Primal Scream To Play 'Screamadelica' In Its Entirety Across UK & Tickets
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Written by Jon Stickler
The latest trend of bands revisting their glory days shows no signs of fading as dance punks Primal Scream confirm they will perform their 1991 seminal album ‘Screamadelica’ in its entirety across the UK next year.
Primal Scream could be said as being latecomers to the Acid House party. Their scruffy mixture of punk ethics and 60s pop gained themselves a huge ‘alternative’ audience. However the band always chafed at their ‘indie’ label they were given.
Helmed by Andrew Wetherall’s remix, the producer turned ‘Im Losing More Than I’ll Ever Have’ into the iconic track ‘Loaded’ thus demonstrating how Primal Scream’s music fitted easily into dance culture. With the addition of their love of loud guitars and vintage psychedelia, Primal Scream started to adventure into emerging dance trends and discovered an rebellious band spirit.
With recording sessions becoming one long party, the resulting album ‘Screamadelica’ merged psych, punk, country, house, techno, dub all into one record. The album remains a hugely inspirational classic and one of the finest releases of the 1990s.
As part of celebrating the 20th anniversary of the album’s completion, which also includes a special one-off show at London's Olympia in November, Primal Scream have announced plans to perform their classic offering across the UK next year. Some of the songs from the album have never been played live before, while many other have not been played for years.
Initial shows that have been confirmed include Academy shows at Leeds, Birmingham and Newcastle and London with visits to Manchester and Brighton also on the tour schedule. More dates could be announced in the run up to the shows so check back to Stereoboard for details.
Speaking at the time of the album release, singer Bobby Gillespie said: “We’ve actually made a classic record which people will be able to listen to in 40 years time and it will sound as relevant as it does now". At the halfway stage who can argue that the man is probably right.
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