FIRESTARTER - How The Prodigy Won Over the Metalheads | New British Canon

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[@Jsarson1976]

Trash Theory You should do all of there songs and albums as this is a great video.

[@colinmackenzie6277]

I got to see the Prodigy between Music for the Jilted Generation and Fat of the land at Big DayOut in Auckland, New Zealand. BLOODY AWESOME! They got 15,000 people up and ROCKING for the whole set! Great STAGE PERFORMANCE! Miss Sir Keef, godblessyamate!

[@cyberhawk80]

i liked the prodigy.. but winning over metal heads.. goes 3 steps too far,. .

[@bluemoon539]

The rattling noise makes this video unwatchable mate.

[@mr_crabs1]

It seems like you dont know who they even are. Liam is the tall black man, it seems like you think he is the white guy who I dont know the name of either

[@JohnKuhles1966]

What some people don’t know is that Keith was a truly nice, gentle and polite human being. His stage persona was unique because he channeled his aggression and passion and let all out on stage. He is one of the true greats RIP

[@Burn0u7]

Friend of mine was setting the stage for big festival prodigy played on. He picked up cables and stuff at the morning when Keith saw him and bring him a beer because he looked exhausted. They had a chat and later friends saw him and Keith chatting and was wtf. He said Keith is the most humble man one can imagine and nothing to do with the stage persona.

[@CarlRencer]

great stage presence, but channeling aggression and passion on stage is not unique.

[@JohnKuhles1966]

@@CarlRencer unique to how he generally is ... read again

[@minidec4657]

Apart from the fact he liked fox hunting. Doesn't make him particularly nice in many folks eyes

[@randolphpinkle4482]

"If I was to punch you in the face" doesn't sound like a truly nice, gentle, and polite person. Using violent analogies for stage performance says something about the man.

[@terrymadeley]

12:14 found that quite moving, about Flint finding his voice. "Flint singing about his role in The Prodigy: to get audiences pumped. He is there to ignite the crowd, to put a fire under their collective arses. He is their adrenalizer, the caffeinator. He is - The Firestarter." RIP

[@ophelias4172]

It kind of broke my heart when Keith died. He was such a presence in my teenage years and there will never be anyone else like him.

[@DaddyLaser]

me too. have you noticed the world has gone to absolute shite since he died? :(

[@gunnarelisigurjonsson2587]

Forever loved, forever missed and forever remembered. 😍 Got to see them twice in Iceland. And still remember the smell and energy

[@stormysmurf]

Life is creepily fleeting enough, you can choose to be thrilled for any time you got to spend in the presence of amazing entities - my bro - RIP at 22 ! still haven't met no one like you bro !

[@ophelias4172]

@@DaddyLaser I know this is late but I'm gonna comment anyway and say yes. Yes I have noticed that world has gone to shit since he died. We're missing his energy and positive vibes.

[@24Wynn]

@Graxxor Anandro Vidhelssen , Totally true!!! Gasp!

[@donk1822]

I now own the house the guys were renting when Charley's Cat was released. Our, now very elderly neighbours remember Keith with great fondness as he was very kind to them when Rachel was ill, she was quite upset when she heard about his death.

[@kostaftp]

wow

[@Jorg-ug3ie]

That's so wonderful! You could hear all these lovely stories after Keith's sad passing, about how kind he really was to all kinds of people. And supercool that you own that particular house: meantime it became iconic! All the best to you and your neighbours

[@hawkfumodee5364]

@@Jorg-ug3ie Thanks Jorg. He came into the motorcycle shop I worked at in Braintree one afternoon driving a brand new TVR Speed 6. I was admiring it with him when he asked me if I would like to have a drive. I declined out of fear of scuffing a wheel or something so he took me round the bypass. He wasn't trying to impress me with his success, he was simply offering me the chance to share his joy, fond memory. I am also Donk btw :).

[@patmaloney5735]

Thats cool AF

[@TerminusEst1982]

No one cares. You're a kook.

[@Glaamdring]

_The Fat of the Land_ is just one of those things that's totally perfect. It's genius on so many levels-musically but it's also just a perfect distillation of a particular time, lifestyle, emotional state, and overall vibe. It's a timeless classic that's irrevocably linked to such a specific era. It's a paradox.

[@morsteen]

It really is. The only dance music I ever enjoyed. Because it's not just dance I guess lol. It really is heavy, and uses great fucking samples. And the composing is top notch. They really did create a masterpiece.

[@vampmode9132]

Climbatiiiiizeee

[@khululyp]

@@morsteen I dig some Faithless and Daft Punk at times as well.

[@morsteen]

@@khululyp I can enjoy some of that if I happen to hear it. I think this prodigy album was perfect timing for a lot of us,..so ill actually seek it out to play it from time to time. Whereas with other stuff, it will only be heard if I happen to come across it. I do also enjoy the long synthwave compilations I find on KZbin. Love that 80s outrun vibe.

