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United Kingdom (1982 – present)

There are two bands called Primal Scream: a British rock band and an 80s American thrash metal band.

1) An experimental rock group from Scotland formed in 1982, headed by former The Jesus & Mary Chain drummer (and bassist for The Wake before that) Bobby Gillespie. Other members include guitarists Andrew Innes and Robert ‘Throb’ Young, former Felt keyboardist Martin Duffy, former The Stone Roses bassist Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, and touring guitarist and producer Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine. Like The Jesus & Mary Chain, Primal Scream were originally signed to Alan McGee’s Creation label, releasing two singles before being signed up by WEA imprint Elevation to release their first album Sonic Flower Groove in 1987. However, they returned to Creation for the release their second self-titled album in 1989, the track I’m losing more than I ever had being released in a version radically remixed by Andy Weatherall as Loaded in 1990; one of the seminal moments in the indie/dance crossover. They then released Screamadelica and remained with Creation until its closure in 2000; they are now signed to Sony/Columbia. Over the years they have shifted from jangly C86 indie pop to retro tinged hard rock to being dance/rock crossover pioneers.

In June 2005, Primal Scream played a controversial set at the Glastonbury Festival, throughout which Gillespie was playfully abusive to the crowd and was alleged to have made Nazi salutes (during the song ‘

Swastika Eyes’).

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boabymac66 wrote:
Sunday afternoon

All great as far as im concerned

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Strokarlos wrote:
Sunday morning

xtrmntr is the best album ever !!!! [2]

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no_ripcord wrote:
Saturday afternoon

the stone roses is the best album ever !!!!

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XMD5a8000 wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

xtrmntr is the best album ever !!!!

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Lelouch89 wrote:
last week

screamadelica is the best album ever !!!!

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ArcticShinoda wrote:
14 days ago

great gig yesterday

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Anira_Sugar wrote:
18 days ago

some velvet morning .... DONT TOUCH!

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XMD5a8000 wrote:
19 days ago

Burned out, holed in, sick guts, sore skin, throwin' up, pissin' blood, woke up, still drunk, ripped up, ripped off, can't crawl, can't walk, jet plane, blasts off, jet plane, dive bombs...

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FMSpaceman wrote:
last month

Happy Halloween ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8JHgu4XZOQ ... Enjoy The Inspiration ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZs5cAi4dFY ... Carry On Screaming ... FM+JC.

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monkeyhappy wrote:
last month

I'm gonna tell you the truth, the truth about you, truth about you, you never been true.

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turning_into wrote:
last month

lol: two bands called Primal Scream: a British rock band and an 80s American trash metal band. They know the proper genre for the American one, I guess.

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bluebed wrote:
last month

Actually it would be fantastic if they could team up with Kevin Shields again and make a shoegazy noise-pop album. With Anton Newcombe! I don't know why but that would be so badass...

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AADDFFGGVVXX wrote:
last month

Shoot Speed/Kill Light...Skull X...The 99th Floor...these songs rattle my brain in the best possible way! This band is among the immortals!

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The_Wind86 wrote:
last month

Shoot Speed/Kill Light is another journey for me. Amazing.

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loadminik88 wrote:
last month

i love Screamadelica =) such an awesome album.

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Nehemiah_13 wrote:
last month

come on Beautiful feauture is good, maybe the most pop album but is good.

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Marzzmerenguez wrote:
last month

I want detroit on the chart! Damn! Best band ever!

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Dumbangel wrote:
last month

"Vanishing Point" is my favourite Primal Scream album.

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eyesaresmiles wrote:
last month

only joking.

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eyesaresmiles wrote:
last month

shoooooooooeegazeeeeeee!

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