Review of The Prodigy live gig in Helsinki
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:09 pm
So yeah, here's my review: It kicked more ass than anyone thought could be even theoritically possible!!!!! 
Okay I'll go a bit more into detail...
As some of you might know, Prodge has always been the only band that I rate even higher than Orbital. I've been into them since I was 10 or 11 and waiting patiently for them to pay a visit in my homeland. Last night my long wait was finally over and I got to see them. They were everything I had expected and even more.
Here's the setlist (copied from Nekosite):
intro
jericho
wake the f*ck up
no good fill
their law
hotride
breathe
spitfire
back 2 skool
firestarter
action radar link
warning
climbatize link
voodoo people '05
poison
smack my bitch up
out of space
Yes you read it right: they opened with Jericho!
Two (nicely tweeked) old rave tracks in a set in 2005 was way more than I could ask for, and the song selection was spot on also otherwise (they played all my favourites). What made me really happy, was that the really new tracks (back 2 skool & wake the f*ck up) were absolutely mindblowing too (way better than anything off AONO). And the set was full of weird fresh extra beats, transitions and stuff nicely remixed beyond recognition, including an odd but excellent version of climbatize. Of course the highlights of the evening for me were my two favourite tracks: Voodoo People and my top1 tune of all time, Smack My Bitch Up.
Keith, who by the way has really weird hair these days, and Maxim, regardless of their age, still had their trademark amazing stage-energy. I also got to dance my ass off, since I got pretty near the stage on the arena.
I gotta give props to the sound system too: the amount off bass was enough to melt your brain, while the sound was still incredibly clear and sharp. Altogether it was a totally top night and my long time dream finally came true. When it comes to things that you got to do before you die, seeing the Prodge was right there at the top of my list.
The only dowside to the gig was the incredibly long line to our coats when leaving the event. They had organised the handing out of clothes left at the racks very badly and clearly hadn't hired enough people, considering the amount of folks that came to the venue. Took over an hour to get out of there and I had almost died of dehydration by that time.
After Prodge, I went to continue my rave-night at another live-concert, this time from Infected Mushroom. Of course it was nothing compared to my main act of the day, but since I'd gotten totally plastered by then, I continued having a proper good time. 
Now some of my usual crappy blurry mobile phone pics:
Okay I'll go a bit more into detail...
As some of you might know, Prodge has always been the only band that I rate even higher than Orbital. I've been into them since I was 10 or 11 and waiting patiently for them to pay a visit in my homeland. Last night my long wait was finally over and I got to see them. They were everything I had expected and even more.
Here's the setlist (copied from Nekosite):
intro
jericho
wake the f*ck up
no good fill
their law
hotride
breathe
spitfire
back 2 skool
firestarter
action radar link
warning
climbatize link
voodoo people '05
poison
smack my bitch up
out of space
Yes you read it right: they opened with Jericho!
Two (nicely tweeked) old rave tracks in a set in 2005 was way more than I could ask for, and the song selection was spot on also otherwise (they played all my favourites). What made me really happy, was that the really new tracks (back 2 skool & wake the f*ck up) were absolutely mindblowing too (way better than anything off AONO). And the set was full of weird fresh extra beats, transitions and stuff nicely remixed beyond recognition, including an odd but excellent version of climbatize.
Of course the highlights of the evening for me were my two favourite tracks: Voodoo People and my top1 tune of all time, Smack My Bitch Up. Keith, who by the way has really weird hair these days, and Maxim, regardless of their age, still had their trademark amazing stage-energy. I also got to dance my ass off, since I got pretty near the stage on the arena.
I gotta give props to the sound system too: the amount off bass was enough to melt your brain, while the sound was still incredibly clear and sharp. Altogether it was a totally top night and my long time dream finally came true. When it comes to things that you got to do before you die, seeing the Prodge was right there at the top of my list. The only dowside to the gig was the incredibly long line to our coats when leaving the event. They had organised the handing out of clothes left at the racks very badly and clearly hadn't hired enough people, considering the amount of folks that came to the venue. Took over an hour to get out of there and I had almost died of dehydration by that time.
After Prodge, I went to continue my rave-night at another live-concert, this time from Infected Mushroom.
Of course it was nothing compared to my main act of the day, but since I'd gotten totally plastered by then, I continued having a proper good time. Now some of my usual crappy blurry mobile phone pics:
