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Incredibly 90s. A good mishmash.
esta bueno. Distinto por lo menos. 3.6 pense que daba para mas.
I kind of like everything about this record. Somber vocals. Weird electronic segments with cool beats. Layered with riffs and cool jazz sequences. Better than I thought going in. 4/5
This was totally forgettable
Struggle with Primal scream, used to love them but Bobby Gillespie is such a twat
Background music in the worst way possible.
Love this sound and era.
Wasn’t feeling this one.
Some interesting moments, experimental and mellow but does drag a bit for my liking
there was some alright moments but overall i didn’t like it all that much
Not nearly as much screaming as I was expecting. Lol
a fun glide through 90's scottish rock with a more experimental vibe compared to Jesus and Mary Chain
Not unpleasant listening but why is this on here
Some Scottish band you’ve never heard of pumping out some bland 90s britpop turds. If you told me this was the soundtrack to some crappy straight to video 90s action movie, I’d believe you. Tits on a fucking mule — completely useless. Fuck off.
I have had two of these now and there hasn't been any screaming, but there has been some enjoyable instrumentals
Fíla þetta. Mjög skemmtileg plata, öðruvísi og góður hljóðfæraleikur.
Gott stöff.
On paper, I should hate these guys, but somehow the vibe is just too good. Mixing trip-hop with 1967 Pink Floyd is just too fun, and even though this isn't as emotionally stirring or catchy as Screamadelica, it's still a cohesive record from a really unique group. These guys might be the real forgotten heroes of Britpop.
Bland af
The Brit Theme (90% of the Top 1001 albums of all time are apparently from England) continues... Primal Scream had a few decent songs in the 90's, never made a dent in anything over here. All their songs were too bland, too long and too repetitive to get popular in the States. This is a collection of rough drafts... "Burning Wheel" at 7 minutes, goes nowhere. "Get Duffy", "Kowalski" and "Stuka" aren't even songs, they're unfinished meanderings. "Star" was the 'hit' I guess, at just over 2M listens. It's just a boring little ditty with no hook. Then the most popular track, "Trainspotting" (5.7M) comes in at a whopping 8 mins and delivers NOTHING to the listener. Someone was in their ear saying "this is really cool shit, man" instead of telling them the truth. Self-indulgent, wandering, unstructured, no hooks, no hits, not a single radio/mass audience-friendly song. Useless album with zero cred to get on any best of list. Absolute shit and I protest its inclusion. 2 stars.
Me ilusioné por cómo arrancó, parece una banda interesante, pero este álbum claramente no lo es.
Pas mon del
Its just sounds like background music for a movie.
This has grown on me after a few plays, and while I don't enjoy it as much as Screamadelica, there are some really good tracks on it, notably the affirming Star, the Stones-esque Medication and the chilled out Get Duffy. It's very retro sounding at some points but then effects laden in other areas, such as trip-hoppy Kawalski. I'm not a fan of the overlong Trainspotting but the rest of the album is a pretty consistent and chilled listen. A low 4 stars.
The best moments on this are incredible, driving, and energetic, but it gets just a little too spacey for my taste. A high high 4, but not quite enough for a 5.
Really struggled to get into this one. Quite boring madchester dub
I was more than a bit bored by their 1991 album, 'Screamadelica'. This is way better. Groovy, just a little weird in places and seemingly effortlessly cool. An easy 4/5. It tracks that former Stone Roses bassist, Gary Mounfield has joined for this. It's just a little bit too laid back to be perfect but you'd only care if you were a third of the way through a thousand album recs.
some of the sounds on here are neat but there was not a single moment that i actually cared about this album.
Lots of cool sounds, no cool songs.
The first song had me hopeful, but somehow the rest of the album dragged me into a late-90s malaise, reminding me of all the mediocre shit that got churned out in that era. Or maybe I was just tired. I dunno. Regardless, it gets a 3.
Pretty aimless but lots of cool psych sounds. I guess I've heard Trainspotting before because I definitely saw the movie but I didn't remember it. I liked the last two tracks best,
2/5 - I had a big backlog of albums to listen to and when I wanted to take a nap yesterday, I chose this one to help me get some rest. Worked like a charm.
Slightly too long. Not as good as screamadelica. At one point there was a very unpleasant sound effect. Otherwise fine.
Nothing remarkable
5/10 = didnt mind i do prefer the other primal scream stuff obviously but i can see how they got there from this
What if Blur made ambient background Brit club music?
In the review it was interesting to read the album was titled after a movie and the songs an alternative movie score. I enjoyed the instrumental only songs, didn't care for the singing or lyrics.
Distinctly alright
I think this is the best "background noise" type album yet. I might also be influenced by being pleasantly surprised at the not scream-o. I still wouldn't choose it.
I largely enjoyed this, but what started out feeling fresh by the end felt a little derivative. Almost like Oasis by way of the Stones instead the Beatles. Still, some good textures and grooves.
Once again: another album I have never heard of but ended up loving. This is a bit of a weird one, alternating between kinda-talky tracks and instrumentals, but I honest to god enjoyed every one. My favorites of the bunch probably included Kowalski, Stuka, Medication, Motorhead, and Trainspotting. Really liked the whole album though, and it's def something I'm going to go through again.
