Reviews (page 5 of 8)
This album is dark, trippy, and filled with mind-bending rhythms and cinematic flourishes. I would have appreciated it more if the entire effort was just instrumentation.
Has really cool ideas and some fun, unique trippy parts, but half of the tracks feel like filler, with how simplistic and repetitive they are. Eventually the album stars to drag a little.
Always feels like Primal Scream's lost album, between the early stuff and XTRMNTR. And I get that not everyone is down for an “anarcho-syndicalist speedfreak road-movie record”, particularly in the middle of a 1001 album marathon, but this deserves a couple listens to feel it out, and gear everything that's going on. Not perfect, but some great stuff along the way.
It had some really interesting and gripping moments, but some of it just disappeared into the background. Definitely worth a relisten.
Not a great listen. "Medication" sounds like a song I might have liked back in 1991, but too bad this album was released in 1997. The singer's voice is terrible.
Det er fint nok det er en blanding s dub, psychedelia, krautrock (som er sådan noget tysk rock blandet med elektronisk som startede i60’erne til 70’erne ish. Albummet jar en cinematic atmosfære og er lidt Dark og det kan jeg egentlig meget godt lide.
Nothing?
Wanted to like it but it’s lame. Not two stars lame just boring and emotionless. Still, this is an insult the other three star reviews I have given. This is why we need half stars in the rating system. Manufactured, sound effects 90s rave music that didn’t have its coffee in the morning.
A lot going on in most songs. Nice mix of horns, strings, synths, sound effects and fuzz guitar. Very good but nothing overly memorable. I think many songs just have too much happening and that is why none of it sticks with me.
Trainspotting is one of my favorite movies so that track is the obvious highlight. I want to like this and Screamadelica but feel the subtleties just fly over my head. It's a very cool vibe I enjoy, I can see how some love but most of it was just background noise for me. Maybe one day it will click Rating: 2.8
I like this late 90s sound. Sorry to anyone who can't deal with an album being produced in the UK.
Overpromises and underdelivers a little, this one
Nothing music
Half of this was great mood electronica, half took you out completely especially when they sang. Stand-out: Get Duffy
Is this gonna be another one of those 'it's just noise albums'? God i hope not... It wasn’t. That was just ok
I never really got Primal Scream. I think I like them, but then I listen to them and I never really connect. Anyway, this was okay. Mid 2s.
What an earth is this ?
Vanishing Point is a challenge for me to analyze. Listened to it three times, I liked it on the initial listen and it improved with each successive pass. The album is very busy with lots of different background effects on all the songs, and yet the rhythms are basic making for different and interesting music. You really need hi-def audio to get all of what’s going on in the songs. Kowalski and Medication are stand outs, but all are very good. This album is a must for the 1001 List. (4.7*s) I now want to see the movie (which I never heard of yesterday.) Maybe at The Frieda. Who’s in?
With a name like Primal Scream I expected a lot more raw power and noise so this album felt pretty tame comparatively. It's a run of the mill Brit-Rock entry that wasn't necessarily bad but also didn't send me "Out of this Void." I liked the mix of random sounds (except on "Star" where I kept thinking a trash truck was causing neighborhood dogs to howl) and the ambient feel on some tracks. Mid entry so mid rating at 2.5 plus .5 for the Augustus Pablo feature brings VP in at 2.55.
Vanishing Point is noisy at times but it's got a Beckish, Jesus-Jonsey, Gorillaz vibe and I dig it. A few duds with "Stars" and "Out of the Void" but overall a pretty good record. Top track "Trainspotting." I checked out some other work by Primal Scream and although their earlier work is poppy alt-rock (decent), they turn it up with this album and get that space-age electro-rock sound...I'm in to delve deeper. I was down for most of the VP ride and have added the movie which inspired the album to my watchlist. 3.05 stars.
I feel like I may have previously heard of this album strictly due to the track titled Trainspotting. Despite this I didn't really know what to expect going in. First half of the album didn't do much to grab me. Second half was much better with a couple songs I enjoyed. Not sure what puts this on the 1001 but I guess its got a pretty good mix of some unique sounds. There isn't much I would knock it on. Middle of the pack entry which isn't necessarily a bad thing. 2.73 stars
Not what I was expecting, I was expecting some kind of shouty metal - but this was much more melodic, psychedelic and enjoyable that I thought it would be.
I tried for about three songs
I don’t really care for the out of tune singer, and not because they’re out of tune (I love Jane’s Addiction). Something about this singer irked me. So, I’ll take the instrumentals over the songs with singing, but mostly I’ll leave this one behind and never revisit it.
Thought this would be better
I can think of at least two things wrong with that artist name
Love this album. Great rhythms and interesting beats.
Gear: ZMF Bokeh Artwork: 🔳🔳🔳 Production: 😵💫😐🤷♂️ Music: 🌀🎤😖 Rating: 🥯🥯/5
Sorry, that 0 is not possible
terrible
I've only ever listened to Screamadelica so I was looking forward to listening to more Primal Scream. Yea I feel like they should've stuck with what they were doing before. The electronic stuff isn't bad or annoying or anything just nothing special. Sounds like every other mediocre electronic album from this era. Favorite track: Medication
Not my favorite. Just felt like the background music to a video game loading screen for like half the time
Best Song: Trainspotting. Despite its slightly bloated length, I kind of dug the slowly evolving jam of it. Worst Song: Out of the Void. I truly hate this kind of wispy, come-hither style of singing. I can't help but imagine him singing lustfully from behind a sheer curtain, stroking it softly as though he's doing something enticing. Overall: Really dated electronic-influenced pop. Can't imagine ever having a distinct reason to return to this over any of its dozens of otherwise indistinguishable peers.
Quite a mixed bag but not too much of it does much for me. 4/10
Playing catch up again, I had a Primal Scream on my daily recently, but I liked this album better.
Muy largo y no pasa nada interesante en largos tramos del disco.
This sounds like it would be the bridge album between Blur and Gorrilaz. It has that Brit rock sound mixed with electronic bits. This is a jammy, spaced out type of album. An album that you could leave on in the background for any occasion. Well, maybe not a kids birthday.
