Screamadelica

First listening: Finally something a bit more interesting! What an opening track. Maybe doesn't quite reach the same heights again for the rest of the album, but this definitely feels like one I could get into more on further listenings. 3/5 for now. Interested in listening more of Primal Scream as well, as I haven't much before. One of the first albums on here that's actually got me interested in the artist. Second listen: 4/5 - really enjoyed that. Great new discovery.

Had never heard of this group before. This was a great album for listening to while working. Will likely revisit and also check out more of their music.

några klassiker!

4.5

Really close to a 5 but there's just something (probably Gillespie) that niggles away

Wow this album starts off really strongly Movin 'em Up. Great funky bass and drums propel the song...a really great start. Then we get bogged down in some long drawn out dance floor jams, especially; Don't Fight it Feel It, which about 4 minutes I'm hoping for an end, unfortunately that end comes only 3 minutes later. The next song Higher Than The Sun is more of the same. Inner Flight is better but then things really start cooking with Come Together and the album finishes strongly. I'm going to listen again, so it did make me WANT to see if I'm missing something in the songs I didn't like but what I did like I liked enough to almost give it a 4. 3.75 🌟

I had never heard of this band, but really liked the album. Need to check out more from them

I liked it and was pleasantly surprised. It was much mellower than I expected based on that I thought I knew. This also led me to research other house sound bands so it was a solid learning experience.

I know zero about this band, but I sure love the cover. I'm loving the first song, pretty much 60's sounding rock and roll. Then we get a noiser synthier track which is also quite appealing as it moves right along into the third, a straight up house dance track. Higher Than the Sun reminds me of mid-career Duran Duran. And so on. Loaded is a lot of fun. The whole album is a lot of fun.

Surprisingly Dancy Psychedelia. For a name like Primal Scream, I expected a bit more raw sound but was pleasantly shocked by a relatively calm album.

Wasn't sure what to expect from a band named Primal Scream, but was very pleasantly surprised. Most of the tracks were very listenable. Slip Inside This House was reminiscent of The Only One I Know, by the Charlatains UK, that I've had it on a loop all afternoon.

1991? This sounds so modern. A little mish-mush of several genres, but in a good way.

Actually a DANK album, and no primal screaming at all--which I admit to being trepidatious about...

Love Come Together. First Disc has all the Primal Scream classics.

Maybe it is not something which I appreciate that much, but there are a few songs which are nice, I understand why this album is here.

Good 90's stuff

Really enjoyed this! Need to listen again, as i'm unsure about how good it actually was.

Psycho world music? Interesting jam-sounding electro with a lot of samples!

It took a minute, but this album grew on me the more I listened to it. It's somewhere in between funky and trancy with some grooves that make you want to dance a bit. It's not top tier for me, but I would listen to it again without hesitation. 4 stars!

Kann dieses Album nicht unvoreingenommen hören; da ist immer noch der Teenager, der 1992 die britische Rave-Welle aus zweiter bis dritter Hand mitfieberte, und dann auch der Erwachsene der das Ding in verschiedensten Phasen immer wieder gehört, rezipiert und live aufgeführt gesehen hat. Aus heutiger Sicht ist das denn auch vor allem ein Cross-Over-Album, das die Vorlieben drogenaffiner Ghetto Kids aus Glasgow für Soul und Southern Rock mit den drogenaffinen Dancefloor-Skills von Andrew Weatherall und der drogenaffinen Umarmung von Ecstasy, Ibiza und Sonnenschein in einen Topf wirft, ordentlich schüttelt und zum strahlen bringt. Nicht alles hat die Zeiten gleich gut überstanden, dennoch scheinen Hymnen wie Come Together durch alle Jahrzehnte und versetzen noch heute in Rausch und Liebe. Rave on!

Great album.

Another classic.

Funky album

Movin' on up!

Pretty cool, pretty listenable

<3

Never got round to listening to this album but I love it and regret not listening to it sooner. Would love to listen to this late at night at a party.

I like it so far! A lot of different sounds, not typical 90s

Pretty good album kind of different than what I’m used to listen to

The álbum that is a perfect example of its genere. Nice to keep as ambient music

Mcuh better than I thought it'd be based on the name and artist! I almost skipped it but I'm glad I didn't, it's pretty cool

YESSSS I love this album. Excited to listen to it again. Pablo turned me onto this last year. They didn't sound anything like I always expected them to sound. Such a great opener with the choir. Reminds me of upbeat Oasis. This is so wonderfully dated. A perfect snapshot of the 90s. Love "Don't Fight It, Feel It."

