Primal Scream
Primal Scream performing in Southampton, England on November 29, 2006. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Background information
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Indie pop House Techno Acid house
Years active	1982–present
Label(s)	Creation (1985-1987, 1987-2000) Elevation (1987) Sony (2000-2007) B-Unique Records (2007 - present)
Associated acts	Spirea X, Adventures in Stereo, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Stone Roses
Website	www.primalscream.net
Members
Bobby Gillespie Andrew Innes Gary "Mani" Mounfield Martin Duffy Darrin Mooney
Former members
Jim Beattie Paul Harte Jim Hunt Denise Johnson Duncan Mackay Tom McGurk Stuart May Henry Olsen Steve Sidelnyk Gavin Skinner Martin St. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of "Twee" redirects here For a definition of the word see its entry at wiktionary. House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino Tech house, like Progressive house, represents a fusion of house and Techno. Acid house is a sub-genre of House music that emphasizes a repetitive hypnotic and trance -like style with samples or spoken lines usually used rather than sung lyrics In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Creation Records was a British Independent record label headed by Alan McGee. Elevation was a record label set up as a joint venture between Creation Records and WEA. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with B-Unique Records is a Record label based in London. Roster Kaiser Chiefs The Ordinary Boys Spirea X were an Indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed by Primal Scream founding member Jim Beattie in 1990 Adventures in Stereo were a band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed by Primal Scream founding member Jim Beattie in 1994 after his previous band The Jesus and Mary Chain are an Alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Scotland in 1984 The Stone Roses were an English Alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1984 Bobby Gillespie (born Robert Gillespie 22 June 1962, Glasgow) is a Scottish Musician. Andrew Innes (born Andrew Colin Innes) is the Rhythm guitarist in Scottish rock band Primal Scream. Gary "Mani" Mounfield (born 16 November 1962 in Failsworth, Lancashire) is an English rock Bassist Martin Duffy is the keyboardist with Scottish band Primal Scream. John Toby Tomanov Robert 'Throb' Young Kevin Shields

Primal Scream are a Brit-nominated^[1] Scottish alternative rock group formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie. Kevin Patrick Shields (born Queens New York City, US on May 21, 1963) is a singer guitarist and producer who fronted the London The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Bobby Gillespie (born Robert Gillespie 22 June 1962, Glasgow) is a Scottish Musician. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes (guitar), Martin Duffy (keyboards), Gary "Mani" Mounfield (bass), and Darrin Mooney (drums). Andrew Innes (born Andrew Colin Innes) is the Rhythm guitarist in Scottish rock band Primal Scream. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Martin Duffy is the keyboardist with Scottish band Primal Scream. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Gary "Mani" Mounfield (born 16 November 1962 in Failsworth, Lancashire) is an English rock Bassist The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Barrie Coddigan toured with the band in 2006 as a temporary replacement after the departure of guitarist Robert "Throb" Young. Young's permanent replacement has not yet been announced. They have sold 10 million albums to date.

The band performed throughout 1982-1984, but their career didn't especially take off until Gillespie left his position as drummer of The Jesus and Mary Chain. The Jesus and Mary Chain are an Alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Scotland in 1984 The band were a key part of the mid-1980s indie pop scene, but eventually moved away from their more jangly sound, taking on more psychedelic and then garage rock influences, before incorporating a dance music element to their sound. "Twee" redirects here For a definition of the word see its entry at wiktionary. Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. Their 1991 album Screamadelica broke the band into the mainstream. Screamadelica is a 1991 album by Primal Scream and was their first to be a commercial success Despite multiple lineup changes, the band has remained commercially successful and continues to tour and record to this day. See also Primal Scream The following is an incomplete listing of Primal Scream tours and itineraries

Contents 1 History 1.1 Formation (1982 - 1985) 1.2 First recordings (1986 - 1989) 1.3 Screamadelica (1990 - 1992) 1.4 Give Out and decline (1992 - 1995) 1.5 Vanishing Point (1996 - 1998) 1.6 XTRMNTR and Evil Heat (1999 - 2005) 1.7 Riot City Blues and Beautiful Future (2006 - present) 2 In Popular Culture 3 Discography 3.1 Studio albums 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

History

Formation (1982 - 1985)

Bobby Gillespie moved to Mount Florida, the southeastern area of Glasgow. Originally named Mount Floridon Mount Florida is an area in the southeastern corner of the Scottish city of Glasgow. There he attended Kings Park Secondary School, where he first met Robert Young. ^[2] Another school friend was Alan McGee, who took Gillespie to his first gig, a Thin Lizzy concert. Alan McGee (born 29 September 1960) is a Scottish Music industry mogul and Musician famed for founding the independent Thin Lizzy are an Irish Hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969 ^[2] McGee and Gillespie were heavily influenced by punk rock, and they joined a local punk band, The Drains, in 1978. The Drains guitarist was a 15-year old Andrew Innes. ^[2] The band was short-lived, and Innes and McGee relocated to London while Gillespie chose to remain in Glasgow.

