What the fuck are they doing over there? seriously?

The Prodigy are a headline act, they shouldn't be second to anyone unless its a festival but going over there and playing to brain dead Linkin Park fans isnt going to do them any favours

Come back home!

It’s been 14 long years since The Prodigy had a hit in the U.S. As quickly as “Firestarter” Keith Flint’s double Mohawk and bull-style nose rings frightened Americans into buying two million copies of the band’s third album, “The Fat of the Land,” the band disappeared from pop culture.

Friday night, at their first-ever Salt Lake City show, the British electro punks were back, with their sights set on conquering a new generation of unsuspecting American teenagers.

Though his hairline has receded some, Flint was still rocking the doublehawk when he took the stage with fellow MC/dancer Maxim. The two traded lines and moves on the cramped stage as mastermind Liam Howlett stood behind a wall of synthesizers and in front of a tower of amplifiers.

The band used “Fat of the Land” hit “Breathe” to kick off the set—maybe “blast off” would be a more apt description, as the bass was so incredibly heavy that it felt like a small explosion. The majority of the set, however, came from the band’s most recent release, 2009’s “Invaders Must Die.”

Flint and Maxim were visceral and vitriolic from start to finish, spewing their lines and taunting the crowd. Both made the most of the clouds of smoke and strobing red lights and stoked the frenzy of their long-time fans pressed up against the front of the stage. Howlett matched the intensity, never allowing the tempo to retreat for more than a few moments.

Unfortunately, the intensity came at the cost of any and all musical nuance. The mix was a muddy mess of bass and growl that made even the most recognizable track, “Firestarter,” sound foreign.

Though the band was serving as the opening act for Linkin Park, there was absolutely no acknowledgement that the crowd was anything other than their own. During the set’s closing and best track, “Smack My Bitch Up,” Maxim demanded that the crowd “get down.” Not get down, as in party, but literally get down on the floor. It was hard to not be impressed by resulting human wave when Maxim demanded that they then “get up.”

The Prodigy may not have quite won over the crowd with its music, but it certainly pummeled the audience into submission—which, in the rock world, is the next best thing.

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Was there @ Staples last night with the wifey.

Great set of songs. Good energy from the band, Great lighting.
Didn't stay for Linkin Park as we wanted to hear The Prodigy (long time fan from growing up in Ol' Blighty).

What really sucked for me were two things. (Admitedly the wife and I were seated up in the gods - but I've been @ the Staples center many times before - so we're familiar with the sound - it can be great!).

1) Why oh why did every other word have to be F**k this or F****n that. Really let down the show when that's all that's said. Ok, you hear profanity on some of the songs, but really it was WAY too much. If the Prodigy were trying to win over a US audience, this did not help - AT ALL!

2) Someone needed to SERIOUSLY shoot the sound manger/mixing desk staff. Bass is good, but we went to hear (and more to the point enjoy!) the music. If I wanted to just hear bass all night and miss all the subtleties and nuances of GREAT Prodigy music, I could have just given a CD to a "homey" from East LA in his street cruiser and stood outside his Honda listening to the trunk lid rattle.

It really was BBBAAADDDD!!! Could not hear any mid or treble, so all in all it was a bust as far as I was concerned.

Shame really, but if anyone from the Band reads this, you guys set up your foldback levels how you want, but think about how the crowd has heard your albums and what they expect to hear from you. Pumping the bass (does it really go to 11?) and not setting a good tonal mix does not do you any favors at all!

Still looking forward to more great Prodigy tracks in the future, but last night was not their greatest hour (well 45 mins anyway).

I'll stick to my CD collection.

Best sounding shows that I've been to were both by Meat Beat Manifesto...
now those guys care about their live sound.
It was absolutely perfect... clean, clear, and powerful.
Truly amazing live mix.