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Guys really named their psychedelic rock band "Primal Scream". That's like naming a death metal band "Lollipop Wizards". Loved the songs that sounded like video game [MISSION LOADING] music (Get Duffy, If They Move Kill 'Em). I appreciate when an album doesn't sound the same all the way through. There's a lot of genres and sounds here - psychedelic rock, electronica, regular pop and something I can only describe as "Thom Yorke Goblin Music".
Not at all what I expected, very interesting sound..mellow,frantic,discombobulated but fun…older boomer here always interested in new sounds…this is a keeper
Very long, felt like a mix between rock and lift music
Хорошо
Pretty cool! Couple weird, but very neat tracks.
Great psychadelic 90s pick. Favorites: Burning Wheel, Kowalski, Star
Very interesting album - definitely going to listen to more.
Nice! I was worried I wasn't going to like this one based on the Wikipedia description but was pleasantly surprised by the level of musicianship and atmosphere creation going on here.
I did not listen to this album for fear that I may like them too much and post a glowing review of a band that on the outset seems to mimic the presentation of the worst band ever, Oasis, which I also secretly like. ...but that was in 2021. And now, 3 years later I've finally listened to this and ...wow, I was kinda surprised... Perhaps this album got me yearning for a little less digital technology in my life and longing for a time when Guy Ritchie made fun and exciting movies. Vanishing Point is a throwback for sure, but it embodied some of the things from the 90's I wish we had more of today. The whirring of analog production, less-than-perfect experimentation and musical white space. And yes, these tracks could easily have been integrated into some British gangster flick with Michael Gambon and Vinnie Jones.
Enjoyed this, not full throttle but good BG music
Yes, groovy, digging it. Half euphoric "Screamadelica", half gritty jittery "XTRMNTR", and coming between those two albums, makes perfect sense! Fave track - "If They Move, Kill 'Em"
This is a good mix of rock and some electronic music on some of the tracks. It's a long album but I like it. I had never heard the band before so extra credit for the introduction.
Outside the box. Late night raining in the city. John Wick 4 soundtrack? Last song AMAZING. Listened 3 times in a row.
An immersive mix of psychedelic rock and pop.
One or two tracks (Get Duffy being one) aren’t great but other than that this is an excellent Scream album and I forgot how good it was - always at their best when Andrew Weatherall was at the helm
Bra ändå, lyssnade inte på hela så detta kanske är generöst... men gillar bandet
Sí gustó su amalgama psocodelica, trippopiana, industrial. Stuka y if they move kille them mis favs.
Me gustó la mezcla de instrumental con voces. Me da una buena sensación, a veces me relaja lo cual parece extraño con el sonido de este álbum. Siento que me gustaron todas casi en un mismo nivel, pero nomás por comentar "Star" y "Get Duffy" me gustaron más y "Know Your Rights" muy hipnótica. 9/10.
Really good. Oddly reminded me of Prince, just in the experimental nature of it.
Easy listen
I'm uncertain of the artistic direction here, but I do always like psychedelia, and these are some certifiably weird songs. Especially because one moment the base of the song is reggae/dub and the next second it's noise rock.
a lot better than I thought! Added it to my favs.
More Vanishing Point than Primal Scream.
Some very good songs. As often is the case, Amazon selected something similar but better to follow it.
WHERES SCREAMADELICA. *screams primarily* anyway this shit is quite trippy. but i’m not high enough for it although i enjoyed it. 3/5
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.
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.
I'm still always surprised by the gap between Primal Scream's name and sound. Neither primal, or scream - but still pretty enjoyable!
Nothing special here
3.5/5
Surprisingly chill but maybe a bit dull
норм, но ниче не сохранил.
Saw a lot of hate for this, but I thought it was interesting!
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
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.
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
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.
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.
I loved the instrumentals
Melodical but pretty boring. Figured it would be something different with a name like primal scream. 3 side of a 2.5
Fed men ikke nær så fed som Screamadelica!
Nice vibes. The Mötörhead song was a bit of a waste of Lemmergy.
bleh
I expected it to be more Primal with maybe some more screaming. This was just singing and some cool instrumentals.
favs: kowalski
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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.
- 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.
Primal Scream's Trip Hop album, it's pretty cool though there's way more interesting stuff in the genre
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.
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
Different, but it’s a vibe
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
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.
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
Correcto
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*
Some interesting moments, experimental and mellow but does drag a bit for my liking
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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
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
Boring, expected more metal based on the name
Blowhard Scottish trip hop Brit Pop but it sounds pretty nice I guess
Disco para volado y con tantos géneros rebel dub y how does it feel to belong buenas
This album may not give you Long Life, but it may make you need to be on Medication.
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.
Not really I'm the mood, kinda listened, feel like I could have got more into it a different day. 3++?
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?
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.
Some pleasant grooves. A lot of filler.
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.
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.
Pretty interesting album, not just some standard rock. Cool enough for a 3 but I didn't love it.
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.
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
Music is ok, new to me band, not itching to dig deeper
Listened to this album many times when it came out, and I still enjoy it.
I liked this more than Screamadelica but still some duds on there.
pretty standard
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.
3.4 stars rounded down. Trainspotting is this album’s downbeat droney banger.
Favorite Track: Burning Wheel
Listening to this album, it really feels like I should like it a lot, but something just doesn't click. It's got all the components to be a great listen, and I did enjoy parts. Maybe it requires multiple listens, I'm not quite sure. Favourites: Get Duffy If They Move Kill'em Trainspotting
Favorite songs: Burning Wheel, Get Duffy, Star
Good
Eh. It's alright. Some good stuff but also some mediocre stuff. 2.5/5
This was a very relaxing listen with a wide range of sounds and samples. Some more britpopy tunes and others experimental. Listened out in the sun and had a great time.
Little bit mixed on this one. I actually preferred more of the instrumental tracks here rather than the songs in which Bobby is singing. I did love the song Kowalski with the history of the radio station. Will be back for another listen
Liked this album more than I thought but not by much. Whilst it started strongly my attention did start to wonder after three tracks. Primal Scream were never on my radar and I had them down as a heavy rock combo but on this album sound like a version of the Stone Roses doing trance. 3/5 5/3/26
prob one of the most awesome albums i'll never bother to listen to again. it's good kinda on the verge of experimental electronic 90's core rock whatever the hell else this is. it is a bit too rough at times.
