Experience (The Prodigy album)
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| Studio album by The Prodigy | ||||
| Released |
28 September 1992 (UK) 20 October 1992 (US) 19 June 2001 (US re-release) 4 August 2008 (UK re-release) | |||
| Recorded | Earthbound Studios and The Strongroom | |||
| Genre | Oldskool jungle, breakbeat hardcore, rave | |||
| Length |
59:28 (original release) 116:22 (two-disc re-release) | |||
| Label | XL and Elektra (US) | |||
| Producer | Liam Howlett | |||
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Experience is the debut studio album by English electronic dance music band The Prodigy. It was first released on 28 September 1992 through XL Recordings. It peaked at No. 12 in the UK Albums Chart in October. Apart from Liam Howlett, who is responsible for all the compositions, out of the additional three members at that time, only Maxim Reality provides contribution by performing the vocals on the last track.
Album information
A wide variety of artists in the breakbeat hardcore scene in the early 1990s are given respect and namechecked in the sleeve notes of the album, including SL2, Carl Cox, Moby, Tim Westwood, Orbital and Aphex Twin.[1]
On 19 June 2001, an expanded edition of the album was released in the United States, featuring a bonus disc of remixes and B-sides. It was released in the United Kingdom seven years later on 4 August 2008 as Experience: Expanded, with a gold cover and two extra tracks.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B)[3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
| Q |  [5] |
| Record Collector | [6] |
| Spin | [7] |
Experience was well received. AllMusic gave the album 5 out of 5 stars, saying that it "shows the Prodigy near the peak of their game from the get go" and stating that "almost every song sounds like a potential chart topper".[2]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Liam Howlett.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jericho" | 3:42 | |
| 2. | "Music Reach" (1/2/3/4) | 4:12 | |
| 3. | "Wind It Up" | 4:33 | |
| 4. | "Your Love" (Remix) | 5:30 | |
| 5. | "Hyperspeed" (G-Force Part 2) | 5:16 | |
| 6. | "Charly" (Trip into Drum and Bass Version) | 5:12 | |
| 7. | "Out of Space" | 4:57 | |
| 8. | "Everybody in the Place" (155 and Rising) | 4:10 | |
| 9. | "Weather Experience" | 8:06 | |
| 10. | "Fire" (Sunrise Version) | 4:57 | |
| 11. | "Ruff in the Jungle Bizness" | 5:10 | |
| 12. | "Death of the Prodigy Dancers" (Live) | 3:43 |
| Experience Expanded disc 2 | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Your Love" (from "Charly" single) | 6:02 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Ruff in the Jungle Bizness (Uplifting Vibes Remix)" (from "Out of Space" single) | 4:16 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Charly (Alley Cat Remix)" (from "Charly" single) | 5:21 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Fire (Edit)" (from "Fire/Jericho" single) | 3:24 | ||||||||
| 5. | "We Are the Ruffest" (from "Wind It Up" single) | 5:18 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Weather Experience (Top Buzz Remix)" (from "Wind It Up" single) | 6:53 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Wind It Up (Rewound)" (from "Wind It Up" single) | 6:21 | ||||||||
| 8. | "G-Force, Pt. 1 (Energy Flow)" (from "Everybody in the Place" single) | 5:23 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Crazy Man" (from "Everybody in the Place" single) | 4:05 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Out of Space (Techno Underworld Remix)" (from "Out of Space" single) | 4:44 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Everybody in the Place (Fairground Remix)" (from "Everybody in the Place" single) | 5:07 | ||||||||
| UK bonus tracks | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 12. | "Android" (from What Evil Lurks EP) | 5:04 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Out of Space (Live from Pukkelpop 2005)" | 3:27 | ||||||||
Personnel
- Liam Howlett – production, keyboards, synthesizers, sampling, programming, engineering
- Maxim Reality – vocals on "Death Of The Prodigy Dancers (Live)"
- Simone – vocals on "Music Reach (1/2/3/4)", "Ruff In The Jungle Bizness" and "Rip Up The Sound System" (non-album song)
- Alex Garland – artwork
- Mike Champion – management
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 12 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| Poland (ZPAV)[9] | Gold | 50,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ "Prodigy, The – Experience". Discogs. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 John Bush. "Experience". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly: 54. 1 August 1993. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Robert Christgau. "The Prodigy". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ↑ Q: 133. December 1992. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Record Collector. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Spin: 166. September 2001. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ October 1992 "10 October 1992 Top 40 UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Polish album certifications – The Prodigy – Experience" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV).
- ↑ "British album certifications – The Prodigy – Experience". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Experience in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
External links
- Experience at Discogs (list of releases)
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