Reviews (page 6 of 8)
I don't really get these guys. I think some of their songs, where they actually sing are pretty decent, but there's too much tripped out, psychedelic noise. Way too much. Enjoyed Medication and thought this was the best song off this album. Thought Star and Motorhead were decent, but for the most part, I heard a lot of stuff I just don't really care to hear. Thought this was OK, but just not my listening taste and have no interest in revisiting. 2
It seems that Primal Scream got a little experimental after achieving success with their more dance club-leaning sound and… I’m kind of here for it. It doesn’t always work, and as a result, it hits lows that feel much much lower than anything heard on Screamadelica (seriously, wtf was Stuka and Motorhead?), but when it does, it hits what feels like career highs. In particular, Burning Wheel, Kowalski, Star, and Medication were all favorites of mine and tracks that I would consider among the best that I’ve heard from the group (which is admittedly only this and Screamadelica). Overall, I would say the highs outweigh the lows here. Some of the stuff definitely reminds me of electronic stuff I’ve rated poorly in the past, but for the most part, I found this to be a well-paced album and somewhat of a vibe - though, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t hoping for a little more British wankery and ruffianism given that there’s a song here written for Trainspotting.
Yeah sure, this was a bit unique versus other things I've heard so far on this list but it's not my style. Not a ton I can even think to write about it.
The mixing and production are interesting but feel a little immature. There are some cool bits but mostly too hyperactive and impulsive for me. Trying to at least pick one track I kind of like I'd say Long Life. This album just misses for me all over the place.
Rock electrónico y neo-psicodelia. Ni fu ni fa.
Bien, pero muuuuuuuuuuy largo y pesado.
Interesting...liked most of it. Strong 3.
Haven't heard the album before, but I've seen them live and didn't enjoy the show. I expected to dislike the album. At their best, like Medication and Motorhead, they sound like Jesus & Mary Chain (founder Bobby Gillespie's former band). The more experimental stuff didn't resonate with me. "We're moving like a parallelogram"
Never really checked out Primal Scream because I assumed it would be full of, you know, primal screaming and caterwauling and such (cough... PJ Harvey... cough). Wasn't what I expected and generally enjoyed it.
Wikipedia tells me it's going for krautrock, but the most I can see about this is IDM (a la Aphex Twin, and that's being generous) or ambient music. It's a tough line to walk. There are splashes of psychedelia and life here, but it is a mellow ride bordering on fully comatose. The Motorhead cover could have been much, much worse, though. Favorite tracks: "Medication", "Out Of this Void"
Not for me
Stick to what you’re good at lads. Get back to some catchy indie pop/rock. 1.2
best wel grappig
Its cool, atleast the production
Ganz erstaunlich gut. Kannte ich bisher gar nicht.
I understand the influence this had on Gorillaz now
Some songs I really liked while others I could barely get through. I guess I'm not a fan of the heavy, industrial sound so tracks like Kowalski or Stuka only got on my nerves. On the other hand, I loved Get Duffy, Out of the void, Trainspotting and Long life. I guess I need to find a middle ground so I'll rate it a three, but... As far as 90s music goes, this was fairly decent. I'll definitely check out other music by this band. 3.5 stars
Too long but decent listen.
I’ve made it to 1001! Here I am at the top of the mountain (almost), and I feel so accomplished. However, this record isn’t a very fitting one for the occasion. It is just so very meh. But maybe it’s fitting in the fact that it is mediocre UK rock because that seems to be the majority of this list. Hmm. Oh well, at least I’m here.
Yup. That was there
I quite like Primal Scream and repetitive music like this is good for my slower runs. I also like the heavier electronica/industrial sound. However, I did get a bit bored (on my run, no less) listening to this so that's not great. It's a high 3/low 4 rating for me. Fave Track: Kowalski Rating: 3
I’m thinking the guy who made this list is British.
Vanishing Point ist ein hervorragend produziertes und arrangiert es Werk. Der Umgang mit Geräuschen, Tönen ist wirklich Bemerkenswert. Das muss man neidlos anerkennen. Dennoch ist es nicht immer meine Welt. Manchmal durchaus melodisch, wenn man das so sagen kann, denn das Album ist eher ein Soundteppich. Überwiegend ist es doch auch sehr nervtötend. Quietschende, willkürliche, unharmonische Töne. Sehr anstrengend
Absolutely loved this! I legitimately had no idea that the Scream has such a great catalogue as my only real experience with them is Screamadelica but this was awesome!
Amazing, really liked it. Wasn't at all what I was expecting
This is not at all what I was expecting this band to sound like based on their name. It was pretty middle of the road eclectic rock music, obviously pulling from dub, ambient, dance, krautrock, etc. But it's just kind of whatever to me.
Interesting. Liked some parts a lot and other parts not so much.
Fine.
Weird, but it was a fine album for a Tuesday.
The only PS ive heard previously was screamadelica. And i really enjoyed it. So when this popped up i thought, great, this could be a good one. Sadly, i was wrong. What the fuck did i just listen too. Someone was definitely on acid or something when they wrote this. I cant think of any other way you'd enjoy it.
Sound and fury but where's the music?
Cool
Don’t know why this album is here. Boring
Having never heard of this before, I was a bit unsure of what a 'Primal Scream' might sound like but found it to be surprisingly good.
