{"id":16784,"date":"2019-03-05T13:31:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T10:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/?p=16784"},"modified":"2019-03-05T13:31:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T10:31:48","slug":"top-10-the-prodigy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/top-10-the-prodigy\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10: The Prodigy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nu le am cu RIP, s\u0103-i ierte Dumnezeu, s-a dus s\u0103 c\u00e2nte cu \u00e2njerii \u0219i alte penibilo\u0219enii de genul, de aceea, prefer s\u0103 comemorez arti\u0219ti \u00een singurul mod care \u00eemi e confortabil: printr-o trecere \u00een revist\u0103 a muzicii lor.<\/p>\n<p>\u0218i cum o carier\u0103 a celor de la the Prodigy include aproape 30 de decenii, iar eu nu m\u0103 simt suficient de calificat\u0103 \u00eenc\u00e2t s\u0103 le iau la bani m\u0103run\u021bi biografia, aleg varianta standard de jeluire pe care o practic\u0103m noi pe acest site, \u0219i anume Top 10.<\/p>\n<p>E greu de explicat unui pu\u0219ti de azi ce a \u00eensemnat The Prodigy \u00een a doua jum\u0103tate a anilor 90. Erau THE SH!T, cu majuscule. Dar nu cu majusculele isteriei, ci cu ale admira\u021biei. Sunau diferit fa\u021b\u0103 de toat\u0103 lumea. Erau alternative dance. Creau ceea ce numim muzic\u0103 electronic\u0103, dar totodat\u0103, aduceau coloratur\u0103, influen\u021be \u0219i sound de peste tot, de la punk la ethno \u0219i de la disco la rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll. Erau rave, dar nu rave-ul de retarda\u0163i care popula topurile, ci rave cu versuri, mesaj, complexitate \u015fi RITM. RITM carnal \u015fi hipnotic, de d\u0103deai cu basca de p\u0103m\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n<p>Din p\u0103cate, ni\u015fte scandaluri de la jum\u0103tatea anilor 2000 \u015fi e\u015fecul comercial al albumului care a urmat, Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned, i-a scos din mainstream, dar The Prodigy au continuat s\u0103 creeze, s\u0103 inspire, s\u0103 fac\u0103 turnee. Ultimul lor album, No Tourists, a fost lansat \u00een noiembrie 2018. La numai trei luni \u00eenainde de sinuciderea solistului Keith Flint.<\/p>\n<p>\u015ei de pe acest ultim album vom avea \u015fi locul nostru<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Timebomb Zone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-5tHiZACxbI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Da, \u0219tiu. &#8220;Loreno, e\u015fti o vit\u0103 apoteotic\u0103. A trebuit s\u0103 le moar\u0103 vocalistul s\u0103 arunci o ureche peste ultimul lor album.&#8221; Frate, la pariu c\u0103 dac\u0103 fac Top 10 cu orice trup\u0103 cu vocalist viu, nu vei face trafic, ocupat fiind s\u0103 bully gagicu\u0163e cu mesaje private?<br \/>\nUltimul album The Prodigy, No Tourists, sun\u0103 un pic ca un exponat din muzeul nostalgiei anilor 90. Ceea ce e superb. Cred sincer c\u0103 fiecare perioad\u0103 are parfumul ei propriu, \u015fi c\u0103 dac\u0103 tu ca artist \u0163i-ai g\u0103sit vocea specific\u0103 la un moment dat, nu trebuie s-o edulcorezi \u015fi s-o anihilezi strict pentru a intra \u00een r\u00e2ndul lumii.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cen rest, piesa \u00eemi aminte\u015fte de primul hit Prodigy pe care am \u0163op\u0103it vreodat\u0103, \u015fi anume: <\/p>\n<p><strong>9. No Good (Start The Dance)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/svJvT6ruolA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Un pic de context istoric. <\/p>\n<p>\u00cen momentul apari\u0163iei celui de-al doilea album The Prodigy, Music For The Jilted Generation, muzica rave era \u00een punctul acela al oric\u0103rui trend emergent, \u00een care snobii str\u00e2mbau superior din nas, dar tineretul \u0163op\u0103ia extatic p\u00e2n\u0103 diminea\u0163a. A\u015fa a fost cu valsul, a\u015fa a fost cu tangoul, a\u015fa a fost cu rockul, a\u015fa a fost cu disco, a\u015fa a fost cu orice.