Keith Flint of The Prodigy RIP

mad muffin · 04-03-2019 2:54pm

Pops 6 dexies…

Hmhmh

Hmhmhm

Hmhmhmh

YES!! HERE WE GO!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dTo7sLyVXM

eviltimeban · 04-03-2019 2:56pm

I remember them first appearing, they really stood out from the "Sesame's Treat" style rave songs that were out at the time. That first album was great, and Jilted was HUGE around that time - I would say even bigger than the Firestarter era.

Sure, Firestarter got them mainstream success and a breakthrough in the States (where Fat of the Land was number 1) but pretty everyone I knew had Jilted, there'd be a copy in every house you went to. That CD was played at pretty much every party you would be at. 1994 was a great year for music (besides Kurt Cobain's suicide of course).

The video for No Good (Start the Dance) was played endlessly on MTV, and me and my friends used to (half jokingly) try to do the "bendy leg" dance moves that Leeroy and Keith would do. Good times.

I got back into them with Invaders Must Die, and now my kids love them - Omen is my 9 year old's favourite song. So full circle.

Stab*City · 04-03-2019 2:58pm

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Scroobius Pip's Distraction Pieces.
Can't remember if it's in the first half or second.

https://play.acast.com/s/distractionpieces/liamhowlett-distractionpiecespodcastwithscroobiuspip-237

https://play.acast.com/s/distractionpieces/liamhowlett-part2of2--distractionpiecespodcastwithscroobiuspip-237

Thanks bro.

Doc07 · 04-03-2019 3:01pm

I’m very sad today. I loved that band so much as a teenager. Some of the best days of my (pre married and kids) life were spent at Prodigy gigs as they frequently played in Ireland in the 90’s.
Had a brief chat with Keith when I was a bit older at a gig where Liam was DJ’ing. Even today if a DJ plays an experience or jilted generation era song I start dancing.
RIP

von Smallhausen · 04-03-2019 3:02pm

SoundsRight wrote: »

He didn't 'pass away', he was killed by his own hand. Very sad.

By his own hand or not, the man still died. Whether you believe it or not (and honestly I couldn't care) his spirit passed on from this plain of existence.

bladespin · 04-03-2019 3:04pm

Sad news, was never the biggest prodigy fan but knew of Keith Flint for other reasons, one of a small few who believed in paying it back, he sponsored and supported many up and coming young riders in motorbike racing, youngsters who might not have had a shot if he hadn't thrown in behind them, mad as a hatter but a great guy.

Riesen_Meal · 04-03-2019 3:05pm

I'm so upset since hearing this news, I have been a huge Prodigy fan since 92, even though I was always into guitar music at the time the thing about the Prodigy was they were just different than all the rest of the so called electronic bands of the time....

My first concert I was allowed to see them was trip to Tipp 97, they were so good...

Then in 99 I had the pleasure of meeting with Liam and Keith in the RedBox on my 19th birthday.

I was so starstruck I could barely talk to them, the 2 of them literally calmed me down and made a point of making me feel comfortable, and then chatted to me about music production and DJing for about 10 minutes or so after, after a minute or two I was just talking to 2 normal lads, no airs or graces about them, just solid music head Essex boys...

#ElectronicPunks

Doc07 · 04-03-2019 3:08pm

RasTa wrote: »

Shocked. Also seen them in the point in 1996 at the tender age of 15, queuing up for the midnight release of Fat of the Land outside tower records.

Thanks for reminding me. I queued up as well. Was delighted with myself getting a limited edition baseball cap and being 9th person in Ireland to buy the album.

Proud to say not one but 2 Prodigy songs played at my wedding.

castletownman · 04-03-2019 3:08pm

Sad for his family, band and fans. Never a fan of that music scene, but I know Prodigy were huge. And to be fair, even for an uneducated ear such as my own, some of their tunes would be described as "bangers".

I will say though, hearing of the death of someone with a drug habit at a relatively young age (even from suicide) doesn't surprise me in the slightest. Music is the one field where drug use is treated almost as a rite of passage and "glamourised". Not my cup of tea at all...

woejus · 04-03-2019 3:14pm

Anthonylfc wrote: »

drugs for mugs

you have no soul, troll boy

kal7 · 04-03-2019 3:20pm

Sad to hear.

Saw them in an illegal rave, in east london, they had someone in a samurai costume.

In 1991 or so.

