Primal Scream

Primal Scream
Primal Scream 2006
General information
origin	Glasgow , Scotland
Genre (s)	Alternative rock , neo-psychedelia , indie rock , alternative dance , indie pop
founding	1982
Website	primalscream.net
Founding members
Singing , percussion	Bobby Gillespie
guitar	Jim Beattie (1982-1987)
Current occupation
singing	Bobby Gillespie
Guitar , vocals	Andrew Innes (since 1987)
Keyboard , piano	Martin Duffy (since 1989)
Drums , percussion	Darrin Mooney (since 1997)
Bass , keyboard , percussion	Simone Butler (since 2012)
former members
guitar	Robert Young † (1984-2006)
bass	Gary Mounfield (1996-2011)
Guitar , vocals	Kevin Shields (1998-2006)
Live and session members
bass	Tim Cox (since 2017)
singing	Hannah Marsden (since 2016)
synthesizer	Chris Lyons (since 2011)

Bobby Gillespie 2009

Primal Scream (English for primal scream ) is a Scottish rock band formed in 1982 by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie. The band currently consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes (guitar), Martin Duffy (keyboards), Simone Butler (bass) and Darrin Mooney (drums).

history

The band initially consisted of Bobby Gillespie (formerly The Jesus and Mary Chain ), Andrew Innes, Robert Young, Gary Mounfield (formerly The Stone Roses ) and Kevin Shields ( My Bloody Valentine ). Primal Scream changed their line-up and musical styles quite often, the only constant member being Bobby Gillespie. The band released their records on the Creation label until 2000 ; today they are under contract with Sony / BMG.

Starting as a psychedelic rock band, whose music, accompanied by an informal guitar sound, was supposed to have an instinctive and original effect, they soon combined rock with dance music. Their 1991 album Screamadelica gave the band their worldwide breakthrough. The album was voted # 1 of the "50 Druggiest Albums Ever" in 2011 by the music magazine New Musical Express. The DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall formed a significant influence on the band with his sounds at that time.

In 1994 the band switched to a phase in which they played classic rock in the style of the Rolling Stones , and then switched to complex electronic and more aggressive music. The 1997 album Vanishing Point was a step back to the band's psychedelic roots, whereas the albums XTRMNTR (2000) and Evil Heat (2002) clearly had electroclash influences.

In 2006, Primal Scream reached number 5 on the British singles chart with their single Country Girl , their highest position in Great Britain to date. The album Beautiful Future (2008) is Primal Scream's first release on the new label B-Unique. The first single from the album was produced by Paul Epworth (including Bloc Party ). In May 2011 their first live DVD Screamadelica Live was released , and in May 2013 the new album More Light .

Robert Young, who was first bassist and then guitarist until he left the band in 2006, died on September 9, 2014 in Hove at the age of 49.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK
1987	Sonic Flower Groove	-	-	-	UK62 (1 week) UK
1989	Primal Scream	-	-	-	-
1991	Screamadelica	-	-	-	UK8th platinum (50 weeks)UK
1994	Give Out, but Don't Give Up	DE40 (12 weeks) DE	AT31 (6 weeks) AT	CH41 (2 weeks) CH	UK2 gold (23 weeks)UK	featuring George Clinton
1997	Vanishing Point	DE97 (1 week) DE	AT31 (2 weeks) AT	CH47 (1 week) CH	UK2 gold (10 weeks)UK
	Echo dec	-	-	-	UK43 (2 weeks) UK
2000	Exterminator	DE95 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK3 gold (12 weeks)UK
2002	Evil Heat	DE88 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK9 (4 weeks) UK
2003	Dirty hits	-	-	-	UK25th gold (6 weeks)UK	Best of album
2006	Riot City Blues	-	-	-	UK5 gold (14 weeks)UK
2008	Beautiful future	-	AT62 (1 week) AT	-	UK9 (4 weeks) UK	featuring Josh Homme , Lovefoxxx , Linda Thompson , Barrie Cadogan
2013	More Light	DE99 (1 week) DE	AT73 (1 week) AT	-	UK12 (4 weeks) UK
2016	Chaos mosis	-	-	CH84 (1 week) CH	UK12 (2 weeks) UK
2018	Give Out, but Don't Give Up - Original	-	-	-	UK21 (2 weeks) UK
2019	Maximum Rock 'n' Roll - The Singles	-	-	-	UK18 (1 week) UK

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		DE	UK
1987	Gentle Tuesday Sonic Flower Groove	-	UK86 (3 weeks) UK
	Imperial Sonic Flower Groove	-	UK86 (3 weeks) UK
1989	Ivy, Ivy, Ivy Primal Scream	-	UK97 (1 week) UK
1990	Loaded Screamadelica	-	UK16 silver (12 weeks)UK
	Come Together Screamadelica	-	UK26 (6 weeks) UK
1991	Higher Than the Sun Screamadelica	-	UK40 (2 weeks) UK
	Don't Fight It, Feel It Screamadelica	-	UK41 (2 weeks) UK
1992	Movin 'On Up Screamadelica	DE93 (2 weeks) DE	UK11 silver (6 weeks)UK	in UK as Dixie-Narco EP
1994	Rocks / Funky Jam Give Out, but Don't Give Up	-	UK7th silver (6 weeks)UK
	Jailbird Give Out, but Don't Give Up	-	UK29 (3 weeks) UK
	(I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind Give Out, but Don't Give Up	-	UK49 (2 weeks) UK
1996	The Big Man and the Scream Team Meet Barmy Army Uptown	-	UK17 (2 weeks) UK	with Irvine Welsh & On-U Sound
1997	Kowalski Vanishing Point	-	UK8 (3 weeks) UK
	Star Vanishing Point	-	UK16 (4 weeks) UK
	Burning Wheel Vanishing Point	-	UK17 (2 weeks) UK
1998	If They Move, Kill 'Em Vanishing Point	-	UK81 (1 week) UK
1999	Swastika Eyes Exterminator	-	UK22 (2 weeks) UK	German title: War Pigs
2000	Kill All Hippies Exterminator	-	UK24 (2 weeks) UK
	Accelerator Exterminator	-	UK34 (2 weeks) UK
2002	Miss Lucifer Evil Heat	-	UK25 (2 weeks) UK
	Autobahn 66 Evil Heat	-	UK44 (2 weeks) UK
2003	Some Velvet Morning Evil Heat	-	UK44 (2 weeks) UK	with Kate Moss
2006	Country Girl Riot City Blues	-	UK5 silver (16 weeks)UK
	Dolls (Sweet Rock and Roll) Riot City Blues	-	UK40 (2 weeks) UK
2008	Can't Go Back Beautiful Future	-	UK48 (2 weeks) UK

More singles

• All Fall Down / It Happens (1985)
• Crystal Crescent / Velocity Girl (1986)
• Damaged (1992)
• Sometimes I Feel So Lonely (2006)
• Uptown (2008)
• 2013 (2013)
• It's Alright, It's OK (2013)
• Invisible City (2013)
• Where the Light Gets In (with Sky Ferreira , 2016)
• 100% or Nothing (2016)
• (Feeling like A) Demon Again (2016)

Video albums

• Riot City Blues Tour (2007)
• Screamadelica Live (2011)

Web links

• Official website (English)
• Primal Scream at laut.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Obituary: Robert Young, rock musician , accessed on January 14, 2015 (English)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK
3. ↑ ^{a b} gold / platinum database of the BPI (UK)