-lots of cool noises -this album makes me feel like I’m slowly devolving into madness or going through stages of grief maybe -very unique album -Trainspotting was very Mission Impossible sounding
Interesting underlying rhythms and great flow through the album Highlights: "Kowalski", "Motorhead"
Primal Scream is cool. This is my second album of theirs in 3 days and I do feel like it's a bit much. I don't think I could revisit them too often. But it is quality music and I appreciate the art work that went into it. It's decent. 3.2/5
I want to like it but something stops me.
Very cool. Hadn’t listened to much Primal Scream before… of course I knew the track Trainspotting, and love it. The rest of album was very pleasant surprise and I really enjoyed it in the background as I worked & did brain games. 02-25-2026
This was a lot like Screamadelica - despite that experience I had forgotten that we're dubbing it up here. The dub moments are probably my favourite again, but overall I think the whole album was more forgettable. Less bad in its worst places and less good in its best, which overall makes for less iconic and necessary to the 1001. 3/5
Background music
Listens: 2 Standout tracks: Musically they are all over the place. First track sounded like off brand Oasis. Second track was jazz-rock-fusion with a dash of Oasis, third track was more like Massive Attack vocals with a lot of distortion. And the track four is... Idk... Normal sounding? If they tightened up what got put onto the album, this could be okay. I guess it is still okay regardless, but the hodge-podge of sounds makes the whole thing weird. Maybe this is like their first album or something *checks notes* ... Nevermind. I barely got in 1.5 listens. While I was shoveling out from 17 inches of snow and listening to this album, though, I thought to myself that this is the right kind of weird to me. Sure, its a smattering of genres and styles jammed together, but its still musically interesting, even if its not cohesive.
Interesting mix of stuff on here but more of a background album
7/10 - unorthodox indie rock, a welcome change
I was expecting more of a metal album based just on the band’s name (which I didn’t recognize but it was more psychedelic/shoegaze than expected. Perfectly fine but probably won’t be returning to.
Well it ain’t Screamadelica- no matter how much it’s trying
Previously rated: #803 - Screamadelica (1/5) ****************************** Album #1,049 I liked this a lot more than Screamadelica, which I found really boring (or I could have not been in the mood for it that day). This one was pretty decent, varied, and was best when it was doing Rolling Stones-like stuff like Medication.
a 70s world music hippie and a NIN cover band collab to score a cheesy 70s spy thriller. kinda hated some of the tracks here but there are some rather pleasant soundscapes. inconsistent album overall 3.5/5
On the fence whether this would become a 2 or 4 with repeated listens
Highlights: Kowalski, If They Move Kill 'Em, Medication, Motorhead, Know Your Rights I really loved their previous "knock-off Stones" record, but this record didn't follow that style. This sounds much more like your typical 90s movie soundtrack with that deep drugged up distortion that is typical in the dub genre. For instance Fight Club and Trainspotting come to mind. A lot of instrumentals too - way too much. This record is best consumed as a whole and preferably under the influence of something. I feel that the tracks really depend on being kept inside their genre echo chamber. Some aspects of the dub side of this record remind me of the early Gorillaz records, but there the sound is way more mainstream friendly and the songs work on their own.
Good but unmemorable
Burning Wheel - 4/5 Get Duffy - 3/5 Kowalski - 3.5/5 Star - 3/5 If They Move Kill 'Em - 3/5 Out of the Void - 3/5 Stuka - 2.5/5 Medication - 4/5 Motorhead - 3.5/5 Trainspotting - 2/5 Long Life - 3/5
It's a good not great album but the highlights (Burning Wheel and Kowalski for example) are genius
3.5
The only Primal Scream I've come across before is the Screamadelica album and the single 'Rocks'. Jumping into this one now, it has an unexpected complex, multi-layered sound. Ambient with echoes of krautrock.
So many elements of this album point to what I love about Primal Scream albums, but this edition feels disjointed and lacking the energy of their more accomplished records. It’s eclectic and keeps you guessing, but for me it’s just lacking that cut through that makes it feel like a classic. Give me Screamadelica over this every day of the week.
Some are killers some are fillers
I have heard of this band before today, but due to their name, I never listened to them. That's stupid. I understand that. This was absolutely not the screaming speed metal I imagined it would be based on the name of the band. The style strikes me as something like "Radiohead x U2 writing dub songs for Gorillaz." Or something like that. Pleasantly surprised this didn't suck. I don't think it was awesome either, but I'm happy enough to just be pleasantly surprised and the reminder to be on the lookout for my personal (and often ridiculous) biases. Some good songs, some subpar. Overall ⭐⭐⭐
3.4545
Lyssna igen
Vanishing Point entstand 1996/97 in verschiedenen Studios in London, unter anderem in den Roundhouse Studios, und zeigt die schottische Band Primal Scream in einer Übergangsphase. Nach dem rockigeren Vorgänger öffnet sich die Musik hier stärker in Richtung Elektronik, Dub und Krautrock, ohne den Bandkern aus den Augen zu verlieren. Stilistisch bewegt sich das Album zwischen Electronic Rock, Alternative Dance und psychedelischen Soundflächen. Stücke wie „Kowalski“, „Star“ oder „Burning Wheel“ gelten als besonders prägend, weil sie repetitive Grooves mit einer dunkleren, teilweise distanzierten Atmosphäre verbinden. „Get Duffy“ verweist zusätzlich auf die cluborientierte Seite der Band. Insgesamt wirkt Vanishing Point konzentriert und konzeptionell geschlossener als frühere Arbeiten. Es ist kein unmittelbares Hit-Album, sondern entfaltet seine Wirkung eher über Stimmung und Textur.
My favorite anarcho-syndicalist speedfreak road-movie record! This is weird and experimental and all over the place and some of the tracks are kinda shit, but some of the experiments really do land nicely. Pieces are an amalgam of The Crystal Method and Pink Floyd, with a dollop of The Pixies thrown in for good measure.
