Produced by long time collaborator Neil McClellan The Day Is My Enemy follows on the usual Prodigy traits of hyperactive drum patterns and explosive bass crashes intertwined with electronics reminiscent of that pioneered during the early 90’s rave explosion.
It’s easy to judge their criticisms as a “back in my day” condemnation of a scene they helped create, but their actions show otherwise; The Day Is My Enemy is meant to inspire the next generation of main stage headlining DJ electronic artists.
The Day Is My Enemy can be obnoxious and same-y after a while — but what good punk isn't?
Despite a handful of decent tracks in the second half of the record, it’s difficult not to view The Day Is My Enemy as a poor man’s Invaders Must Die.
The Day is My Enemy is an embarrassing display that inevitably ends badly.
The Prodigy Re-Review #6
This is very, very inconsistent.
This record continues the sound from Invaders Must Die only to get extremely mixed results. It sounds great, but we can learn from The Car by Arctic Monkeys that music doesn’t need quality to sound good. Sounds oxymoronic, right?
Favorite: Ibiza
Least Favorite: Invisible Sun
"The Day Is My Enemy" has the same amount of energy any Prodigy record would have. Unfortunately, there's no presence of ideas or refinement, which makes it a very bloated listen.
Fav Tracks: Wild Frontier, Rhythm Bomb, The Day Is My Enemy, Beyond The Deathray, Wall Of Death, Ibiza
Least Fav Tracks: Invisible Sun, Destroy
Score:
6
Fine
I was drawn to this album purely by its cover (which is awesome, by the way), and since I was already familiar with Prodigy’s earlier works, The Fat of the Land in particular, I figured I’d give this rather underappreciated album a go. And honestly, I think I enjoyed this album more. The Day is My Enemy certainly has a more modern sound, borrowing elements from drum n bass, dubstep, and chiptune; and while that may not be everyone’s cup of tea, I love the variety of sounds on ... read more
Favourite songs: The Day is My Enemy, Nasty, Wild Frontier
Least favourite songs: Roadblox
The sixth album by the leaders of the big beat six years after "Invaders Must Die," an poor album.
1 | The Day Is My Enemy 4:24 | 83 |
2 | Nasty 4:03 | 85 |
3 | Rebel Radio 3:52 | 79 |
4 | Ibiza 2:45 feat. Sleaford Mods | 64 |
5 | Destroy 4:28 | 76 |
6 | Wild Frontier 4:28 | 86 |
7 | Rok-Weiler 3:50 | 74 |
8 | Beyond the Deathray 3:08 | 67 |
9 | Rhythm Bomb 4:12 feat. Flux Pavilion | 75 |
10 | Roadblox 5:00 | 75 |
11 | Get Your Fight On 3:38 | 85 |
12 | Medicine 3:56 | 79 |
13 | Invisible Sun 4:16 | 66 |
14 | Wall of Death 4:12 | 70 |
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