The Prodigy. We Live by Rhythm. The Story of the Band in Their Own Words

The Prodigy — one of the most vivid phenomena in the music of the 1990s. Starting out in cramped London underground clubs that held only a couple of hundred people, the band grew all the way to the world’s biggest stadiums and, in effect, helped shape a cult of electronic music first in the UK and then far beyond its borders. Alongside The Prodigy, rave culture entered the mainstream consciousness—and, largely thanks to the group’s legacy, it continues to live on today.

The book was written by Martin James—a friend of the musicians and the person who went through this journey with them. From the inside, he shows how The Prodigy’s fame grew step by step, and what turned the band into a legend.

You will learn:
• Why rave never became a fully fledged “music of protest.”
• What the band’s very first concerts looked like, and why some fans believe they were stronger and more honest than stadium shows.
• How the collective achieved cult status and for what reason people continue to listen to it today.
• Who came up with the idea for the band’s signature stage personas.

This book is a tribute to the rave music and club life of a bygone era.

Published with the support of the TheProdigy.ru community.