The Scream by Kris Needs

The Scream by Kris Needs

This biography of Primal Scream, by infamous rock journalist Kris Needs, is an incisive and impassioned account of one of the world's wildest bands. Primal Scream anecdotes are numerous and unparalled in their hilarious excess. This unique brand of chaos usually occurs when they're 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 Scream's reputation often overshadows their raison d'etre - the music. It is widely accepted that they made one of the greatest, most influential albums of all time in 1991's Screamadelica, which redefined and eroded the divide between rock'n'roll and dance music. The supporting cast throughout their nineteen-year history reads like a who's who of living legends: from Funkadelic's George Clinton, Tom Dowd (the man who produced almost every great Stax/Atlantic soul record) and Memphis session icon Jim Dickinson, to Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant, reggae luminaries Augustus Pablo and Adrian Sherwood, and Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh.The Scream lays bare the band's musical influences, examining their roots via exclusive interviews and detailed analysis of their albums.

Kris Needs has collected every Clinton-related record and written detailed history of Clinton and P-Funk for various highly-respected magazines (as well as writing sleeve notes for his albums). He has been a fan since the early 1970s (and attending their shows since the 1980s). Throughout the previous 20 years, he has also DJed for Clinton at P-Funk performances and interviewed him multiple times.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780859653381
ISBN 10	0859653382
Title	The Scream
Author	Kris Needs
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Plexus Publishing Ltd
Year published	2003-11-20
Number of pages	192
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