Not what I expected, definitely not a primal scream...
Weird one, but I still enjoyed somehow. Don't think it deserves more than two stars, though.
Not the best Primal Scream album, but far from their worst. Very soundtrack-y in spots. But that's not a bad thing at all.
While I think this has pretty decent instruments on some songs... this is still kinda forgettable and boring.
I liked when there was the static-type noise I was generally uninterested but at least it was sorta different, I guess Last song had nice lyrics
Could’ve done without the 8min Trainspotting at the end of an already overlong album. Only highlights were Medication and Motörhead. Having said that, Medication was too similar to their earlier hit “Get your rocks off” and the other is a cover which tells you all you need to know about the album.
This got a little dry at times. It kinda felt very repetitive. There was some REALLY good stuff here tho. This is a solid 3 album for that reason! It wasn't bad tho! Liked Songs: "Kowalski" , "If They Move, Kill 'Em" , "Out of This Void" , "Medication" , "Motorhead"
I remember this album! Star rings the biggest bell. Totally missed all the On The Corner stuff in the background.
Some of the techno was outrageously annoying but then they would have a semi enjoyable song thrown in every once in awhile
I’m not even sure what to think about this album it’s so weird but also I don’t mind it? Idk 2.5/5 feels right.
There's a lot going on here that isn't for me and the good doesn't really go far in making up for it. Some moments of solid electronic rock, but the overall package just isn't for me. Not terrible, but not great. "Stuka" is particularly bad. "Medication" might be the best song here.
Ordinarily it would be unfair to the artist to ask someone to review an album that was never going to be their thing, but seeing as that's kinda the point... It's terrible. At best, conventional indie and at worst, a dystopian black hole ('Stuka', 'Motorhead'). A tough listen
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A super '90s sound as if they were trying to score The Matrix or something, it's cool but it's lacking in dynamics and excitement to keep itself interesting all the way through
it's a lot more experimental, more complex than their iconic Screamadelica. But i find it less interesting and impactful in that sense. It's more meandering, weirder and not as fun as the last one. That said, by itself it's a good trippy album. feels like a memory, a memory filtered through chemicals. and other fun songs
meh? it's just kinda there
Meh. I think I owned this in the 90s when I was going through a Britpop phase but never listened all the way through before. (Probably because it’s not Britpop!) I liked some songs as background music but wouldn’t think to put this on again.
Listened before?: nope Burning Wheel - 2/5 Get Duffy - 3/5 Kowalski - 4/5 Star - 2/5 If They Move, Kill 'Em - 3/5 Out of the Void - 3/5 Stuka - 2/5 Medication - 3/5 Motörhead - 3/5 Trainspotting - 5/5 Long Life - 2/5 Average score: 2.8/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ not the worst thing i've ever listened to but... why is this on the list?? hell, we all know why the author picked this... 🏴 i won't lie, Trainspotting was a great track. certainly the best on this album, that's for damn sure. thankfully i had enough patience to sit through this mostly bland tracklist to eventually get to hear it aside from that and maaaaybe Kowalski, this made for a pretty forgettable listen overall. i could probably think of at least a few other albums from the 90s that would've been more fitting for a must-listen albums list. hopefully the other Primal Scream album on this list will be less of a disappointment
There are a bunch of v good atmospheric and trippy instrumentals on this LP, def worth multiple listens
1/5 I'd be pissed if I had heard the songs medication and star and bought the album, thinking primal scream were a rock band. Motorhead was the only other decent track on this album.
More bad music from a bad band
This is a really good album and a great example of why I'm on this site. I wouldn't have listened to this otherwise. I highly recommend giving this album a full listen. I know their Stones type rock song Rocks but only or two songs on this album are like that. They're hard to categorize. Genre influences include electronic, neo-psychedelia, house, dub, noise, funk, krautrock, jazz, post-punk, dub. The album name Vanishing Point is based on the 1971 movie of the same name. The song Kawalski is the name of the main character. Perhaps thinking of this as a soundtrack to the movie helps. The album name Vanishing Point is based on the 1971 movie of the same name. The song Kawalski is the name of the main character. Perhaps thinking of this as a soundtrack. Good tracks. Burning Wheel (after first 2 minutes). Get Duffy - Jazz cool vibe with horns Kowalski - Krautrock, industrial If They Move, Kill 'Em - Funky Medication - Stones rock Trainspotting - Chill Jazz
The edge of the universe?
Enjoyed the dark, moody atmosphere and it has that movie soundtrack essence as it was intended. I felt the second half lost a bit of steam and petered out with all its best moments in the first half hour. They're a good one for a random discography deep dive as they changed their sound a lot over the years but retained the effortless air of cool and managed to remain very distinctive throughout. Makes for a good 'best of' playlist but I wouldn't say there's one Primal Scream album that's absolutely brilliant from front to back. Still, happy to pop this on as I've not listened to it in years. Also just glad to see them represented beyond Screamadelica, which is almost too obvious a pick. This one is a little bolder and asks more of the listener.