Also not my vibe no cap
On the first play, I knew this was going to be a favorite of mine, but wasn't sure if it was a keeper. Second time around, despite there being a couple of tracks I'm not that keen on, I was sold. So it's getting five stars and going in my Tidal library.
Don’t see why this one was needed since Screamadelic is already on here. 3/5
Catchy and psychedelic
Love their eclectic sound
Eigenwilliges schottisches Potpourri aus Trance Elemente und Rockelementen. Das ganzheitliche Konzept erschließt sich nicht beim ersten hören. Insgesamt aber hörbares Gesamtwerk z.B „Medication“.
I do hike this more that I expected. It feels raucous and varied in a way that kept my attention and would enjoy some repeated listens.
Neither Primal or Screaming. I want my money back.
This is definitely the best “anarcho-syndicalist speedfreak road-movie” record I’ve ever heard.
I'd listen again
I like dub, ambient, and noise, but this didn't scratch the itch of any of that. Put me to sleep and not in a good way.
That 90s dreary acid wash sound. Hoping to check out the Vanishing Point movie to get a better sense of the energy
Awful
Even if a genre of music isn't my thing, I can usually appreciate it in some capacity. This was total shit. 53 minutes of nothing. Half fleshed out songs where nothing really caught your attention.
A few really decent songs, a few really bad songs, the rest just okay.
Part of the reason, I suspect, that Britpop didn't really take off in the US is because so many of those bands immediately disappeared up their own butts, making self-indulgent albums like this. When your first track is modeled after Their Satanic Majesties Request, you might be headed in the wrong direction. That said, there's nothing really to dislike about this album. If this were playing in a hip bistro, I would have no objection. Parts of it are quite atmospheric, even. OK, then... onward...
no thanks
It moves through sounds throughout the album in a pretty interesting way. I don't know if watching the movie will help me understand it more. I didn't love it, but here were parts that were pretty good.
cansado de este tipo de musica 90s
Aprobado. Y nada mas
Es interesante, tiene buenos momentos. Sería un 3 y media
Good music to listen to while ripping carpet out
Very low key early 90’s almost soft grunge
1st Album in this 1001 listening experience. Noticing familiar rifts, now knowing where they came from! Seems like a lot of samples from this album used by other artists later.
Weird choice for 1001 given that Primal Scream has two other legit decade-defining classic LPs in Screamadelica and XTRMNTR. Seems like it was put together to re-sell the Trainspotting single, which is mostly good for the Jean-Jacques Perry sample it is built on.
Ashamed to admit that Primal Scream was always one of those bands I was *aware of*, but didn't really know. This was great. "total vibe," as the kids might say.
This is the first album in this exercise that's by a band I have some familiarity with! The bad news is this album is no XTRMNTR (and somehow that album didn't make the 1001-album cut? what the hell?). Where that album had purpose and drive, this one feels comparatively ramshackle and scattered. The good news is it's still a decent album; what it loses in focus it gains in variety at least.
Liked this more than I thought I was gonna.
This strikes me as a record that wouldn't be on the list if 90s British Music wasn't over-represented here. But I also dig it; a bit uneven but definitely something I'll listen to again. I say "three starts by the skin of its teeth".
I think "Loaded" is one of the greatest singles of the 1990s, and the Screamadelica (1991) LP that single is one is on this list, so I guess we'll encounter that eventually. The other songs I know of theirs are "Rocks" (on the Give Out But Don't Give Up 1994 lp, not on the list) which is kinda a Black Crowes groove (vs the Madchester sound they are associated with) and "Movin on Up" (also in Screamadelica). So what I'm saying is I get why Screamadelica is on this list and I'll rate that one better than this, but I don't see why there are 2 primal scream lps here, especially this one. While I'll admit this LP was a nice balm after all the Dylan/Band 60s stuff the algorithm has thrown at us lately, it was too long (no one wanted 53 minutes of this) and superfluous if Screamadelica is already here. plus the cover of Motorhead by Hawkwind (and later motorhead) was not needed at all.
Screamadelica is an all time favorite. But somehow I never listened to this other one by them. Very different. Very late-90s. Very good. A little bit trip-hop, a little bit industrial. I did recognize the one track that made it onto the Trainspotting album. "Star" is pretty great, too. But I still prefer Screamadelica.
only 1 song was bearable (Star). Was a tough listen overall.
Pretty catchy. 3 or 4. May need to be in the right mood.
didn't get it really
i was expecting classic primal scream going into this album- i had always liked their stuff but thought of it as pretty one dimensional. so it was a real shock when i put this on and get almost exclusively massive attack style trip-hop! even more of a surprise 2/3 of the album through when "medication" comes on and it's right back to greasy garage rock ala classic PS. a really interesting twist of an album but admittedly probably not one i'll replay
I was surprised by this one. I loved it!
Disappointing
This wasn’t fun. Not entirely interesting, but way too long. Side note, the hallway fire alarm in my building went off and I genuinely believed it was part of the song. This was not great. 2/5
Some pretty funky songs, some pretty spoony Overall not super inspiring
*whispers* vanishing point, vanishing point, vanishing point
I was worried today was another death head metal day so honestly this wasn't soo bad. There were bad moments in Stuka and Motorhead but overall it was all palatable. It did just become one long techno trip where it felt like everything was from the movie Gone in 60 Seconds (or Trainspotting!). So I can listen to it, I can appreciate it, but I don't want to listen to it as an album again.
Cool electro beat groove guitar fusion. I’m about a 3.5 with this but not quite thrilled enough to pop it up to 4. The Star song is a little cheesy but I appreciate the sentiment. Love your brothers and sisters. Next song: kill everyone that moves. Okaaaayyy then.
Vanishing Point feels like a transitional album between the raw bluesy rock of the Primal Scream of the early 90’s and the electro metal aggression they move towards with 2000’s very awesome album, XTRMNTR. This album has some fine groovy moments, and it feels very 1997 electronica, but overall it also feels like their true vision hasn’t quite sharpened up yet. All great bands have these transition albums, and that takes nothing away from their greatness, but only solidify’s the perception that their intent is pure because they explore and pursue.
