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Bloody boring is what it is. I can appreciate that some would get lost in the noise and drone, the fuzz and layers. It didn’t capture me.
My Bloody Valentine were pioneers of shoegaze, releasing two albums before being dropped by their record label and drifting apart some time in the 90s. Therefore, it was a bit of a surprise when founder Kevin Shields started working on unreleased material and put the band back together to release this album more than 20 years after the previous one. The result is a bit patchy and experimental, but when it takes off it’s really rather catchy, particularly the closing track ‘wonder 2’ which takes shoegaze into experimental drum and bass meets ambient noise territory. Probably not one I’d listen to regularly, but I’d take this over a dull, boring record any day.
An aweful lot of noise, with nothing else that would really make this enjoyable to listen to.
I like this better than Loveless, it feels more put together and not just like dense noise.
Seems like endless experimental guitar fuzz. Hard to locate an actual song anywhere on this one.
First time listen and a fitting follow up to Loveless. Kevin Shields doing Kevin Shields things, song titles all in lower case, obscured album art, and digging further into the esoteric and the ethereal. This has some interesting twists such as the Stereolab similarities in spots and much of it sounding like it was built around 'touched'. I like this take on inverted "pop" music. Still sounds sexy but in a weird Cronenberg body horror sort of way.
I just can't get on with it.
what if we made an album where the same indistinguishable chords are played again and again with the worlds quietest and mumbly vocals fighting to be heard above it. AWFUL.
very high 4
Nope.
Bloody horrible. Bloody awful. Bloody nonsense. I'd like to bloody these talentless idiots. Who is the moron that thought this should be recorded? And to the author of 1001... F.U. Nobody, and I mean nobody needs to listen to these crap. Ever.
As my good friend says: eh.
2.4
The style of music is apparently called shoegaze. OK. I get it, it is full of distorted lyrics and guitar and called a sort of "wall of sound." I suppose it kind of is, although it is not THAT bad at all. That sounds bad and it IS as I have heard wall of sound bands and just ... NO! But the shoegaze thing, OK. They speak of other bands in the genre and I like nearly all of the ones I have heard of! It comes to a linear place on my alternative, new wave, new age, pop elevator, electronica, EMO... It skirts around all these favored genre and I rather thought of it as "advanced" elevator music that you actually kind of like. I suppose it is not my favorite shoegaze band if i am counting any of these bands as such, but it is OK.
It's not Loveless, but very few albums are as good as that one is. This is still fantastic, can't wait for the next album in 2035.
So much less coherent than the previous MBV on this list.
It's like listening to muzak with crappy headphones next to a jet engine.
If you think you missed an MBV concert, just take any vinyl record, put some scratches on it, play it on max volume, leave the room, close the door, go downstairs into the bathroom, close the door, dunk your head in the toilet: now you are listening to m b v. No melody, no lyrics, just a smear of sound on repeat, lacking even tuning.
Worth the wait. 😎
Never heard of album have heard of band. She found now is fine? Music is pretty good, lyrics don’t add anything. Not really Catchy at all. Not a fan of only tomorrow. Some cool sounds but not a song I’ll ever listen to again. Same with only tomorrow. Too much guitar so far. Need a little variety. This is angsty teen music and I am not an angsty teen. Really good guitar solo on who sees you with that being said. Is this and yes sucks. It’s not a song it’s low fi wavy beats to study to. 4.5 minutes too long. Still waiting for the song to start. If I am is better but still not great. New you is more of the same. Vocals are way too quiet. Last 45 seconds is such a waste of time. I actually kind of like in another way, something abt it is better than the rest. With that being said, it’s a minute too long once again. Still waiting for “nothing is” to start. Same bad guitar riff for 3 minutes, what was the point. Didn’t even fade into the closer. Again, what was the point. You can’t tell me someone heard that and said “this is a great song”. Album didn’t stand the test of time. Influential in the sense that it’s a blueprint of what not to do when making an album. 1 star.
