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Voodoo People

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what can i say, it's prodigy alright. never give up on em, once you start, your hooked for life. -RESPECT-

This is a great song from a great album (music for the gilted generation). Rat Poison and the Chemical Brothers remix(by the way, I rarely like the Chemical Brothers but this remix is one of their best) are excellent. NO Good is great too even though it may take u a few listens to get used to it(pay no attention to the title of this song because it bears absolutely no resemblence to the original No Good). Speedway is repetitive but it is good when you are in the mood for it. Track 1 is perhaps unneccessary though because it is almost identical to the last track. Anyway, this is a great deal.

I had been looking for this CD for a while and finally got around to buying it. Over all I am very glad I did. First off if you haven't heard the title track, you need to come out of your cave more often. It's a great song. Although I enjoy most of the songs on this single there are a few clunkers. The CJ Bolland Museum Remix of No Good (Start the Dance)is not all that great, although it is still decent. The same goes for Speedway (Theme From Fastlane) (Secret Knowledge Remix). But the real crock of *CENSORED* is the Haiti Island Remix of Voodoo People. There are hardly any rythmic changes, new samples or anything else that set apart vanilla remixes from outstanding ones. Basically the Voodoo People (Haiti Island Remix) amounts to Voodoo People with an extra synth line. Then theres Rat Poison and Voodoo People (Chemical Brothers Remix). Wow are these great. I'd tell you which is the best song on the single but I can't there both so good. Rat Poison has a good guitar line and great beats. The Chemical Brothers Remix of Voodoo People. This has all the things that I look for in a good remix. New rythems, new synth lines and basically a new melody (ok maybe I don't think of a new melody when I think of a good remix but it helps). Over all I recomend this CD to new or old Prodigy fans.

By the way sorry for any grammatical or typing errors because I'm sure I didn't catch all of them.

Well the first track [Radio Edit version] is the version that most of us would have heard first. Its simply a shorter version of the one found on the classic album 'Music For The Jilted Generation'.

Track 2 is the Dust Brothers Remix, and its actually pretty cool - even if it does have borrowed bits from other Dust tracks.

The fourth track is the 'Original Mix' of Voodoo People and interestingly it is noticeably slower than the version most of would be used to. To me it sounds somewhat strange, but still damn fine!, and it does allow you the ability to see/hear more of what has gone into this classic dance/rave track.

But the highlight is track 3 - "Goa [The Heat The Energy Part 2]". Its a continuation of "The Heat [The Energy]" found on 'Jilted' and I am dumbfounded why they never included this on the album. Its got an awesome rich acid line running through it while using the beats etc from Part 1. Its simple but effective. Its not a better track than Voodoo People, but it is a great b-side.

Basically, if you want to buy a Prodigy CD single, make it this one.

This is a good CD. Of course you have Voodoo People, but there are also some great tracks in between. I especially like Rat Poison's use of the lyrics of "Poison" in an entirely new song! I love the Haiti Island Remix too!

The Chemical Brothers and the prodigy should seriously consider collaberating on a full lenght record. The origional sounds of each always combine for something that nobody has ever heard.

A, Voodoo People (Chemical Brothers Remix). AA, Voodoo People (Original Mix). B, No Good/Start the Dance (CJ Bolland Museum Remix). BB, Speedway/Theme from Fastlane (Secret Knowledge Remix).

A great single really, even for this day, good to see some varing styles here.

This is a great remix CD. Full of energy, a high voltage thrill ride for your ears.