Thought they were great live in '98. Is that the same year as XTRMNTR?
That would have been Vanishing Point tour, XTRMNTR tour started Jan 2000 in Japan and Australia
Were getting mixed live by Dr Pablo, is that Adrian Sherwood?
Mate of Sherwood's, involved in early-80s On-U, quit to be a plumber
Still hoping to pick up live material from that tour.
Yeah, I've never heard any, come to think!
― The Marquis de Sade Adu (sic), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 23:15 (thirteen years ago) link
The CD remaster is freaking out my cat Cosmo (Bob on the other hand is very chilled): generally Cosmo being freaked out is a sign of something sounding really good / real / disorienting / trippy. So, winner.
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 21 March 2011 18:32 (thirteen years ago) link
I listened to Vanishing Point again the other week and really enjoyed it - strung out and druggy is a much better look for them than the vague and very silly anti-establishment growl they've contrived over the last decade.
― Matt DC, Monday, 21 March 2011 18:37 (thirteen years ago) link
The CD remaster is freaking out my cat Cosmo (Bob on the other hand is very chilled): generally Cosmo being freaked out is a sign of something sounding really good / real / disorienting / trippy. So, winner.― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, March 21, 2011 6:32 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, March 21, 2011 6:32 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark
rly? the screamadelica one? it's so good already. im not usually 'that guy' about remasters but.
― BIG GERTRUDE aka the steindriver (history mayne), Monday, 21 March 2011 18:38 (thirteen years ago) link
can you hear the kevin shields?
― poll: who is your favorite rice krispie? (kelpolaris), Monday, 21 March 2011 18:39 (thirteen years ago) link
also matt dc otm. shit like 'out of the void' is underrated imo.
― BIG GERTRUDE aka the steindriver (history mayne), Monday, 21 March 2011 18:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Shields didn't remaster it, he just "approved" it according to the booklet.
I agree, Henry, the original is fine / I've not played it on this CD player (had it nearly a year) I don't think so can't compare but this is lush. I'll stick the original on later on.
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 21 March 2011 18:41 (thirteen years ago) link
You're kidding. That's all it says? "This product has been approved by Kevin Shields"?
― poll: who is your favorite rice krispie? (kelpolaris), Monday, 21 March 2011 18:45 (thirteen years ago) link
good of him, given he wasn't involved in the original
― BIG GERTRUDE aka the steindriver (history mayne), Monday, 21 March 2011 18:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Remastered by John Davis at Metropolis. Remaster approved b Kevin Shields.
That's what the sleeve says.
Bobby: Kev di'yae ken this Screamadelica remaster mon?Kevin: Yeah, whatever.
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 21 March 2011 18:49 (thirteen years ago) link
I just find it odd, like he set about to remaster it and then suddenly abandoned it when he realized he couldn't have done as good a job as PS could with their own work. Which kinda speaks for his whole career so far
fyi, referencing this:http://www.nme.com/news/primal-scream/53895
― poll: who is your favorite rice krispie? (kelpolaris), Monday, 21 March 2011 18:51 (thirteen years ago) link
iirc the sticker on the cd says remastered by kevin and bobby. i'd rather hear shields remix it. i guess he's basically mentally... something anyway.
― BIG GERTRUDE aka the steindriver (history mayne), Monday, 21 March 2011 18:57 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm guessing that Kevin didn't touch the desk but did a lot of tutting and teeth kissing.
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 21 March 2011 19:03 (thirteen years ago) link
replacing all the black knobs with purple ones
― poll: who is your favorite rice krispie? (kelpolaris), Monday, 21 March 2011 19:04 (thirteen years ago) link
barricading the studio with sandbags in case alan mcgee shows up for whatever reason
― poll: who is your favorite rice krispie? (kelpolaris), Monday, 21 March 2011 19:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Just bought along a big bag of drugs.