I had heard shoegaze before, but I guess this is close to the roots. It sounds pretty different from say Deftones or Deafheaven, which is in the realm of metal. It's VERY dreamy and atmospheric, I could easily sleep to this - takes you to a different realm altogether. Having said that, I do find it quite repetitive. Its cool if I get into the right head space/mood to float in the atmosphere but after two or three songs it fades off and im left with a stale feeling.
omg my bloody valentine, i've heard great things about this band!!! the soundscapes so far are oddly nostalgic, there's a certain feeling it invokes that i can't really explain this is so damn good!!!!!!!!!! i should have checked em out earlier broooo i've come to the conclusion that shoegaze is one of my favourite genres now
I was surprised to see a MBV album from 2013 come up. I had no idea that they released new material. I was also hoping for perhaps a slightly updated sound (audible drums would be nice). I was disappointed on that count. There is definitely something aurally pleasing about MBV, in a "rain on the window pane" sort of way, but I have a hard time getting very excited about their music. If I cared about my street cred, I'd give this a four, but apparently I don't.
Did they record this album through a pillow? Maybe I have a double ear infection? I dunno. Regardless, I found this album annoyingly muffled. However, when I was done shouting at the clouds about this, I very much enjoyed it. Like their fellow footwear observers in Lush and Slowdive, these folks churn out some dreamy, quasi-psyche guitar rock that hits quite nicely . . . even from underneath a pillow.
One thing I’ve noticed about my vinyl collection is that I own a lot of second or third best records of bands. This is an example. I bought this in the mp3 era and I don’t own Loveless for some reason. Someday I need to trade quantity for quality because I don’t listen to this record. That preamble makes it seem like I don’t like MBV but this is an interesting album because it feels like it is roughly divided into thirds. The first third sounds like Loveless 2.0, and sure, I’m going to like that. The middle third is more subdued and while it is not unpleasant, it is a little boring to me. The last third sure seems a lot closer to EDM, and maybe even jungle. I know Shields has liked that scene for years and this seems like what MBV sounds like fused to heavily percussive electronic music. It’s sometimes grating, but definitely an interesting new direction.
Good stuff! Liked the droning, fuzzy guitars. Will listen to more from them.
4/5 - When I think of MBV, I think of Loveless and Kevin Shields doing the score to Lost in Translation. I didn't know this decades-later follow-up existed and was surprised to read that it was entirely self paid for and released. The sound here was what I expected from Shields, and I'm pretty much always up for this type of guitar -- ambient distortion or whatever it is. It's like being in a soft noise cocoon with the mood washing over your ears. Obviously, if this is on the list, Loveless will be too, so I'll reserve my MBV 5 for that.
Watchgaze
I love long songs, but they need to have a purpose. These didn’t
What a remarkable achievement. This was the first time anyone had walked into a Guitar Center at noon on a Saturday and packaged the ambient noise as an album.
This was way better than that "Loveless" that I listened too a few months ago. Way more polished, but still very boring at some points. The best songs in it it's when the lady (or a men with a real feminine voice) sings, making a perfect contrast with the heavy and distorced sound. The song that I liked most was "new you", and it shows exactly what I say. 3 stars.
Wow! This album is exceptionally bad. 1 star or F-.
Absolutely didn't need to be on this list. Every album by these guys is on here. This was more of the same and not relevant anymore. Not groundbreaking, just more distorted guitar droning with whispery vocals
2nd My Bloody Valentine album in my first 100 and after this one I can confirm I am not a fan of these guys. I find them boring and a bit pretentious. The good news is, there is only one more of their albums on this list. The last album got a 1/5, this one gets 1/5, and baring anything crazy I'm anticipating the third one also getting a 1/5.
