My Bloody Valentine

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Dublin, Ireland (1984 – present)

My Bloody Valentine is an Irish band formed in 1984 in Dublin. They are best known for the modern classic Loveless. The band’s key member is guitarist/singer/composer Kevin Shields, a reclusive perfectionist and radically inventive guitarist/engineer. The band’s other original member is drummer/studio maven Colm O’Ciosoig; during their heyday MBV also included singer-guitarist Bilinda Butcher and bassist Debbie Googe. Their band shares its name with a low-budget Canadian slasher film; it was more apt during their early years as a The Wedding Present and The Jesus and Mary Chain-inspired band.

Though they released a handful of EPs during the mid-1980s, only their two official albums Isn’t Anything (1988) and Loveless (1991), are considered representative of their sound: a distinct blend of noise rock, ambient, and off-kilter melodic pop. The songs were written by Shields, except for

Touched, a short instrumental by Colm O’Ciosoig. In 1999 Pitchfork Media declared Loveless to be the greatest album of the 1990s; however in their 2003 revision of the list, it moved down to number two, swapping places with OK Computer. Kevin Shields has also been noted by Alan McGee as “a genius artist. A visionary.”, whilst an NME review of Loveless declared, “…however decadent one might find the idea of elevating other human beings to deities, My Bloody Valentine, failings and all, deserve more than your respect.”

After leaving Creation Records in 1992 and signing with Island Records, the band fell into a creative black hole.

1	Only Shallow	3,567
2	Sometimes	3,344
3	When You Sleep	2,989
4	Loomer	2,832
5	To Here Knows When	2,616
6	Touched	2,609
7	I Only Said	2,561
8	Soon	2,484
9	Come in Alone	2,327
10	Blown a Wish	2,121
11	What You Want	1,884
12	Lose My Breath	1,061
13	Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside)	1,029
14	Feed Me With Your Kiss	953
15	Cupid Come	914

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Skythedragon wrote:
9 hours ago

Lol @ malchickiwick

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littlejack8 wrote:
yesterday morning

about time MBV rears their head again.. been getting by on heavy doses of LeeMaj7 and Low

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Lunnny wrote:
yesterday evening

Loveless is a great album, I need to get listenin to these guys some more

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jesussofttaco wrote:
yesterday evening

live concert mp3s from one of the london gigs: http://thedecibeltolls.com/my-bloody-valentine-live-full-show-tour-bootleg-mp3/

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leftout wrote:
yesterday afternoon

adamcooleyisdea Loveless isn't the worst produced album, it isn't predictable or boring. You just got it wrong. But I can agree with you in the fact that You Made Me Realise-EP is their best. The start of Shoegaze. Isn't Antthing is essential. True.

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doiscareyou wrote:
Thursday morning

im just gonna give the guy below this. . . .

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malchickiwick wrote:
Wednesday evening

where can i find pictures of belinda's vagina?

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elephant6 wrote:
Wednesday evening

I completely disagree. The production on Loveless is mind-blowing especially if you know about what Kevin actually did when he was producing the record (go on the loveless wikipedia page). On the other hand, I find the production on You Made Me Realise and Isn't Anything relatively bland and mostly uninteresting.

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adamcooleyisdea wrote:
Wednesday evening

Loveless kind of sucks and is amongst the most boring, predictable, and worst-produced albums I've ever heard. Its popularity baffles me, and its sound has been bettered by many bands, especially Loveliescrushing. On the other hand, you won't hear me say anything bad about You Made Me Realize EP or Isn't Anything; those are essential.

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ferngesteuert wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

start with only shallow (the track), then with whole loveless, you made me realise, isnt anything, then go to the others. at the end, ecstasy and wine

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neonanthem wrote:
Wednesday morning

loveless + tremolo/glider, then isnt anything + you made me realise/ecstasy and wine, then the rest

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rigoisphat wrote:
Wednesday morning

and then after that, YOU MADE ME REALISE

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elephant6 wrote:
Wednesday morning

I would go with Loveless then move to Isn't Anything. I always think Isn't Anything makes a lot more sense when you've heard what Kevin really wanted to do on Loveless first.

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JLOL wrote:
Wednesday morning

Best album to start with?

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Ser3f wrote:
Tuesday evening

There are no best songs on Loveless, it is the Oxford defintion for Perfection.

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ferngesteuert wrote:
Tuesday morning

yeah, i cant understand why what you want and soon are not that popular, the both in a row is 2 minutes pure bliss.

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debaser247 wrote:
Tuesday morning

why are the 4 best songs on loveless the 4 least popular loveless songs

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kupaziom wrote:
Tuesday morning

No.

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nymph_ wrote:
Monday evening

omg can you take a picture of her vagina, please!!! it should be bloody and it gonna be the main picture!

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ferngesteuert wrote:
Monday evening

you all are vaginaobsessed!!!111

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