Doesn't come together as a project but is made of good elements. Some certified bangers in the middle and a lot of nice but less exciting subdued instrumentals at the beginning and end.
This is another of those bands that I've heard of, and have likely heard some of their songs, but have never really given them a serious listen. I was looking forward to this today. We are in the middle of a huge snowstorm and I was hoping for something that might be fun to hear in such a situation. And for the most part it was. There was a lot of variety, which is not always the case with electronic music. I absolutely loved the song Star, but it was an outlier on the record. I also loved all of the instrumentals. The rest of the songs were a mixed bag. There were no songs that I wanted to skip, but none of the others reached the highs of Star. Ultimately it was a minor disappointment, as I'd hoped for something a bit different. It got me thinking earlier today how often my reviews and ratings are affected by what I wanted the album to be vs. what they are. Maybe not fair, but it's true. This is a 3.5, and I'll decide in the morning which way it goes.
Not what I expected at all from a band called Primal Scream. It wasn't bad there were some songs I actually liked but most of them were a bit boring. Overall not bad background music though
Not as bad as I thought! The good songs are great and the bad songs are pretty terrible but overall I was into it
Interesting how I would still describe this as futuristic so many years later. Not entirely my vibe
Reminds me of massive attack. Like them more.
Meh. I remember thinking it was cool at the time. Doesn't do anything for me now
Interesting. Not as heavy as the name may suggest, very diverse, nothing that stuck....or that made me want to turn it off.
This is #day530 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… let's face it: Primal Scream is Screamadelica. I got it on my #day79 and rated it a 5, of course. I don't think you need to bother with their other albums, at least as part of this challenge. Vanishing Point is fun, with a signature atmosphere, but it feels inessential. That said, I did like it more than the kind of records this random generator gets to throw at me, so I'm giving it a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day531.
This has some cool/interesting sounds, but outside of that I’m not necessarily engaged by it.
Excellent background music. Surprised this album isn't a film score.
When I first found out that this album was written by an artist named “Primal Scream”, I imagined it to be another heavy metal album full of deranged screaming and crazy sounds that overwhelm my brain with an obnoxious amount of volume and sound. Thankfully, however, this album was more of an experimental genre. To be honest, though, I’m not the biggest fan of this genre, either; I’ve rated albums like The Velvet Underground & Nico and Sound of Silver much lower than the average listener. This album was a decent experimental album, with a few good songs, but it’s gonna take a spectacular experimental album for me to give it anything above a 3. Maybe I should just stick to soft rock.
Some of the baselines were neat, and it certainly had a cool feel to it. Unfortunately, some weaker tracks drag it down. High 3. Favorite Track: Trainspotting
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Trippy times in Bristol
A few decent tracks. Quite a lot of shit ones. But it's Primal Scream. That'll be a generous 3* then.
It took me a few tries to get through the first song, but I ended up liking this more than I thought I would. I liked this album more than Screamadelica, which I listened to a few months ago from this list. Most of the songs weren't actively annoying, and I even liked a couple, specifically Star. I started to enjoy the vibe after the first few tracks. Probably will never listen again.
I think you might need to be in a certain mood to fully enjoy this album. I found it pretty interesting though, but I wouldn't say I would willingly listen to it again. Nevertheless, I can't say I didn't enjoy it at all, it was a pretty trippy soundscape that kept me focused.
Pretty good. Unique. Moments of rock. Trace of jazz. Good use of EDM. And plenty of chill. Worth a second spin. Not sure I’d add it to my rotation, but wouldn’t kick it to the curb either.
Some nice songs.
good, helt good. litt som forventet
Recognized the band name but don't think I heard any of their songs, was a less aggressive sound than I was expecting given the band name. It was neat though, interesting distortions going on
Trochę Massive Attack (zwłaszcza "Kowalski"), trochę Jesus and the Mary Chain (co dosyć normalne, bo lider zespołu był tam perkusistą), trochę Oasis (już otwierające "Burning Wheel"), gitara miejscami jak Lenny Kravitz. No i "Star", którego powtarzalna fraza kojarzy mi się bardzo mocno z otwarciem "Wesley's Theory" Kendricka Lamara (nie zdziwiłbym się, gdyby Kendrick inspirował się tym utworem). Za to "Jesus", które nie znalazło się na pierwszym wydaniu płyty, ale jest na późniejszych rozszerzonych wersjach, brzmi bardzo jak The Velvet Underground. Jest to olbrzymi amalgamat stylów, referencji i inspiracji. Z jednej strony jest to bardzo ciekawe, z drugiej wprowadza trochę chaosu, zwłaszcza przy przeplataniu utworów wokalnych z czysto instrumentalnymi. Nie wiem, co wystawić, bo to dla mnie takie idealne 3,5. To fajny album, przyjemnie się go słucha, ale nie sądzę, żebym do niego jakoś wybitnie wracał, bo żadna piosenka mnie nie wciągnęła na tyle, żebym ją sobie nucił. To po prostu ciekawe, zróżnicowane brzmienia. Myślałem o naciąganej czwórce, ale chyba jednak nie. Ale solidny + obok tej trójki.
Not at all what I expected. Never judge an album by the artist’s name.
Not worthy of the list. Bor-ing.
This was more 90s trance dance then I expected.
Vanishing Point was honestly a pretty disappointing album, It's not bad but i did expect it to be better considering the band that made it. My main issue with this album is that it is one of those albums that suffers under the weight of it's own ambiance. Some songs here are just so ambient that they end up being so forgettable. Like i said in the first sentence of this review, it's not bad, There are some pretty good bass lines from Mani (RIP) and some of the weirdness and creativity of Screamadelica still carries over to this album and since the album had all that as well as some regular alt rock tracks, it made the latter feel rather refreshing. This album has some pretty good things going for it but overall, it pales in comparison to Screamadelica. Best Song: Motorhead Worst Song: Stuka
The best way I can describe this album is as late-’90s psychedelic alternative rock, though even that label feels a bit too narrow. I went back and forth on whether I loved it or hated it, but credit where it’s due: once I hit play on 'Vanishing Point,' I couldn’t stop listening. The album drifts between techno, ambient, and alternative rock, all wrapped in a thick haze of ’90s soundtrack energy. It stubbornly refuses to sit comfortably in any single genre, which is part of its appeal. More than once, it reminded me of Éric Serra’s sleek, atmospheric score for the 1995 James Bond film 'GoldenEye'—cool, pulsing, and slightly disorienting in the best way. But don’t misunderstand me, this was passable at best, and I likely never return to this album.