There's a limit to how much shoegaze I can handle
Sonically, this is right up my alley. Great stuff. 4.75/5 Top 5: she found now, only tomorrow, who sees you, if i am, and new you no bad songs
Very stressful listening
Too out there
I wondered why they'd list an album from 2013 for a band prominent in the late '80s/early '90s? My Bloody Valentine was able to release a (sort of) self titled album decades past their era of influence and it was still highly regarded and sought after. That is quite a feat and listening to the album, it makes perfect sense. Shoegaze feels too simple and lazy of a descriptor for this album. Sure, it has all the characteristics of shoegaze, but My Bloody Valentine is giving so much more here. And maybe that's what 20 or so years off allows you to do. The album feels very contemporary and of the time. Yet, you can feel the influence this music had and would have moving forward. It's like you're experiencing that first beat of a massive ripple effect. The album is wistful and atmospheric; perfect for a late night drive with no particular destination. This isn't sleepy music though. The final duo of Nothing Is and Wonder 2 build up an adrenaline inducing tension and cap off the album in cathartic release. The album is a solemn journey that caps off in a quaking exit that still feels like a warm hug and a wave goodbye.
I appreciated this one more listening today. It would never surpass Loveless but a pretty great final result after 20 years of tinkering. It’s only an essential listen for MBV fans but I still found it to be up to their lofty standards. Rating: 4.3
My Bloody Valentine are a weird band. 3 albums, 25 years apart, and I only really like one of them. This one is okay, but just doesn't even come close to Loveless. It still has a fair bit going for it, there are a lot of pretty unique moments, but compared to a lot of other shoegaze, there really is very little reason to listen to this album over the many other great ones the genre has to offer.
Unique, but not sure that translates to listenable.
Another "critics favourite", you need a degree in noisology to fully appreciate this "gem".
Couldn't bloody get on with it.
How many mbv albums do we need? I struggle to see the relevance of what was once a vaguely innovative band releasing essentially the same sounding album some 20+ years later. It's like they fell asleep for those 20 years and didn't notice that the world had moved on
Not if this was enhanced, obscured or amplified by my tinnitus. Not a fan, but I see why some people might be. It's not objectively bad in the most part, but it's not for me.
Just another ex-1001 album!™ http://1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie.wikidot.com/album-artists-a-z-ex Such miserable tripe! Cliché shoegaze. We get it, they found the distortion pedal and couldn't figure out how to give it a rest.
I thought i liked shoe-gaze....maybe i dont.
Did you know shoegaze is pronounced like fugazi? Another MBV banger.
Very atmospheric and fantastic production
This is a very specific genre I don't often find myself listening to, but I admit it is excellent within that genre. Noise rock, as many of us have seen can be utterly trite without careful artistic vision, and this is no such case. Very musical, creative, and innovative.
Atmospheric, hard to tell when one song ended and another began but I enjoyed the vibe, a specific mood, couldn't find a standout song but I enjoyed when they punched up the sound in the middle of the album,
Lush soundscapes, wonderfully beautiful. I wish I could have listened to it a bit more. 3 listens just wasnt enough 3 is probably harsh
I always thought MBV was an emo band before hearing a single song of theirs. This is a lot of droney guitar distortion. I'm in a small music club in Portland. Anyway, it's fine, not for me, not sure why it's here. 2*
Для альбомов этой группы нужно настроение и время.
m b e my bloody earholes
I always thought this band was similar to My Chemical Romance and well… I was very wrong. A lively lo-fi rock album.
Impressive that their sound is still intact so late in the game, but did we really need 3 albums that I will never be able to distinguish from eachother?
There were brief moments of this I appreciated, and maybe this is one that would grow on you after repeated listening. But there were too many moments of I hate this to give it another shot
W/ not a whole lot to hold onto, m b v gets its power from the band's honed and oceanic guitarwork: its vague and muddled sound yet displays a true-to-life vastness, an atmosphere of droning as well as drowning. The group, like Spiritualized, has always been impressively dedicated to the production of their craft, and I admire their ability to engender a music that feels nearly impossible to make, but shoegaze is, by definition, a genre dangerously at risk of ethereal stagnation, and on their third record, the band by all means stagnates. I say 'by all means' b/c they do it well, and I could get down w/ its most songy tracks like 'new you,' but m b v is no Loveless. It's honestly lifeless and, at the end of the day, kinda bad for you. Bad meaning good?
