Give Out But Don't Give Up

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Bobby Gillespie and band spend much of their third album drifting 'tween side two of Sticky Fingers (acoustic blooze like "Big Jet Plane," complete with Bobby Price-like horns) and the more celebratory hits of Sly & The Family Stone ("Funky Jam"). It could conceivably be a huge send-up, but they play it with a straight face and hence should be taken at least as seriously as Lenny Kravitz or the Black Crowes. --Jeff Bateman --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Give Out But Don't Give Up
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • My Favorite Primal Scream CD
  • Maybe their best
  • ...and what sound are we doing next???
  • Underrated...
  • Get a little funky now
 Give Out But Don't Give Up
Primal Scream
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  1. Screamadelica
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  3. Vanishing Point
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ASIN: B000002MPB
Release Date: 1994-04-12

Tracks:

  1. Jailbird
  2. Rocks
  3. (I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind
  4. Funky Jam
  5. Big Jet Plane
  6. Free
  7. Call On Me
  8. Struttin'
  9. Sad And Blue
  10. Give Out But Don't Give Up
  11. I'll Be There For You
  12. Everybody Needs Somebody

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Bobby Gillespie and band spend much of their third album drifting 'tween side two of Sticky Fingers (acoustic blooze like "Big Jet Plane," complete with Bobby Price-like horns) and the more celebratory hits of Sly & The Family Stone ("Funky Jam"). It could conceivably be a huge send-up, but they play it with a straight face and hence should be taken at least as seriously as Lenny Kravitz or the Black Crowes. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars My Favorite Primal Scream CD.......2006-09-10

I consider this to be the best overall CD Primal Scream has delivered. Don't get me wrong, "Sreamadelica" is still a great CD, and there are some solid tracks on on "Vanishing Point" and "EXTRMNTR." But I view those works as more uneven, with flashes of undeniable brilliance intermixed with headache-inducing nonsense.

"Give Out But Don't Give Up," while mellower and more soulful -- and therefore inherently different from the others--is most consistently great. I realize the comparisons are a bit of apples and oranges, and the band deserves credit for covering so much ground from one CD to the next. But this CD will find its way into your listening mix over and over. It is to Primal Scream what "Laser Guided Melodies" is to Spiritualized. Their new effort, "Riot City Blues" is a close second to this CD.

5 out of 5 stars Maybe their best.......2006-06-27

I never understood why this record got such bad press. OK it came after Screamadelica which was considered ultra-important back in the day (even if I am not so sure about that). It is true this record was maybe a step backward in some ways: it was not an innovative fusion of musics but it represented an excellent exercise in classic rock. Rocks was and remains an excellent rock song, There are a few other gems on this album that remains a strong rock album.

5 out of 5 stars ...and what sound are we doing next???.......2006-04-23

Primal Scream! What do you say about a band that for each and every album they decide to do another genre? This album is an extreme directional move from screamadelica's psychedelic sounds and the indie heydey of Sonic Flower Groove and Primal Scream. This is all to do with rock (rocks, jailbird) and then some of the most beautiful ballads ever composed (I'm Gonna Cry Myself Blind, I'll Be There For You and Big Jet Plane). And also bluesy funk on Give out but dont you give up and Funy Jam. This was my first primal scream album and at the time my mates called it "an album for chewing gum"...nevermind them...this is an album to demonstrate that you dont need to release another album the same as your last chart topper...please buy this if you havent heard it...the only band to cover the Stones and still remain original!!!!

4 out of 5 stars Underrated..........2005-04-17

Yes, I got into Primal Scream a little late (with this record). I know that some of their older fans look at this as a kind of sell-out. But I just don't see the problem. Screamadelica's a cool record. So is the brutal Xtrmntr. And the Stonesy, P-Funkish Give Out...The strongest tracks are the first two (Jailbird, Rocks), plus "Funky Jam", "Call on Me" and the terrific "Big Jet Plane"...Call me a fake fan. Call it what you want. This is a really fun album...

- cRAIG

4 out of 5 stars Get a little funky now.......2005-02-20

Talk about unforeseen surprises. Primal Scream's GIVE OUT BUT DON'T GIVE UP is a major departure and improvement over their last album, SCREAMEDELICA. A bevy of superstar producers and engineers were hired to help make this album a hip shaking, soul stirring, great slab of funky rock and roll. Tom Dowd (Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding and Cream) and George Drakoulias (Black Crowes) took turns twisting the knobs for this delicious platter.

Also contributing on three tracks was Dr. Funkenstein himself, the one and only George Clinton. Primal Scream even let George sing lead vocals on two tracks, the fun-as-all-gitout "Funky Jam" and the super cool title track, "Give Out But Don't Give Up." Not surprisingly, these particular cuts are among the standout tracks on this album.

"Rocks" is a total gem, one of the best retro rock anthems since Lenny Kravitz's "Are You Gonna Go My Way." Primal Scream singer Bobby Gillespie is blessed with a remarkable set of pipes, offering up a range that suits different material that will remind the listener of everyone from the Rolling Stones to the Parliament to the Black Crowes. Very well done. Great album!
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