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Ah, the baggy, heady days of 1991. I never indulged in the mind-altering substances, but I did happily dance to Loaded. It always reminded me of Sympathy for the Devil, of course. I don't think I'd heard the whole album before; it was trippier than I expected. I think it's a quality album, extremely representative of its time (which was filled with the echoes of 1967) and still much to enjoy today. A tad long. Pyschedelic indie house. PS I recently enjoyed my first ever weekend in Glasgow. What a brilliant place!
Enjoyably mellow/psychedelic/revivalist, but didn’t blow me away.
Unclear what this album is doing on this list.
Good album. Very different from the previews record. Still, super original, very danceable. Love Primal Scream!
Good.
Screamadelica Primal Scream 1991 Genres: Rock, Electronica Styles: Alternative Rock, New Wave, Leftfield, Acid House, Indie Rock, Dub, Psychedelic Rock, Downtempo 1. Movin' on Up (★★★★★) -Contexto: Una canción de renacimiento y liberación: dejar atrás una etapa oscura, desprenderse de una relación o situación que te estaba hundiendo y avanzar hacia algo mejor. Su tono gospel y optimista convierte esa recuperación personal en una especie de himno de redención. -Fav 2. Slip Inside This House (★★★★☆) -Contexto: Una invitación a abandonar la percepción cotidiana y entrar en un estado de conciencia alterado. La letra, originalmente de The 13th Floor Elevators, mezcla misticismo, psicodelia y la idea de explorar el interior de la propia mente. Primal Scream transforma esa psicodelia de los 60 en algo cercano al acid house. 3. Don't Fight It, Feel It (★★★★☆) -Contexto: Es prácticamente un manifiesto de la cultura de baile: dejar de resistirse, abandonar el exceso de pensamiento y entregarse al ritmo, al cuerpo y al placer. La canción reivindica el baile y la experiencia física por encima del control racional, con una clara asociación a la cultura rave y al éxtasis. 4. Higher Than the Sun (★★★★☆) -Contexto: Describe una experiencia de trascendencia y expansión de la conciencia, como si el narrador pudiera elevarse por encima de la realidad ordinaria. El sol funciona como una imagen de un estado mental superior, luminoso y psicodélico, donde se diluyen las fronteras normales de la percepción. 5. Inner Flight (★★★★⯨) -Contexto: Instrumental que representa literalmente un "vuelo interior". No cuenta una historia concreta: funciona como el momento en que el viaje deja de ser exterior y se convierte en una exploración de la propia conciencia. Es una transición ambient y psicodélica hacia el centro del álbum. -Fav 6. Come Together (★★★★☆) -Contexto: Una celebración de la unión colectiva. La canción imagina la música y el baile como una experiencia capaz de reunir a las personas y borrar temporalmente sus diferencias. Su combinación de house, gospel y psicodelia convierte la pista de baile en algo parecido a un ritual comunitario o espiritual. 7. Loaded (★★★★★) -Contexto: El gran himno de libertad del disco. Su mensaje central es querer ser libre para hacer lo que uno quiera, sin restricciones ni autoridades que dicten cómo vivir. Está asociado al hedonismo, las drogas, la noche y la cultura rave, pero debajo de todo eso hay una reivindicación más amplia de independencia y libertad personal. -Fav 8. Damaged (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: El disco empieza a mostrar el precio emocional de toda esa euforia. Es una canción de desamor y dependencia, centrada en una persona que ha quedado emocionalmente dañada por una relación. Frente a la liberación y el éxtasis de las canciones anteriores, aparece la vulnerabilidad, la pérdida y la necesidad afectiva. 9. I'm Comin' Down (★★★★★) -Contexto: Es la resaca del viaje. El narrador está descendiendo del estado de euforia y vuelve a enfrentarse con la realidad, el cansancio, la soledad y el vacío. La expresión "I'm coming down" funciona tanto literalmente como metáfora de abandonar un estado de excitación o intoxicación y afrontar nuevamente aquello de lo que se había escapado. -Fav 10. Higher Than the Sun (A Dub Symphony in Two Parts) (★★★★☆) -Contexto: Una versión mucho más expansiva y dub de "Higher Than the Sun", que prolonga la sensación de estar suspendido fuera de la realidad. En lugar de avanzar como una canción convencional, se hunde progresivamente en ecos, bajos y texturas psicodélicas, como si el viaje mental continuara incluso después de que la euforia haya comenzado a desaparecer. 11. Shine Like Stars (★★★★☆) -Contexto: El amanecer después de la fiesta. Frente al hedonismo y las experiencias psicodélicas del resto del álbum, aparece una canción íntima y afectuosa sobre contemplar a alguien querido y encontrar belleza y felicidad en esa persona. Funciona como una conclusión serena: después de toda la euforia, lo que queda es el afecto y una sensación de paz. -TOTAL = ★★★★⯨ (4,27) (02/09/2026) -Desde que lo que escuché el 25/08/2026, no he parado de volver a él, y es como si le hubiera tomado el gusto más tarde porque desde un principio dudé en si debería o no ponerle 5 estrellas, y es el álbum por el que activé la edición y agregarle una estrella más ya que me he obsesionado un poco con el estado mental que transmite.
Strange album that doesn’t really come together. I appreciate the novelty, but it’s not something I would go out of my way to listen to again.
Listening to this be like: - Huh, never heard of Primal Scream, what 90s weirdness am I up to? - Is this... gospel? - Wait no, it's... house music? Anyway, this sounded nothing like I expected and I was pleasantly surprised.
Some of this sounds familiar, but I don't have any specific recollection of hearing it before. Weirdly, to me it sounds very much of _a_ time, but not of _its_ time. Without reading that it came out in 1991, I would have put it several years later. Also, the album cover is wonderful.
Actually really enjoyed this.
Bardzo się wynudziłam, mimo, że to jest mój gatunek i dobry artysta, natomiast nie ma w tej płycie nic, co przyciągnęłoby uwagę na dłużej. No, może poza abstarakcyjną długością utworów, które bez powodu dłużą się w nieskończoność.
Esto es mediocremente malo
The druggiest album ever!
I liked the first track, and that was about it. Boring. The album was over and I hadn't noticed.
This album really surprised me. It got off to a great start with Movin’ On Up, backed up by Slip Inside This House. Loved both of these tracks. I could understand if people didn’t like Come Together as it goes on for a while and is repetitive. But I thought it was an excellent tune. Very hopeful feeling, which is a recurring theme in various parts of this collection. Don't Fight It, Feel It, Higher Than the Sun, and Inner Flight weren't as great for me, with the last of these just ambling along in a way that felt like filler. Things picked back up with Come Together, Loaded, and Damaged, all of which were great tracks. I am loving the diversity of this record, both within individual songs and across the album. The rest of this wasn't as high as those other high points on the record, but still all decent songs. When they have more energy, it's just superior to the slower parts of this album. I can hear how they would have influenced a number of bands to come such as The Verve, Jesus Jones, Gorillaz and others. A great record. It's not perfect, but definitely worth hearing.