I like Primal Scream and the sort of 90s psychedelic/dance movement in the UK. It's a little background noise-y and not as good as "Screamadelica", but has some cool sounds....you can hear the influence on Radiohead, Gorillaz and similarities to Stone Roses or other UK bands I love, so its adjacent to a lot of music I like. Some of it is overly spacey and campy, but overall its cool. Solid 3
#810. I initially thought it was unnecessary to have a second Primal Scream album on this list when the other one is the one with any of the songs you've ever heard before, and it was pretty mid. Still pretty middling, but better than the other though. 3/5: mid plus
Niet heel goed kunnen luisteren. Maar prima
Heeft leuke stukken, maar blijft niet echt hangen.
I wanted to like it more than I did. Some of the experimental stuff worked and other bits didn't
I haven't heard anything from Primal Scream other than the classic "Movin' on Up." This album is QUITE eclectic, featuring a cool mix of, rock, dance and ambient elements. Though one thing the album always brings back is the annoying electronic laser sound; it being the most annoying on "Kowalski." The instrumentals are really busy, to the point of it feeling overwhelming. Whilst on the other hand the vocals are not, and are more subdued. The songs on this album sound songs elsewhere I've heard, such as but not limited to, "Get Duffy" sounding similar to a Soundgarden deep cut called "Mind Riot" or how "If They Move Kill 'Em" goes full "Rebel Without a Pause" at the start with that high-pitched noise or, "Trainspotting"'s beat sounding like "Shook Ones Pt. 2" Highlight Song/s: "Get Duffy" and "Out of the Void"
Not getting of to a great start. Sounds a bit boring like another terrible Oasis or Blur record. Track 2, "Get Duffy" finally gets it going with some fantastic 70s film noir vibe. Thankfully with no vocals. Yep, there we go, more noir delight on "Kowalski". Love the driving bass guitar sample from Funkadelic, the dialogue from the film Vanishing Point, and the supporting atmospheric electronics. This is making me want to dig the film out and watch it this morning. While I had heard of this album, I had never gotten around to listening to it. It was definitely a pleasant discovery that I wish I had discovered in 1997, as I think I would have embraced more when I was younger. Now that I am older, I find that the album's strength is consistently in the tracks that have no vocals or very little vocals. Those are the tracks that also have the most funky and interesting musical interplay (admittedly built out of samples from funky greats, but they are arranged well!).
I was introduced to Primal Scream by the guitarist in a band I played bass in at university. I love Screamadelica, and it remains one of my favourite albums. This, however, although it has a couple of good tunes (and Kowalski is an absolute stormer - RIP Mani) just doesn’t live up, and is a bit disappointing.
Good in parts. I feel they need a decent producer to pull it all together rather than doing it themselves. See Screamadelica which is a one off for them
I’m once again pleasantly surprised - an interesting mix of electronic and Brit rock. The name turns me off, but then I hit play and everything works out ok.
Less primal than the previous scream but still good
liked less than the other primal scream album ... these guys are weird as hell man
I have no clue what I just listened to. At first I thought I was listening to music from the soundtrack of a Civilization II expansion. At other times it’s like background music for a 90s action film. And then there’s relatively normal rock. And some funky, electronic, and psychedelic stuff. Did I like this? Not especially. But I also didn’t dislike it? It’s all over the fucking place. It gets a low 3/5.
Alright, a bit too experimental for my taste. Star was the best song.
Blind album and artist. With a name like primal scream, totally would've thought it was metal. Pleasantly surprised though. Some good tracks, album was okay.
Fairly boring album. Doesn't really go much of anywhere.
So-so, won’t be back, better than most 2s. Out. 2.5/3
A band that I only knew of from a distance and never listened to that much. This was a perfectly fine listen with some interesting sounds here and there, but not very memorable in the end. Rating up a bit in honor of bassist Gary “Mani” Mounfield (formerly of the Stone Roses) who passed away just two weeks ago.
Thought this was pretty ok. Enjoyed the variety. Some good, some meh. Could go with a 2 or 3 but rounding up to distinguish from some utter crap at the lower ratings. 2.5/5
Lovely lil rock n' roll album.
5 - AVERAGE
6/10
I enjoyed the album but I’m afraid I’m just gonna forget it within a couple of weeks
Often cited for the wide diversity of musical influences it showcases, this album actually seems to suffer from its lack of focus, trying to stuff too many different styles into its content as a whole and even into individual songs. That said, when they stay focused and get rock-n-roll rootsy, as on songs like "Medication," the album can delight. When you contrast that more simple track with a song like "Motorhead" (which immediately follows it on the album and turns into something of a muddled mess), you kind of wish they had just pared things back and rocked.
I do not like this album art. Busy to the point of confusion and absurdity. It makes me want to primal scream. It was radically simplified for later rereleases, which makes me think others felt the same way. The music is better than the album art. It was even cool at times if kind of dated, run-of-the-mill trip-hop. I liked it, but I was never excited by it. It definitely had a '90s coffee shop vibe. Again, I had a lot of fun in coffee shops in the '90s! It even sounds fairly unique. But this music does not feel fresh, unlike electronic releases by Portishead, Tricky, Bjork, Massive Attack, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, and Radiohead, released in the same period. This record is good; I just don't care. Three stars.
There's enough going on here that I think it's definitely worth talking about, but man I had to dig in there. Aphex Twin and many others were already doing the subtle electronica thing a half decade before this came out. The track "Medication" brought the whole album down.
Is this Madchester?
It's OK, but not really my cup of tea.
