The Rave Years - With Keith Flint & Richard Russell
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The Prodigy's Keith Flint and XL's Richard Russell discuss the rave years.
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Keith Flint was a very intelligent, astute, articulate and above all down to earth guy - apart from all his huge creative abilities. RIP Keith - sorry you left us.
Spot on. A more fitting tribute than most.
Very nice person.
Well said
very true i knew him well and live with him for a few weeks, very true
dave berry - I knew some people who him ‘back in the day’, and the phrase ‘a really nice guy’ was said many times. It was a testament to his character he never became arrogant or precious.
I can't believe it... R.I.P Keith Flint. He will always be a legend!!
Nor me thought I was dream when i heard the news legend
Death of “Thee” prodigy dancer
RIP Keith. Thank you for introducing me to electronic music.
You inspired my Live MidiFighter Mashup:
ruclips.net/video/0OSbzsDKMf0/видео.html
WHAT YOU BEING RAW LIKE THAT FOR? SHOW SOME RESPECT FOR HIS PASSING DICKSPLASH.
#Me too. Hi from Norway
Found the Prodigy when i was 16 yrs old. Im 37 now and still a fan. See you on the other side Keith
Same, but soon i found they are just pro dancers and Howlet is Prodigy
same here brother, discovered them when I was 18 or 19 and now I am 36
Jason McLaren I’m 57 and still living them
Jason McLaren loving them
Jason McLaren I’m only ten years old, yet I got shown prodigy at 3-4 years old. A legend I always looked up to, not going to lie.
Keith comes across as a very gentle, thoughtful man - much different than his stage persona. I would like to have met him, have a beer, talk a bit. So sorry he is gone. From a 67-year old who discovered The Prodigy twenty years ago...
I bet you still wear leather and watch German porn.
I met him at the height of his fame as a nervous 14 year old. He was walking around a music festival, he took the time to sign my shorts, have a laugh with me and he came across as nothing but a thoroughly decent human being.
Me too 😔💔
RIP Keith. It feels like a bit of my youth has died.
Mate I thought the same thing prodigy were my era man n now there gone sad times
Ditto :'(
Yes, I thought the same...saw them live 3 times in the early days & again mid 90's. What a guy.
I know right? strange feeling... makes you pause for a second a realise how precious life is. sad, but true.
Yea I feel that =/
This fella was bloody awesome and I love the Prodigy. RIP :(
he waz one cool down to earth gezzer
I LOVE liams stuff from 91 to 94 :)
When did he die??
Tbh he was only a dancer
Me too
RIP Keith. You fucking legend. I was heavily involved in the UK rave scene in the early 90s and was so lucky to see Prodigy roughly 15 times. Thanks for making it so special, you are ingrained in an entire generations memories and you will Not be forgotten. I hope you're at peace now, only the good die young.
You look 18, how is what you claimed possible?
Lol thanks but I'm 42 😊
@@katiexxx3072you would be 12 in 1990, how would you be heavly involved at that age ??.
People dont seem to remember the door staff being a bit more lenient in those days!!! My mates where his og light technicians the stories where ace!!! The shows even better top one nice one the sounds arnt distorted!! If your names not down who has you reported!!!
We will never see anything like the rave scene again. Loved every minute of that era 😳
Everyone remembers his epic vocals on Breathe and Firestarter. Prodigy shook the nation. Even my mum loved it
Come play my game I’ll test YAAAA
Thats true
My mum was 67 at the time and was singing it 🤣
there is definitely a flow about the vocals In Breathe and firestarter that are just on a whole other level .
"took some acid, took some ecstasy, and never looked back."
i have nothing to add to this.
"the show was also driven by the drug" as we can see now we have less power on their shows due to keith....that drop drugs :(
Septic Womb what ?
Septic Womb too right brother
Septic Womb i dropped acid , E and speed in one go .. i was lucky to get back :-)
He became a twisted firestarter!
i was raving with prodigy in 1992 in a south london warehouse pilled up to my eyeballs. I was only 14 at the time and shouldnt of been there but it changed my life. RIP Keith will always love u.