This album took some getting used to, but it ended up sounding tolerable. This is the type of music I would expect to hear in a sketchy early 2000s head shop.
An album full of boring instrumental tracks, bad vocals when they were present, and nothing else interesting brought to the table. Somehow significantly worse than the other Primal Scream album on this list despite that album already being okay at best.
This album was super boring and not engaging in any way. The entire album establishes itself on the question "what if the film Vanishing Point was distilled into a vibe and made into atmospheric music?" and it turns out the answer is not something I needed to hear. Hope the band had fun churning out this experiment because I didn't have fun listening to it.
[4/5] alt electric dub rock. intriguing and feels experimental, but turned into background music the more i listened. enjoyable dubby moments feed the atmosphere well. 3.5. track notes: 1. sounds like a video game trying to teach me the controls. started with the soundtrack of a 2000s british tv show when the host visits india 2. agent 47 meandering into the job 3. analysis! kind of matrixcoded, déjà vu baseline 4. boris gardiner is much more compelling on this matter 5. choppy and exploratory 6. floating through substance city 7. swampy space meets i'm a celebrity get me out of here 8. enjoyable but feels out of place on this album? 9. rave energy? big dramatic smash at the end 10. annoying phone ringing? soundtrack? not sure 11. big open space in the long dark
More britpop. Fuck, it really does all start to sound the same. I don’t hate it yet, but 1001 will eventually drive me to it. This record is just one more in the rich pantheon of milquetoast Brit rock acts of the 90s. The thing that sets this record apart, however, is that they started fidgeting around with samples and electronic music, which I pretty much always hate. And the singer sometimes does this sorta breathy whinging into the mic. I could have done without this one. 4/10
Didn’t enjoy
This wasnt really good
Interessant
Pretty mediocre album for me, nothing stood out at all
Wow absolutely hated this
This album is great. It is truly representative of a certain time in the 90's when electronic music started to weave its way into mainstream music and pop culture. It's pretty neat.
There's almost nothing memorable here. Redeemed by some good moments here and there that saved it from a 1 star. A lot of it sounded like it could fit in some sort of soundtrack (maybe a game level) but on it's own perhaps it just doesn't land.
OK, that was an interesting album. I didn't mind it all that much. It felt like dropping acid with a Britpop band and have them mumble random crap at you for an hour. But everything seems so drawn out and long. Much like a lot of these songs. Not something I'd listen to over and over, but respectable. Better than a lot of the 90's Britpop crap this list is infested with. 3.15 out of 5 stars.
16/07/2026 There was nothing on this album to get excited about unfortunately. Ah well, onto the next one. Spotify listeners: 1.2 million
6- / 10
Wow. Having only heard Screamadelica, I figured I would like this but I did not. There are some good songs and good moments in others but overall it wasn’t for me.
Põnevad eksperimentaalsed saundid ja ma kuulaks seda plaati veel, et kõigest aru saada. Aga ühtegi hitti mulle kõrva ei jäänud. 3.1/5
not for me
Not nearly as good as Screamadelica, and I don't think it should be on this list. 3
A fairly decent record
I like the instrumental/ electronic stuff it sounds pretty cinematic and cool but a lot of this experimental 90’s electronic stuff feels kinda low energy now. I prefer the vocal songs. Medication was kinda refreshing to get a basic rock song. Motörhead was cool. Long life. Burning wheel I liked the modern take on psychedelic rock.
Kind of cool. The actual songs were kind of nice but a lot of it was forgettable. Made me laugh a couple times so thats fun
I thought some of their choices were cool but I think they could have melded them more with the vocals. I wanted to hear more melodies
Good album. Not very memorable
Primal Scream is included in my daily music stream by my music service. For me, this was a band I’d just discovered. I found this album—the first one of theirs that I’ve listened to in its entirety—quite interesting. I especially liked the song “Trainspotting.” I’m going to listen to the album again. 4/5
Was nor impressed. Mediocre at best
What is this streak of bad albums… sooooo boring
я уже насколько раз слушаю этот альбом и не могу написать отзыв потому что эта музыка мне не запоминается возможно вернусь еще раз к этому, но пока 3.1
This shit is amazing. Love the like dark industrial triphoppy shoegazey sounds. More of this please.
now this i can get behind
More Vanishing Point than Primal Scream.
Torturous. I’m being generous here and rounding up from 1.5. Plus there was a doorbell sound effect my dog HATED
Some very good songs. As often is the case, Amazon selected something similar but better to follow it.
This was not what I was expecting but u still don’t think it’s really for me
Did not love the whole aesthetics of this album. Felt a little bit like the Chemical Brothers, but with a lack of style and with weird mixes of dub, etc.
WHERES SCREAMADELICA. *screams primarily* anyway this shit is quite trippy. but i’m not high enough for it although i enjoyed it. 3/5
Pseudo punk from US
Electronica of the late 90s always seems hit or miss. This is more hit. It has various sounds, so it doesn't sound all the same. Sonically different throughout is always a plus for me. I'll forget about it but I'll give it a 4. It's unique. I like instrumentals, they have a cool jazzy vibe to em.
