So, I saw The Prodigy at Riot Fest on Sunday. I was really excited as I missed the previous 2 times they played in Chicago.
They need to change their name to EDMigy.
See, The Prodigy does not like any of their good music. They played Smack My Bitch Up and Breathe and seemed as if they were sick of playing those songs. They spent the rest of the concert playing songs from Invaders and Day Is My Enemy.
No Poison. Nothing from Experience (not even Out Of Space). A pretty boring rendition of Voodoo People.
It was like if the Chems made a dubstep/hardstyle/trap album and just played those in their live show, with Star Guitar and Galvanize thrown in.
The worst part? Everyone I have talked to is raving about the show. In my opinion, seeing an hour of Poison, Death of a Prodigy Dancer, Full Throttle, Fat of the Land material, etc. would absolutely outclass what I watched.
I was very disappointed in such a classic electronic act.
There was a point where Flint spoken-worded the phrase, "All Invaders Must Die! All Prodigy Impersonators Must Die!" and I thought to myself, "according to you, this 'Prodigy' has to go 6 feet under."
I mean, I get it. It is easier to cater to EDMinors and spend a month making an album's worth of material, in comparison to spending years crafting timeless songs. I understand, but I am left not giving a shit about Prodigy anymore.
I did enjoy Breathe, Smack My Bitch Up, and Their Law. Too bad that was like 10% of the show.
EDIT: I did enjoy Day Is My Enemy live. It works well in that setting. There was no AONO. Spitfire and Phoenix would be awesome, live. Funky Shit's arp at the beginning would go so well with Day Is My Enemy. What the fuck does Liam Howlett even do these days?