Music for the Jilted Generation

I remember liking The Fat of the Land the first time listening to it, but being a little more reserved listening to it for this project.

The opposites happened for this one. Liking it quite a bit on a second listen. Will say that it does get a little less interesting/simpler later in the track list, but I do enjoy the dark vibe of it. I'll have to listen to it again and listen to The Fat of the Land again, but for right now, I think I prefer it.

I ought to be into this, but I am not. I fit the profile as an electronica-curious 90s kid. I get the role that they are supposed to have played in the evolution of the rave scene. But in practice, it feels kind of flat and tedious to me rather than dark or challenging. I think that to feel what this album is trying to make me feel, I would rather listen to NIN. They were a couple of moments. I enjoyed but to really love it. I think I would need to have been part of the scene.

It's been a long time since I listened to Music For The Jilted Generation and it's much better than I remembered. Definitely not the best that The Prodigy has to offer and a bit long-winded at points.

Really creative electronic dance music. Not as iconically stylized as FOTL but musically more interesting.

2.17

I'm not dressed appropriately for listening to incredibly energetic electronica from 1994. I need a necklace that's just several colorful plastic pacifiers on a string, and one of those felt Cat In The Hat-style hats. For atmospheric reasons, you understand.

Nonstop banging rave music, best dealt with a dust mask full of Vicks Vaporub and let the beats take you away, because you're never going home again... at least the person you were before isn't

I really like most of The Fat of the Land, but this Prodigy album was a pretty uninteresting slog to get through. A few good moments but not too impressed. 2/5

It's cool for a track or two, but then it all blends together. None of them stand out enough to reach out and grab your attention.

Uhh... it's fine I guess. I'm sure this would hit if I took some molly in a race at an anime convention, but instead I listened to maybe half the album sober in my living room. Sounds nice, I can see how someone would like this, I'm just not even close to being the target audience for it. Cool album cover tho.

I'm divided on this. Generally, I like their later work but there's a bit of a je ne sais quoi that's missing from this. It's 2.5 stars for me, rounded up

Music for the Jilted Generation by The Prodigy is a brilliant dance record that makes you want to get up and move. It’s full of energy and attitude, capturing the sound of a generation discovering rave culture.

There are some fantastic samples throughout, especially on No Good and Poison — pure nostalgia and the soundtrack to my clubbing youth.

The only downside is that it can get a bit repetitive. The pounding drums and similar structures across tracks mean it lacks the variety of later Prodigy albums like The Fat of the Land or Invaders Must Die. Still, it’s an important and exciting record that helped define 90s dance music.

Favourite track: Break and Enter — I love the sound of the glass smashing!
Least favourite track: None really, but the album’s sameness can get a bit tiring by the end.
Album artwork: A classic cover that perfectly matches the raw energy of the music.

Love this album. His was the first album I ever heard that made me think electronic music could be angry, and subversive, and in your face. While not as song-perfect as Fat of the Land, this album slaps, as the kids say. 4.5 stars.

Never actually listened to this fully before. Only for sure was aware of "Voodoo People" which is an electronic dance masterpiece. After a short intro you get "Break & Enter" which is a bold, dark yet very groovy statement. This should be a fun listen. So far interesting how this album so far does not seem to be mixed very loudly at all, I guess loudness wars haven't started yet at that point in time, the mix sounds very good. Edit: nevermind, this came out in '94, great year for music. My verdict is a strong 4.5/5.0 but on 1001albumsgenerator it will have to be 4 stars. Enjoyable ride, worth REVISIT. On the other hand might even give 5 stars but still strong 4.5 for me, no more, no less.

1994 als wütende Antwort auf das britische Verbot von Raves veröffentlicht, ist dieses Album ein rebellischer Mix aus Breakbeat, Techno und Punk-Attitüde. Tracks wie „Voodoo People“ und „No Good (Start the Dance)“ sind energiegeladen und ikonisch, doch hören wir Zuviel Wut und zu wenig Genialität.

(1.5) the lyrics of break and enter really speak to me ‘eeiaaeiaha’

Until I hit play I assumed this was a solo record from Prodigy of Mobb Deep. This was pretty good. Yeah the songs are long, but they aren’t just repeating the same phrase over and over again to attain that length. They go somewhere, more elements are added, parts are taken away. Favorites were Their Law, Voodoo People, No Good, and 3 Kilos.

I was ignorant to how much The Prodigy probably influenced the music I listened to in highschool. My only exposure was the song “Firestarter” (not on this album), and more specifically, clips of the music video which had very goth/industrial overtones that led me to believe this music was a very different thing.
Pushing past that visual prejudice, this album sounds like you’d expect from any early ‘techno’ record, with a lot of happy motifs in place of the darker and more agro music I expected.

“Voodoo People” - was this a single? I’ve definitely heard this one before.

“3 Kilos” - nothing could have prepared me for the flute takeover on back half of this track. I'm here for it, but it wasn't on my bingo card for this album.

Rough start for me, but by No Good I was ready to dance. Industrial/electronic/dance it doesn’t let up much. Really not the kind of music I know anything about, I’m way too old to be part of this scene. But I don’t hate it!

This was pretty popular in its day, for sure. But - it wasn't my thing then, and not now either. I'll grant you that this would probably be much more fun with lasers and beers at a club, rather than in my car on the way to work.