Song:Don't Fight It, Feel It
Album:Screamadelica
The Scottish band Primal Scream had their greatest success when they mixed neo psychedelia with dance beats for the 1991 album Screamadelica and it was a worldwide dance floor sensation. Primal Scream are from Glasgow, Scotland. Bobby Gillespie, Alan McGee and Robert Young were classmates. They got into punk rock and Gillespie and McGee joined The Drains in 1978. The band didn't last but they became friends with guitarist Andrew Innes. Innes and McGee moved to London and Gillespie remained in Glasgow. Gillespie became unhappy when punk was replaced by New Wave. He met Jim Beattie who agreed with him. So they started Primal Scream and began playing gigs in 1982. They recorded a single for McGee's Essential label. Gillespie hated it and claims he destroyed the master. He then joined The Jesus and Mary Chain as drummer. Meanwhile, Primal Scream was expanded and became a real band. They released a single on McGee's new label Creation. When it was well received, William and Jim Reid of Jesus and Mary Chain told Gillespie he had to choose one or the other. Gillespie chose to remain with Primal Scream. McGee formed the Elevation label with Warner Bros. Primal Scream released two albums that went nowhere. McGee convinced Gillespie to check out the local acid house club scene. They met DJ Andrew Weatherall and his remix of Primal Scream's Loaded was a top 20 hit in England. For the 1991 album Screamadelica, Weatherall wrote and produced it with Hugo Nicolson. The band was Gillespie, Innes, Young, Martin Duffy of Felt on keyboards, Henry Olsen on bass and drummer Philip "Toby" Tomanov who backed up Nico when she lived in London. The album was a big success in clubs especially in England. Denise Johnson is the singer on Don't Fight It, Feel It. She has had a long career as a background singer. Instead of continuing with dance music, Primal Scream released an EP and then the 1994 album Give Out But Don't Give Up with a blues based sound. That did not go over well and they almost split up. But Primal Scream recovered and they are still around. They last recorded in 2016. And they continue to tour in England. Today Screamadelica is considered a classic. It was even featured on the Classic Albums TV series. The album is available as a budget CD or it was released in Europe with the Classic Albums episode in a CD/DVD package. Here's the video for Don't Fight It, Feel It by Primal Scream featuring Denise Johnson.
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