The band name and album title prepared me for something I would absolutely detest… yet somehow its the opposite and still not good at all. I was expecting like scream metal/hard rock, but its just mundane and uninteresting psych rock.
Mix of some good songs with some out there. Very long.
Actually quite a decent album. Given the "scream" theme, I was a bit worried that this whole experience would be miserable, but it was actually quite chill. Despite the SCREAMadelica and Primal SCREAM vibe, I may even say that the songs were relatively enjoyable even. This is not too old, so it may have not been too popular, but some of the songs have quite a lot of listens, so I guess people like it.
Cool trip hoppy jazz funk disco punk wazoo sesh
waow. not sure what I was expecting from this one. Especially with the name and the album cover. Makes me very joyous. Goes in and out of styles very well. Very very good production. Had a very good first listening experience. Danceable too. The 90s really had everything huh. 8.5/10
Strange album. Opening track lead me to believe I was in for something completely different than what I got. No defined genre, but overall a charming album with familiar sounds.
Hmm
Sampling 13th Floor Elevators gives you a point in my book
A quick moan. The link always going to 'extended collector 20th anniversary editions' etc is beginning to annoy me. Surely the original album is the point? Anyway, we kind of knew it at the time, but 1991 was such an important year for music, and maybe the best going back to the late 60s (or '71, at least). This was heavily on rotation back then, a blissful union of psychedelia, rock and rave. It's pure pleasure to listen to still, as well as a beautiful reminder of the time. And more evidence too of Andy Weatherall's genius.
This was psychadelic. First with the band name Primal Scream, I was waiting for deathcore to scream at me. This is better than that. I would say overall this gave me some varying vibes, from Wham to the Stones to Smashing Pumpkins. I kinda dug it.
Fine, mostly hangs out in the background. Its way too long but I guess that is almost desirable for house music. 2/5
Absolutely not what I expected from something called Screamadelica by Primal Scream. A little disappointed by the lack of screaming. Pretty fun album, though.
Hehe... Don't fight it, Feel it made me feel like it was 1999 and I was dancing in a club with a mini skirt on and high heels. LOL I liked Loaded Higher than the sun was interesting HMMMM 3
Maybe you had to be there... Fortunately I was there, and this is one of the great albums documenting an incredible time in British music. A jangly indie pop band meets Boys Own records, a club scene that is very welcoming to all (for one good reason) and ends up with an album that is still Primal Scream regardless of how little of them is actually left on the record. All of a sudden, indie kids could listen and dance to anything. How it came to be that it was them that got ended up being adopted by the scene and making this music with Andy Weatherall could be as much to do with Gillespie's personality. Watching the documentary about the making of the follow up to this (Give Out But Don't Give Up) when they went to Memphis work with the Muscle Shoals rhythm section shows how they all love him too, despite him seeming to be so out of place.
Slip inside this house marks my second album in a row where the 2nd track on the album is the hook! Afterglow from Ogden's Nut being the other. Damaged sounds a bit like the Stones. I'm coming down has a smokin saxophone player like Kenny Garrett levels of Coltrane sheets of sound coming at you so fast it'll make your eyes spin!
Iconic
Proto-Brit pop acid house with some rock or R&B touches in a few of the songs - but the repetitive loops and looping repeats are kind of bland, and, well, repetitive.
I have some fond memories of this one, but now it seems a bit thin and definitely overly long.
A lot of different genres in this one, feels very 90s but in a good way. "Movin' on up" is one of those songs that you don't think you know until you hear it and suddenly a core memory is unlocked.
Plus le détail en tête mais pas mal
Liked the first song, the rest were interesting in the Minnesotan sense
Couple decent songs but some real tough ones too. Not overly my thing
Acid electronic
I stated the first Primal Scream album did not sound like what I thought it would sound like. This is what I thought Primal Scream would sound like based on the description of the band. Are they a band? It sounds a lot like more electronica than an actual band performing songs. I enjoyed the first Primal Scream album but this one was more in line with what I expected (feared) their sound would be like. I am not sure it is entirely for me, as it seems like a backdoor to more electronica and house music that has been represented ad nauseum in this book. I guess the big difference is there are tones of Brit-pop in the music, but I think one Primal Scream album in the book would have done the trick. I did like the tracks that were more Brit-pop. My favorite tracks: Movin' On Up Slip Inside This House Higher Than the Sun - Single Edit Damaged
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Not bad, not overly exciting. Very 90s, with some iconic songs on it, but otherwise very forgettable.
I was not expecting to like this as much as I did. The genre mixing makes for a continuously engaging experience and none of the songs really feel out of place. Loaded is the clear standout to me, but the whole album kept me hooked from start to finish.
Last time I spoke about Primal Scream, it was with Vanishing Point, which proved to be more of a haphazard fever dream than a cohesive album. I figured I might have a better time with their commercial breakthrough, Screamadelica, and sure enough I did. I think what made the experimentation on Screamadelica work better than Vanishing Point was the focus and easing in for the listener. That much is evident on the opening track "Movin' On Up", where the band deliberately start with a conventional rock structure before adding in Toby Toman's house-inspired drum cadence and the gospel backing vocals. The mood is set from there to unleash a rather trippy rendition of The 13th Floor Elevators' "Slip Inside This House", complete with reverbed sitar, a hypnotic tabla pattern mixed with drum sampling from Sly and the Family Stone's "Sex Machine", Henry Olsen's liquid basslines, and Martin Duffy's equally mesmerizing piano rollick. There is a deliberate sense of control in the band's introduction of acid house influence into their neo-psychedelic rock sound. This tempered approach lets them get away with the likes of the four-on-the-floor beat and guitar scratching on "Don't Fight It, Feel It", the elegant woodwind and glistening keys guiding through the ambient haze of "Inner Flight", the anthemic gospel and house fusion of "Come Together", and the reworking of their earlier song "I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have" into the sample-heavy dub remix that is "Loaded". I can certainly commend Bobby Gillespie and company for taking their wide variety of musical tastes and fine-tuning them for this album. That said, though, this record can run a tad long. I certainly felt the momentum dwindle on the acoustic ballad "Damaged", and it never seemed to recover, even if I dug the saxophone hamming on "I'm Comin' Down". I personally feel that a few tracks could have been trimmed from the end; for example, as much as the two-part dub symphony remix of "Higher Than the Sun" with former Public Image Ltd. bassist Jah Wobble seemed like an intriguing idea on paper, I found the original track earlier in the album to be more engaging and to the point. Still, Screamadelica gave me a much better impression of the highs that Primal Scream can reach than Vanishing Point did. I consider this record to be a worthy recommendation, showcasing the influence acid house had on other genres.
