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Primal Scream

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All Time

of 150,012

303
Decades
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  819
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  808
- 2000s
  
  of 10,564
  
  243
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  
  of 5,292
  
  233
- Dance & DJ
  
  of 2,520
  
  63
- International
  
  of 2,379
  
  140
- Pop
  
  of 13,665
  
  534
- Rock
  
  of 8,170
  
  381

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1980s

1.5353

1990s

2.6971

2000s

2.5998

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Primal Scream is ranked overall as 2.9167 out of 4 stars

2.9167

Primal Scream Album Rankings

Primal Scream scores a combined 3.5949 out of 4 stars for Screamadelica

Screamadelica (3.5949)

There's no underestimating the importance ofScreamadelica, the record that brought acid house, techno, and rave culture crashing into the British mainstream -- an impact that rivaled that ofNirvana'sN ...more

6.67

to

9.20

from (5) sources

Primal Scream scores a combined 3.4492 out of 4 stars for XTRMNTR

XTRMNTR (3.4492)

Throughout the album, Primal Scream set a furious pace that only narrowly stops itself before the last note is spat out. ...more

12.07

to

14.99

from (5) sources

Primal Scream scores a combined 3.0897 out of 4 stars for Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point (3.0897)

Primal Scream found themselves in danger of losing their hip audience in the wake of their misconceived trad-rock record,Give Out but Don't Give Up. ...more

7.13

to

8.97

from (2) sources

Primal Scream scores a combined 2.7349 out of 4 stars for Evil Heat

Evil Heat (2.7349)

No great leaps of faith, no huge style shifts, just more of what we've come to love them for. But a bit more laid back and, erm, druggy? If that's at all possible. ...more

10.86

to

16.60

from (2) sources

Primal Scream scores a combined 2.4819 out of 4 stars for Echo Dek

Echo Dek (2.4819)

Primal Scream's first full-length remix album was produced by legendary UK Dub pioneer Adrian Sherwood, within months of the originalVanishing Pointtapes being completed. ...more

9.41

to

15.99

from (3) sources

Primal Scream scores a combined 2.2705 out of 4 stars for Riot City Blues

Riot City Blues (2.2705)

Primal Scream have never made up their minds about whether they want to be political-minded techno-indie-funk futurists or the Rolling Stones circa 1972. ...more

1.99

to

53.99

from (9) sources

Primal Scream scores a combined 1.8925 out of 4 stars for Dirty Hits

Dirty Hits (1.8925)

No-one, with the best will in the world, could take Primal Scream as seriously as they take themselves. ...more

13.97

to

36.99

from (4) sources

Primal Scream scores a combined 1.8282 out of 4 stars for Sonic Flower Groove

Sonic Flower Groove (1.8282)

Complaining about this album being an obvious photocopy of its influences is a bit like cursing the sky for being blue. ...more

9.56

to

17.99

from (5) sources

Give Out But Don't Give Up by Primal Scream

Primal Scream scores a combined 1.5601 out of 4 stars for Give Out But Don't Give Up

Give Out But Don't Give Up (1.5601)

The rock undercurrents that ran throughoutScreamadelicacome to the forefront on the tiredGive Out but Don't Give Up. ...more

2.86

to

8.98

from (5) sources

Primal Scream scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Rocks

Rocks (0.0000)

No review available

13.00

to

20.93

from (2) sources

Primal Scream scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Come Together

Come Together (0.0000)

No review available

7.49

Primal Scream scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Higher than the Sun

Higher than the Sun (0.0000)

No review available

35.88

Primal Scream scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Movin' on Up

Movin' on Up (0.0000)

No review available

73.15

Primal Scream scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Kowalski

Kowalski (0.0000)

Primal Scream's "Kowalski" single marked the return of Primal Scream as innovators, not imitators. ...more

10.34

Primal Scream scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Swastika Eyes

Swastika Eyes (0.0000)

Primal Scream's angry, vaguely political song from XTRMNTR appears in three forms on this U.K. single. Off the dancefloor, it might be too much a good thing. ...more

17.72

Primal Scream scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Primal Scream

Primal Scream (0.0000)

Primal Scream, in 1989, confounded their fans and foes alike by growing their hair past their shoulders, buying Marshall amps and turning them up to 11, and by showing an alarming tendency to appear ...more

13.93

Primal Scream scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Exterminator

Exterminator (0.0000)

Radical critiques of American foreign policy with a good beat that you can dance to are few and far between. ...more

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Shoot Speed/more Dirty Hits by Primal Scream

Primal Scream scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Shoot Speed/more Dirty Hits

Shoot Speed/more Dirty Hits (0.0000)

No review available

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