What The Prodigy did was actually genius. Create music that could unite, old school E-head ravers, hip hop heads, sexy student girls, metalheads and indie kids who banged their heads till they couldn't walk anymore.
I was one of the old school E head ravers man, saw the Prodigy on numerous occasions back then, they played at Reading University must of been 91 or 92, me and a few mates ended up on the stage dancing with them off our nuts😵💫
So this is not the original video, this has all the odd and disturbing visuals taken out. But "The Prodigy" is actually not Keith Flint. It's Liam Howlett. He wrote, performed and produced all the music.
Adding to what this person said, Keith Flint and Maxim Reality originally joined as dancers, it wasn't until they were doing tracks for Fat of the Land that they thought to let either of them do vocals.
Yup - Keith, Maxim and Leeroy (back in the day) are hypemen/dancers. Over the years they have gotten more into the music itself, especially live where some songs have gotten certain recurring hooks (or whatever) adlibbed by Maxim. But Liam is "The Prodigy" most definitely.
The Prodigy is Liam Howlett. That was the name he chose for himself when he was a bedroom producer back in the late 1980s. As he added others such as dancer Keith Flint to his live performances The Prodigy transformed into a group. It was only in their later incarnations that vocals were added to tracks which expanded Keith’s role. Liam remained the primary producer however.
Calling Keith just a dancer its an understatement. He had enormous energy and knew to transfer it to the crowd and take back from the crowd only to transfer back an order of magnitude of energy more. God bless his soul.
And psychosomatic is a strange phenomenon in psych. I once knew a patient who's hand got paralyzed because he wanted to shoot his brother. Hand shut down. Psyche, greek 'psuche' or soul, rough translation, affected 'soma' i.e body.
Liam would not be The Prodigy without Keith and Maxim. For you to say this is Ludacris. You are oblivious to what the people on the other side of the keyboard can do to make you a house hold name.
My cousin was a security guard at a festival in Sydney. He said flint was a complete gentleman and made the effort to say hello and chat to him. Standing out in the heat it made his day
I lived the Prodigy era. They were incredible live, saw them at an illegal rave once. There's nothing like a 90s rave, no matter how much festivals want to claim they are.
Even though I kinda agree, the stuff I've seen, heard and done in clubs such as Berghain is most likely up to par. Although probably kinda different, still up to par.
@@Chris-dq6eq yeah, the same loved up people. There was just something quite special/tribal about being outdoors with a few thousand people bouncing up and down in a field.
The Prodigy were musical pioneers, well ahead of their time. This pop punk electro music blew everyone else out of the water when it came out. Still sounds amazing to this day.
Liam Howlett is the mastermind in the Prodigy, Keith and Leroy were dancers and Maxim was an mc at the beginning in rave scene days that started in England in early 90s, they changed their style to a punk/metal/drum and bass style then Keith became the front man with Maxim.... Leroy left the group
@@jochencooper2751 yeah, the comma you put after "front man" and no full stop after "Maxim" is incorrect and causes the confusion :P. Should be "then Keith became the front man with Maxim."
@@mplslawnguy3389 yep my brother is 4 years older than me and I listened to his music a lot. always loved techno, that's why my name is orbitizzed, it's one of Orbital's albums.
I second that one. The original version is a classic. But the Pendulum Remix that the Prodigy did of Voodoo People is even better. And the music video is just ridiculously sick! A must see.
Up until Firestarter Keith was one of the dancers in the band, but he got such a vibe for the tune he wanted a go at writing lyrics and the rest was history and pushed him to the forefront of the band, but it's Liam who is the genius behind the music and writes it all. As for the band continuing after Keith's death, they've just released tour dates for this year and new music will follow at some point.
The Prodigy yesterday announced their first UK tour since Keith passed away. So looks like they will continue in some form. They play with a guitarist live.
I'm a fanboy from way back, I could spend hours talking about the prodigy. This shit was so groundbreaking back in the day. There was nothing else like it, and no one was mixing genres like this back then.
@Real Burglaz Official yep their law is fantastic used to listen to that on massive speakers at rock world Manchester. All the people in the club if they hadn't come up yet, they definitely had by the time this song finished
Even though Keith is now sadly departed from this world, his energy and spirit are what makes the Prodigy, and will always be a part of us the audience, and the energy that we give back! They just announced a UK tour for July to dedicate and honour the memory of Keith, and also to celebrate 25 years since The Fat Of The Land album which Breathe was on. The presale sold out in minutes on all dates of the tour. So its going to be very poignant, emotional, and cathartic to see these guys back on the road, for what is rumoured to be one of their final tours. So if you get a chance to see them in the States, make sure you see them before they call it a day! You won't regret it! Also Liam Howlett is the main guy behind the music, and one of the nicest dudes ever, as are all of them! Keith was the hype man and the wild one of the bunch who was also a respected rave dancer dating back to the late 80s / early 90s, and Maxim is the main MC and additional hype man. Though the other guy in the video is Leeroy who was also an additional dancer and hype man, but he left between the FOTL and Always Outnumbered period. Though it would be solid to get him back for this FOTL anniversary!
Wow!! I had someone get tickets for me on presale cos I wasn't able to. I knew they would sell out but didn't think it would be so quick so I'm really happy I got tickets!! I'm 38 and been a Prodigy fan since being 13/14. I've seen them twice and can hands down say they are the best live band I have ever seen. Their energy and the crowd energy was absolutely amazing. They are also the only band I have a tattoo dedicated to. ❤️
Sorry Liam also died couple years after kieth so if gping wont be anything new as h3 was everything in the band except singer. He'd just split with 1 of the Appletons from All Saints 6 month previous
The 4 people in this video are all members... Liam is the blonde (the songwriter, producer)...keith is the reverse mohawk ( vocalist and dancer)... maxim is the black guy (mc and vocalist)... Leeroy is The dark haired guy (dancer, live keyboard).... Also the visuals are the correct video for the song but someone turned it into a fan made lyric video and overlayed lyrics on top of the visuals....