Listening session: august 9th, while going for a walk Listened to before: no Thoughts: weird mix of genres but not always in a good way. Some songs were fun though Favourite tracks: Movin’ on Up, Inner Flight & Loaded
not what i expected from their name
This was ... ok? I dunno. It didn't feel cohesive to me. I'll chalk that up to the drugs. Overall a decent listen.
Only 4 songs are available? I kinda liked loaded
That was pretty cool, was like a mix tape. A little bit of everything.
85/100.
I can't call it boring, because it's not. Its also not uninteresting. I think that maybe, aside from the songs not being for me, I find them a bit too long and repetitive. And this whole album could also have been 15-20 minutes shorter. 2.6
Time to scream primally! I see why this is their more popular one between this and Vanishing Point - this nails that alternative dance style perfectly, juuuust toeing over into that heavy rock edge that really sells this sound. This Chester sure is Mad!!
I actually really enjoyed a lot of this, although it tailed off toward the last few songs after a strong start. Cool mix of styles, cooler that they were able to make so many different things work
I'll give it a 10 for hooks, and a 3 for its ability to describe itself. What an album!!! Every kind of soundscape can be found here, each one executed magnificently. You can dance in parts, and contemplate in others. LOVE a project that has you wondering where the hell it's going to go next. By the time the sax on I'm Comin' Down hit, I was just about sold on the 5. Beautiful! Standouts: Slip Inside This House • Higher Than the Sun • Inner Flight • Come Together • Loaded • I'm Comin' Down • Higher Than the Sun - A Dub Symphony in Two Parts
This is one of the first albums to stop me completely dead in my tracks. I first heard it while listening to the Rolling Stone Top 500 albums list (they have since removed it - blechhhh) and it's stuck in my mind ever since. I have listened to other albums in the genre since, but the SOUNDSCAPE on this one is unbeatable. The production is beautiful and these are songs you could climb inside. The swooping on Inner Light feels like you are already ascending into the heavens, and then the flute kicks in? How do they so perfectly walk the line between danceable and thought provoking? I love this album so much. I was waiting for it for weeks.
Sounds like 3 different EPs by 3 different bands in a trenchcoat pretending to be an album. Some of this is alright but a good chunk of it (about 1 EP's worth I guess) is just dated 90s dance and that shit is the worst. 2.5 rounded down for the the awful dance music I was subjected to.
꽤괜 베스트: Damaged
If you don't like this sort of thing, you don't like music.
I listened to this album for the first time a couple of years ago, while I was going through the Rolling Stones 500 Albums list. At the time, it seemed pretty unique and interesting and I enjoyed it. Now, revisiting it going through this list, it's been diminished by the mountain of other crap that's similar to it. I'm going to trust my initial reaction and be more charitable with how I rate it; I'm going to ignore the "Don't Fight It, Feel It"s and focus on the "Loaded"s.
Definitely a strange one. This is like part early house music, part rock. I guess it makes sense it was produced by an acid house DJ. It's pretty groovy though. Not sure I'd got back and listen, but I wouldn't turn it off if it came on. 4/5
This was one of the first albums where I expected something very different based on the name, band name, and artwork. I was pleasantly surprised! The music itself kind of defies categorization: alt rock, trance, acid house…it’s all here and blended up. I think I’ll definitely return to this one for more listens.
Movin' on up - 3 Slip inside this house - 3 Don't fight it, feel it - 2 Higher than the sun - 3 Inner flight - 2 Come together - 3 Loaded - 3 Damaged - 4 I'm comin' down - 3 Higher than the sun (a dub symphony in two parts) - 2 Shine like stars - 3
I've never been convinced that this should be credited to Primal Scream - a couple of songs aside, this is an album of remixes and Andy Weatherall especially shines. Regardless of credits, this is a stunning LP
A proper start to finish album. Love it
Haven't listened to this in years but it felt like a perfect choice for this morning. Lovely stuff.
Not their best album, but what an album anyway - 4 stars❤️❤️❤️❤️. Tom.
Meh. It didn't have its own personality just that of 5 other bands from 6 different genres. 3/5
Some alright moments but overall too much of a club music sound for me.
Good start, then it lost me
I was in the groove for 3 songs. Then it got a little too joyously clubby for me. Maybe it was because I was at work trying to listen, maybe I’m too American or too young. But it didn’t keep me and it was rather long for all that.
Blech, not my taste.
3.5+
2/5 Favorite Songs: Movin' On Up Damaged
Outdated absolute no good
Ik ben met 1001 album generator begonnen, omdat ik het leuk vind om mijn muzieksmaak te verbreden en wat nieuws te leren. Ik heb niet elke dag even veel tijd om naar een album te luisteren en dus wisselt de manier waarop ik ergens naar luister. De reviews schrijf ik voor mezelf, vooral als een soort herinnering. Dit album heb ik geluisterd terwijl ik aan het studeren was en dat werkte heel goed. Ik vond de muziek prettig om naar te luisteren en ik kan de subtiele variatie wel waarderen. Ik denk dat ik vaker naar dit album ga luisteren en misschien wel meer opzoek. Het is jammer dat je geen halve sterren kan geven, anders had ik 3.5 gezegd.
I was expecting screamo, I was pleasantly surprised
Bright, happy, introspective, moody record that incorporates and interpolates many driving musical influences of the era and those that preceded it. Its like listening to an indie record that cannot help but take cues from other musical genres & artistic visions such as film and television. Its druggy and boozy qualities are also enjoyable, including I'm Coming Down, which explores the physical and emotional turmoil of coming down from a huge high. I appreciate its chameleonic musical approach and will always enjoy its company. There's definitely a song or two in here for everyone. They may not be radio hits but the blueprint for many electronic/indie/experimental acts we enjoy today are certainly there. Its status as a pioneering record cannot be understated particularly in the 2020's where many new digital acts have come to fruition using modern sampling techniques. I now have a newfound love for the song Higher than the Sun. 9/10 record.
Jeg liker det! litt udefinerbart, er det club, er det bowie, er det DJ eller band. Uansett, liker det overraskende godt!
False advertising in album title and band name! But a decent trancy groove.
Meh. Didn’t do much for me. But I was also pretty focused on work and not super listening intently lol
As a huge fan of Poi Dog Pondering’s Pomegranate album, it’s easy to like Screamadelica. It’s two parts Pomegranate, one part Dead Can Dance. This has too much Dead Can Dance and not enough Frank Orrall. But this came first, by four years, so, respect.
If you knock over a 6 it becomes a 9 and then the 60s can be the 90s. This is Jesus Jones for cool ppl. Also Jesus and the Mary Chain continued.