I was going to quit and give this a 1 after Stuka. Then the guitars kicked in on Medication and gave it one more chance. I guess I'm glad that I finished it out. Medication, Motorhead and Trainspotting were better than what came before it. Though Long Life was a slog. It's just kind of a boring mess to be honest. Too many influences not properly reigned in by a producer.
this past week i have been given alternative/psychedelic rock and i'm getting a bit bored now :/ backyard science vibes
1.5 stars It didn’t really grasp me and I didn’t like it. Fell asleep to it and it was creepy. Wasn’t terrible, but not pleasant.
underwhelming as all get out.
This was pretty rad. Like a spiritualized that borrowed some Massive Attack from the library for a school project. I love the 90s
I really don’t think there needs to be two Primal Scream albums here.
Like the cover, this album is a bit too all over the place for me. Trainspotting isn't a bad track, but otherwise hard pass. 3/3
Pretty good. As always with Primal Scream, it’s all over the place.
Nearly 30 years after release, this comes over as a fine album, and one that falls only a little short of Screamadelica. That said, I've always admired Primal Scream's willingness to change style between albums. Good stuff.
You’d think after 971 albums I’d be through with crap UK bands. Turns out I need to listen to more before I die.
More mellow than the albums that followed. Interesting, complex, progressive. Doesn't really do it for me, but I respect it
Never had heard of this album before. I can see why it's so influential across so many genres, but I also still just thought most of the listening experience was "fine".
Про групу чув, ясне діло, але ніколи не слухав. Поки що враження позитивні. Думав це якийсь ґрандж, але ні. Більш електронно-психоделічне і чілове. Stuka не зайшов - нудний трек. Зразу наступний - Medication теж щось не дуже, якийсь пазітівний кліше-рок.
Gyyyarrr, she’s got some good grooves.
Not a very engaging album overall for me.
4 stars and almost all of them are for the track 'Trainspotting' shared a little with 'Motorhead'
I'm still always surprised by the gap between Primal Scream's name and sound. Neither primal, or scream - but still pretty enjoyable!
Probably the biggest example of don’t judge an album by its cover or band name so far. Was expecting some kind of death metal but album was actually pretty pleasant overall
Nothing special here
YEAHHHH PRIMAL SCREAM ALWAYS FOREVER, surprisingly instrumental and very experimental ( at least from what i know abt experimental music )
3.5/5
First time through listened with IEM’s and I really like this album. On the road so I can’t listen via stereo…I am sure it will sound great.
Surprisingly chill but maybe a bit dull
4/10 - Few good songs on there but mostly just skippable songs
норм, но ниче не сохранил.
Saw a lot of hate for this, but I thought it was interesting!
Surprising lack of primal screaming in this one.
This was a weird experience for me. I know I listened to this album, and even know I enjoyed it. Yet I can't remember anything about it. Not being very memorable isn't a bad thing but it is sort of a disappointment.
Pure and enjoyable jangle pop with the strangest juxtaposition of light and fluffy vibes but this darkest song titles
Overall: 6/10 This was pretty chill. It took a few songs for me to really get into the swing of things, but it picked up in the second half and I was able to start grooving and enjoying it more. I prefer the slower chill songs to the rockier songs. Fav Song: Star
Not so bad but drags on a bit
REVISIT
This album sounds like a bad trip. I love it. The dark textures and droning dub are hypnotic. Way better than that other album on the list
I liked this more than I thought I would. Certainly more jangly then I was expecting.
Pretty diverse? Some super 90’s indie rock, some straight up Rolling Stones, a pinch of Uk industrial reggae or something? Not bad, not a revelation either.
Это круто 4 или 5 , очень жаль что не послушать без «танцев с бубном»
I thought I would hate this but I was wrong. Liked it a lot, only tracks I could do without, Primal scream-Kowalski and Stuka. The rest of it, 4 stars
trop conceptuel pour moi, peut etre trop moderne à certains moments. des titres rock fonctionnent bien. mais globalement pas un album que j'achèterais
More genre hopping from the hard to pin down Bobby Gillespie. Sidenote: the Irvine Welsh directed the video for Kowalski might actually be better than Quentin Tarrantino's Death Proof as a Vanishing Point remake... #GlasgowBand
This is basically the parts I didn't like on Screamdelica without the parts I did like
There was some PS2 demo disc I had when I was young that had this futuristic skateboarding game with a board that floats. I have no idea what it's called I'm pretty sure the soundtrack sounded like this There weren't really any particular standouts but I enjoyed the album, a lot of Massive Attack esque moments Pretty good. 3.5 Highlights: Trainspotting, Burning Wheel
Bra men inte bäst. Kowalski och Star älskar jag. Så bra! Primal Scream är bra, detta är bara inte mitt favoritalbum med dem. Mycket ljud stundtals som gör att det blir jobbigt att lyssna på men överlag helt ok. Önskar att man kunde sätta halv i betyg, då hade detta blivit 3.5 men nu får det bli en 3:a.
Good verging on great burning wheel is stunning big fat meaty Bass what’s not to like, loose and marvellous almost a 5!