Leeroy did occasionally play the keyboards live, but that happened less than 1% of the time. It was very specific as he took over the keyboards when they performed a live track called Rock'n'Roll, during which Liam played some live drums. This was in the 1994-97 era, before they added a live drummer at the end of 1997. I don't want to discredit the overall role of Leeroy, as he's a founding member and I've also met him a few years ago after one of his DJ sets and he was a really cool guy, but his musical input with The Prodigy was minimal. I just want to point out that Liam is the main live keyboardist (99.99% of the time). Leeroy, on the other hand, was possibly the best dancer that I've seen and he has also produced some interesting music after he left The Prodigy.
The prodigy are still performing live, theres video of their recent gigs where they "recreate" keith dancing with lasers Everyone should watch it, its awesome
I watched a video of the gig, and i actually started to cry when the outline of keith appeared from the lazers and started dancing . it was sad, yet beautiful and amazing all at the same time
The core group was Keith, maxim and liam and leeroy... They have live drummers, keyboardists, guitarists...maxim and liam are still kicking.. Liam was working on new music at time of keiths death but hasnt released yet but has plans to..
This video has the original Prodigy line up in it, Liam Howlett (producer & song writer, got the bleached hair in this video), Maxim Reality (MC/vocalist, he's the one with painted tattoo), Keith Flint (dancer, vocalist, you know which one he is) and Leeroy Thornhill (dancer and keyboardist, the normal looking one, he left in 2000). Keith and Leeroy started off as just dancers for the Prodigy. They had other members too (not in this video) Sharky (vocalist and dancer 1990-1991) and then they've had various guitarists and drummers for the live shows.
Man, I remember how much my metal and punk peeps loved Firestarter and this song. At the time this came out there was a war going on in my country, so we didn't have many venues for metal and punk gigs. When we would go to a club because there weren't any gigs to go to we were waiting for The Prodigy to come on so we could hit the dancefloor and get crazy.
The energy these guys had live was amazing. I was lucky enough to see them at Lollapalooza in the mid 90s and it stands as one of the best shows I’ve seen.
It's not the original video, someone messed around with it and added the lyrics. Which doesn't matter, because the music is fantastic! The Prodigy has mad beats!
Smack my bitch up was banned on MTV. You can see it on vimeo. The video really is a must see, it has a surprise in it. Would be awesome if you could react to the video, just put something else on your screen for us.
This song works best in a late 90's to early 2000's car stereo with massive subwoofers, it truly deserves all that bass. It can even cause stock speakers to rumble like few songs can.
Prodigy was the short haired blond guy. It was his sound. The rest would just dance for him on stage until Keith (rip) decided he wanted to try laying some vocals.......starting with Fire Starter. That's when he put his whole Wild Hype Man Look together and they Blew Up. Their energy was INSANE.
These guys united a generation of all musical backgrounds. We were all down with it and it was beautiful and magical. They were the perfect storm for the times.
I WAS AT THE Auckland 95 BIG DAY OUT A BLAST GOT TO SEE SOUND GARDEN TWO NIGHT'S IN A ROW THEY PLAYED AT THE POWER STATION THE NIGHT BEFORE TOO AROUND A THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO HAD A MUSICAL EXPERIENCE UNMATCHED,.... WELL BAD BRAINS THE RAMONES AND THE CRAMPS ARE RIGHT UP THERE
Liam Howlett, the dude with the bleached hair, is The Prodigy, fullstop, Maxim and Keith originally were just hype men and dancers, but they started doing vocals and stuff after the first album or two, and became more real members of the 'group' at that point. The video was the original video for the song, but the lyrics on screen were added by somebody.
The Prodigy have so many good tracks. All the tracks were produced by the blond guy, Liam, who doesn't do anything in the videos - just sits there. The other three were dancers and hype men - which is where they got the term "Firestarter". I'd recommend "No Good" as I've had it as my ringtone for years. Plus I think you guys would like "Poison". But almost all their tracks are brilliant.
The Prodigy was originally just Liam Howlett doing rave music in his bedroom. Keith was a raver who said if Liam ever wanted to play live gigs he'd be happy to be a stage dancer and hype man. Maxim (the guy with the cane and body paint) later joined as an MC (initially just as a guest performer). Firestarter was I believe the first time Keith really got involved with the music and definitely with the singing. It is essentially about him being the hype man on stage. Liam's always been the main producer of the music but surely took input from the other members
Love your energy and you clearly appreciate music of all genres. The Prodigy have a huge spectrum of music from rockier, hardcore (techno style, but never techno), melodic dance and all sorts. I've listened to them since the mid 80s when I first heard Charlie on cassette. Firestarter and Breath are just two from a very narrow time-band of the group's lifetime. And they're still performing today.
Seeing this on MTV in 98 at age 10 you find your first favorite band independent of parental influence. Quite the departure from Oasis and The Wallflowers …
Smack My Bitch Up is a brilliant music video with a great twist at the end. You guys should DEF watch it on your own if you can't react to it officially. I highly recommend Voodoo People, has that early 90s Breakbeat/Acid House vibe to it. Their album Music for the Jilted Generation is a great prelude to Fat of the Land, the latter being a flawless masterpiece from to back
I always thought Smack my bitch up was more about Liam slamming down his hands on his Syth Key's rather than what people think its about. Like how car's are always called she. Never was offended by this song even thou i'm a chick. (bitch) lol
Music For The Jilted Generation is, IMO, a far better album than The Fat Of The Land. MFTJG to me is a top 5 all time album. That album, along with Rage Against The Machine’s debut, which dropped at around the same time, felt like they honestly smashed away all boundaries between fans of different genres. To the extent that it actually felt different at shows in general after they dropped.