Weird album. At times I forgot that I was listening to one album rather than a randomized playlist. It’s pleasant throughout, and I get why this would be someone’s favorite, it just didn't connect with me, maybe in part because of the inconsistent sound. Again this is one of those albums where it’s personal rather than objective
I - I thought there would be more screaming. I don't like it and I'm not looking forward to the next hour. Finishing each song feels like an achievement. I audibly groaned when I saw the next one had ten minutes. Every time you think surely, surely it's nearly done it just keeps going, the same damn thing again this is exhausting. Maybe I just have no taste, and honestly I'm fine with that. Damaged was more tolerable than the rest. Thats over with and thank god.
still one of the best 90s albums
This is fine. Interesting dance rock, nice bass tone. Not too much stands out to me in particular, but it's solid.
Not bad. Not great
Not at all what I thought it would be ... for the better!
Have revisited this many times over the years after first being introduced to Loaded via an Edgar Wright movie (The World's End? also, most Cornettos have nuts in them. Great for the gander, bad for this goose!) It has never quite sunk its hooks into me the way that Loaded did. It's an eclectic album and some songs are built better than others. The closer this fences to Stones Roses, the more I like it, and there are some songs on here that do a great job iterating on the Rolling Stones songs or adapt that baggy Madchester thing in a way I appreciate but as an album, a cohesive body of work, it's all over the place. Always happy to revisit but I usually end up feeling the same type of way about it.
There is a couple of songs on here that I think are really good (Slip Inside This House, Higher Than the Sun, and Loaded), but everything else is just a little too repetitive for me. Still an enjoyable album overall. Low 4 (close to a high 3).
Good background music
First track in and not at all what I was expecting from a band called Primal Scream and an album titled Screamadelica. Proceeded to listen to an hour of psychadelic house music that didn't really do anything for me. As with the other albums of this genre this is not my particular bag for focused listening. Unobtrusive background noise that can repeat itself for five straight minutes because you're not really giving it focused attention anyway so what does it matter.
From the title and band name, I expected some kind of metal/thrash/punk/industrial noise, but instead I got...this. The opener felt like a lesser-known George Michael single, and then the album slipped into a series of EDM tracks, late Beatles psychedelia, gospel-tinged pop, generic Britpop, and more stuff I can't quite identify. It's all well-done, but it doesn't really say anything to me. Maybe I'm not British enough.
The first half starts out so strong. So 80s. But quickly stops being fun and turns into a very boring, try hard-y sounding album
Fun listen but not particularly memorable. A lot of different genres mashed up into a package. Jack of all trades, master of none.
One of the only positive things about being born in 70s UK is the age you are when you hit the 90s
I have never heard the album. I know the band's name. I don't particularly like what I'm listening to right now.
Créative
A really nice and danced experience with amazing instruments that blend together so well love the dance-psychedelic trance this puts you in.
6/10. El disco que más temas likeé hasta ahora, probablemente porque todos son bastante consistentes y amenos. No sobresale, es un tipo de Soul, Electro repetitivo y bailable con algunos cantos bien introducidos. El tema "Inner Flight" fue el que más me llamó la atención por ser, como su nombre lo indica, bastante inmersivo y personal, como un viaje al mundo interior, y lo logra muy bien. Buen disco, lo escucharé de nuevo.
I suppose this sounds better if you’re high on ecstasy. 3 stars
Great energy here. Love. 4.5
Not that hard core as name sounds
Es hat mich nie komplett abgeholt. Einzelne Momente – „Loaded“, „Movin’ On Up“ – zünden sofort und tragen diese euphorische 90er‑Rave‑Stimmung. Aber als ganzes Album wirkt es für mich oft zu verstreut, zu lang, manchmal eher wie eine Sammlung von Ideen als ein klarer Flow. Die Atmosphäre ist einzigartig, und ein paar Songs bleiben hängen.
Way too long
This was terrible
2,5
It was alright. I can appreciate the novelty of their sound switch-up but it just doesn’t sound that cool or interesting anymore.
Not gonna lie, I was ready to roll my eyes at this one because I figured I was just in for rave music all the way down. Instead, this is like some bizarre universe where Britpop and shoegaze went to the dance floor and suddenly created an entirely new genre and world. It veers between real 90's rave beats to psych-folk to ambient explorations without thinking twice...and it all works together. This one definitely goes up my list and makes me think maybe that 90s dance craze wasn't altogether terrible...
Surprisingly a great listen. Eclectic style from song to song
This album kills starting at Loaded through to the end
Es raro, no sé si me termina de gustar pero tampoco lo odio. Por momento aburrido y por momentos interesante. No es nada extraño, pero tampoco 100% disfrutable.
Déjà écouté avant. Écouter cet album m'a fait prendre conscience d'une chose : il y a la bonne et la mauvaise musique psychédélique. La bonne, c'est celle qui n'a besoin que de se déverser dans nos canaux auditifs pour nous transporter, nous transcender, voire nous mettre dans un état second. C'est un témoignage de l'incroyable pouvoir de la musique et du son. La mauvaise, en revanche, et Screamadelica, à mon sens, fait partie de cette catégorie, c'est celle qui nécessite que l'auditeur soit préalablement dans un état second pour qu'il ait une chance d'y trouver une once d'intérêt... Je veux bien entendre que l'album ait été un pionnier du mariage entre rock indé et musique de club (la descendance n'ayant rien produit de franchement majeur non plus, au demeurant...), mais en 2026, qu'il accuse son âge ! On s'ennuie ferme, d'autant que la plupart des morceaux sont trop longs pour leur bien, et on sort de l'écoute en se disant qu'il fallait y être (en club à Manchester sous MDMA) pour comprendre... Et qu'on n'y était pas. Top : Movin' on Up Flop : Don't Fight It Feel It
Someone asked the question "what do the Beach Boys, Gospel, the Buzzcocks and E have in common?" and created this to try to answer it. And it's actually really fun
It wasn't that it was horrible and I'm sure for some people it's enjoyable but honestly there was only two songs on here that I thought "Yeah, I guess that's sort of nice." and out of an hour long album that should not be at all what I'm thinking. The two songs were Damaged and I'm Comin' Down and even then they were too long for their own good. Could've done better if they stuck to one idea. A good 2.5/5
Favorite Track: Movin On Up
A mix of songs that creates a meandering LP, flipping across dance music and funk. Overstays at times, and explores some concepts too shallowly
Wow I am shocked this was released during the 90s. There were some good moments here, but overall the record was way too long.
Pretty interesting combination of styles. I enjoyed this
Groovy AF
I didn't particularly enjoy this, but it wasn't terrible. It felt kind of confused. None of the musical styles it was playing with really worked for me.
Fun surprise of an album
Was really sick when high
I had always thought these lot were a punk band. Was a bit surprised therefore when I listened to this. Pretty cool though. Did get a bit boring towards the end.
