I am the god of hellfire, and I bring you...

"Fire (Sunrise Version)" by The Prodigy -- OK, now I know we've been talking up a lot of totally indie bands lately, but I'm gonna have to put up at least one thing here that was wicked-popular for a hot second, C. 1992, and that's the Prodigy (AKA producer Liam Howlett) at their early, filthy-raving peak. (This point could be argued for a while as the Prodigy's sound has changed quite a lot over time, and their new, the 4th full-length, album, Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned, out next week in the US, is again another creative leap for them.) This was a super-duper summer-hit, back when the British rave scene was still viable, two years before the rave-killing Criminal Justice Act took place, which (among many other things) outlawed groups of "100 or more people playing amplified music characterised by a succession of repetitive beats" - the single and album were officially released in September of 92, and they took over the charts. The Prodigy have since had over a dozen consecutive singles in the UK Top 20. This single was a huge hit, no doubt about it, as was the album it appeared on, Experience (which is now available in an expanded edition with ten tracks of different mixes and b-sides). If, like me, you have a soft spot for this crazy hardcore rave music - regardless of whether you heard this first-hand standing out in a field, or discovered it in the mid-90s like I did, I strongly reccomend picking up Experience Expanded as well as Music For The Jilted Generation - also, do check out the new album, as I think its a step in the right direction - their 3rd album, the Fat of the Land was their biggest hit here in the US, but listening to it now, it seems more dated to me than the old ravey stuff - also, explore their official site - it is quite well done, and, among other things, has a hot demo of a new song.