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Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
by: Prodigy
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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0093624799023 Item Dimensions: Label: Maverick Manufacturer: Maverick Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Maverick Release Date: September 14, 2004 Studio: Maverick Disc 1:
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Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Masters of reinvention, rave stalwarts Prodigy have undergone another remarkable facelift for their fourth album, Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned. For band leader Liam Howlett, this mutation was less about ambitious experimentation and more the result of crucial damage control: the band's disastrous 2002 comeback campaign, spearheaded by "Baby's Got a Temper" found the band stagnant and on the verge of self-parody. Howlett's response was to scrap the sessions, hunker down with a laptop and hammer out an album that held spontaneity as a virtue. And while the old touchstones--the propulsive breakbeats of old-skool hip-hop, the brooding menace of punk-rock and acid-house--are all here sporting a fresh chrome gleam, they're joined by new influences: everything from crunk hip-hop to Aphex Twin's "Windowlicker" bubbles beneath the surface of "Girls." Maxim and Keith Flint are absent, replaced by a bizarre roll call of stars--Liam Gallagher, Juliette Lewis, Twista--and obscurities…anyone remember the Ping Pong Bitches? Not that it matters: this is Howlett's album, and whether he's rewiring Shocking Blue's "Love Buzz" as Middle Eastern-tinged acid techno on "Phoenix" or clashing with Kool Keith on "Wake Up Call," he sounds back on top of his game. --Louis Pattison Album Description: Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned is The Prodigy's long-awaited follow-up to 1997's double-platinum #1- charting The Fat Of The Land. Returning with a sleazy, funky and far more punk album than anything Liam Howlett has ever recorded, the premier electronica dance act for the alternative masses targets both its core fan base at clubs and a new generation of technofreaks with Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned. Album Description: This is an album of raw energy where the beats are the stars, & the voices just samples in Liam's sonic armoury. The guests whose vocals have undergone Howlett's subverted cut up techniques include Liam Gallagher, Juliette Lewis, Kool Keith, Princess Superstar, Ping Pong Bitches, Twista, Shahin Bada (better known as the spine tingling chanteuse from 'Smack My Bitch Up') & unknown lo-fi singer songwriter Paul Jackson from Dirt Candy. Written on a laptop in a bedroom in Essex, mixed in London & mastered in New York, 'Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned' is the sound of Liam Howlett reclaiming the Prodigy & putting the beats back in their rightful position - centre stage. & the end result is an album that deserves to be The Prodigy's 4th album, back & fresh. The King of the Beats is back - 2004 style. XL Recordings. Album Details: Japanese Release featuring a Bonus Track: 'more Girls'. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Somewhat engaging but overall rather clunky...I'm a huge fan of Prodigy. I just love that whole techno rave industrial vibe, and while I'm no aficionado, I must say that I soak it up willingly. That said, this offering left me rather cold. It seems somewhat lazy at times, a little uneven, awkward even and even when it hits it lacks the consistency of some of their precious efforts. They layer a few tracks with originality (even if the songs don't fully follow through with their initial punch) but overall the album comes off feeling incomplete. ... Read More Rating:  - Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned, A historical reviewProdigy: Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned If you are unfamiliar with Prodigy, it is a British break beat/hardcore group that is nearly unparalleled in success in the dance music genre. This album, Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned, is a testament to their ability to make hard-hitting beats and catchy electronic hooks. The album kicks off quickly with their hit song "Spitfire". "Spitfire" certainly has elements of early break beat techniques, using many short, catchy samples to ... Read More Rating: - Industrial popI'm a big Prodigy fan. This album is pushing for a niche in a fairly new hard-core pop genre which is only shared by a handful of artists. A bit indulgent and repetitious, but has great hooks and is so deliberate it almost threatens you to start dancing. The vocals are great one-liners which have become the norm for techno.....for the masses. I think it's good stuff, but lacks the layering and subtlety of previous albums. I think they're scared of sharing a stage with anyone soft like Moby, so they're ... Read More Rating:  - Very disappointingI was probably formally introduced to The Prodigy with Fat of the Land on MTV, but went back to their two previous albums and liked both of them, probably more so. They didn't have the energy of Fat of the Land, but their mellow, raw sound was very satisfying. And who could forget their inclusion in the movie Hackers, which was an amazing experience. As you can see, I am a huge fan of the 90s material from Out Of Space to Break and Enter to Smach My ***** Up. But AONO (Always Outnumbered, Never ... Read More Rating:  - Best album to date!I cannot say enough about this release! It's hard core and has major beats! I CANNOT see what the whining is about. It's the LEAST tame of all their albums, almost "dirty".  |