[@twilitezn]

Agreed…I’m a hip hop head…and I picked up TFOTL on a whim…and instantly LOVED IT…”Firestarter”, “Breathe”, and my favourite, “Smack My Bitch Up”….I blasted that album for 2 years straight!

[@broon-550]

The Fat Of The Land is a timeless album. The first album I ever fell in love with as a youngster and itll forever have a special place in my heart. R.I.P Keith, a true idol!

[@shr00mhead]

When I was a kid and I heard Prodigy, I thought it was metal. It got me into metal. Prodigy got me into metal.

[@peterbelanger4094]

LOL! that's sad.

[@adamgoodword7888]

When I was a kid I heard Prodigy and I thought Rave!! Prodigy got me into Breakbeat Techno.

[@espenfarstad1697]

@@peterbelanger4094 Why is it sad? Fuck him for enjoying something you don't, eh?

[@grubbybum3614]

@@peterbelanger4094 shut up

[@grubbybum3614]

@@peterbelanger4094 the riff in Voodoo people is one of the best guitar riffs ever

[@matthewbittenbender9191]

Firestarter might’ve been the song that put them on the international map, but Breathe was what made them legendary.

[@amojak]

Diesel power was damn good too

[@PieterPatrick]

"Out of space" did put them on the international map. The song that did the best in our country was "No good". I think "Firestarter" made them legendary.

[@PieterPatrick]

@Pol Fartin potatoes. :-)

[@espenfarstad1697]

Breathe played live, the bass so powerful it'd make you want to puke your guts out...

[@grubbybum3614]

Voodoo people, amirite?

[@thefangirlingpuellamagi3345]

Amazing how The Prodigy managed to be appreciated by many different 90’s music scenes

[@Ammeo]

As a metalhead, The Prodigy is one of my favorite bands of all time.

[@mv3592]

Prodigy plus metal

[@Designificance]

check out 'Zardonic'. Thank me later

[@JLchevz]

fuck yeah, it has the right spirit

[@peterbelanger4094]

Yeah, they were ok for a couple albums, but went totally soft and dance-ey after fat of the land. Notice, this video didn't even mention anything after that album.

[@hellobooom]

@@rosaceusborgogne5517 what a worthless comment.

[@sonnysumo8172]

I guess I gotta add “go to a 90’s prodigy concert” on my things to do with a time machine list. Seriously, they look like they put on wild shows.

[@TooBigBirdy]

Their live @ Phoenix 1996 is possibly the best live performance i've ever seen recorded.

[@markusdaxamouli5196]

They did mate...they did.

[@SarahCarrico]

Hahaha glad I'm not the only one with a list like that.

[@OpreRoma]

My parents were ravers and saw them live... I'm jealous

[@misterthegeoff9767]

I got to see them play Brixton Academy in 2005. Absolutely insane gig, the bass was so powerful it punched the air out of my lungs. Was awesome seeing a bunch of ravers and metallers together in one place just having a blast as well.

[@danjames4086]

When you remember exactly where you were when you first heard a song...that song is special. I was a metal fan, but hearing the opening notes of Firestarter on the radio, I delayed going home and drove around until it had finished. It still gives me tingles every time I hear it.

[@JulitoAgapito]

I remember clearly the day I listened smack my bitch up for the first time.. my life changed forever

[@anamorel2634]

You're so right. I remember vividly the day I listened to "the omen" for the first time. Amazing band, amazing music 🖤

[@Patrick_Bateman92]

I remember as a kid thinking this guy was some demon who lived in the underground, broadcasting a message to the world that he starts fires.

[@BrodyLuv2]

Bless ya'

[@SKa-tt9nm]

That’s bad ass

[@williammitchell5201]

that's the coolest image

[@starsnstrife]

we had this channel called ARTE here. they aired smack my bitch up when i was like 8 years old or so. i remember telling my parents at the time that i really liked that music. haha!

[@simakautas]

😂😂😂😂

[@tim66612343]

Music for a jilted generation is one of the greatest albums of all time.

[@petejay75]

To this day, it is still the best album to listen to from start to finish. It is an all time classic!

[@nebularain3338]

Go on any comment section about any album and you'll see someone saying the same thing. It's ok to just say you like something without resorting to extremes like "greatest", although it's one of my personal favourites.

[@BarryRijkse]

Aye! My unbeaten fav album

[@larrym2434]

@@nebularain3338 awkward silence ensues ...

[@MusicFromTheOm]

Fack ye!

[@bryanstellfox8521]

I've seriously watched this video 5 times...never did I think a documentary format video about music would be so rewatchable. Honestly, this is some of your best work. Don't know how you don't have 5 million subscribers.

[@syruskaluhi7293]

R.I.P KEITH THANX FOR THE VOCALS TO ONE OF PRODIGY'S MOST ICONIC SONGS KEEP ROCKIN FOR THE GODS.