And for the next entrant of the "90s British rock bands with one more album than is probably necessary on this list" club, we have our second Primal Scream album! I thought Screamadelica was pretty great, but Vanishing Point here was a bit of a let-down. I don't know. I liked the stronger focus on bouncy, fun energy from Screamadelica. That album had some really great songs like "Movin' on Up" and "Loaded" on it, but none of the songs on Vanishing Point really reach that level of quality to me. My favorite song on here was probably the opener, "Burning Wheel," but even that song wasn't my favorite. This album has more of a focus on psychedelia and more aggressive production, which could work for someone else but not really for me personally. This definitely felt more like an electronic album, which doesn't appeal as much to me as the hard-to-describe sound of Screamadelica. Other than that, the album is fine. The vocals are alright, the writing isn't bad at all, and the production is solid. This is a solid album, but it's not much more than that to me. Solid 3/5.
Super ambiance pendant l'album très intéressant
A couple of good tracks (Star & Medication). For the most part this album was quite annoying for me.
Closer to 4 than 3, it’s a vibe
Sorti en 1997, Vanishing Point de Primal Scream tire son nom et son inspiration directement du film culte sorti en 1971. Conçu par le groupe comme une sorte de bande-son alternative au long-métrage, l'album cherche à retranscrire en musique l'ambiance de fuite en avant, la paranoïa et la vitesse qui caractérisent l'œuvre cinématographique. Cette démarche narrative forte permet au groupe de structurer ses expérimentations et d'offrir une œuvre d'une grande cohérence atmosphérique, à la fois sombre, poussiéreuse et résolument nocturne. La grande force de cet album réside dans son audace stylistique, matérialisée par un alliage instrumental d'une richesse rare pour l'époque. Primal Scream y délaisse les structures rock traditionnelles pour orchestrer une collision organique entre le dub le plus lourd, les nappes ambient minimalistes, l'énergie de la dance music et les rythmiques hypnotiques héritées du krautrock. Ce télescopage de genres crée un paysage sonore singulier où les basses vrombissantes et les percussions électroniques se mêlent à des guitares psychédéliques. Ce disque marque ainsi une rupture définitive avec les incursions blues-rock plus conventionnelles de leur opus précédent, Give Out But Don't Give Up, et redéfinit l'identité sonore du groupe. L'architecture de Vanishing Point est jalonnée de morceaux phares qui illustrent parfaitement cette polyvalence esthétique. Le titre d'ouverture, « Burning Wheel », pose d'emblée les bases de cette transe psychédélique, tandis que le single iconique « Kowalski » (référence directe au protagoniste du film) déploie une ligne de basse monumentale et des échantillons vocaux menaçants qui capturent une tension claustrophobe. La participation de la légende Augustus Pablo au mélodica sur le titre « Star » apporte une authentique vibration reggae-dub au projet. Enfin, la relecture instrumentale de « Motorhead », morceau à l'origine composé par Section 25, témoigne de la forte influence de la cold wave et des structures répétitives allemandes sur l'ensemble de la production. Si Vanishing Point mérite amplement un solide 4 sur 5 pour sa capacité à unifier des genres musicaux a priori divergents, il n'atteint pas la note maximale car il demeure, par certains aspects, un album de transition. Il fonctionne comme un laboratoire sonore indispensable, posant les fondations techniques et esthétiques de la mutation radicale du groupe. Ce travail de déconstruction et d'hybridation trouvera son accomplissement total trois ans plus tard avec la sortie de XTRMNTR (2000). Ce successeur poussera les expérimentations électroniques et rock initiées ici vers un paroxysme beaucoup plus agressif, industriel, politisé et totalement sans concession, qui s'impose (pour moi) comme le chef-d'œuvre absolu de Primal Scream.
I loved the instrumentals
Just terrible
Melodical but pretty boring. Figured it would be something different with a name like primal scream. 3 side of a 2.5
Det bliver vist aldrig et band der siger mig super meget
Fed men ikke nær så fed som Screamadelica!
Nice vibes. The Mötörhead song was a bit of a waste of Lemmergy.
Shit
bleh
I expected it to be more Primal with maybe some more screaming. This was just singing and some cool instrumentals.
Sounds like a 90s heist movie
I love this album. Dark paranoic urban soundscapes. Check out the dub version Echo Dek. It's as a great too. In fact this is two five star albums.
It has some good moments - but feels quite dated and a bit joyless (stark comparison to screamadelica). I saw them at Glastonbury in 97 and assume they must have been playing his album - all I can remember is they were pissed and awful.
