Vanishing Point

#290 Heard Before? Nope. But a Primal Scream album that's not Screamadelica? Really?! Notes: - much better than i expected. - not excited about the vocals, and i completely ignored the lyrics. - my favorite part is all the extra sounds cluttering the mix. - great dubby basslines. - trip-hop drums stick out as a late 90s artifact, but that's not always bad. Verdict: Like a microdose of trippy psychedelia. Listen Again? Maybe!

2/5

A few tracks on "Vanishing Point" work more as atmospheric interludes than fully formed compositions, yet the album overall makes for a solid listen. The cover of Motörhead’s eponymous track is a notable curiosity, steering the original much closer to the spirit of Hawkwind. All said, "Vanishing Point" falls short of being an essential album. 1 "Burning Wheel" (4/5) 2 "Get Duffy" (3/5) 3 "Kowalski" (4/5) 4 "Star" (3/5) 5 "If They Move, Kill 'Em" (3/5) 6 "Out of the Void" (3/5) 7 "Stuka" (3/5) 8 "Medication" (4/5) 9 "Motörhead" (4/5) 10 "Trainspotting" (3/5) 11 "Long Life" (3/5) Total - 37 Average - 3.4 457/1001 242/457 albums reviewed were new to me.

It's not an issue on all songs, but for the love of God, I need white English dudes to stop appropriating Indian music for once in their lives. Please. Just once. I'm begging. But yeah. Besides that, this album can be kinda annoying, like with the synths on If They Move, Kill 'Em. When it's decent, it's basically this meme: Kid: "MOM, I WANT A MASSIVE ATTACK CD" Mom: "Honey, we have a Massive Attack CD at home" *Holds up Vanishing Point* And then a random britpop song aping the Rolling Stones in Medication. It's average at best. So yeah, just not a good record. Appropriative, unoriginal, and boring.

Now, that was interesting. NOT.

First song was a bit of a stinker, but it got good once it moved towards a more trip hoppy sound. And there's a melodica too, how wonderful 🥺 Currently sitting at a 4.5, could move up to a 5 on a later listen

This is just so incredibly boring. A band called Primal Scream should not be this lo fi. I fear there is a third Primal Scream album on this list.

Cohesion: 5/5 Theme & Narrative: 1/1 - Seems like they were going for the hippy / alternative mood Sonic Identity: 1/1 Arrangement Synergy: 1/1 Genre Authenticity; 1/1 Transitions & Flow; 1/1 Production: 4.5/5 Clarity & Balance; 0.5/1 - Some sort of balance between sound and vocalist but at least on the very first song the vocals were unclear Vocal Delivery; 1/1 Sound Design; 1/1 Dynamic Depth; 1/1 Mastering; 1/1 Enjoyability: 2/5 Immediate Engagement; 0.5/1 Replay Value; 0/1 Emotional Resonance; 0/1 Playlist Potential; 0.5/1 Memorability; 1/1 Songwriting: 3.5/5 Lyrics; 1/1 Melody; 1/1 Structure & Contrast; 1/1 Hook; 0/1 Prosody & Emotional Resolution; 0.5/1 Favourite Songs: 2/11 - Kowalski - Medication Final Thoughts: - Very experimental and quite psychedelic album - Doesn’t do much for me unfortunately

3.75! Very cool! Weird. Don't know what to make of it.

now that was interesting

Jävla märklig skiva. Alla låtar med sång(och gitarr) suger men de instrumentella bitarna är nice. Kul med lite dub mitt i. Vet dock inte om det räcker till mer än 2/5.

Tillräckligt varierat för att ge det 3/5 men den fruktansvärda covern av Motörhead sänkte det till en tvåa. Medication var skitbra, varför låter inte hela albumet så?

orkade inte lyssna klart

horrivel, nada me deu a menor vontade de ouvir até o fim ou de novo

Beyond dull. This band are not to be taken seriously. Cod stones with arrangements lifted from better artists

Blah blah blah.

What a misleading band name. I like this one less than the other Primal Scream album i heard from this list. But all things being equal, I'd still give it a lower rating simply because there is no need for there to be multiple PS albums on here.

Boring and long

This has the feeling of every other band from the UK that was trying to be Oasis in the mid-to-late 90s. It's now made a hard turn into really alternative rock. Enough with the fucking doorbells. This veers into a weird instrumental/techno direction that is much less like music and more like random noises over a bassline. Trainspotting is probably my favorite song on the album.

some nice dance and electronica not their top

A cool trip hop kind of album.

Reminded me of Radiohead at points, which would be cool if I liked Radiohead. Reminded me of noise at other points, which would be cool if I liked discordant noise. 1.7

Not sure how you'd concentrate enough to listen to this let alone record any of these songs. Lazy!

gorillaz and blur had an incestual relationship and out came this. And i mean that in the best way possible

Not a fan. Too much music and not enough singing. When they were singing, it was fine, but it was boring otherwise.

