Re: Album of the day (#7577): The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

DommeDamian — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:47:20 GMT

Author: DommeDamian

Posted: 10/20/2026 20:47

This is my album! Loving and listened to this since I was 2. Never left the top 50, and now in the top 20. Shaped how I love music, sound, life, and I am a better person because of it.

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Album of the day (#7577): The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

BestEverAlbums — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:00:25 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 10/20/2026 20:00

Today's album of the day

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1997.
Country:
The Prodigy discography rank: 1st (out of 11 albums listed on BEA)
1997 rank: 11th
1990s rank: 82nd
Overall rank: 473rd
Average rating: 77/100 (from 740 votes).

Tracks:
1. Smack My Bitch Up
2. Breathe
3. Diesel Power
4. Funky Shit
5. Serial Thrilla
6. Mindfields
7. Narayan
8. Firestarter
9. Climbatize
10. Fuel My Fire

indicates a top-rated track.

Top voted comments:

"This shit was incredibly edgy when it first came out. There was an intensity and attitude that, while dwelling in a seedy undercurrent, was lifted somewhat euphorically by a breakbeat, in-your-face, bouncyness that drew shadowy characters to the dance floor. In fact it connected with the 'jilted generation' better than their album with that same title.

Breathe is a classic track. The intro still gives me chills when I hear it as I remember the energy that the song is about to trigger. Some other songs on the album fail to measure up to such high standards as this incredible song but in their own right they still form the basis of a very solid album.

When you consider that a melding of electronic and punk rock had never previously been so well produced as this album you would have to consider it as a groundbreaking, progressive classic in many ways."
- @Strangel (Rating: 90/100)
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"The cutesyness of their debut album is gone, replaced by a gritty toughness first displayed on music for the jilted generation but perfected here. The first 4 songs are the best contiguous 4 in the prodigy catalog. These are ass-kickers where you shout the word "ass" outside a rave with the confidence of any predominant movie villain. "smack my bitch up" recontextualized kool keith wonderfully. "breathe" is heavy in synth and for the "psychosomatic, addict insane" in all of us. "diesel power" starts soft then HITS with its android march. "funky shit" is funky shit all the way down to the beasties sample. Looking this up online, i found that there are at least 3 songs each sampling a james bond theme song or movie clip. (Other movies / tv shows lifted or inspired by include SWAT and The Shining.) "serial thrilla" and "mindfields" also kick arse. "narayan" temporarily stifles momentum with its unnecessary length before the over-the-top "firestarter", vocalist declaring "I'm the trouble starter, punkin' instigator!" The song smashes your face. "fuel my fire" is a good "middle finger at the world" type of closer."
- @paladisiac (Rating: 80/100)
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Re: Album of the day (#7577): The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Album of the day (#7577): The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy