The Prodigy
Appeared at the Isle of Wight Festival in 2006, 2009
The Prodigy navigated the high-wire, balancing artistic merit and mainstream visibility with more flair than any electronica act of the 1990s. The group crossed over to the mainstream of pop music with an incendiary live experience that approximated the original atmosphere of the British rave scene.
Despite electronic music's diversity and quick progression during the 1990s, from rave/hardcore to ambient/downtempo and back again, thanks to the breakbeat/drum'n'bass movement, Howlett modified The Prodigy's sound only sparingly; swapping the rave-whistle effects and ragga samples for metal chords and chanted vocals. Even before the band took its place as the premiere dance act for the alternative masses, the Prodigy had proved a consistent entry in the British charts, with over a dozen consecutive singles in the Top 20. With the greatly anticipated recent release of their fifth studio album, The Prodigy return to the Isle of Wight Festival stage after their blistering performance in 2006.
Official Band Website: www.theprodigy.com
The Prodigy 2006
The Prodigy 2009