Not quite sure what to make of this one. Sometimes I like, sometimes it's too weird

Fun album

Sometimes, you just know you're going to be in the minority of people who just love an album on here.

The Doors opening. This album needs a movie to watch with it in the background. As a standalone listen it's struggling. Like Virgin Suicides - Air - same thing. Take Superfly. All of those songs are memorable, and can stand on their own notes. The movie is secondary if that. Unfair, what about the Bladerunner soundtrack. For this it's OK background psychedelia, reminds a bit of Panthalassa Davis-Laswell but they did this style so much better. Hell, give me any of the Davis Live Evil Dark Magus King Crimson. 2. for me. Forgettable. Not Kid Rock levels abysmal, but it's on the ledge give me a wedge or a sledge.

Surprising like

Kind of a vibe!

(2/7) not interested

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Interesting rock-minded dub and ambient music. While I wasn’t riveted, it did keep me engaged the whole time with its sense of atmosphere and use of sound. The bass guitar work holds it together; I enjoyed the “traditional” rock songs (“Burning Wheel”, “Medication”) more than the dance-adjacent experiments. Not something I’ll return to but can certainly respect.

1.7 Pretty slow go, not ideal when you're 850ish albums in, and there is some catching up to do....

These are the sounds you hear when you have a blistering headache at 3 AM. Favourite Track(s): Trainspotting Least Favourite Track(s): Motorhead

4.5

If you came of musical age in the early 80s,as I did, many of these sounds are lodged in the memory banks. Crunchy breaks, blaxploitation vibes, Joy Division moves, and more. A kitchen sink approach..not too shabby.

Enjoyable, didn't stick with me

Just not at the vanishing point

You need to be high to enjoy this.

The album has its moments, but it’s all over the place. I’m not at all sure it hangs together *as an album.* 2.5?

I thought I was going to hate this, its fine mostly. Some tracks are excellent, but so many of them are really not. 2.5/5

Is the Trainspotting soundtrack not enough for you people??

Eiert anfangs gemütlich vor sich her, wird gegen Ende aber richtig interessant. Da wär mehr drin gewesen!

Ich möchte die, als sie alles auf 11 gedreht und "XTRMNTR" gemacht haben. Das hier ist nett, aber die Vocals stehen mir dafür, dass sie zu unspektakulär sind, zu sehr im Fokus. Die instrumentalen Sachen hierauf mag ich.

Love the instrumental songs really good beats got me moving so cool it's a good 90s album great production a fun listen

Yesssss

Barely a record and more a collection of noodlings

Ok. Probably won’t listen again

I really want to like it…

Listened

An interesting listen, as someone who is only familiar with Screamadelica (which I love). Augustus Pablo showing up to play melodica on "Star" is a brilliant touch.

There are three types of track on this album: 1) Sounds 2) hardcore night at the goth club And 3) a song of a completely different genre (different each time)

Finde das Album ziemlich solide. Vom vibe her erinnert es mich ein wenig an I‘m deranged von David Bowie. Vermutlich, weil das ja tatsächlich Filmmusik von Lost Highway ist und Vanishing Point ja auch als alternativer Soundtrack gedacht ist. Passt außerdem zur Jahreszeit (Herbst), was mein Rating vermutlich nochmal geboostet hat lol

Very enjoyable, not what I expected

This is such a strange album, but yet…I somehow like it. And not sure why because I usually hate discordance. But this somehow works even though I didn’t hear of this band before now! They are pretty badass. “Trainspotting” literally made me think of Gorillaz. I can’t help but wonder if this was an influence!

A big meh tbh, nothing really stood out or made me really engage with it

I would have preferred to see XTRMNTR on the list, but this is fine as a kind of psychedelic soundtrack

Quiet enjoyed this one!

Pretty cool, and there is quite a wide array of sounds and styles on this album, but a lot is pretty dull to be honest. It's nice for in the background but other than that not much going for it.

Dripping in 90s aura, even if it drags a bit. Spotify auto-served Screamadelica after this finished, now I gotta go listen to that one instead. Rating: 7/10

Heyyy I know these guys! Been meaning to get into their most well-known work "Screamadelica" but this is a great alternate first impression! Even though the album never quite hits the highs it needs for a full 5 stars, I really enjoyed it's hectic mix of genres and broader trip hop influences.

70

i did not enjoy this

This was a good album. Varied. Chill. Confident. Fun. .

First of the Mani-era albums. A lot less abrasive than I remember, though I think I may have been merging it with the next one.

