OK how much do i have to pay for the next flight to Dublin?
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 23 September 2002 10:16 (twenty-one years ago) link
As the frazzled pop pioneers Bobby G seems to think that they are - DUD.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 23 September 2002 10:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 23 September 2002 10:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
Well, they're not the ultimate band. I like 'em a lot though - Vanishing Point, XTRMNTR and Screamadelica are all ace. People complain that they're only as good as whoever is producing them, but I honestly don't care how much influence their producers have if the end result is going to be a great record.
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Monday, 23 September 2002 11:23 (twenty-one years ago) link
Hey, you're mean.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 23 September 2002 12:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Monday, 23 September 2002 12:01 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 23 September 2002 12:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
Absolutely. I don't think anyone takes Bobby G and his (frankly Gallagher-esque) ranting too seriously. But most of the music is intoxicating enough to make me forget this.
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Monday, 23 September 2002 12:36 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 23 September 2002 12:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Monday, 23 September 2002 13:01 (twenty-one years ago) link
In the meantime, love 'em, from indie jangle onwards. Still think they did the worst gig I've ever seen in '94 though.
― Rob M, Monday, 23 September 2002 13:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 23 September 2002 13:10 (twenty-one years ago) link
― bobby gee, Monday, 23 September 2002 13:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 23 September 2002 13:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
― blueski, Monday, 23 September 2002 16:23 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Monday, 23 September 2002 17:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Clarke B., Monday, 23 September 2002 18:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
"Rocks" was a guaranteed floor-filler at Cafe Bleu.
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― felicity (felicity), Monday, 23 September 2002 19:37 (twenty-one years ago) link
― N0RM4N PH4Y, Monday, 23 September 2002 19:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
― N0RM4N PH4Y, Monday, 23 September 2002 19:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
― felicity (felicity), Monday, 23 September 2002 20:01 (twenty-one years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 23 September 2002 23:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― keith (keithmcl), Tuesday, 24 September 2002 00:36 (twenty-one years ago) link
― paul b, Tuesday, 24 September 2002 21:16 (twenty-one years ago) link
Reader:"A few years ago i blagged a ticket to an icelandic music festival, travelling with primal scream and prodigy. on a day off, after taking a coach up a very steep mountain road to a glacier, you threw an embarrassingly girly fit, refused to travel down with the rest of us, and demanded a hellicopter. remember?"
Bobby G:"haha! Right, what happened was it took hours to get up there and the whole time I thought the bus was going to topple over the edge, and i was really cold too. when we got to the top, i just went 'get me fucking out of here'. and this guy put me in a jeep and drove me back at 90mph - that was really exciting, like being in some crazy road movie. as for demanding the hellicopter, yeah i probably did. Hey, that's fair enough. I'm a lead singer in a fucking rock and roll band! Why not?"
I love the way he tries to regain some macho pride by saying "that was really exciting, like being in some crazy road movie". Bobby gillespie: man of the people, indeed.
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Saturday, 1 March 2003 21:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
the music, on the other hand...
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Saturday, 1 March 2003 21:48 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 1 March 2003 21:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
interviews with bobby are funny bcz he's a bit of a fule!
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Saturday, 1 March 2003 21:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 1 March 2003 22:10 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Saturday, 1 March 2003 22:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dave M. (rotten03), Saturday, 1 March 2003 22:21 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 1 March 2003 22:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dave q, Sunday, 2 March 2003 10:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Sunday, 2 March 2003 11:23 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Cozen (Cozen), Sunday, 2 March 2003 11:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dave q, Sunday, 2 March 2003 13:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
Strangely enough, I actually agree.
La la la la la laaa, Bobby G, how I love him. Horton Who?
― kate, Sunday, 2 March 2003 13:58 (twenty-one years ago) link
''XTRMNTR and Screamadelica are both classic''
don't know abt 'screamadelica but XTRMNTR insults me.
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 2 March 2003 14:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dave q, Sunday, 2 March 2003 14:19 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 2 March 2003 14:34 (twenty-one years ago) link
― gareth (gareth), Sunday, 2 March 2003 18:10 (twenty-one years ago) link
― naked as sin (naked as sin), Sunday, 2 March 2003 19:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 2 March 2003 23:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 2 March 2003 23:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Monday, 3 March 2003 13:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 3 March 2003 13:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― duane, Monday, 3 March 2003 15:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
― duane, Monday, 3 March 2003 15:45 (twenty-one years ago) link
(xp) That's the reason Bob gave why UK rock critics didn't like the album, so it must be true.
