasons you state. |
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I'd like to see a live of them, they must be really crazy, i saw some videos... |
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eheheheh |
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That's just it though. It's textbook craziness, which really isn't that crazy at all. I don't mind theatrics, if you've got the tunes to back it up. But it really didn't seem like they did. To be honest, although he's always been the most theatrical/ridiculous of all of them, I have the most respect for Keith. He knows he's just a gurning frontman/clown, and is under no illusions about his abilities. Maxim on the other hand made a terrible solo LP, Leeroy left to go solo (and we've heard nothing since), and as for Liam... well... He's a bit like Fatboy Slim. One trick pony with a vaguely famous wife who schmoozes at 'celebrity' dos. |
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Their law was a great tune |
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I remember reading an interview with Keith years back - at the time that everyone was trying to portray him as public enemy number one (for having spikey hair, piercings and eyeliner). He went on and on about how he didn't go out much any more. Instead he liked to spend his time fixing motorbikes, gardening and enjoying relaxing baths, surrounded by scented candles, listening to Pink Floyd. Whether he was exaggerating or not, he certainly succeeded in sounding as though he didn't take himself too seriously. Around the same time I read an interview with Liam Howlett where he described himself as an innovator. Prodigy's first couple of albums may have been fun - but they weren't revolutionary by any means. And this interview was published to coincide with Fat Of The Land. Not really a classic in my humble opinion. |
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Their law was a great, fun, angry tune - but on TV last night it just looked like a sort of sad pantomime. And it didn't sound very good either. |
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good 'ol flintie. |
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Yea, I can imagine. But when I dig up old tapes and stumble across the tune it's always a slight delight :) |
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I remember really liking the progression of Break And Enter - the way the layers of the track build up. Haven't heard it for years though. Just remembered I used to own a copy of No Good For Me by Kelly Charles - sampled on No Good (Start The Dance). |
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Ah, I have that sample on my hard-drive atm :) |
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also getin the pay-pal to get the dvd made by liam ! FCUK'EM AND THIER LAW. |
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i saw them live in 96 or something. it was shit. and the releases since that has been shit too. jilted was really good though. still is. |
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whatever. all prodigy rocks was 96 the lollapalooza tour ? |
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I saw prodigy at the V fest this year, the one in Chelmsford and I thought it was really good. Although I was in a massive throng of people near the stage and had been in the sun all day drinking beer, so that may have had an effect. The sound was not tinny live, definately not, was very deep and bassy and loud. maxim and liam were acting like gods, but who cares the music was good, and keith was great, just attempted to look weird/menacing and didnt do a lot, just went crowd surfing. It was good ENTERTAINMENT. |
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I'm off to see them in Cardiff on the "Their Law" tour. A few bevvies and the right frame of mind and it should be great fun. |
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I saw the Prodigy at Chelmsford V festival and thought they were shit, so shit in fact that I ended up walking away and watching Scissor Sisters for the last half hour of the night! They might as well have put the cd's on, no variation to the album versions of the tracks, aside from maxim and keith shouting down microphones then standing around trying to look menacing whenever a track from always outnumbered album was played as they had no part in its production. I was a huge prodigy fan from experience to fat of the land, now they just seem to be a comical version of their former selves. I saw Leeroy DJ'ing in the Strongbow rooms earlier in the day, playing a nice selection of filthy electro + plenty of Jilted tracks....he was one of the highlights of the day. |
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You obviously didn't drink enough of the rip of £3/pint carling. did you see the chemical brothers the night before? that was much better. |
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I got pretty wrecked that day, hit the cider big time! Maybe it was a combination of drinking all afternoon and a lapse of acts playing fast music from 4-9pm that led to me being knackered and unappreciative. @_@ I will investigate further by downloading their recent set from the link recycle kindly provided above. I didn't go on the saturday (which is a shame as the lineup was much better) My mate also said Chemical Brothers were good, playing a few classics. I saw them at Sonar earlier this year where they just played a load of boring techno with too many trance overtones. Wow! Sometimes I can be too critical...I had a good time anyway! So do you live near Chumpsfad mr Dave G? |
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The the previous day was 10x better and yes there was a big gap before the prodigy. The Saturday was better since there was no gaps in between things, infact it was the opposite, but you never had a chance to calm down. The friday night was good too, I spent a good few hours dancing to some old skool jungle in a dance tent there, with some very good djing. The chemical brothers did play classics, and it was better than I was expecting. great visuals and lasers too, a good SHOW. I'm, not from Chumpsfad or Essex, I'm from good old Hertfordshire, St.Albans infact. |
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