Theres big positives on this one. The weirder bits on the album are great. There are times when it fades back in to like brit pop stuff that doesn't match the vibe of the album, and it just feels more random than groundbreaking. but then like Star is good. Album is too long too. I think sometimes people think, if its weird it HAS to be long, but length itself doesnt make something strange, its all about the different parts coming together in a better way. Still think its good, but just feels like its a bit all over the place. High 3?
Inoffensive, mellow, chill rock-ish music with house and dub influences. Not my thing but enjoyed listening to it. Well done to the musicians.
very out there and unique album in some ways, songs I hadn't heard before but it also kind of went in one ear sort of thing. But glad we got this one!
Giving this one the bump to four stars because why not? We've had another from Primal Scream, and I don't remember it being this kind of music at all. This one veers more into electronic sounds, a good bit of it dark and foreboding. Quite a few grooves that I managed to sink myself into, and I was hung up for a long time on "Trainspotting," that song has a sample used in it a few times (see 1:09 for the first reference) that I recognized immediately from Pusha T's "Lunch Money," a loosie produced by Kanye West. I'm pretty sure they both used the same underlying sample from a '70s album called Moog Indigo, which I absolutely need to listen to now. But yeah, some really cool tracks on here, great depth of electronic instrumentals, love having albums like this appear on the list (especially when they're good). Favorite tracks: Burning Wheel, Out of the Void, Medication, Trainspotting, Long Life. Album art: Not fantastic, the one on here is a collage of urban images, streets, signs, and some electronic instruments. Too much going on to really make a statement, but the font at least is good. Apple Music has a different cover, and it's really just the street shot from the bottom right corner of this album. Not necessarily better, but definitely less cluttered. 4/5
I thought this was lazy drivel.
Who doesn’t like a bit of Primal Scream? This album isn’t quite as excellent as Screamadelica, but it is still definitely a good listen. It feels moodier than I’m used to in parts, but still keeps that hippy briotpop vibe. I didn’t recognise any tracks here (there is even a Motörhead cover, strangely) but I still enjoyed it. Screamadelica will still be my go-to album though.
yes very interesting
Trainspotting (Titelsong des gleichnamigen Films) kannte ich, der Rest wsr neu. Star, Medication sind tolle ruhige Songs. Mir gefällt der Sound, der Dub-Groove, und der Stil-Mix des Albums. Trotzdem nicht DIE Kaufempfehlung.
Ein verwirrendes Album welches für mich zu weit sucht um nicht wirklich zu überzeugen.
An enjoyable experience that didn't match a single expectation I had. Primal Scream has this effect on me where I only appreciate it about 5 months after I listen for the first time, so this might be a 4 later this year. Favorites were Star and Medication.
This very much reminded me of Massive Attack in that the band name makes you think the music would be much heavier and louder than the trip hop we are given. That is not to say that this is bad. The many stylistic changes and sounds keep things interesting throughout. Not a fan of the weird vocal effects in Stuka. My favorite songs were Burning Wheel, Star, Medication, and Motorhead.
Not very good but some interesting arrangments 3*
As full of 90s cafe jams as actual songs, I guess it was innovative at the time?
Interesting. Alright. apparently i had a primal scream already and forgot.
Kinda boring
This shouldn’t be here. Does this mean you’ve got the 5 other better albums on this list? What do you have like some Seether and Taproot records on here too? All the shit Suede albums after Dog Man Star?
A good album, I liked If They Move Kill 'Em., Motorhead and Long Life the best.
Nice and quite mellow album. Really liked the 60s psychedelic tones throughout. Prefer screamadelica though.
Oooh, look at us, how random and unusual we are! Try-hardedness aside, some of the songs are pretty drecent, just missing that something intangible.. .
Touched by PS greatness but not their best.
It was okay.
This sounded like the art on the walls of rental office space.
Uhh... interesting, to be sure. Really sounds quite dated, it has that late 90s "rad video game music" vibe throughout, to the point where I think this can hardly be described as an "electronic rock" record. That said, I can see the direction they were going with it, and I don't absolutely hate it as I have some other projects here. If you don't dig that aimless electronica vibe (imagine driving around in a shitbox car, smoking with the windows up, probably high on speed) you probably won't "get it," man. Tracks: "Kowalski", "Medication"
Kowalski
Some great tracks, but doesn't reach the heights of Screamadelica
There were a couple of interesting tracks but it just felt like wierd-ass background music. Not much of interest here.
The (very) poor man's "Velvet Underground and Nico"
Background noise, but inoffensive.
With all respect, this album just feels like a bit of a mess to be honest. It's so eclectic - there's straightforward rock, leftover bits from the Screamadelica era and some very heavy stuff - that it just becomes a bit impenetrable. It's not bad as such, but coming quite hard on the heels of their masterpiece in The Project, it's definitely disappointing.
Who knows a '90s alt rock album could be so psychedelic? Delicious space flavored rock
Good
3.5 Enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. Great vibes all round.
I was looking forward to this when it came up but I really hated it. Sounds so of the time in the worst possible way. Moody boring. Could possibly sound good when high on mushrooms but I’m not willing to take that risk.
It was alright, slightly elevated background music
Up there with their best work
The name Primal Scream always seems in conflict with the music they produce, to me. Still, I like both the name and the music. It was hard for me to put my finger on what this album was, even whether I liked it or not. I think this might need a re-listen, but it caught my interest the first time through.
