The Scream: The Music, Myths, & Misbehavior of Primal Scream

By Kris Needs

Book Overview

This biography of Primal Scream, by infamous rock journalist Kris Needs, is an incisive and impassioned account of one of the worlds wildest bands. Primal Scream anecdotes are numerous and unparalled in their hilarious excess. This unique brand of chaos usually occurs when theyre on the road, and has been witnessed at firsthand by the author. He has incorporated his experiences into a book which is as much a fly-on-the-wall witness as a group biography.However, Primal Screams reputation often overshadows their raison detre - the music. It is widely accepted that they made one of the greatest, most influential albums of all time in 1991s Screamadelica, which redefined and eroded the divide between rocknroll and dance music. The supporting cast throughout their nineteen-year history reads like a whos who of living legends: from Funkadelics George Clinton, Tom Dowd (the man who produced almost every great Stax/Atlantic soul record) and Memphis session icon Jim Dickinson, to Led Zeppelins Robert Plant, reggae luminaries Augustus Pablo and Adrian Sherwood, and Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh.The Scream lays bare the bands musical influences, examining their roots via exclusive interviews and detailed analysis of their albums.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859653382
• ISBN13: 9780859653381
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Plexus Publishing
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.0"