TheProdigy

So, the IMD era kinda ended. There's been a lot of gigs, a lot of festivals, overall a lot of success. So what's my point? There's been a lot of negativity about IMD album that it's not the prodigy, that it's not as good as the rest of prodigy's albums, a lot of bad reviews and such stuff. Nvm, anyway my point is that Invaders must die as one piece is a great album. Yeah maybe there are some bad tracks but i think that it goes by as a prodigy album. My opinion is that the production is not so old school and that, that is the only minus in the album but you can still hear those good and raw prodigy sounds in it. So what i would like is to hear your opinion about Invaders Must Die, your review about the album and do you really think that the album it's not what Prodigy is.?

imd is a very good album, and its clear its the prodigy.
i think people dont like it because it sounds abit to happy and is a commerically approachable album, cause of the high pitch catchy synths and allmost all the trax being round the 4 minute mark so its already at the right length for radio play.
There was no b-sides to ANY of the singles, like always though the tour and live performances good.
lets be honest aswell, the music videos apart from TMTTH were rubbish hardly shown the guys in imd music video, we got dancing boxs in the wd video and live footage with omen {which was alright}

but we did get a live dvd which many have been waiting for. IMD is not a bad album imo i really like it, the prodigy have to stay relevent, which they still are. They have gone further than any other dance act which i will always respect them for and i look forward to the next era

their albums arent meant to be compared, a band like oasis for example can have their albums compared cause they release the same thing over and over, each prodigy album is very different and that is whats so good their not a one trick pony

I've never actually heard anyone say it's not Prodigy sounding, in fact I recall many (including myself) being delighted when first hearing Omen and the like.
But yeah, it's much more a 'standard' album in terms of layout, track length and song arrangement.

It is upbeat, and that's what I wanted to hear after AONO. It was a comeback album for many, and to be as original as it was after almost 2 decades of the band being around is remarkable.
AONO had a lot of forgettable sections and songs, but IMD was like I said, very colourful and original...I don't know how Liam did it.
The live shows, although not attending ANY, was another feat that some overlook. Non-stop touring around the world (India ffs) at the age they're at shouldn't be overlooked. The setlist barely changed which many didn't like, but I think that's irrelevant unless you're planning on attending multiple gigs in a row.

It didn't die down, go sour or end messy, it was a very clean cut era; they came, did their shit hard, and finished, ready for the next. It's so easy to criticise but look at the big things you would be criticising if things were different, things that Liam and co obviously worked hard to achieve;

- Intense touring, despite the fanbase shrinking and being at their age
- Original sound; they didn't go DnB, dubstep or follow any trends
- Paul's youtube footage; they took advantage of the internet and gave us what we couldn't have before
- The live DVD as proxi mentioned
- The special edition IMD with the remixes, worth noting
- The image; a new image for new audience, but still hard and not some clean cut shit

All in all, I'm impressed with how it all turned out, considering how it could have went...
And proxi, don't forget Mescaline

proxi wrote:


You know i never thought of it this way on this whole matter but i guess you're right . It is kinda radio material because of the trax duration and this makes it a commercially approachable album. Btw i don't think that the videos are relevant for the quality of the album and just gotta say that those high pitch catchy synths FUCKING RULE... SICK AS HELL

good thread btw +1

IMD ALBUM IS VERY PRODIGY, AND SIMPLY BRILLIANT.
I think in the time of internet-free opinions-some people always going to be telling shit, hate it-from many reasons......but i dont really care what reasons. If the fat of the land will be released this year, im pretty sure there many negative comments becouse of people talking shit

niksic_omen wrote:


i wanted to give an opinion on the invaders must die ERA not just the album, so i did, i didnt say anywhere in my post that i didnt like the synths in imd but i know some people didnt as it reminded them of pendulums synths.

yeah mescaline, one b-side. i was hoping for more and less of the second standard remixes.
i dont know if you have seen the video on youtube but its an interview with pendulum, noisia and sub focus and their being interviewed by john b.



i know its so off topic but just watch it, it pissed me off liam was kind enough to let them remix trax of his and this is what they say about him, idiots and how they say that the prodigy are ripping off pendulum!!