It's not Screamadelica. Much more Massive Attack /Underworld-esque, without being as good as Massive Attack or Underworld.
favs: kowalski
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This was good. Four stars.
primal scream het mehreri uf dere liste? find de erst etz no nice, aber sini stimm au chli whiny haha. ah sie sind vo schottland stimmt. de dimery het da gern. es isch meeeega divers. medication isch afoch en stones song ich ha gern stones. kooooomischs album. aber e 3 isches ha streckewiis sehr spass gha.
hahaha omg das würkt ja schomal sehr funny wenni uf wikipedia chli lies han screamadelica glaub kreativ gfunde aber nöd soo vill chönne demit ahfange, mal luege ok burning wheel het jz gar nüt mit mier gmacht, also au d atmosphäre wos wennd schaffe isch für mich eifach hä uii neii es gfalltmer würkli überhaupt nöd bis jz stuka isch absolut arsch ich bin nurno froh wenns fertig isch und ich öppis anders als lofi-beats chan lose me muess sege, dass es mengisch würkli sehr villschichtig isch, und mega vill verschiedeni, "ruhigi" element en klangteppich ergebet motörhead gfalltmer jz nöd direkt aber finds na funny, wie sie das cover gmacht hend (und es passiert chli öppis) oke ja leider würkli NÜT chönne demit ahfange
- it's ok ..... -
I’m surprised I’m finally just getting around to listening to this band.
Second by these and I'm still not sure what they are going for. It's ok.
you know what hell yeah
Primal Scream are (were? are they still around?) an interesting group because they so completely switched up their sound between records; Screamadelica and XTRMNTR, for example, barely sound like the same group. This record sits between those two, a combination of the chill druggy happiness of the first and the out-and-out terrifying aggression of the second. Yes, it’s very dated, but there are few better records to illustrate what the 90s sounded like. Best track: “Trainspotting”
Primal Scream's Trip Hop album, it's pretty cool though there's way more interesting stuff in the genre
I don't like Screamadelica at all, but at least I get that it deserves to be here for its reputation of getting the indie kids to go to raves. With this one, I just don't see the importance? They bring back a bit of psychedelic from their hippy-dippy jangle pop past, but it's all still so boring.
Cool album, but not my favorite. I gotta be in the right state of mind for an album like this. Not a bad listen, and not too long. "Medication" was the favorite off this one.
Interesting album but it's not for me.
I’ve had a bunch of dance and house albums from the list lately and this has some overlap, but then also has some britpop tinges. I’m not sure what it’s meant to be, but I don’t find it especially engaging.
Very little thrill, and not that interesting of an experiment. Some of it is nice, some of it is grating, some of it is pretty tired. Not worthy of a spot, but not the most atrocious thing I ever heard.
My favorite song was the last one because it meant I was free Playlist add: "Long Life"
Surprisingly the name is very misleading. Although their instrumentals are nice, vocals tunes are more average.
Bangin
Not really by jam.
tale of two sides with this album. Really enjoyed the front half. Gotta remember this for snowboarding. Oddly enough, they kind of lost me when they switched to the indie rock on the back half
Wikipedia says that Bobby Gillespie has described the album as an anarcho-syndicalist speedfreak road-movie record. I have no idea whether they actually achieved what they set out to do. What I do know is that i enjoyed the end result. It is music that draws you in. I particularly enjoyed Jesus.
Different, but it’s a vibe
saw the cover and was already annoyed. and i would love to say that i stand corrected and that this was a good album but to be honest it was really quiet shit
There were about 1 or 2 decent songs on this album, and the rest of the songs were either dull AF, or downright annoying.
not as easy as scream or give but grows in you.
fav songs: burning wheel get duffy star atmospheric, groovy, psychedelic 60/100
Burning wheel - 2 Get duffy - 3 Kowalski - 4 Star - 3 If they move, kill 'em - 3 Out of this void - 3 Stuka - 2 Medication - 4 Motorhead - 3 Trainspotting - 4 Long life - 2
Did not expect to enjoy this, but it was pretty awesome. Good work music.
Really not old mate's best work. Cool band when they're on though. This list should only have screamadelica then people can decide for themselves.
You will scream, and not the good kind,.
I liked this. Good wfh album. Was like being in an oceans 11 movie. Very of its time. Would probably revisit
I don’t think this album belongs on the list. It’s messy and all over the place. Feels like it can’t figure out which genre it wants to be. I wanted to file this under “more British shit that doesn’t belong on the list,” but I think the band is actually Scottish. Still, there are so many great albums from almost any other country that should be on the list over this.
Tiesin bändin nimeltä ja muutamasta hitistä. Tää ei ollut mikään erikoinen levy. Ainoat biisit mitkä jäi mieleen oli ”Medication” ja Hawkwind/Motörhead coveri ”Motorhead” ja eka riffittelyn ansiosta, toinen siitä kun on tuttu alkuperäisen esittäjien toimesta.
Interesting take on ambient electronica. Starts strong but tapers off very quickly after the midpoint of the album. Would have been a much more cohesive EP or individual singles. Works nicely as background music, but not a lot to dig into with a more intentional listen. Top tracks: Burning Wheel, Kowalski
It's 3.5
68/100. It is consistently enjoyable, especially when the band settles into those deep and moody rhythms. At the same time, the album never fully reaches a level that feels truly amazing or unforgettable. Even so, the vibe alone carries a lot of the appeal, making it an easy record to sink into
Well! I was absolutely not expecting a band called Primal Scream to produce such an enjoyable melodic album! This was a pleasure to listen to l, never boring, stylistically varied and even 800+ albums in, this was one of my favorite surprises. I’m a fan.
not bad but forgettable
A poor man’s Screamadelica
Correcto
Band name not matching the music big-time. I always thought this was an electronica act.