This was really interesting and creative. I've heard of these guys, but knew very little about them until today. I was expecting hard screamy music and was happy that wasn't the case! As a mega fan of the Trainspotting soundtrack, I was excited to hear Trainspotting on here. I also really liked Burning Wheel and Motorhead, and loved the message in Star. Most of this is a little slower and spacier than I usually go for, but it really grew on me because of all the cool sounds to get lost in.
I like the rock and electronic elements, but most of the album feels like something you put on in the background. Sounds very spacey which was cool though. A lot of it kinda reminded me of trip hop, which I usually enjoy, but it wasn't that memorable. The more rock based songs were alright, nothing too bland or extraordinary. Will I Revisit?: low priority Current rating: 6/10
A little hit or miss. The chill funky vibes in tracks like If They Move, Kill Em and Trainspotting were highlights for me, but not a lot from this is going to stick.
Aggressively bad music. Probably the worst album so far. I save 1/5 for offensively bad music. British music as a whole doesn't really work for me and this was a disaster. Utter dogshit. Imagine making this and being satisfied with the final product.
Well, that was strange. This album left me with mixed feelings. Some songs were good. Some felt like I was wandering in the desert on peyote.
This album kinda reminds me of Gorillaz early stuff, but a with fewer garage band vibes. I swear to god the song Suka uses the same flute sample as a Boards Of Canada song on Geogaddi. Very 90s. Pretty cool.
boring then, boring now
1, and not 0 because i can´t
almost the definition of a hit or miss album for me. some of the songs were kind of cool psychy throwbacks and some were incredibly dull electronic-music-adjacent tracks that a dude is whining over. unfortunately the latter is most of the album and the former are only glimpses. so ultimately, not really my thing.
Reminded me of a worse version of Massive Attack.
I was so pleasantly surprised by this album, the incorporation of different tones and rhythms while maintaining an overall catchy album is impressive. love when artists incorporate strange sounds, very unsettling and slightly eery ahah
Not my kind of music
This whole album felt like a slow climax to a peak, like in a film, but ironically the most climactic songs were the parts I was least interested in, i was a big fan of the quiet ambient parts, they felt hypnotic in soothing with a rock twist. But the more boisterous rock parts weren’t bad but not as interesting. All and all a good album that I will revisit
3.75
Not bad, pretty forgettable though
Not bad
Überrascht 👍8/10
Alright, but kinda boring.
Kind of interesting, but when that electronica kicks in I tune out.
Not the sound I was expecting AT ALL. It doesn’t feel like a “rock” album until Medication. Burning Wheel as the opener had my mouth agape. Crazy soundscape, I was transported to a semi-psychedelic world.
Second album de ce groupe après 'Screamadelica' que j'avais détesté (1/5). Ce nouvel album n'est pas mieux, j'ai sauté les morceaux pour arriver à Motorhead (au cas ou ...). Un vrai massacre. J'espère qu'il n'y a pas d'autre album de ce groupe dans la liste ... =>1/5
Instrumentals. Gets old.
a few interesting moments but it doesn't do anything that a truckload of other 90s albums didn't do better
While I remember liking Primal Scream in the past, somehow this record is just not for me.
I really enjoyed this. I haven't heard most of it and I can't think why I didn't buy it when it came out.
yeah, not doing much for me. I can see what they were trying to do, but it's like coffee with 2/3 the correct amount of beans. Just not there.
not my stuff.
I wasn't sure at first but 4 Songs in I'm loving the instrumentation and Star has a great message :). Pretty dynamic honestly, If They Move Kill 'Em is intense and Out of the Void feels like a cold drink on a hot summer day! 8/10 (was at 7/10 at first)
Most of this album is some cosmic pre-Radiohead wonderfuless. The last coulple songs sound like a weak version of U2. The album as a whole doesn't get me, but the first part certainly is wonderful. 3.5/5
First time hearing of or listening to this band which is too bad because if it had found its way to me around release time I could see being into them in a big way. I enjoy the mix of genres and having ambient with lyrics is nice. I can see listening to them again, in the right situation.
Not sure what this was all about. Didn't sound much like Primal Scream that I know...
so boring. i am so indifferent towards this album. it's just so boring idk what else to say.
More noise rock. Mixed with experimental electro. Hard pass.
1001 albums i never want to hear again
Very good, but not exactly my type of a thing. This is one of those albums where I had no idea how big it was at the time. It seems like almost every song is something I'm pretty sure I heard on some movie, TV commercial or TV show in the late 90's. Not sure if I'll go back to this but I do appreciate it
Much better than I thought it was going to be when I finished the first song and looked how much was left to go, but I won’t be listening to any of these again
Prefer the other stuff I’ve heard from Primal Scream. But I liked it. Simpsons: No
There were a few moments where it wasn't completely terrible, but not enough to save the 1 star.
I would rather eat Vinish washing powder than listen to this again.
I was listening to this thinking it wasn’t really for me but I still liked it. I think if you can achieve that you deserve four stars.
Wasn't the worst on the list
wtf was that
Had its moments, but not many.
Meh, Didn't really do much for me. Just kinda was.
Not my kind of music, but was fine for once
Ok I guess
Too trippy
This rocked, hit at the right times and was a great driving album
Jesus.. In my memories it was better band
An interesting (mostly) instrumental album. I wouldn't really choose to listen to it again, but it was fine background music while it was on
Good background music, jazzish style to it in a way.
Meh
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.
Not sure what I expected Primal Scream to sound like, but I don’t think it was this?! This was a lot more instrumental and less rocky than I was thinking it would be. I'm not sure I particularly enjoyed it per se, but it wasn't the worst thing on this list. It's a 2.5 but I've kindly rounded up
A cool, highway-headed album with some great effects. I was worried that the album would mostly be primal screaming, but upon analysis it is an alternate soundtrack to a little-known movie, which is also pretty neat. Favorite track: "Burning Wheel," a fantastic opener.
It’s alright I guess; kind of a post-Madchester meets sampledelia thing. Sounds like the soundtrack to some late 90s British gangster film that would be shot entirely through a yellow filter. Would improve with some trimming as some of these songs go on far too long.