A warm wall of sound. It's not as good as Loveless, but it certainly scratches an itch.
It's okay. Decent background/atmospheric music, but nothing I'm going to fall in love with.
Interesting concept but bit dull and unforgettable
Now I’m partial to a bit of shoegazing so enjoyed quite a lot of this. I’m sure my mum would have said ‘but it’s just a lot of noise’ and there are moments in this where I would agree. But overall I enjoyed this one.
A sonic assault on the senses at times and at others a dreamy masterpiece. I love the multi layer feel and quite a few of the tracks but some are a struggle to get through. The album is clearly structured to perfection but yet still manages to sound improvised.
I saw them live in 2008 in their much hyped return from a decade or so away,. Not because I particularly liked the ‘Loveless’ album, just because some mates were going and they were supposed to be very loud live. Everyone was duly handed free ear plugs on arrival at said gig, which was a novelty. And it was indeed spectacularly loud, at times like an airplane taking off in your face and so powerful your clothes were vibrating. Quite impressive really. Sadly, most people don’t have a stack of Marshalls in their front room so that trick doesn’t work in the album home listening format. Therefore you’re left with this pile of toss.
3/5
After a 22 year wait, My Bloody Valentine returned with an album that picked up where Loveless left off. Fans may have expected something fresher after such a long wait, but for me it's forgiveable given that nothing sounds quite like Loveless and having more of that in the world is a gift. And besides, "Only Tomorrow" stands along their best songs. Also, after the first three tracks the album starts to veer in a new direction. The middle is lighter and dreamier, and while "Is This And Yes" is a bit too minimal the next couple tracks are enchanting. The ending is completely new, going in an almost drum and bass direction. It hinted at a new sound, and it's a shame we may never hear what that would have been. A pleasant album for fans of the band that is mostly comfort food but which has enough surprises to be interesting.
I dug the fuzzy dreariness and even the mopey vibe. I think I would listen to this again, it just barely reaches the level of a 4 for me. I would be interested on another listen to dig deeper on lyrics, of which I only caught a small portion the first time through.
Not as good as Loveless (what is?) but still very good
Shoegaze sucks Best Song: N/A Rating: 4/10 Stars: 2
its no loveless but honestly nothing else is
This album absolutely did not do it for me. I can't call it bad but all I heard was noise, distortion, and breathy vocals.
Not for me 1/5
Favorite Track: only tomorrow
Like a worse loveless. Not much new going on imo. Still good, but wish there was more innovation.
En otras circunstancias este álbum me habría hecho sentir ligera de alguna forma. Ya he experimentado el placer de flotar con m b v, de no tener la capacidad de pensar en nada más. Como bailar en un cuarto oscuro pero esta vez, me hace sentir amordazada, como si estuvieran pisando mis pulmones, como si hubieran hecho un nudo infinito en mis cuerdas vocales. Es como si el constante ruido de las guitarras distorsionadas me recordara a todas esas conversaciones dolorosas que he tenido, todas ellas a la vez. Mis favs If I am: me gusta el ritmo constante y la suavidad de la voz de Debbie. La canción no toma ninguna dirección en concreto pero es agradable, como un bucle
I hated this
I love the album Loveless by my bloody valentine but I haven't really listened to much more of their other stuff so I was excited to dive into this one. I've also been getting way more into shoegaze over the last couple years so I was anticipating really liking this one but unfortunately it fell a little flat. I think I like when the shoegaze is a little more melodic than only droning.