Sephiroth_dude · 04-03-2019 3:21pm

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seamus · 04-03-2019 3:25pm

castletownman wrote: »

Sad for his family, band and fans. Never a fan of that music scene, but I know Prodigy were huge. And to be fair, even for an uneducated ear such as my own, some of their tunes would be described as "bangers".

Prodigy were a ground-breaker at the time.

The early 90s saw the dance / rave revolution kick off, and it had something of a polarising effect, with real animosity between rockers and ravers. The latter being seen as nothing more than dumb 3-note music for pill-popping idiots.

In Dublin you have the heavy metal bar Fibbers on Parnell St, which during the 90s backed onto another club (which I forget the name), that was a hard dance club. The two were connected by an emergency exit, and every now and again someone would open it, there would be overspill, and a fight would break out between rockers and ravers. Ridiculous stuff.

While the Prodigy at the outset appeared to be just another generic counter-culture rave outfit, they had a slightly darker edge than the day-glo outfits of the eurodance scene.

They proved their musician credentials with Jilted, which successfully bridged the gap between rave and rock. And as one of the few "rave" bands to actually perform on stage (as opposed to just pressing play on the CD player and dancing around like idiots), they attracted fans from all sorts of genres. In the late 90's "Voodoo People" was a regular dancefloor filler in Fibbers. An out and out rave tune that you can mosh to.

von Smallhausen · 04-03-2019 3:25pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

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GinAndBitter · 04-03-2019 3:34pm

seamus wrote: »

Prodigy were a ground-breaker at the time.

The early 90s saw the dance / rave revolution kick off, and it had something of a polarising effect, with real animosity between rockers and ravers. The latter being seen as nothing more than dumb 3-note music for pill-popping idiots.

In Dublin you have the heavy metal bar Fibbers on Parnell St, which during the 90s backed onto another club (which I forget the name), that was a hard dance club. The two were connected by an emergency exit, and every now and again someone would open it, there would be overspill, and a fight would break out between rockers and ravers. Ridiculous stuff.

While the Prodigy at the outset appeared to be just another generic counter-culture rave outfit, they had a slightly darker edge than the day-glo outfits of the eurodance scene.

They proved their musician credentials with Jilted, which successfully bridged the gap between rave and rock. And as one of the few "rave" bands to actually perform on stage (as opposed to just pressing play on the CD player and dancing around like idiots), they attracted fans from all sorts of genres. In the late 90's "Voodoo People" was a regular dancefloor filler in Fibbers. An out and out rave tune that you can mosh to.

I think the club at the rear of fibbers was The Sidewalk, there was also one next door to that called the Back gate.

extra gravy · 04-03-2019 3:36pm

There's been times in my life where I haven't felt the best and the type of music the Prodigy produced would help lift me with its incredible energy. RIP Keith and thank you for the music.

JP Liz V1 · 04-03-2019 3:37pm

RIP

Lackey · 04-03-2019 3:43pm

They did cross a divide

always loved rock and was a ‘grunger’ loved Pearl Jam Soul Asylum Nirvana etc too.
But we loved The Prodigy.

Remember seeing the Prodigy in The Point I think it was NYE (unless I’m mistaking it for a different concert) when I was around 15/16

RIP

check_six · 04-03-2019 3:54pm

I remember seeing the Prodigy at Feile in '95 and Keith rolled onto stage in the inflatable hamster ball/zorb type thing before bursting out of it and sending the crowd crazy. Great entrance, great show.
The follow up show in December in Dublin had an expectant crowd waiting to see Keith arrive on stage. The zorb and Keith were catapulted out onto the middle of the stage. The crowd go wild... and then there is a sharp intake of breath as the zorb bounces straight off the front of the stage a plummets down a fairly decent drop. Uh oh, "Keith's in trouble here" thinks everyone... and then it becomes clear as the zorb bounces up again that there's a dummy inside it. The real Keith bounds onto stage and the crowd goes mental. Another cracking show!

Mad_maxx · 04-03-2019 3:57pm

Kingp35 wrote: »

RIP

The Prodigy were an incredible live act. They were brilliant at Slane the year Oasis headlined, Oasis were rubbish in comparison!

I saw the prodigy support oasis in Cork in 1996, first and only time I saw the prodigy but they were awesome live

Living Off The Splash · 04-03-2019 4:00pm

Saw them back in 1997 in Cork when playing alongside Oasis. Great altogether.

Mad_maxx · 04-03-2019 4:00pm

VeryTerry wrote: »

Voodoo People and other songs were pure metal at heart. That's what made them such a great crossover band. Sad loss.