A Don your 37 years old then
@@mayleye 14 in 1992 means he was born in 1978 so his 41/42.
Great story 👊🏽
Epic. Im 41 in the U.S. prodigy ate us up like like a full continent tsunami. Only the fools didnt see the light
I'd love to sit down with you and have a pint and listen to all the amazing stories you'd probably have experienced
I am a decade too young to have partaken in the nineties rave scene unfortunately. I still blame my parents for not getting it on in time
I could listen to Keith Flint talk for hours.
+mightybison15 yeah,, i bet he has some fucking amazing stories
+Steve Atkinson I saw them at the 1st tribal gathering, somebody got on stage and punched him in the face - not sure that's a story he'd enjoy telling ;-)
+mightybison15
give me a call bud us essex lads all have the chat i could bore ya ears off
Jon Wild + And that's the point where the rave scene was all about the money and rinsing people as Keith describes.
Jesus christ I couldnt Gobshite
Rip Keith flint, we lost another icon, the FIRESTARTER!
RIP Keith. Thank you for introducing me to electronic music.
You inspired my Live MidiFighter Mashup:
ruclips.net/video/0OSbzsDKMf0/видео.html
@PurelyAfrican where?
One of the only musician deaths that I feel has had a big impact on me, so sad, what a lovely bloke and an absolute rave legend.
Rave In Peace brother.
Same 💔
@John Matrix Are you insane, or just an idiot?
Totally agree with you my friend
Guru josh died too 😔
Started listening to the prodigy because of my parents, mainly my mum when I was about 5 years old.
I’m 27 now and still hooked. My mum was devastated when Keith took his own life. And I always said that once I’ve earnt enough money I would buy her and myself and ticket and see the prodigy in concert live that’s always what wanted to do: it’s one of them life goes on! And Keith was the most amazing musician and he’s given me so many memories with my parents I will never forget because of his music with the prodigy.
The prodigy are great! Keith will be missed…..I still can’t believe he took his own life…heartbreaking
I love this. I saw a few Prodigy gigs in '97 and '98, I guess you would have been very young, and I just love that their music and the essence of them still shines through the generations.
Cool mum! Is she single?
A fallen hardcore soldier. Rave In Paradise..
what comment much love❤
He îs in hell now
@@henrivargas7373 yeah sound Nice but he îs in hell now
yea he's in a better place now
@@xsilent1112 he îs in Hell not a better place,now he suffer a lot and Forever,i feel sorry for him
RIP Keith Flint you beautiful crazy man
I don't care what anyone says, Keith flint was gorgeous. RIP you absolute legend xxx
Agree, so sexy!
totally agree!
It's been said that I look like Keith Flint, wanna hook up and do some role play hahaha
@Bawsack you little bawbag shut the fuck up
He was stunning
Not only was he a pioneer for all thing's rave but he was also a gifted dancer, singer, talented motor bike racer, horse man, pub landlord, marathon runner, building renovator, compassionate, all round top geezer & the list goes on. What an incredible bloke & we sadly won't see the likes of him again. Countless hearts are broken , hope he knew how much he was loved. Rave on Keith, thanks for the music.
He was a good dancer but no where near as good as Leroy .....Leroy taught him how to dance in the first place lol
RIP Keith Flint, I’m a 44 year old Raver, I still love the music to this day. I’ve seen the Prodigy live 5 times, definitely the best act I’ve seen live. The first time I saw them live was in 1991 at Shelley’s nightclub in Stoke-on-Trent, it was an amazing night. Rest in Peace Keith, you’re an Icon of our time.
Bless you mate. 'One of us'.....fighting for the right to dance and rave until sunrise. Our generation. I'm 45 next saturday but still 18 in mind,heart and soul......1992.......The Prodigy Experience is what started it all for me and many many others and still sounds so so fresh in 2019.......Go find that race in outta space.....Hope you've found you're peace on the other side(and your brain in the other dimension. Could you please see if mine and 'a few odd' thousands of my fellow original ravin crews brains are there too mate???? Probably still out in a field somewhere but have a butchers anyway fella. Nice 1 Top 1 Get sorrrted!!!! Pass on my regards to all those lovely birds too.....The Ostriches that starred in your Outta Space video I ment! ).....So so very sorry that you felt you had to leave us much earlier than it should have been.....RIEP KEEF FLINTY
One of us. Yes. Loved your comment. 🤜🤛
@@irishcountrygirl78 PLUR
Love this post...well said and totally agree....
