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Originally Posted by Glice
It was after their third album though, when they stopped being a dance band and started being this stadium rock behemoth. Their first two albums are two of the most essential records of early-90s dance, and two incredibly rare instances of really, really good dance albums. The albums after that were where they went into being a completely different band. They're still electronic, but appealing to rock audiences rather than the dance massive. It's possibly a minor distinction, but I don't think they'd be as well thought of for their earlier stuff as the post fat of the land stuff.
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I absolutely agree. I don't know if The Prodigy's change of direction (which probably had already started with their second album but which really came to the fore with the release of 'Firestarter') was a conscious attempt by the band to break America but it definitely had that effect. You're right, they ultimately became a live act rather than a studio one and managed to push Keith (previously just a dancer with the band) as their front-man.
Ah, happy days!