When I saw the group was Primal Scream, I was “oh boy, some head banging music”. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised. I think this was a really good album and I would definitely listen to it more than once. However, it didn’t have any one song I would download to a playlist. I think this band deserves some accolades. The one song that’s interesting is “Kowalski”.
Dude, what is this!? This is the second band this week that had a song on the Trainspotting soundtrack! This is awesome!! And also maybe a sign that I need to rewatch Trainspotting this weekend. I have not heard anything else from these guys aside from what is on the soundtrack so....this will be a treat. Let's go! 1997 was a good year. :) Hm, they sound like Verb Pipe
An album that shouldn’t be on the list but isn’t bad 3/5
I've heard Screamadelica, really like the track "Loaded", but not much else. The very begining of burning wheel is pretty cool. Kowalski is very nice! Bassline cool! The hit-hats type sounds rapid fire is so great! Baggie. Neo psychedealia. Medication has a cool attitude to it, reminds me of a Rowland s Howard song somehow It's alright
Not what I expected. Made me think of Hawkwind and then there was a song called "moterhead" so maybe it makes some sense 🙂
Another 3.
Wasn't expecting this from the band name! Unfortunately it's all over the place and nothing completely grabs me... But not bad overall.
This one's all over the place. When it's good it's great, but then they also take the experimentation too far at other points and don't really hit the mark. I consistently enjoyed the longer instrumental cuts on here at least. Standouts: Burning Wheel • Get Duffy • Star • Motorhead • Trainspotting • Long Life
SOLID album. I think as an album it is a bit confused with what it wants to do, but the beginning and end are good (I did think it fell off a bit in the middle.) If the whole thing sounded more like Long Life it would've been a 5. A really pleasant difference from Screamadelica.
3 sterne
Nice
I have this album, I used to listen to it often. Then I stopped listening to it, I'm not sure why, I think it goes on a bit too long? Also Bobby Gillespie has the easiest job on the planet.
Not bad.
Star & Trainspotting were good funky jams. Overall not something I'd listen to over and over but a fine album.
There's a bit on this album's Wikipedia page that mentions that this album is named after and inspired by the 1971 action film 'Vanishing Point'. Apparently it'd been a favorite of the band's, and this album came about as an attempt to provide an "alternate soundtrack." The actual movie was filled with a bunch of "hippy music", so they called it, so they figured, why not record something that "really reflects the mood of the film"? And, hey, if that's how they came to make this thing, that's how I should treat it. Though maybe not as an alternate soundtrack to 'Vanishing Point' specifically, 'coz I've never seen that movie. (And I've come to think, it's possible that they were only referring to "Kowalski", which directly samples the film and is named after its lead character.) I read the synopsis (a guy on speed tries to deliver a car to California and escape the police), and I largely kept it in mind, though it ended up being more of a guide than a blueprint. So, let's just say: it's the soundtrack to an imaginary car chase action movie. Think of it like I did that album from the guy who'd also happened to score the 'Ocean's' trilogy. That'd gone pretty well for me — why shouldn't this, too? I think my issue with this album laid, first and foremost, in the fact that I'd ended up considering a different era of car chase action films than 'Vanishing Point'. Me, if I think of one of these things, I'm gonna think about 'Ambulance'. It's not **nonstop** action, front to back, but being a Michael Bay film it **does** sort of play out like a roller coaster. It's exhilarating, especially with the footage that'd been shot using a drone. You compare that against — well, let's just say action in the 1970s in general. I haven't seen too many, but just from the couple I've sampled thanks to reading 'Cinema Speculation' ... boy, people back then didn't need as much to go off of. Like, the car chases themselves can be exciting ('Bullit', 'The French Connection'), but a lot of the stuff surrounding it ... woof. My attention span. Essentially, for me the songs on this album break down into two camps: the car chase songs, and the rest of the movie. The car chase songs are obviously the most uptempo and exciting ones — think, I'unno, "Medication", or the cover of "Motörhead". Stuff to which I can really imagine a muscle car whipping around an American highway while being chased by coppers. Good shit. Then you have the songs that occupy the rest of the movie. I guess you consider these dialogue scenes, or the suspenseful parts, or just the periods of rest between the action. They're the necessary parts, of course, though (and I hate to admit it) my attention span can struggle with them sometimes. Especially in "gritty, realistic" 70's cinema. On this album, these are the songs that're largely inspired by dub, krautrock and ambient music, and they're ... fine, but they hardly kept my attention. Really, they had me thinking, "Is this actually the same band who made 'Screamdelica'?" 'Coz while I don't think that album managed to keep my attention 100% focused, I remember it did more interesting things. At the very least this album doesn't have a song like "Loaded". These songs just kind of ... happened, I guess. And unfortunately, they seem to take up more of the album than the car chase songs. Real 'Bullitt' kind of move here. Really, the only one of these songs that stuck out to me was the closer, and only because it fit within the framework of my imaginary car chase movie. 'Vanishing Point' had a downer ending where (spoiler) Kowalski crashes into a bulldozer the police had set up and he and the car blow up. Only fitting that this album should end on a downer kind of song, too. I ain't gonna fault it for that. But, yeah, I'unno. If we're talking about this album in terms of film, it's not bad, and there's a couple of good parts, but on the whole I think I'd've rather watched something else. If it weren't for the fact that it was in this book ... so, heck, it's a lot like my experience with 'Bullitt', actually. If I was supposed to live off of how "cool" Steve McQueen was, well, I didn't and I couldn't. This album ends up striking me in a very similar way. And I'm probably only gonna remember it for its car chase
Was expecting copious amounts of primal screams. There were 0 primal screams. Maybe a handful of muffled screams; possibly some sensible screams. Lack of vociferous screams, notwithstanding, I kinda found the style hip. Most likely due to formative years fitting within this time period.
As far as 90s albums by British bands I've never listened to and nobody I know cares about go, this one was actually pretty good.
Flashes of brilliance but longer flashes of mediocrity
Chill.
