{"product_id":"prodigy-the-fat-of-the-land","title":"Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew albums were as eagerly anticipated as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fat of the Land\u003c\/em\u003e, the Prodigy's long-awaited follow-up to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMusic for the Jilted Generation\u003c\/em\u003e. By the time of its release, the group had two number one British singles with \"\u003cem\u003eFirestarter\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eBreathe\u003c\/em\u003e\" and had begun to make inroads in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fat of the Land\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas touted as the album that would bring electronica\/techno to a worldwide audience. Of course, in Britain, the group already had a staggeringly large following that was breathlessly awaiting the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fat of the Land\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efalls short of masterpiece status, but that isn't because it doesn't deliver. Instead, it delivers exactly what anyone would expect: intense hip-hop-derived rhythms, imaginatively reconstructed samples, and meaningless shouted lyrics from Keith Flint and Maxim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalf of the album does sound quite similar to \"\u003cem\u003eFirestarter\u003c\/em\u003e,\" especially when Flint is singing. Granted, Liam Howlett is an inventive producer, and he can make empty songs like \"\u003cem\u003eSmack My Bitch Up\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eSerial Thrilla\u003c\/em\u003e\" kick with a visceral power, but he is at his best on the funky hip-hop of \"\u003cem\u003eDiesel Power\u003c\/em\u003e\" (which is driven by an excellent Kool Keith rap) and \"\u003cem\u003eFunky Shit\u003c\/em\u003e,\" as well as the mind-bending neo-psychedelia of \"\u003cem\u003eNarayan\u003c\/em\u003e\" (featuring guest vocals by Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker) and the blood-curdling cover of L7's \"\u003cem\u003eFuel My Fire\u003c\/em\u003e,\" which features vocals by Republica's Saffron.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll those guest vocalists mean something -- Howlett is at his best when he's writing for himself or others, not his group's own vocalists. \"\u003cem\u003eFirestarter\u003c\/em\u003e\" and all of its rewrites capture the fire of the Prodigy at their peak, and the remaining songs have imagination that give the album weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fat of the Land\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edoesn't have quite enough depth or variety to qualify as a flat-out masterpiece, but what it does have to offer is damn good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"0052 - Beggars Banquet","offers":[{"title":"2LP","offer_id":55979634196855,"sku":"RCZ-00275","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/3435\/3129\/files\/image_5c5a7e07-fd11-496a-8c45-87041c7c2ef9.jpg?v=1779370509","url":"https:\/\/recordcorner.co.uk\/products\/prodigy-the-fat-of-the-land","provider":"Record Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}