Groovy and neo-psychedelic in a generally positive sense. But maybe trying to more than it can realistically claim to be. "Star" is great and so too "Trainspotting." The opening cuts set a high bar but "Stuka" really mires things midway through. "Kowalski" also more trouble than it's worth. Iffy vocals really hold this back throughout.
some good tracks, some 'meh'. As for "Motorhead", what were they thinking ?
Cool at times, annoying instruments and sounds other times.
It's like a mix between general 90s grunge and Massive Attack, with various Damon Albarn projects sprinkled throughout. I can dig it
Like an 80's version of The Prodigy with Sublime vibes? Fav Track: Get Duffy
There is some good music here, but. it is surrounded by too much electronic trash to make me want to hear more. 2 stars or D+.
By all accounts I should love it. I do not. Its simultaneously dated and too ahead of its time. A no from me, dog.
Another record that sounds like a piracy ad. It is obnoxious to listen to and mostly just sounds like phoned in tracks.
++: Kowalski, Star, If They Move, Kill 'Em, MotÖrhead, Trainspotting +: Burning Wheel, Get Duffy, Stuka, Medication, Long Life +-: Out of the Void 8,1/10
I had to listen to this a few times to make up my mind. Yes it's interesting and creative, but do I also like listening to it? Yes I do. And thanks to my wife I am reminded why - at times it sounds like dEUS (which is even better but I'm biased). An eclectic mix of instruments and electronics with a focus on soundscapes, drawing from (prog) rock and much more. I like this album better than their singles, and will explore more :-).
Nothing to see here, folks.
Trainspotting is cool but everything else was meh. Good rhythm section though
Couldn’t really classify what that was but it was pretty cool.
Gorillaz meets Stone Roses meets Massive Attack. 7/10
Very generic new wave synth. Barely strong enough for even background music. Not worth a listen.
Enjoyed this. So far best album I have been recommended. Easy listening, and great background music.
great innovative
It was nice enough that I listened to it three times. My girlfriend was unexpectedly Happy by how chilled it was because she judged them by the name hahaha
solid 90's rock
I'm a big fan of The Stone Roses and when they brought in the front man from that band with this album it really struck a cord. This will be a nice add to my list. Some of it doesn't connect tho, hence the three stars.
Somebody got a new synthesizer for Christmas.
The fuck is this???
This is real dumb.
Was not what I was expecting based off the band name. Now I want to watch vanishing point
Very boring
Me gustó pero no sé si lo incluiría dentro de la lista, suena a otras bandas que ya he escuchado
I’m only familiar with Screamadelica and XTRMNTR, by Primal Scream so this was new to me. This one seems a little more laid back than what I’m used to from this band, leaning into that late nighties down tempo electronic sound. Even though it’s a chill album there’s plenty of knob turning ear candy and noisey guitar playing to keep the mind busy. I’ll be adding this one to a playlist or two.
I guess I never got into these folks in high school. I did listen to similar stuff, but not this. It sounds ok. I enjoy track 5. I can't fit this into a single category. There's an electronic vibe to it, but it isn't techno at all. It's as if God Lives Underwater was more like Orbital and nothing like God Lives Underwater. Not sure if that makes sense. I prefer God Lives Underwater. This is pretty decent trippy 90's music. Stuka is dope. I'll slap a 3 on this.
I don't know much of The Stone Roses, but "Burning Wheel" is reminiscent of what I think of when I think of this song. I hear some Brian Jonestown Massacre too. A slow, atmospheric build into jangly, spacey brit-pop. But lest one mistake the lead track to be indicative of the rest of the album, the second track "Get Duffy" moves towards psychedelic elevator music that you'd hear (or at least imagine you hear) at Kmart at 2AM. And then "Kowalski" is more of a 70's cop theme experimental dreamscape with sampled words overlaid on top. "Star" is the first 'traditional' song, with a relaxed, hazy feel that evolves into clunky percussion. At this point, I don't know what else to expect; Primal Scream seems willing and able to do anything. Blending beats, thick 70's bass, hypnotic synths, samples, wah pedals, and layered with plenty of effects, Primal Scream apply their sound and time equally to groovy freak-outs, instrumental pieces, and song-writing. Much like Pink Floyd's "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving With a Pict", the psychedelia is turned up to 11, and could benefit from toning it down just a bit. It's similar to Skrillex in throwing in various sounds and effects every second when spacing them out to maybe even 5 seconds would make the music less of an assault on your attention. (Though Skrillex applies this technique in a more frantic meth-friendly direction, Primal Scream applies it in a contemplative, acid-induced environment.) Though "Star" is the best song here, "Stuka" and "Trainspotting" stand out as the best groovy space-out beats. I like that they make equal room for songs and beats; it's not predominantly either type of album, and is refreshing in that aspect. Still, not all tracks find their footing.
It's not really my thing but there were aspects of it that I liked
I was disappointed with my revisit of Screamadelica after having liked it in the nineties, so my hopes weren't that high for this. But I ended up liking it quite a lot - definite krautrock vibes that I liked.
4.2
You know, Primal Scream is a very misleading name for a band. How many people would look at this album and assume that it’s going to be something like an alternative metal album or something similar? Thankfully, I was aware of the band prior to this to keep my expectations in check. Anyway, this was pretty middle of the road for me. Some of this was pretty good for what mostly feels like more of a psychedelic vibe with a nice industrial touch. But some of it just kind of goes on, without leaving much of a personal impact. I guess I’m not really a fan of albums that seem to be more for playing in the background and “vibe” too. Favorite track: Kowalski Other hits: Get Duffy, Stuka, Medication
Wow, really surprised by this. It's a complete mishmash of styles, but it really works. I loved it! I really didn't expect to though. But yeah, I mean Stuka and Medication are two opposite ends of the spectrum but both work brilliantly. Not quite worth a 5 but a very solid 4. And yes I it is on the buy list.
