Ten Years Getting High in the Prodigy

US 'Wildfire' by Leeroy Thornhill coming soon      03/05/24

It's a Prodigy week... who am I kidding, every week is a Prodigy week! Following yesterdays epic video of EVERY sample from EVERY prodigy album, we have news that Leeroy Thornhill has a new book available for pre-order entitled  'Wildfire - Ten Years Getting High in the Prodigy'. It's due out in Septemeber and on it he says: 

"Wildfire shares personal images and memories from the first 10 years of the rise of The Prodigy. An unparalleled energy that rapidly spread across the globe intoxicating crowds with its unique sound and live show.

Time waits for no man, and with a blink of an eye 30-plus years have passed. My time with the band still feels like only yesterday, A musical journey I am proud to have been part of, the highs are imprinted in my soul. Live life, believe, know your ledge, make it happen." 

About the book

Wildfire tells the story of the first decade of The Prodigy from the perspective of original member Leeroy Thornhill, fully illustrated with entirely unseen photography from the earliest raves, to Japan and the United States in the late '90s, by which point the band were one of the biggest on the planet.

Rave pioneers whose sound also encompassed hip hop, punk and rock, The Prodigy arguably had as much influence on contemporary pop culture as the Sex Pistols and these extraordinary images from Leeroy's personal archives capture the wild energy, ecstasy and abandon from the moment they dropped their first hit 'Charly' through the three albums which became the ubiquitous soundtrack to the decade: Experience, Music for the Jilted Generation and Fat of the Land.

Beautifully designed in five colours with archival ephemera, and contextualised by Leeroy himself with candid and often hilarious stories describing the band's wild adventures and eccentric encounters as their fame and popularity spread 'like wildfire', this is the ultimate visual journey into the world of the original 'electronic punks'.

 

Pre order the book here: https://geni.us/WildfireLT

Release date is: 12/09/2024

More from Leeroy: https://leeroythornhill.com/

 

About the author [midierror]: midierror makes nifty Max For Live devices, innovative music hardware, award winning sample packs and hosts a podcast speaking to people in the music world.

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