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	BlackChampagne -- no longer new; improvement also in question.: The Prodigy Monday, September 03, 2007 The Prodigy I've been on a kick of YouTube videos (using FF extensions to download and save the good ones) for an hour or so a day lately, as a break from some tiring RL work. Tonight I wound up watching videos by The Prodigy, and goddamn they have some awesome ones. They were most famous outside their native UK for Fat of the Land in the 90s, which had the anthemic Firestarter and controversial Smack My Bitch Up (uncensored video is great, though the sound on this one sucks) songs on it; the only 2 by the band that most people know. I have 2 other 90s CDs by them but neither had any songs as good as those 2. I liked Breathe as well, also from Fat of the Land, plus the band looks incredibly cool in the video. Or do they? Reading about the band on Wikipedia, they've apparently changed their sound with almost every album, so they are not easily classified. They're not a rave band anymore, and they're not Industrial or Dance or anything else summed up in a single word. Here are the two videos I thought most interesting. Voodoo (remix). I'm not a huge fan of the original version of this song, and I don't think this remix is a great improvement (I could mosh/dance to it, but it's tiresome and repetitive just to listen to.) but damn is the video awesome. Almost shocking, and on content, not just some cheap thrill. I have no idea if it's an homage to something cultural or cult-aural in the UK, but it's simply fascinating, though the cliffhanger ending vexes me terribly. But in a good way. This one is wild. It's like Kids starring a bunch of 9 y/o boys from Hong Kong, and I sat through the 4:05 with my mouth almost hanging open. It provokes a mixture of "this is wrong" with "what's going to happen next?" and the inventive camera work (I like the one mounted on the woman's door frame, and the SWAT guy's gun), and great editing keeps your interest sharp. It's also cliffhanger-y, but in a good way. If you want something different, there are even a fair number of Prodigy mashup videos. (There is much here of value.) I'd heard the Enya/Smack My Bitch Up one before, and it's pretty much genius, but this one of No Doubt's Hella Good is damn ripping too. I don't even know what to call this one; PolkaStarter? If they played music like this at parties, instead of nothing but R&B and rapidly aging Rap, I might actually leave the house once in a while. Labels: music, the prodigy, you tube Posted by: Flux # 4:22 AM Comments: The prodigy video is in reference to a film about people who are naturally lucky. I've seen it a long time ago but cant remeber the title. One of the 'tests' is people running through a forest. Last man standing wins all the money. Been a reader of yours since DiabloII, first time to comment, keep up the good work. #: 11:03 AM posted by Anonymous Post a Comment << Home Archives May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2012

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