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Primal Scream is a rock band from Scotland. Primal Scream is headed by former Jesus & Mary Chain drummer Bobby Gillespie. Other members include guitarists Andrew Innes and Robert 'Throb' Young , former Felt keyboardist Martin Duffy , former Stone Roses bassist Gary 'Mani' Mounfield, and touring guitarist and producer Kevin Shields, formerly of My Bloody Valentine. The band was signed to Alan McGee's Creation label.The band has been through several lineups and musical styles with Gillespie being the only constant element. Initially a psychedelic rock group with a formless loud guitar based sound influenced by the primal scream therapy theory (which also gave the band their name). The music was meant to be somewhat instinctual and primal in nature.
They only achieved national success with ScreamadelicaScreamadelica is a 1991 album by Primal Scream and was their first to be a commercial success. Track Listing # "Movin' on Up" 3:47 # "Slip Inside This House" 5:14 # "Don't Fight It, Feel It" 6:51 # "Higher Than the Sun" 3:36 # "Inner Flight" 5:00 # "Come and in particular the singles " Loaded " and "Come Together". Screamadelica was blending rock with dance music. DJ and Producer Andrew Weatherall remixed most of the basic Scream tracks and added his own trademark dance groove.
Give Out But Don't Give UpGive Out But Don't Give Up is a 1994 album by Primal Scream. It was the follow up to the successful Screamadelica. Track listing # "Jailbird" # "Rocks" # "(I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind" # "Funky Jam" # "Big Jet Plane" # "Free" # "Call on Me" # "Struttin'", recorded in Nashville, was another radical departure. More of an out and out rock and roll record, critics compared it in style and sound to the early Rolling Stones.
More line up changes added Mani and Kevin Shields to the group. Shields brought a great deal of producing talent and a third guitarist to the live band. Mani was the key addition though. Starting with the Vanishing PointFor the point at which parallel lines receding from an observer seem to converge, see vanishing point. Vanishing Point is a 1997 (see 1997 in music) album by Primal Scream. Track Listing # "Burning Wheel" 7:06 # "Get Duffy" 4:09 # "Kowalski" 5:50 # "Star" album (influenced by the filmFor the point at which parallel lines receding from an observer seem to converge, see vanishing point. Vanishing Point is a 1997 (see 1997 in music) album by Primal Scream. Track Listing # "Burning Wheel" 7:06 # "Get Duffy" 4:09 # "Kowalski" 5:50 # "Star" of the same name) a new complex dance/dub rhythm was present in most of the tracks harking back to the crossover success of Screamadelica.
Vanishing Point revitalised the band and introduced a far more complex musical dynamic that has so far have produced increasingly complex yet accessible albums in the form of XTRMNTRXTRMNTR is a 2000 album by Primal Scream. Track Listing (UK Release) # "Kill All Hippies" 4:57 # "Accelerator" 3:41 # "Exterminator" 5:49 # "Swastika Eyes [Jagz Kooner Mix]" 7:05 # "Pills 4:17 # "Blood Money" 7:03 # "Keep Your Dreams" 5:24 # "Insect Royal and Evil Heat in a surprisingly short period of time.
The consistent lineup has also allowed the band to coalesce as a live act not only reproducing their studio albums live but also able to recreate the band's entire back catalogue.
1 Discography (UK chart positions)