After the punk movement ended, Gillespie became disenchanted with mainstream New Wave music. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s ^[2] He met up with another school friend who shared his outlook, Jim Beattie, and recorded "elemental noise tapes", in which Gillespie would bang two dustbin lids together and Beattie played fuzz-guitar. ^[3] They soon moved on to Velvet Underground and Byrds cover songs before starting to write their own songs, based around Jah Wobble and Peter Hook basslines. This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book The Byrds were a popular American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964 Jah Wobble (born John Wardle, in Stepney in 1958 is an English Bass guitarist singer Poet and Composer. Peter "Hooky" Hook (born 13 February 1956 in Salford, Lancashire) is an English Bass player. Gillespie later said that the band "didn't really exist, but we did it every night for something to do. "^[2] They named themselves Primal Scream, a term used to describe a cry heard in Janovian psychotherapy treatment. Arthur Janov (born August 21, 1924) is an American Psychologist, Psychotherapist, and the creator of Primal therapy. Still essentially a partnership, Primal Scream first played live in 1982. ^[3]

Their first recording session, for McGee's independent label Essential Records, was a single track entitled "The Orchard". Beattie later claimed that they burned the master tape. ^[2][3] After the aborted recording, Gillespie joined The Jesus and Mary Chain as their drummer, and alternated between both bands. The Jesus and Mary Chain are an Alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Scotland in 1984 While the Mary Chain became notorious for their chaotic gigs, Gillespie and Beattie expanded Primal Scream's lineup to include school friend Young on bass, rhythm guitarist Stuart May, drummer Tom McGurk, and tambourine player Martin St. John. This lineup was signed to Creation Records, an independent record label founded by Alan McGee, and recorded the group's debut single, "All Fall Down", which received positive reviews. Creation Records was a British Independent record label headed by Alan McGee. An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels ^[2]

First recordings (1986 - 1989)

After the release of the single, Gillespie was told by Mary Chain leaders William and Jim Reid that he was to either dissolve Primal Scream to join the Mary Chain full-time or resign. William Reid (born 28 October 1958, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Guitarist, Composer and at times Singer for the Jim Reid (born 29 December 1961, in Glasgow, Scotland) is the Lead singer for critically acclaimed British Alternative rock ^[2][3] Gillespie chose to remain with Primal Scream. Stuart May was replaced by Paul Harte, and the group then released a new single, "Crystal Crescent". The b-side, "Velocity Girl", was released on the C86 compilation, later associating them with the scene of the same name. C86 is a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine New Musical Express (NME in 1986, featuring new bands licensed The band strongly disliked this, with Gillespie saying that "[t]hey can't play their instruments and they can't write songs. "^[2]

The band toured throughout 1986, and Gillespie became disenchanted with their performance quality. He said that there "was always something missing, musically or in attitude. "^[2] The band switched to McGee's newly set-up Warner Bros. subsidiary Elevation Records. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Elevation was a record label set up as a joint venture between Creation Records and WEA. Before the band entered Rockfield Studios in Wales to record their debut album, McGurk was asked to leave the band. Rockfield Studios, near Monmouth in Wales and just outside the village of Rockfield, are where many of British rock music’s most successful recordings The group subsequently began recording using session players. They spent four weeks recording with producer Stephen Street before deciding to halt the sessions. Stephen Brian Street is a music producer best known for his work with The Smiths in the 1980s The Sundays and Blur (often regarded as the ^[2]

May was subsequently dismissed and Gillespie's former bandmate Innes was brought in as his replacement, and the band finally found a new drummer, Gavin Skinner. With their new lineup, the band re-entered the studio, this time in London with producer Mayo Thompson. Mayo Thompson (born in 1944 in Houston, Texas) is an American Musician and Visual artist best known as the leader of the Avant-garde By the time Sonic Flower Groove was completed, it had cost £100,000. Sonic Flower Groove was Scottish band Primal Scream 's debut album ^[2] The album reached number 62 on the British charts^[2] and received poor reviews, with All Music Guide calling it "pristine but dull. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. "^[4] The backlash from the album caused internal strife within the band. Beattie subsequently resigned and Skinner was fired. ^[3]

