This week we conclude our trip back to the early 90s by going through Primal Scream’s seminal ‘Screamadelica’ from 1991. Winner of the inaugural Mercury Music Prize and the album that rescued Primal Scream’s career from the doldrums, we take a look back at how Andrew Weatherall, and the band, completely reinvented the art of music production to produce something the likes of which had never been heard before.
We talk about how the album is (‘allegedly’) structured to replicate the feeling of a chemically induced high, and how the recording of several songs was directly influenced by those very experiences. We speak with wonderment about how the musical compositions were created, and conclude that the only rational explanation is that Andrew Weatherall was magic.
I’ll be honest with you guys, if you’re expecting to hear a balanced critique of this album you might be a little disappointed with this one. We really struggled to find anything negative to say. In fact, Tim at times struggles to say anything at all and instead just mumbles various incoherent noises that signify his approval.
In this week’s ‘video killed the radio star’ we reminisce about one of the most iconic videos of the Britpop era, and lament the fact that we are left only to wonder what might have been had Supergrass teamed with Steven Spielberg to record a Monkees style TV show.
We of course decide which of ‘Pills ‘n’ Thrills’ and ‘Screamadelica’ is the better album (as if the above paragraphs haven’t completely given the game away), and Kev announces which two albums will be the next to enter the ring of death (before Tim basically removes all suspense by pretty much announcing which is his favourite of the two).
This. Is. ALBUM CLASH!!
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