I like this a lot. 8

Pretty seminal album. Not always completely my vibe but enough in there to enjoy now. I’d defo have been all over this if I was in my late teens/early 20s in 1991. Tunes you could listen to in the pub and also a nightclub, even now: Shades of The Velvet Underground in there too.

I really liked this album, to the point where I'm wondering why I wasn't more into Primal Scream way back when. They even headlined the first Glasto I went to in 98 and I remember just listening to them from my tent. I think their heyday was probably slightly too early, although I never had a problem with retrospective Nirvana love. I was much more into indie/rock at that time and this definitely draws a variety of influences. 7.5/10

Great album with some classic tunes! Makes me feel old to think this came out 30 years ago.

Excellent! Why haven’t I listened to this before?

Sounded nice, made me feel good. Less screaming than I was expecting, v chill to do homework to. 7

I thought this was very nice, and nothing like I expected!

Works really well as an album I think, everything flows together

El álbum va por muchos moods de drogades (pachecón en incremento y al final el bajón depresivo) . Me gustaron sobre todo movin on up y que su repetición casi al final para darle el toque de cicularidad. También me gustó la segunda canción que está rockerona y el contraste entre I'm coming down y higher than the sun. Estaba cocinando y me estaba mareanado de solo escuchar. Mood: está potente.

CLASSICO

4.1 - Love how comfortably these tracks reside between genres, refusing to be boxed into any one. Vibes all around!

getting stines vibes around this record very nais

I like the sound a lot, it got repetitive but it was good for walking around and probably for other background music. I’ll toss it a 7.5

This was really interesting. Just when you think you have it pegged it does something different. Sometimes that different is doing a George Michael song but overall it’s really good I think. It’s amazing this came out in 91 and it was totally overshadowed by grunge and alternative but this is a good mixture of that late 80s rock, hip hop, and early alternative.

it was okay

Another new-to-me artist. I think I would have been blown away in the nineties, but now it's okay.

12/04/21

“genre-bending” -matthew weinmaster

Initially Nice and Dance-y I like it More of a relax listening album, may actually be good to do exams to.

Chille toegankelijke muziek.

Classic

Madchester

Some absolute classics on this record, despite the now dated early 90s dance stylings.

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.

A mix of songs that creates a meandering LP, flipping across dance music and funk. Overstays at times, and explores some concepts too shallowly

Pretty interesting combination of styles. I enjoyed this

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.

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.

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.

I will have go return to this sometime

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

Weird. Grew on me.

Way less screaming than you'd expect from the band and title, actually a fairly laid back groove

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.

Interesting sound, not great, not bad.

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.

Meh

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

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.

A good album, I liked Movin' On Up, Inner Fight and Come Together the most.

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.

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.

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.

A lightly eclectic album that was perhaps 20 minutes too long.

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"

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.

3/5 niet speciaal niet slecht

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.

It's not a bad album, some good tracks

3.3/5 pretty good stuff not rly memorable

I liked this album more than I thought I would.

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.

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...

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

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.

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

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.

Like variations on a theme if that theme was George Michael’s Freedom '90.

3 politico, perché la prima molto bella e le altre due che ascoltato meno

Pleasantly surprised. Unknown band with fair to good sound. Overall, good album.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

Quite good, I have never listened to this before.

It wore me down. There were some great moments -

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.

This was a good album. I enjoyed the variety. 3.0/5.0: Good

too long to be enjoyable but otherwise a fine album

First song is a cool one, which explains why it could be considered mainstream, the rest are not that interesting to me.

Well, this is bizarre. But I think maybe I like it? A lot? Kind of like Rolling Stones meets electronica. Actually, that's exactly what it is. Surprisingly involves absolutely zero attempts anywhere close to screaming for an album called Screamadelica by a band called Primal Scream. So weird. But, vibes? Great album cover. Fave tracks: - Movin' on Up - Slip Inside This House - Higher Than the Sun - Single Mix - Come Together - Farley Mix - Loaded - Damaged Edit: I guess this isn't as relistenable as I thought, and some of the songs I actively dislike. Phooey.

Not very primal. Not a lot of screaming. Still pretty entertaining.

cool i guess

What a weird thingy over here. I can't say I enjoyed or despise it. But now I know where Fatboy Slim got some samples from! So I think it's a pretty niche thing. It's nice to listen to but not something I'll add to my frequent rotation.

Honestly enjoyed this a lot more than I anticipated. Think I would be more disposed to it if it was considered an Andrew Weatherhall album.

Fun light electro music.

Although most of this is a bit more atmospheric than I tend to prefer for my electronic music, there were enough samples, interesting looping beats, and sticky, lazy mouthed vocals to keep my interest and create a nice background vibe.

