The Prodigy

The Prodigy
The Prodigy performin at the 2009 Rock am Ring festival
Background information
Oreigin	Braintree, Essex, Ingland
Genres	Electronic, big beat, breakbeat, industrial, alternative rock, electronic rock, synthpunk, breakbeat hardcore, alternative dance, hardcore techno, oldschool jungle, rave
Years active	1990–1999 2002–present
Labels	Take Me To The Hospital, Ragged Flag, Cooking Vinyl, XL, Beggars Banquet, Mute, Maverick, Warner Bros., Elektra, Shock, Disco Mix Club
Associate acts	Pop Will Eat Itself, Kool Keith, Dizzee Rascal, Jaguar Skills
Wabsteid	www.theprodigy.com
Members	Liam Howlett Maxim
Past members	Keith Flint Leeroy Thornhill Sharky

The Prodigy are a Inglis electronic muisic group frae Braintree, Essex formed bi Liam Howlett in 1990. The current members include Liam Howlett (keybuirdist an composer), Keith Flint (dancer an sangster), Leo Crabtree (drums), Rob Holliday (lead guitarist) an Maxim (MC an sangster). Leeroy Thornhill (dancer an occasional live keybuirdist) wis a member o the baund frae 1990 tae 2000, as wis a female dancer an vocalist cried Sharky who left the group durin their earlie period.

Alang wi The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim an ither acts, The Prodigy hae been credited as pioneers o the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s an 2000s. Thay hae sauld ower 25 million records warldwide. The group haes won numerous muisic awairds throughout their career, includin twa Brit Awairds–winnin Best Breetish Dance Act twice, three MTV Video Music Awairds, twa Kerrang! Awairds, five MTV Europe Music Awairds an hae twice been nominated for Grammy Awairds..

The group's brand o muisic maks uise o various styles rangin frae rave, hardcore techno, industrial, oldschool jungle an breakbeat in the early 1990s tae big beat an electronic rock wi punk vocal elements in later times. The Prodigy first emerged on the underground rave dance in the earlie 1990s an hae syne acheived popularity an warldwide renown. Thay hae been cried "the premiere dance act for alternativ masses" an "The Godfathers o Rave".

Lineup

Current members

• Keith Flint – dancin, vocals (1990-2019
• Liam Howlett – keybuirds, synthesizers, programmin, laptop, computer, sampler, turntables, drums, percussion, drum machine (1990-present)
• Maxim Reality – MC, beatboxin, vocals (1990-present)

Current live members

• Leo Crabtree – drums, percussions (2008-present)
• Rob Holliday – bass, guitar (2005-2006, 2008-present)

Umwhile members

• Leeroy Thornhill – dancin, occasional live keybuirds (1990-2000)
• Sharky – dancin, vocals (1990-1991)

Umwhile live members

• Kieron Pepper – drums, percussions, guitar (1997-2007)
• The Rev – guitar (2007)
• "Snell" – drums, percussions (2007)
• Brian Fairbairn – drums, percussions (2007)
• Jim Davies – guitar (1995-1996, 2002–2004)
• Alli McInnes – guitar (2001-2002)
• Gizz Butt – guitar (1996-1999)

Discography

Main airticle: The Prodigy discography

Studio Albums

• Experience (1992)
• Music for the Jilted Generation (1994)
• The Fat of the Land (1997)
• Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (2004)
• Invaders Must Die (2009)
• The Day Is My Enemy (2015)
• No Tourists (2018)

Live albums:

• World's On Fire (2011)

Compilations:

• The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One (1999)
• Their Law: The Singles 1990-2005 (2005)

Freemit airtins

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