The tense robot twang of the opening riff the shrapnel bursts of drums the rapid, rolling darkness of the bass, it’s all aiming to leave you keyed up and ready for violence. On “Breathe” he should be in his element – this sounds how the “Firestarter” video looked, subterranean, murky and hostile.Įach of the sounds on “Breathe” is beautifully shaped and designed to scare you. “Firestarter” was sharp and well-cut, but there was a brightness to it as well:Keith Flint’s gleeful Lydonisms were a counterpoint to the tune’s gleaming edges. On “Breathe”, the tension between the two sides of the band is at its most productive. Once he loses his touch craft-wise – for me, either during or after this album – the lad’s mag roughness gets very tiresome very fast. As long as the two develop in step, the results can be brutally thrilling. A live version is also included below.The Prodigy’s success was built on two things: Liam Howlett’s remarkable feel for how to carve a collection of exciting sounds into a track, and the group’s increasing attraction to aggro of a particularly surly, lairy, kind. As for the Prodigy, it is Keith Flint, whose stage presence was that of some frightening, demonic court jester, who remains its sadly missed iconic figure. The song includes samples of Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed by Thin Lizzy, Da Mystery of Chessboxin' by Wu-Tang Clan, and The Rill Thing by Little Richard. The song was written by Keith, keyboardist and producer Liam Howlett, and co-frontman Maxim Reality, also known as Keith Palmer, features whiplash rhythms, driving guitar riffs and a sneering vocal that echoes John Lydon and the Sex Pistols. Breathe, along with Firestarter, from the 1996 album The Fat Of The Land, marking the height fo the British band’s career when they brought dance and rave music to a new punk level. Another sudden death of a great performer, and this time a tribute to the Prodigy’s Keith Flint, who began as a dancer for the punk rave band, but who’s magnetic presence turned into a charismatic co-frontman.
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