I pre-judged this album but I was wrong to. It was actually pretty good. I lost interest towards the end but this album was easy better than I expected.

Idk how to feel abt this album ngl. Every track on it sounds so different. It feels like Im walking through meowwolf. 6.3/10

Liked it.

This album has soul. It contains some high highs and some obvious fillers. Some ideas shine through and make the experience worthwhile. A few of the experiments didn't fully pay off but I always appreciate when artists experiment with taste. My favorite songs are "Higher Than the Sun - Higher Than the Orb Mix" and "Inner Flight".

Not really my thing but better than some other stuff we’ve heard. Loaded I liked in Worlds End.

Some pretty awesome highlights, but a lot of stuff was just meh.

Pretty good happy groovy psychedelic dance music

Surprised me.

Very strong start with tracks 1-3, but it tapers off into more experimental, less poppy psych in the latter 2/3.

не самое приятное и мелодичное время прослушивания есть какой-то хит но эта музыка не для меня 3

A mixed bag, quite literally. Some songs were decent, Higher than the Sun and onwards

I actually dont know what to think about this. At some point I was questioning if it had already finished because the songs started getting good and sounded as if they were made by Boards of Canada but then I paused my dishwashing to see that I was only on song 4 or something. There were some good parts and some boring parts. I guess that says enough about what rating I should give it

I've never been fussed or really appreciated anything from Primal Scream. This isn't a bad album, just doesn't really appeal to me.

Funky and weird

I listened to Vanishing Point since it had come up earlier in this exercise and I liked it, but I was not familiar with this album. This album is an interesting mix of house/dance and rock. Nothing particularly stood out to me, and I'm glad to have heard it once. I would listen to this again but wouldn't seek it out.

Didn't really stand out to me.

Some good stuff here. Again, not into house as much as others. I liked some of the chill and melodic tracks. Even some longer tracks built up to something. Probably won’t go back to it though.

I mean, I might listen to it again but idk Ryan and I liked a track

Weird vibe, but I kinda liked it.

Did not know it, but it was a pretty nice set of songs, diverse, fun to have on in the background. No killer songs on here, but the album is interesting.

I don’t think I’ve ever knowingly listened to Primal Scream before. It’s a lot less, uhh, screamy than I expected. Honestly, I expected something like Prodigy, my bad. This is pretty good.

Fine/cool for background listening but too many tracks that I ended up skipping 5 mins in cos I didn't feel like listening to another few mins of the same thing so not quite cool enough for a 4. I guess if i was really high i might change my mind

Ihan kivaa taustamusaa. ⭐⭐⭐

Surprisingly listenable. Not really my thing but creative.

There were some very exceptional songs on here, and then some average songs. I'd need another listen on this

Not what I was expecting. Definitely not bad, but overall not my favorite.

3.5 - Interesting enough for a couple of close listens, but I can’t see a purpose for listening ever again, unless doing drugs; too strange for meditation.

This was enough to interest me with their experimentation and range, but I left feeling like I didn't really know who this band is, like they're identity or essence.

It passed time

Labeling Primal Scream as a straightforward “rock band” feels like a stretch—even by the most generous standards of genre tagging. Their sound leans far more toward an alternative, techno-infused aesthetic than anything traditionally associated with rock. On Screamadelica, I caught strong early-’90s Moby vibes—almost a blueprint for that era’s blend of electronic atmosphere and indie sensibility. It made for an intriguing soundscape during my morning listen, and I didn’t dislike it. That said, much like my previous experience with their other album on this list, Vanishing Point, I don’t see myself intentionally returning to this album—or diving deeper into their catalog—anytime soon.

Nothing much to say here...

This is so much of its time, but it is a time I remember and I was one of the indie wallflowers that Loaded dragged uncertainly onto the dancefloor. It is such a mixture of styles that some bits have aged more than others: the acid house elements are more dated than the gospel, dub and what bits of rock survived the mixing process (it always seemed much more Weatherall's album than Gillespie's). It certainly brings back memories but is not really an album I have carried with me

Hmmm, I want to like it more, I really do. I imagine this being cool in 1991, but now it seems to just blend in.

Very trippy music. "Neo-Psychedelia" to be specific. By far the strangest album so far on the list. Really liking it though. The kind of music I'd listen to if I were to take any drugs. "Movin' on Up" is probably the most normal song on the list. "Slip Inside This House" and "Loaded" are super good! Have to listen to the other music not available on Spotify. The song named the same as the album is not available wtf?!?!