It was okay, I found nothing too offensive about it or anything too likeable.
A little bit of rock, a little bit of electronic, a lot is going on...
Better than Coldplay
You know what it helped me lock in this morning so there’s that.
meh
The Good: We know this will disappear at a certain point! The Bad: It’s not happening soon enough… The Ugly: My Primal Scream!!! I hate it when the album that presents itself via the streaming services isn’t the original length. Hate it. Gratefully, I found this magic button that reads >> and let’s me move on to the next song… hit that with enough frequency and you will find that the album has reached its vanishing point! Was this album bad? Not really. But it wasn’t great either. It was kind of nowhere… probably because I am still enjoying the presence of the previous album “Steve McQueen” which is still having me hum the chorus to When Love Breaks Down…. This album… can’t hum a single bar… Giving this album a score is almost unfair as the experience has vanished, maybe even before the experience began… 3*
Nah.
Just boring for me. Some great psychedelica guitar licks and atmosphere but I prefer the more lyrically driven, upbeat parts. Some of this album really drones on.
Some interesting moments, experimental and mellow but does drag a bit for my liking
...
Meh
Loved the first half, sagged in the back half but thought it picked back up with the last two tracks. Enjoyed the genre hopping and there were lots of surprises musically, did not expect a sitar solo. My favorite moments were when they leaned into the trippy down tempo grooves and psychedelic textures. Long Life kind of reminds my of some of Thom Yorke's solo stuff. Stand out tracks for me were Get Duffy, Trainspotting, Star, Long Life.
Really enjoyed the first half of this one. The sounds scapes were amazing plus when do you hear a bass clarinet solo? It did start to lose me in the second half a little. Overall really enjoyed it, lots of variety and I enjoyed the experimentalness of it.
Some good tunes, very vibey at times but didn't feel focused and I didnt enjoy it as much as the first album I heard from this group. The wikipedia says its thei seventh best album or something like that, ha.
lots of interesting stuff but nothing crazy
no idea why this would be on the list. truly a waste of time
No. 173 Very cool, eclectic, always changing up the point of view. The instrumental tracks are especially interesting.
This first time I got these gus I called their album "background music to a video you'd find on Youtube while tripping or something." and this didn't really change my opinion on them much. 3/10
Burning Wheel 3.7 Get Duffy 3.5 Kowalski 3.3 Star 3 If They Move, Kill 'Em 3.4 Out of the Void 3 Stuka 3.3 Medication 4 Motörhead 3.1 Trainspotting 3.4 Long Life 3 Score: 3.336363636
3.5
I tried, I really did but I hated this. It drags and it’s so uninteresting that I just turned it off
Listened on a walk. Never liked Primal Scream. They have the same problem as Muse in my mind. The band and their fans constantly talk about how deep and groundbreaking their music is but then you listen to it and it's... this album. Appropriates other genres and does it much much worse than the source and packages it as a whole new thing. Insultingly boring.
album hecho para una road movie, no me fue mucho quizas con la peli pega mas... 1/5
Boring, expected more metal based on the name
I love the confidence with which people throw around genre names in their reviews. Apparently this is both Britpop and new wave synth. Maybe for some folk anything with a guitar and a synth on it after 1978 is new wave synth :D I have a real soft spot for this album. I like how improvised and unified it sounds compared to Screamadelica even though it lacks its BIG tunes. I also prefer it to the 'put on' aggression of XTRMNTR.
2.1
Not great. Complete agony, couldn’t get through it then I realised I had free will. Most exciting part was the album cover and that was pretty shit too. I’m sure if I had gone on to its completion there would be something to give me hope. ‘Out of the Void’ wasn’t terrible, but none of the early tracks enticed me to go further. And isn’t that the point of a good album; the “but wait there’s more”.
Blowhard Scottish trip hop Brit Pop but it sounds pretty nice I guess
**not much music, mostly banging and screeching instruments
Disco para volado y con tantos géneros rebel dub y how does it feel to belong buenas
Lowkey what is going on? Very uhm... Genre defying. 2/5
Fell off
This album may not give you Long Life, but it may make you need to be on Medication.
Authentic in their style and approach, serious w their subjects, but do I want to listen over and over? I do not.
I found it quite difficult to pay enough attention to this long enough to form an opinion. It's an okay album that doesn't really evoke any emotion in any direction.
Clearly not what I usually listen to. It feels like background music, but even then, it’s not really that good. I can understand why people might like it, but it’s not for me. Medication is the only track I liked.
Not really I'm the mood, kinda listened, feel like I could have got more into it a different day. 3++?
Again, not my favorite style of music, but I'm getting the appeal of this more than most.
A bit of a weird mix of what I would call “standard” 90s rock, experimental electronic stuff, and “jam band” extended instrumental bits. The main part that didn’t work for me was the electronic elements, which I found to be a tough listen. I didn’t think that there was anything special here either, though, and couldn’t strongly recommend this album as a whole.
I don't understand it. There was lots of this kind of music around at the same time and it wasnt unique to hear this trip hop vibe. Anyway - long record nothing offensive but just... background music?
Boooring.
