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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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Andrew Innes, Performer - Andrew Innes, Writer - Andrew Innes, Composer - Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Producer - Primal Scream, Recording Engineer - Martin Duffy, Performer - Martin Duffy, Writer - Martin Duffy, Composer - Marco Nelson, Bass - Robert Young, Performer - Robert Young, Writer - Robert Young, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Performer - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Writer - Max Hayes, Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Paul Mulreany, Performer
(P) 1997 Creations Records Ltd.
Ian Dixon, Bass Clarinet - Andrew Innes, Performer - Andrew Innes, Writer - Andrew Innes, Composer - Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Producer - Primal Scream, Recording Engineer - GILLESPIE, Composer - GILLESPIE, Lyricist - Martin Duffy, Performer - Bobby Gillespie, Performer - Robert Young, Performer - Jim Hunt, Saxophone - Duncan Mackay, Trumpet - Max Hayes, Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Paul Mulreany, Performer - George Shilling, Mixing Engineer - Duffy, Composer - Duffy, Lyricist - Young, Composer - Young, Lyricist
(P) 1997 Creations Records Ltd.
Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Performer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Producer - Primal Scream, Recording Engineer - Primal Scream, Performer - Martin Duffy, Composer - Martin Duffy, Performer - Martin Duffy, Lyricist - Robert Young, Performer - Robert Young, Composer - Robert Young, Lyricist - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Performer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Max Hayes, Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Composer - Gary Mounfield, Performer - Gary Mounfield, Lyricist - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Paul Mulreany, Performer - George Shilling, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1997 Creations Records Ltd.
Andrew Innes, Performer - Andrew Innes, Writer - Andrew Innes, Composer - Primal Scream, Producer - Primal Scream, Recording Engineer - Primal Scream, Performer - GILLESPIE, Composer - GILLESPIE, Lyricist - Martin Duffy, Performer - Augustus Pablo, Horns - Andrew Love, Saxophone - Marco Nelson, Bass - Robert Young, Performer - Bobby Gillespie, Performer - Max Hayes, Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Performer - Wayne Jackson, Trumpet - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Pandit Dinesh, Tabla - Paul Mulreany, Performer - Duffy, Composer - Duffy, Lyricist - Young, Composer - Young, Lyricist
(P) 1997 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Andrew Innes, Performer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist - Andrew Innes, Composer - Primal Scream, Producer - Primal Scream, Recording Engineer - Primal Scream, Performer - Martin Duffy, Performer - Martin Duffy, Lyricist - Martin Duffy, Composer - Marco Nelson, Bass - Robert Young, Performer - Robert Young, Lyricist - Robert Young, Composer - Jim Hunt, Saxophone - Bobby Gillespie, Performer - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Duncan Mackay, Trumpet - Max Hayes, Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Paul Mulreany, Performer
(P) 1997 Creation Records Ltd.
Andrew Innes, Performer - Andrew Innes, Writer - Andrew Innes, Composer - Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Producer - Primal Scream, Recording Engineer - GILLESPIE, Lyricist - GILLESPIE, Composer - Martin Duffy, Performer - Robert Young, Performer - Bobby Gillespie, Performer - Max Hayes, Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Pandit Dinesh, Tabla - Paul Mulreany, Performer - Duffy, Composer - Duffy, Lyricist - Young, Composer - Young, Lyricist
(P) 1997 Creations Records Ltd.
Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist - Andrew Innes, Performer - Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Producer - Primal Scream, Recording Engineer - Martin Duffy, Composer - Martin Duffy, Performer - Martin Duffy, Lyricist - Marco Nelson, Bass - Robert Young, Performer - Robert Young, Composer - Robert Young, Lyricist - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Performer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Max Hayes, Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Paul Mulreany, Performer
(P) 1997 Creations Records Ltd.
Andrew Innes, Performer - Andrew Innes, Writer - Andrew Innes, Composer - Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Producer - Primal Scream, Recording Engineer - Glen Matlock, Bass - GILLESPIE, Composer - GILLESPIE, Lyricist - Martin Duffy, Performer - Robert Young, Performer - Bobby Gillespie, Performer - Paul Harte, Harmonica - Max Hayes, Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Paul Mulreany, Performer - Duffy, Composer - Duffy, Lyricist - Young, Composer - Young, Lyricist
(P) 1997 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Andrew Innes, Performer - Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Producer - Primal Scream, Recording Engineer - Martin Duffy, Performer - Robert Young, Performer - Bobby Gillespie, Performer - Kilminster, Composer - Kilminster, Lyricist - Paul Harte, Synthesizer - Max Hayes, Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Paul Mulreany, Performer
(P) 1997 Creations Records Ltd.
Andrew Innes, Performer - Andrew Innes, Writer - Andrew Innes, Composer - Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Recording Engineer - Martin Duffy, Performer - Martin Duffy, Writer - Martin Duffy, Composer - Robert Young, Performer - Robert Young, Writer - Robert Young, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Performer - Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Writer - Max Hayes, Engineer - Gary Mounfield, Performer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Paul Mulreany, Performer
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Bobby Gillespie, Composer - Bobby Gillespie, Lyricist - Primal Scream, Performer - Primal Scream, Producer - Primal Scream, Recording Engineer - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Robert Young, Composer - Robert Young, Lyricist - Max Hayes, Engineer - Martin Duffy, Composer - Martin Duffy, Lyricist - Andrew Innes, Composer - Andrew Innes, Lyricist
(P) 1997 Creations Records Ltd.
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: 00:53:22
- Main artists: Primal Scream
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Creation Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
1997 Creation Records Limited
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