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It was pretty hard to guess what Primal Scream would do with a follow-up to their bombastic 2000 release, XTRMNTR. That record broke all kinds of ground for a group that had consistently shifted with popular culture since their Madchester/acid house success of Screamadelica. XTRMNTR offered up a maddening scope of aggressive beats and screaming politics that the group had not previously tackled. Jarring and off-putting at times (albeit a stroke of brilliance), the record is a tad difficult to sit all the way through. Evil Heat seems to attempt to bridge together the two worlds of their past club psychedelia and the blastings of XTRMNTR. In all, they succeed: there's some pounding and grinding for the club, and then some all-out cries and rockers to fill out the set. However, at times the dance stuff hits a lull, and they don't really take it anywhere. Such is the case with "Autobahn 66." Sure, club music is at times seemingly unchanging, but Primal Scream can take it to other places (and they have in the past). The transcendental moves of Vanishing Point or the spiritual grooves apparent on Screamadelica had taken surface repetition and opened it up to new interpretation. Thankfully, Kevin Shields puts together some great guitarscapes in Evil Heat -- maybe the best work he's done post-Loveless. It's what saves this record, since Bobby Gillespie (as usual) tries to ruin some of these tracks with some pretty silly lyrics. The other saving grace here is a rework of Lee Hazlewood's "Some Velvet Morning," which features model Kate Moss singing some rather appropriate lyrics ("Look at us but do not touch" repeated and repeated). In the end, it's as if they just don't seem to mean it as much as they did with XTRMNTR, and they just don't seem to not care enough as the drug-fueled early days. Still, Evil Heat delivers.
© Sam Samuelson /TiVo
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Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Performer - Martin Duffy, Composer - Martin Duffy, Lyricist - Robert Young, Composer - Robert Young, Lyricist - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Mads Bjerke, Mixing Engineer - Chris Potter, Mastering Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Composer - Gary Mounfield, Lyricist - Kevin Shields, Producer - Kevin Shields, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Recording Engineer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Performer - Martin Duffy, Composer - Martin Duffy, Lyricist - Robert Young, Composer - Robert Young, Lyricist - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Jagz Kooner, Producer - Jagz Kooner, Mixing Engineer - Phil Mossman, Harmonica - Chris Potter, Mastering Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Composer - Gary Mounfield, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Performer - Two Lone Swordsmen, Producer - Chris Mackin, Bass - Martin Duffy, Composer - Martin Duffy, Lyricist - Robert Young, Composer - Robert Young, Lyricist - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Chris Potter, Mastering Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Composer - Gary Mounfield, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Performer - Martin Duffy, Composer - Martin Duffy, Lyricist - Keith Tenniswood, Drum Programmer - Robert Young, Composer - Robert Young, Lyricist - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Mads Bjerke, Mixing Engineer - Chris Potter, Mastering Engineer - Kevin Shields, Producer - Kevin Shields, Mixing Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Composer - Gary Mounfield, Lyricist - Jim Reid, Vocal
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Performer - Martin Duffy, Composer - Martin Duffy, Lyricist - Robert Young, Composer - Robert Young, Lyricist - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Mads Bjerke, Mixing Engineer - Chris Potter, Mastering Engineer - Darren Morris, Synthesizer - Gary Mounfield, Composer - Gary Mounfield, Lyricist - Kevin Shields, Producer - Kevin Shields, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Performer - Robert Plant, Harmonica - Martin Duffy, Composer - Martin Duffy, Lyricist - Robert Young, Composer - Robert Young, Lyricist - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Mads Bjerke, Mixing Engineer - Chris Potter, Mastering Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Composer - Gary Mounfield, Lyricist - Kevin Shields, Producer - Kevin Shields, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Performer - Raj Daf, Engineer - Martin Duffy, Composer - Martin Duffy, Lyricist - Robert Young, Composer - Robert Young, Lyricist - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Chris Potter, Mastering Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Composer - Gary Mounfield, Lyricist - Kevin Shields, Producer - Kevin Shields, Guitar - Kevin Shields, Mixing Engineer - David Holmes, Composer - David Holmes, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Kate Moss, Vocal - Kate Moss, Performer - Primal Scream, Performer - Lee Hazlewood, Composer - Lee Hazlewood, Lyricist - Two Lone Swordsmen, Producer - Andrew Innes, Recording Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Performer - Martin Duffy, Composer - Martin Duffy, Lyricist - Robert Young, Composer - Robert Young, Lyricist - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Mads Bjerke, Mixing Engineer - Chris Potter, Mastering Engineer - Paul Harte, Guitar - Gary Mounfield, Composer - Gary Mounfield, Lyricist - Kevin Shields, Producer - Kevin Shields, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Chris Potter, Mastering Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Composer - Gary Mounfield, Lyricist - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Performer - Robert Young, Composer - Robert Young, Lyricist - Martin Duffy, Composer - Martin Duffy, Lyricist - Two Lone Swordsmen, Producer - Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Chris Potter, Mastering Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Composer - Gary Mounfield, Lyricist - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Performer - Robert Young, Composer - Robert Young, Lyricist - Martin Duffy, Composer - Martin Duffy, Lyricist - Two Lone Swordsmen, Producer - Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Album review
It was pretty hard to guess what Primal Scream would do with a follow-up to their bombastic 2000 release, XTRMNTR. That record broke all kinds of ground for a group that had consistently shifted with popular culture since their Madchester/acid house success of Screamadelica. XTRMNTR offered up a maddening scope of aggressive beats and screaming politics that the group had not previously tackled. Jarring and off-putting at times (albeit a stroke of brilliance), the record is a tad difficult to sit all the way through. Evil Heat seems to attempt to bridge together the two worlds of their past club psychedelia and the blastings of XTRMNTR. In all, they succeed: there's some pounding and grinding for the club, and then some all-out cries and rockers to fill out the set. However, at times the dance stuff hits a lull, and they don't really take it anywhere. Such is the case with "Autobahn 66." Sure, club music is at times seemingly unchanging, but Primal Scream can take it to other places (and they have in the past). The transcendental moves of Vanishing Point or the spiritual grooves apparent on Screamadelica had taken surface repetition and opened it up to new interpretation. Thankfully, Kevin Shields puts together some great guitarscapes in Evil Heat -- maybe the best work he's done post-Loveless. It's what saves this record, since Bobby Gillespie (as usual) tries to ruin some of these tracks with some pretty silly lyrics. The other saving grace here is a rework of Lee Hazlewood's "Some Velvet Morning," which features model Kate Moss singing some rather appropriate lyrics ("Look at us but do not touch" repeated and repeated). In the end, it's as if they just don't seem to mean it as much as they did with XTRMNTR, and they just don't seem to not care enough as the drug-fueled early days. Still, Evil Heat delivers.
© Sam Samuelson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:49
- Main artists: Primal Scream
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
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