Pretty psychedlic stuff. I found the instrumentals more interesting than the regular songs, which usually isn't the case. Anyway it was just alright in the end.
Yeah this is really not a good album so soft so the same all songs. Not even top 5,000
Every track is either a groove, a jam, or a bop.
Some pleasant grooves. A lot of filler.
Primal Scream? More like Primal Snooze. REALLY boring.
I always confuse Primal Scream with Massive Attack, but it turns out they really are the same thing (unlike Ani DiFranco and Fiona Apple, who are also the same person in my brain). This one is a tad less boring.
fine, 2.5
Fun while listening then immediately forgotteb
loud, thumping, hypnotic - feels good on a grey cold spring day and rises to meet the political mood, building, rising, fading but never quite fulling spilling over. got me in the mood to workout.
Bleh.
Pretty interesting album, not just some standard rock. Cool enough for a 3 but I didn't love it.
naja
It's not trip hop/downtempo per se but "Vanishing Point" comes close to it. First 20-30 minutes seem uninspired and lacking "kick", like paint that's dissolved in the water of alternative dance/rock. "Medication" and "Motorhead" were nice changes of pace though.
This feels like hard and/or electronic ambient music. There's something there, but otherwise pretty sleepy. Reminds me of music used in futuristic video games that came out around the same time.
Doesn't do much to separate itself from other 90's Brit alt rock but that's ok cos they pull it off well. Favorite track: Medication
Not listened to this album for a long time but I’ve found it much better than I remember. This is proof in my idea that certain music happens for you at certain times. Any way this is a great album
Music is ok, new to me band, not itching to dig deeper
Strong 3,5
I’m not sure about this. I doubt that it’s something that I will really enjoy
This takes a couple of tracks to properly get going, but once it does, it's enjoyable although not on the same level as Screamadelica or XTRMNTR for me. It definitely sounds "bigger budget" and, consequently, more immersive than Screamadelica. There is some interesting layering going on and a diverse pool of world instrumentation to be heard, but the songs are occasionally guilty of wafting around a touch too much with little to anchor them. Nonetheless, there's nothing on here that I found to be dislikeable as such.
Love Neil Young’s music as this album was I hope to listen to more.
Sort of, but not really
Interesting work
This is really good!
Listened to this album many times when it came out, and I still enjoy it.
I would much rather let out primal screams into the void for 50 minutes than listen to this again
that vanishing point really got me primal screamin
I didn't expect to like it much, but this album has been such a surprise. I didn't know what to expect, and, surely, it isn't such a majestic, great record. But it's pretty good. Actually, also very interesting. There are some psychedelic sounds that add this album so much interest, and some songs are very enjoyable and have some peculiar touches that I have liked a lot. So, even though I don't consider this one a great album, it truly is one that deserves some attention. Being that said, of course, I've enjoyed it. Some songs weren't much of my liking, but others were such a delight.
Felt very 90's, but not in a good way. I can't say what was bad about it specifically, but really just rubbed me the wrong way for some reason.
Went for a 50 min run with this and thought it would be less ideal from the description. I was wrong, it was great. Loved the beats and atmosphere. Probably wouldn't like it so much if I was in the car or just sitting down to listen. Could do with a CHOON or two though.
I was a bit surprised quite how good this was and how much I enjoyed it.
I liked this more than Screamadelica but still some duds on there.
I remember buying this when it came out and being a bit disappointed that it didn’t all sound like Kowalski and Rocks etc. 30yrs later I’m really loving it for the previously ignored chilled dub numbers. I’m not sure if that matters. Primal Scream have always been more about vibes than banging tracks. I just prefer different vibes this time. Really cool album.
pretty standard
A bit messy
Has a moment or two,but mostly 'meh.
A unique album. I liked the instrumental songs, the songs with singing were just ok. Except, Kowalski had singing and was still wild.
I feel like I tried. I enjoyed their other album, but this one didn't resonate. I found several of the tracks annoying or frustrating to listen to.
I would have put XTRMNTR on this list over Vanishing Point, but it was probably too abrasive for the author. Anyway, VP is still pretty good.
Это рок или фанки щит? Нихуя не понял
3.4 stars rounded down. Trainspotting is this album’s downbeat droney banger.
Why is the intro so long, it's way too long. Just sounds boring and like a bunch of random noises. Very trippy. 0/10 stars can't even listen to the whole thing.
Not a favorite for me.
I really like this band. Never heard of them before but they are just the kind of music I love
Brilliant album. Its as if I am hearing this for the first time although I know I have listened to it before. It is warm, cool, funky, sleazy, smacky all in one.
Gardez ça pour vous les prochaines fois
Interesting, 2.5 but I guess I'll have to give it one or the other. Wasn't very familiar with the band before this, listening to some of their other work its wild how varied their music is.
Really liked this one. Way more mellow than I expected based on the name. Must have been a huge influence on Deerhunter and a ton of other bands I listen to.
Those sounds were not music to my ears. A very generous 2.
A couple of nice basslines aside this is a boiled chicken breast of an album. Annoyingly bland, instantly forgettable
Favorite Track: Burning Wheel
Rock version of Apollo 440, good stuff