<br \/>\nAcest album e deopotriv\u0103 un protest \u015fi o proclama\u0163ie de libertate, \u015fi toat\u0103 aceast\u0103 energie se transmite prin ritmul captivant, \u00een total\u0103 contradic\u0163ie cu sample-ul vocal repetitiv al lui Kelly Charles. <\/p>\n<p>\u015ei realitatea e c\u0103 dac\u0103 \u00eencepea No Good (Start the Dance) \u00een club, \u0163op\u0103iai. Indiferent c\u00e2t de obosit erai. <\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Invaders Must Die <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gTw2YvutJRA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Chiar dac\u0103 \u00een 2008 the Prodigy nu mai zb\u00e2rn\u00e2ia \u00een heavy rotation pe radiouri \u015fi pe MTV, \u00eenc\u0103 producea muzic\u0103 notabil\u0103, \u015fi piesa titlu a celui de-al cincilea album al lor, Invaders Must Die, e un bun exemplu. Ironic, \u015ftii piesa f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u015ftii c\u0103 e de la Prodigy. Ai auzit-o ca sample \u00een filme, \u00een jocuri video, ai morm\u0103it-o de c\u00e2teva ori \u00een via\u0163a ta.<br \/>\nE un shift major de la bea\u0163ii sup\u0103ra\u0163i cu care ne obi\u015fnuise trupa \u00een perioada lor de succes, dar o pies\u0103 new rave perfect valabil\u0103 \u015fi palatabil\u0103. De\u015fi prezentarea standard din primele acorduri: We Are The Prodigy, m-a f\u0103cut s\u0103 z\u00e2mbesc. E exact genul de cli\u015feu pe care nu l-ar fi f\u0103cut nici mor\u0163i \u00een anii 90. \u00cen primul r\u00e2nd pentru c\u0103 nu aveau nevoie. <\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Smack My B**** Up<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9z4Kmje1V2U?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Am ezitat \u00eendelung \u00eenainte s\u0103 includ \u00een top piesa asta controversat\u0103, care a determinat proteste de la toate asocia\u0163iile pentru drepturile femeilor \u015fi a \u00eensemnat \u00eenceputul sf\u00e2r\u015fitului pentru trup\u0103. Clipul e de neg\u0103sit pe YouTube, a fost banat de MTV \u015fi piesa \u00een sine a \u00eensemnat pentru The Prodigy cam ce au \u00eensemnat acuza\u0163iile de pedofilie pentru Michael Jackson. Moartea carierei.<br \/>\nIronic, piesa era doar o critic\u0103 a unui mod de via\u0163\u0103 superficial, de v\u00e2n\u0103toare a senza\u0163iilor tari, \u015fi dac\u0103 ai r\u0103bdare s\u0103 cau\u0163i clipul pe siteuri obscure, o s\u0103 vezi c\u0103 personajul obscur care se drogheaz\u0103, are r\u0103fuieli prin c\u00e2rciumi \u015fi combin\u0103 stripteuze, \u015fi din al c\u0103rui POV e filmat clipul, e o tip\u0103.<br \/>\nE un caz clasic de ne\u00een\u0163elegere tragic\u0103. <\/p>\n<p>\u015ei, cum acest text este despre muzic\u0103, nu despre prejudec\u0103\u0163i t\u00e2mpite, o voi spune acum \u015fi aici: Smack My B**** Up e o pies\u0103 dance absolut impecabil\u0103. Cum se face c\u0103 at\u00e2\u0163ia rapperi negri au sc\u0103pat cu Move B*** Get Out the Way \u015fi cu I Got Hoes in Different Area Codes, iar The Prodigy au devenit personae non gratae pentru ceva g\u00e2ndit special ca un act critic? <\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Out of Space.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a4eav7dFvc8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ll bring your brain to another dimension \/ Pay close attention, enun\u0163a sample-ul din Ultramagnetic MCs, folosit de The Prodigy pentru acest hit al lor timpuriu, de pe albumul de debut din 1992.<br \/>\n\u015ei asta au \u015fi f\u0103cut.<br \/>\nEra un sound nou \u015fi neconven\u0163ional, care combina un sample reggae (Chase the Devil) cu unul hip hop, \u015fi cimenta tranzi\u0163ia printr-un univers de beats cum nu mai auzise omenirea.<br \/>\nEra excitant \u015fi incitant.