This song changed me. I was 17 when it came out and after hearing it I forever needed that energy. Got to see them in Las Vegas in 2001 at the House of Blues (small assed Venue) right after 9/11 and to this day .. the best. RIP Keith.
There's a music video for "Smack My Bitch Up" that was played on MTV back in the day. At least over in Europe. I just say fuck the censors and play it! : )
Depends on if the censors know what 'Smack my Bitch up' really means! Even if they do they might censor it for thinking it was about physical abuse anyway!
@@Fallopia5150 the uncensored video has rampant drug & alcohol use, physical and sexual assault, nudity & a sex scene. The fully uncensored version includes shooting heroin and a hit & run accident.
The Prodigy = Liam Howlett (DJ) Keith Flint (Dancer and vocals) Maxim Reality (Vocals, Hype-man, etc) Leroy (Dancer) These men, through their music, helped me deal with some real emotional shit I was going through back in the 90’s. And I still blast their music up to this day!
Keith was a legend ... he was making music before I knew life wasn’t all about me. He bought me a cola in a pub genuinely nice guy so sad he was such a good guy! I’ve seen that guy pay for everyone’s drinks in a random pub most of them were people who never knew him... he loved a rando pub! Never knew him was just around him twice in my life.
There are /were 4 members of the group. The other guy in the video is the other singer. :) Keith was originally just hired to be the dancer, at their shows. Liam is the other white guy, Maxim is the other singer, and Leeroy Thornhill was the other member. I suggest either Voodoo People, or Poison as the next songs to check out by these guys. :)
Liam Howlett, the blond guy, writes everything. The other guys, Keith, Leeroy and Maxim were originally around to bolster the live show with dancing and MC-ing. As they got more and more popular the other guys played more of a roll and became integral to the live shows. They also use a lot of live instruments in their live shows. I would describe them as electronic punk. They have headlined indie festivals and rock festivals alike. I have seen them live 5 or 6 times and they have never disappointed. The first time I saw them, Keith walked on the crowd in a man sized hamster ball! 😁 My favorite songs are No Good(Start the Dance) and Out of Space. All the best, Rich in Sweden.
Liam does not only write the music, but he can also play multiple instruments besides the synthesizer, such as the piano, drums, guitar, and bass guitar. Although he mainly relies on sampled instruments or collaborations, he has played those instruments in some of the studio recordings.
Morning y'all! I always loved this song! It reminds me of the time I lived in San Francisco and the clubs there! Kool ass video and song! Thanks guys!❤️🤓
I don't know you till your Firestarter react video. My heart is jumping when young folks discover my favorite band of the 90's. On midnight of my 18th birthday, i turned up the volume to max, started Firestarter on my little boombox and woke up my parents. "Mum! Dad! I'm 18!!!" The Prodigy will have a special place in my heart. Forever. Greetings from Germany.
Such a shame they cut up the original video, the one that edited the video F#$@..d it up in my opinion, your missing out on stuff. Music synced movement things and such Great reaction video from you guys! Keep up the good work
Considering the fact you dove into Prodigy, probably number 2 in this genre is Pendulum. You should give a listen to Pendulum - Witchcraft (Live at South West Four, London)
Yup, any Pendulum, particularly Pendulum with The Prodigy, would love them to review ‘Voodoo People - Pendulum Mix’, fantastic segue into Pendulum and a mind blowing track 👌🏼🔥
I love how you both are rocking out and bobbing your heads \m/ I love your channel ") By the way, I was in London with friends and he was playing at this club and he played this song and everyone went crazy!!!! We danced until literally I had to shower when I got back to my hotel room. He was amazing live. He had so much energy. RIP Keith
Being between my late teens and mid 20's from the early to late 90's I was lucky enough to see The Prodigy live quite a few times, both on their own tours as well as at festivals. They always put on a fantastic show and the energy that they put in really bounced off the crowds too as they were some of the most wild and energetic shows I ever attended. Some of the mosh pits were even more fierce than at a lot of metal shows I went to. They also managed to draw in a really diverse crowd from ravers to punk to indie fans to metal heads, hip hop fans and even the odd pop music fan. Also, while you guys are checking out tracks from their classic album "Fat of the Land" you should also listen to "Diesel Power" which features some dope rhymes from legendary rapper Kool Keith. I just know you dudes will love that song! Happy memories. RIP Keith. Absolute legend!
Prodigy live in 1997 is the best live experience I've ever had. People were getting a bit crushed at the front, and were being helped over the crash barriers. After a 5 minute wait, they came back on stage and announced, "This is for the people who got squashed at the front. It's called "Breathe"".
The guy in the boat pyledriver himself into the water rofl Also, there is a band called Ne Obliviscaris, they are australian and they have a song called And Plague Flowers the Kalleidoscope, which you should definitively check!!
Originally the prodigy consisted of 4 members when they 1st started off... Keith Flint (Dancer/MC/vocals) Liam Howlett (Synthesiser) Maxim (MC/vocals) Leroy Thornhill (Dancer) Then when they started to get a following and playing big gigs they got in a drummer, bass and guitar players, I can't remember all the names but Rob Holliday was the bassist. Think Sharky did vocals also. And it wasn't until the 3rd album "Fat of the land" that you really heard Keith's vocals as the 1st 2 albums was basically just phat as fuck dance tracks. 1 of the best bands to come out of the UK 🇬🇧 🙌
Rob Holliday was the guitarist between 2005 and 2017, but he left for a couple of years around 2007 when he joined Marilyn Manson. He also played the bass on some tracks, as The Prodigy don't have a dedicated bass player. Sharky wasn't a vocalist, but she was the original 5th member of the band and she was a dancer like Keith and Leeroy. Not many people remember/know her, because she was part of the band only for the first half a year after they formed. There is some rare footage from live performances in early 1991 where she appears on stage. She left before they recorded their first official video, but she appears at the end of their video for Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix) released in 2005 for the 15th anniversary of the band.