Pocos discos han tenido una influencia tan grande y tan obvia en la música. Era difícil en el 91 hacer un disco que destacara sobre semejante cosecha, pues los escoceces Primal Scream, se han llevado el gato al agua. Y pocas veces un DJ como Andy Weatherall y su versión de Loaded la han tenido. Disco fabuloso de principio a fin, enteramente disfrutable y que he escuchado miles de veces y sigue reluciendo como entonces. Come together es mi tema favorito, pero cualquiera es de un nivel soberbio: Movin' on Up, Slip Inside This House, la escacharrante Don't Fight It, Feel It, la muy PetSoundsiana Inner flight, el viaje que es I'm Comin' Down, las dos parte de Higher Than the Sun y el cierre con Shine Like Stars. Damaged es más normal, remite tanto a su disco anterior como sobre todo a Give out. 5/5
What an incredibly unique album. I feel like this album that could only really have come out in the 90s. I don't know if I'll feel the need to revisit soon, but I enjoyed the experience. Another group I was not aware of before today. Good find.
Maybe heard of their name but hadn’t heard before. From the wiki saying it is house music, the first track threw me off with its soul singers and not being electronic, but the next few were more what I expected. But still, it was only ok, nothing very interesting here.
Fun but way too long. Just, why?
I don't know, never really understood what people like about this. It's not offensive but... it is a bit bland.
I enjoyed what I think was their follow-up a bit more. A good bit more. This is too much of a case of "Not sure if we want to be The Happy Mondays or New Order or The Stones or... Uhm... Something else entirely."
Weird. Didn't hate it though.
The artwork is better than the music, IMO.
Ok, so I know my sister really likes this band. This is an interesting combo of indie sounds mixed with psychedelia, electronika and so on. Couple of well known nice tracks, but honestly I don't care much for it for some reason. Def at least 3 stars
Extremely Not For Me.
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Movin' On Up 3 Slip Inside This House 3.1 Don't Fight It, Feel It 2.8 Higher than the Sun 3 Inner Flight 3.2 Come Together 3 Loaded 3.2 Damaged 3.3 I'm Comin' Down 2.8 Higher than the Sun (A Dub Symphony in Two Parts) 2.6 Shine Like Stars 3 Score: 3
Album 232. Screamadelica (https://open.spotify.com/album/3Kkocxhs4Ek537j67DFNd7?si=Gvqa0JBoSbmAj2mmwLZltw) — Primal Scream (1991) Same shit as their Vanishing Point (https://t.me/falton1001/386) album, but a little better. It's like a cake where every piece is different. Idk, I don't really like it. 3/5 Liked: — Movin' on Up — Inner Flight — Loaded — Stone My Soul
Electronic music is very hard for me to get into and properly rate. But this was well done and had an overall groove. Not my genre choice but leagues better than other electronica I have encountered on this list.
Appreciate that they’re trying lots of styles. Prob won’t listen again.
I was familiar with the iconic album art but that’s about all. Primal Scream threw a lot at the wall here, drugs included. Some of it worked for me, some didn’t. There was something weird about Don’t Fight It, Feel It. I was both into it and annoyed by it, I suppose that’s why it’s titled that way. 3 stars
I will have go return to this sometime
Surprisingly good!
I was surprised by this album and liked several cuts. So many British punkish recordings in this challenge. I like that genre generally.
Decent enough party and after-party album of its time. Not perfect, but fun.
So, I bought Sonic Flower Groove (Passable twee), Primal Scream (Halfway decent rock) then 'Loaded' came out. I first heard it in a sweaty indie nightclub in Oxford Street called Badcat, and instantly realised who it was and wondered who had butchered 'I'm Losing More That I'll Ever Have'. Turns out it was some DJ called Andy Wetherall. I thought at the time, how could they? These rock purists who refused to have The Shamen tour with them because they used a drum machine! Sold themselves down the river I thought, for a a short while. After a few plays I actually quite liked it. My sort of music being played on popular radio shows and not just John Peel. So I had to side with the devil and fell in love with the track. Then came 'Come Together', finally a proper song and not just a rehash, but I preferred the Terry Farley remix on the 12". This was followed by Higher than the Sun' and 'Don't Fight it Feel it' nope, not my thing, way too far from their rock roots. There were much better artists out there jumping on the indie dance bandwagon by then. Even The Fall managed to get picked for a major label and release a single colaborating with ColdCut! But I digress. When Screamadelica came out and passed me by. The last release related to this era was the Dixie Narco Ep. What an absolute banger of a record. So getting to the point, I never actually listened to this album until I picked up a cheap copy on CD, played it and it is very good in places, but it still is not a regular player all the way through. But those tracks I have mentioned above were part of the soundtrack to my life in the early 1990's.
Remains a bizarre album in my eyes, so many genres it doesn’t know what to be, which means it somehow works and doesn’t work at the same time
3/5
First song is a tease, as the rest of the album sounds nothing like it, which is a real shame. For the majority of the 87 minutes spent listening to this, I couldn't wait for each song to end. Repetitive, psychedelic and largely boring.
I like this very much - fav track is LOADED.
2.5/5
Weird. Grew on me.
Way less screaming than you'd expect from the band and title, actually a fairly laid back groove
Solid 3
This started to get annoying.
Not what I was expecting. At times it was pretty good but other times I didn’t care for it much. 2.5
Why didn’t think this was going to be progressive hard rock…it wasn’t. This was fine but not really my thing.
The sad truth of nowadays is that when I get a seminal British album that’s vaguely psychedelic, I don’t trust it, much because of “Stone Roses,” which in the end sunk to a low 5/10. So this… well im not saying it’s bad, I am however saying that I am not impressed with it. Not in the slightest. I’m sure it did something important. However, there’s no real songwriting, no real sense of any transformative quality in any of these songs either. There’s just a profound feeling of “whatever.” Take, for example, the closing track, which consists of the (notably sniveling) frontman singing about light or something like it’s Jeff mangum describing the concept of “In The Aeroplane Over The Sea.” The gospel cuts are interesting, but the album doesn’t really accommodate the soulfulness of the cuts in a way that is anything other than kind of washed out, gentrified even. There are some moments of pleasantness, to be sure. Sadly, they are often repeated until they are flaccid, and redundant so when you hear them you cannot tell if they are meant to be pleasant at all, or if they’re meant to be boring. 5.8/10
A mixed album. Some tracks I really liked, but some of the tracks with a greater mix of acid house I didn’t like as they were a bit monotonously repetitive.
Really liked this.
Interesting sound, not great, not bad.
A very good album, well produced (judging off of thier previous albums, Andy Weatherall had a massive input to how big this album was), let down somewhat by a not very good vocalist (not tlk about how shit a bloke he is, though by all accounts he could be a shot bloke).
okay it’s something REALLY new
Listening to this one the second time, I still don't really get it. But it doesn't mean it's not good. Actually, I like many elements of it, and many of the songs are very good. The production is, weird... I guess it's one of the aspects that gave this album attention back then, but today I'm still wondering about it. On one hand, it adds freshness to the indie sound that could become repetitive in the nighnties. On the other hand, I'm not sure I'm looking for house tracks when listening to a "rock" album. Songs like 3, 6 and 7 , while being singles are not some of my favorites, I must say. Too long and not adding much information, unfortunately. I actually really like the singers voice, it has great presence. It's very difficult to sum it up to a score. It is a very big album, but i don't think I'll be going back to it as a whole. It's a hig 3 I think.