The space-rock thing Primal Scream's going for isn't terrible, but it's very undercooked. Also, it's one of the few renditions of "90s space-rock" I've heard - and there's a reason there aren't many albums in this category. Without the low-production, experimental, semi-psychedelic charm of the 60s and 70s, there's just something lacking. Most notably, the melodies sound incredibly low-effort, as do the vocals. There's nothing in the form of catchy melodies, interesting (vocal) rhythm, emotion, drama, or really anything to hone in on in terms of singing. Instrumentally, my criticism is similar, but I'll give Primal Scream some leeway here because the mood set by the slow synths and light drumming is pretty nifty. Something else that disappointed me was that all the best tracks on the album - the run of tracks including Jesus, Know Your Rights, 96 Tears, and Rebel Dub - aren't even on the album. They're only included in the expanded edition. The exciting hard-rock guitars and high energy in some of those tracks boosted the album to a 3, until I checked and realised they weren't actually there! (Must've been my imagination.) 2/5 Key tracks: Star, Medication, Long Life
They have 2 albums on the list. This is the newer of the two. It’s more consistent. The music got better. The singing got worse. Really bad at times. Favorite song: kowalski
Some of the dub songs were chill and nice, but a lot the other songs were just terrible noise.
Bien, pero muuuuuuuuuuy largo y pesado.
Day99 - i really liked medication it sounds like an oasis song
I can say without a shadow of a doubt that this singer thinks he's really, really cool.
+1 for the instrumental tracks
Love it, love Roxy nuff said.
How in the god damn did this shit make it on this list.
Not vibing with it Also if you’re gonna name your band primal scream, there needs to be some screaming
there are a couple songs on this that really remind me of that little dog in animal crossing that would passionately play the guitar for you if you asked.
I was only familiar with Primal Scream through their hit "Rocks". I was not a big fan of this album. To me, it sounds like a band that had way to much studio time on their hands. There were bits and pieces that I liked on here but nothing that interested me enough to listen to this again.
Kinda boring? They had a big album about 5-7 years before this...I assume that's on this list somewhere. Otherwise, I don't get it.
I actually got this album previously, but it got lost in the shuffle as I transitioned over to the group listening arrangement, so it's here again (but would have been anyway, I suppose). As I noted the last time around, it feels like a somewhat forgettable collection of semi-lush semi-trip-rock-like songs (with a little light-industrial thrown in). It's also likely an album that was probably a lot more enjoyable when it came out than listening to it over 25 years later, but I do sort of wonder why this particular Primal Scream album made it into the collection, as they were more of a distinctive new sound in the early 90s (with their second album "Screamadelica"), but since I always ding this collection for so many early/debut albums, maybe I shouldn't complain. I'll say this, though: it kind of makes me want to find and watch the 1971 "Vanishing Point", and I also imagine that this album makes for a better soundtrack to that movie than the original. (But "Kowalski" has got to be one of the worst music videos I've seen, so maybe not....)
Enjoyable. One or two skips.
Jazz, rock, little bit of everything. Music is ok.
I liked this more than I thought I would, but it wasn't great. Some decent bits, but nothing that demanded my attention. Very much in the background.
What the hell is this? Fun in stereo but I really need more time with this to decide if I really like it or if I understand it even.
Never understood the love for this project. To me this sounds like Neo Psychedelia with annoying trip hop influences.
Better than Screamadelica, in my opinion. Still not very good.
Nice bass lines, boring everything else.
Primal Scream's weed record. This one sounds more Bristol than Glasgow, which fits the Scream much better their prior record's Black Crowes and rail whiskey energy
meh.. i have slowly lost interest in this kind of downtempo electro-rock stuff. feels very repetitive and boring. maybe it's just not for me.. i can see the merit in it, but i fail to feel any kind of interest in the music. only really liked one song that went a much more rock-heavy route, which i think is what i'd rather see from this sort of band. the late nineties were ummmm.... 5.5/10, fav tracks: medication
Not my style of music but enjoyed
A soup of sounds and vibes. Quite enjoyable. Likely will return to a couole of these for the mood. Some real cheesy moments, but such is the risk of being experimental.
with a name like Primal Scream I kind of expected a little more out of this band
Good album enjoyed it, but not in the same league as screamadlica
No es mi favorito de Primal scream. Irregular dico.
Alright, kinda eclectic, not really sure what to feel about this, don't think I'd go out of my way to listen again but I didn't dislike it
Lol. Psychedelics. 7/10
Not sure about this one. i didn’t dislike it but also nothing stood out. Might be good for listening while working
Bah
I probably judge this against Screamadelica just because I love that album. Maybe a bit unfair but this is way less "songy". Lots of instrumental sections and not many hooks. Some of the record has a real vibe of Lennon on LSD. I found it ok for a bit but the penultimate track is an 8-minute boring instrumental, and I just wanted the album to end at that point.
Good
Egentlig ret fint som baggrunds lyd tapet. Jeg fik mindelser til soundtracket fra Disco Elysium, elevator musik. Så lidt til en hver situation.
Gennem de første sange tænkte jeg “den eneste forskel på det her og så Yes og ZZ top er at med Primal Scream har jeg da et håb for at der kommer noget ordentligt musik. På samg nummer 6 og 7 begyndte det håb så småt at forsvinde. Men så kom der lige pludselig noget helt andet. Medication var en okay rocksang, om end ikke nyskabende. Og på de næste sange blev jeg mere og mere positivt overrasket. Særligt Trainspotting er super fedt. Den gode stemning sluttede dog med Rebel Dub, men kom tilbage på lukkeren. 1 ⭐️ for sang 1-7 + Rebel Dub 4⭐️ for sang 8-14 + How does it feel…
Definitely has its moments, but the instrumental portions and the failed experiment “Stuka” keep this from being a great record.