They fused many genres and their whole attitude was pure punk

Remember them described as electronic punk back in the day

Mad_maxx · 04-03-2019 4:01pm

super_furry wrote: »

That's desperate stuff. Never forget the first time I saw The Prodigy live supporting Oasis at Pairc Ui Chaoimh and they absolutely blew Oasis off the stage. They had the whole stadium going absolutely mental and it was almost a come down when the Gallaghers came out.

Saw them headline the Trip to Tipp a few years later and they were even better then.

Oasis were great that night too

I remember the bootleg beatles were on before the prodigy, I enjoyed them too

zapitastas · 04-03-2019 4:02pm

GinAndBitter wrote: »

I think the club at the rear of fibbers was The Sidewalk, there was also one next door to that called the Back gate.

The same crowd owned McGrath's on O'Connell St which had a great little club on the top floor. Think it was called the 13th floor. Didn't open into the same yard though I don't think.

refusetolose · 04-03-2019 4:04pm

Living Off The Splash wrote: »

Saw them back in 1997 in Cork when playing alongside Oasis. Great altogether.

96

Mad_maxx · 04-03-2019 4:06pm

dudara wrote: »

I was an Indie/Grunge fan when a teenager and I remember this band popping up amongst the rave heads, especially "Out of space". They were just too good to dismiss as just another dance band.

I remember bombing around in my 1984 Polo on my provisional license, with the windows down and blaring "Fat of the Land". The neighbours are still probably cursing me for that. Saw them in 1997 at the Trip to Tipp also.

Actually a bit shocked to learn that Keith was only 9 years older than me. It's sad news.

Even rock - guitar purists ( who loathed the rise of dance in the early nineties) like myself respected the prodigy and they were effortlessly cool

GinAndBitter · 04-03-2019 4:06pm

zapitastas wrote: »

The same crowd owned McGrath's on O'Connell St which had a great little club on the top floor. Think it was called the 13th floor. Didn't open into the same yard though I don't think.

Yeah near enough that whole block was owned by that crowd, there was IRA involvement there. The Sidewalk is now the living room the McGraths now Murray's the Back gate is gone but Fibbers is still rocking.

Ray Bloody Purchase · 04-03-2019 4:23pm

check_six wrote: »

I remember seeing the Prodigy at Feile in '95 and Keith rolled onto stage in the inflatable hamster ball/zorb type thing before bursting out of it and sending the crowd crazy. Great entrance, great show.
The follow up show in December in Dublin had an expectant crowd waiting to see Keith arrive on stage. The zorb and Keith were catapulted out onto the middle of the stage. The crowd go wild... and then there is a sharp intake of breath as the zorb bounces straight off the front of the stage a plummets down a fairly decent drop. Uh oh, "Keith's in trouble here" thinks everyone... and then it becomes clear as the zorb bounces up again that there's a dummy inside it. The real Keith bounds onto stage and the crowd goes mental. Another cracking show!

I was right up the front at the show at Feile 1995. It was mental.

ohfa6muwtsvkc1 · 04-03-2019 4:29pm

correction wrote: »

This is a great shame. Loved The Prodigy's hit single "Me And The Lads Are Heading Down To The Sewer To Do Some Shouting".

"Domestic abuse is great," and "Let's do drugs," were their best work.

jimgoose · 04-03-2019 4:32pm

Talented guy, I remember him shaking up the dance music scene in the 1990s with The Prodigy. He was also a motorcycle club racer and operated the Team Traction Control race team in the Isle of Man TT, with some success along with rider Ian Hutchinson. Whatever exactly happened to him, it's a pity. RIP.

Bigbagofcans · 04-03-2019 4:35pm

jimgoose wrote: »

Talented guy, I remember him shaking up the dance music scene in the 1990s with The Prodigy. He was also a motorcycle club racer and operated the Team Traction Control race team in the Isle of Man TT, with some success along with rider Ian Hutchinson. Whatever exactly happened to him, it's a pity. RIP.

He was plagued with depression and unfortunately saw suicide as his only way out. A permanent solution to a temporary problem

Fitz* · 04-03-2019 4:35pm

ArchXStanton · 04-03-2019 4:36pm

Mad_maxx wrote: »

They fused many genres and their whole attitude was pure punk

Remember them described as electronic punk back in the day

Indeed, the track fuel my fire, the L7 cover is a riff by little unknown Aussie punk rockers the Cosmic Psychos, they let L7 use the riff and get decent royalties so Ive heard because of the prodigy cover, drinking money for a bunch of outback p! Ss heads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOuwzYTfqEA

GinAndBitter · 04-03-2019 4:46pm

FitzShane wrote: »

Thanks a lot for posting this. Liam Howlett is some man.

bodhrandude · 04-03-2019 5:11pm

RIP Keith, the Johnny Rotten of the Rave/Punk scene, was so glad I caught them at Electric Picnic last year, what an incredible finish to the event, I was lucky to catch them on the Sunday day trip to Oxegen too in 2010.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 04-03-2019 5:16pm

Suicide never gets less shocking to me, never. No matter how many happen.