[@nicholasromig5506]

one of the most punk rock electronica songs ever written. that whole album is totally insane and perfect. great video, as always.

[@juliejay5436]

Agree

[@nicholasromig5506]

@Wikkitt Klown sure.

[@kght222]

yeah, punk isn't written. and how much punk rock electronica is there really?

[@nicholasromig5506]

@@kght222 lots. synthpunk, digital hardcore, industrial...

[@notimportant3686]

@Wikkitt Klown you lack taste

[@stevemisog]

Liam Howlett is nothing short of a musical genius.

[@TheDJPCol]

This. One of the most underrated producers of all time imho

[@pawelkapica5363]

When I heard Breath for the first time I was just blown away. I couldn't get enough of that track. I only knew one guy who had it on tape, so I would stalk him every break at school to listen to it over and over again. I think the love for the breaks from Prodigy then developed into my love of Drum and Bass

[@chilli-soup]

The best bits of almost being 50... Being a kid in the 70s,being a teen in the 80s and finding HipHop,the early mid 90s rave scene mid late 90s house nightclubs. The worst bits? Being almost 50 i guess.

[@leahevehumphries]

So lucky, I was born in 2000 and missed all of it 😭

[@chemicalBR0]

lol I feel ya (50 this year) I've seen The Prodigy 9 times live and I'll always have fond memories of those nights

[@shintenkai1648]

And now it's auto tune or go home

[@jamesgirard1090]

I’ll be 50 in June I can relate that 90s rave scene was fucking off the hook though wasn’t it

[@thegremlin3194]

Yes me too I was a DJ that played them . Hated by the old folk and venue owners but loved by the youth Now we live in isolated existence I miss those days of mad raves and discos

[@ne2952]

Prodigy made a huge impact on me in the 90s! Till believe to this day they’re the most badass group ever. They’re songs are still dope as hell 🔥

[@Overton_Windows]

“This is outrageous! This is contagious!” (I’m almost definitely a musical genius)

[@Overton_Windows]

Peep Show baby: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJbbmHWtbM6Ud5o

[@asherpopemusic]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUTILE

[@lifemusic1980]

Fucking Peep Show! Lol

[@zacguevara6555]

Jeffs doing a joke

[@RUFU58]

OBEY MY COMMANDS ORLAX! 😆

[@ghostinplainsight4803]

The prodigy were so far ahead of their time. I remember loving them in the 90's as a kid then rediscovering them in the early 2000's when hard trance was massive and it still stood on it's own against anything that was coming out at the time.

[@grubbybum3614]

Same, 90's kid as well. It's hard to explain how big they were. Before them, dance music was dance music, and rock was rock. Prodigy "jitlted" my imagination.

[@DanMorelle]

This is a comprehensive and accurate piece of music journalism. I lived through the 90s music scene in Great Britain and you hit all the important context and musical touch points. Bravo.

[@dominicfastbender4029]

If you ever saw them live, it was a privilege. If you did, you know what I am talking about. That goosebumps, heart pumping adrenaline feeling of the first few bars and then the boys bringing it on. One of the most amazing things I have ever seen. Sincerity won it over.

[@lanelesic]

EXIT 2007. 105 minutes of explosive energy in the fortress

[@acspainting8966]

i saw them in 98 at reading with my wife and although we are probably classed as hardcore fans we didn't see them again until 2017 and finally 2018.. They banged it just as hard the last time as when we saw them the first.. like you say a privilege and an amazing show ..

[@greatgrump]

They played at the first festival I ever went to. Been nearly 10 years since that, still to this day is one of the craziest performances I've witnessed. You don't watch The Prodigy, it happens to you.

[@johnmg88]

Took me 27 years from first hearing them (and initially writing them off as a dodgy techno act, oops) to finally see them live on their final tour. What an experience. Can't believe I'll never see it again :(

[@nobbytart27]

I'm from the punk generation and there are not many bands i've bothered my arse to see more than once, Prodigy are an exception, absolutely awesome, mesmerising, the best live act i have ever seen, just gratefull to have seen them in their pomp. Why Keith ? Just why mate ? Guess you had your reasons.

[@Lalaland.001]

Same thing here m8. Best live shows I have ever seen, hands down. Whenever I randomly get to listen to their stuff these days, I'm just very conflicted. I avoid listening to their stuff just altogether, I'm that conflicted by it. I mean no disrespect to the band whatsoever. It just hits to close for comfort.

[@darkond3523]

Punk was never my thing, most lives were junkies and drunks screamingshit on out of tuned guitars without any actual musical input. On the other hand the Prodigy's electronic punk actually contained takings of different musical genre elements and blending into an pleasant entity and it even had a message in it and actual story. The music speaks thousands of worlds especially their live setup was amazing, Lima said he makes music for live performances and when you hear all the frequencies it shows he is a pure genius. Listening their stuff on a room setup doesn't represents this well only their live shows. The engeneering is pure genious.