It didn't really grab me. The musicianship was fine but some distortions were a bit too overpowering for me. 3 stars.

for spotify, this version doesn't have songs greyed out: https://open.spotify.com/album/4TECsw2dFHZ1ULrT7OA3OL?si=MaBigZ0vT_mE3RF92ys26A listened to this when it came out and liked it but was surprised to see it on this list, on relisten I'm really struck by what a great song "I'm Comin' Down" is.

There is a crazyyyyy variety of vibes on this one

3.5

3.5

Yeah that’s alright. Enjoyed in the moment

Quirky record. Has elements of house music and reminds me in some parts of Massive Attack. Definitely has that early 90s sound and is pretty fun to listen to. Hadn't heard of this act before, so cool to learn something new.

Interesting. Not my favorite but I didn’t hate it.

The good stuff is brilliant but there’s still a lot of filler.

I enjoyed listening to this but it felt a bit like background music. Doesn’t do anything very exciting or innovative, but at no point did I feel like turning it off.

Quite liked this, it felt nostalgic and very of the 90s

Yeah, okay

The band name is certainly deceiving. With a name like Primal Scream I guess I expected heavier music. In contrast, this was pleasant and somewhat interesting to listen to.There were vocals, but I found myself more drawn to the sounds than the lyrics.

first song was great

Screamadelica is one of those albums whose reputation almost precedes the listening experience. It sits at a strange crossroads between rock, acid house, dub, and gospel-tinged psychedelia, and even decades later it still feels oddly alien if you’re not used to that blend. That said, the album is undeniably interesting, even when it doesn’t fully click. Overall, I enjoyed it more than I expected. It’s a weird record, often drifting rather than driving, more concerned with atmosphere and texture than with traditional songcraft. Tracks like “Loaded” or “Come Together” feel less like songs and more like environments you step into. That quality makes the album surprisingly effective as background music for light work: immersive, steady, and unobtrusive without being dull. However, that same strength is also its weakness. It rarely demands attention in a way that makes me want to actively choose it for pure listening pleasure. One area where the album clearly falls short is the mastering, at least in the version I’ve heard. I wasn’t able to get hold of a MOV vinyl pressing or a well-regarded CD edition, so I listened to the Tidal master, which is supposedly the same as the 20th anniversary CD. Unfortunately, it’s fairly underwhelming. The sound is fatiguing, with limited dynamic range, and the mix often feels compressed in a way that blunts the album’s hypnotic potential. Given how much this record relies on space, groove, and gradual build-ups, a more dynamic master could have elevated the experience significantly. In the end, Screamadelica earns respect more than affection. It’s a solid and sometimes fascinating listen, especially in the right context, but not something I’d reach for on my own just for enjoyment. Historically important, stylistically bold, and occasionally captivating, but personally distant. 6/10

Although I've never listened to this music as an album, this was a pretty big record in the early 90s alternative/college radio scene and I was very aware of it. It was fun to listen to it today. It captures the time incredibly well, and I appreciated the energy and vibe of the album. As I listened, nothing ever jumped out at me - it was in that sense a pretty flat listening experience - but I won't go so far as calling it background music. There is more going on here musically than that, and I enjoyed the stylistic variety across the album. I'd give it 3.5 stars if I could.

2nd primal scream album in 2 weeks? First track was trying too hard to be Oasis. The rest was nice, but not outstanding. Highlight: loaded

6.8

I think when I heard it first time round I thought similar... But there are a couple of era defining tunes but plenty of filler. Maybe that's the intention.

I can hear it and not hate it. 3

I was fearing scream-o when I saw this. The album name; the band name: the post-modern abstract over: nothing looked appealing. I was completely wrong, and surprisingly impressed. The first song reminded me Freedom-era George Michael. Come Together took me back to church later in the album, which I enjoyed. I know this was supposed to be a dj-based psychedelia album, which I kind of got a C+C Music Factory vibe, but this album didn’t feel as drug-fueled as the reviews suggest, or I never did this drug, which is possible, though Shine Like Stars felt very Mr. Kyte. I would have totally listened to this in the ‘90s had I known about it. I am probably coming back to this one.

Random thoughts: * I have no clue how to describe this music. I read about it and I guess trip-hop is the best overall description. * I'm not sure if I've heard this before. The album cover looks so familiar to me. I definitely feel like I've at least seen this album. * I really enjoyed this one overall. I will definitely revisit this. I already played it through twice. * "Loaded" sounds a little bit like a slowed down version of Sympathy for the Devil. It is something in the piano/chords/bass line. It is such a familiar tune. * I dug the more trip-hop songs than the slower/mellower songs. * I'm looking forward to more listens of this one. This is one of the albums that needs a 3.5 rating.

