Description
Engineers include: Alan Moulder, Kevin Shields, Colm O'Ciosoig.
To simply call this album the apotheosis of the shoegazing scene--that brief epoch of U.K. indie-rock in which bands turned away from melodic clarity and instead chased after the incendiary rapture of sheer guitar-driven noise--would be an understatement. LOVELESS is the sound of what might've happened if Brian Eno had produced DAYDREAM NATION. Or perhaps it's the thundering ambience of SISTER recorded backwards. Whatever the case, rarely has such a pristine, hypnotic record had such an ungodly amount of sonic tonnage. Opening with four quick beats from some kind of skeletal kick-drum and then proceeding through eleven gleaming movements of titanic distortion and severe melancholy, MBV's great wall of guitar architecture on this recording stands as a monument to the brilliance of its inventors. Released at roughly the same time that Nirvana birthed NEVERMIND, LOVELESS could not have been more different and yet as utterly relevant in shaping future soundscapes. A heavy, heavy record.
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Product Details
- Artist
- My Bloody Valentine
- Label / Studio
- WEA / WARNER BROTHERS
- CD WOW! Sales Rank
- #1072
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- CD 30days Sales Rank
- #880
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Only Shallow
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Loomer
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Touched
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To Here Knows When
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When You Sleep
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I Only Said
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Come in Alone
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Sometimes
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Blown a Wish
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What You Want
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Soon
Customer Reviews
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Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Engaging
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- Gift
- In The Car
Comments about WEA / WARNER BROTHERS My Bloody Valentine - Loveless:
This is where the wall of noise first debuted, but with amazing delicate intricate harmonies buried underneath. Mesmerizing. I've listened to this album repeatedly
Service and delivery comments:
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Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Engaging
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
Comments about WEA / WARNER BROTHERS My Bloody Valentine - Loveless:
My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless" is one of the great 90s classics. A definite must have for all lovers of indie, or alternative as it was then called. With "Loveless" MBV perfected their sound. A sound of tension. Tension between lush arrangements and dissonants. Between pop and intricate soundscapes. Accessible and complex. Melody and noise. A sound where texture and content change places repeatedly. A highly recommended and rewarding album, "Loveless" remains an experience. It's the culmination of a sound, no-one has been able to top it-- and many have tried! So much so, that it has been MBV's latest album to date. Where could they have have gone after this?
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