Great post x
"BORN IN THE 70'S.....GREW UP IN THE 80'S.....RAVED IN THE 90'S......AND STILL HIT AN OCCASIONAL RAINDANCE OR LABRYNTH EVEN NOW.....OFF TO AMNESIA HOUSE IN COVENTRY IN APRIL....THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF RAINDANCE IS LATER THIS YEAR......(They said it would never last...and was just a fad)
1992... back of a bus sharing headphones with my pal...13 years old listening to the experience for the 1st time. Mind blown.
Props to the prodigy and xl records. Both making music that changed my life.
Next 15 years was just colour and sound. Much love and rip Keith. You were too young brother x
How could so many people dislike this video? Keith was humble and kind. And one hell of a firestarter.
This day comes with great sadness. I was just introducing my 4 year old to some of the old tracks yesterday. And she was dancing around the house. And less then 24 hours later he is gone. R.I.P. Keith.
I've just heard the sad, sad news. God Bless You Keith. Rave on and Rest in Peace. Thanks for the music and the memories.
RIP
RIP Keith. Thank you for introducing me to electronic music.
You inspired my Live MidiFighter Mashup:
ruclips.net/video/0OSbzsDKMf0/видео.html
What a special individual Keith was. Very well spoken, passionate about what he did. Just a bloody nice bloke. Prodigy is a massive part of my younger years. Some of the best memories I'll ever have thanks to you guys. RIP fella. You're so missed.
Im 45 now. I was one of the first ravers and loved every free party in old factories. Raves in the cave. Best days off my life. I remember my walls where covered in flyers :)
This guy basically defined a lot of who I want to be. A free-spirited punk who does wtf he wants! His legend is set in stone. He was the last true face of punk. RIP brother. You are missed.
Here is the list of all the songs, following the same order as these appear throughout in the interview:
The Prodigy - Rip Up The Sound System
The Prodigy - Everybody in the place
SL2 - On A Ragga Tip
Rez - Underworld
SL2 - Dj's take control
The Bouncer - Kicks Like A Mule
The Prodigy - Fire
Liquid - Sweet Harmony
In the end of the clip Rez - Underworld plays once more
Thumb it so others can hear these classic tunes !!
Thank me later !.. or now ..
mindplayoni Rez is one of the tracks I want playing at my funeral.
mines firestarter ..cos i did fireshows round the world int circus ..in honour of poi twirling fire to this music!
thanks!
Thanks!- is the track 2.30 on the list?
+Smith Smith I don't want a funeral, I want a rave in my honor, where everyone is enjoying themselves and remembering me at my best.
The good old days 😢 The days when it was all about the music, the togetherness, and the UNDERGROUND....
Oh man, I was absolutely devastated when I heard the news when Keith had passed.
He was such an amazing soul. I saw Prodigy live in the early days and Keith was like a hero to me.
I get so painfully said when I hear that people have taken their own lives. We just never know what others are going through.
It really hurts my soul.
RIP Keith 🙏
Last show this week army of the ants. Tribute for keith just amazing with the ray man. Thx Liam and max. We live forever.
Rest in peace Keith. Your contribution to music will never be forgotten. We miss you!
God bless you Keith , you really left your Mark ....... the ultimate “punkin instigator “ 🤘🏽
Very true he was one of the best we will not forget Keith Flint
Such a chill dude. But when he's on stage, he's an absolute monster!
OrangeNBlue
Indeed. On stage he is on f'n fire. Wow.
My teenage years can be summed up as listening to the prodigy. Awesome.
What beautiful soul...he will be dearly missed
I was a big hip hop head in the 90s and we all loved Prodigy RIP brother Legend
it was kinda unique thing that pulled together all the different masses
I was a metal head who knew all the hip hop of the day too ....EVERYBODY was listening to Prodigy EVERYBODY the jocks Stoners grunge kids even the fucking gothic crowd
Same!!!
