Fat of the Land

...Prodigy leader and beat master Liam Howlett has made THE FAT OF THE LAND harder, more subterranean, more diverse, and more vocal-oriented than previous Prodigy records....This is dance music not about release but aggression, making it ideal party music for the end of the century..." - Rating: B Entertainment Weekly (7/11/97, pp.65-66)

Ranked #13 on Melody Maker's list of 1997's "Albums Of The Year. Melody Maker (12/20-27/97, pp.66-67)

Ranked #17 in NME's 1997 Critics' Poll. NME (12/20-27/97, pp.78-79)

...the first block rockin' post-Oasis amyl-techno-punk album....as well as reaffirming their position as head-warping slam-kings of the pop underground, [FAT OF THE LAND] seems set to be the ultimate party soundtrack both sides of the ocean... NME (6/28/97, p.54)

Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1997. Q (1/98, p.114)

Ranked #43 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime Q (10/01, p.46)

Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s. Q (12/99, p.92)

Ranked #47 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "...This was Keeping It Real, Essex-style, a uniquely British spin on contemporary US influences, rooted in the dance revolution....somewhere for rock and rave to meet in pursuit of instant thrills... Q (6/00, p.70)

Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's. Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.82)

3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...packs all the visceral punch of rock at its incendiary best....populist electro punk that serves as a perfect Brit counterpart to the industrial noir of Trent Reznor or the jittery soundscapes of Wu-Tang Clan's RZA... Rolling Stone (8/7/97, pp.59-60)

Ranked #20 on Spin's list of the "Top 20 Albums Of The Year. Spin (1/98, p.87)

7 (out of 10) - "...maybe the best fusion of pseudo-rap and pseudo-punk since Rage Against The Machine... Spin (9/97, p.155)