MBV!! So rad. I'm always excited when we get an MBV album. Do all of the songs kind of blend into one? Yes. Is kind of a confusing haze of chill shoegaze confusion? Absolutely. And its why its good. I can have this on all day and just vibe out. Its kind of the epitome of Autumn music. Its perfect. Give me a warm latte and a sweater. I'm gonna feel happy and sad at the same time.
Was anxious, put this on and it was pretty calming. 4/5 for getting me through a tough moment.
Feel very neutral about this.
It’s fine. It’s definitely a vibe.
i feel (maybe not 100% justifiedly) like the 2010s were littered with albums like this: critically acclaimed returns of legacy acts. and for the most part, they've all been quietly forgotten as the years stretch on. of course, audience's attentions just stray more quickly now with streaming, the sheer volume of music, etc, but you still hear people (deservedly) heap praise on Loveless and Isn't Anything, whereas m b v is just not usually held in the same regard (at least in my experience.) it's not a bad album by any means and of course I'm glad for all the fans that got more music from them, but it doesn't do too much for me (although new you is a banger)
How many albums does it take on the list to confirm when a band is just so niche that only 8 people are going to enjoy. It doesn't take 3 on this list. They all sound the same and as equally as bad as each other.
Honestly? I didn't mind this at all. I think a lot of the critical comments here are pretty accurate -- it can certainly feel like an effects pedal presentation, and at times pretty nonsensical. But it's sonically really cool, and overall a perfectly fine listen. I think realistically it's a 5/10 for me. Fave tracks: - she found now - who sees you - new you
Punk ish
Slow, electric, good vocals, early 90s vibe
IT took some time to grow on me, it's a little bit more optimistic than loveless? Maybe that's why
I had not listened to a lot of my bloody valentine. I had thought it was hard core rock, but was surprised that it was much chiller and was pretty good
I'm at least familiar enough with My Bloody Valentine to recognize them as one of the pioneering groups of the shoegaze genre. I recall listening to Loveless a couple of years ago, an often-considered landmark album, and I enjoyed it. Apparently, there was a lot of hype surrounding their follow-up, as the band recorded it on and off before their breakup in 1997, only to continue working on it after their reunion in 2006. m b v, for all intents and purposes, had been decades in the making. Was it worth the wait? The answer is a yes, albeit with more tempered expectations. I wasn't looking to be blown away by this album, given the style My Bloody Valentine plays in. The thick, droning guitar textures, the hushed vocal delivery, the simplistic dreamscape imagery in the lyrics, and the overall laid-back, unintrusive rhythm section make for a sonic cushion that I can ease back into. It's amazing how many elements put to record over the years were woven together in a seamless haze. That said, there are moments on this record where I felt like the band could have pushed a little further. There were a couple of interesting experimental choices made, such as the ambient piano piece "Is This and Yes", the fuzzy bass and punching drums of "New You", the sheer loudness of the instrumentation on "In Another Way", and the progressive build of the drum machine loop on "Nothing Is". But a part of me feels these ideas could have been developed a tad more, as songs tended to end before building to something potentially greater. Also, for as much as I do find Kevin Shields and Belinda Butcher to have very pleasant vocals, their presence here felt more innocuous in the mix. Granted, it's not like someone checks out My Bloody Valentine primarily for the vocals, but perhaps there could have been room for better integration of them. Still, I consider m b v to be a pleasant enough record. It does feel like a natural continuation of where My Bloody Valentine left off after Loveless, which is certainly commendable for a group that had been inactive for some time.
not a fan
No thanks
Poorly produced noise
The mood is really great but I much prefer Loveless. They didn’t build upon that sound at all after all of these years, aside from an upgrade on the clarity in production. Which I’m not sure does it any favors. My favorite tracks were “only tomorrow”, “in another way”, and “wonder 2”. The final track really got me hyped since I have been loving Animal Collective as of late.
Wasn't totally feeling it until the last 3 songs. May need to revisit it again since I like those so much.