The album hits a real high from ‘Kowalksi’ through ‘Star’ and ‘If They Move Kill ‘Em’. Great album - very high 3 stars
I've seen Primal Scream 3 times, but never as the main draw, and two of those were headliner shows. That is my problem with them, they can be very hit and miss. This album has some really great tracks like 'Burning Wheel' and 'Kowolski' and then the rest is nothing special. They try to please too many with too many different styles and just doesn't gel. Bobby's singing is nearly as good as his dancing, but that doesn't matter as he does try, and everyone loves a trier. (Again it's still miles better than Deep Purple).
This is a thing I’ve noticed British bands sometimes do which is start there album with ambient noise you have to sit through that is completely divorced from the actual track. Don’t do that. That’s dumb. Anyway, hey I recognize that album cover! Not this one, Screamadelica. I don’t know anything about it. Other than people like it. I kept waiting for Jesus Jones’ Right Here Right Now to start during the first song. Which is damning with faint praise. Hmmm. Nothing here is bad. Should it be in here. Ehhhh, probably their more acclaimed album? But this I have a harder time justifying. I like the jazzy parts. I just don’t know that I’ll remember listening to this in a year. I do really like the concept of this album. An alternative soundtrack of an old movie. That’s fun. Problem is I haven’t seen said movie. Hrm. This is a 3 stars that legitimately could be more or less. I really don’t know how to feel on this one. I like it artistically but not as music if that makes sense
1.63
A couple songs kept this from a 1, but it was close.
Surprisingly very good....
OK ba k ground music. Very 90s feel to it. Really hated some songs and others were groovy.
Don't let their name fool you. Some really mellow tracks.
This is not at all what I thought a band called "Primal Scream" would sound like. I even read the Wikipedia page and the description on this site and I still would not have guessed how much Brit-pop and less electronica was found on this album. There were also more instrumentals than I had expected. Medication sounds like something the Rolling Stones would have written in the 90's. Depending on your view, that can be good or could be bad. Vanishing Point starts off strong and does get a bit monotonous in the middle prior to Medication but then picks up again. I enjoyed this album more than I had anticipated that I would, mostly because it was not what I thought it was going to be. I expected an album of electronica and super-repetitive beats that made me grind my teeth and it was not entirely that. There are hints of rock, brit-pop and even glam rock on here. Better than expected.
This is so annoying, self-indulgent and most of all - definitely not worth being on this list. Really don't want to give it more time.
Nothing to hold my interest. Back in the day, I had a friend who worked in a record shop who was really into Primal Scream, so I’ve already given this multiple chances and nothing sticks with me. Weirdly, my 4 year old, who loves turning my music off, said he really likes this?
I wasn’t expecting much but I found myself jamming out to this. Definitely unique.
Not my favorite, but not the worst ever.
I don't hear much interesting stuff for me. And that's pretty much it. It's an odd mix of many genres kept in a respectable boundaries. And maybe it needed a bit of more craziness in it.
It was pretty cool and weird. Sometimes it sounded like sonic or nine inch nails
Very interesting
LOL that was cursed. I blast this band and their boring stale sound and I get hit back with a double down the next day. Sorry, not gonna make me like them any better.
Primal Scream is "up my alley" musically speaking. Oddly enough though, I am not often deliberate in my seeking them out. I don't think there is any partcular reason for it, just there are as many good bands I actually remember as there are bands that I either don't know the names of (or connect songs with). Primal Scream is one of those "these guys are great" bands that are obscure enough (in a way) that they just don't come up much on any of my playlists. Nevertheless! I actually could listen to them all day long and not get bored, and I am glad for the re-introduction.
Chilling wibing hommaa vähän smh s.h..
Interesting enough that I'll listen to it again.
I expected a band called "primal scream" to be much less mellow.
Great electronic/ambient/trip-hop and pyschedelic album from the 1990s UK music scene. Primal Scream is a great band, and it is a cool album. The band said it was inspired by a 70s movie and the album is really like some sort of road movie soundtrack. It is very enjoyable, and is recommended to anyone who like electronica and a bit trippy and chill music.
Rocky and kind of frenetic, but yet another artist whose songs I've probably heard at the local pub.
surprisingly good
Listened Before? N Pretty good! Creative and original sounding. I enjoyed it. "Star" is a standout amongst many other less accessible songs. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Star
Definitely a headphone album. Not sure what I expected from a band called Primal Scream, but it was neither primal, nor full of screams. In fact it really felt like an album of soundscapes, versus a cohesive album. In fact Medication was the first song that had a more formal structure. Motorhead didn't sound like a Motorhead cover as I had hoped. The wierd soundscapes continue, but it alsmost feels like a different band. Trainspotting seems to be a return to the first part of this album. I didn't love it, I didn't hate it. It was a nice way to pass some time, but definitely not feeling the need to dig into Primal Screams discography to get more. 2 stars.
Not what I expected from a band name "Primal Scream". I didn't hate it, I didn't like it, I thought it was good background music. It was nothing groundbreaking in terms of music, and probably not something I'd revisit willingly. Although I'm sure I'll probably hear it in some movie soundtracks. 2/5
Totally took me off guard Maximalist psychedelia Didn’t really want to listen more than once
This was ok.
Cool stuff
Love this album. I've said it before but, 1997 pivotal year
I do like a lot of primal scream but every time I listen to an album? I’m left just somewhat underwhelmed.
I was really surprised by this. It was a fun groove to have on this morning while I worked, not at all what I expected. I think I'll be returning to this album for sure, and maybe look into other albums by Primal Scream if they're like this.
Not a lot to say about individual tracks, but this was actually an enjoyable listen. Harder-edged trip-hop sound. 4 stars. In the right mood, I'd listen to this again.
Background music
This was deeply boring.
dont get ut
It was ok
I liked most of the instrumentals better than the songs with vocals, although "Kowalski" was pretty good. The other songs with vocals just didn't hit me much. The instrumentals had some groove to them, but it's not a good thing to dislike the singing. Did not even recognize "Motorhead." That's not good. Top tracks: "Kowalski," "Star," "Long Life," "Get Duffy"
Hmmm. A Primal Scream album and it's not Screamadelica, which I'm not really a fan of as it is. Don't tell me these guys get two albums on this list. Feels like trip hop meets Brit pop. It feels very British. So in their words, songs like Stuka were downright shite. Some songs had some decent beats but went on too long or got too repetitive - Burning Wheel, Medication, Long Life. Trainspotting went on waaaaay too long. Their Motorhead remake was interesting - didn't hate it, not sure if I loved it. All in all, I'm not really a fan of this album either. It's ok for a bit but quickly wears out it's welcome. A 2 may be a bit harsh but I'm going to make a point. There is nothing special about this album and unless you were connected to the UK in the 90's you probably won't feel a connection to it.
good ideas bad execution
Mostly annoying, aside from one song that sounded strangely like Al Stewart.