I love the grunge! They must be an inspiration for the Gorrillaz.
could i write poetry to this? n
It was okay. I liked the psychedelic instrumental parts. Not as much the vocals.
Seems like they had no ideas of their own here. Motorhead, trainspotting, vanishing point. And a Scottish band singing about Rosa Parks, MLK, and Malcolm X- saying every brother is a star... Seems worse than anything Bono could come up with.
More bad than good but still some good ideas on this album. I found myself anticipating the end more than anything unfortunately.
Some cool ideas and interesting sounds. It all just blends together but overall there are waaaaay worse albums on this list. Just listen to “Movin on Up” off Screamadelica and that’s all the Primal Scream you really need
almost 5 stars
Well I thought I would absolutely hate this, but it wasn’t terrible. There were no signs of greatness but it didn’t make me angry which a lot of 90s alternative shit can do.
I don't get a sense that the band thinks about an album as a whole but rather produces the songs they want and then brings them together. There are bits and pieces that work well, but they don't really hit the sweet spot for me for any of their songs. They bring together a good bit of different sounds but they really seem to need someone like Brian Eno who really knows how to take an ok song and make it better. "If they move, kill 'em" has a good groove, but doesn't seem to know where to go or what to do and just fractures pointlessly. Overall, ok music and I like it generally.
90’er rock, lidt indie, lidt elektronisk, ikke spændende nok
Actually really enjoyed this!!!
It really feels like this album is trying to be different and weird at some points, but not necessarily in a good way. It was okay, I liked some of the songs.
Hmm: "anarcho-syndicalist speedfreak road-movie record" Some songs are very ok, other much too much "anarcho" for me ;-)
Interesting album. I'll have to give it a closer listen sometime.
Inconsistant, I guess? I do like this kind of music but it's hard to describe whether I liked it or not. Some songs are really good, but at the same time half of them feel unnecessary - the album is too long. Maybe if they cut it down by at least 20% it would feel more cohesive. Anyway, good release, don't get me wrong, it was fun to listen to for the most part.
En fond ça passe bien. Pas sûre que j'écouterai juste pour écouter.
This isn't Screamadelica but it's not faqr off. It begins in an almost psychadelic Pink Floyd circa 1967 wqy before merging seamlessly into the thoroughly excellent 'Burning Wheel.' This trance, spaced out style wears out its welcome by the time Kowalaski finishes but 'Star' is a welcome respite and brings enjoyment levels back on track. All in all its too dance orientated for me but certainly interesting. I might paly it again one day.
Pleasant but forgettable.
Suurimmaksi osaksi instrumentaalista ja pari rock kappaletta. Rikosten valmistelu musiikkia elokuvissa. Parhaat: Get Duffy, Trainspotting
💖 trainspotting 🗣️ 6️⃣
Great intro, love the guitars and the strange sound effects. Not a fan of the grungy, 90s type sound anymore. I like the harmonica in Star. Great lyrics and message. Obvious inspiration from Boris Gardiner. Liked Medication, catchy hook.
nice
interesting weird music, I like it! 3 stars
This was probably the only era of this album that me and my dad could agree on. He loved the film "Vanishing Point" and it was great to see him engage with the album. And it's still just great, really unlike anything else at the time, and Primal Scream finding the confidence to do whatever the hell they wanted. Thanks, Bobby.
Pleasantly surprised with this one. Liked the music style, his voice, and the guitar. Appreciated there was no screaming despite the name.
They kept you on your toes for every song which is good.
I quite enjoyed this here album. At first, when I saw that the first song was 7 minutes long and there was another that was 8 minutes long I was a bit apprehensive. I thought this was going to be another Public Image Ltd. debacle like that of four weeks ago. However I was pleasantly surprised. I really liked this, not quite enough to give it a five star but a solid four. The instrumentation was very well played and there was quite a bit of variety. Some of the lyrics were a little bit questionable but I can ignore that because the rest of it was quite good. There were songs with many different styles which helped the album not to drag. Would listen to again.
an interesting album. interesting in that there isn't much continuity in sound from track to track-which isn't necessarily a bad thing. not really my style overall, but did appreciate the variety of sounds, use of different instruments. solid 2.5 but bumping to 3 because of variety
okay, würs aber glaub nid nomal lose
nah did not like that one
Interesting sound in here but I cannot see why its on this list.
As long as you keep it as background music it's not bad at all.
excellent soundtrack to buying a toothbrush
Meh
Dit zou echt top zijn voor een ps2 videogimma, maar het is een pici te boring voor een gehele listen.
Not my thing
This is one of those albums where you listen to the first 2 or 3 songs, and you think to yourself "it's certainly not the best thing I've ever heard, but it's decent. Probably gonna give it 3 stars", but by the time you reach the end you get so fed up with how annoying and repetitive it is that you just decide "fuck it, 1 star". What makes this album particularly frustrating is that most of the songs start really promising, whether it's a cool guitar riff, or whatever other interesting sounds. But then it just becomes extremely repetitive and other layers get added throughout the song that are absolutely insufferable. And not to mention the fucking length, I feel like that's been a recurring theme among almost all the albums I've rated 1 or 2 stars, is that they are just so long and that length is only made to feel longer but how much I hated listening to the album.