Good sounds, not my style

I didn’t get or like this much at first. Then, as it progressed, and became fairly clear it was trying to map the trajectory of an acid trip, I warmed to it a little. I did have the thought about midway that this album is proof that psychedelics don’t always make one superhuman. I don’t get why everyone on this site says this album is a hodgepodge of genres. The first track is a little gospel, yes, but then after that, the entire thing felt like one long piece to me.

couple good songs not memorbale

it was good, bit long

Is this good as Movin On Up? Does it ever live up to that track? No. Its a good representation of the music scene and how it evolved, its just not really that strong.

What can only be described as not quite big beat, not quite trip hop, and definitely not whatever wikipedia has these guys pinned down as. First of all, they should’ve never let the lead singer on to sing more than a line or two. Almost strictly makes things worse when singing. I really liked “Inner Flight” as a slowed down, acidic, carnival-style beat. But if that’s the best this thing could offer for the first five tracks or so? Ugh. Then “Loaded” comes on and I’m just thinking to myself why do we need more songs that sound like Moby but aren’t him? I will say, the best would come after this point. “I’m Coming Down” gave me a glimmer of hope, some colorful effects on the percussion and a crazy sax noodling session. “Higher Than The Sun” continues to dig into the dubby, washed-out aesthetics it was starting to build on. Then the ending of “Shine Like Stars” wanders like a sweet goodnight ending. The album should’ve ended there. No disc two. Im gonna be honest, I don’t know if I have the articulation skills to say why some of the cuts here are so unlistenable / contrived, and why others are nuanced, pretty, and meditative. I don’t know where that line starts and stops. Which makes this a frustrating, complicated, patience-testing listen. I give this a most fascinating, captivating, most light 3/5 stars award. I was gonna give it a 2/5, but I think this record did a lot of leg work to form a very specific, eventually popular 90’s sound. That ultimately outweighs the shitstorm that is a handful of these songs. In the end, I once again find myself scratching my head at many of the electronic albums added or excluded on our glorious list.

The description says it’s a wild departure from their earlier albums because of drugs. But it sounds like every 90s UK area rock or electronic album. Was it the very first to do this and everyone copied from there?

This sounds like an odd mashup of The Rolling Stones and Moby, with an occasional appearance of Fatboy Slim, and for the most part they make it work. The album does lose its direction at times, but the more I listened, the more it clicked and the more I enjoyed it overall.

drugged centric, club dance album of the early 90s

Decent for work, don't recall most of it

3.3 2x

Its good but nit completely my vibe and the songs all resemble each other

++: Movin' on Up, Don't Fight It, Feel It, Come Together, Loaded +: Slip Inside This House, Inner Flight, Damaged, I'm Comin' Down, Shine Like Stars +-: Higher than the Sun, Higher than the Sun (A Dub Symphony in Two Parts) 6,7/10

More Scottish accents missing

Enjoyed recognising a couple of the tracks here and got a bit closer to understanding reverance for Andew Weatherall, but overall I would not stick this album on again.

Gah the songs repeat too much and go on way too long. I found myself looking forward to them ending. I think I would have liked this more if there was less repetition. That being said, it does seem like an album that was ahead of its time

I had a disjointed listen of this one, so I never really was able to sell into it. It’s a really diverse album though. At times sounding like The Rolling Stones, at others leaning into dance electronics adjacent stuff. Not bad!

This was like Nine Inch Nails without the balls. But still decent. 3/5 Highlights: Movin' On Up Loaded

i really thought this was gonna be a thrash metal album, pleasantly surprised

Much better than I expected a band called "Primal Scream" to be.

Awfully sublimated for a "primal scream." Very little of this caught my attention.

***An ok album, easy listening.

It was okay, but nothing really special to me.

The main question I have after listening to this album is, what's going on in Scotland?

3/5 little screaming

I found this to be an easy listen, but somewhat boring. I’m guessing it was ahead of its time, but in a historical perspective I don’t think it holds up very well

“Don’t Fight It, Feel it” is amazing! “Higher Than the Sun”’s instrumental is great! “Inner Fight” is very enchanting but also has an alien kind of anxiety to it. “I’m Comin’ Down”’s bras solo is fantastic. I keep thinking it’s incredible how they wrote such a coherent album while so high on LSD! I loved their creativity.

Did not disappoint. Very easy album to listen to. Looking forward to become familiar with the rest of their work.