The band, now consisting of only Gillespie, Innes and Young, relocated to Brighton to regroup. Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. ^[2] Young switched to guitar, and they recruited bassist Henry Olsen and drummer Phillip "Toby" Tomanov, who had both been in Nico's backing band, The Faction. Christa Päffgen ( October 16, 1938 ? &ndash July 18, 1988) was a German Singer - Songwriter, fashion model They traded in their jangle pop sound for a harder rock edge, or as Gillespie said, "[w]e had found rock 'n' roll. Jangle pop is a genre of Alternative rock from the mid-1980s that "marked a return to the chiming guitars and pop melodies of the '60s" bands such as The "^[2] The band's re-signed to Creation Records and released their first single in two years, "Ivy, Ivy, Ivy". This was followed by a full album, Primal Scream. Primal Scream was the second album of British band Primal Scream. The band's new sound was met with poor reviews, NME called it "confused and lacking in cohesion". The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been ^[2] Fan reaction was as poor as the critical, as many of their old fans were disappointed or simply confused by their new sound. ^[2]

Screamadelica (1990 - 1992)

The band were first introduced to the acid house scene by McGee in 1988. Acid house is a sub-genre of House music that emphasizes a repetitive hypnotic and trance -like style with samples or spoken lines usually used rather than sung lyrics They were at first skeptical; Gillespie said: "I always remember being quite fascinated by it but not quite getting it. "^[2] The band did, however, quickly develop a taste for it and began attending raves and taking ecstasy. The band met up with DJ Andrew Weatherall at a rave, and he was given a copy of "I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have", a track from Primal Scream, to remix for one of his shows. Andrew Weatherall (born 6 April 1963, Windsor, England) is a DJ, producer, and Remixer. ^[3] Weatherall added a drum loop from an Italian bootleg mix of Edie Brickell's "What I Am", a sample of Gillespie singing a line from Robert Johnson's "Terraplane Blues" and the central introductory sample from the Peter Fonda B-movie The Wild Angels. Edie Brickell (born March 10, 1966 in Oak Cliff, Dallas Texas) is an American Singer-songwriter. Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8 1911 – August 16 1938 is among the most famous of Delta blues musicians Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23[[ 940]] is an American actor A B movie is a motion picture made on a low or modest budget Originally the term was used for films intended for distribution as the less-publicized second half of a Double The Wild Angels (1966 is a Roger Corman film made on location in Southern California. The resulting track, "Loaded", became the band's first major hit, reaching number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. " Loaded " is a Song recorded by the rock band Primal Scream. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry ^[5] This was followed by another single, "Come Together", which reached number 19. ^[5]

The band entered the studio with Weatherall, Hugo Nicholson, The Orb, and Jimmy Miller producing, and new member Martin Duffy on keyboards. The Orb are an English Electronic music group known for popularising Chill out music in the 1990s and spawning the genre of Ambient house. James 'Jimmy' Miller ( 23 March[[ 942]] - 22 October 1994) was a Brooklyn born Record producer, who produced albums for The Spencer Martin Duffy, (born 25 August 1952 in Dublin) is an Irish filmmaker and writer They released two more singles, "Higher Than The Sun" and "Don't Fight It, Feel It", both of which were successful. The album, Screamadelica, was released in the autumn to ecstatic reviews. Screamadelica is a 1991 album by Primal Scream and was their first to be a commercial success ^[6] Ink Blot Magazine said that the album was "both of its time and timeless. "^[7] The album was also a massive commercial success, reaching number eight on the British charts and number 31 on the US Billboard charts. The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine ^[8] The album won the first Mercury Music Prize, beating Gillespie's former band The Jesus and Mary Chain. The Mercury Prize, formerly the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize for Sponsorship reasons is an annual music prize