I'm a fan of the 'Scream Team' and love that they constantly evolve and change styles. With such a varied discography, it's not surprising that some records, and styles, are better and more successful than others; but amongst their 40 year career they have created a handful of exceptional records. This is one of them. I've had Vanishing Point in my CD collection for 20+ years, but failed to give it much of an active listen, seeing it primarily as a stepping stone to XRMNTR (great album). Thanks to this project I've rectified that and discovered that whilst it has fewer instant bangers and is more of a vibe piece than XRMNTR, it's an excellent record in its own right. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Kowalski Date listened: 10/02/24
Not awful, but a little too much electronica sounding to me. The songs were repetitive to the point that I couldn't tell when one ended and another began. Still, some interesting sounds, including some nice jazz influences - just not my cup of tea.
Okay.
Bang average. Quite reminiscent of the general 90s sound.
Pretty sleepy album but I didn't hate it. Pretty forgettable. Not sure what qualifies this album to be a must hear. Probably some insane back story that isn't immediately recognizable at face value just from listening to it - which in my opinion should remove a record from qualifying but who am I to say? Ain't my list.
An alternative soundtrack to the movie. It feels like it fits better.
Fake garbage music
It was good. Interesting. But nothing special.
Selten spannender oder guter Psychedelic Rock.
No thanks.
Up and down
Cool sounds and concepts but lacking song writing to make it stick.
Not a fan!
listened to this whole thing while on a walk and i liked it a lot. it's giving james bond but if we tossed out the smooth tuxedo and replaced it with a rough leather jacket. rugged and rustic, this album has more than enough cool... i dunno, windy kinds of sounds, and i was pretty into it.
Understand why it's here, just not for me.
Rock, avant-garde, psychedelic, alternative, britpop, soundscapes, noise, male, mid, rhythms, dub, jams, repetitive melodies, dark, a lot of samples, soundtrack. Wyld... needs definitely several spins to get it. Would be fun to see this live.
Whilst its admirable for a band to reshape and update its sound to avoid feeling stale, the switch to a Barry Adamson/ David Holmes style soundtrack moods is not particularly successful; and when Gillespie lets rip on safer ground with Medication, sounding like the Stones (which they always kind of did), you miss the guitar heavy, foot stomping sounds and want to play something else of theirs.
Meh didn't care for this one too much. Didn't hate it though.
First song was annoying, then kind of alright for a minute. And then the singing started and I had to skip. Second song was pretty okay, but sleepy. Third one is stupid noise. Fourth starts off promising, and then the melodica starts. And the fifth is a lot of squealing noise and random sitar. I’m gonna go ahead and call this one exhausting. They are really trying to be edgy and interesting. Just throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. Nothing is working. None of this feels authentic, never mind innovative or necessary. It’s just a jumbled mish mash. And, ultimately, a waste of time.
It's a vibe? A mood? Not at all what I expected.
With little knowledge of their earlier records, I have very little context for this album. But, holy moly it's got some depth to it. They're really aiming for something here. Cosmic lounge music pushed through a heavy psychedelic filter. Like if a robot bartender took acid in the deserts on Mars.
From the title of the band I would have thought thrash metal so I was kind of surprised to find it was much chiller. Like if rock did trip-hop... Trip-rock? It's pretty good but some of the songs seem a bit pretentious and experimental but I didn't hate that. Just didn't love it
eh? not bad. didn't hold my attention, though
Happy surprise. Several really nice tracks on here, along with plenty of experimentation.
Completely forgettable and uninteresting.
Love this album
A bit all over the place. Somewhat unfocused and uneven. There are good bits in here and I may give it another try down the road. Transpotting is a highlight. Prefer the instrumentals over the vocals. Fine but short of outstanding.
Soundscape vibe; nothing profound. How did it make it to 1001 albums list?
first few tracks are giving video game music...high adrenaline, GTA, running through a city and doing crime. I listened while buying cushions from Ikea, which upped the ante considerably. And then, a tone shift.... 🌟 "Every brother is a star, Every sister is a star" 🌟 And then back to some alternative sounds. It's v. hard to pinpoint the genre, and maybe that's just what the doctor ordered! Very versatile, dreamy soundscape. I listened while doing other things, and it was mostly pleasant.
interesting album, didnt make it all the way through
A mess of ideas and styles - some songs are meant to be a soundtrack to a film, some songs are meant to be some dubby/ambient noise, some songs are indie rock and some are just bland Motorhead covers. Too much speed, too much incoherence. Best Tracks: Kowalski; If They Move, Kill 'Em; Trainspotting
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Medication, Trainspotting
Super creative, but not my preference.
2000s esthetic is funny
Just wasn't super interesting to me. Will give it a further listen later.
A bit too much noise which I wasn’t particularly fond of
Größtenteils langweilig, stellenweise recht interessant. Ingesamt naja.
Very Primal Scream in sound. Not hugely interesting or compelling - very easy to lose track of. But nonetheless a relatively enjoyable listen. Low 3.
Why are there so many slow, boring electronic albums on this app... Nothing redeemable.
Average at best, annoying at worst.
Fun album. Totally 90s. Not what I expected based on the description. Plan to definitely check out more from this band.