In Canada we had Much Music albums called Big shiney tunes! This song was on Big Shiney tunes 2 and I will never that!! Right after Blur Song 2 and Third Eye blind after
I'd love you to react to some more brit bands like Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky I think you'd love their music if you aren't already listening to them
They really brought the breakbeats to the mainstream. Check out a song by Hybrid called Finished Symphony. Insane good breaks! The whole album Wide Angle is some of the best breaks ever.
During this time a lot of BRIT MUSIC coming out - BRIT hip hop was a new genre, Manchester movement, BRIT POP - such as the band SUEDE, - lots and lots of great music and genres in this era.
I've seen The Prodigy 3 times - OUTSTANDING! Got a great pic of Keith the last time I saw them - he came down into the crowd & I snapped him posing with his tongue stuck out right in front of me🔥LEGEND! R.I.P. 'Keef' Flint🖤
The Prodigy is basically Liam Howlett, who wrote and recorded all the music, along with Keith and Maxim doing a lot of the vocals (along with Leroy the dancer.) But without Liam there would be no Prodigy at all Live, they have a full band, and were one of the most exciting live festival acts out there. Check their live performances out.
honestly leroy the dancer along with keith/maxim made prodigy as much as what they were to me as the music itself... if i were to get into the psychology of that maybe it could even be moreso but honestly at leeeast as much
What The Prodigy did was actually genius. Create music that could unite, old school E-head ravers, hip hop heads, sexy student girls, metalheads and indie kids who banged their heads till they couldn't walk anymore.
That describes the exact mixture of people I remember playing laser tag with in the 90s to this song
I was one of the old school E head ravers man, saw the Prodigy on numerous occasions back then, they played at Reading University must of been 91 or 92, me and a few mates ended up on the stage dancing with them off our nuts😵💫
Very true. I was a metalhead kid when this song came out, and I was an instant fan.
THIS!
It was an experience of explosions of freaky, underground sounds & light flowing across your flesh.
So this is not the original video, this has all the odd and disturbing visuals taken out. But "The Prodigy" is actually not Keith Flint. It's Liam Howlett. He wrote, performed and produced all the music.
Original video is the one to watch for sure.
Howlett is the genius and as you say, 90% of the music is him.
Adding to what this person said, Keith Flint and Maxim Reality originally joined as dancers, it wasn't until they were doing tracks for Fat of the Land that they thought to let either of them do vocals.
Yup - Keith, Maxim and Leeroy (back in the day) are hypemen/dancers. Over the years they have gotten more into the music itself, especially live where some songs have gotten certain recurring hooks (or whatever) adlibbed by Maxim. But Liam is "The Prodigy" most definitely.
Charlie Says.
The Prodigy is Liam Howlett. That was the name he chose for himself when he was a bedroom producer back in the late 1980s. As he added others such as dancer Keith Flint to his live performances The Prodigy transformed into a group. It was only in their later incarnations that vocals were added to tracks which expanded Keith’s role. Liam remained the primary producer however.
You nailed it. Liam IS The Prodigy, all the others are definitely contributors, to be sure, but the band is the one guy.
Calling Keith just a dancer its an understatement. He had enormous energy and knew to transfer it to the crowd and take back from the crowd only to transfer back an order of magnitude of energy more.
God bless his soul.
And psychosomatic is a strange phenomenon in psych. I once knew a patient who's hand got paralyzed because he wanted to shoot his brother. Hand shut down. Psyche, greek 'psuche' or soul, rough translation, affected 'soma' i.e body.
Liam would not be The Prodigy without Keith and Maxim. For you to say this is Ludacris. You are oblivious to what the people on the other side of the keyboard can do to make you a house hold name.
@@aaronambrose1391 But The Prodigy was The Prodigy without Keith and Maxim. Your comment makes no sense
My cousin was a security guard at a festival in Sydney. He said flint was a complete gentleman and made the effort to say hello and chat to him. Standing out in the heat it made his day
man was a toff as you tell.....nice 1
I lived the Prodigy era. They were incredible live, saw them at an illegal rave once. There's nothing like a 90s rave, no matter how much festivals want to claim they are.
I lived it too....I agree
Word!
Never got to go to Docklands, but it was a dream that never became reality.
Even though I kinda agree, the stuff I've seen, heard and done in clubs such as Berghain is most likely up to par. Although probably kinda different, still up to par.
@@Chris-dq6eq yeah, the same loved up people. There was just something quite special/tribal about being outdoors with a few thousand people bouncing up and down in a field.
Now ya'll gotta complete the trilogy by doing "Smack My Bitch Up"
I remember when that song came out. I had just turned 18 and was blown away by the video, everyone was talking about it.
Agreed 100% 😝🤟😂❤️🙌
Yes, and not the US version.
Kool Keith represent
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I was 16 when this exploded on MTV. It’s all anyone talked about next day. The whole album is golden.
MTV? No, no, that TV channel only has shows about "weird love"... but the music? No way... MTV is full of crazy teenagers!😂😅
The Prodigy is the most powerful band I have ever heard. Listening to a song by The Prodigy gives you energy for the whole day.
"See I think Drugs have done some good things for us..." -Bill Hicks
Some of the nights I can’t remember were epic. Probably
Bull crap
Ah, I really miss Bill Hicks!