The soundtrack for the early 90s. Psychadelia for the new psychadelic age. Certainly an album welded to its time. I was no stranger to clubs at that time and this takes me right back. Some of the tracks drag on a bit, but when you're spaced out on 'E' (which I never was I might add) then who cares about time.
Interesting poppy alt indie rock from 90’s, great playing and songwriting. Drum machine based drums, album samples, gospel backups, and horns really add to the big sound. The vibe of this band reminds me of Moby, as well as the track "Unbelievable" by EMF, which came out around the same time as this album.
Pleasant surprise after the so-so week so far (got this on a Thursday), one of the most unique entries so far, I might prefer this to the other psychedelic entries I've had so far
A bit boring
엄청 몽환적이고 낯선 노래였다. 내 스타일은 아닌 거 같다 ㅠ 생각보다 다 듣기 쉽지 않았다. It was a very dreamy and unfamiliar song. I don't think it's my style. It wasn't as easy to listen to as I thought.
Meh
One decent song.
Review - not really my sort of thing, the early '90s indie/rave crossover stuff. Not a terrible album and the highs are good but too many 7 minutes songs. Probably my favourite track is the straightforward country rock song. Also a fan of Movin' On Up which is more gospel-y. Idk if I only like it because it was in GTA:SA though. Score - 5.5/10 Need to listen? YES,
We have George Michael at home …
It has its moments but it’s a little long for my liking.
no good
Peak.
This is a ground breaking LP. A true classic
It was alright. Very 80s meet 90s. I didn't hate it.
this here is the third album by primal scream. before this album, these guys were more of an indie rock group before this album here... like a lot of entries in this big list, this album is a departure from a band's usual sound. and it's QUITE the departure here for these guys. literally the closest genre i can classify this is alternative dance music. it's a hipster's idea of dance music and i mean this in a sorta positive way. there's a lot of sounds from all sorts of genres that are pulled in and out again and again, creating this weird hazy heavenly clusterfuck of noise that would hit a lot harder for dancers if they were under the influence. i wanna say this IS a dance album but there's a wide number of tracks that get deeper, slower and spacey... honestly it's less of a full-on dance album and more of a forgotten early '90s alien vignette of noise. it's quite the experience, something i think that someone should listen to at least once. this album would be rated higher if a lot of those vocals weren't there... i kinda wish i could rate it a 3.5 or 3.7.
The rock stuff was cool. The rest wasn’t
A good album, I liked Movin' On Up, Inner Fight and Come Together the most.
No me gustó mucho
Starts out with 'movin on up', an absolute jam. Positive energy.Definitely an early 90s dance jam. At times moody and ethereal. Weird weird weird. Good good good.
Ranging from annoying to background noise, this was a pointless scream.
A double album of British basic white boy indie house music! Wow! Look, double albums are inherently evil, but when you give me over 90 minutes of shyte, it feels like a personal attack. This was wildly popular - in the UK. And literally nowhere else. It is not unique, influential, nor popular. It has no business on this list. We Yanks would call them a one-hit wonder and reduce them to a footnote. Y'all seem to think we just have to listen to this before we die because reasons. I was on such a great roll, too.
I genuinely cannot tell how I felt about that.
This was really nice! Enjoyed it a lot. Trippy, vibey and spacey
This album was... different.
Not. What I expected but I definitely didn’t mind it. Wasn’t one of my favorites or anything but it was still enjoyable for the most part.
Based on the album name I expected more screaming, but instead I was surprised by a poppy almost psychedelic indie rock. It was pretty alright I guess, though it wasn't quite something I'd love, nor will I revisit this. Solidly okay, it didn't really feel like this album actually did anything too interesting, but it was certainly inoffensive.
Sounds like house tech remixes of the Rolling Stones, but more boring and repetitive. This album comes across as unfocused and lacking direction.
Lovely and weird. I always thought these guys were a post-punk but with more rocky aspects Boy was I wrong on this album!
Love the album art, was scared it would be hardcore scream, really shocked by the jangly guitar... False advertising. Nondescript background 90s house music so far. Good work music it's not distracting. No longer true as of Higher than the Sun, kinda funky beat tho. Come Together is so repetitive credits roll loop.
This is a ripper of an album. Loved "Don't Fight It, Feel It" & Inner Flight. Incredible to think that this was made in 1991 - the album doesn't feel dated at all.
7.5/10
A lightly eclectic album that was perhaps 20 minutes too long.
Gillar mycket sen tidigare, kul att den är med!
Riktigt härligt och inte alls vad jag förväntade mig.
Aldrig hört förut, men fantastiskt härligt sound och fantastiskt bra från början till slut!
En skiva som heter Screamadelica från ett band som heter Primal Scream är INTE världens oljud? Vilken twist. Riktigt bra ljud faktiskt!
I liked the first handful songs on here, but it started turn into complete electronic crap, with all that ring modulator nonsense (i.e. "Come Together and "Higher than the Sun.") Other than that, the album has some pretty nice danceable grooves and a lot of references to drugs. My liking of this album starts and about ends with the song "Movin On Up," it just all starts to become a bit too much as the album goes on. I wouldn't consider this a 'must-hear' album. Highlight Song/s: "Movin' On Up"
3.5 stars
Surprisingly fun! its a lil strange but I like that. I would probably come back to it in a situation. IDK what that siituation would be, but ill be ready.
What an interesting mix. The songs with vocals I actually quite liked. Kind of a spacey shoegaze folk feet that worked for me. The electronic dance inspired stuff I found actually complimented and broke up the album but wasn't necessarily my style. There is something uniquely interesting about this album that I really appreciated. It's certainly not an all the time thing but I'm happy to have heard it.
I dig this album when they lean into their psychedelic side and I can't stand it when they lean into the rave side. Unfortunately, the parts I dug couldn't quite stand up to the parts I couldn't stand.
Once again, a very refreshing yet wandering album. The genre felt like it was constantly morphing. I don't think I really had too many songs go above a three for me (Loved Loaded, Damaged, and Movin' on Up), but as a whole the album did something interesting, and for that I'll up it to a low four.
3/5 niet speciaal niet slecht
Heel vet gedaan, die psychedelische rock gecombineerd met groovy elektronisch. Echt apart.
From a genre I was not to familiar with. Got a psychedelic vibe, some of the songs were a kind of poppy a la Oasis. Enjoyed it.