The supporting tour kicked off in Amsterdam, and it included a performance at the Glastonbury festival before coming to an end in Sheffield. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west For the classical music and theatre festivals co-founded by Rutland Boughton between 1914 and 1926 see Glastonbury Festival (1914-1925 The Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England Throughout the tour the band and their increasingly large entourage gained notoriety for their large narcotic intake. ^[2] The band's drug habits have often been publicised, journalist James Brown reported a now infamous story: the band were arguing with one another about whether to get Vietnamese, Chinese or Indian. James Brown is a former editor and owner of English male-oriented lad mag magazines When one of Brown's colleagues asked them if they'd settle for a burger the band informed him: "It's heroin we're discussing, not food!". ^[9] Around this time, the band recorded the Dixie Narco EP. The Dixie-Narco EP is an EP by the UK band Primal Scream, released in February 1992 on Creation Records. Some of the tracks showed a change in the band's sound, as it featured more straightforward rock music. ^[2]

Give Out and decline (1992 - 1995)

The band began work on their fourth album in Roundhouse Studios in London in September of 1992. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Most of the band members had developed heroin addictions, and as a result the sessions did not produce any new material. ^[2] The band called in producer Tom Dowd to help. Tom Dowd ( October 20, 1925 – October 27, 2002) was an American Recording engineer and producer for Atlantic After some short sessions in London's E-Zee Studios, the band, along with Dowd, moved to Alabama. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. After the completion of the sessions, the band felt that they had "rehearsed the life out of the songs",^[2] and they brought in multiple producers to remix some of the tracks. The Black Crowes' producer George Drakoulias did some mixing, as did funk legend George Clinton. The Black Crowes are an American, blues -oriented Hard rock Jam band that has sold over 20 million albums George Drakoulias (born 1965 is a Greek-American Music producer and A&R executive at the American Recordings label ^[2]

In March, 1994, the first single from the new album, "Rocks", was released to commercial success. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) " Rocks " is a 1994 single by UK group Primal Scream. It was the band's highest charting single to date, reaching number seven on the UK charts. ^[10] The single wasn't received well, with NME famously calling them "dance traitors". ^[2] The album, Give Out But Don't Give Up was released in May to mixed reviews. Give out But Don't Give Up is a 1994 album by Primal Scream. It was the follow up to the successful Screamadelica. Whereas some praised the band's new Stones-influenced sound,^[11] some dismissed the album as tired and drawing too heavily on their influences. ^[12] Two more singles were released from the album, "Jailbird" and "(I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind", both of which charted progressively lower.

While touring in support of the album, relations within the band began to wear down. The band's American tour, when they supported Depeche Mode, was, in the words of manager Alex Nightingale, "the closest we've come to the band splitting up. Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. "^[2] After the completion of the tour, the band remained quiet for a long period of time. Gillespie later remarked that he was unsure if the band would continue. The only release during this period was a single, "The Big Man and the Scream Team Meet the Barmy Army Uptown", a collaboration with Irvine Welsh and On-U Sound, which caused controversy due to offensive lyrics about Glasgow. Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958 Leith, Edinburgh) is a contemporary Scottish novelist, best known for his novel Trainspotting On-U Sound Records is an English Record label best known for releasing its own unique flavour of Dub music since the 1980s ^[2]

Vanishing Point (1996 - 1998)

After a short hiatus, the band returned with a new lineup. Gary "Mani" Mounfield, fresh from the well-publicised break-up of his previous band, The Stone Roses, was added as the band's new bassist, and Paul Mulraney was added as their new drummer. Gary "Mani" Mounfield (born 16 November 1962 in Failsworth, Lancashire) is an English rock Bassist The Stone Roses were an English Alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1984 The arrival of Mani revitalized the group, who were considering disbanding after the failure of Give Out. ^[13] The album was recorded in the band's personal studio in two months, and was mixed in another month. ^[13] Most of the recording was engineered by Innes, and produced by Brendan Lynch and Andrew Weatherall. Brendan Lynch is a British Music producer, most famous for working with Paul Weller, Primal Scream, The Rakes, Asian Dub Foundation Andrew Weatherall (born 6 April 1963, Windsor, England) is a DJ, producer, and Remixer.

