Samples used by The Prodigy.
Here is a comprehensive list of samples that The Prodigy have used in their live tracks but never released officially on any album.
Sample: "I and You, and you and me, forever and ever and ever... "
Taken from: 'All Day and All of the Night' by The Kinks (album: Kinks' Greatest Hits, 1966)
Sample: the drums
Taken from: Elmer Bernstein - The Great Escape (Main Theme)
Sample of squeaking comes from the song "Flash" (the main theme for the movie Flash Gordon)
Sample:"Hey, remember me? Benny Blanco from the Bronx?"
Taken from: the film "Carlito's Way".
Sample: string sounds
Taken from: Edwin Elgar's Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Opus 47.
Sample: guitar sounds
Taken from: White Stripes - Jumble, Jumble
Sample: Lead guitar riff
Taken from:The Third Bardo - I'm Five Years Ahead Of My Time
Sample: Guitar
Taken from: The Golliwogs - Fight Fire
Sample: "Heat Wave Hurricane" vocal
Taken from: Baloon Farm - Question of Temperature
Also used: The Humane Society - Knock Knock
Sample: main melody
Taken from: John Williams - Jaws OST (1975) - Main Title (Theme From 'Jaws')
Samples Pink Floyd's "A New Machine (Part 1)".
It also samples: Pink Floyd - Speak To Me and Flowmasters - Let It Take Control (Heartbeat)(live track played usually before/after Funky Shit)
Sample: "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funk" and main beats
Taken from: Lee Dorsey - Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky is the original source but actually Liam sampled this from Coldcut track "Hot Plate 1"
Sample: "I am the creator of my hip hop styles"
Source: MC Shan - Living In The World Of Hip Hop
Sample: Main break loop (synth and guitar riff)
Taken from: Goblin - Dr. Frankenstein
1st Synthesizer in the middle of the song's main melody in the KLF "What Time Is Love"
Sample: main beat and "Ride the rhythm!"
Taken from: Chill Rob G - "Ride the Rhythm"
Sample: guitar feedback riff
Source: Beastie Boys' song "Pass The Mic" which original comes from The Kay-Gees "Master Plan" from album Essential Dancefloor
This live favourite late transformed into You'll Be Under My Wheels
Sample: Vocal sample
Taken from: Poppa Large by the Ultramagnetic MC's
Sample: the main drum hits in the background
Taken from: P.S.K By Schooly D
Sample: the break which is played over the top and also sometimes brokedown at the end of the track
Taken from: 'Bouncy Lady' By 'Pleasure' its off one of the ultimate breaks & volumes 12"'s
Sample: drum beat and bass
Taken from: Adrealin by Senser
Sample: violin line
Taken from: Probably from Beastie Boys song coled "Eugene's Lament ". Liam has mixed the violin tone, cuting it, looping it, etc...
Sample: "one" vocal
Taken from: KRS-ONE - "I'm still #1"
Sample: main melody piano line
Taken from: My World Fell Down by Sagittarius
Sample: ''Feelin' better?; Yeah I do'' (end of the live version)
Taken from: the movie Analyze This
Sample: main Riff used in "bridge" section
Source: Blur - 'Bugman'
Sample: main Riff used in chorus
Source: Elvis Costello - 'Pump me Up'
Sample: "Now hear this"
Taken from: Hustlers Convention a live album consisting of performances from Music Of Life Hustlers Convention. The release is notable for having exclusive tracks by well known artists and the album cover claims it is "the world's first ever live rap album".
Sample: The "attention all personel" sample used in live shows
Taken from: the James Bond movie Diamonds are forever.
also on the early live shows (1992) you can hear "Run Like A Hell" (speed up) by Pink Floyd
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The Lone Raver
01 Feb 1993 | Future Music
Prodigious talent
08 Sep 1993 | Hot Press
Welcome To The Techno-drome
01 Oct 1996 | Sound On Sound
Liam Howlett • The Prodigy & Firestarter
16 Aug 1997 | Melody Maker
Shrink Rap
21 Jan 1999 | BBC
Bands Challenged Over 60s Samples
01 Mar 1999 | Select
DJ is a God
11 May 1999 | Toronto Sun
Prodigy tries sex in space
15 May 1999 | Toronto Sun
Decline of the Jedi Knights
19 Nov 2005 | Nekozine
Interview with Liam Howlett after The Prodigy's show in Copenhagen
23 Mar 2009 | Time Out Dubai
Prodigy: Track-by-track
08 May 2010 | Hot Press
Leeroy Keeps Swinging
04 Dec 2012 | MTV Hive
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19 Jul 2018 | EXCLAIM!
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31 Oct 2018 | STACK
Q&A with The Prodigy's Liam Howlett
30 Nov 2018 | The Sun
Still starting fires
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31 Jan 2019 | Decoded Magazine
Sampling the Sex Pistols, dissing koalas and never taking your foot off the gas: we crank the froth-o-meter up to full with The Prodigy’s Liam Howlett
05 Mar 2019 | The Independent
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