[@orangewarm1]

Why Keith? Its rock and roll. Actually lived long for a rock and roller.

[@professional7603]

Mate, dont say why and dont even question it. Keith himself said it many times in the interviews that he was NOT saving up for anything. He said he was simply cashing in whatever money he was making. He explained he would pull the plug one day as he mentioned he knew no one would look after him when he s very old. So his thing was like why not pulling the plug now instead of melting bit by bit and become desperate.... everybody is like " oh.. mental illness...etc " No mate no, his was a well thought decision that he carried through. Im not happy either that he s gone but he got what he wanted. So, dont ask why, just let him rest in peace!

[@swankm9821]

Pro fessional relax bro, you don’t know either.

[@ricequin]

I saw them at the Barrowland in Glasgow in October of 1996 and it was the best atmosphere at a gig I’ve ever experienced. Myself and all the metal heads had a pit going up the front while the clubbed types who usually hassled us on Saturday nights were also having a great time just behind us. There was no tension or animosity between the groups because everyone was having such a great time.

[@dickvandyke1209]

Same thing with Cypress Hill. Metalheads love the ‘hill.

[@lacowie]

and beastie boys

[@OsellaSquadraCorse]

True enough, but Cypress Hill and Beastie Boys started out with Rock/Metal in their music anyway. Beastie Boys were initially a Punk band, before they 'went rap' and Cypress Hill mixed in metal on their albums back in the mid-90's.

[@roymorrishx]

Too right we do. Checkmate Fool!

[@darrenwilson99]

@@OsellaSquadraCorse Cypress Hill definitely didn't start out with metal influences. There is no sign of metal in Black Sunday yet tracks from that album were played all the time in metal clubs here in the UK.

[@pappo666]

@@lacowie Not all of them my wife is a metalhead (well so am i) but she HATE Beastie boys anything with rap is a huge no no for her i love them tho but mostly Paul revere i love the simplicity of it and that slow beating bass track is just ooof and Brass Monkey

[@bkingofbeers]

I got into The Prodigy in 95 with Poison, Their Law and Voodoo People. Was all rock /metal i listened to back then but they quickly became one of my favourites. When i first heard Firestarter i couldn't believe how awesome it was. I've seen them around 5 times live and every gig was unreal. One of my all time favourite bands . RIP KEEF.

[@mimmikibilly]

I'd like to contribute to the wholesomeness of the comment section by sharing how I got into listening to Prodigy in the first place. I used to buy summer music compilation CDs (I'm Italian btw) when I was like 8 to 12 years old. One summer I got a CD which featured Firestarter amongst the tracks and I kept on playing it in my CD player at almost full volume. A few years after I discovered them again through a few classmates and I listened to many other songs. Every song I hear from them is good for me, no matter what video I will pick, I know that I will like it. I'm happy and proud to be a part of their fanbase. It's really sad that Keith passed away, but he definitely left his mark in the lives of many of us for the better.

[@obmotum]

The Prodigy, still getting goose bumps listening to their music. I love them.

[@DanielMores]

+1 on the goosebumps!

[@rob_jewitt]

Love this series, but as someone in my teens in the early 1990s I can safely say dance and rock may have been different but fans were crossing genres all the time! I was a hip hop indie rock dance music obsessive. Most of my friends were too. I read reviews of Black Dog and Leftfield in NME and Melody Maker. In the pre-internet days, we took what we could! Mix tapes were melanges

[@Udontkno7]

And I guess Blur was also pop-rock, along with Oasis and Weezer. I'd even say Soundgarden was a little pop-py too.

[@georgedepalma429]

Early 90's music was a dope time to be a teenager. One of my boys he was from England, smoking out one day he put on a song called I Don't Know by Big Audio Dynamite, that shit blew me away. We listened to that whole album, it was rock, hip-hop, dance, I didn't know wtf I was listening to but I loved it.

[@AK-74K]

I was in Australia during that time and over there Prodigy for sure were the first electronica band to cross over to metalheads

[@erikhermansen3431]

Did Industrial just get erased from history? The person that made this video is a poser...

[@jnnx]

Erik Hermansen He writes about the band’s from the POV of the pr and the the press at the time, but if you were around BEFORE the electronica boom and were HARDCORE then you knew the score...Labels like Wax Trax! And bands like Front 242, Nitzer Ebb, and NiN (not to mention Skinny Puppy and Ministry) had done a lot of the legwork merging rock and dance, but SOMEONE had to prepackage it for the mall kids...

[@JohnLGalt_1]

As one of the many, many people who've followed Liam and The Prodigy for a very long time, I love how you opened my eyes to things that even I didn't know about them. Thank you for doing this!