Really enjoyed this one. Very soothing and the lo-fi production reminded me of some blackgaze bands (no doubt influenced by MBV) that I enjoy. 3.5/5.0: Very Good
my favorite of the my bloody valentine albums we've had(it didnt take much). i still dont really get the hype. most of the songs are like sitting next to a guitarist who just discovered fuzz and reverb and insists they only work when cranked to the max. in the next room over theres a drummer playing while submerged in water and also your neighbor is doing karaoke in the shower. the last few songs were way more interesting than anything offered by than the rest of the album and brought the score up by 1.
No.
a cold grey droning background wall of sound, ft. some 90's style ghostly voices. like they took Loveless, removed some of the fire, and replaced it with a softer more brooding energy. kinda like drinking a well-aged scotch: much more subtle, but you yearn for the edge. 3.5/5
Feels dated, some bits ok, but overall a transport of guitar sounds.
Beautiful and fantastic. Almost a 5 but one dong (nothing is) dragged it down.
considering the length of this bands career, they still manage to pin down their sound and keep quality high after over 20 years, this was great, dreamy and spacey music that i love
I love this album.
Oh boy, the standard deviation on this one is going to be high. My Bloody Valentine, among the originators of shoe gaze, is an experimental band, always has been. Experimental music is intrinsically challenging and many people hate being challenged, despite sometimes claiming otherwise. When listening to experimental music, I like to first consider what the band is trying to accomplish. In this case, exploring tonal variations of the guitar and layering them together into music that is noisy, sure, but also beautiful. While influenced by bass and drums, you will not find a traditional beat on any of their tracks. Not everyone will like this music, but there is a reason why music fans remained excited about the return of the band to the studio after a 20-year hiatus. Getting back to the experimental nature of the music, several critics have pointed out the MBV can be separated into thirds, each playing with different guitar tones/layers and vocals. Part one is surreal, focusing on layers of fuzzy guitar tones and once I let go I found myself lost in this music in a pleasant way. Part two brings forward Butcher’s beautiful, albeit intentionally understated vocals, with layers of wavy guitar. There are fewer textures here and the sounds are more accessible and perhaps less interesting? The final third of MBV see an increase in tempo, a little more melody. The guitar tone experiments on “in another way” are twangy and then crunchier on “nothing is”, in both cases they are repeated and layered in a way that droned me into a state where I was genuinely lost in the music at points. The final track, “wonder 2” sort of mixes all of the previous experimental sounds into a sonic soup that I found interesting, but perhaps less enjoyable. My Bloody Valentine remains a highly influential band, who essentially started the shoe gaze genre using experimental sounds that are all their own. Numerous bands have cited the band as an influence including the obvious shoegaze bands (e.g., Slowdive, American Football), but also less obvious bands like Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead and even modern experimental psychedelic rock bands like LSD and the Search for God (check them out if you are unfamiliar). The band and this record, as a critically acclaimed return to the studio after two decades, certainly belong on this list, whether or not everyone appreciates the sonic experiments.
Took me a couple of listens but as into it but I still don't enjoy shoegaze
Hmm… It might be too shoegaze’y for me. Loveless is kind of the perfect mix between this record and their debut
Didn't like the first group of songs. New You is almost ok. But overall this album is garbage. Just completely boring. The use of distortion for so-called "dramatic effect" is just cheesy and irritating. And it doesn't sound good, either. The thematic tomes of "everything sucks! It's like a rainy day!" followed by one mildy hopeful song in "new you" just feels immature I'm sorry, but being dark and broody doesn't make you cool..
Love the band, but not sure why I needed to hear this before I die
Human music. Human music for a pixel game I would imagine. Could be good in the right setting
You know that old video of some emos trying to dance? That applies to this masterpiece. And they're on tour nowadays as well????
THIRD! Album so far by these guys here. Once again, nothing bad but just didn’t pull me in. 2.5 stars.
