Denise Johnson, Primal Scream, is dead

[planetgeli]

Fuck.

Tributes paid to Manchester singer famed for collaborations with Primal Scream

The news of Denise Johnson's tragic death broke on social media on Monday afternoon

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Just 56 apparently.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Genuinely shocked to hear this. Just 53. Awful sad news.

 

[wayward bob]

rest in power denise x

 

[planetgeli]

 

[wayward bob]

 

[Orang Utan]

Very sad news - she was very active on Twitter and was talking about her new album just a few days ago.
Here's a Spotify playlist of some of her work:

 

[The39thStep]

Very sad lovely woman with great politics and a fantastic voice, Was really good with A Certain Ratio in their later years and their reformation, A Manchester legend

 

[Apathy]

A gofundme page set up to help pay the funeral has raised 25k up to now. She was a very much loved person

 

[Chilli.s]

RIP

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Primal Scream are getting, an apparently well deserved, kicking over on twitter about their treatment of her.

 

[planetgeli]

Primal Scream are getting, an apparently well deserved, kicking over on twitter about their treatment of her.

Can you link? What's it about? I know there was some arsiness last year about 'denise-adelica' and some artwork but she herself said she'd moved on from that and she'd never knock her days with them. I know she was pissed off at the time for them not stepping in to help but I'm guessing the power laid with Sony who were the ones being chief cunts about it all.

Or is this about something else? Can you link something, I don't do Twitter so it would be appreciated.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

There you go. It does seem to stem from the Denise-adelica stuff/

 

[Glitter]

I dunno anything about the Primal Scream rift but she was AMAZING in the Manchester Passion.

 

[William of Walworth]

I dunno anything about the Primal Scream rift

I knew nothing about that either

But in terms of Screamadelica at least :

Without her you're just a 2nd rate pub rock outfit...

....... Andrew Weatherall also takes plenty of credit!

But no disrespect at all to Denise (RIP) -- I loved her on that album ...... I now want to check her other work ........

 

[William of Walworth]

Can't find Denise Johnson's obituary yet, but here is a pretty good tribute to and profile of her career

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Andrew Weatherall also takes plenty of credit!

If you look at the Scream they released a decent jangle album, a dire American rawk follow up, a majestical album that Weatherall produced and then a series of increasingly clunking diminishing returns efforts. So I’d say you’ve got that bang on!

 

[planetgeli]

If you look at the Scream they released a decent jangle album, a dire American rawk follow up, a majestical album that Weatherall produced and then a series of increasingly clunking diminishing returns efforts. So I’d say you’ve got that bang on!

They followed an odd trajectory, pretty much as you've described.

The guitarist Robert Young, known as Throb, was an out and out rock and roller. He hated most of Screamadelica, it wasn't his music at all. Which must have been weird for him as its what ended up giving him success. I'm not sure how the money is dished out in that band but he ended up virtually penniless like Denise Johnson. They were all into drink, drugs and rock 'n' roll but he was into it most. Consequently just before he died he walked into the Addaction clinic where my mate works seeking treatment for his alcohol abuse. Addaction is a free clinic. He went there because he had no money left for private detox. He only went once. Died a couple of months later.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

If you look at the Scream they released a decent jangle album, a dire American rawk follow up, a majestical album that Weatherall produced and then a series of increasingly clunking diminishing returns efforts. So I’d say you’ve got that bang on!

Screamadelica through to XTRMNTR are all on the good to excellent range, but their collaborators must take A LOT of credit.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

The Scream ain't half locking down their Facebook posts for comments these days. I can't think why.