Legacy
The Scream placed the group amongst the pioneers of post-punk, as peer Robert Smith of The Cure contends:
"When The Scream came out, I remember it was much slower than everybody thought. It was like the forerunner of the Joy Division sound. It was just big-sounding."
The Scream had a strong impact on other musicians. Massive Attack covered and sampled "Metal Postcard" on their song "Superpredators (Metal Postcard)" in 1997 for the soundtrack to the movie The Jackal. Morrissey had "Mirage" play during intermission before all concerts of his 1991's Kill Uncle tour. Morrissey's main composer Boz Boorer also rated The Scream highly, ranking it second in his "Top Five Desert Island Album Selection". Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson told the Melody Maker that she has a special liking for this record. The Scream was also hailed by the singer of Suede, Brett Anderson.
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