[@jonesy2111]

I remember when I first saw the 'Firestarter' video it definitely blew me away and i was very impressed with Flints image and vocals. I remember buying the cd and became a fan quickly. RIP Mr Flint - the man had the right moniker as well because he was a brilliant and bright spark

[@Kenny-Leigh]

Love that they said “it’s too scary for 7pm”, I’m in South Africa, I first heard this track at around 4 in the afternoon on the kids segment of the national channel. Sooo

[@thaabietmajiet2937]

which one? tv1? tv2? CCV? hahahaha

[@Kenny-Leigh]

@@thaabietmajiet2937 SABC 2, Lol before dragonball z

[@jamhot5098]

I was a rock head throughout the 80s. I then got into clubbing and the E induced loved up 90s dance scene. Then Prodigy arrived creating a dark subgenre all their own. Totally unique. Simplistic repeating lyric bites over manic industrial beats and samples. That Knebworth concert will live with me forever. Thank you for the energy Keith.

[@speedfreakpsycho]

Seeing fat of the land cover brings tears to my eyes. So much nostalgia.

[@AllIsWellaus]

I've seen Prodigy in concert '96. Great band. Great era. Illegal raves. Living in Britain during that time was on whole, a great time to be young.

[@annmarieknapp2480]

Firestarter is such a special song!!! Was cool as hell and fresh. We'd dance like maniacs to music. You couldn't sit still with all those cool riffs and that frenetic energy swirling around. Moshing to Prodigy was what that time was all about

[@jonmichael3280]

I was a hip hop head at 9 and I heard "Breathe" and couldn't resist it! I heard "Firestarter" later because obviously I was new to the genre. But hearing The Prodigy changed my whole view of music.

[@orangewarm1]

Diesel Power.

[@jonmichael3280]

@@orangewarm1 Who doesn't love Kool Keith lol

[@notimportant3686]

@@orangewarm1 the only bad track on an otherwise PERFECT album

[@dracso6058]

im 40 and still listening their music :D

[@austins.2495]

40 years old, using a Dragonball Z pfp

[@billwilliams328]

@@austins.2495 DBZ was released in 1989, OP was around 8 when the first episode aired and around 15 when the show concluded. So why not use it?

[@Maynard0504]

the guy's last name is Flint and he called himself firestarter. love it.

[@hellgal88]

When I first saw the song Breathe featured on MTV I was amazed... They all looked so creepy and fckin awesome.. Instant love!

[@kelhimacmillan5675]

I'll never forget the first time I heard "Firestarter", jumping about with my friend, both of us in dungarees with backwards Kangol caps on our heads! God, I wish I could gun it back to '96!! Nostalgia is a pain in the arse!!! RIP Keith Flint, what a legend!!😎

[@wutangpaul]

RIP Keith :( Still can't believe you're not with us.

[@BoRerunn]

They were huge in MX in the 90's they influenced DJ's and all underground events RIP 🙏

[@brianodonnell900]

Kieth was such a lovely guy . I used to see him in 4 aces club in 1990 . He was in there ever week . The same club they played there first ever gig as Keith was begging the owner to give them a chance . The owner finally caved in as he fancied 1 of dancers .

[@AurianLunaLou]

This band shaped me into who i am today so glad I got to see them live when I was 18. RIP Keith you’re greatly missed 😭❤️🖤🦇

[@FallenOne3]

The fact that i'm never going to see them live with Keith makes me so sad. R.i.p.

[@evenAndre]

I love quite a few of their songs before Fat of the Land, but that album is something else. A timeless classic. The production and transitions between samples is just flawless.

[@creatrixtrodler6659]

I remember watching a movie "Hackers" back in 94/95 first time as a teen i heard prodigy first time in my life,rest was history decades later still love em and listen to them. One of the best and most original bands ever.

[@theboglimking2603]

I remember coming across their videos on MTV back in the day. They used to play good shit on that channel.

[@thomasbirchall9047]

Can I just say, I've just discovered this channel and it's by far the best on KZbin. These videos are exactly the sort of stuff the lads and I talk about on a daily basis. Keep up the good work 💪🏼

[@aussiejubes]

This was great. Everyday at the gym I listen to The Prodigy. Nothing pumps me up & keeps me going like them. I have never been able to get enough. I saw them at the 1997 Big Day Out in Australia & they definitely owned the day in a superb lineup.

[@Jorg-ug3ie]

Thank you! What a great song- documentary & a lovely tribute to Keith at the end....

[@mattslater2165]

Saw them live at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid this year. When they played Firestarter and had a moving lazer outline image of Keith on both sides of the stage, every f*cking hair on my neck stood up and the crowd went completely nuts. Brutal, raw energy on another level. RIP Keith. Long live The Prodigy.

[@Caesar_Online]

I've always wondered how they created their music, that's my favourite track of theirs! RIP Keith Flint

[@jaysimpson1689]

I was in college when FotL hit the US. At 4pm after most of the dorm finished classes, there were several of us on every floor that would crank Firestarter. By the end of the song, everyone was gathered in the common room. Then things got wild.

