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XTRMNTR

by Primal Scream

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of 455,300

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2000's

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33
2000

of 38,671

4

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Overall Rating: 3.4490 XTRMNTR is ranked overall as 3.4490 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.5067 XTRMNTR has an avg. critic score of 3.5067 out of 4 stars

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Stylus Magazine

Primal Scream is just your typical techno-punk-terrorist-jazzy-anti-fascist-new wave group. Many groups out there excel at switching identities and sounds like most of us change underwear, but none of them more so than Primal Scream. ...more

Yahoo! Music

'Xtrmntr' is exactly the shot in the arm that rock needs right now. Angry, abusive, belligerent and experimental, it is the antithesis of the very elements that shaped the redundant vortex of much of 1999's music scene. ...more

All Music Guide

The album is not the flawless statement against complacency the band seemed to strive for, but it succeeds at tearing heads off, shooting fascists, and quickly asking questions later with unbelievable fury. For these reasons alone, it easily serves as one of the band's highest marks. ...more

All Music Guide

Whenever indie music seems lost in its own self-righteous, unchallenging, inoffensive fundament, Primal Scream rides in to try and save it all. ...more

Rolling Stone

Somehow, the Primals' fury never seems misguided: This is one ball of aggression that hangs together, thanks to the band's smarts and funk. ...more

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Dot Music

Throughout the album, Primal Scream set a furious pace that only narrowly stops itself before the last note is spat out. In the preceding 65 minutes, what you get is as monumental a sonic statement of the times as 'Screamadelica' was over ten years ago,...read the complete review at Dot Music

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Pitchfork

Primal Scream have always understood the power of a groove and a lyrical grenade. Their entire career reaches a melting point on the raw, caustic Exterminator.... The album has its shortcomings. "Keep Your Faith" and "Insect Royalty" dip a bit too much...read the complete review at Pitchfork

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