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Primal Scream found themselves in danger of losing their hip audience in the wake of their misconceived trad-rock record, Give Out But Don't Give Up. As a reaction, they returned to the genre-bending, electronic dance-rock of the seminal Screamadelica for Give Out's follow-up, Vanishing Point. Instead of recycling the dazzlingly bright neo-psychedelia of Screamadelica, Primal Scream reaches deep into cavernous dub and '60s pop. Vanishing Point is a dark, trippy album, filled with mind-bending rhythms and cinematic flourishes. The addition of former Stone Roses bassist Mani to the Scream gives their music an organically funky foundation that had been lacking. Over those rhythms are samples, reverbed guitars, and synthesizers that echo spy movies, Southern soul, and the Stones. Above anything else, Vanishing Point is about sound and groove. Words remain a weak point for Bobby Gillespie, who only manages cohesive lyrics on the swirling "Burning Wheel" and "Star," but that is a secondary concern, since Primal Scream is at its best when working the rhythms. Songs like "Kowalski" and, in particular, the extended instrumentals of "Get Duffy" and "Trainspotting" illustrate that the group is still capable of creating exotic, thoroughly entrancing sounds, which is what makes Vanishing Point a remarkable comeback.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Primal Scream, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Young, Composer - Martin Duffy, Composer - Andrew Innes, Composer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Max Hayes, Engineer
© 1997 Reprise Records ℗ 1997 Reprise Records
Primal Scream, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Young, Writer - Martin Duffy, Writer - Andrew Innes, Writer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Bobby Gillespie, Writer - Max Hayes, Engineer
© 1997 Reprise Records ℗ 1997 Reprise Records
Primal Scream, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Young, Writer - Martin Duffy, Writer - Gary Mounfield, Writer - Andrew Innes, Writer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Bobby Gillespie, Writer - Max Hayes, Engineer - Gillespie/Innes/Young/Duffy/Mounfield, Writer
© 1997 Reprise Records ℗ 1997 Reprise Records
Primal Scream, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Young, Writer - Martin Duffy, Writer - Andrew Innes, Writer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Bobby Gillespie, Writer - Max Hayes, Engineer
© 1997 Reprise Records ℗ 1997 Reprise Records
Primal Scream, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Young, Writer - Martin Duffy, Writer - Andrew Innes, Writer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Bobby Gillespie, Writer - Max Hayes, Engineer
© 1997 Reprise Records ℗ 1997 Reprise Records
Primal Scream, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Young, Writer - Martin Duffy, Writer - Andrew Innes, Writer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Bobby Gillespie, Writer - Max Hayes, Engineer
© 1997 Reprise Records ℗ 1997 Reprise Records
Primal Scream, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Young, Writer - Martin Duffy, Writer - Andrew Innes, Writer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Bobby Gillespie, Writer - Max Hayes, Engineer
© 1997 Reprise Records ℗ 1997 Reprise Records
Primal Scream, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Young, Writer - Martin Duffy, Writer - Andrew Innes, Writer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Bobby Gillespie, Writer - Max Hayes, Engineer
© 1997 Reprise Records ℗ 1997 Reprise Records
Primal Scream, Producer, MainArtist - Kilmister, Writer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Max Hayes, Engineer
© 1997 Reprise Records ℗ 1997 Reprise Records
Primal Scream, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Young, Composer, Writer - Martin Duffy, Composer, Writer - Tim Holmes, Engineer - Andrew Innes, Composer, Writer - Bobby Gillespie, Composer, Writer - Andrew Weatherall, Producer
© 1997 Reprise Records ℗ 1996 Creation Records Ltd
Primal Scream, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Young, Writer - Martin Duffy, Writer - Andrew Innes, Writer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Bobby Gillespie, Writer - Max Hayes, Engineer
© 1997 Reprise Records ℗ 1997 Reprise Records
Album review
Primal Scream found themselves in danger of losing their hip audience in the wake of their misconceived trad-rock record, Give Out But Don't Give Up. As a reaction, they returned to the genre-bending, electronic dance-rock of the seminal Screamadelica for Give Out's follow-up, Vanishing Point. Instead of recycling the dazzlingly bright neo-psychedelia of Screamadelica, Primal Scream reaches deep into cavernous dub and '60s pop. Vanishing Point is a dark, trippy album, filled with mind-bending rhythms and cinematic flourishes. The addition of former Stone Roses bassist Mani to the Scream gives their music an organically funky foundation that had been lacking. Over those rhythms are samples, reverbed guitars, and synthesizers that echo spy movies, Southern soul, and the Stones. Above anything else, Vanishing Point is about sound and groove. Words remain a weak point for Bobby Gillespie, who only manages cohesive lyrics on the swirling "Burning Wheel" and "Star," but that is a secondary concern, since Primal Scream is at its best when working the rhythms. Songs like "Kowalski" and, in particular, the extended instrumentals of "Get Duffy" and "Trainspotting" illustrate that the group is still capable of creating exotic, thoroughly entrancing sounds, which is what makes Vanishing Point a remarkable comeback.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:58
- Main artists: Primal Scream
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Reprise
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 1997 Reprise Records ℗ 1997 Reprise Records
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