Why?: A whim. Who didn't like Prodigy? Thought we'd give their new one a try...
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This album doesn't get much love from the world. It's a bit unfair as I think it has everything that makes The Prodigy great in the package... just not the usual vocalists.
Blippy intros, huge beats, grungy guitar-list keyboards, vocals-used-as-an-instrument. It's all Prodigy. What's your problem?
OK, arguably the songs are mostly way too long, mostly due to a lack of vocal variety. And there is nothing of the quality of "Omen" (one of the best songs from next album "Invaders Must Die"). But that doesn't mean it isn't any fun.
I'm a big fan of all of the first seven tracks, I only start losing interest on the instrumental "Medusa's Path", and "Phoenix" (a sort-of-cover of Love Buzz) which I actively dislike. "You'll Be Under My Wheels" and "The Way It Is" probably sound more like "old" Prodigy but I think they're less interesting for it, and I hate the vocals on album ender "Shoot Down".
I think it's at least half a great album.
6/10