This is interesting stuff. Had not heard of the band and had not heard any of their music before. Quite a cool mashup of styles and genres. It's really good. Now that I've read the Wikipedia article on this album and learned the album was inspired by a 1971 film called 'Vanishing Point', I read about that, too, and now I have to see it. Side Note: I couldn't help but laugh out loud a bit when I read that the band described the album as an anarcho-syndicalist speedfreak road-movie record. I can't hear or read the term "anarcho-syndicalist" without immediately conjuring up the image of the scene from 'Monty Python And The Holy Grail' when King Arthur converses with two peasants: King Arthur : Then who is your lord? Woman : We don't have a lord. Dennis : I told you, we're an anarcho-syndicalist commune. We take it in turns to be a sort of executive officer for the week... King Arthur : Yes... Dennis : ...but all the decisions of that officer have to be ratified at a special bi-weekly meeting... King Arthur : Yes I see... Dennis : ...by a simple majority in the case of purely internal affairs... King Arthur : Be quiet! Dennis : ...but by a two-thirds majority in the case of... King Arthur : Be quiet! I order you to be quiet! Woman : Order, eh? Who does he think he is?
I'm getting some Achtung Baby meets Pretty Hate Machine energy. Is that just me? In any case it sounds older than it is. Except for Star, not sure what that is or where it belongs. I remember liking the other album by Primal Scream that the generator gave me, and reviewing that review all the songs reminded me of something/someone else too. Anyway, overall I found this album to be acceptable background music, but I didn't like it as much as Screamadelica and am not 100% sold on Vanishing Point's place on this list. Best song: If They Move Kill 'Em
I found it interesting. It's fine work background music. I've loved the Trainspotting soundtrack since the movie originally came out, and it's amusing to hear the larger context of Primal Scream's output. All that aside, I'm not likely to seek this one out again, but it was a solid entry nonetheless.
Great stuff
I liked one thing about this album…. A chorus that repeated “every brother is a star, every sister is a star!” Shout out to brother! (And of course sister!) That’s it.
Wasn’t in the mood
There was no screaming and their sound was not primal - but I really enjoyed this.
Never judge a band by its name. I was pleasantly surprised. I put this on my revisit list.
I've only ever heard screamadelica so let's see what this is like... Yeah it's exactly how I thought it would be lol. Boring
Interesting, can see it was an influential album
Sounds good
A little too chill
It's got a nice vibe, especially in the background. But, not only does it compare unfavorably to the funny face picture album, but it is too bloated for its own good.
Not as good as the other record, and a wee bit bloated.
The album art had me a bit deceived. I thought this was going to be some driving and distorted guitar heavy music. But I am pleasantly surprised by what this album actually is. Despite my expectations being wrong in a pleasant way, I'm not sure I really actually enjoy this album. It's better than what I was expecting it to be, but there's a lot of misses for me on the album.
This is what the 90s sounded like. I dont love it. Gives me specific visions of 1997
Primal Scream hold the dubious record of being the band who’ve appeared at the most festivals I’ve attended without me seeing them once. I wouldn’t say I’ve actively snubbed them, there have just been better bands to see, or better things to do. And that kind of sums up my attitude to them on record, too. That said, I prefer the darker, more experimental, more electronic nature of this album to their baggy, ravey stuff, even if there are too many instrumental jams to make it a must-hear. 2.5/3
is this a proto-meme?
Genre: Electronic rock, dub, neo-psychedelia, krautrock I've heard this album a few times. It has been a long journey for me to start liking it. Now, after a year or so, I can finally say that I like it... I'd like to hear more of it and I think it will start to mean something to me someday... Standouts: Kowalski, Star, Burning Wheel, Medication 3.5
If this hadn’t immediately followed Public Image Ltd’s Metal Box, I’d probably have given this a 1/5 too.
Didn't care for this one
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Yeah, alright
better than i expected. a few tracks had very nice grooves.
L'impression d'avoir écouté un total de 15 artistes sur 700 albums
Was not expecting to like this as much as I did….though this album MUST be even better under some substances.
1. "Burning Wheel" So far, so Kula Shaker 2. "Get Duffy" Ok ambience. 3. "Kowalski" Interesting sample based ambient track. Nice. Bit Beastie Boys. Fave track on the album. 4. "Star" Nope. Just this side of cringe. I know some Brothers and Sisters who postively are not stars. That's the problem with singing unconditional love - it's useful, it's a great tool, but I've bought so much of over the years and it leads to being a doormat, which is not cool. 5. "If They Move, Kill 'Em" Meh. 6. "Out of the Void" I'm clearly not in the right mood / on the right substances for this album. 7. "Stuka" skipped. 8. "Medication" skipped. 9. "Motörhead" NIN 10. "Trainspotting" AIR 11. "Long Life" Nope.
Screamadelica is an awesome album and still gets played in our house, at least once a year, I'd say. I love that album, and I feel like I should know more about Primal Scream than I do. To that end, I've tried getting into Vanishing Point before. When it came up as today's album I thought "oh, yeah, that's a good one!" But then, when I start listening to it, I'm not so sure. Things I like: I love the track "Kowalski". I remember hearing it on late night Radio 1 when it first came out and being blown away. I like the sampling of Miles Davis's "On The Corner" and the early Pink Floyd type riff in the first song. I thought "Star" would be too sappy for me, but I like it. I love "Trainspotting" but then I love the Trainspotting soundtrack album. Things I don't like: The overall "vibe" of the album. It feels like Screamadelica's evil twin. Similarly to that album there's a few rock / pop songs in a sea of psychedelic dance tracks. But this album feels unsettling and dark somehow. That's an admirable quality in music if it's what you're after. But I prefer the blissed out feel of the "good" twin. Another way of putting it: It's just not as good! But I could possibly reduce the album down to 4 or 5 tracks and have an E.P. that I really loved, or half of a great album. In fact, here it is: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4D9jH61ldeGTxQBatmEhRj?si=9782f37d01004adc UPDATE: Mark mentioned "Echo Dek" is a dub remix of this album. Having listened to it, I vastly prefer that. Five stars to Echo Dek!
