History Music / MusicForTheJiltedGeneration

After a creative and successful debut, ''Music/{{Experience}}'', Liam Howlett decided to make his work less cartoonish, doing away with the childish samples and colourful melodies that had defined their music up to that point. This album was considerably darker than its predecessor, with Howlett turning to {{industrial}} music and guitars for a heavier sound.

The event which affected Howlett the most prior to this album's release were a proposed act of the UK parliament, then under consideration, banning illegal raves. The whole of the rave scene was indignant because it restricted the rights of the youth to have fun, and Howlett joined the movement, composing a protest song "Their Law". This controversy added more depth and legitimacy to the album.

[[caption-width-right:350:What we're dealing with here is a total lack of respect for the law.]]

''Music for the Jilted Generation'' is a 1994 album by Music/TheProdigy. After a creative and successful debut, ''Music/{{Experience}}'', Liam Howlett decided to make his work less cartoonish and stop playing around. Gone were the childish samples and colourful melodies. This album was considerably darker than its predecessor. Liam Howlett turned to {{Industrial}}; on "Break & Enter" the sound of breaking glass is featured prominently. He also actively used guitar sound on several tracks.

The event which affected Howlett prior to the release of this album was a proposed act of the UK parliament, then under consideration, banning illegal raves. The whole of the rave scene was indignant because it restricted the rights of the youth to have fun and Howlett joined the movement, composing a protest song "Their Law".

This controversy added more depth and legitimacy to the album, albeit on the whole it would hold up without it. The Prodigy at that stage did not need to prove that they could write an album of outstaning material as they had proven it two years before. This release was the first sign of their expansion toward rock which became prominent on its follow-up, ''Music/TheFatOfTheLand''.

This album earned quite a few accolades in the UK. It ended on a few of top albums of 1994 lists. Spin ranked it number 60 on their "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s" list.

[[caption-width-right:350:raves are banned and I am angry]]

This album earned quite a few accolades in the UK. It ended on a few of tops albums of 1994 lists. Spin ranked it number 60 in their "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s" list.

* SeriousBusiness: The act prohibiting illegal raves which inspired this album. It was the issue which made MftJG more resonant. Obviously in the general sceme of things it was an unimportant matter and was soon forgotten. Also The Prodigy were apolitical (Liam Howlett later resented the name of the album). However, in 1994 it definitely added to the appeal of the release.

--->What we're dealing with here is a total lack of respect for the law.

--->The voodoo who do, what you don't dare to people.

--->"Fuck them and their law!"

Music for the Jilted Generation is a 1994 album by Music/TheProdigy. After a creative and successful debut Liam Howlett decided to make his work less cartoonish and stop playing around. Gone were the childish samples and colourful melodies. This album was considerably darker than its predecessor. Liam Howlett turned to industrial, on Break&Enter the sound of breaking glass is featured prominently. He also actively used guitar sound on several tracks.

The event which affected Howlett prior to the release of this album was a propesed act of the UK parliament, then under consideration, banning illegal rave . The whole of rave scene was indignant because it restricted the rights of the youth to have fun and Howlett joined the movement, composing a protest song ''This law''.

This controversy added more depth and legitimacy to the album albeit on the whole it would hold also without it. The Prodigy at that stage did not need to prove that they could write an album of outstaning material as they had proven it two years before. This release was the first sign of their expansion toward rock which will become prominent on its follow-up, Music/TheFatOfTheLand. -

# Their Law" (featuring Pop Will Eat Itself) (6:40)

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* [[AfricanChant Arab Chant]]: A muezzin chant on ''One Love''.
* AlbumIntroTrack: Lasting 45 seconds.
* CreepyBasement: Where the music video for No Good (Start the Dance) is set.
* EitherOrTitle: For quite a few songs: Speedway (Theme From Fastlane), The Heat (The Energy) and No Good (Start the Dance)
* [[EpicRocking Epic Raving]]: Speedway clocks at nearly 9 minutes. Break& Enter is 8 minutes 24 seconds long.
* PrecisionFStrike: ''Their Law''
---> Fuck them and their law
* DarkerAndEdgier: Very much so in comparison to the very creative but harmless Experience.
* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle: The Narcotic Suite.
* OneWordTitle: Poison.
* FaceOnTheCover: Subverted. It is not the face of any of the bandmembers but a nightmarish mask of a creature from hell.
* LongestSongGoesLast: Only if one regards The narcotic Suite as one song
* MelismaticVocals: ''On Break & Enter'' and ''One Love''
* ProtestSong: By the rave band. ''Their law'' decried the prohibition of illegal raves.
* Sampling: Once famous instance is ''Voodoo People'' starting with the riff taken from ''Very Ape'' by Nirvana.
* SeriousBusiness: The act, prohibiting illegal raves, which inspired this album. It was the issue which made MftJG more resonant. Obviously in the general sceme of things it was an unimportant matter and was soon forgotten. Also The Prodigy were apolitical (Liam Howlett later resented the name of the album). However in 1994 it definitely added to the appeal of the release.
* SpokenWordInMusic: On ''This Law''

* TongueTwister: ''On Voodoo People''.
--->The voodoo who do, what you dont dare to people.

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