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Rave Meets Rock Star Charisma
- The Prodigy fused rave culture with rock-star charisma, which made them unignorable in a scene hostile to celebrity.
- Their Essex roots and members' personas turned dance music into a pop spectacle for mainstream audiences.
Keith Flint's Rave Origin Story
- Keith Flint recounts breaking into warehouses and raves being a rebellious communal ritual.
- He describes police raids, scavenging for parties, and the raw, anti-mainstream spirit of early raves.
Tension Between Underground And Pop
- The Prodigy threatened rave culture because they introduced rock-star focus and mainstream appeal into an anonymous DJ-led scene.
- That tension made them beloved by mass audiences but suspect to underground taste-makers.