Evil Heat
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| Studio album by Primal Scream | ||||
| Released | 5 August 2002 | |||
| Length | 41:52 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
| Producer | Two Lone Swordsmen (Andrew Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood), Kevin Shields, Jagz Kooner | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Guardian | [2] |
| NME | (8/10) [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.0/10.0) [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
Evil Heat is the seventh studio album by Primal Scream. The album's sound is similar to XTRMNTR, but not as abrasive and with more psychedelic overtones.
The track "Rise" was originally titled "Bomb the Pentagon", and debuted as part of the band's live set in summer 2001. In light of the 11 September 2001 attacks, both the lyrics and title of the song were reworked, and the revised version appears on the album. "Space Blues #2", written and performed solely by Martin Duffy, is a follow-up to "Space Blues", a song by his previous band, Felt.
The tracks "A Scanner Darkly" and "Substance D" (which appears on the Japanese version) are references to the Philip K. Dick science fiction novel, A Scanner Darkly.
Track listing
- "Deep Hit of Morning Sun" – 3:44
- "Miss Lucifer" – 2:28
- "Autobahn 66" – 6:15
- "Detroit" – 3:03
- "Rise" – 4:21
- "The Lord Is My Shotgun" – 3:56
- "City" – 3:22
- "Some Velvet Morning" (Lee Hazlewood) – 3:40
- "Skull X" – 3:52
- "A Scanner Darkly" – 4:30
- "Space Blues #2" – 2:28
All songs written by Primal Scream, unless noted.
2009 Japan Reissue
A two-CD edition of Evil Heat was released as part of a deluxe series consisting of their fourth through eighth albums. The first disc includes original album with six bonus tracks; the second includes an additional six remixes.
Disc 1
- "Deep Hit of Morning Sun" – 3:44
- "Miss Lucifer" – 2:28
- "Autobahn 66" – 6:15
- "Detroit" – 3:03
- "Rise" – 4:21
- "The Lord Is My Shotgun" – 3:56
- "City" – 3:22
- "Some Velvet Morning (Featuring Kate Moss)" (Lee Hazlewood) – 3:40
- "Skull X" – 3:52
- "A Scanner Darkly" – 4:30
- "Space Blues #2" – 2:28
- "Substance D" - 3:46
- "Country Blues #1" - 4:54
- "Accelerator (Live at New Marquee)" - 3:15
- "Shoot Speed/Kill Light (Live at New Marquee)" - 4:41
- "Jailbird (Live at New Marquee)" - 3:56
- "Rocks (Live at New Marquee)" - 3:38
Disc 2
- "Miss Lucifer (Panther Girl)" - 3:01
- "Miss Lucifer (Hip To Hip)" - 7:06
- "Miss Lucifer (Bone To Bone)" - 3:24
- "Autobahn 66 (Alter Ego Remix)" - 6:40
- "Some Velvet Morning (Extended Mix Featuring Kate Moss)" - 5:20
- "Some Velvet Morning (Disco Heater Dub Featuring Kate Moss)" - 6:56
Personnel
Primal Scream
- Bobby Gillespie - vocals, guitar
- Andrew Innes - guitar
- Robert Young - guitar, programming
- Martin Duffy - keyboards, programming
- Gary 'Mani' Mounfield - bass
- Darrin Mooney - drums
Guests
- Jim Reid – lead vocals on track 4
- Kate Moss – additional vocals on track 8
- Robert Plant – harmonica on track 6
- Kevin Shields – Skunk guitar on track 7
- Paul Harte – Stun guitar on track 9
- Phil Mossman – harmonica on track 2
- Darren Morris – synthesizer on track 5
- Chris Mackin – bass on track 3
- Marco Nelson – harmony voice on track 3
- Brendan Lynch – Droog synthesizer on track 7