The Prodigy - Music for the Jilted Generation

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Music for the Jilted Generation is an album by British band The Prodigy. The album was released through XL Recordings in July 1994. The album was re-released in 2008 as More Music for the Jilted Generation. The re-release includes remastered and bonus tracks. It is largely a response to the corruption of the rave scene in England by its mainstream status as well as Great Britain's Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, which effectively criminalised raves, rave culture, and by implication, rave music itself. The latter is exemplified in the song "Their Law" (predominant lyric: "Fuck 'em and their law"), and the spoken word intro, which paraphrases a quote from The Lawnmower Man. When Liam Howlett came to the cutting room for the final phase in the album production he realized that all the tracks he had originally planned for wouldn't fit onto a CD so One Love had to be edited, The Heat (The Energy) was slightly cut and the track called "We Eat Rhythm" was left out. "We Eat Rhythm" was later released on a free cassette with Select Magazine in October '94 entitled 'Select Future Tracks'. The cover of the inner artwork of the record was analysed in an article published in 2008 in the techno underground Magazine Datacide. The author compares the picture with a persiflage which was published in 2003 on the Kid606 album Kill Sound Before Sound Kills You. The article not only describes the representation of Raves in graphic artwork but also describes the marketing strategy of the band with the album and criticises it from a pretentious point of view: 'With the picture The Prodigy are taking a stance in the conflict of ravers versus the police in those days. At the same time this statement is used to market a rebellious attitude. The picture is part of the artwork of a record - which is of course a commodity. The teenage (and male) consumer ought to identify himself with the presented rebellion. With the help of the artwork a certain image of The Prodigy is established: They should be seen as anti-stars, who define themselves through refusal and opposition. * Rolling Stone (20 April 1995, p.80) - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "A soundtrack for those British rave hordes who dodge Tory truncheons, Music for the Jilted Generation thrills initiates with a political buzz Americans might miss. But the Prodigy's hard-core techno generates universal dance fever....Truly trippy." * Alternative Press (April 1995, p.84) - "Jilted Generation throws much darker shapes than its predecessor. Moreover, it slams harder and rawer and covers more ground--21st century hip hop, Latin funk, horror trance, Vapourspace-like ambient--in addition to their usual crowd-pleasing, hi-NRG tekno. Thumbs up for the use of guitar and flute, too." * Option (July–August 1995, pp. 129–131) – "...the Prodigy jolts an industrial sensibility with techno drive and then rides the seemingly endless grooves until we're numb...for intensely pumping dance music, this album has more life than most." * Mojo (p.56) - Ranked #83 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" – "One-man Bomb Squad Liam Howlett was a breakbeat maker without peer." * Spin (September 1999, p.150) - Ranked #60 in Spin's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s". * NME (24 December 1994, p.22) - Ranked #9 in NME's list of the "Top 50 Albums Of 1994". * Q - Voted the 62nd greatest album of all time by Q readers in early 1998 and ranked one of the best British albums of the last 50 years in 2008. * It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. * On 4 December 2008, Zane Lowe inducted it into his 'masterpieces' by playing the album in full on his BBC Radio 1 show.

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Music for the Jilted Generation (The Prodigy) Album Songs

NoSong TitleTime
1.Intro 0:46
2.Break And Enter 8:24
3.Their Law 6:40
4.Full Throttle 5:02
5.Voodoo People 6:27
6.Speedway (Theme From "Fastlane") 6:23
7.The Heat (The Energy) 7:00
8.Poison 6:42
9.No Good (Start The Dance) 6:19
10.One Love (Edit) 3:53
11.3 Kilos 7:25
12.Skylined 5:58
13.Claustrophobic Sting 7:11

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- How it started

Perfect album....

- So glad

I'm so happy that this album is finally on ITUNES. when I was stationed in Naples in the mid 90's, this is the album we listened to when driving. It was our angry music...

- PRODIGY

PRODIGY

- Two Words

3 kilos!

- Incredible classic.

Very trippy. Very unique. Love this album.

- 20 years old, still relevent, still excellent

Looking backwards, I can see why so many Drum and Bass artists remix old Prodigy tracks. It must be their homage to a band that shaped both their sound as well as breakbeat and many others. I can remember when I bought this album for "Poison", but ended up using almost every track on it when DJing. All of them got people moving. It's still great.

- I love it

I like all the music they sing (except live) But I'm wondering when is voodoo people the album coming on iTunes and the music rat poison

- Yep

aWeSoMe!!!!!!!!

- awsome

All of prodigy cds and music are awsome. Great techno . The best group hands down!! Or should i say hands up to the beat!! Great8

- Thank you

Thank you Ross Scott

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Music for the Jilted Generation Wiki

Music for the Jilted Generation is the second studio album by the English electronic music group the Prodigy. It was released on 4 July 1994 through XL Recordings. The album combines a variety of genres, including rave and breakbeat, with heavy basslines and energetic, aggressive beats. Tracks such as No Good (Start the Dance) and Voodoo People exemplify a sound which helped define the 90s electronic music scene. As with the group's debut album, Maxim Reality and Liam Howlett were the only official members of the group to contribute to the album. The other two members, Keith Flint and Leeroy Thornhill, were not credited on any tracks (although all four individuals were pictured in the liner notes). Music for the Jilted Generation was widely acclaimed for its innovative approach to electronic music, pushing the boundaries of dance and rave genres at the time. Music for the Jilted Generation was a commercial success, solidifying The Prodigy’s place as one of the more influential acts in the genre. A remastered edition, More Music for the Jilted Generation, was released in 2008, featuring additional tracks and remixes.

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