The music on the album had a complex dance/dub rhythm, harking back to the crossover success of Screamadelica, yet sounding significantly darker. Some songs on the album were inspired by cult 1971 film Vanishing Point; Gillespie said that they wanted to create an alternative soundtrack for the film. A vanishing point is a point in a perspective drawing to which Parallel lines appear to converge ^[13] Other lyrics were inspired the band's past experiences with drug abuse. Gillespie described the album as "an anarcho-syndicalist speedfreak road movie record!"^[13] The first single released from the album, "Kowalski", was released in May, 1997, and reached number 8 on the British charts. Kowalski (feminine Kowalska, plural Kowalscy) is the second most common surname in Poland (139719 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar ^[14] The album, titled Vanishing Point after the film, was released in July and revitalized the band's commercial viability. Vanishing Point is a 1997 album by Primal Scream. It is named after and inspired by the 1971 Film Vanishing Point, especially the It received almost unanimously positive reviews upon release, Entertainment Weekly calling it a "swirling, hypnotic acid-trip",^[15] and Musik saying that "this group's place in the history book of late 20th Century music is assured. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc "^[16]

The band scheduled a short supporting tour to take place during July. Unfortunately, the band had to postpone the dates. This led to speculation that there were problems within the band, and that one of the members may resign. ^[2] The band's press agent issued a statement saying "[i]t's not a drugs thing and it's not a nervous breakdown. "^[2] Before the tour was scheduled to begin, Mulraney left the band and they were forced to use a drum machine. The initial dates were poorly received, but they eventually hired drummer Darrin Mooney and the gigs improved.

XTRMNTR and Evil Heat (1999 - 2005)

Recording sessions for the band's sixth album went well. The band were for the most part free of drugs, and their lineup had finally stabilised. ^[17] Despite their new found peace, the band pursued a harsher and angrier musical direction. Many of the songs they wrote had overtly political lyrics, Gillespie said the band wished to convey "what it's like to be in Britain in this day and age. "^[17] The album featured mulitiple guest appearances, including the Chemical Brothers; New Order Barney Sumner, and former My Bloody Valentine guitarist Kevin Shields, who would subsequently join the band on tour. The Chemical Brothers are an English Grammy Award winning Electronic music duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (occasionally referred to as Chemical My Bloody Valentine are an Alternative rock band formed in Dublin Ireland in 1984 and predominantly based in London. Kevin Patrick Shields (born Queens New York City, US on May 21, 1963) is a singer guitarist and producer who fronted the London

The first single from XTRMNTR, "Swastika Eyes", was released on November, 1999. XTRMNTR is a 2000 album by Primal Scream. In 2001 ''Q'' magazine named it as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The song's overtly political content, Gillespie said it was about "American international terrorism",^[18] made it controversial. Nevertheless, it was a hit, charting at #22 on the British charts. XTRMNTR itself faired well, reaching #3. The political content was well received, with Allmusic calling it a "nasty, fierce realization of an entire world that has. . . lost the plot. "^[19]

In 2000, the band began recording their seventh album. Though the political content was not as strong as the previous album, there was a song originally slated for the album entitled "Bomb the Pentagon", which was reworked into the song "Rise" after the September 11 attacks. ^[20] The album, like many of Primal Scream's previous albums, had multiple producers. Shields produced several tracks, and Andrew Weatherhall produced three tracks, his first work with the band since Vanishing Point. The album also featured guest appearances by Kate Moss, who sang professionally for the first time, and Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant. Kate Moss (born January 16 1974) is an English model who has appeared on over 300 magazine covers. Led Zeppelin were Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter famous for his membership in the

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". For the classical music and theatre festivals co-founded by Rutland Boughton between 1914 and 1926 see Glastonbury Festival (1914-1925 The They were eventually forced off by officials after overrunning their allotted time; the festival organizers were at that point already annoyed at the band when, in response to their invitation to join other recording artists in signing a Make Poverty History poster which would be auctioned off for charity, lead singer Bobby Gillespie instead altered the poster so that it read "Make Israel History". ^[21] Gillespie later said that this was merely to show his support for Palestine, and in no way anti-Semitic. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. ^[21]

Riot City Blues and Beautiful Future (2006 - present)

In an interview with NME, Gillespie said that the band had written "euphoric rock n roll songs" for their next album. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been ^[22] They intended to capture the energy of their live performances. The band chose Youth as their producer, which led to speculation that they had fallen out with Shields. Martin Glover, also known as Youth, (born 27 December 1960) is an influential Record producer and a founding member and Bassist of Although the band themselves admitted that they were unsure of the situation,^[22] Shields subsequently joined them on tour.

