Two underrated albums: Give Out But Don’t Give Up and Amorica

UK music service We7 has kicked off a new promotion where music bloggers nominate their most underrated albums of all-time.We're taking part, and our two nominations both fall into the rawk category: Primal Scream's Give Out But Don't Give Up, and the Black Crowes' Amorica.I should stress that this is me (Stuart) writing – these albums are probably hugely underrated by everyone else in the Music Ally office, so it's only fair to point that out.Anyway, Give Out But Don't Give Up…Looking back, it's easy to see why people who'd gone mad for Screamadelica were a bit flummoxed by it. The Scream had gone from being trippy acid-house crossover stars to… well, essentially they'd become the Rolling Stones. Free music – Give Out But Don't Give Up Yet they were bloody good at it. The album kicks off with Rocks – still one of THE most guaranteed dancefloor-fillers – followed by Jailbird's ace riffing and call-and-response chorus, followed by beautiful booze-soaked ballad Cry Myself Blind. And then George Clinton turns up… Actually, while Rocks and Jailbird are the party tracks, it's the ballads on Give out But Don't Give Up that make it a classic in my view. Everybody Needs [...]