Not what I expected with that artist name and album cover. Quite enjoyable.
I could listen to this again. Fantastic album
It was fine, but not sure what made it list-worthy
Reichlich experimentell...
some of the chillest, most atmospheric instrumentals you’ve ever heard broken up by some of the blandest songs ever. maybe 5 stars if it was all instrumentals
Crap 💩
Not at all bad
Неплохо, особо не зацепило
I was skeptical going in, having never heard of the band, but this was pretty good. It's moody and kind of heavily instrumental, but it's a nice psychedelic groove CD. There's some creativity and diversity in the sound. It's too low-energy for my taste, and I probably wouldn't put it on again, but it was kind of nice.
2.75
Some interesting didn’t know what to expect!
pretty nice to clean the house to
Not for me
This is not at all what I expected, and was fairly enjoyable.
Quite liked this for some reason. It's a (pseudo) soundtrack album, one of my least favourite genres. And it's electronica!
Not good.
I don't get it.
I like Star very much so I had hopes but unfortunately I found this one really tedious. I think it's a 2.5 overall, with a 5 for star.
proper shit
Fairly inoffensive but very dull
Cool
Hmm… this was a difficult one to rate. Not a bad album but it just felt quite unfocused. It was an interesting mix of britpop and experimental rock with a more electronic and krautrock inspired sound. The opening track felt like a lazy Massive Attack rip off and the vocals were very hit and miss throughout, but on the whole the overall sound and atmosphere worked. Kowalski was a big standout and there were some other highlights dotted around but also a lot that didn’t work for me and a lot that was ok but just meandered
highlights: if they move, kill ‘em; medication (nov 26 2024)
Great music to fold laundry to
Pude escuchar la mitad de este disco antes de empezar a cabezear del sueño. No entiendo cómo ni por qué Primal Scream tiene un estátus tan importante en la música alternativa, y en ocasiones siento que es una broma que se salió de control. Para quienes dicen que eran "los únicos" explotando ese sonido en tiempo; bueno, quizá es porque su sonido es somnoliento en el mejor de los casos y poco original e increiblemente repetitivo en el peor. La producción es plana, tanto que todas las texturas se sienten como una mazamorra nebulosa en la que no se pueden distinguir las frecuencias, y en este punto digo, amigo sabemos que sabes ocupar un pedal de Delay, no tienes que mover el timer cada vez que pasas un acorde. Los trucos son los mismos en todas las canciones, y no hay ningún momento disruptivo en todo el LP. Realmente una pérdida de tiempo. Si te gusta bien por ti, pero no creo que este trabajo se merezca estar en la lista de "los álbumes que hay que escuchar antes de morir". Dos estrellas, porque de cierta forma entiendo por qué le podría gustar a alguien (si estoy hablando de ustedes millenials treintones y genexxers melómanos cuarentones). PD: ¿Has escuchado el homónimo de Blur y su secuela "13"? Cumplen exactamente la misma función que este disco, pero mucho, mucho, mucho mejor.
Enjoyed this one more than I thought I would. And this will be excellent "working music" to have on in the background.
Solid background music.
Ehh. I want to like it and I kind of do.
Now this is confusing. Unexpected and well, hard to describe. More mellow / trippy / clubby / strange lounge than expected. Kowalski ? The Penguin? A '97 album, with a track called Trainspotting? Feels like a disorienting nightclub movie scene - expertly made into an album. Ride it. Ride it. So, "Get Duffy" and "Star" are atmospheric and promising, but it gets too wierd to trust. I skip ahead to Trainspotting - now it all makes sense. This is the "sound"that defined the movie. Brillaint. Uneven Brillaince; geniuses. I didnt know I knew them so well. This is really, *really* out there, even for me. But if I was in a certain club at a certain time of my life, in a certain state, it might all work. But the nauseating sinking feeling of this takes me to the film set of Irriversible just a bit too much. In the Rare Art category for now - pending my review at alater date...
I was never the biggest Primal Scream fan, but there were certain early trax that it was impossible not to like, such as Loaded and Rocks, always a personal fave. However, having never heard this album before, I ran through it a few times and found it to be astonishingly good, without the help of drugs. I have the book, Creation Stories(2013), by the label’s founder, Alan McGee, and he describes them as a “drug band” at the time they made this album. Whatever, this record is thoroughly enjoyable. The major emphasis is on the music. In fact, with the exception of Medication, which reminds me of Rocks, and the cover of Motorhead, there’s nothing rock here - it’s almost like listening to an instrumental album, with light vocals & weird vocal effects here and there. They like their space noises, particularly on Out Of The Void & especially on If They Move Kill ‘Em, which also features funky guitar that could be a Shaft outtake. Kowalski is something else. McGee recounts in the book how he had to override his own A&R staff to have it released as a single, to please Bobby Gillespie, who wasn’t really talking to him at the time. It was a Top Ten in the U.K. started listening to this album expecting to be bored, but really loved it. The melodica of Augustus Pablo on Star was a real bonus. Love this.
Dubbed out skeletons of songs, mixed upside down and sideways. I love it, but this is deeply weird for a band of this profile. Taking the remixed template of Screamadelica, but with a more industrial and dubbed out version. Noisy, spacey, groovy. I love it. Only a few 'real' songs (eg 'Medication', 'Motorhead' cover), with some instrumentals (eg 'Trainspotting') or songs that may as well be instrumentals. Not a lot here that you would sing around a campfire with an acoustic guitar, but primal Scream were never great songwriters. But they can build an awesome vibe. This really reminds me of the On-U industrial dub records that I used to listen to in the 80s (African Head Charge, Tackhead, Keith LeBlanc, etc). Interestingly, Primal Scream released a dub version of this album (Echo Dek) remixed by Adrian Sherwood from On-U.