This was really great. Passed me by, until now, strangely.
Incredible. Always loved this album, love the way they are never afraid to experiment on their albums.
Like when a bad toilet smell yields before the next visitors judgement
Huh. Not sure about this one. 2.5/5
A great record in my opinion. It mixes the psychedelic sounds of spacemen 3 with electronic elements and creates a very unique vibe
Bit all over the place
good but forgettable imo
Proof of the old adage that if you throw enough monkeys at the wall...this lurches from early Floyd to (admittedly not-bad) dub. It's a mess, for sure. The pretentious packaging doesn't stop it being in the main a fairly basic Stones rip-off, polished up somewhat by some special guests of varying stature and ability. I think my patience with self-appointed 'rockstars' of Gillespie's ilk wore out in about 2005, so this was never going to end well.
There's so much good shit going off here. It's a road album that fucks with your head, such is the level of confusion. My kinda listening. Styles chop and change, but without ever feeling disjointed. Mani's bass lines are a killer, contrasting delicately with Bobby G's fairy vocals. You get the feeling that this album is incredibly fragile. Drop it on the floor and the band will break - which is pretty much what happened. Echo Dek is half decent as well.
D’Oasis à Radiohead en passant par la cithare des disciples de la fièvre du yoga et de l’Inde pilotée par Madonna, un panorama des années 1990. Adéquat.
I kind of like Primal Scream? Musically more creative than the name would imply but some super cringe lyrics. Star stands out in this regard.
This album really felt like it might be 4 stars at the start, but it just didn't have a consistent feel. There are some great tracks in the first half. Also, I know I said this on the other album, but a band called primal scream should be contractually obligated to have one primal scream in each album. Favorite track was Get Duffy
I like the chilled vibes of this. There's some interesting instrumentation and soundscapes in it, and the overall atmosphere is pretty nice. 3.5 rounded down.
Some great songs mixed in with some pretty experimental stuff
Pretty dull - the second-best song sounds a bit like the second-worst on Kid A, which is not a good sign. They get their Scottish band bonus point (just) but would have scored poorly without that! Maybe if I remembered it from the time, I would like it more, but I was a bit young for it
I like the combo of rock and electronic. It anticipates a lot of indietronica of the last 20 years. Would listen to more of their music.
through no real fault of its own I just…can’t finish listening to this
7 July 1997 Instrumental, disdain for the way the world works, political, growth journey? Electronic rock, dub, neo-psychedelia, krautrock Deserves 3.5 stars 7.5/10 listen again 23/11/23
Never listened to Primal Scream before. This fits perfectly as a soundtrack to a snowboard game like SSX. I peeked at the reviews and it doesn't seem to be well liked. I thought it was pretty good. It's background music but still nice to have playing.
I was vaguely familiar with Primal Scream before listening to this album but I was pleasantly surprised by this record. Totally chill vibe was the right vibe for me when listening. Def has a signature 90s sound which I dig.
I remember disliking Screamadelica and also didn't love this overall. The songs that don't sound like a video game soundtrack are fine, but nothing too special. With that said, I feel like some hardcore Primal Scream fan could change my mind, but until I come across that person, I'll keep channeling my inner crotchety old woman. Also, the album cover kinda blows.
Just isn't it for me. The experimental sounds with the long instrumentals is never going to be good for me.
I honestly love this. There's elements of ambient, krautrock, dub, electronic, neo-psychedelia, a Motorhead cover, and just groovy shit. Really great to work to.
its a little slow to start, but I like the noise in the beginning of burning wheel. I don't listen to much of this genre, I'm not even sure what it's called, but it's interesting. kowalski is a little intense. star is real nice and groovy, makes sense why it's more popular, it's more normal. medication might me by least favorite so far. I like how each song has a slightly unique vibe, they are not too samey. long life is calming and pretty, I like how the album swings between more intense sounds to very soothing sounds like this, it keeps things interesting, but I prefer the more soothing sounds.
This was actually very cool, industrial sounding and very well mastered. I like all the wacky sounds, but played all together it's a very nice video game soundtrack. I could totally imagine playing this whole album while speedrunning half life 1.
4/10
I’m fairly mixed on this one. There are some interesting beats and it wasn’t an unpleasant album, as far as electronic music goes. However, there also weren’t any standout tracks, at least not to me.
What the point, not very good
This album was so much more chill than I was expecting, from an artist called Primal Scream. I think it had cool moments and I liked the instrumentals but nothing stood out to me as exceptional. Good listen.
Perhaps I listened to close to another Primal Scream album. Perhaps it’s just not that good. We will never know.
