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On 2006's RIOT CITY BLUES, the revered U.K. alternative-rock band Primal Scream acts as if its late-1990s/early-2000s foray into electronica was nothing but a vivid dream, opting instead to pick up where '94's Stones-worshiping GIVE OUT BUT DON'T GIVE UP left off. With production handled by former Killing Joke bassist Youth and violinist Warren Ellis, a frequent Nick Cave foil, on board for several tracks, it's not surprising that the album often has a moody, angular sound (see the brooding "Little Death"), but frontman Bobby Gillespie's love of '70s glam and pub rock looms even larger, as on the searing Bowie-indebted "Suicide Sally & Johnny Guitar." Though it may perplex many fans, RIOT CITY BLUES is a fun tour through rock history, as seen through Gillespie's proudly blurry vision.
Primal Scream: Bobby Gillespie (vocals); Andrew Innes (guitar, banjo, mandolin, Moog synthesizer); Robert Young (guitar, harmonica); Martin Duffy (harmonica, piano, harmonium, organ); Gary Mounfield (bass guitar); Darrin Mooney (drums, percussion).
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Rolling Stone (p.74) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t returns to the scuzz blues of their mid-Nineties work....[With] party-ready stuff like 'Country Girl' and meaty rock sonics."
Spin (p.110) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's like Booker T. & the M.G.'s jamming with the Jesus and Mary Chain."
Entertainment Weekly (p.86) - "[T]he Brits' ninth studio album sounds like a collection of EXILE ON MAIN STREET outtakes -- and often good ones at that." -- Grade: B+
Q (p.118) - Ranked #70 in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of 2006." Riot City Blues Music | List Price | $7.99 (You save $0.30) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Oldies, Hard Rock, Enhanced CD | | Label | Columbia | | Orig Year | 2006 | | All Time Sales Rank |  42084  | | CD Universe Part number | 7255331 | | Catalog number | 88513 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 22, 2006 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Youth; Andrew Innes | | Personnel | Darrin Mooney - drums, percussion
Martin Duffy - harmonica, piano, harmonium, organ
Andrew Innes - guitar, banjo, mandolin, Moog synthesizer
Robert Young - guitar, harmonica
Bobby Gillespie - vocals
Gary "Mani" Mounfield - bass guitar
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