A selection of interesting facts about the group The Prodigy ...
The Prodigy is a cult British team formed in the early 90s and who conquered the world rave scene with its dynamic tracks! Keith Flint, Liam Holett and Maxim Realvest, Although, in addition to them, the keyboard player Lira Tornhill and Dancer / Vocalist Sharci were also included in the first. Their clips were admired and at the same time shocked the audience, and their spectacular concerts were forever entered the history of music as grand events (for example, speaking in Moscow in 1997!) Unfortunately, on March 4, 2019, the fate of the project sharply turned over: from life Icon The Prodigy left Keith Flint ... At the time of death, the artist was 49 years old ... to say that his death was shocking information for the group fans - it'sight what to keep silent. Today we decided to remember the most interesting and little-known facts about this legendary Banda, about these pioneers of the genre Bigbit! After all, rightfully can be declared that The Prodigy is one of the most important groups in the history of electronic music.
Technically, at first The Prodigy was not a group ...
Most people think about The Prodigy as a group or as a trio, but technically it is not! Obviously, when Holett first formed a team in the 90s, he was the only person who signed their initial record contract. Thus, it turns out that from a technical point of view, at first the Prodigy was only a project of Holett ... However, we all know that Kit and Maxim are equally an integral part of the success of the team! As mentioned above, other participants were also in the group. However, the singer and dancer Sharki went shortly after the group received its first record contract.
Approximately 20 people came to their first performance ...
Today it is believed to believe with great difficulty, given the fact that already in the 2000s they filled out thousands of stadiums (which only worth performing on Red Square in 1997, which came more than 250 thousand people ...) But the first concert The Prodigy, which the group played in 1990, came something about 20 people ... Since then, they have passed a very long way, as a result of which they even got the nickname "Ravtny Fathers" because of their music's popularity. They are also pioneers of the Great Bit genre in electronic music.
At the hairstyle and makeup Maxim required at least 1.5 hours ...
The Prodigy was not toured around the world around the world, arranging truly grand shows ... But, of course, it always meant that they needed to make hair and makeup before they enter the scene ... and the time that each group participant would be very different: So, Limama had only two minutes, while Keith spent 10 minutes in front of the mirror. But everyone won Maxim, who was required about one and a half hours!
Their first EP wrapped in a complete failure ...
Like most groups, The Prodigy at the time released several "albums-losers". Apparently, their first EP called "What Evil Lurks" was an absolute failure and did nothing for their career ... True, after the success of the group of copies of the plate rose sharply in price, since only 7000 copies were released!They recorded all their tracks in the home studio called "The Dirtchamber"!
Yes this is true! The group recorded all its tracks in the home studio Liam Holett, which they affectionately called "The Dirtchamber" ... In 1999, Holett even released a solo album called The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One.
Their album The Fat of The Land became the best-selling dance plate in history!
The Prodigy broke some serious records! So, their classic album The Fat of the Land was the best-selling dance album of all time! For the first time released in 1997, only for the first week the album was separated by more than 317,000 copies. As of 2019, more than 10 million copies were sold ...
If it was not enough impressive, then we recall that in 1996, 10 of their songs simultaneously entered the Top 100 Great Britain (among them "Everybody in the Place", "Fire", "Out of Space" and others ...)
Liam Howlett was a member of hip-hop band!
With adolescence, Howlett was under the strong influence of Hip-hop ... Therefore, it was completely not surprising that at the beginning of his career he was a member of one hip-hop band! The group was called Cut 2 Kill and had moderate success on the Great Britain's musical scene ... But in the end, Holett left the team in 1989 and founded The Prodigy.
Among the fans of The Prodigy - actor Jerry Sinfeld and Bono!
Prodigy definitely enjoys wide popularity not only among fans, but also among famous celebrities! Their show and Aftepati attracted very interesting guests, including the comedians of Chris Roca and Jerry Sinfeld, as well as the legend of U2 - Bono! And two of the latter did not hide that they were admired by the creativity of the electronic band ...Beastie Boys were against The Prodigy ...?
For long years between Beastie Boys and The Prodigy there were rather strange relationships ... But do you know that the American rap group once tried to drive out of his British rivals from the 2018 festival? They wanted The Prodigy to remove the song "SMACK My Bitch Up" from his set, because they did not want to perform after such an offensive song for women! Of course, Prodigy refused to do it ...
When it became known about the conflict between the two groups, everyone called Beastie Boys hypocrites, given how their early music was perceived in the 80s ...
They refused to produce tracks for Madonna and U2!
Prodigy could not badly earn, producing tracks of such artists as David Bowie, Madonna and U2 ... But they refused. These artists are known for their tendency to try and experiment with the "current sound". And when they appealed to The Prodigy in the hope that they would perform as producers, the group was refused ... Later, Holett commented on his decision, saying: