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 Like nothing else, even with its own genre Nov 14, 2009
What an album. I had followed certain bands in the "shoegazing" scene, such as Lush and Slowdive, but I never got around to hearing My Bloody Valentine's 1991 album LOVELESS, often called the style's greatest achievement. LOVELESS does feature the mainstay features of shoegazing, namely lots of flange and ethereal vocals that merge well with the guitar sonorities.
However, the album is a singular achievement. For one, it's extremely noisy. The amount of distortion here is far beyond what I expected. I should mention that this is an album that demands a good stereo system, not just cheap headphones and an iPod, for while the album is indeed still noisy, one will be able distinguish the rich layers of this seething sea of sound. And while other shoegazing bands kept their vocals submerged enough that one couldn't always hear what words exactly they were singing, My Bloody Valentine often push the vocals so into the noise that they work more often as not as pure melodic line instead of anything semantic.
Another strong feature of LOVELESS is the diversity of its 11 tracks. There are moody, contemplative tunes here, such as "To Here Knows When", "Blown a Wish" and "Sometimes". Then are extroverted rockers like "When You Sleep", "I Only Said" and "What You Want". "Touched" is an ambient interlude less than a minute long. The programme is of consistent quality, and though I might like individual tunes by, say, Slowdive slightly more than anything by My Bloody Valentine, on that band's albums I'm constantly skipping tracks, while nothing on LOVELESS is filler.
I would recommend LOVELESS to anyone who enjoys fine indie rock.
This Changed Everything Nov 10, 2009
I've thought long and hard about writing this review. What can I possibly say to add to the following this album has? How could I even come close to the quality of the thoughtful reviews that have preceded mine?
Well, I can't. All I can say is that this album, for me, changed everything. I had no idea that music could be so touching, so intimate, and at the same time so raw. When I first heard it, I was in the throws of electronica obsession - and to a certain extent, I still am. But after the first spin of this album, I was even more obsessed with electronica. Funny, huh? Perhaps you were expecting me to say something like, 'After I heard this album, I was completely head-over-heals obsessed with it and never thought twice about throwing in a Chemical Brothers album.' Nope. That's not it at all.
This album took a long time to grow on me. Like 3 years. And I'm so happy I didn't loose my patience. I read somewhere that it's the albums that you initially find the most difficult that are the ones you love forever. I think that's a perfect way to state how I feel about "Loveless".
I've tried long and hard to find an album that compares not only in quality, but one that gives me the same feeling as when I first really appreciated "Loveless". So far I've come close with Ride's "Nowehere", Catherine Wheel's "Ferment" and Slowdive's "Slouvlaki" -- but even those amazing records don't come close.
Instead of going into a song-by-song analysis, which 33 1/3 has already admirably done, all I'm going to say is that if you want music which is truly transportive (I may have made that word up), check out "Loveless". In all likelihood, you'll never hear another album like it.
Shoegazing Pioneers Oct 11, 2009
I think this is one of the best alternative underground albums in the earlier 90's. You should listen it to understand why.
C-L-A-S-S-I-C Jul 31, 2009
This is my favorite album of all time. An iconic piece of art representing the eternal battle between melody and noise. This is a must-have for any serious music enthusiast. Anyone who speaks badly of this album simply doesn't 'get it'.
the ultimate Apr 14, 2009
not much to say. one of the most defining albums of the last 30 years, maybe ever.
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