<br \/>\n\u015ei un scurt preview la ceea ce avea s\u0103 urmeze. <\/p>\n<p><strong>5.Omen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xMVTKOoy1uk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u00cen 2009, The Prodigy au izbutit s\u0103 sparg\u0103 plafonul de sticl\u0103 cu care erau \u00eengr\u0103di\u0163i drept &#8220;b\u0103ie\u0163ii \u0103ia de acum zece ani&#8221; \u015fi au lansat acest imn rave m\u0103re\u0163, maiestuos \u015fi foarte, foarte, foarte catchy, cu o tem\u0103 etnic\u0103 absolut irezistibil\u0103, intercalat\u0103 grandios printre beats.<br \/>\nE ca \u015fi cum oamenii ar fi reg\u0103sit miraculos cheia spre ei \u00een\u015fi\u015fi. <\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Poison.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_mej5wS7viw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Tot de pe Music For the Jilted Generation. O medita\u0163ie filozofic\u0103 (\u00een m\u0103sura \u00een care rave-ul las\u0103 loc de medita\u0163ie filozofic\u0103, lol), pe tema otr\u0103vii pe care o reprezint\u0103 genul pentru min\u0163ile fragede ale tineretului.<br \/>\nDar, \u00een vorbele lui The Prodigy, I Got the Poison, I Got the Remedy.<br \/>\nUn hit autentic, scris dup\u0103 toate regulile (exist\u0103 oare reguli?) hiturilor autentice. <\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Serial Thrilla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kmaBE7ZJ8cE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u015ei \u00een ceea ce prive\u015fte topul 3, nici m\u0103car nu avem ce discuta. Toate trei sunt de pe acest album GENIALISIM, The Fat of The Land. Cel mai bun lucru care ni s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat \u00een 1996.<br \/>\nSerial Thrilla nici m\u0103car nu a fost lansat ca single, nu a fost promovat \u015fi nu a avut videoclip. Dar sun\u0103 incredibil. De parc\u0103 The Sex Pistols ar fi \u00eenviat a treia zi dup\u0103 scripturi \u015fi ar fi avut o poveste de dragoste cu un DJ. \u00cencepe ca o pies\u0103 thrash metal, continu\u0103 punk \u015fi trece \u00eentr-un mix nesf\u00e2r\u015fit al temei. Orgasm. <\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Breathe.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rmHDhAohJlQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>V-am zis c\u0103 albumul The Fat of the Land este cel mai bun lucru care ni s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat \u00een 1996? V-am zis.<br \/>\nBreathe este o pies\u0103 cu mesaj, un imn al eliber\u0103rii de angoase, anxiet\u0103\u0163i \u015fi fobii. Cu un clip extrem de artsy \u015fi de ilustrativ pentru demonii interiori care macin\u0103 un om, p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een punctul \u00een care \u00ee\u015fi g\u0103se\u015fte lini\u015ftea.<br \/>\n\u015ei totodat\u0103 cu o pies\u0103 care \u00ee\u0163i r\u0103m\u00e2nea \u00een cap de la prima ascultare.<br \/>\nA fost ocazia rar\u0103 c\u00e2nd un album dance a reu\u015fit s\u0103 fie deopotriv\u0103 un succes comercial, o \u00eencununare a genului, o oper\u0103 cu mesaj perpetuu valabil \u015fi un act artistic. Toate deodat\u0103. <\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Firestarter<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wmin5WkOuPw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Pentru c\u0103, dac\u0103 spui The Prodigy, \u00ee\u0163i vine automat imaginea lui Flint etal\u00e2nd o chelie cu corni\u0163e de p\u0103r \u015fi un smoky eye fioros, \u015fi bestializ\u00e2ndu-se \u00een tunelul dezafectat \u015fi rece.<br \/>\nE un icon cultural. \u015ei totodat\u0103 cea mai punk pies\u0103 dance creat\u0103 vreodat\u0103. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nu le am cu RIP, s\u0103-i ierte Dumnezeu, s-a dus s\u0103 c\u00e2nte cu \u00e2njerii \u0219i alte penibilo\u0219enii de genul, de aceea, prefer s\u0103 comemorez&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spicy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/prodigy.jpeg?fit=800%2C449&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16784"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16788,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16784\/revisions\/16788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}