| Crash video with music here: www.youtube.com BRAND NEW song & video by The Primitives www.youtube.com The CRASH song audio is owned by UMG/BMG/Complete Music. BUT Warner Music? forced me to change the audio to something else... 1988's CRASH*, was The Primitives most successful of their singles from their first album, LOVELY. It earned them a UK Top 5 hit (and made the US Top 3). This was a great achievement for an indie band from Coventry, England. The album, Lovely is considered by many as one of the top Indie Pop albums of that era and has influenced many other commercial and indie artists. The Primitives broke up in 1992. Unbeknown to them; Crash was remixed and showed up on the soundtrack for the film, Dumb and Dumber. The "95 Mix", as it was titled, was given slicker, more commercialized production including additional guitars, percussion, organ and backing vocals. These additions were not performed by any of the original band members. Over the years, around a dozen cover versions have been made by various artists. Interestingly, the more indie artists cover the original version, while more commercial/younger artists are in reality, covering the "95 Mix", familiar to them from the Dumb and Dumber soundtrack. From 1986-1992, The Primitives made three full-length albums, LOVELY, PURE, and GALORE and about 15 singles. Several collections are available containing singles, b-sides, radio sessions, alternate versions and other rarities. *The Primitives also made some ... |