The Prodigy were musical pioneers, well ahead of their time. This pop punk electro music blew everyone else out of the water when it came out. Still sounds amazing to this day.
the base of it is big beat
They said it was their own genre, and they even said the name that I dont remember. Its in one of the interviews
@@icemanpain big beat.
Liam Howlett is the mastermind in the Prodigy, Keith and Leroy were dancers and Maxim was an mc at the beginning in rave scene days that started in England in early 90s, they changed their style to a punk/metal/drum and bass style then Keith became the front man with Maxim.... Leroy left the group
Maxim never left the band .. he just doing and his solo things ... Even keith f. tried to make an album by himself but it never realesed official ..
@@stylian_ouz800 I said ,Leroy left
@@jochencooper2751 yeah, the comma you put after "front man" and no full stop after "Maxim" is incorrect and causes the confusion :P. Should be "then Keith became the front man with Maxim."
@@3allz I'm under arrest by the grammar police......
@@jochencooper2751 i mean, i didnt have to let you know why you looked like a fool, but I thought it would help.
the entire Fat of the Land album is iconic. I'm 36 and that album is so nostalgic.
So you were really into this when you were 11? LOL
I have it on dbl vinyl and it sounds AMAZING
@@mplslawnguy3389 yep my brother is 4 years older than me and I listened to his music a lot. always loved techno, that's why my name is orbitizzed, it's one of Orbital's albums.
I love The Prodigy, you should check out their song, "Voodoo People." I have never paid attention to the lyrics to this song, might like it more now.
The voodoo who do what u don’t dare do people 😝
I second that one. The original version is a classic. But the Pendulum Remix that the Prodigy did of Voodoo People is even better. And the music video is just ridiculously sick! A must see.
it didnt had lyrics exactly, all the track is from samples ;D
Up until Firestarter Keith was one of the dancers in the band, but he got such a vibe for the tune he wanted a go at writing lyrics and the rest was history and pushed him to the forefront of the band, but it's Liam who is the genius behind the music and writes it all.
As for the band continuing after Keith's death, they've just released tour dates for this year and new music will follow at some point.
The Prodigy yesterday announced their first UK tour since Keith passed away. So looks like they will continue in some form. They play with a guitarist live.
there's the ability these days to have keith on stage as a Hologram they need to do it, it would blow peoples minds
I'm a fanboy from way back, I could spend hours talking about the prodigy. This shit was so groundbreaking back in the day. There was nothing else like it, and no one was mixing genres like this back then.
The entire ‘Jilted Generation’ album is just a masterpiece.
Not as much as Experience is
I'd totally choose jilted generation over experience
Jilted got Voodoo People, Poison, One Love and No Good.
@@VosseyVanJoss and Their Law
@Real Burglaz Official yep their law is fantastic used to listen to that on massive speakers at rock world Manchester. All the people in the club if they hadn't come up yet, they definitely had by the time this song finished
You should check out "Diesel Power" (also from the album "Fat of Land") - its one of The Prodigys rap songs
Even though Keith is now sadly departed from this world, his energy and spirit are what makes the Prodigy, and will always be a part of us the audience, and the energy that we give back!
They just announced a UK tour for July to dedicate and honour the memory of Keith, and also to celebrate 25 years since The Fat Of The Land album which Breathe was on. The presale sold out in minutes on all dates of the tour. So its going to be very poignant, emotional, and cathartic to see these guys back on the road, for what is rumoured to be one of their final tours. So if you get a chance to see them in the States, make sure you see them before they call it a day! You won't regret it!
Also Liam Howlett is the main guy behind the music, and one of the nicest dudes ever, as are all of them! Keith was the hype man and the wild one of the bunch who was also a respected rave dancer dating back to the late 80s / early 90s, and Maxim is the main MC and additional hype man. Though the other guy in the video is Leeroy who was also an additional dancer and hype man, but he left between the FOTL and Always Outnumbered period. Though it would be solid to get him back for this FOTL anniversary!
Wow!! I had someone get tickets for me on presale cos I wasn't able to. I knew they would sell out but didn't think it would be so quick so I'm really happy I got tickets!!
I'm 38 and been a Prodigy fan since being 13/14. I've seen them twice and can hands down say they are the best live band I have ever seen. Their energy and the crowd energy was absolutely amazing. They are also the only band I have a tattoo dedicated to. ❤️
Sorry Liam also died couple years after kieth so if gping wont be anything new as h3 was everything in the band except singer. He'd just split with 1 of the Appletons from All Saints 6 month previous
@@jeff110373 Liam is very much alive mate, I should know... I spoke to him a few weeks ago haha
🙄 Without Keith, his energy and stage presence things would have been very different.
There is a video of them performing in the uk recently, where they recreate Keith dancing with lasers
You have to watch it, it is amazing
The 4 people in this video are all members... Liam is the blonde (the songwriter, producer)...keith is the reverse mohawk ( vocalist and dancer)... maxim is the black guy (mc and vocalist)... Leeroy is The dark haired guy (dancer, live keyboard).... Also the visuals are the correct video for the song but someone turned it into a fan made lyric video and overlayed lyrics on top of the visuals....
Leeroy did occasionally play the keyboards live, but that happened less than 1% of the time. It was very specific as he took over the keyboards when they performed a live track called Rock'n'Roll, during which Liam played some live drums. This was in the 1994-97 era, before they added a live drummer at the end of 1997. I don't want to discredit the overall role of Leeroy, as he's a founding member and I've also met him a few years ago after one of his DJ sets and he was a really cool guy, but his musical input with The Prodigy was minimal. I just want to point out that Liam is the main live keyboardist (99.99% of the time). Leeroy, on the other hand, was possibly the best dancer that I've seen and he has also produced some interesting music after he left The Prodigy.
