Experience

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Editorial reviews

From Amazon.com
Before music journalists were throwing around terms like "drum & bass" or jungle, the Prodigy's Liam Howlett was creating high-energy dance music by marrying sampled, pitch-shifted beats to all manner of electronic timbres. This album has it all: complicated break beats, housey piano riffs, lush analog pads, frenetic and computeresque melodies, and subsonic bass. In fact, the mélange is so dense that the material demands full attention and repeated listenings to gain a complete understanding of the rhythmic interplay. --Michael A. Massa

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Description
'Experience' is the debut album from Essex-based dance act The Prodigy. With influences ranging from reggae to acid house and everything in between, 'Experience' is a fast-paced eclectic mix of different genres and ideas from start to finish. Contains the singles 'Charly' and 'Out Of Space'.

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2002-08-05 rating:
Brilliant...!!!
The diamond of the old skool rave scene. The best Prodigy album in my opinion (although I'm a big fan of fast paced dance music like happy hardcore) with some of their best tracks, and at the same time it is an absolute disaster. Why Liam and the gang decided to leave out the released single versions of Fire and Wind it up used to be a mystery to me, I now know why, to earn more money. Charly is a bit different aswell, though some would argue better on the album, aswell as a couple of others being a little different. The brilliant versions of Fire and Wind it up (rewound) were left out and replaced with terrible remixes in comparrison. You used to have to fork out another £10 just to get the two singles, worth every penny (especially Wind it Up which has "We are the Ruffest", a brilliant tune). The albums great but don't buy it. Go back, type in Eperience expanded and pay the extra couple of quid to get the cd with the b-sides, because on it are 2 of the best Prodigy tracks ever, the proper version of charly with full cat influenced safety messages aswell as We are the Ruffest. Compare the tracks on the 2 cd's and you will c what I mean then appreciate being able to buy this reworked version of Experience, because I had 2 do it the hard way and spend a lot more than you'll have to. The extra money spent is worth it ten fold, trust me.

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review by: date: 2001-09-05 rating:
This is where is all started, you must own this album.
The Prodigy's first album. They might not release albums as often as we wish, but each time they do the music has evolved and owning this album allows you to 'experience' how The Prodigy have changed. This first album features songs that go back to the good old days of rave music, with songs featuring many sound samples including the classics Charly (a must for anyone that can remember the 'Charly says' adverts) and Fire, which leaves its lyrics in you head long after you have stopped listening to the song, which in this case is not a bad thing. All of the songs on the album are original and have their own very distictive sounds, helped by the great use of the sound samples. Don't be put off by the age of the album it still sounds fresh.

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review by: date: 2001-07-13 rating:
65 mins of music perfection
A slice of music history wrapped in a plain white cover. This album is arguably the best dance album ever made and testament to the writing genius of Liam Howlett. When I first bought 'Experience' I listened to in virtually non-stop for 3 months and still find it interesting today. It's consistent song quality throughout is rarely seen in albums of any genre.

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review by: date: 2001-03-12 rating:
Innajungle, innainnajungle.
Whilst other acts from the period sound dated and dull nowadays, the Prodigy's first album still sounds exciting and fresh. It's very 1991, but that just adds to the charm - the prodigious use of samples, the sped-up drum loops and cartoony voices are extremely old-fashioned, but in a good way. At the time they were criticised for being too poppy and commercial, 'the death of house', but now that nobody cares about that 'Experience' can be appreciated for what it is - a great set of rock tunes, with no pretentions to being anything other than a fun fifty minutes. 'Out of Space', 'Jericho', 'You Love', 'Fire' and 'Charly' are all classics, 'Death of the Prodigy Dancers' anticipates their later, rock-orientated direction (and shows that, unlike many of their peers, they could put on a show), and 'Weather Experience' is a hidden gem. All in all it's more consistent than the patchier 'Jilted Generation', and fondly-remembered.


review by: date: 2000-12-23 rating:
Dont Compare it to Modern Music
This album may not apeal to you just as much now as it would when it was first released back at the begining of the 90's. It may seem very sample"ish" but thats because the sample scene was just developing and people hadn't really decided where to draw the line. "Out of Space" is a very very good tune. This is worth buying.

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