I wasn't a huge fan of this album. It's not bad but it didn't do much for me.
Great!
I enjoyed this more than I expected. I think the band name and album name left me thinking that the music would be quite different than it was. A mash up of all sorts of styles.
I may not choose to listen to this, but it’s interesting. A couple songs stuck out to me. This is the kind of record that belongs on this list. Lots of variety in the record.
As an album, I did not enjoy. A couple songs were ok - Get Duffy, Star - and I liked some of the guitar riffs on other songs. But overall a real slog.
This is kind of tough for me to rate, because I'm not in the mood. I don't know exactly what it is, but I'm not in the mood for it.
Good music.
Painfully average with a lot of tracks that should’ve stayed on the drawing board.
I have a soft spot for Primal Scream and this album. It is nice to see a band reinvent itself with every album (at that stage at least). I love the concept of them giving the cult film that shares the name Vanishing Point a new soundtrack. Tracks like Kowalski and If They Move Kill 'Em are some of Primal Scream's best. Some of the other tracks nice experiments. Medication sounds like an outtake of their previous album, and feels totally out of place and to be honest isn't that good. Four stars from me as the album evokes strongs memories of '97 and seeing them live a few times when they toured the album
Thought I would like this more than I actually did - hasn't aged well. Still some gold there, but it feels more like a warm up album, better things to come.
This was pretty much poo, with a scent of spoiled trash.
Whoa! They would be an incredible U2 cover band. I dig their sound but something is off. The energy is wonky between the music, vocals, and lyrics. I have no idea what they were singing about. Surprised this one is rated so poorly.
2/5. I appreciate the experimentation and diversity of tracks on this album but unfortunately, they are not interesting or enjoyable songs. I thought it was a cool concept and it does succeed in providing an ambience, but it wasn't the right one. And although Star was a nice change of pace, it was just an okay song in general. Oh well, can't all be winners, but again, it wasn't terrible. Best Song: Star, Trainspotting, Motorhead
I was expecting some rock not whatever this is. Generally boring, music to zone out to. Experimental music should be interesting not just random sounds thrown together with some speaking. That being said, Star was ok. A redeeming track with a good instrumental. Highlights: Star
Vanishing Point is a mix of industrial and trip hop almost. It starts more industrial but as it goes, it moves more towards trip hop and even pop. Probably deserve more listens but didn’t catch my ear 5.6/10
This one did not really draw me in. I suspect it falls victim to my having heard albums based on it that I enjoyed more.
The late 90s were doldrums for music and this is a reminder.
Was okay, but didn't really do too much for me.
Honestly just based on the band name I was prepared for much much worse and ‘scream’ sounds but I just got boring. There just wasn’t much to this and I don’t quite get why or how it’s influential because to me it just felt like an hour of them struggling to decide what music they want to stick with. It obviously could have been worse however not for me.
My exposure to Primal Scream was almost exclusively their track "Kill All Hippies" which is awesome; wasn't sure what to expect from an entire album.... ...which ends up VERY very inconsistent in a different kind of way - e.g.: Songs like "Star" "Medication" and "Long Life" feel so out of place.... who doesn't like variety in an album but to jump from the hypnotic-techno-mostly instrumental jams that at least to my simple mind IS their style into a relatively facile, basic, and boring rock format that isn't very good at all... ehhh as much as the techno-jams *do* end up repetitive, that's sort of the point, and breaking out of that sort of disrupts the mood. Then on "Motorhead" they *almost* try to meld the genres, but it doesn't work. Anyways those specific songs suck and maybe especially because they end up as bad britpop turds in an electronic punchbowl. That's a party killer right there. The vocalist sucks and sometimes that's ok if you lean into other aspects, i.e. when he does the whisper-type non-singing which serves almost as an afterthought to a 99% instrumental.... that's your lane, pal. Sounding like a *bad* version of the singer from The Verve or a Gallagher brother is not a goal. TL;DR: I actively like about 4 or 5 cuts from this which is usually enough to garner at least a 3 from me but the odd nature of this as an album makes it sound like a shitty K-Tel sampler album and I wouldn't be able to actively listen to the entirety. So... Primal Scream is not an album band - stick to a few cuts on a playlist. 5/10 2 stars.
There’s some decent dance music on this disc but goddamn the band relies too much on the reverberation and oscillation sound effect machine - reminiscent of confiscating a Tickle Me Elmo doll from your 3yo and surreptitiously breaking it with a hammer in order to preserve your sanity. I blame Tarantino for this. He drops the Pulp Fiction album in 1994 and suddenly everyone (especially Brits) start making fictional (or hopeful, in this case) soundtrack discs. Hell, we got two in the 1990s from Barry Adamson alone. Weird.
No likes but found myself enjoying it more than hating it. Rounding up.
eh
This album has a mix of soft songs and not so soft tracks, the soft songs are nice to have on in the background while the not so soft tracks are a bit more jarring compared to the softer tracks. I did find that some of the tracks feel a little bit too long. Overall I don't have any strong feelings towards this album so I will give it a 3/5.
This was not primal, and there was no screaming. Not what I thought the band was. I pictured metal, I got semi-electronica. I'm don't view either favorably overall, with some exceptions. This was not an exception.
First time with this band but I really liked it. Wide variety of styles, instrumentation, and overall super fun. Definitely looking more into them! 4/5
Bleh. 2.5/5
just not for me
Apart from the first song, I wasn't into this at all. The first few tracks made for good background music on a train journey, but not great for much else. Just druggy nonsense, not essential listening in any way. Screamadelica is a fantastic album, but I really don't think Primal Scream deserve more than that one on this list.
I didn't really care for this. The song Medication was pretty good, but the rest just did nothing for me.
I don't get these guys. I just don't see the appeal. I find it boring. 2/5
D+
Os instrumentais realmente não me agradaram, a voz do vocalista também não. Realmente não faz meu estilo.