[@ASCENSiON_]

Fat Of The Land and The Crystal Method's Vegas were the 2 albums that introduced me to the world of electronic music. They're now my 2 favorite albums ever made, and if I ever become an artist, both of them will be huge inspirations for the sound I make, alongside The Chemical Brothers, Paul Oakenfold, and Fatboy Slim. Big beat fused with industrial rock or trance sounds so fucking good. R.I.P. Keith Flint.

[@VictoryAviation]

Those, and The Chemical Brothers album Surrender. I absolutely love all three groups.

[@lima1394]

I have to say I'm glad they ran out of money 'for colour'... As firestarter is one of the best videos... EVER 😊 R.I.P Keith ☹️❤️

[@drunkenprayer8390]

The Prodigy really did bring together a lot of different types of music fans from ravers, punks, metal heads to even a lot of pop/chart music fans. Saw them live several times and they were always amazing. R.I.P Keith, one of a kind.

[@KingofCrusher]

The Mortal Kombat soundtrack got me into dance music way back in the day, so great.

[@raeroa7982]

Mine was The Matrix soundtrack. Killer.

[@Solak17]

R.I.P Keith we will always remember you. Legend's never DIE

[@jasonbintz6681]

I was working on my Associates Degree in IT when a friend from the UK told me Flint passed. I immediately pulled up "The Fat of The Land" and cranked it up. Listened to the entire album the rest of the day. You will be forever missed Keith and the influence and joy we had from hearing you will forever be missed.

[@richmighty1752]

I remember firestarter. I was in prison watching MTV2 back in like 97, and this video pops on and I feel in love with the sound. Thanks for the backstory of prodigy.

[@Nonameshere262]

I saw them in 2011, they were the headliner and absolutely blew me away, wasn't even into that type of music at that age, but after I was a huge fan of them. They had so much stage presence it was spectacular. Wish I could have seen them again.

[@falkodahlke8514]

Ich bin seit fast 26 Jahren ein großer Fan von The Prodigy und bin noch immer begeistert von der Band 🤘😷🤘 Die Verschmelzung von Dance,Punk und Hip Hop machen sie hörbar und begeistern mich schon sehr lange

[@zacguevara6555]

2008 and it was my 8th birthday, we didn’t have much money so I led my dad to a second hand shop so I could get some albums, I chose mainly based off the cover art, I chose fat of the land, In Utero and The Stone Roses. Damn if I knew how influenced I’d be by those albums I’d have asked for them sooner.

[@casinodelonge]

Fine selection.

[@edwinreid8355]

The Stone Roses, good choice man!

[@endacollins1]

just seen them live in Dublin Ireland last Thursday, bloody amazing gig, just a pity Keith was not around, but they did a Fab ode to him with Firestarter.

[@huxleypig69]

I was there at Glasto '95, best gig I ever did see. I watched Weezer, Offspring, Belly, Elastica all on the same stage and hung about for Prodigy instead of going to watch Oasis. Best decision I ever made, probably. Especially as we all got in for £5 each :-) Fucking bargain!

[@colinmackay1516]

I was there too but I paid a lot more than 5 quid.

[@huxleypig69]

@@colinmackay1516 did you have a proper ticket? We went down on a wing and a prayer. We spent the Thursday night traipsing through farmers fields lugging huge bags of crap with us. Got chased and fucking shot at, at one point. Finally made it to a quiet gate at about 3am,got greeted by a shady guy who had a bunch of resident's passes. He had been getting £5 all day long, taking people in and having the passes back to repeat the trick. I bet he made a fortune. The people on the gate didn't give a shit, he probably slipped them a sweetener. Back then once you were in, you were in, no inner arena. Great weekend!

[@colinmackay1516]

huxleypig69 it was 95 for the ticket and christ knows how much I paid for the coach from Edinburgh + enough gear to keep me wasted for 5 days. Well worth every penny. I was working full time and living with my folks. Money to burn.

[@mac10watp31]

One of the best gigs every was keith coming out in a hamster ball at T in the park and running over the crowed that was an experience good times Scottish show's are second too nun 🎉🎉🎉🎉😃

[@KeithWilliams-er6ss]

So fucking jealous of you right now.. Lol

[@satchpersaud8762]

Being 39 and married to a 28 yr old I had to explain to her how dope this song was, I'm a metal head but loved jungle as well

[@gritcheetham4308]

Divorce soon

[@DavidDavid-kl4ru]

Show off

[@Cr1me-wavE]

As a 24 year old, I've known about this band since I was in elementary school. She has no excuse!