The prodigy are still performing live, theres video of their recent gigs where they "recreate" keith dancing with lasers
Everyone should watch it, its awesome
I watched a video of the gig, and i actually started to cry when the outline of keith appeared from the lazers and started dancing . it was sad, yet beautiful and amazing all at the same time
The core group was Keith, maxim and liam and leeroy... They have live drummers, keyboardists, guitarists...maxim and liam are still kicking.. Liam was working on new music at time of keiths death but hasnt released yet but has plans to..
They announced a new tour earlier this week, which going off previous tours, should mean more music coming soon.
@@peterwale6821saw them at tallinn, was awesome
The Prodigy are legends
This video has the original Prodigy line up in it, Liam Howlett (producer & song writer, got the bleached hair in this video), Maxim Reality (MC/vocalist, he's the one with painted tattoo), Keith Flint (dancer, vocalist, you know which one he is) and Leeroy Thornhill (dancer and keyboardist, the normal looking one, he left in 2000). Keith and Leeroy started off as just dancers for the Prodigy. They had other members too (not in this video) Sharky (vocalist and dancer 1990-1991) and then they've had various guitarists and drummers for the live shows.
I'm a metalhead and I love this album. Pure genius.
Man, I remember how much my metal and punk peeps loved Firestarter and this song. At the time this came out there was a war going on in my country, so we didn't have many venues for metal and punk gigs. When we would go to a club because there weren't any gigs to go to we were waiting for The Prodigy to come on so we could hit the dancefloor and get crazy.
This came out when I was in middle school and it forever changed the course of my musical tastes and broadened my horizons.
The energy these guys had live was amazing. I was lucky enough to see them at Lollapalooza in the mid 90s and it stands as one of the best shows I’ve seen.
It's not the original video, someone messed around with it and added the lyrics. Which doesn't matter, because the music is fantastic! The Prodigy has mad beats!
Smack my bitch up was banned on MTV. You can see it on vimeo. The video really is a must see, it has a surprise in it. Would be awesome if you could react to the video, just put something else on your screen for us.
This song works best in a late 90's to early 2000's car stereo with massive subwoofers, it truly deserves all that bass. It can even cause stock speakers to rumble like few songs can.
Prodigy was the short haired blond guy. It was his sound. The rest would just dance for him on stage until Keith (rip) decided he wanted to try laying some vocals.......starting with Fire Starter. That's when he put his whole Wild Hype Man Look together and they Blew Up.
Their energy was INSANE.
Voodoo people and No Good are classic Prodigy tracks!
I really like their 2019 album also, No Tourists - last flint record.
Two of my Fav's.
No Good, OMG
No good, start the dance! My jam!
These guys united a generation of all musical backgrounds. We were all down with it and it was beautiful and magical. They were the perfect storm for the times.
Ive moshed out with Keith at" Big Day Out 95" Perth( headliners Soundgarden) he jumped in the pit an got nasty was awesome.. RIP
I WAS AT THE Auckland 95 BIG DAY OUT A BLAST GOT TO SEE SOUND GARDEN TWO NIGHT'S IN A ROW THEY PLAYED AT THE POWER STATION THE NIGHT BEFORE TOO AROUND A THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO HAD A MUSICAL EXPERIENCE UNMATCHED,.... WELL BAD BRAINS THE RAMONES AND THE CRAMPS ARE RIGHT UP THERE
Yoooo, Perth had some ripping big day outs
Absolutely brilliant . The chemistry you have. Subbed
Back in the 90's as a teenager I used to drive my dad crazy playin the prodigy full blast in my bedroom 😂
Liam Howlett, the dude with the bleached hair, is The Prodigy, fullstop, Maxim and Keith originally were just hype men and dancers, but they started doing vocals and stuff after the first album or two, and became more real members of the 'group' at that point. The video was the original video for the song, but the lyrics on screen were added by somebody.
Liam Howlett does all the music, the bleached blond fella.
Check out 'Poison' 'Voodoo People' 'Smack my bitch up' and 'Your love' from '91
The Prodigy have so many good tracks. All the tracks were produced by the blond guy, Liam, who doesn't do anything in the videos - just sits there. The other three were dancers and hype men - which is where they got the term "Firestarter". I'd recommend "No Good" as I've had it as my ringtone for years. Plus I think you guys would like "Poison". But almost all their tracks are brilliant.
Thanks for bringing me back to the 90s. When life was simple
I miss those days.
The best era in music and movies.
The Prodigy was originally just Liam Howlett doing rave music in his bedroom. Keith was a raver who said if Liam ever wanted to play live gigs he'd be happy to be a stage dancer and hype man. Maxim (the guy with the cane and body paint) later joined as an MC (initially just as a guest performer). Firestarter was I believe the first time Keith really got involved with the music and definitely with the singing. It is essentially about him being the hype man on stage. Liam's always been the main producer of the music but surely took input from the other members
Best electropunk band all times
This song was player in Poland in 1997 at every village disco. Great song!
KEITH R.I.P 🖤
Love your energy and you clearly appreciate music of all genres. The Prodigy have a huge spectrum of music from rockier, hardcore (techno style, but never techno), melodic dance and all sorts. I've listened to them since the mid 80s when I first heard Charlie on cassette. Firestarter and Breath are just two from a very narrow time-band of the group's lifetime. And they're still performing today.
