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Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
 
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How to Raise The Bar in Noise-Rock 101 by MBV

bythevoid99 Jul 9, 2002
56 Helpfuls 57 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 6 Comments
Pros A Powerful and Noisy Masterpiece from My Bloody Valentine.
Cons None, unless you're not into white-noise rock.
Recommended it? Yes


As the style-over-substance of the 1980s began to self destruct under it?s own indulgence and soulless approach in the 1990s, the underground music scene of the 1980s was gaining momentum in the 1990s as bands like R.E.M., Jane?s Addiction, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers gained mainstream... Read full review »

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The timeless album of a ne'er forgotten band

bynoisey Apr 21, 2000
43 Helpfuls 44 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 7 Comments
Pros Otherworldly guitar sounds and vocals to match, amazing production and musical skill
Cons With many listeners, this album is a stretch to appreciate
Recommended it? Yes

Released at the height of the "shoegazer" era in 1991, My Bloody Valentine's second full-length, "Loveless," raised the bar considerably on their contemporaries Curve, Ride, Swervedriver and Slowdive, not to mention many more. It was (and still is) regarded by many as the "reinvention of rock... Read full review »

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Loveless, The greatest shoegazer album ever

byfoxy_shy Apr 8, 2009
31 Helpfuls 32 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 3 Comments
Pros Everything. If you like the wall of sound approach, it just doesn't get any better.
Cons It's the greatest at what it does, so there can't be any cons.
Recommended it? Yes

MBV's Loveless is one of those records that seemingly everyone who knows about it loves. Except for my wife, that is. Every time Soon comes on my ipod or on one of the mix CDs playing in our car she reaches over to switch to the next track, which usually leads to me putting up some resistence in... Read full review »

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Your Life is Incomplete Without This Album!

byMusical_Guru Sep 17, 2000
27 Helpfuls 28 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 3 Comments
Pros I don't have enough writing space to even begin
Cons If anyone reading this has a single complaint about this disc--GET OUT!!
Recommended it? Yes

It's somehow completely appropriate that in one seven-month period in 1991-92, we got the three greatest and most significant rock releases of the 1990s: Nirvana's Nevermind; Pavement's Slanted & Enchanted; and this magenta majesty, the only one of the trio that wasn't the start of a career, but... Read full review »

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MBV have erected a monument more lasting than bronze

byFilboidStudge Nov 1, 2000
24 Helpfuls 25 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros Radical grinding beauty
Cons Some may take time to come round to its charms
Recommended it? Yes

In 500 years' time, this album will still sound new and invigorating. The lucky human who finds it will still be blown away at the sonic invention. There has never been an album that sounds like this in the history of music. The raw materials of sound here seem to be mainly guitars, but they've... Read full review »

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In Love With My Bloody Valentine's Loveless

bytylersmills Feb 11, 2005
22 Helpfuls 23 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 2 Comments
Pros Innovative and absolutely gorgeous
Cons Tough to swallow for people not prepared for a totally different listening experience
Recommended it? Yes

I can think of many instances of a bad reviewer, but two really stick out in my mind. The first is when someone tells you how great something is, but can't put into words why he or she likes it. I'm sure you've heard from a friend about the greatness achieved by a band or movie, but upon further... Read full review »

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I guess MBV just isn't necessarily my style

byperversion_gk Jan 17, 2005
22 Helpfuls 23 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 2 Comments
Pros brilliant idea, influential, a couple tracks I like
Cons Near-inaudible lyrics, some mediocre tracks
Recommended it? Yes

When I hear about a band who influences lots of my favorite bands, my impression that I get is to check it out and maybe I'll find a love for the particular album. Many of the times, it has worked. My Bloody Valentine may, but that's to a much lesser extent. I don't mean to rip apart the album,... Read full review »

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Aural Healthcare

byindiecater Jan 3, 2004
22 Helpfuls 23 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 1 Comment
Pros Fluid melodies in a multi-layered wall of sound.
Cons A lot of this could get Lost In Translation.
Recommended it? Yes

Loveless is truly an album beyond compare. Layered with as much precision as 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... Read full review »

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A beautiful noise... you were right!

bymilkbaby Jan 27, 2001
20 Helpfuls 21 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 2 Comments
Pros This beautiful noise makes you glad to be alive.
Cons This seems to be the last word from MBV.
Recommended it? Yes

Wow... I mean WOW. Lately I've decided to check out a few albums that I always seemed to ignore because of the huge amount of critical praise heaped upon them. I mean, really, is there any way they could actually be that good? No way man! But... Radiohead's OK Computer was really incredible. Yet... Read full review »

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Perfection

byserveaux Nov 15, 1999
20 Helpfuls 21 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 1 Comment
Pros Will make you want to spend all your money on hallucinogens
Cons Will make you want to spend all your money on hallucinogens
Recommended it? Yes

Nevermind Nirvana, My Bloody Valentine is easily the most important band of the 90s. Beyond all that pretentious nonsense though, Loveless is an album that will completely tear down every idea you have of what music should be. From the first enormous guitar entrance of "Only Shallow" to the fade... Read full review »

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