― Matt DC, Monday, 21 March 2011 19:10 (thirteen years ago) link
depriving himself of sleep to provide vocal samples and then forgetting about the waking-up part
― poll: who is your favorite rice krispie? (kelpolaris), Monday, 21 March 2011 19:14 (thirteen years ago) link
― BIG GERTRUDE aka the steindriver (history mayne), Monday, 21 March 2011 18:57 (16 minutes ago)
mentally chill
― kid 606: the nultness (nakhchivan), Monday, 21 March 2011 19:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Just bought the box set on import (got it for $10 after my Amoeba credits) and the vinyl sounds fucking astounding. Just like the Roses remaster, it was really like hearing it clearly for the first time. Problem though - one of the LP's has some spiral scuffs all through Don't Fight It Feel It, obviously from sliding around on top of the slipmat in the packaging. Took it back to Amoeba, we opened up the other copy they had there for an exchange - same problem, but worse! So I'm kind of resigned to keep the one I've got but I'm wondering if anyone in the UK (your journo types) have contact info for the Scream management or Sony? I'd like to try and get a replacement if possible....
Still, sounds absolutely amazing!
― mikebee (BATTAGS), Tuesday, 22 March 2011 17:51 (thirteen years ago) link
hmmm
i'll admit it does sound better, even on spotify
it's not can/stooges/dylan better, and part of me feels that as unlike those it was originally put on cd, this is a cheat, still, it sounds very slightly better
― BIG GERTRUDE aka the steindriver (history mayne), Wednesday, 23 March 2011 10:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Bob: "Holl' Shieldsy, whit's the sketch wi' this fuckin' remaster here?"Kev: "Oh 'tis a wonderful piece o' work, Robert, me boy, yer man Davis has done a simply splendid job, splendid! Sure didn't I tell him so meself."Bob: "I don't gie a fuck aboot that, who the fuck is this cunt? Ah cannae jist hiv any auld punter in aff the street remixin' ma fuckin' CDs, man. Ah need som'dy ah can bum aboot efterwards, some cunt everybody's heard ah."Kev: "Oh but you're a terrible man for the name droppin', Robert, terrible!"Bob: "Could you no' ha' done it yerself, ya lazy Irish get? Ah mean, whit's this "approved by" shite? Ah'll gie ya a fuckin' boot up the erse in a minute, see how ye approve o' that!"Kev: "But I need me rest, Robert, I've only got 10 years to make the next album, so I have."Bob: "Don't gie us that, ya shitebag. Ah'm fuckin' phonin' Holger up, see if he cannae dae it... Holger? Get up Holger, ya dozy auld bastard..."Holger: "... Herr Bobby, it is 10 o'clock of the hour, why are you phoning me at such ein ungottliche uhr already! Gott in himmel, Englander schwein!"Bob: "Hey calm doon, auld yin, ah'm wahntin' a favour, that's a'. Listen, could you dae a cheeky wee remaster o' fuckin' Screamadelica?"*click*Bob: "Hullo? Hullo?"
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 24 March 2011 12:48 (thirteen years ago) link
haha!
― BIG GERTRUDE aka the steindriver (history mayne), Thursday, 24 March 2011 12:51 (thirteen years ago) link
^
― kid 606: the nultness (nakhchivan), Thursday, 24 March 2011 12:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Last-minute appearance of Holger Czukay makes it.
― Pop is superior to all other genres (DL), Thursday, 24 March 2011 13:00 (thirteen years ago) link
irl giggles
― lol kudso (sic), Thursday, 24 March 2011 14:35 (thirteen years ago) link
totes..
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Thursday, 24 March 2011 16:10 (thirteen years ago) link
impressions of Bobby Gillespie are like the purest of comedy gold to me for some reason
― Hyper Rescue Troop (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 24 March 2011 16:12 (thirteen years ago) link
reading Tom D's Boaby quotes in Limmy's Dee Dee voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfectchNtQM
― no geirs with attitude (blueski), Thursday, 24 March 2011 16:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Which is exactly how they should be read!
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 24 March 2011 16:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Tom, I borrowed (and credited) that dialogue for my blog: http://sickmouthy.com/2011/03/25/screamadelica/
Hope you don't mind!
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 25 March 2011 14:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Boaby says, on my behalf, "Nae bother, fire away man..."