― Let them eat Pfifferlinge an Schneckensauce (Tom D.), Tuesday, 17 September 2019 16:35 (four years ago) link
our wee Boaby wouldna lie to us now
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 16:36 (four years ago) link
pls let’s not talk about our wee boabies itt, this is a family thread
― Is it true the star Beetle Juice is going to explode in 2012 (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 17 September 2019 16:52 (four years ago) link
Are the spoken word bits on "Kill All Hippies" a sample from somewhere?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 20 March 2020 20:06 (four years ago) link
Out of the Blue dir. Dennis Hopper 1980
― Οὖτις, Friday, 20 March 2020 20:07 (four years ago) link
p weird, bleak movie, sort of a hippie meditation on their generational failings and punk as the response
― Οὖτις, Friday, 20 March 2020 20:10 (four years ago) link
I fucking love that track
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 20 March 2020 20:38 (four years ago) link
so good
― Οὖτις, Friday, 20 March 2020 20:42 (four years ago) link
I have just discovered "XTRMNTR" today and I'm super impressed.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 20 March 2020 21:29 (four years ago) link
! probably their best record
― Οὖτις, Friday, 20 March 2020 21:44 (four years ago) link
‘shoot speed kill light’ is so good
― uncle-knower is coming for you (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 20 March 2020 21:46 (four years ago) link
It is. I literally just heard Screamadelica two weeks ago and have known XTRMNTR for twenty years. It’s a disorienting thing.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 21 March 2020 03:59 (four years ago) link
Wow. I’ve always thought of XTRMNTR as the inverse of Screamadelica. They’re structured very similarly.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 21 March 2020 11:24 (four years ago) link
Agreed. From multiple mixes of the same song to radical remixes of tunes from the last record.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 21 March 2020 14:19 (four years ago) link
Bobby's Insta always delivers: https://www.instagram.com/primalscreamofficial/
― fetter, Saturday, 21 March 2020 15:59 (four years ago) link
https://www.facebook.com/ThurstonMooreOfficial/photos/a.164674653592590/3598726446854043/?type=3 (hope this works)
― Bidh boladh a' mhairbh de 'n láimh fhalaimh (dowd), Sunday, 11 October 2020 16:43 (three years ago) link
Damn. It’s a funny photo!
― Bidh boladh a' mhairbh de 'n láimh fhalaimh (dowd), Sunday, 11 October 2020 16:44 (three years ago) link
https://imgur.com/gallery/rlmYUzr
― Bidh boladh a' mhairbh de 'n láimh fhalaimh (dowd), Sunday, 11 October 2020 17:08 (three years ago) link
Ugh, sorry
― Bidh boladh a' mhairbh de 'n láimh fhalaimh (dowd), Sunday, 11 October 2020 17:09 (three years ago) link
You can't embed a web page, it has to be an image https://i.imgur.com/Os99C7S.jpg
Yo Bobby G!!!!!!!!🤘🔥❤️@primalscreamofficial Witnessed blinding gig last nite by @thurstonmoore58 @cafeotodalston TM & James Shredwards straffing on twin guitar sonic attack whilst our darling @googoogiegoo anchored the sound w/ stone solid bass rhythms allowing the boys to fly around her ( sonically speaking ! ) freely safe in the knowledge they had a safe place to land again after their psyche zonked astral ( guitar ) adventure's - all needle frequency angular solos spiralling into hypnotic drones which sucked out our skulls and spewed out our brains and it felt real good, lemme tell you people. It was a Zoom only type affair so only fifteen of us lucky ones got to see it in the flesh. Such a blast to see a proper r & r band play again and it sure did blast away de ol' lockdown blues. 🎸⭐️🎸 Photograph by Brother @jamesendeacott
― Covidiots from UHF (sic), Sunday, 11 October 2020 18:13 (three years ago) link
pic has got a lot of "day release from Monster Mansion" energy.
― calzino, Sunday, 11 October 2020 18:47 (three years ago) link
Hilarious
Siri show me 'an almost transcendental lack of self-awareness' please. (From Bobby Gillespie's book). pic.twitter.com/EB0tGFmc7O— ⚫Neil Kulkarni (@KaptainKulk) May 13, 2022
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 14 May 2022 10:49 (one year ago) link
He's beyond parody but I'm going to keep on trying.
― Doodles Diamond (Tom D.), Saturday, 14 May 2022 12:21 (one year ago) link
lol I think all the music hacks who encouraged him for decades should bear some responsibility for his condition. Someone from literature-twitter pointed out that the Kipling quote is wrong!
― calzino, Saturday, 14 May 2022 12:38 (one year ago) link
All Boaby knows about Kipling is that he makes exceedingly good cakes.
― Doodles Diamond (Tom D.), Saturday, 14 May 2022 12:53 (one year ago) link
That truly is something else.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 14 May 2022 14:51 (one year ago) link
Really sad to read how they treated Martin Duffy
Primal Scream really don’t come out well from this. https://t.co/9GZGirdgiT— Michael Hann (@MichaelAHann) June 7, 2023
― Agnes, Agatha, Germaine and Jack (Willl), Thursday, 8 June 2023 04:37 (ten months ago) link
Not sure how that double posted
― Agnes, Agatha, Germaine and Jack (Willl), Thursday, 8 June 2023 04:38 (ten months ago) link
why was this pdf posted to this particular site? (dafts...)????
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Thursday, 8 June 2023 08:18 (ten months ago) link
I watched the French movie FULL TIME yesterday. The protagonist is a hotel maid who at one point has to power-wash one room's bathroom walls because they're covered in a guest's feces. The guest is described as "the Scottish rock star" and my instantaneous mental reaction was, Wow, I wonder what inspired the screenwriter to take such a shot at Bobby Gillespie?
― Instead of create and send out, it pull back and consume (unperson), Sunday, 21 April 2024 19:45 (four days ago) link
Sadly I think that might be a reference to Gerry Rafferty.
― Not waving but droning (Tom D.), Sunday, 21 April 2024 20:17 (four days ago) link
Backup option: John Martyn.
― the scouse that roared (Matt #2), Sunday, 21 April 2024 21:14 (four days ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/feb/17/gerry-rafferty-in-hiding
― Not waving but droning (Tom D.), Sunday, 21 April 2024 22:34 (four days ago) link