We had Primal Scream's 'Vantage Point' album on the list before, and I swore I remember them being some sort of punk band. Was mighty surprised when we got this instead! The album name is quite misleading, and the music doesn't live up to its name at all. But if you put those expectations aside, its actually not too shabby. The opening track 'Movin' On Up' stands out as the best without a doubt. But it's also not at all like the following tracks, which are more dance-oriented and less of some cheerful gospel-like rock song, like 'Movin On Up'. 'Don't Fight It, Feel It', has an interesting whistle like sample that feels familiar. Then follows a few darker, more downtempo songs that are not particularly inspiring. 'Damaged' also stands out as something you'd hear before closing in a rock bar. I guess what I'm trying to say is that this album is all over the place. It doesn't seem to know what to be. That can both be a bit interesting, but also a bit annoying at the same time. Overall I found this better than expected, but I'm still not hugely impressed. Strong 3.

I expected way more screaming into the void. Somewhat disappointed.

I didn't really care for this Primal Scream record. Movin' On Up was a cool tune but I had vague interest in it aside from that. It's a high 2 rounded up to 3.

Eh it's okay. Very forgettable but a nice enough listen. 3/5

Un poco voces a ratos

Like cool 70's music al-la rolling stones but love the dreariness of 90's pop music? Well you're gonna love Prima Scream. I wanted to dislike this more than I did.

They threw a lot at the wall and some of it stuck. This music wasn't written to be listened to sitting at a desk and sipping coffee at 8 in the morning. I doubt I'll ever be in the state of mind that this was written for. Not terrible but not anything I will listen to again.

Favorite Track: Movin’ on Up

Ebbs, flows, trips and grooves its way through slightly too much music - bangers are legendary, though! Favourite tracks: Movin On Up, Higher Than The Sun, Damaged

Dejlig groovy - godt humør musik !!

Very groovy, fun time :)!

Always cool listening to an album that I’ve seen the artwork for years but never knew what it was even called. The music is kinda Sublime-y as the art suggests and very not screamy as the band name suggests. I dig it (3.5/5)

I've heard this album talked up quite a bit, and while I don't fully get the hype, yet at least, I did enjoy this quite a bit. Here we have a combination of alt-rock, brit-pop, psych, house, and maybe even a little folk all mutated together and packaged for the '90s. I will admit that the sound here is pretty unique, and every song manages to hit a particular tone and kind of summery atmosphere out of the water. But this formula does mean that I think this album lacks a little cohesion on some level. It also means that there are songs here I'm just not into. But there's still cool stuff here. I think the first 5 songs are pretty tight, and probably the best showing overall. We have the bright, folk-y Movin' On Up, and some moments of almost trip-hoppy psych on Higher Than The Sun and Inner Flight. I'm not that into Loaded or Damaged, and I'm still undecided about Come Together, but we *do* have a good three song run to close things out. Like I said, I don't fully get the hype, but there's a lot of good here. It captures a different kind of '90s hit than we were really seeing at this time. I think there's like a Pitchfork review that claimed that this was the Yin to Nirvana's Yang. And I don't entirely see it, but it frames this in an interesting way.

Wasn't at all familiar with this band or album so I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it would be more metal and a lot more screaming, so I was happy it was neither. It was techy, electronic, dancy. I little repetitive (my biggest issue with techno) but it was pleasant and nice to listen to.

This is dancey and has some great energy. I like the music but what keeps it from being a 4 for me is the lack of a truly memorable song with creative song writing. Beats and grooves make it good background music at a party. The first song is pretty good. The rest are not bad, it's just not something I would come back to.

I always assumed that this album was strictly bluesy alt-rock based on my awareness of Movin’ On Up. I’m pleasantly surprised to find that it revels more in psychedelica and acid house. The album starts off conventionally enough and expands outward. What brings this down for me is the lead singers voice. It warbles out of tune and makes everything feel so unsure of itself. The songs end up sounding good, but never great. They are just a slight turn of the dial away from being epic. 3.5 stars. So far I feel like everything I’ve heard from Primal Scream falls into that 3.5 star realm.

I enjoyed several things here but it was a bit monotonous at times.

It started of pretty good, but then I started to lose interest. At times they reminded me of an electronic Stone Roses. Favorite Songs: Loaded, Movin' on Up, Slip Inside This House.

Better than the name implied.

sounded like the 90's

When it grooves this one is really good. The problem is that it drags a shitload at parts.

Goes in a lot of directions but has some great bops.

I didn't know what to make of this record at first: a little confusing, a little beguiling. So I listened to it again the next day. It's enjoyable. But even though it was likely a bit of a revelation in 1991, in present day it feels like a superfluous addition to the great stack of canonical albums that is ~life~.