I thought this was interesting and liked it more than the Pink Floyd album, but didn’t love it. I do think I’d revisit though, feels like a high album.

Meeehh... not blown away.

This is kinda cool, but...really? The 5th Primal Scream album? Not quite essential unless you're an enormous Primal Scream fan. I absolutely love psychedelic music and I'm not sure this album would crack my top 100.

Surprisingly, I quite liked this and I was not expecting that. Primal Scream are one of those bands I've heard about but never actually listened to. So I've got my ideas in my head of what I thought it was, but this was very, very far from that. I can totally understand why somebody would really not like this at all, but I'm quite into an album that isn't afraid to be a little bit odd. I think the base is really good across the album, and I like the electronic flair, with the instrumentation that's added throughout the album. Pretty good. Fav Track: Star

not exactly what i imagined from a band named "primal scream," but not bad. wouldve eaten this shit up back in HS when i was really into thievery corporation

I should like this, and i kind of di, but i dont love it and its difficult to place why. Child of Britpop and my musical taste started to mature then this appeared so i should have followed its lead. Sreamadelica was ubiquitous and i remeber hearing this when it first launched and just not falling for it. When Primal Scream are a Rolling Stones cover band, they are a good Rolling Stones cover band, but why not just listen to the Stones? When they add layers of psychedlia, electronic distortion and fuzz its interesting but it doesnt make it good.

It was fine. Not better than Screamadelica

I just don’t understand what I’m supposed to be listening to…

“When did you start hearing voices.” “1963.” Love and Mercy (2014)

Completely forgettable album until the back half, which was significantly better. Still not sure why these guys get two albums on this list. 2.5/5.0: Mixed

i liked this more than the other primal scream album but thats not saying a lot

Not what i expected, especially after Screamadelica - very chill, very trip-hop, quite nice but definitely faded into the background there. Probably not going too be adding it to any playlists, but not sad that I've been introduced to our - maybe another listen in a few months :)

really loved this, it was a perfect level of 90s cheese electronica

This was a very chill album for me and I enjoyed it a lot. Very dark and moody.

I expected worse honestly when I saw the ratings, but I was pleasantly surprised. This just sounded like an experimental album of its time, and a very enjoyable one at that. I'm wondering about the other album this band has.

Listening to the intro with two headphones in and noise cancelling on felt like I was being kidnapped and subjected to government torture. Not sure what the goal is here but it sounds like a retarded 5 year old is smashing their fists on an electric keyboard. Could maybe pass for a soundtrack for an ocean’s eleven remake if it was the special Olympics version. Of course people from the UK would enjoy this. End of the album started to be listenable so that saves it from being a 1/5

If I were on more drugs this might take me to a different level of existence altogether. As it stands, I had a great time listening to this! It was engaging and interesting the whole time and entirely unique. Each song was its own rollercoaster. Loved Out of the Void and Medication, not a huge fan of Trainspotting.

Nah. Not loving this one. It's got some cool counds, but this style of 90s electronica get very dull I find.

This is the band that made Screamadelica?

I was so convinced this would be punk based on the album cover and name and I am so happy to be proven wrong. Generally groovy and mellow.

Only listened to it less than 10 hours ago and can't remember it. So meh

От группы с названием Primal Scream я ожидал услышать что-то вроде треш-метала, но не того, что услышал. Практически все треки, где чистый инструментал - невероятно качовые и увлекают за собой. С вокалом некоторые немного раздражают. Добавил Get Duffy и Trainspotting 8/10

This record would be infinitely better without talentless gobshite Bobby Gillespie on it. Crap singer, worse lyricist, ego utterly out of kilter with his abilities and so on. A lot of the band sound pretty interesting across the whole record, which makes me think this could have been a 4 star instrumental album. Probably actually 3 stars, but Bob is such a cunt it can't top a 2.

I had heard Kowalski and a few of the other tracks on here before, but a lot of the other stuff is quite soace-y instrumentals which left it feeling kind of meandering in places. Reading up about this I was reminded that they released a dub remix version of some of the material a few months after it came out, hard to imagine how you could actually make some of this even more dubby without rendering it too low as to be actually audible.

Funky and ambient, not what I was expecting at all. Pretty good, a fun and at times relaxing listen. Would listen again.

mouais 2.5/5

Lots of instrumental music. Got better as the album went on.

Too many weird noises not enough catchy songs.

Quite an interesting album, it reminds me of early gorillaz at points. Close to a 4

Un álbum que a mí parecer no es interesante y tampoco tiene nada que sobresaliente. Un album bastante aburrido

Every single track feels like the music that would play when the main character in a knock-off of a knock-off of a Matrix movie puts his sunglasses on.

ALways felt like I should like these more, but very hit or miss

I liked the soundtrack vibe to this one, loved Kowalski (3.5)