I wasn’t the biggest Prodigy fan but Keith Flint was still a huge ‘90s icon and the band’s music would still make me a pause for a moment whenever I heard it.

Thinking of Keith Flint brings me back to my teenage years of discovering boys and figuring out what music I liked. I think they were quite an influential band in their heyday.

It’s really sad. RIP.

eviltimeban · 04-03-2019 5:26pm

ArchXStanton wrote: »

Indeed, the track fuel my fire, the L7 cover is a riff by little unknown Aussie punk rockers the Cosmic Psychos, they let L7 use the riff and get decent royalties so Ive heard because of the prodigy cover, drinking money for a bunch of outback p! Ss heads

And of course the riff in Voodoo People is sampled from "Very Ape" by Nirvana.

And "Firestarter" used a sample from a Breeders track (20 seconds in):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7mqEGYWLyQ

ricero · 04-03-2019 5:31pm

Pleasure of seeing them that day in slane castle along with kasabian and oasis. One of the best gigs ever. The prodigy were electric that evening.

RIP

Sunrise_Sunset · 04-03-2019 5:32pm

Saddened by this news.

Thanks for the tunes Keith. RIP.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 04-03-2019 5:37pm

Weirdly when I think of the Prodigy, I think of Radiohead. Not because their music was similar but because they were two hugely popular mid-late ‘90s bands who stayed outside the prevailing zeitgeist of the day and did their own thing.

MadYaker · 04-03-2019 5:41pm

This has made me feel so down

The prodigy were responsible for some of the best gigs I’ve attended to say nothing of their cultural and musical significance.

Frank Bullitt · 04-03-2019 5:47pm

This has hit me hard.

Seeing Firestarter on MTV when I was young was a game changer. It was like this invite to do what you wanted, here is crazy hair, piercings, mad moves and loud music. That set it all off for me and I mark that moment that did it.

From there, I just loved the Prodigy, and Keith Flint as a front man was just what you needed.

I am utterly heartbroken at this news, even more so when you hear how he has died.

For gods sake lads, if we can take anything out of this, please please please talk to someone if you ever feel alone or if something feels off.

GinAndBitter · 04-03-2019 5:49pm

Gintonious wrote: »

This has hit me hard.

Seeing Firestarter on MTV when I was young was a game changer. It was like this invite to do what you wanted, here is crazy hair, piercings, mad moves and loud music. That set it all off for me and I mark that moment that did it.

From there, I just loved the Prodigy, and Keith Flint as a front man was just what you needed.

I am utterly heartbroken at this news, even more so when you hear how he has died.

For gods sake lads, if we can take anything out of this, please please please talk to someone if you ever feel alone or if something feels off.

Well said.

The_Kew_Tour · 04-03-2019 5:52pm

I loved them. Anyone see them in Cork in 1996?

Pauliedragon · 04-03-2019 5:56pm

I saw them in Thurles about 96 or 97. Day trip to tip I think the festival was called. They headlined alongside manic street preachers. Great show. They blew the place away.

h3000 · 04-03-2019 6:00pm

Pauliedragon wrote: »

I saw them in Thurles about 96 or 97. Day trip to tip I think the festival was called. They headlined alongside manic street preachers. Great show. They blew the place away.

97 I was there too. Great gig and The Prodigy were awesome.

RIP Keith Flint

Dial Hard · 04-03-2019 6:04pm

Pauliedragon wrote: »

I saw them in Thurles about 96 or 97. Day trip to tip I think the festival was called.

Feile, wasn't it?

h3000 · 04-03-2019 6:07pm

Dial Hard wrote: »

Feile, wasn't it?

Kind of but it was rebranded to Day Trip to Tipp for 1997

refusetolose · 04-03-2019 6:10pm

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

I loved them. Anyone see them in Cork in 1996?

me, twice

MetzgerMeister · 04-03-2019 6:12pm

Saw them at Live at the marquee in Cork in 2009. Heard them at Feile '95 and the Trip to Tipp in '97.

Keith Flint of The Prodigy RIP

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