Rating this one ain't an easy task. Basically, the album's great. But it is the beginning that shines bright with tasteful electronic stuff full of energy and beautiful overall composition. Starting from "Come Together", while the atmosphere remains vivid, the record seems to lose grip. It was, of course, deliberate, but everything just slows down, and while remaining psychedelic to a degree, Screamadelica emerges as a meditative record in the second half. Frankly, that latter part can mostly serve as a background music but cannot compete with the openers. I loved basically every piece in the start. Might have been a five star record, but I'll go with 4/5 for that tempo decline. That being sad, a good intro inro this band, they for sure know how to lace trippy beats.
Very underwhelming for a band called primal scream. I usually like some of the old electronic type music but this was kind of all over the place and I didn't like it.
The main thing I know about Primal Scream is that they have a signature guitar. You them a lot in our Canadian guitar store chain. I was surprised then that it’s not really guitar music. That’s not a knock, just an observation. However, I can’t say I got anything out of this.
An amazing album when it came out, there really was nothing else like it. It fused many different genres together, but it was so well done that it sounded amazing - it could easily have sounded forced or just fucking awful. There are several absolute bangers on this album e.g. Moving On Up, Loaded, the bulk of the rest are pretty good with only a couple of weak tracks.
The original afterparty album for my generation, my score is therefore hugely influenced by nostalgia but I really don't care.
It's not a bad album, some good tracks
Bit underwhelmed but this to be honest give how much it’s held up as a classic album. The singles are solid but there’s a lot of filler
3.3/5 pretty good stuff not rly memorable
I liked this album more than I thought I would.
I might give this one another chance at some point, but this listen didn't give me much to be excited about. Some early 90s indie rock vibes with a bit of acid rock flare thrown in.
Even if I don't love Screamadelica, I can appreciate it. Though I don't love how the vocalist can't seem to hold a note.
This was an iconic LP of 90's UK, and actually, I think it still stands up to modern ears. I was surprised by some of the negativity on her, but ... different folk, different ears.
The Good: We get to scream! The Bad: Too much screaming will make us loose our voice… The Ugly: The Screamadelica wasn’t delica enough… 13 days after the first Primal Scream album got presented to me I get served seconds… and I didn’t recall asking for seconds… This album served as the soundtrack to me cleaning the bathroom… and I can tell you that the bathroom is clean… spick ’n span clean! Album wise, I can’t recall much… I do remember liking the first song, followed by other songs which made me wish the album would finish already… So, let me check real fast to make sure that this will be the last time that I need to listen to these gents… and it is. Was going to give the album 2*, however, I really like the cover art they use, so I will grant them a straight down the middle...
psychedelic, new wave, early 90’s, avalanche-esque dj sound with original songs
Are you ready to get your groove on? *napoleon dynamite voice* yEs
Surprisingly really good
3
Something a bit lacking. A lot of drum machine and simple chords does not make an unforgettable album.
very groovy. seems like a 3 or 4
I couldn’t really get into this one. It was kind of all over the place but not in a good way.
Best Track - "Movin On Up"
Loaded
There were a couple good songs in here. A lot of it seemed like filler to me and not too interesting.
Raro bien o bien raro?
Pretty decent EDM. Got a bit wild there for a bit. But the overall album was just ok. That's 90's EDM for you.
A few songs reminds me a lot of the Rolling Stones. Light rock, easy listening, not exactly my go to. I think what I don't love, is this brit reggae vibe, that was fairly popular at that time. Decently creative though, and honestly a little ahead of its time. I would have guessed early 2000s. A bit too long for my taste, but I think I have developed a bit of a preference for short and sweet.
gillar! uppskattar även alla remix:ar på albumet som typ är trip-hop? har lyssnat på innan och minns att jag tyckte typ samma då.
It was fine, but it just became completely background music for me, and not in the cool ambient way Standouts - 3/5
Gorilaz y blur Una wea así sonaba pero del año 91 3 temas me parecieron atractivos Lo demás me parecia ya escuchado No juzgo que para la época debió ser algo revolucionario pero a mí que soy generación X no me movió
A classic of my era. Rave meets rock. A high point for Primal Scream and for music. I listen to this every year. My favourite track is “Trip Inside This House,” which, weirdly, doesn’t have Bobby Gillespie in it. That’s not the reason I like it, though. It’s just very beat-y. Anyway, five stars!!!
Absolute classic!
6/10
Favorite Song: Movin' On Up
Surprisingly nice album. I was not really convinced after a first hearing but after listening a second I like it.
I quite enjoyed this record when Primal Scream fully utilized certain elements. The band effectively and exuberantly tapped into gospel, dance and psychedelic styles on the best songs. The first three tunes, including an inventive reimagining of the Thirteen Floor Elevators “Slip Inside This House”, were great fun. Later “Come Together” came close to The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony” as a hand-waving anthem. I was surprised to see it was one of the less streamed songs on the album. Maybe it did not come as close as I suggested. Conversely, its second biggest streamer, “Loaded”, had pleasing elements that did not combine into a strong track. I felt the same about other songs when the band was more straightforward in its musical approach. A song like “Damaged” lacked the singing, playing and lyrics to equal Brit pop stalwarts Oasis. That style relies on strong melodies and choruses to pull my heartstrings. I did not hear those traits in my three listens to the record. When Primal Scream shot for a less straightforward and standard approach it made interesting and lively music.
Bland. Maybe conditions of listening but I'm not excited by anything I'm hearing. I don't even feel an intense negative toward anything. It's just there.
4.5
it had that one good song
Like variations on a theme if that theme was George Michael’s Freedom '90.
This could be 5 stars if they trimmed it down to the best 40 min
I was very surprised by this one. Interesting sounds, kept me engaged.
surprisingly didn’t hate it. felt like it was inspired by classic rock n’ roll.
A masterpiece. It's not just that it's to my taste or that I have wonderful memories attached to it, it's also genuinely groundbreaking and unique, and there's not a bad track on there. And it's lightning in a bottle, I've never been grabbed by anything else Primal Scream have done.
Just awful. Overlong, uninteresting hippie jams and remixes that go on and on and don't go anywhere. Had to force myself to even finish it once.
Very entertaining and trippy
Didn’t really do it for me. Apart from Moving on Up, Loaded and Damaged. Heard so many good things about this album and I was unfortunately left disappointed
ho ascoltato solo i primi 3 pezzi, di cui il primo mi è piaciuto… gli altri mi hanno scocciato subito. però poi prendendo a campione altri pezzi sono comunque belli, quindi un 3 politico meritato sicuramente e poi bella la copertina dell’album
3 politico, perché la prima molto bella e le altre due che ascoltato meno
cool LP. Really enjoy their vibe.
