NewCC0089: Primal Scream
- Screamadelica (91): *****
- Vanishing Point (97): ****
- XTRMNTR (00): *** 1/2
- Sonic Flower Groove (87): ** 1/2
- Primal Scream (89): **
- Give Out But Don't Give Up (94): * 1/2
This is a new entry in an up-dated series I'm calling the New Critical Consensus. Several people have requested updates of the older series, and since critical opinions shift, I am revamping the entire system. I am averaging the opinions of several excellent music critics to produce a list of each artist's albums. Rather than using a number system, which was perhaps a bit clunky, I will now be using a five-star system. The albums will be listed in a recommended purchasing order, so new fans will have an idea of where the best place to start buying an artist's work is.
These are not my opinions, although, since I have chosen the critics used (and I'm using many), my taste will perhaps seep through a bit.
Terribly nerdy, I know, but maybe this will help people only now beginning to dabble into certain artists' bodies of work.
Scale:
***** - Masterpiece
**** 1/2 - Classic
**** - Great
*** 1/2 - Good
*** - Above Average
** 1/2 - Average
** - Below Average
* 1/2 - Bad
* - Terrible
1/2 - One of the worst albums ever
No way XTRMNTR only gets 3.5 stars.
A cheat, isn't it?
Those pesky American critics - they're always very slow to pick up on anything techno or electro. The British folks were quite pleased.
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs