The Prodigy
Product Code: BOB11451

Martin James presents a detailed account of the incomparable career of Essex dance kings The Prodigy, assembled from over seven years of interviews.

The music of The Prodigy is unmistakable. From their free-party beginnings and quasi-novelty singles, The Prodigy style developed into a huge barrage of layered drum loops and twisted acid basslines, the brainchild of studio innovator Liam Howlett. Incorporating elements of Hip Hop and Metal, their sound developed as their reputation as one of the hottest live attractions in the UK spread through the media.

Transcending dance music's nerdy anonymous bedroom-production image, The Prodigy were more akin to a rock band, with insane and volatile frontman Keith Flint, larger-than-life MC Maxim and elastic-legged dancer Leeroy. In their hands, dance became punk and later albums were banned by organisations across the US for provocative content. The songs Smack My Bitch Up and Baby's Got A Temper generated a tabloid fu