@indigo_blue I'm black
Liam was originally a DJ for a hip hop group, and his influence was heavily break beat hip hop and funk.
Will never forget The Prodigy playing Charlie live at the Eclipse back in 91......fucking awesome
They were the days. I have never been happier.
My life would be so dark without The Prodigy! What a legend! :'(
10:47 I love how keith pauses for a brief moment and says "multimedia" instead of "social media", no doubt his brain was thinking of encyclopedia encarta '95. This man is the 1990s personified, and a true legend.
Matthew Bevan I thought exactly the same
lol
Matthew Bevan 😂😂😂
I love people talking about the Early Rave scene with such fondness. I left School in 92' And went straight into Pill's and Ratpack, Clarkee and Slipmatt.... Amazing times. I went to a "Rave" a couple of years ago and it was cheese and Chav's. Then i realised although the Music was good in the Old days it was all about the Spirit and lifestyle....
One of the only few that managed to take the underground rave scene into the commercial level.. R.I.P Keith 🙏🏻
Prodigy music still lives on, along side many other legends..
Got to big up XL recordings, massive love for this label 👊🏻
Really wish this was a podcast, like 2 hours long, really felt inspired by Keith and will always cherish what he did in the 90’s, mixing rave with hip-hop, and punk. Created a completely new energy. Early inspiration for a young raver, from watching the firestarter music video when I was 6, to the warehouse Rave ridden ‘no good’ music video.
RIP KEITH FLINT!! From a black man from Martinsville, Virginia you'll be missed!!
Music see's no color my brother. Black, white & in between we can unite and dance our lives away. R.I.P Keith !
what does it matter if you are black? :D
@@druidofthefang a lot of my people have never heard of him, hell even the genre, ask any of your black friends and see what they say, come back and tell me I'm right just as u are race shouldn't matter friend, have a great day!!
Vee Aye That’s astonishing. On a UK news channel YT account a guy wrote The Prodigy was quite popular within the Black community (UK or US)
@@davidnavarro4821 cool
R.I.P Mr Flint....grew up form day one with the Birth of The Prodigy into the scene....you will be forever missed brother...
RIP Keith Flint (September 17, 1969 - March 4, 2019), aged 49
You will always be remembered as a legend.
Did Essex proud. Dance among the stars, you beautiful man 🐜
rest in power Keith - thanks for being one of most raw underground figures to ever break through to the mainstream and still stay true, we will always remember you.
Just LOVE the prodigy and Keith flint !!! My fave act ever. I really miss those rave days and the whole culture of " like minded just out for the music and to be free" attitude! Everybody felt as one , in it together , real good happy days! so far away from the plastic, consumer driven, bullshit, show off, look at my swag, culture of "I got more of everything than you" we got now. Soulless music, zero creativity, everyone hates everyone else. It's the opposite, people go out and hate on each other, drugs now are to get low, not high! Music is beyond mindless shite! No morals, no freedom ,man hope this shitty era passes soon lol
+Josef Mandel I know what you mean. Some ppl openly brag about selling drugs and then immediately leaving. It takes me a lot of willpower to not punch them in the throat. SMH.
The air we breathed was different back then,it was filled with electricity,the atmosphere came with a feeling and I'm so lucky we got to experience it
Me too, well put...
+Jazzy more innocent
too right dude. The thing to do now is go to gigs, not clubs.
I rarely get sad when celebrities die.... but I'm upset over Keith. He was one of us, he had a gift and was a beautiful soul. Stayed rooted and didn't let fame turn him into an arse.
Forgot how stunningly beautiful he was . Never forgotten. I hope he has found his peace ☮️ xxxx
I love you so much Keith. I'm stunned and speechless. I'll catch you at the next all nighter on the other side, rest easy brother.
Prodigy was the idols of my type of people in my generation. Its a worldwide thing! Phenomenon! Huge respect for these guys inspiring generations!