― Tom D (Tom D.), Friday, 25 March 2011 15:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Beer and being glad it was the end of the working week may have had something to do with it but enjoyed last night's BBC4 documentary on Screamadelica - was struck by the regret at the excess from the band (bar Bobby) and how likable Henry the bass player seemed.
― djh, Saturday, 7 May 2011 10:43 (thirteen years ago) link
I really enjoyed it, even without beer.
― PJ Miller, Saturday, 7 May 2011 20:01 (thirteen years ago) link
I enjoyed it too. Take it the documentary was the same as the one that came on the dvd of the deluxe version of Screamadelica?
― AnotherDeadHero, Saturday, 7 May 2011 21:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Henry seemed like an absolute gent
― Pop is superior to all other genres (DL), Saturday, 7 May 2011 21:25 (thirteen years ago) link
I liked the idea of him and denise in the grown-up zone of the tourbus, quietly chilling with a bit of Ayler and a copy of What Car?
― portrait of velleity (woof), Saturday, 7 May 2011 21:32 (thirteen years ago) link
'not available' in my area. shit
― Shin Oliva Suzuki, Sunday, 8 May 2011 01:16 (thirteen years ago) link
I always listened to Screamadelica from a historic/curatorial stance as I was only about 10 when it came out. But witht he remasters I'm enjoying Screamadelica more than I ever have... Although when I picked up the remaster, didn't realise all it came with was the crumby Dixie Narco EP, as I'd assumed the second disc would be chocka with other things. Still, it's great and I think Higher Than The Sun has managed to invade its way into my list of favourite tunes.
― Devil Mo (dog latin), Friday, 13 May 2011 08:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Seems daft that there's no way of getting the "interesting" compilation of mixes beyond buying the expensive LP box.
Apart from buying the complete set off itunes, which OK isn't too bad pricewise...
― Mark G, Friday, 13 May 2011 08:58 (thirteen years ago) link
By the way, a guy in the pub on Monday who'd watched the the BBC 4 documentary (obv. I didn't) was talking about some "free jazz guitarist" who was interviewed and who had played with Primal Scream... who the flip would that be?
― Tom D has taken many months to run this thread to ground (Tom D.), Friday, 13 May 2011 09:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Henry Olsen
he and denise j were the best parts of the show for me ..
― mark e, Friday, 13 May 2011 09:14 (thirteen years ago) link
I thought he was a bass player?
― Tom D has taken many months to run this thread to ground (Tom D.), Friday, 13 May 2011 09:15 (thirteen years ago) link
yup. but he supposedly played some guitar parts as well.
― mark e, Friday, 13 May 2011 09:16 (thirteen years ago) link
OK, I don't know why I (still) expect people to know what free jazz is
― Tom D has taken many months to run this thread to ground (Tom D.), Friday, 13 May 2011 09:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Jim Navajo
― immer wieder, ralf & günther (NickB), Friday, 13 May 2011 09:19 (thirteen years ago) link
LOL. I can't being to descibe the widespread hilarity that ensued in Glasgow when the name Jim Navajo first appeared.
― Tom D has taken many months to run this thread to ground (Tom D.), Friday, 13 May 2011 09:20 (thirteen years ago) link
I wouldn't have minded but he always used to wear a cowboy hat iirc.
― immer wieder, ralf & günther (NickB), Friday, 13 May 2011 09:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Well underneath it he looked like he'd been scalped (by Navajos perhaps)
― Tom D has taken many months to run this thread to ground (Tom D.), Friday, 13 May 2011 09:31 (thirteen years ago) link
McGee should've bankrolled a Martin Duffy solo project in the late 90s when he seemingly had money to throw away. I was listening to "Train Above the City" and some other Felt instrumental stuff the other night - the guy's talent has been pretty much wasted in PS.
― bham, Friday, 13 May 2011 09:53 (thirteen years ago) link
That's cos the guy has pretty much been wasted in Primal Scream. Didn't he once fall OFF a ceiling onto a table full of beer glasses etc and nearly die?
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 13 May 2011 10:20 (thirteen years ago) link