The Primitives

The Primitives are a British indie pop band from Coventry, England, and in 1985 by Keiron McDermott (vocals), PJ Court (real name Paul Jonathan Court (vocals, guitar ), Steve Dullaghan (bass) and Pete Tweedie founded (drums). Keiron was soon replaced by Tracy Tracy (real name Tracy Cattell, born in Australia). the blonde lead singer provided the band with their distinctive voice to a great success, which was only of relatively short duration. 's career Primitives was, among other also be promoted, as The Smiths singer Morrissey named her one of his favorite bands.

The Primitives emerged in the mid-1980s on the independent scene and brought a breath of fresh air and a sense of humor in a scene that was dominated by the grim gothic bands. With the first album Lovely and became known in Germany piece Crash published in 1988, successful in the UK so that they reach the Top 5 and the Top 3 in the U.S.

1988 won in the UK sampling, Acid House and the producers trio Stock Aitken Waterman with artists like Rick Astley or Mel & Kim strongly in importance and were represented not only in the British charts with hits. Right here translated to the Primitives and offered as an alternative classical guitar band.

The Primitives published in 1989, two more albums (Pure and Lazy 86-88 ). In the early 1990s, the career came to an end. In 1991 they released the album Galore, but commercial success did not come. As a result of this failure, the band split in 1992. Though her ​​career was short-lived, they coined the a few years later became known as Britpop music movement.

Other bands from the so-called " Bubble Pop " scene were Transvision Vamp and The Darling Buds that sounded similar.

In 2009, the band reformed in 2012 and released the album Echoes And Rhymes.

Albums

  • Lovely ( 1988)
  • Pure ( 1989)
  • Lazy 86-88 (1989)
  • Galore (1991 )
  • Echoes And Rhymes (2012 )

After their separation some primitive collections have been published:

  • Bombshell - The Hits & More (1994 )
  • Best of The Primitives (1996 )
  • Bubbling Up - BBC Sessions (1998)
  • Thru the Flowers - The Anthology (2004)
  • Buzz Buzz Buzz (2005)
  • The Best of The Primitives (2005)
  • Buzz Buzz Buzz - Complete Lazy Recordings (2006)

Singles

Note: The title Crash - the '95 Mix appeared on the soundtrack to the movie Dumb and Dumber. A cover version of this song released in 2006, the German singer Sandy Mölling.

Independent music Singing Electric guitar Bass guitar Gothic Rock
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