ME GUSTO EL ALBUM, PERO COMO TODOS DICEN LA VERDAD SI SE TE OLVIDAN MUCHO LAS CANCIONES. NO ENTENDI MUCHO EL CONCEPTO QUE TRATABAN DE LLEVAR, A VECES SE SENTIA COMO UN AMBIENT, LUEGO TENIA MELODIAS QUE NO CONECTABAN Y AL FINAL UN TIPO ACUSTICO MELODICO QUE NO ME ENCANTO. PERO ESTA BIEN PARA UNA TARDE DE CHARLA.
Assorted 90s sounds. So, like, I can't particularly fault it, and I like that trippy Indian instrument they use, and the range of instruments is good, but it just doesn't do much. It feels like waiting music. I don't mean hold or lift music, more like a loading screen; I get a sense of anticipation. It's weird. Maybe I need a joint first. I'd like to like it, but in a solid sober state, it's not great. Would watch them at a festival rather than listen to an album.
Den är inte dålig, men jag förstår inte vad den gör här
Not what I expected from a band called "Primal Scream".
I could use more of the chill instrumentals.
Primal Scream's "Vanishing Point" is a nice, mediocre psychedelic rock album. What confuses me is that it was only recorded in 1997—to my ears, it could be much older. That already points to my biggest criticism: I expect at least a certain degree of innovation from the albums on this list, but this album is so generic and predictable—if not downright boring. My summary says that I like psychedelic rock (and I do), but for me, Vanishing Point is average at best. So, yes, it's a solid album...
I feel like I'd like this more on a further listen. Trainspotting was great. A times, it felt like they were going a lot of different directions and styles that didn't really go together in my brain, and that I wasn't expecting. But maybe it would make more sense on a second listen.
It's interesting that this album was made as a kind of tribute/alternative soundtrack to a cult movie (Vanishing Point from 1971). I didn't see the movie. Sounds like it's about a guy who makes a bet to drive across the US while high on uppers - car chase movie. Some parts of this album remind me of The Crow soundtrack (e.g. the tracks "Kowalski", "If They Move, Kill Em", and "Stuka"), which was only a few years earlier (1994 vs 1997). Other parts are more melow or bend in different musical directions.
Feels like it's a product of its time. I feel like there's a nice variety of songs... but that almost works against it. There's no "voice." Cornershop's "When I Was Born" is from the same year, I think. But this feels like that album if you striped out 70% of the South Asian influence and idiosyncrasies, and replaced it with more run of the mill dub and drum and bass.
Kowalski made me think of Tricky (in a good way) and oddly enough is the most popular track. I also didn't mind Stuka. But whenever the main singer opens his mouth, it makes me want to skip the song.
Dark dystopian electronica with touches of dub, jazzy instrumental hip hop, and chilled out ambient trip hop and, less successfully, corny blues rock. Late night music for empty streets and rainy highways, neo-noir moods for the millennium. Lots of it sounds like prelude, anticipating a main event that never fully arrives.
YA UN BEAT DE MATRIX HEHHE
Nice background music
Primal Scream have never really interested me much. It's a weak album with nothing much to give, mostly forgettable. 3.
This is the band that made "Rocks", a terrible song. "Vanishing Point" could've been a 5-star album, but it doesn't feel like one. I really liked some of the sounds in this album. There's something special about the synths on "Long Life". "Kowalski" is worth a listen too. 3 stars for "Vanishing Point".
Not typically huge on psychedelic tracks but this album is fun and vibey. I usually prefer a more focused and catchy hits-focused type album but that is sort of antithetical to the genre I guess, I need to lean into the haze.
Trippy, jumps between genres, at its best it's very good, probably needs more listens to fully appreciate
A few cool songs - Medication & Motorhead really stood out. I'd go as far as calling the album alright.
It was an interesting listen. Quite nice and unexpected.
I enjoyed this a lot. Found it mellow and soothing. Vibey.
S'ok, but not as good as Screamadelica.
So confused by this album, often times ready to turn it off, only to then find myself emersed in it's atmosphere. Got to be listened to again to try and get a handle on it, so that's got to be a good sign....hasn't it?
Pretty good sort of electronic rock. I have never heard of them but I really liked it. It's hard to describe because it's not really like anything. Maybe even the word rock is incorrect here. Very full sound with a variety of instruments. The vocals are kind of not significant for me, I was all about the music when listening.
# Playlist Track - Get Duffy # Notes - This album has some really cool moments. I did enjoy the opening act and up to "If They Move Kill 'Em" things go pretty well. It's weird, but it's cool. - It then stumbles and tracks like "Stuka" are not great, to say the least. - Interesting experiments and worthwhile, at least once. - Primal Scream is kind of an acquired taste, I guess.
I was so grumpy - one day after a British electronica album and I get a Scottish album with “elements of electronica and trance.” I almost screamed! But actually this was fine. Not special or exemplary but I dug about half the songs.
3.5
Nice
Kind of boring and unpleasant to listen. Accumulated the worst things from psychedelic rock genre
Standouts Get Duffy If They Move, Kill 'Em Medication
I've only ever listened to Screamadelica, which I like more, but this is good too. It really helps me focus at work. There's new elements being introduced consistently throughout each track, so there's a lot to pay attention to and I was never bored. Lots of good brain scratchies, very high 3.
good background music for working, keeps me in the zone. based on the name you’d think it would be just loud but it is really aurally textured and interesting. a solid alternative album. would listen again. it also made for a good autoplay queue
I sighed when I saw this album come up as there was something about the band name and genre that just made me think I was not going to enjoy this one. I was wrong - a few of the tracks were pretty good, and ones I might re-listen to.
This was ok. I feel like maybe I need another listen.
I wasn't really familiar with Primal Scream before this project but I enjoyed Screamadelica and liked this album as well, although not quite as much. It’s like 25% rock and roll and 75% trip hop. Makes for a fun mix.
I like this. Great writing and musicianship. Rock ‘n’ roll, electronica, ambient sounds, psychedelia and more. Kept me interested throughout the album.
Some tracks were a bit too rock for me, but others were chill and enjoyable. Wouldn't seek it out again though.
