THE PRODIGY BABY'S GOT A TEMPER ALBUM XL RELEASE: JUNE 18, 2002 REVIEW: JULY 8, 2002

So what happened to The Prodigy? Did Liam Howlett decide to take his work back underground to stop it from falling into the wrong hands?
Naah. I forgot that The Prodigy isn’t really Liam’s band anymore. Gone are the days when The Prodigy singles could stand their ground without Keith Flint doing his Johnny Rotten impersonation. I hate so say it, but this endless recycling of “Firestarter” is no fun anymore. I liked that song a lot, but I thought it was just one of the many things this band was capable of. Now however, they seem to be stuck for good.
“Baby’s Got a Temper” merely sounds like leftover material from “The Fat of the Land”. It is a frantic and gritty song with the beat from “Diesel Power”, the “Firestarter” guitar riff and Flint huffing and puffing in his usual manner. Nothing new under the sun. Still, one has to admit that The Prodigy know how to sell records. Letting Flint chant “We Love Rohypnol” and making a nasty video showing sexy girls milking cows is sure to stir up enough controversy to keep the sales up.
I just have to lament the fact that Liam Howlett has decided to work more with “real instruments” and proclaimed that The Prodigy is not a dance band anymore. It was, after all, once a bloody brilliant dance band.

MATTIAS HUSS