The Prodigy: Music for the Jilted Generation Vinyl 2LP
$29.95
<p><i>“Fuck 'em… and their law!”</i> God, what a truly amazing record this is, an artifact from when <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?&q=XL%20Recordings&filter=Category_fq:%22Vinyl%20Records%20%2F%20Music%22" target="_blank">XL</a> was strictly a rave label, decades before <strong>Adele</strong> and <strong>Radiohead</strong> had their feet up on the desk. <em>Jilted</em> strikes the perfect balance between the ‘ardkore purism of <em>Experience</em> (1992) and the big crossover sound of <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=prodigy+Fat+Of+The+Land" target="_blank"><em>Fat Of The Land</em></a> (1997). Like other <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?&q=Prodigy&filter=Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22Prodigy%22" target="_blank"><strong>Prodigy</strong></a> records up to this point, <em></em>it's basically a <strong>Liam Howlett</strong> solo record, with a lone vocal contribution from <strong>Maxim Reality</strong> on “Poison.” There are subtle layers of guitars on a few tracks, but nowhere near the big beat rave-rock of “Breathe” or “Firestarter.” At first glance, there’s no *anthems* in the literal sense - nothing you can really scream along to, but the big trancey melody on “Voodoo People” is as anthemic as it gets. Chipmunk rave bombs “No Good” and “Break & Enter” are up there too. This music is strictly for getting, as they say, <em>off your tits</em> to. “Full Throttle,” “Speedway” and “One Love” are equally deadly. The album winds down mercilessly with aptly-titled acid breakbeat killer “Claustrophic Sting.” Gulp! I haven't raved at my desk like this in a long time. 2018 double vinyl repress on XL with printed inner sleeves, recommended.</p> <ul> <li>black double vinyl pressing</li> <li>printed inner sleeves</li> <li>originally released in 1994</li> <li>music label: XL Recordings 2019</li> </ul> <h6>reviewed by laughable butane bob 11/2019</h6>