01) Burning Wheel - 7,5 02) Get Duffy - 7,0 03) Kowalski - 7,5 04) Star - 7,5 05) If They Move, Kill 'Em - 7,0 06) Out of the Void - 7,5 07) Stuka - 7,5 08) Medication - 7,5 09) Motörhead - 7,0 10) Trainspotting - 7,5 11) Long Life - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,32 (73/100) Current ranking: 320/652
Not bad! Quite eclectic.
A tad bit boring but pretty good
"[A]n anarcho-syndicalist speedfreak road movie record" is about right. But instead of anarcho-syndicalist, I would say tolerable.
i mean... people like the Voidz, don't they?? (it's me, i'm people) there were a handful of tracks on here that were instant saves but i can't say the whole package was solid. some great highs, some okay lows. will be giving a listen to this band's other stuff for sure though. highlights - star, if they move, kill 'em, motorhead, trainspotting, long life
Having previously listened to “Screamadelica,” I had at least some idea of what to expect now, but I still wasn’t really into it. It’s fine, though not something I feel I need to have listened to
I will admit, I have rather limited knowledge of Primal Scream. They're a Scottish group that started in the indie pop genre but eventually moved towards incorporating elements of various styles, including alternative, garage rock, dance, and psychedelia. I know that Screamadelica is considered their genre-bending commercial breakthrough, and it is on this list. But that's not the album I got today. Instead, I got their fifth album, Vanishing Point, which can be viewed as a return to their genre-bending approach after employing a more straightforward roots rock sound with Give Out but Don't Give Up. Frontman Bobby Gillespie refers to this album as an "anarcho-syndicalist speedfreak road-movie" record, combining elements of electronic rock, dub, and neo-psychedelia, with this music serving as an alternative soundtrack to the 1971 action film of the same name. I haven't seen Vanishing Point, the film, yet, so I wouldn't know how much weight that remark holds. But I will say this album gets weird. Most of this album serves as pure ambience, such that the electronic flourishes, programmed percussion, reverb-coated guitar strums, and occasional hazy vocals from Gillespie all coalesce into "vibes". It certainly sounds pleasant to listen to in the background, though rarely did a track grab my attention. The only tracks that seemed to stand out to me amidst the haze were singles "Kowalski" and "Star" with their abstract lyrics and popping grooves, "If They Move, Kill 'Em" with the use of theremin and funk guitar rollick, the more straightforward garage rock number "Medication", and the absolute oddity that is the slowed-down, electronically-tinged cover of Hawkwind's "Motörhead", sung through a Darth Vader mask. I wasn't sure what to expect with Vanishing Point, the album, and as a result, the hodgepodge of sounds and ideas didn't quite work out for me. I certainly didn't hate it, as there are some good moments, and I will commend Primal Scream for continuing their experimentations. I simply wish that it resulted in a work that stuck in memory more.
Not the best or most accessible Primal scream albums but all the bleeps and whistles (and ringing phones) a highly enjoyable listen. Get duffy reminds me of the tune from ‘a hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy’ which can never be a bad thing.
Rating based off the original tracklist, not the Vanishing Point "(Expanded Edition)" Amazon Music gave me. Having never seen the film Vanishing Point, I have no idea whether this works as intended either. So this is purely based on the music. I appreciate that Primal Scream are not adverse to a bit of brass, but otherwise, I'm not sure this is entirely for me. I will say, you don't often get to hear bass clarinet outside of orchestral music, so that was nice. I also remember, and like, Star from the time of release (I weirdly don't remember Kowalski despite it charting higher in the UK). Trainspotting sounds like it was written by Gorillaz (or rather Gorillaz sounds like it I guess) as it's very Tomorrow Comes Today in places. It's interesting that, for a band I associate so much with Bobby Gillespie's voice, there's far more instrumental than I would have thought. This feels like another "it's fine" review. But, you know, it's fine, just not anything to get too excited about. 3/5
That was psychedelic. Decent listen, but not very catchy. A little annoying at times too, like on Motorhead.
Good background album for my evening walk. Also, kill em if they move and medication are bangers. 3.5/5
One of the good Primal Scream albums.
it's good
Star // Medication // 2.5/5
What....is this? I mean, it's cool and clearly experimental, but I did not understand it as a listening experience in any cohesive way. 3 stars for being interesting.
3/5
This album isn't just an album; it's a musical experience.
This is the second album I have listened to by Primal Scream. I don't particularly like their music, but this one was better than the first album I heard, Screamadelica.
Liked Screamadelica much better picks: burning wheel, get duffy, star, trainspotting
Not really my thing. There were some songs that I enjoyed and some I liked parts of. Found a lot of it repetitive - probably wouldn’t listen again but didn’t mind it as background noise while working. Fav song: If They Move Kill ‘Em Least fav: Motorhead
Them being from Glasgow is pretty much the only thing they’ve got going for them. Not really on board with this one. It’s not terrible but it’s eh. Specific rating -2.9 Fav song- medication Least fav- star
Started out strong, but kinda lost steam. Enjoyable but not amazing
Good vibes overall. I like Primal Scream in general but haven’t this album before. This album is good, and one or two of their other albums definitely deserve to be on this list, but this album doesn’t feel worthy of being on this list. Sorry, Bobby G.
I feel like this is very good at what it does, and what it does is something I generally don’t care about. But some of it was pretty good.
This was alright! I was pretty not looking forward to it, but it had bits I really enjoyed, and bits I didn’t so much. I might give it a relisten sometime just to pick out my favorite songs from it.
music to sneeze to
This is another band i am aware of but never got the chance to listen to. a ton of friends would talk about them in connection with other groups i liked. This album marks 10 years that they had been making music, in that time the scene of punk and alternative changed into what it would become in the 90's and this is an example of that. this style certainly still carried on past 97. Get Duffy is weird and interesting. it goes up and down in a good way. the record has a very experimental feel to it. Star sounds like a modern hippy jam. it has a bunch of instrumental stuff.
This album starts out slow. Found myself to enjoy the middle to end a lot more than the start. Would have rated higher if not for this. Stand out song - Medication
This makes for great background music, in that you can listen to it, not really pay attention, and come away with the same feelings as you would've by intentionally listening.
