What's special is the symbolism of the title cover with a pack horse with a band around its mouth.It means workhorse.
Maxim's songs are partially the opposite of their title, for example Feel Good, there is irony that needs to be recognized. People should work or consume while they have these catchy tunes (with the background melody of "Feel good", not the lyrics in their minds) and therefore consume more.
I want to give an interpretation of Maxim's "Nouveau Riche", which was, as I remember, supposed to be the first single with video of his album "Fallen angel" but which was later replaced with, as we all know, "I don't care".
"She nouveau riche
She's got a man on a leash "
I think it is wrong to believe that this song is "misogynic" because there is a false assuption in the word "She".
Who is meant ? A girl, an ex-girlfriend, women in general ? No, it is Maxim meant. With long hair like in the Carmen Queasy video.
The "she" is the singer Maxim himself.
"She " (Maxim) is newly rich. And (s)he got a man (the majority of Prodigy fans being males) with his ear-wigs on a leash.
I think this song was inspired by Korn "Freak on a leash", the freak also is the fan. That korn album could have be called "fans on a leash"
There is a general confusion in music with uncertainty of the words " I" and "You" or "He", for example in Marilyn Manson's songs "He is" (He = Manson) the angel with the scabbed wings".
So what does the title cover mean? In regard of this information it should be interpretated as "before listening to the fallen angel album, you are as intelligent and attentive as an eagle, afterwards you are as stupid as a donkey",
Other bands have their singer referred to as "girl" or "woman" too, for example the band "Simply Red".
The song " if you don't know me by now" is a good example. Most people think this is romantic music. But it is stupidity and donkey-music as that Maxim album (seriously please don't delete this criticism)
The lyrics are:
If you don't know me by now, You will never never never know me,
Meaning: The fans know the singer ("If You, mr simply red, don't know me by know, You will never never never know me, the fan, but I know you")
I've got mine, I'll bet you woman (The singer of simply red, with long hair), you got yours too
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What good is a love affair, When you can't see eye to eye? (Mr simply red, can't see eyes of the single fan, but the fans look in his eyes, like Maxim's eyes in the final part of the No good vid.)
Final lyrics:
"If you don't know me by now (twenty long years, we've been together)".
Meaning of course been together the singer with the fan, who he , the singer, doesn't even know.
By the way I found this photo
The photo is from
http://www.facebook.com/audranishitaThis seems to be the female vocalist of "Fallen Angel", are there any news about this singer ... (?)
Greetings (and still respect to every Prodigy fan who endures criticism)
ant_killer