Had a good time, a bit transcendental for me, but a number of grooves

Not my kind of sound

Fav: Slip Inside This House Least Fav: Higher Than The Sun (A Dub Symphony In Two Parts) (Feat. Jah Wobble) The amount of times it suddenly gets interesting just to fade again left me frustrated, and for a band called Primal Scream - why are they not a heavy metal band? The name sounds kinda intense…

Funny album

I’m happy to report there was no screaming on this album, but there were plenty of very long psychedelic songs. I think I was much too sober when I listened to it. If the songs were half the length I would probably have liked the album twice as much.

Not really a primal scream or a screamadelica, but more like a strong suburban suggestion. And that is a good thing. I dreaded this album because I thought it would be an unintelligible scream session. Hit sounds like a softer, funkier Soup Dragons (not on the list but good). In any case, I did enjoy the album, and I was delighted at them playing against type in band name and album title.

Mostly fun album. Great opening, a few dull dips here and there, with a strong finish. 3/ 5

Odd one this, it starts off really strong and I was impressed, but then it just drips on towards the end and I feel that really hurts it.

3.5

Not really my cup of tea, but fine for what it is. 2.9

C'est sympa, des rythmes et instru variées. J'ai un peu décroché sur la fin ça m'inspirait moins.

A pleasant surprise. I really was expected some sort of noise/industrial/avant garde mess. This release, that is supposedly the advent of acid house, which I quite enjoy, was pretty fun.

Opens with a gospel flavor to lure you in and then hits you with the club tunes. And then, and halfway through when the MDMA is wearing off, it lulls you to sleep with a bunch of trippy light stuff. It was ok, sounded a bit like a more chemically enhanced Jesus Jones. If it had kept up the intensity from the beginning, I would have liked it better. But that let down really killed the vibe. My rating: 3/5

This started off pretty strong but, like so many other albums, I don't think it was able to maintain the momentum. It's still a solid album throughout, but maybe doesn't feel essential. There is a surprising lack of primal screams, though. Anyway, I could see myself rating this higher on another day, but here it stands today. Favorite track: I liked a few, but "Movin' On Up" is the easy answer.

O sea, bakan tu volaa, pero a ratos se volvió muy buena música de fondo.

Its perfectly fine, enjoyable, some good songs But there is no excuse for this length of album at all. The 90s are wild for this. Max 50 mins is all that's needed.

With an album with such a heavy psychedelic atmosphere and vibrant sound, I expected to like it way more than I did. It is pleasent to listen to and it is a very trippy experience, but even after listening to it several times, it seems that I'm not able to fully immerse myself into the whole record, which I feel is the main porpouse of it, to get lost in the hypnotic and repetitive melodies and grooves. I do like some of the tracks though. "Movin' On Up", "Come Together" and "Loaded" are very uplifting and fun. In conclusion, I wish I liked it more. The textures, samples and production in this album are incredible and thats where most of my enjoyment comes from, but for the moment, I'm going to give it 3 stars, and hope in the future I can appreciate it way more than I do now.

I wasn't sure what to expect based on the other reviews but this feels pretty solid for a genre I'm not in love with. I'm not sure the album needs to be 90 minutes long but probably more related to house music. Decent variety/back-and-forth between melody focused songs and the longer house tracks. At a minimum, this has caused me to want to seek the "best" versions of the genre as this scratched something. Finally, there's a really fun 90's sound that comes through but couldn't articulate exactly where it lands.

I couldn’t get into it. The tone shifts too much between songs. The opener was solid, and Loaded stood out, but the rest didn’t land for me. I get that it’s influential, so I can’t go as low as 1 star. I’ll give it 3. It’s fine, just not for me. 5.5/10.

This is hard to categorize. psychedelica house music. I'm sure it's a 10 from Pitchfork for artistic value. It's a good, not great album. Pitchfork: 10.0 Rolling Stone: n/a Best Songs Movin' on Up Slip Insite This House Loaded

This album started out really strong then quickly fell off for me. If it was not for the first song I’d probably give this a 2.

No idea what I was getting in to, but no private session used for Spotify. Some fairly straight forward rock, which is my thing, mixed with digital dance music, which normally isn't my thing, but I liked the album as a whole. I gave it two listens, but should give it more.

It's not metal.

Meh. Not my thing.

nice

It’s a good album but I think I’ve just listened to too many similar artists that were stylistically similar for it to really pop out for me.

I will admit I prejudged based on the album and artist names and thought it would be very screamy and terrible. It was ok!

Yes, there are some cool sounds on here (I personally prefer the eerier electronic tracks like Higher Than the Sun to the gospel-tinged love-ins like Movin' on Up), and I appreciate that it's an ambitious melting pot of styles that was probably a good few years ahead of its time. But boy, could it have used some editing! Seriously. 3.5

The first time I heard “Movin on Up” I thought this band would be up my alley. Boy, was that song a huge misdirect for me.

