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}} ''The Fat of the Land'' is the third studio album by English electronic dance music group The Prodigy. The album was released by XL Recordings on 30 June 1997 and on 1 July 1997 in the United States by Maverick Records. The album title comes from the old English phrase 'living off the fat of the land', which means living well or being wealthy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Living off the fat of the land )〕 The band name was shortened to simply "Prodigy" for the release and its singles. While Liam Howlett is generally responsible for the compositions and Maxim Reality is featured on two tracks, this is the first record to include contributions by Keith Flint, who provides vocals on four of the songs. The album has received critical acclaim and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide as of 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Prodigy's "The Fat Of The Land" To Get 15th Anniversary Rerelease - )〕 ==Samples== The main vocal sample from "Smack My Bitch Up" is taken from "Give the Drummer Some" by American hip hop group Ultramagnetic MCs. Thus, The Prodigy invited group member Kool Keith, who raps the portion sampled by the Prodigy in the original track, to do the lyrics and vocals for another track, "Diesel Power". The track also features a looped sample of the bassline and drums from the beginning of "In Memory Of" by jazz musician Randy Weston and a sped-up riff from "Funky Man" by American funk group Kool and the Gang; both of these samples remain uncredited on the album. A heavily manipulated sample from Bulls On Parade by Rage Against the Machine is used in the breakdown. "Breathe" samples sound effects from American hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan's music video for their single "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'". Three credited samples are present on "Funky Shit": the main vocal sample which gives the song its title is sampled from "Root Down" by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, the horn riff that appears throughout the song is sampled from "Theme from "S.W.A.T."" by American disco-funk group Rhythm Heritage, and the "Break!" vocal is sampled from "2, 3, Break" by American hip hop duo the B–Boys. "Serial Thrilla" features a sample of a riff from "Selling Jesus" by English rock band Skunk Anansie. The main riff on "Mindfields" is sampled from English composer John Barry's "Hip's Trip", from the 1974 film ''The Man with the Golden Gun''. "Climbatize" samples a horn riff from "The Horn Track" by Egyptian Empire, the stage name of electronic musician Tim Taylor. The main drum loop was sampled from "Air Drums from Outer Bongolia" by English electronic duo The Jedi Knights; Liam Howlett sampled the drums without the group's permission, and The Jedi Knights threatened to sue The Prodigy. However, Howlett already knew that The Jedi Knights themselves had sampled the drums from an older track entitled "Bongolia" by American funk group Incredible Bongo Band without permission; XL Recordings, the Prodigy's record label, bought the rights to the Incredible Bongo Band track and threatened to sue The Jedi Knights. The media coverage cornered around the event attracted film producer George Lucas, who sued The Jedi Knights for taking their stage name from the ''Star Wars'' term "Jedi Knight", which Lucas created. "Firestarter" samples a guitar riff from "SOS" by American rock group The Breeders, and the "Hey!" vocal from "Close (To the Edit)" by Art of Noise (the vocal was also previously used by the band in "Full Throttle" on ''Music for the Jilted Generation''). The drums on the song are sampled from a track on the Zero-G sample CD ''Jungle Warfare, Vol. 1''; another Zero-G sample CD was sampled on The Prodigy's previous single, "One Love". "Fuel My Fire" features guitar sounds and feedback effects by Gizz Butt taken from an unreleased remix by Kris Needs of an earlier version of the same song recorded shortly after the Autumn UK tour of 1996. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Fat of the Land」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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