The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long... RIP brother x
The Prodigy paved the way. One love
So bummed out by the news
RIP Keith Flint! Another legend leaves town
He shaped my childhood in such a major way I’ll never forget that Keith , thank you for all the memories Rave in Peace ✌🏻😥🙏🏼
I would love to have met Keith Flint.
Saw Prodigy twice in the 90's and they were incredible...they really did play a rave for 2 hours...RIP Keith
RIP Kieth your a true rave legend
He will be greatly missed, such a performer.
You have brought me and so many friends such great memories with your music.
R.i.P and I hope you’re raving in the sky
I know what tunes il be listening to today x
So gutted he's gone, I was there in the start 89-93ish what a time to be a teen-ager,it was movement which I doubt will happen again.for a brief moment we thought we'd inherited the world.✌️👍
Noname 1st I literally missed this by a couple of years. Gutted I didnt experience the "illegal" raves. I had a video of the book of love from 1992 and always wished I could have experienced that. Amazing man. If only the respect from all of his fans could have convinced him to stay with us.
we fkn took it. we stopped being told and we forged a new path. we just loved while governments hated and they went to war on freedom in the shadows. always the opportunity kids. ✊
Rave + tiny bit Punk + tiny bit of Rock + some HipHop + much (Trance) Techno all of that with sometimes a bit of Reggae? ... Seems "totally insane" (or impossible) yet The Prodigy did it! ... What some people don’t know is that Keith was a truly nice, gentle and polite human being. His stage persona was unique because he channeled his aggression and passion and let all out on stage. He is one of the true greats ... RIP Keith Flint
beautifully put
Rest in peace Keith. I remember the Prodigy and Foo Fighters gig. Stuck with me all these years later. Amazing times.
I was proud to have been part of the movement, it was underground, a reality that was shared and loved by our group, it was exciting and for me it all began at the eclipse in cov. The prodigy were dancing at raves too then went on to live their dream. RIP keith. X
You'll be missed Keith. Your dancing and vocals will be forever remembered.
I grew up listening to The Prodigy and his voice, his passion got me through my hardest times in high school. RIP Keith, you're a legend!
The world's gonna miss his wild energy. Genuinely nice guy, no ego, lovely to see tributes from around the world pouring in. Desperately sad he felt he had to end it like this. RIP Keith
Nothing will ever happen like that again. I’m just glad I was part of it. Nothing happens in secret any more. Kids would need to leave social media and make the sharing of movements like this more organic. People were experimenting with music because of computers and new technology. It’s limitations made it more creative. Now we have entire studios in a laptop. Feels like so long ago but best time of my life.
edstone147 so true... these social media junkies would never keep the location a secret like we used to, the cops would prob be there before them now lol aaahhh the good old days
It does still happen. There's a thriving free party scene that's more underground in London and the teknivals in Europe. Also, live hardware sets and mixing on vinyl and tunes made not just on a laptop 👍 it's still going... You just have to find the good side of it all amongst a lot of shit.
Keith Flint had such an amazing mind. I really appreciate what he did for UK Hip Hop. I'm so gutted because I feel like the UK had forgotten how much The Prodigy have done for UK music on the whole. We MUST give people their flowers while they're still living, don't wait for them to die before showing your appreciation. Rest in Power Keith Flint, I'm sure many more people will miss you now.
I wish the world could of given him as much happiness as he gave it, awesome chap, awesome band - The Prodigy Lives Forever. Rest in Peace Keith.
These guys have the heart and soul that edm djs are missing
CHEM TRAIL the prodigy is still Edm you know
"Electronic dance music"
Not the way it is portrayed nowadays. Same goes for Dubstep. When I saw dubstep people usually think Rusko, Skrillex, and other artists that popularized it. When I say dubstep I am talking about actual reggae inspired bass music.
Most of them are not dj's, they can't dj and they don't dj live.
Completely true
@@chemtrail2269 but what your talking about is called two step which is what reggae bass music is know as.dubstep was created by Benga and skream in a records store in London in the early 2000.reggae has never been known as dubstep
Wow, he looked great in 2014. So sad that he lost it to depression. RIP man!
People can put a smile on through depression. You never really know what's going on in a person's mind. People become experts at putting on the mask.
@@davidhorman5836 You got that right. Damn that's tough.