Absolutely fell in love with this band
2/3
Joo! Menee kyllä kuunteluun pidemmäksikin aikaa. Tää on niinku rokkibändi joka tykittelee ihan muita kun rokkijuttuja. Hyvä. Kieltämättä myös hieman soundtrackin omainen tuotos. 3/5
Ihan ok yhdistelmä rokki+syna+sämpläysmeininkiä ja hyvä tunnelma, mutta biisit oli vähän liian hitaita ja mitäänsanomattomia että ansaitsisi paremman arvosanan.
Hyvä levy, vaikka jääkin vähän CAN-tribuutiksi. Ironisesti paras biisi on se, jossa samplataan CANiä (Kowalski). Screamadelica on muistaakseni vielä parempi levy, varmaan tulee vielä.
Jotain kiinnostavia kappaleita, mutta kokonaisuutena en oikein saanu kiinni levystä. Jotenkin vähän liian irrallista/eteeristä mulle. 2/5
Not a bad album
Need to relisten not sure how I missed this first time around
Not super interesting to me
Very surprised I enjoyed this despite being Scottish melange of hiphop, rap, KrautRock. I listened twice and would listen again.
Shit stinks
I am not sure why anyone needs to listen to this album. Not my thing.
Not at all what I expected this band to sound like and was surprised that I didn't hate it.
Besides "Trainspotting", this was horrible.
7/10 Highlights: Burning Wheel (Know Your Rights)
Really quite dull, not representative of them at their best, not even close. Shouldn't be on the list.
Before listening to Screamadelica (c.100 albums ago), I'd assumed they were a metal band because of the name. Came into this album having forgotten that lesson, so was pleasantly surprised to get some psychedelica. This has its moments, but the second half of the album is quite forgettable. Almost drags it down to a 2, but the first five tracks keep it at a 3/5.
It was fine. Not what I expected from "Primal Scream". 2
Shit was trash
I straight up dislike this Star MAYBE otherwise this is a hard pass fam
I can't say I'm a fan of Primal Scream, nor have I listened to much of their work. I love the film, Vanishing Point, this album, not so much. Nothing to get excited about and for the most part forgettable, at least I can't remember what I listened to. Reminds me a bit of U2, if U2 took acid and tried to be experimental. I can't understand why this is essential, but maybe you have to be in the proper mood. Clearly, I wasn't.
Britisch Late 90s Mood Album 4/5
Make chill sound, call yourself Primal Scream.
Forgettable.
The least electronic sounding electronic album. Very funky. Occasionally the atonal and arythmic intros and outros go on for what I would consider too long, but the core of each track is absolutely lovely.
Weird album, I love it.
Super interesting, original.
Not bad. I like the overall sound of it but it’s also sort of.. forgettable?
No thanks.
Sounds like a soundtrack to a 90s thriller sci fi movie. 2.5 stars
This was put on in the background and really didn't divert my attention from what I was doing. So....meh. 2.5
Over produced
Not as bad as the Dead Kennedys but still awful. Sounded like something the emo kids on Letter Kenney would listen to
lite zzz
This album sounds like what fruitloops taste like.
Not bad. Pretty average. Maybe 3.5
I liked this better than Screamadelica. Sort of a Massive Attack vibe on some of the tracks (Kowalski). I guess I'll give it a 3, though I don't really understand why this is essential listening for 1997... It definitely sounds like an album FROM 1997, but is that enough?
Almost 4, as it has some interesting sounds for sure. But too often lost interest
Could be fun. It has one of my favorite samples on it the drums on kowalski, but just dont feel like listening to this. It doesnt sound too good to me sadly.
I might like this more than Screamadelica, honestly. It's very close, in any case. Cool album.
As the reviews show, you either like this a lot, or hate it a lot. I’m in the latter category. Trippy stuff and just a vibe. Might be vibe over substance sometimes, but that’s not all the time. Although the rock and electronic music fusion is cool, it has been done better. Not perfect, but I liked this one!
I didn't hate this album, some low points, but overall I liked it.
This album is not good. That is all.
Interesting. Very 90’s. I’ll listen to it again.
Not really bad, but fails to grab my attention. 2/5
The album is Alternative Dance or Neo-Psychedelia. Trainspotting, Long Life and Kowalski are good tracks. Most of the others have a groove.
Is this really the same band as Screamadelica? I mean, I wasn't crazy about that album or anything, but I actually liked a decent chunk of that one, where this one other than one more actual rock heavy tune in the middle I could not get into this, and at some point was actively disliking this, like whenever the songer decided to put on that cringey voice changer. THAT got hard to listen to. I could see a band like Radiohead being influenced by the electronics on this album, but I find it much more likely that they found that on their own merits as a good sound, and not on this record. Not bad enough for a one, but it's close.
first listen cool stuff
Average album, nothing interesting in particular, I tried to pay attention, but overall really underwhelming.
3,5
I really liked some of it, but it was mostly too noisy
A rather boring kind of background music
Primal Scream tossed a bunch of genres in a blender and poured out Vanishing Point. The base is Electronic but there’s also some Industrial, Alt-rock, dance and even some country is evident on the opening riff of Medication. First 3 tracks drew me in, If They Move, Kill ‘Em and Stuka both had good energy and and I really enjoyed the slow burn or Trainspotting. Only negatives on this are Star and the Album art is terrible. Nice surprise overall though. 4 stars
some primal sounds pretty random assortment of sounds not my favorite
Definitely not a great album from these guys, there were a couple of ok moments in some of the tracks, but as am album it simply doesn't work.
Not keen on this one. Seems to lack a lot of anything
много звуков, не откликнулось