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One of the strangest musical careers I know is certainly that of Primal Scream.
These crazy Scots released two albums in the '80s that I consider a major source of inspiration for the indie rock that emerged in the following decades (especially the magnificent Sonic Flower Groove).
They changed course in 1991 with Screamadelica, considered by many as a precursor of dance rock. Influenced, high on acid house (Higher Than The Sun).
After a brief return to more rock and blues sounds (a blues verve they would never abandon) with Give Out But Don't Give Up, they raised the stakes.
A few years later indeed, they proved they had guts and listened to the damn vein in their brain that pushed them to dare and overturn the sound of their music.
Vanishing Point sounds more hallucinatory than ever before. It's no longer a simple rock band; instead, we find ourselves in the pocket of the night. It takes us with it.
The scenario wraps around you like a straitjacket, evoking the urban jungle with sitar and drums, until the explosion of electronic beats and Hammond. The Burning Wheel doesn't stop here, and after the warning of Get Duffy, the lament of the leader becomes more and more exasperated and acid.
Messages from radio stations and whispers of Kowalski drag you again into the dives and rooftops of this deserted city in search of blood and sweat.
The instrumental Trainspotting (we are in '97, coincidences?) finds strength and impact in obsessive rhythm, and rock in the strict sense is found in Medication with the veteran Glenn Matlock on bass.
Mani from Stone Roses debuts with Gillespie and company in a sublime manner at the right moment.
The same year the remake of the film of the same name was released, from which the band took the name for the album (both works are characterized by claustrophobic themes).
You're there, in the street in a wild search for passion, and Vanishing Point can only be the soundtrack. A nocturnal and evocative album that achieves the same parity as contemporaries Protection and Ultra.
If Screamadelica is a kick to the head, Vanishing Point takes you with a club and then puts you to bed.
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
01 Burning Wheel (07:06)
Through my diseased eyes
I'm sinful, sly
I can't stop stealing
I will pay the price of being a thief
When I stop breathing
If you could see what I can see
Feel what I feel
When my head is on fire
When I'm a buming wheel
Through my bleeding eyes
I'm filthy, fly
I crawl with insects
I'm anaesthetized
I'm demonized
Caught in the vortex
Repeat Chorus
I see, I feel, I see, I feel
I see, I feel, I see, I feel
Repeat chorus
03 Kowalski (05:50)
This radio station was named Kowalski,
In honour of the last American hero to whom
Speed means freedom of the soul.
The question is not when he's gonna stop,
But who is gonna stop him...
There goes the Challenger
Being chased by the blue blue meanies on wheels
The vicious traffic squad cars
Are after our lone driver
The last American hero
The electric centaur, the demi god
The super driver of the golden west
Two nasty Nazi cars are close behind
The beautiful lone driver
The police number are getting closer, closer
Closer to our soul hero, in his soul mobile
Yeah baby, they're about to strike
They're gonna get him, smash him
Rape the last beautiful free soul on this planet
Vanishing Point (4x)
Soul on ice (7x)
Hello kowalski
Hello Kowalski
Hello Kowalski
04 Star (04:24)
Are you solid
Are you solid as a rock
Have you a strong foundation
Or can your soul be bought
It ain't true that
Everybody's got a price
I sing this song for everyone
Who stands up for their rights
(Chorus)
Every brother is a Star
Every sister is a star
Every brother is a star
Every sister is a star*
Sister rose, Malcom X & Dr. King
Showed us we got power
Showed what changes we could bring
To change society
You have gotta change the law
Their bodies may be gone
But their spirits still live on
Repeat chorus
Rebel souls
For the dreamers, rebel souls & future days
Be brave & strong
Keep keepin' on
Be conscious in the chaos
The queen of England
There's no greater anarchist
One man's freedom tighter
Is another's terrorist
(Repeat chorus 2x)
06 Out of the Void (03:59)
I can't slip my skin
I'm full of dust
I'm chemically imbalanced
I'm cancer
Bad astrology's the answer
If I were a child again
I'd be holy and not insane
I've got the tear
I can't get out of the void into the light
Out of the void into the light
I'm scarecrow man
I'm made of rags and straw
I'm paranoid
I can't see or feel or speak
I lust hang
I'm so tired I can't sleep
I'm so hungry I can't eat
I've got the fear
I can't get out of the void into the light
Out of the void into the light
11 Long Life (03:49)
Live life
Live a long life
Feel fine
In the sunshine
Alive
Alive
Good to be alive
Girl
I love to see you
Sunshine
Whenever I see you
Alive
Alive
Alive
Good to be alive
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