The album's first single, "Country Girl", was released on May 22, 2006, and received regular airplay in 2006 resulting in a chart entry of number 5, their highest ever. " Country Girl " is a song by the band Primal Scream. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[23] It was also used by the BBC in the closing credits of the Grand National 2007 and as the backing track to a video celebrating the successes of the Scottish racing driver Dario Franchitti in the 2007 Autosport Awards ceremony in London. The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt horse race in the world The album, Riot City Blues, was released in June and reached number five on the UK Album Charts. Riot City Blues is the eighth studio album by Primal Scream, released on June 5, 2006. The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. However, it received mixed reviews: Pitchfork called it "flat and dead",^[24] and All Music Guide called it "a refreshingly retro rock & roll album"^[25]

In support of the album, the band toured the UK, along with selected dates in Europe. A pitchfork is an agricultural Tool with a long handle and long thin widely separated allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The band released their first DVD, Riot City Blues Tour, in August 2007. Riot City Blues Tour is the first live DVD from Scottish band Primal Scream. The DVD featured clips of the band's performance in London, as well as all their music videos and an interview with Gillespie and Mani. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

On the 26 August 2006, bassist Mani was reportedly arrested at the Leeds music festival, after what was said to be a drunken brawl. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. However, he was soon released and the band's appearance at the festival went ahead. Also around this time, Young left the band to go on "sabbatical",^[26] failing to appear on their November 2006 UK tour. It has since been stated by Bobby Gillespie that Young is unlikely to make a return. He has been temporarily replaced by Barrie Cadogan of Little Barrie. Little Barrie is a three-piece band from Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, since relocated to London.

On April 26, 2007 they said on their official MySpace blog that they were working on a new album in their studio. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and The band released another message on their website stating simply that "the band are currently in the studio working on their next album due for release in 2008. "^[27] A new song has been premiered at gigs called "Can't Go Back". They also mixed Queens of the Stone Age's track "I'm Designer" (from Era Vulgaris) along with their long-time collaborator Adrian Sherwood, known for his dub remixes. Queens of the Stone Age (also known as QOTSA or simply Queens) are a rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States Era Vulgaris is the fifth full length Studio album by American Hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age.

In mid 2007, Kevin Shields returned to the line up playing during their V Festival appearances. It is unlikely, however, that Shields will return, as My Bloody Valentine have reunited and are currently recording a new album. My Bloody Valentine are an Alternative rock band formed in Dublin Ireland in 1984 and predominantly based in London. ^[28]

They will also be playing Europe during the summer of 2008.

In July 2008 Primal Scream will release the first single from their forthcoming album Beautiful Future, entitled "Can't Go Back". The track was produced by Paul Epworth who also produced the album's title track.

On July 21st, Primal Scream will release a new album called Beautiful Future described by new producer Bjorn Yttling as sounding "much more pop and Krautrock than before. Beautiful Future is the ninth studio album by British rock band Primal Scream, released on on B-Unique Records / Atlantic Records. It sounds a bit like Alan Vega and Suicide. "^[29]

In Popular Culture

Several of their songs have appeared on movie soundtracks including "Trainspotting" in the film Trainspotting, "Miss Lucifer" and "Swastika Eyes" in The Football Factory, "Star" in The Jackal, "Movin' On Up" in Grand Theft Parsons and the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (on fictional Alternative station Radio X), and "Come Together" in Human Traffic. Trainspotting is a 1996 Scottish film directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh The Football Factory is a 2004 English Film directed by Nick Love and stars Danny Dyer and Frank Harper "The Jackal" redirects here For other uses see Jackal (disambiguation The Jackal is a 1997 Suspense Grand Theft Parsons is a 2003 movie based on the true story of the legendary country musician Gram Parsons (played by Gabriel Macht), who died Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is a sandbox-style action-adventure computer and Video game developed by Rockstar North The soundtrack of the computer and video game Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, which is set in 1992 in the fictional U Human Traffic is a 1999 Film written and directed by Justin Kerrigan. Primal Scream also played "Movin' On Up" live for Michael Winterbottom's film 9 Songs. 9 Songs is a 2004 British Film, directed by Michael Winterbottom.

Discography

Main article: Primal Scream discography

Studio albums

• Sonic Flower Groove (1987)
• Primal Scream (1989)
• Screamadelica (1991)
• Give Out But Don't Give Up (1994)
• Vanishing Point (1997)
• XTRMNTR (2000)
• Evil Heat (2002)
• Riot City Blues (2006)
• Beautiful Future (2008)

See also

• Primal Scream tours

References

External links

• Official website (Present era)
• Official website (Award winning site from their XTRMNTR era)
• libentmusic.com (DVD Distribution Partner)
• Webadelica - unofficial fansite

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