Prodigy

The Prodigy are an English electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990. The current members include Liam Howlett (keyboardist and composer), Keith Flint (dancer and vocalist), Leo Crabtree (drums), Rob Holliday (lead guitarist) and Maxim (MC and vocalist). Leeroy Thornhill (dancer and occasional live keyboardist) was a member of the band from 1990 to 2000, as was a female dancer and vocalist called Sharky who left the group during their early period. Along with the Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s. They have sold over 25 million records worldwide. The group has won numerous music awards throughout their career, including two Brit Awards—winning Best British Dance Act twice, three MTV Video Music Awards, two Kerrang! Awards, five MTV Europe Music Awards, and have twice been nominated for Grammy Awards. The group's brand of music makes use of various styles ranging from rave, hardcore techno, industrial, and breakbeat in the early 1990s to big beat and electronic rock with punk vocal elements in later times. The Prodigy first emerged on the underground rave scene in the early 1990s and have since achieved popularity and worldwide renown.==Links To Peel== Peel was enthusiastic about the rave scene in the early 90's, which the Prodigy were part of. However he rarely played Prodigy tracks, although he did play their song "Rip Up The Soundsystem" on his playlist in early 1992. At the end of 1996, listeners on his show voted "Firestarter" in the 1996 Festive Fifty at number 37, despite not getting any airplay on Peel's show.

Festive Fifty Entries

 * 1996 Festive Fifty: Firestarter #37

Shows Played
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1992 1996
 * 11 January 1992: 'Rip Up The Sound System (12 inch)' (XL Recordings)
 * Best Of 1992 Vol 1: 'Rip Up The Sound System (12 inch)' (XL Recordings)
 * 22 December 1996: 'Firestarter (12 inch)' (XL Recordings) FF #37