Seeing this on MTV in 98 at age 10 you find your first favorite band independent of parental influence. Quite the departure from Oasis and The Wallflowers …
Hearing Keith going into Buddhist chanting raises me spiritually the track is called narayan namaste 🙏 brings light and positive energy every time
Smack My Bitch Up is a brilliant music video with a great twist at the end. You guys should DEF watch it on your own if you can't react to it officially. I highly recommend Voodoo People, has that early 90s Breakbeat/Acid House vibe to it. Their album Music for the Jilted Generation is a great prelude to Fat of the Land, the latter being a flawless masterpiece from to back
I always thought Smack my bitch up was more about Liam slamming down his hands on his Syth Key's rather than what people think its about. Like how car's are always called she. Never was offended by this song even thou i'm a chick. (bitch) lol
Music For The Jilted Generation is, IMO, a far better album than The Fat Of The Land. MFTJG to me is a top 5 all time album. That album, along with Rage Against The Machine’s debut, which dropped at around the same time, felt like they honestly smashed away all boundaries between fans of different genres. To the extent that it actually felt different at shows in general after they dropped.
@@lawrencekelli It was from Keith when he was a hypeman, every man or women smacking their own bitch up (getting after it, like he did).
@@tyrantworm7392 Thanks for that info. Funny I was just thinking of this comment I left.How ancanny.
@@lawrencekelli Scarily we also share our surname :D
This song changed me. I was 17 when it came out and after hearing it I forever needed that energy. Got to see them in Las Vegas in 2001 at the House of Blues (small assed Venue) right after 9/11 and to this day .. the best. RIP Keith.
As I've just bought tickets to their upcoming shows, I guessing they're still going strong!!
The Prodigy is my all time favorite group. And I fucking love seeing people listening to them for the first time and realizing how good they sound
damn this brings back some crazy high school memories
My lil bro loved this song. RIP Keith and my lil bro who just passed jan20
what I love about the Prodigy is they can repeat the same lyrics over and over and its still a *banger*
Prodigy were all GENIUS...MASTERPIECE
There's a music video for "Smack My Bitch Up" that was played on MTV back in the day. At least over in Europe. I just say fuck the censors and play it! : )
I remember seeing that for the first time back in the day and that “twist” at the end blew my mind. Wild music video 🤘🏼
The video is on vimeo. Would love to see them react.
They probably wouldn't be able to show it to *us* but they could still watch it.
Depends on if the censors know what 'Smack my Bitch up' really means! Even if they do they might censor it for thinking it was about physical abuse anyway!
@@Fallopia5150 the uncensored video has rampant drug & alcohol use, physical and sexual assault, nudity & a sex scene. The fully uncensored version includes shooting heroin and a hit & run accident.
The Prodigy =
Liam Howlett (DJ)
Keith Flint (Dancer and vocals)
Maxim Reality (Vocals, Hype-man, etc)
Leroy (Dancer)
These men, through their music, helped me deal with some real emotional shit I was going through back in the 90’s. And I still blast their music up to this day!
I’m not well versed with Prodigy’s music but this is my favorite song from them. RIP to Keith Flint. From what I’ve heard he was a very nice person.
r.i.p keith. a truly inspiring artist and sadly, a deeply troubled soul. hope you found your peace fella'. 🙏
I second the "Poison" vote, and "Diesel Power"
Thats the reason why my daughter is a good citizen. Raised on The Prodigy :)
Diesel Power from this album is worth checking out.
Yeah!
Well, all they did is worth checking up...🤣
Keith was a legend ... he was making music before I knew life wasn’t all about me. He bought me a cola in a pub genuinely nice guy so sad he was such a good guy! I’ve seen that guy pay for everyone’s drinks in a random pub most of them were people who never knew him... he loved a rando pub! Never knew him was just around him twice in my life.
Seen them live in '98 and 2005. They did not disappoint. Insane.
Poison is a song you need to react to
There are /were 4 members of the group. The other guy in the video is the other singer. :) Keith was originally just hired to be the dancer, at their shows. Liam is the other white guy, Maxim is the other singer, and Leeroy Thornhill was the other member. I suggest either Voodoo People, or Poison as the next songs to check out by these guys. :)
Keith was never hired. It was his and Leeroy's idea to form the band after they heard a demo tape recorded by Liam.
Liam Howlett, the blond guy, writes everything. The other guys, Keith, Leeroy and Maxim were originally around to bolster the live show with dancing and MC-ing. As they got more and more popular the other guys played more of a roll and became integral to the live shows. They also use a lot of live instruments in their live shows.
I would describe them as electronic punk. They have headlined indie festivals and rock festivals alike.
I have seen them live 5 or 6 times and they have never disappointed. The first time I saw them, Keith walked on the crowd in a man sized hamster ball! 😁
My favorite songs are No Good(Start the Dance) and Out of Space.
All the best, Rich in Sweden.
For me 'out of space' will always be their best choon
Liam does not only write the music, but he can also play multiple instruments besides the synthesizer, such as the piano, drums, guitar, and bass guitar. Although he mainly relies on sampled instruments or collaborations, he has played those instruments in some of the studio recordings.
They actually had a full band, I had the pleasure of seeing them open for Linkin Park. An unforgettable experience.
Morning y'all! I always loved this song! It reminds me of the time I lived in San Francisco and the clubs there! Kool ass video and song! Thanks guys!❤️🤓
Out of Space is definitely one of their iconic tunes too, and definitely worth checking out - samples a classic reggae tune
I don't know you till your Firestarter react video. My heart is jumping when young folks discover my favorite band of the 90's. On midnight of my 18th birthday, i turned up the volume to max, started Firestarter on my little boombox and woke up my parents. "Mum! Dad! I'm 18!!!" The Prodigy will have a special place in my heart. Forever.
Greetings from Germany.
This album had me and my best friend BLOWN AWAY this is a CLASSIC! Gotta watch the OG video for "Smack My Bitch Up"
The sound that filled my CD Walkman during my teen years. No better dance act…. Ever! Legendary
What a addictive bass guitar is this ! !
So psychedelic !!
I was fancinated by dangerous scent !!
