The Story behind Prodigy - Music for the Jilted Generation...?
I remember my m8 telling me about the Prodigy song 'Break and Enter', saying that it was part of a continuing story throughout the whole album. Some guy getting chased through a building then at one point some supreme god-like being appears...that's all I remember tbh.
Is there any truth in that or was he just making some bs up?
Last edited by Tech0rz on Oct-17-2005 at 13:53
Oct-16-2005 22:36
Rebel Brown
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Sounds like a crock of shite to me.
I read that it was referring to the illegal rave culture which was getting clamped down upon by the police around the time of it's release. If you look at some of the names of the tracks (i.e. Break & Enter, Their Law, The Narcotic Suite etc) you can understand where they're coming from. I can't remember what it was exactly but it's in that general direction.
Kickass album, nonetheless!
Oct-17-2005 00:13
flavdave
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Location: Richmond/Blacksburg, VA
One of my favorite albums from any artist, though I have no idea if it is a "concept" album like your friend was saying.
Oct-17-2005 01:44
Blue.
Enjoy the silence
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Location: Mississauga
One of the albums that got me into EDM.
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Oct-17-2005 03:59
djHollen
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Emotionally Distressed Man?
Oct-17-2005 05:18
DJ Dingel
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"Their Law" refers to the criminal justice bill that was passed in the UK in 1994 to crack down on the rave scene. I'm not aware of any story behind "Break & Enter."
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: On a plane probably...
Liam was getting very disillusiond with the state of the UK rave scene (and i mean proper rave- not what americans nowadays call a rave) when writing jilted... so thats bound to show through, Hence you have some tracks very much like the early experience stuff, and and some more as he puts it 'credible' stuff with rockier and non dance influences.
'Their law' (with pop will eat itself) was a straightforward statement against the criminal justice bill which was introduced very very very controversially in the uk to help crack down on many things, one of which was rave culture.
Oct-17-2005 12:44
Tech0rz
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quote:
Originally posted by djHollen
Emotionally Distressed Man?
Who are you referring to?
Yea, 'The Prodigy' are one of the most creative groups around. Not too keen on 'Fat of the land'...maybe my liking of the preceding albums made a new one hard to live up to.
Last edited by Tech0rz on Oct-17-2005 at 13:50
Oct-17-2005 13:25
Rebel Brown
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quote:
Originally posted by djHollen
Emotionally Distressed Man?
Electronic Dance Music...
Oct-17-2005 13:40
Tech0rz
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o rite :P
Oct-17-2005 13:51
SYSTEM-J
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Location: Manchester
I'm not aware there is any concept to the album beyond it being firmly anti-establishment. Themes include theft (Break & Enter) anti-police (Their Law), joy-riding (Speedway) and, of course, drug abuse (the Narcotic Suite).
