Many have dismissed Primal Scream's debut as a second-tier Jesus & Mary Chain copy, before hitting their stride with the oft-praised 1991 opus, "Screamadelica". True, singer Bobby Gillespie was the J&MC's drummer from 1984-1986, but upon closer inspection, his debut as vocalist on "Sonic Flower Groove" takes a lot less from the Velvet Underground and a lot more from the Byrds; in essence, the early phase of Primal Scream has more in common with the Church than the Jesus & Mary Chain. Much like the Church's 1986 masterpiece "Heyday", "Sonic Flower Groove" is a satisfying blend of jangle-pop and neo-psychedlia that deserves a revisit by fans of the C86 and Paisley Underground sound.
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