Not bad.

Not rushing to put it back on but I liked it more than I expected.

Well this was an odd one. There’s a lot going on, but it somehow kinda works. Sort of an early 90’s mashup of what felt like The Rolling Stones & U2 but with a splash of industrial alternative rock and a pinch of Radiohead….plus a gospel choir sort of thing on one track. There had to be drugs involved. A bit on the long side, but the differing style every other song kept my interest. 3.5⭐️

I didn't go in with high hopes - the title of this album gave me douche chills. But I actually kind of dug it. There is some cool grooves here and even some sounds like prototypical-LCD Soundsystem. Sadly, the slower stuff is a little too tame, and the album drags on a bit too long. 2.5 stars, rounding up because of the pleasant surprise.

A few songs drag on too long, but they're mostly fun and interesting. All the songs are longer than normal (5+ minutes). It wasn't what I was expecting from the album title/band name, there was very minimal to no screaming. I liked the instrumental bits of songs, and when they transition into something cooler. I like the cover but it would be cuter if it had a little smile. There were some cool solos, but they dragged on a little too long. The sax one was hilarious. This album was interesting, had cool noises, and even if I don't listen again it was definitley fun to hear once. 6.5/10

Listenable.

This was an interesting listen. It was a little Wallflowers meets The Rolling Stones, with a hint of Dishwalla. It wasn't a bad album.

master of none music

The song from The Worlds End is on here! A fine album. Sort of Rolling Stones-y. Nothing groundbreaking.

This album is a perfect example if “don’t judge a book by its cover.” Based solely on the band and album names, I was bracing myself for unintelligible scream-o rock, and instead enjoyed an hour of gentle 80s/90s pop rock.

When I saw it was a rock album I didn't think it was going to be a very house influenced record but... whatever. It's nice, funny and with some interesting textures and different sounds, but it's not a really good album though. Some house tracks have been too much for me but other songs were good, so I'm divided with my opinion about this album. If some songs were shorter it would have been much better, but I really appreciate all the work done on this album and how many sounds coexist in this very diverse record.

Quirky unfocused album that never rises above the level of background music

1% scream, 99% adelica While this is frequently The Vibe, there is an equal number of instances where it is Distinctly Not. Equal and opposite, Yin and Yang.

Directionless. Every song is so different but none of them are so mind blowing and unique to make it okay. It’s all pretty middling.

Experimental with a bunch of different songs. Quite a long album, but a nice listen in the background.

para dormir

Not at all what I thought it would be given the title. Need to listen again.

Biz weniger klassisch es 3er Album aber wenns mer ganz unklassisch betrachtet no immer es 3er Album. Scho fast es 3.5 wenn no unklassischer betrachtet. Aber das wird hald abgrundet, da chan mer no so viel umeschreie. Drü kreischer vom Screamonico

Isch glaub abwächsligswiis nervig und na lässig gsi. Sprich e knacknuss öb 3 oder 2. bin immer chli streng gsi i de letste ziit. Mached mir mal 3

I liked this more than I expected. 2 of the longest songs aren't available on Spotify

Some good ones

I was 21 when it came out and must have listened to it a thousand times over the next few years. Listening back, the creativity in so smoothly blending so many styles remains mind-boggling. But it isn’t an album that I melt into the way I used to; the way I do with so many other albums I’ve fallen in love with over the last 50 years. Come Together remains extraordinary. But otherwise, I find myself analyzing rather than swooning. Music is funny.

Such a strong start with Movin' on Up. Hit and miss from there. Loaded was another highlight. 2.5/5. Raising to 3.

Standout Songs: Movin' On Up Come Together Damaged A little too long for what it is. It was okay but really weird at times.

Not terrible for the era, could maybe use a 2nd listen

Some classics on here like Movin On Up, Loaded and Come Together, but there were some songs like Inner Flight that made me question what I was listening to

This sounds like some early 90's heroin music. Not really my vibe.

This was pretty okay. I haven't read anything about them, or if I did, I forgot. But I'm going to say they sound very 90's British. The band and album names suggest something way heavier than what I got.

Surprisingly not bad,

1991. The Channel Tunnel, our boy Tim switched on the Internet, acid house, Brit pop in response to grunge, and the house I will be paying off until I die probably cost £78. Happy times. Some nostalgic happy tracks with deep influence on acid house woven in. They did drugs, I get it. Movin’ on up - life insurance banger Don’t fight it, feel it - pop a Gary and blow a whistle Higher than the sun - even if I was high, I’d probably skip it. Ok 2.5