The Prodigy Album: «Baby's Got a Temper»

- Customers rating: (3.4 of 5)
- Title:Baby's Got a Temper
- Release date:2002-07-16
- Type:Audio CD
- Label:Maverick
- UPC:054391669827
- 1Baby's Got A Temper (Original Version) - Prodigy
- 2Baby's Got A Temper (Instrumental) - Prodigy
This is Prodigy's first release of new music since 1997's Fat of the Land (they released a DJ mix album, Dirtchamber Sessions Volume 1, in 1999, which is good.)
Baby's Got a Temper has a slow, drugged-out kind of beat. Not slow in a dragging or boring way, just drugged-out. The whole song sounds pretty trippy.
The track has lots of little sounds and quirky noises, which sound pretty cool. Keith is doing the vocal delivery, and does pretty well. There's a little electronic loop that sounds like a scary nursery rhyme.
This song mainly just lacks the force and driving energy that a lot of Prodigy songs are known for. However, that is not to say it's bad. It's just different.
It's not really one of my favorite Prodigy songs, but I was really happy it came out, and I look forward to their new album, currently titled Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned.
p.s. - Liam Howlett, the main man of the Prodigy, has himself stated that Baby's Got a Temper sounds more like something off of the Fat of the Land album. This song is not necessarily attempting to break new ground. He also admitted, more recently, that the release of the single was due to the record company. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though.
Although I reckon this is a pretty similar track to Firestarter I like it none the less. It's creepy lyrics and violent threatening tempo are pretty good, and I guess when it's on the dancefloor, pretty ironic.
Check out the video with the cattle milling around; you don't have to hear the Ropyhnol lyrics to understand this one. Although somehow it's never been contraversial in the sense that the slightly mis-aligned smack my Bitch up was.
It get's the party going so you can forget it all and enjoy the rest... ;)
Liam and Company are back and just in time. This single from "Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned" is an explosive calling card. Fans of the last records hits will not be disappointed. Starting off with somewhat demented carnival-esque keyboard loop the song launches into a full on assault o of Keith Flint's trademark English snarl, Howlett's beats
and very cool Girls Against Boys style distorted guitar.
This is the only eletronic band that can rock just as hard
as any rock band out there, any witness to The Prodigy live
will tell you that. Welcom back boys, just in time.
The Prodigy are back!
"Baby's Got A Temper" is a fantastic record - just what
we need right now in an age where all the music industry
has to offer is endless, dire amounts of pop-garbage.
The only bad thing I have to say about this great CD is
Absolutely recommended!
Everyone seems to hate this single but I really like it and I have gotten my roommate into liking prodigy just because of this single. I would agree that it is a bit lacking but I wouldn't guess that they've been trying to make a cd for 6 years, guys. They have to have gone vacation or just a break in general after the Dirtchamber sessions came out. So I would say that's a bit unfair to make that claim. Anyways I'm a diehard prodigy fan and own almost every single song they've put out (except the What Evil Lurks E.P) and I would suggest anyone who is like me to pick up this single.