[@D0M0C0RE]

@0000 im 15 and i listen to the prodigy occasionally, nirvana, jimi hendrix, age shouldnt be a problem

[@deco2gogo]

I'm 49 and my boyfriend is 40, so I know how differently we experienced the 90's - he was still pretty much a kid. I went out with Alex Paterson from The Orb a few times, and I remember him being a bit snobby about The Prodigy, just as they mentioned. I think it was right after Firestarter had come out, and The Prodigy had just blown up, so many of the "purist" ambient bands were a little put off. Funny how back then the very worst insult you could call a band was "poser".

[@MitchZero9]

Firestarter has gotta be their best track. Headbanging to that in a mosh pit in little old Newcastle (NSW, Australia) in late 00's was a moment I'll never forget.

[@markrobinsontraining]

A fascinating story about this fantastic track - thanks!

[@oasisbeyond]

Great first album still amazing in 2021.

[@scottmarcoux1130]

ATR was great in the 90s as well. Fun decade for sure!

[@Zoulz666]

Music for a jilted generation is a masterpiece. It will forever be in my rotation.

[@deaddenied92]

They were ahead of their time imo , i am so lucky i got to see them live twice 2013 and 2015 :) rip Keith

[@johnwheelbarrow7625]

7:51 - Didn’t sample ‘Very Ape’ by Nirvana, they recorded a loop themselves inspired by Nirvana

[@audiebavington8789]

You beat me to it. Thumbs up!

[@cozyflashback9210]

Fascinating (to me) that weenie beenie was the inspiration for firestarter. I always loved both songs but never made the connection.

[@whatdothlife4660]

@@cozyflashback9210 yeah both are on absolutely worn out CD's that I own.

[@milhouse777]

Yes, it's sounds simillar cause was the same guitar riff, but replayed not sampled

[@Fireglo]

They still sampled it. It's Kurt's riff.

[@henning14]

The Prodigy is so amazing. I remember hearing their music in my youth and seeing the videos. These memories stayed on my mind forever. It is so unique....

[@jimsy5530]

That's how to sample... not just rip whole sections of tracks and talk over them. So good.

[@juststeve5542]

Kanye West has entered the chat.

[@KostasSiderisBarista]

Liam, the GOAT of sampling. No debate

[@mickhoward3954]

I remember seeing Firestarter on Saturday mornings on Rage and thinking "What is this? Who are these guys and holy shit this is wild!"

[@jonathansoko1085]

This made me remember that onyx and biohazard collab, thanks. That collab is literally the 90s at its grimiest

[@gray100]

Met Keith at Oulton on a track day. Had a quick chat then left him to his fans to give autographs. What a legit lovely guy he was. Race in peace Keith. Legend.

[@torchbearer3784]

Was he into racing? That is interesting. We used to drive the shit out of old Volvos on gravel roads here in Sweden and listen to Prodigy in the 90's.

[@gray100]

@@torchbearer3784 Yes, he was. He had a racing team I think but was a big fan of riding on track himself. To what level I'm unsure but he could ride. He was much quicker than me anyway! 😂 Such an approachable guy. I was chatting to him whilst we collected sugar for our cups of tea. Just 2 guys chatting like any other bikers chat but slowly people were gathering behind us wanting selfie or autographs. We had a giggle about that and then I left him to it. You could tell he wasn't there for that but he obliged them with a smile on his face all the same. 👍

[@torchbearer3784]

@@gray100 That sounds awesome! He seem to have been a nice guy and others who met him say the same thing. I got a speeding ticket once while driving and listening to Prodigy. Tried to explain my reason for speeding. Cops did not buy that but it was the truth 😂

[@gray100]

@@torchbearer3784 😂😂 Yeah he genuinely was. I've met lots of "celebs" and have to say he was the runaway winner in the nice person stakes 👍

[@machidaman]

As a death metal/thrash loving teenager studying A-levels in Brighton in '94 Jilted generation was a real shot to the system. We were all raging (this was only a couple of years after RATM debut remember) generally and we all just fell in love with the Prodigy and it was out gateway in to the dance scene, mainly jungle, Drum 'n Bass and psychedelic trance. Saw them live twice in Brighton too, at the Event early '90's and again at the Brighton Centre in '94. Amazing times to be alive.

[@kohhna]

Liam is right, they ought to be revered like The Specials and The Sex Pistols and far far over Oasis (who marked a regression in guitar based live music).

[@Desphexian]

They are. Who ever hears the word Firestarter, thinks of The Prodigy, not the shitty movie.

[@orangewarm1]

They will be. Oasis were always over rated.

[@iqi616]

Oa-who?

[@standard4379]

you don't have to knock other artists down. just enjoy the music

[@kohhna]

@@standard4379 I knock down Oasis 24/7 mate. The 90s were a genuinely exciting time when unprecedented ready access to media and technology was shifting and warping the cultural landscape daily, meanwhile Oasis were doing stuff that sounded like music from 30 years ago, literally jacking Beatles riffs. They were a reactionary and regressive tendency in their day, bigged up by a music media establishment that had come up under the type of music they were copying. Fuck 'em.