Sometimes beautiful，Sometimes evil !! 👿
RIP Keith Flint, these guys represented the mid to late 90s for me, it was hella fun
Such a shame they cut up the original video, the one that edited the video F#$@..d it up in my opinion, your missing out on stuff. Music synced movement things and such
Great reaction video from you guys! Keep up the good work
Considering the fact you dove into Prodigy, probably number 2 in this genre is Pendulum.
You should give a listen to Pendulum - Witchcraft (Live at South West Four, London)
I was checking for a Pendulum recommendation 👍
Yup, any Pendulum, particularly Pendulum with The Prodigy, would love them to review ‘Voodoo People - Pendulum Mix’, fantastic segue into Pendulum and a mind blowing track 👌🏼🔥
Fucking goosebumps. Grew up with The Prodigy. Luving u boys getting into it #RIPKeef
I love how you both are rocking out and bobbing your heads \m/ I love your channel ") By the way, I was in London with friends and he was playing at this club and he played this song and everyone went crazy!!!! We danced until literally I had to shower when I got back to my hotel room. He was amazing live. He had so much energy. RIP Keith
i always immediately think of ECW and Al Snow coming out to this song with the mannequin head and all the fans had the head. it was such a cool scene.
🤣🤣🤣
LOVE you guys going back in time to find where the hits are
I loved this song when it came out... My kids thought I was crazy. But they felt the same when I fell in love with Neckbone by powerman 5000
Being between my late teens and mid 20's from the early to late 90's I was lucky enough to see The Prodigy live quite a few times, both on their own tours as well as at festivals. They always put on a fantastic show and the energy that they put in really bounced off the crowds too as they were some of the most wild and energetic shows I ever attended. Some of the mosh pits were even more fierce than at a lot of metal shows I went to. They also managed to draw in a really diverse crowd from ravers to punk to indie fans to metal heads, hip hop fans and even the odd pop music fan. Also, while you guys are checking out tracks from their classic album "Fat of the Land" you should also listen to "Diesel Power" which features some dope rhymes from legendary rapper Kool Keith. I just know you dudes will love that song! Happy memories. RIP Keith. Absolute legend!
I love the prodigy!! Diesel power was one of my favorites on this album and this shit knocked on a good sound system!!!
Prodigy live in 1997 is the best live experience I've ever had. People were getting a bit crushed at the front, and were being helped over the crash barriers. After a 5 minute wait, they came back on stage and announced, "This is for the people who got squashed at the front. It's called "Breathe"".
The guy in the boat pyledriver himself into the water rofl
Also, there is a band called Ne Obliviscaris, they are australian and they have a song called And Plague Flowers the Kalleidoscope, which you should definitively check!!
This song was HUGE in the 90s. It was on MTV and TRL all the time. Nostalgia
Originally the prodigy consisted of 4 members when they 1st started off...
Keith Flint (Dancer/MC/vocals)
Liam Howlett (Synthesiser)
Maxim (MC/vocals)
Leroy Thornhill (Dancer)
Then when they started to get a following and playing big gigs they got in a drummer, bass and guitar players, I can't remember all the names but Rob Holliday was the bassist. Think Sharky did vocals also. And it wasn't until the 3rd album "Fat of the land" that you really heard Keith's vocals as the 1st 2 albums was basically just phat as fuck dance tracks. 1 of the best bands to come out of the UK 🇬🇧 🙌
Rob Holliday was the guitarist between 2005 and 2017, but he left for a couple of years around 2007 when he joined Marilyn Manson. He also played the bass on some tracks, as The Prodigy don't have a dedicated bass player. Sharky wasn't a vocalist, but she was the original 5th member of the band and she was a dancer like Keith and Leeroy. Not many people remember/know her, because she was part of the band only for the first half a year after they formed. There is some rare footage from live performances in early 1991 where she appears on stage. She left before they recorded their first official video, but she appears at the end of their video for Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix) released in 2005 for the 15th anniversary of the band.
@@prodigy84bg spot on that m8, I couldn't remember so I wasn't 100% but u nailed there 😉
In Canada we had Much Music albums called Big shiney tunes! This song was on Big Shiney tunes 2 and I will never that!! Right after Blur Song 2 and Third Eye blind after
I'd love you to react to some more brit bands like Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky I think you'd love their music if you aren't already listening to them
Greatest dance band to ever walk the planet ,had the pleasure of knowing the boys back in the late eighties ,great lads 😀
Can't wait to see you react to Diesel Power. Song is full of bars.
Kool Keith kills it on guest vocals!
That is the original video ... great reaction video... big up from London UK
They really brought the breakbeats to the mainstream. Check out a song by Hybrid called Finished Symphony. Insane good breaks! The whole album Wide Angle is some of the best breaks ever.
Subbed and liked before the reaction even started. Like you guys already!
During this time a lot of BRIT MUSIC coming out - BRIT hip hop was a new genre, Manchester movement, BRIT POP - such as the band SUEDE, - lots and lots of great music and genres in this era.
I've seen The Prodigy 3 times - OUTSTANDING! Got a great pic of Keith the last time I saw them - he came down into the crowd & I snapped him posing with his tongue stuck out right in front of me🔥LEGEND!
R.I.P. 'Keef' Flint🖤
The Prodigy is basically Liam Howlett, who wrote and recorded all the music, along with Keith and Maxim doing a lot of the vocals (along with Leroy the dancer.)
But without Liam there would be no Prodigy at all
Live, they have a full band, and were one of the most exciting live festival acts out there. Check their live performances out.
honestly leroy the dancer along with keith/maxim made prodigy as much as what they were to me as the music itself... if i were to get into the psychology of that maybe it could even be moreso but honestly at leeeast as much
It was one MTVs Buzzworthy videos in 1997 so it was played all the time, it brings back good memories of 97