#437: Screamadelica

Revisiting Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)

This is the 1991 opus by the Glaswegian band Primal Scream. They were never able to replicate its success, but this album, produced by a club DJ, hit the zeitgeist for rave culture. It's a solid album, connecting each song by its ambitious theme - it comes to acid house by way of The Rolling Stones and Velvet Underground. It even has an Exile on Main Street (#14) vibe, especially on the lead track, “Movin’ On Up.” There are some extended club jams on here, giving it a trippy, psychedelic sound. No issues with this one on this list - it’s an intriguing windiow into the early 90s British music scene.