Loveless - My Bloody Valentine

INTRODUCTION This is one of my favourite long players ever. I wasn't sure if I could do it justice in full of it's unique beauty; I'm still not fully convinced I can. I first got hold of this as a birthday present on tape in 1991, the year of it's release, and have been hooked ever since. It was a popular copy on my tape-to-tape deck amongst my uni friends, all keen to hear this strange yet compelling noise. It's such a unique album, even when compared with their previous work; there were one or 2 bands using the same ideas at the time, Medicine for example who I also quite like, but since then no one has ever tried to use their ideas. MY ...  Read the complete review

WHO'S THIS THEN? ----------------------------- It's My Bloody Valentine. They were an experimental band from the late 80's and early 90's indie "shoegazing" scene who were very much more of a studio band than a live band. Fronted by the elusive and enigmatic Kevin Shields, they released two great albums of note: 1988's Isn't Anything and this album, Loveless, from 1991. WHAT DO THEY SOUND LIKE? -------------------------------------------- Noisy, but in a controlled and deliberate way. What other "noisy" is there, I hear you ask. Well, try anarchic, uncontrollable, unplanned and shambolically tuneless. And ...  Read the complete review

Loveless is truly an album beyond compare. Layered with more precision than a 18th century petticoat, it's profound influence has crafted the musical direction of countless bands. To call it one of the greatest albums ever made is not an exaggeration at all but it still remains a remarkably different from other great albums. Loveless resembles a wild stallion, unfettered but still magnificent. It is only when you have tamed the sound that the true genius appears through the fog. The fact that Kevin Shields spent several months trying to perfect its lush sound, almost going mad in the process can only be for the worlds benefit. Nowadays he occasionally slums ...  Read the complete review