The first song slapped. Then it delved into British club shit. Repetitive beats, sounds and noises. Just not what I like, not what I really want to listen to. And if I have to keep looking to see how many songs are left and wondering when it'll be over, I can't go higher than a 2. I'm finally almost done with it...and I'm not a George Michael expert, but there's a lot of stuff in here that seems to remind me of some of his big hits. It's like they're reaching for his big swing and grooves and come up short.
Forgot it was there. For something named Primal Scream, it’s quite tame.
Pleasantly surprised. Unknown band with fair to good sound. Overall, good album.
I found this to be pretty boring overall.
This is fine and fun. Didn't need to hear this before I died.
Primal Scream is not what I thought it was going to be
In my opinion, "Movin' On Up" is one of the best songs of the 90s, and the whole album could have followed the same vibe. But some of Screamadelica's songs are just filler, very boring. "Damaged" is also a very cool song. 3 stars
I wish I liked this more. I kind of feel like I would, if it was 20 minutes shorter. I loved the first song and a few songs in between. The rock / blues / psych / indie direction was really cool. Then it kind of goes off into early EDM and House Music, which I know was a choice and is honestly cool to explore, but I don't feel like it always lands. Thats the part where I think the record could be really cool, but kind of lags a bit here. Still really fun all around. I definitely enjoyed this.
1 - not for me
It was a game changer for me on its release, the perfect blend of sounds i didn't know i needed
Its an album of intresting and experimental sounds for a summer holiday. It isnt bad and an album thats definatly an experience but didnt stand out. These are the kind of albums i expect from this list.
Not at all what I was expecting from the name. I didn't particularly like or hate this record. It wasn't my thing though. Too repetitive and not enough Oomph.
It feels like the type of music I'll listen to at a beach club during the day. The cool part is that it feels quite ahead of its time, as 20 years later I feel like this style of electronic music was rediscovered.
I was expecting and prepared for this to absolutely suck, but surprisingly it began fairly decently and I thought this might eck out a 3 star rating, but alas, the album just went on way too long and the last few tracks were horrific. They’d have been better off ending this at 9 tracks and about 45 minutes and avoiding the BS at the end.
Too psychedelic for me
No. Lo intenté porque era un muy buen nombre. Pero no.
It's got a couple of good tracks and that's about it
Honestly hated it. Managed 4 overlong tracks before I gave up. How this band later did a banger like Country Girl I have no idea.
I was prepared to hate this album based on the band name and album title, but it wasn't what I expected! Decent vibes for a Monday morning.
this just made me want to listen to other music i like more ... Loaded in particular felt like an alternate backing track to Freedom! ('90), which i put on the second this album started to repeat. 2.5
fine?
Because of the few absolute 5 star bangers, I always think this album is better than it is. I enjoy it a ton, but it's inconsistent and the tone shifts dramatically. I much prefer the Nashville sessions.
Chemical glory. a lot of artists try to portray how it feels to being high. Maybe It's not so much that there's a perfect depiction, but more than there are different perspectives as different drugs hit people in different ways. In that sense, this album makes me feel high. Druggy. Fried. Relaxed. Loopy. Elevated. It's dense and sparse, and so energetic but contemplative. I think how they make it so sonically varied but cohesive in how they sing and transmit these feelings related to being in such a glorious state, is why I find this album so accurate. It's not the sound effects as the intention and psychedelic sound that make it so effective to me. In that sense, I think that even if you aren't a drug user, you will find it an experimental and entertaining album with a lot of party/danceable energy. Beyond its thematic, the energy and mood here is happy and good. ¿What more can I say?
This album was a long blade of grass. By and large, this album was songs that dragged on too long and didn't really stimulate my musical tastebuds. However! There are a couple of damn good highlights. Favorite track was Damaged, with a shout out to Movie' on Up.
More like 2.5 but def not 3
It’s a mix of 60s psychedelic and 90s (mostly djing). It probably isnt that bad but it gave me no joy
Wish I’d gone for this more since I loved the Stone Roses one. Liked the trippy bent here but didn’t really connect with anything emotionally. Higher than the Sun/Inner Flight the best
An album that doesn’t know what it wants to be. At its best, mediocre Rolling Stones wannabes. At its worst, drag and drop dance music that sounds like the crap I was making on GarageBand in middle school.
Really liked this
(43/100)
okay so I guess the website just... hasn't been saving any of my thoughts or reviews so ALRIGHT todays review goes to the website and I will give it a 1.8/5
i'd only heard xtrmntr before this so screamadelica kinda caught me off guard. i didn't expect this much gospel influence? i fuck w/ it tho this album is great. i'm gonna say fuck it and list my favourite on this as "the entire first 6 tracks". they're all great. but i gueeeess if u put a gun to my head i'd probably say whichever of "higher than the sun" or "come together" sprang to mind first. its breaks & house music. i love this shit. on that note, my only real issue is that in the back third of the album they kinda just decided they were gonna drop the breaks & house music and do some soft rock type stuff instead. its not bad but like.. i've just been listening to Breaks and/or House Music for 40 minutes.... i don't wanna listen to soft rock right now....... cmon....... this one gave me the "i fuckin love music" feeling but i love house more than rock. sorry. thanks for dropping the 7 minute "higher than the sun" remix in at the end to take the edge off tho. it was needed badly.
I've heard a few tracks on this album several times before but it was nice to finally give the whole thing a listen. I'm making connections with other acts I like, such as Bent. I give it a big beautiful chef's kiss.
Quite good, I have never listened to this before.
It wore me down. There were some great moments -
Uplifting and euphoric, it propelled the band from a fairly average psychedlic rock band to the forefront of UK indie music thanks to producer Andy Weatherall who remixed a song from their previous album, into Loaded which became massive at the time and is still one of their most well known tracks. There's so many classics on here it's hard to pick a fave and it will likely change on any given day
First time hearing this band, really liked the album. Vocals reminded me of Mick Jagger on a couple songs, tight guitar, reminiscent of Led Zeppelin, so many sounds, multiple instruments, hypnotizing beats, moving chorals. Impressive
The album name scared me It's good background music I guess
Gear: Grado Hemp Artwork: 🌞👀🖍️ Production: 🎧🤨🆗 Music: \(”˚☐˚)/ Rating: 😱/5
Not what I would have expected from a band called "Primal Scream" or and album called "Screamadelica." But here we are. I hear some LCD Soundsystem in this, although I'm not sure what direction that influence goes. Kinda dance-y in a not-to-intense way.
Primal success for that early 90s vibes.
No skips.
This shit slaps, but IDK if it's very good. Not the best made, not the tightest tracks, but one HELL of a ride if you're willing to meet it where it is. It's a solid one for me. Standout Tracks: Slip Inside This House, I'm Comin' Down, Loaded 3.8
p674. 1991. 1 star. Starts of with an absolute banger and then descends rapidly into dodgy early 90s synth wankage and multiple 6+ minutes tracks, including a 10+ minute monstrosity. It's like punk never happened. Hugely disappointing.