That video's potentially amusing, does anyone know where the rest of it is? I see John B's still a cretin.

On the subject of IMD I could waffle on for hours but personally the whole era gets a massive thumbs up from me. It's given me a lot of great memories, such as hearing Comanche for the first time live in Birmingham, plus of course WDF and all the fun that followed. The album's great in my opinion and one I'll continue to listen to long into the future, just like their others.

Yes, I have the odd gripe like everyone else but then I'm English and griping's what we do best.

I remember when this came out the guys at Dogs On Acid kept saying how The Prodigy were copying Pendulum and were using those annoying Pendu-synths in almost every song.

I love this album though, have since I first heard it.

Quick question! How the fuck are The Prodigy ripping off Pendulum? That is the most ridiculous load of bullshit i have heard!

Pendulum is a load of commercial bollocks. Each track they make has the same annoying DNB/ Dubstep beat that Chase and Status have fell in to the habbit of using on the majority of their material. Yes Liam uses synths but correct me if im wrong he has been using synths since before Pendulum were mere itches in their daddy's pants.

Until any of those fuckers write a masterpiece that defines a fucking generation then they should stay tight lipped and hide behind their Macs and learn how to compose a decent track let alone an album or 5 and learn a lesson in respect rather than selling a load of commercial shite that pleases the Uni students at the freshers balls which correct me if im wrong will be long forgettable memory in 20 years time.

Invaders Must Die! Indeed they must.

I heard more positive things from this era than negative things... and I'm from the States lol.

If people wanna say Prodigy stole Pendulum's synths, which is a stupid and pathetic argument since The Prodigy did it in the first place... and of course, they can do it much better than whatever shit wannabe pop dnb tunes Pendulum come up with.

I was a little worried after the AONO/Their Law era that it might be the end, but IMD resealed my faith in the band and that they can still deliver great music. Besides the same live tracklisting for the most part of the tour which is honestly nothing new to Prodge fans and barely any b-sides except the Lost Beats EP and "Mescaline."

But overall, this was another amazing era that shows the band still has the energy to deliver. I rank it up there with the FotL era, both showing them on the top of their game.

Man, I felt so much about this album. Basically, when it came out, I was literally the happiest man. However, my happiness went down when I listened to the whole product. I expected something dark, fast, edgy, blablabla. The guys delivered Experience 2, with guitars and shit synths. no, these are not Pendu-synths, the Prodigy were is their glory days when Pendulum were spinning their prince albert in the dust. However, there are so many gay melodies (yes, I meant that) throughout this new album, that I could help it to call IMD "j-pop". I am sorry, never again. Because, when I heard the guys playing it live, it was MY PRODIGY, the Prodigy that made me happy.

So if you're still reading... What truly disappointed me about this album is not their sound, it's Prodigy sound (although I expected something more powerful and more bass), but it was the album itself. So many radio-friendly short gay songs. I don't know how many people think the same as I do, but IMD is everything the guys standed against in '94. It's mainstream, radio-friendly music. They deleted A WHOLE FUCKING ALBUM because they give it a good thought and came to the conclusion that it didn't fit their discography. Five years later, they just throw this at us and expected us to consume it, without giving that many fucks, and we did. Radio-friendly and teen-pleasing gay songs and phrases (all my warriors???) was not the Prodigy I knew. I don't think I'll come back to Invaders very soon, but I acknowledge it, because my opinion is not fact, it makes me truly happy that the guys feel great, they are in shape and they dominate.


TL'DR: I didn't like it as much as I liked their other albums, but I got used to it and I respect and aknowledge it as a Prodigy release.

I don't really agree with the Pendulum ripoff thing either.

They have there own sound , really to be fair liked them when they weren't commercial . Voodoo sent them into the pop arena. Not my arena , as I have said before not a fan but each to their own.