[@ravenstarfire8816]

I'm grateful to experience the greatest times of our life.. growing up in the 80s n 90s.. the best decade to be alive. We were lucky to be born to experience the Golden years of the Rave era and 90s where the Prodigy was born and changed my life forever. No band still to this day 2024 has this kind of vibe and excitement and crowd that i've ever seen.

[@haxio17]

90s generation didn't grow up in the 90s

[@edmontontech2008]

Funny how you didn’t mention that the name “Firestar” was the name of one of the synth presets used for the track.

[@lavaita9709]

Is that the Deadmau5 thing? I don't know where he got that from, but the Korg Prophecy doesn't have a preset called Firestar - the one The Prodigy used on Firestarter was called "Space Adventure"

[@alexanderkovacs4726]

Listening to Prodigy since I was 12, was a nice jurney of 30 years!

[@valeniusthekat]

I first heard of the Prodigy from the movie Hackers doing Voodoo People. When I got my hands the soundtrack, and discovered who they were, and was like a prized fish hanging on their wall :)

[@shonunezekiel]

As a genre-bending crossover act, bringing different tribes to party together, opening their ears to new forms of music, and generally tearing it up on stage,The Prodigy were truly a force for good.

[@EvilSSP]

As a metalhead who bought the album, I have to say the credit really belongs to KMFDM. If not for them I wouldn't have even considered Prodigy. KMFDM had done more for mixing techno with metal than anyone else at the time.

[@damonddukes8266]

Or even lords of acid ....

[@The3rdGunman]

@@damonddukes8266 And Front 242

[@XZARKHAN]

LONG LIVE KEITH FLINT 🕊 PRODIGY WORLDWIDE 🌎

[@joep4224]

Brilliantly put together. Very enjoyable.

[@nerdywilliams]

Absolutely briliant, i remember i used to sell CDs on a stand in Bulgaria when the Fat of the Land dropped, can you guess how many of these i sold vs any other albums ?

[@briankirkwood9979]

Superb insight into the probably the best band to come of the UK in the 90s . A band that crossed so many boundaries not only in music but on earth. Playing Russia and China . I think they were everybody's go to band .

[@leestaggers2583]

Fat Of The Land and Music For The Jilted Generation are still two of my favorite albums. The album art on the inside cover of Jilted with the ravers vs the dystopian police is some really clever and well done artwork. The song "Firestarter" and the video for it are legendary. Then there's the infamous video for "Smack My Bitch Up" that was banned from MTV. It's unfortunately been removed from KZbin and other platforms but if you manage to find it give it a watch and wait til the end, it's brilliant! These guys were always pushing the boundaries of what could be done and helped kids like me who were mostly into punk, metal and hip hop, gain interest and dive deeper into dance music and rave culture. The Prodigy have rightfully earned their status as one of the most important and influential acts to come out of that era. They are right up there with the Beastie Boys and Korn when it comes to being able to seamlessly blend genres together and create something that has a sound so unique that you instantly know who you're listening to along with having the ability to appeal to such a diverse audience. Their name suits them perfectly. Rave In Peace Keith Flint.

[@1980extremeG]

The thing is though the Prodigy have a much stronger bias towards a dance/rave sound than rock/metal. I mean there are elements of metal and punk in some of their songs, some guitar riffs and sampled guitar work but ultimately I think most people when the Prodigy are mentioned they think 'rave' not 'metal'. In my opinion this is because of the vocals; Keith was a great front man but his vocal style wasn't as extreme as most metal singers in my opinion.

[@Torgo1969]

"Smack My Bitch Up"? Does that song encourage domestic violence or something?

[@leestaggers2583]

@@1980extremeG I'm not saying they were a metal or punk band. I'm just talking about how they incorporated those elements in to into their own style. Something that was not at all commonplace in electronic music at the time.

[@1980extremeG]

@@leestaggers2583 Oh yeah I agree, the Prodigy are original, that has never been in any doubt. I occasionally give them a listen for nostalgic reasons. They are the only predominantly electronic music act to gain acceptance from metal fans.

[@e11aguru]

The fusion of dance and rock was already mainstream by the early 90s. EMF and Jesus Jones for example. Think also stuff like U2's Mysterious Ways and Kiss Them For Me by Siouxsie and the Banshees. Alternative rock was heading in that direction.

[@salo7227]

Pop Will Eat Itself were doing it in the 80s.

[@DystopianOverture]

I was one of those metalheads who were won over. Such awesome music. I miss you Keith.

[@tiggytigglesworth5683]

I like when he calls Orbital "The Orbital" a common mistake because of the group "The Orb"

[@hardtohandleweddingbandent8653]

The Eagles. The Manic Street Preachers. The Pixies. Ha!

[@iqi616]

The Talking Heads yet not The Blondie (showing my age).

[@iqi616]

And just for contrast... people don't say "Abbey Road is a The Beatles album" or "Regatta de Blanc is a The Police album"