De a ratos demasiado deforme. Me gustan mas calmados, por ejemplo Star me parece un excelente tema. En el caso de Is they move... me encanta el ritmo, pero se ponen raros y en el tema siguiente es casi un Revolution Nº 9 permanente. Reviven mas que bien con el tema Medication, que me parece un hermoso rock Y el tema de Trainspoitting es genial
Neva heard of these folks before! It’s ok! I liked “Star” and “Medication.” And “Trainspotting” was vibey.
Not available Mexico
Pretty cool. Screamadelica is better, but this should not be slept on 👍
Solid overall. Not their best work.
3.4/5 listened 3x
This album is like a box of chocolates, never know what you're going to get! Is it metal? Is it Indy Folk? Is it angry shrieking with pounding percussion? Yes!
Very cool, eclectic, always changing up the point of view. The instrumental tracks are especially interesting. It all feels a bit calculated at times, but no shade if the effect is this solid.
Kind of grungy psychedelic? I like Medication. Like Motorhead too.
spacey electronic krautrock/dub tracks with neo-psychedelica vibes that is pretty chill and laid back for the most part. Somewhat ambient but still moves forward with a solid groove.
An ok album by Primal Scream, might make more sense and might enjoy it better if I had more context by having seen Vanishing Point the movie. Best: Kowalski Worst: Long Life
Uhh not my thing.
Whatever
Fakk med d ass
baffled at how little i enjoyed this. really like screamadelica. this was far more abrasive than any of their other stuff i’ve heard, and not for the better.
Vanishing Point I fucking loved this when it came out. I remember buying it in Woolworths (don’t look for it, it’s not there anymore) in Totton on my lunch break from my part time job, in that sweet sweet summer between A-Levels and Uni. I likely bought a slice of Pizza from Baker’s Oven on the way back to work too. It seems quite intertwined with Fat of the Land in my memory - just looked it up, Fat of the Land was released the week before this. What a time to be 17 years old. I haven’t listened to it in a while but it still holds up for the most part. Burning Wheel is great, starting with that swirling melange of sounds before a psychedelic groove emerges with the bass, guitar and organ, before it the turns into a shuffling dance/rock tune. Get Duffy definitely feels like a piece of 60s/70s soundtrack music in a good way, which makes sense with Vanishing Point the film being a key influence on the album. I bought the Kowalski single when it came out, and it still sounds great, Mani’s rumbling bass is superb at creating a sense of unease and paranoia, as does the fact that it is more a series of incantations and samples rather than a set of lyrics. At the time I loved Star, and although I still like the essence of the words, the lyrics do sound clunky now. Musically it’s still great though, particularly the melodica hook and the horns. I love the little guitar parts in If They Move Kill Em, again it feels quite soundtrack, with a load of sounds and textures jammed into it, but it works as it has a strong sense of momentum. There’s enough interesting stuff happening musically with Out of the Void to keep it going, and the groove/rhythm is good, but it feels a long, even if it’s only 4 minutes. Far too many 90s doorbell chimes in Stuka, but again I like the slippery, dubby spacey groove built around the bass. I don’t think Medication or Motörhead work that well. The former harks back to the Stonesey stuff on Give Out But Don’t Give Up but it feels very leaden footed, there isn’t that sense of looseness and groove that the song needs and that is preset on the rest of the album. Motörhead probably just isn’t that great a song outside of the Motörhead bubble, but works slightly better than Medication, fitting the druggy/comedown vibe a bit better. Trainspotting brings things back to the woozy soundtrack feel, this time with 90s telephone chimes, but it is way too long and the electric piano is a bit too 90s lounge pastiche, although the guitar right at the end is nice. It’s probably the weakest of the instrumental grooves. Long Life is great, despite the dodgy vocal. It definitely has a Kraftwerk vibe to the synths and I like the swirling, echoey feel. A suitably spacey end to the album. It’s definitely a very loose record, with all it’s instrumentals and the lack of concise and well defined songs, but I think that’s to it’s benefit, as it seems to be going for cinematically inspired feel, groove and sonic textures in varying styles, out of which songs and tunes emerge, rather than a coherent set of songs with one particular influence, like the previous album. It also definitely sags towards the end, from Medication to Trainspotting, before picking back up with Long Life. It may not be a perfect album, but I do like it a lot, I admire the idea behind it and the overall woozy, loose, trippy sound. Way better than a 3, but not a 5, cogito ergo sum its a 4. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Nothing mind blowing but definitely a very good album
This is good, reminded me of walking through a festival…some lovely instruments used, some dub vibes. Didn’t pick out any songs in particular, but really enjoyed listening while doing a creative project
Occasional good moments but overall not great Standout songs: Star Medication
A weird combination of genres that doesn't pay off in a satisfying way. In fact it can get quite grating. What I will give this album is the fact that it paved the way for Gorillaz to do the same thing but infinitely better. With that being said, the production is excellent, and there are a few moments where I could grove a little. Though those were too few and far between that it doesn't stick with me.
Muito difícil avaliar esse álbum. Se fosse enquadra-lo num gênero, diria que o álbum é composto majoritariamente por músicas ambientes, com pequenas inserções de dub, rock e experimentações diversas. Por um lado não é um álbum muito marcante, as músicas terminam e começam sem você nem se dar conta; mas por outro lado tem várias sonoridades interessantes, além de uma proposta massa também, de ter como inspiração um filme com mesmo nome e com uma trilha sonora completamente oposta. Um comentário descreveu como um álbum em que todas às músicas são sempre uma vibe, mas nunca um hit como uma crítica. Eu uso o mesmo motivo para ir pro caminho oposto, ele se propõe à isso: ser uma música de fundo. Ser uma música que se encaixe melhor como trilha sonora de um filme que os músicos gostavam.
This album is garbage. A lot of the songs are just noise. If this is in the top 1001 I don’t get it as to why. Star is the saving Grace. Favourite song: Star Least favourite: Kawolski Album artwork: I like the cover more than the album
fuzzy and smelly and not that good
This just feels incoherent. There's a few pretty good tracks available, but I can't quite see how the massive variety of styles patching in between the "trad" Primal Scream stuff just doesn't quite work.