It's number 6 in the charts, The Prodigy's long awaited album 'Invaders Must Die'.... Lets have ya. As a fan of all types of music in particular Dance/Electronic music, I had an itch on me to review a modern dance album.This album drew up some very pleasant surprises.
To begin with the title track 'Invaders Must Die' makes French-House kings Justice, look average. it has a real flarey sharp shiny sound and definitely not your run of the mill Prodigy- the days of drum n' Bass are but a ring in the sound of this new wave electro punk house album. However, there is noticeably Drum n Bass on the album with the track 'Warriors Dance' but the high pitched vocals can be disturbingly confused with happy hardcore- a stereotype that the Prodigy have been successful in avoiding since they formed.
The track 'Omen' is more typical of the Prodigy with some of those 'Fat Of The Land' riffs, however the vocals are reminiscent of something Green Day spun out in the 1990's- still it doesn't fail in being thumpin' & bumpin'.The production quality on this album is THE best around- in fact there is nothing that comes close to this high quality assembly of electronic music produced by Liam Howlett & James Rushent.
The track 'Take Me To The Hospital' twists some old samples to give it that old 'Experience' feeling which is much welcomed. The best song on the album 'Black Smoke' is a unique dance track with the feeling that The Prodigy are back with a filthy tribal sound that is not to be matched. 'Piranha' had the potential of being the album's best track, however another Keith Flint vocal-overcrowd takes away from this timeless prodigy creation.
In all I feel that this album is most certainly worth a listen, as it is honest and does not give into a potentially fatal soul- destroying commercial scene. You don't have to like dance music in order to enjoy this album, and that is a true symbol of this band The Prodigy as being martyrs to all bands.
Brian
To begin with the title track 'Invaders Must Die' makes French-House kings Justice, look average. it has a real flarey sharp shiny sound and definitely not your run of the mill Prodigy- the days of drum n' Bass are but a ring in the sound of this new wave electro punk house album. However, there is noticeably Drum n Bass on the album with the track 'Warriors Dance' but the high pitched vocals can be disturbingly confused with happy hardcore- a stereotype that the Prodigy have been successful in avoiding since they formed.
The track 'Omen' is more typical of the Prodigy with some of those 'Fat Of The Land' riffs, however the vocals are reminiscent of something Green Day spun out in the 1990's- still it doesn't fail in being thumpin' & bumpin'.The production quality on this album is THE best around- in fact there is nothing that comes close to this high quality assembly of electronic music produced by Liam Howlett & James Rushent.
The track 'Take Me To The Hospital' twists some old samples to give it that old 'Experience' feeling which is much welcomed. The best song on the album 'Black Smoke' is a unique dance track with the feeling that The Prodigy are back with a filthy tribal sound that is not to be matched. 'Piranha' had the potential of being the album's best track, however another Keith Flint vocal-overcrowd takes away from this timeless prodigy creation.
In all I feel that this album is most certainly worth a listen, as it is honest and does not give into a potentially fatal soul- destroying commercial scene. You don't have to like dance music in order to enjoy this album, and that is a true symbol of this band The Prodigy as being martyrs to all bands.
Brian
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