I went to T in the Park there in '97 and '98,
saw the Beastie Boys (with Money Mark), Portishead, Blur, the Manics, loads of other bands too. Some were OK (Stereophonics, Catatonia), some were shite (Bernard Butler), some were unexpectedly brilliant but swiftly forgotten (Rialto).
(The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Mon 3 Nov 2025, 22:44, archived)

I should clarify that this particular festival took place at Balado, for clarity and shit pun purposes.

(The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Mon 3 Nov 2025, 22:46, archived)

I went to the first one in strathclyde country park
had to watch fucking Primal Scream
(sticklebrlcks that's Mr Bricks to you 🍎, Mon 3 Nov 2025, 23:16, archived)

Could Bobby Gillespie ever sing, or was he always a tone-deaf banshee?

(The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Tue 4 Nov 2025, 6:26, archived)

He could never sing.

(Smegg Wallace The O.G. Q.R., Tue 4 Nov 2025, 7:00, archived)

And by multiple accounts, an absolute cunt.
I've never met him so I can't verify.
(The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Tue 4 Nov 2025, 8:38, archived)

Spanishfly, you mean

(Smegg Wallace The O.G. Q.R., Tue 4 Nov 2025, 9:11, archived)

I *can* verify that based on its online activity.

(The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Tue 4 Nov 2025, 9:15, archived)

Primal Scream used to be one of my favourite bands, and I can safely say that their last halfway decent album was Evil Heat, nearly 25 years ago.
Having said that, the album Bobby did with Jehnny Beth was surprisingly good.

#fascinatinginsightfromsmegg
(Smegg Wallace The O.G. Q.R., Tue 4 Nov 2025, 11:08, archived)

XTRMNTR is the only album of theirs I own.
I liked it at the time, haven't listened to it for ages though
(The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Tue 4 Nov 2025, 12:28, archived)

They're playing it live next month.

(Smegg Wallace The O.G. Q.R., Tue 4 Nov 2025, 12:40, archived)