Maybe he wasn't depressed
Thanks XL
Thanks The Prodigy experience 1992 for making me a loving Happy grateful lad .
Keith flint RiP (Raving In Paradise)
The young lad who grew up in Redbridge who went on to become a pioneer in dance music, lots of folk heading to his former pub n Essex tonight to remember Keith, he will be truly missed
Sounds like it's going to be a great memorial
42 now I just caught the tail end of Ravi g,97 onwards,happiest days of my life🤜🤛duble dip doves!
LONG LIVE THE PRODIGY,!!!!!
AMEN TO THE OLD SKOOL,!!!!!!
a pioneer and a great bloke sadly missed and never replaced
Man i just wanna give him the biggest hug.
RiP Keith thanks for some mad times Respect
I say, what a lucid and charismatic young man.
He's always had that star quality. Have you seen any backstage videos? He's genuinely hilarious. Like funnier than a lot of comedians.
I lived through this time...totally amazing..prodigy were so fresh then...so much energy...still luv them today!
I was at the eclipse Coventry in 93 when the prodigy played! 1988-1993 the best years ever!
dancing to my own prodigy tape at every house party in 93!
+Louise Allan yeah before sound limiting . no wonder I'm partially deaf now!
when i was a kid, i used to be so scared of keith but now he looks like a chill awesome dad with piercings
fox so true
hes so cute
Scared? you fucking mug
Yeah me too When i was like 12
-13. Im 32 now! I was scared when i saw him on mtv singin im a fire starter in that dark tunnel haha.
agree!)
A genius has left us, a jilted generation without ignitor... Raved onto the Prodigy, SL2 n so on. Am so proud to have lived these ravin' years, fuckin' massive. We'll miss u Mr Keith. RIP bro.
RUHE IN FRIEDEN KEITH DU BIST VIEL ZU FRUH VON UNS GEGANGEN. DANKE FUR DEINE MUSIK ES WAR DIE MUSIK MEINER JUGEND UND ES WAR GEIL. WIR SEHEN UNS EINES TAGES AUF DER ANDEREN SEITE .
R.I.P KEITH FLINT THANKS FOR INSPIRING US RAVERS ALL THESE YEARS SINCE THE DAWN OF THE UNDERGROUND! YOU WERE YOU ARE AND YOU ALWAYS BE AN AMAZING BRILLIANT RAVE PRODIGY !!
His candle burned bright. Lived more than 10 men.
So true.
I am 17 years old and at my dads we would always listen to prodigy music, at his house or in his car. And I’ve always wanted to be able to go to a rave and listen to prodigy live and meet Keith, but now to realize that I won’t ever be able to meet Keith is heart breaking. We lost a legend. R.I.P firestarter forever missed.
Listen to prodigy since I'm 12, I'm almost 36 and will never stop. Such a terrible loss. 🖤🐜
You will always be remembered Keith as one of the most powerful voices in music.
Very said news, but at least he lived it large and real...much respect! RIP
I just love this interview with Keith. Thanks for sharing it. Too sad he s no longer with us. 😔❤️
Thanks for a video , Keith such a legend. Great interview
1992: The raves and MTV party zone was the best. Just epic stuff! I never did any drugs, but I got pretty drunk. Just dancing and making love to complete strangers, till the sun went up. Never any fighting or violence. Just pure happiness. Come 2018: The raves are gone, the magic is gone, and well, MTV isn't MTV anymore. The youths of today sit at home, isolated, playing video games, flipping pictures on tinder or watching porn. Jesus Christ what has the world come to. Anyway thanx Prodigy and XL for 'Prodigy Experience' one of the best albums ever❤️
CHRISTIAN Lowensprung the mtv parties with the bowls of coke and the gazillion bottles of champagne, I used to just get drunk and go find a "quiet" corner and go to sleep it was too mental for me lol
R.I.P Keith, true 90s legend
Braintree barn was iconic and I was lucky enough to see the prodigy live there when they first hit the rave scene 😍
So glad he mentions The Braintree Barn within the first minute. Hugely influential to the rave scene in the UK. '88, '89, '90. Huge.