There's an interesting album lurking in here somewhere, just know you'll need to sift through uneven dynamics and restless genre-jumping to find it.
Quite good but not overly memorable. Overall: 3/5
Alright. A little prog rock with a little sixties psychedelic.
3.5 stars. Alternate soundtrack to a film I haven't seen. U2 vibes at times. Shoegaze-y at times.
3.5 enjoyable if not remarkable.
what a strange album. some songs were quite enjoyable, to the point where i felt certain i was going to give it 5 stars. but then the instrumental ones drifted between dull and aggravating. the good bits were too few and far between. alas!
Right off the bat, Sounds like late 80s English surf punk? Definitely a surfing beach boys style. I like this but it’s missing something. I wonder what this would sound like post grunge because these songs are missing a some bite, but it’s still very new to me. But just as I wrote that I started hearing a guitar solo straight out of 1995, so I don’t know. This album is something I think I would have really enjoyed a lot more when I was younger. And because it’s included in this list it must be important or influential and I can totally hear that. Perfect length, just as I thought “how many more tracks” it was half way through the last one.
This album works well as background music. It’s mostly dubbed out neo-psychedelia, with Andrew Weatherall contributing production on “Kowalski.” Honestly, this is one of those records I wish I enjoyed more than I actually do. Overall, it moves pretty slowly and doesn’t really go anywhere. That said, I don’t dislike it, but it has its time and place, and for me, that’s when I need something to play in the background.
W E I R D and all over the place but cool.
very strange beginning i’m scared the album cover is fun very 2000s college horny frat bro coded there needs to be a girl in a bikini on the cover ok first track is long ish takes a bit for vocals oo 2.09 kinda funky ok very trippy binaural type i fuck with this opener though love the drums in the third quarter it definitely sounds like the cover though 8.5 ok get duffy funny name with a kinda annoying sound so far this tracks shorter could be a win if it goes downhill but it is 2 hours beautiful sounds begin at the 1 minute mark with the annoying thump gone half way done and i think it’s an interlude as the second song i couldn’t find a non expanded album so i wonder why yeah this is an interlude it’s nice i guess other than the annoying sound at the begging i’d say it’s 7 or 8 in interlude standards though now kowalski i love the beginning of this song so far ok he’s whispering in my ear there’s like this notification sound that scared me this is what a fever feels like he’s really whispering to me sound voice clips around 2:15 are cool but there are just small sound affects that hurt my head just the high pitch ones maybe it’s my headache 3:35 sounds like a mario cart sound effect ok he’s whispering again there’s alittle to many noises it sounds like i’m playing 4 video games while high with a naked guy next to me if they move kill em starts with a ghost buster noises another good song but wasted on an interlude ok now iut if the void there’s no annoying sounds so far i mean it was fine just kinda boring now for stunka nothing notable now for medication and i’m liking it so far
This is fine. Screamadelica and XTRMNTR are better albums. You can see where they would eventually end up with this album. Ultimately, the songs are overlong and the majority plod along. Suitable for a cult 90s movie, but beyond that, not really memorable.
Weird stuff.
good album, good songs and good instrumentation
Meh...droned on in the background. Not anything that I had to turn off, but nothing I had to turn up either.
Det her e så ekstremt ikke min greie. Det har tilløp til nokka æ kan synes e interessant, men så går det over. Det tar sæ litt opp utover, så langt, men generelt e det betydelig mer nei enn ja. Æ blei glad da æ innså at det va over, det sier nok alt man treng å si.
Hadn't listened to this album before. Solid cinematic vibes. Felt a bit lacking in places, but enjoyed it well enough. 3.5
Cool grungy ambience. Should watch the movie. Don't know how to classify this--a strong point. Kraftwerk psychiatrica? Confessional electronica? Gets a little psychy at the end. Medication sounds a little like Dandy Warhols. Or Warhols copied them. Whatever, it was engaging.
In hindsight, I shouldn’t have listened to the 25 track expanded version with disco remixes. I don’t like this album as much as screamadelica but I did enjoy the flow. I did lose patience with it towards the end, but again that was my fault for not listening to the original.
This was pretty good. I went in not knowing what to expect and kept thinking it was heading into a U2 vibe that never seemed to manifest. The singer made a habit of venturing out of his range, which called unnecessary attention to him. Overall, I enjoyed it enough but was never quite ready to consummate the relationship. I did appreciate the straddling of genres, but that also helped keep me off balance enough to not know what to hold onto.
This went down a lot better than I expected. But anyone who samples Miles Davis, channels Can, and features Augustus Pablo is all right in my book. There was a lot of variety on here. Some of the tunes worked better than others, and the whole things kind of fizzled at the end, but this was pretty dope and spacey.
Patte hats für mich angehört und meinte 3/5 Des was ich gehört hab war entweder sehr mody oder weird also passt denke ich
Yeah, good album.
Vanishing Point is a moody, genre-blending trip from Primal Scream that never quite finds its destination. It’s atmospheric, dubby, and drenched in reverb — more about vibe than structure, and often more interested in texture than hooks. There’s ambition here, and plenty of cool moments, but the album sometimes drifts too far into its own haze to fully connect. Tracks slide between trip-hop, dub, and psych-rock, with varying success. Some songs feel sharp and immersive, while others lose momentum in long stretches of mood without much payoff. It's a bold step forward from Give Out But Don’t Give Up, but not as immediate or iconic as Screamadelica. Overall, Vanishing Point is interesting, often compelling, but not always memorable. A good headphone album for a specific mood, but not one you’ll be reaching for every time.
Good
This was a bit of a weird one for me. What am I listening to? Didn’t recognize the name and started trying to guess the decade. I thought it was 80s experimental, but it sounded a little more refined, so went with 87 – wound up being a full decade ahead when I checked Wikipedia. I enjoyed it, but never really got into the grove. Finally, I read that this is the ‘post-soundtrack’ for the 1971 movie Vanishing Point, which I’ve never seen. It’s mellow for most of it, funny in bits and overall groovy. Incidentally, I enjoyed what Spotify offered after the album was over…similar, but more lyrical.
This album was a stranger one, but I quite enjoyed listening to something new.