Not Good. 3/10
- ei ollu kaikista helpoin levy - jonkinlaista shoegaze/noise/hässäkkäkikkailua - laulusta ei saa selvää - työn lomassa kun kuunteli niin kaikki biisit kuulosti enemmän tai vähemmän samoilta - en tykänny hirveesti
Great album! The best introduction to shoegaze.
unfortunately cant do it with songs that have the vocals so much lower than the instruments that you can barely hear them which is a pity cause this has some really good instrumentals💔
Should be titled "My Bloody Sleep App." This is what happens when white noise, distortion, binaural beats, looping audio software, and a rogue flanger decide to show actual MUSIC who's boss - and fails. I know this is designed as atmospheric music, but I'm unsure of which planet's atmosphere - as evidenced by the breathless vocalists gasping for air like a pool of koi fish silently begging for bread crumbs. Strengths: There are some guitar chords on here. Weaknesses: They sound like they're lost.
Not bad. This album didn't hook me the same way that Isn't Anything did, but it was still pretty good. 3.25/5
Good album. It's not Loveless, but what is? A few tracks in the back half are even bangers. 3.5/5
3.5
Not to be that guy, but I’m always a little thrown off by people complaining that shoegaze has too much reverb. Like, isn’t that the whole point? It’s like shitting on jazz for having too much improvisation.
Some good ones, otherwise a bit too sleepy for me, or maybe I'm too tired for this currently
80
It was fine shoegaze, nothing earth-shattering, but enjoyable enough as some background music while one works on something else. I cannot imagine intentionally returning to this album though. Especially the last track.
It's just noise to these ears, and it's hard for noise rock to be good. I was able to mostly tune it out and let it be crappy background noise until the last track when I had to stop it. Ugh. I'd like to be able to say that I'm open-minded enough to appreciate this style of music, but I couldn't get there. 1.4
I guess I’ve learned that I really like whatever this style is. The fuzzy noise is immersive and enveloping. It’s rich and textured and layered but it also washes right over you. Listened to this album for the first time driving to work in the cold while the sun slowly came up - it was beautiful.
Not even going to listen
There’s three standout tracks: she found now only tomorrow new you The rest of it just bled together and the wall-of-noise approach was oppressive in the last few songs.
This was both terrible and boring.
3eme album généré pour le groupe. Incompréhensible d'avoir autant d'album de ce groupe dans la liste. Cet album a un son aussi mauvais que dans les 2 autres, ce qui gâche complètement l'écoute. Et cette fois ci je n'ai pas eu envie de perdre mon temps à l'écouter jusqu'au bout ... Heureusement c'est le dernier ! =>1/5
Pretty close to Loveless in terms of quality, maybe not as much but they're both very similar to me, I do like the atmosphere occasionally
22 years later, the Loveless follow-up had no chance of meeting expectations but they did a great job picking up where they left off.
They were not, surprisingly, a band of my youth. But I always wanted to like them. I enjoyed rehashing what i thought my youth should be.
It grew on me. I was surprised.
I didn't get it.
Do not like this one. Sounds like it is broken or something, too much static noise.
Спасибо за возрождение большого шугейза в 21-ом веке. Лучшая песня - in another way.
Cool stuff
The warped guitar sound of MBV is always fun to hear and there's lots of cool chord changes on these tracks but...man cannot live on cool chord changes alone. These cuts *superficially* resemble songs and hint at having verses and choruses but never fully commit to the idea (though "New You" comes close). As a result, a lot of this sounds like unedited first-draft material that could've used a couple rounds of tightening up
I'm a little surprised by the inclusion on this list. A lot of it felt extremely consistent with Loveless, but I enjoyed a few of the tracks in the back half of the album which felt a bit different. 3.5
an extra star for being one of the truly enjoyable ***album*** experiences. you wouldn't listen to anything off this by itself. it's a capital A Album. It's not always exactly what I want, but I know it spawned a lot of what I do want when I want shoegaze.
Apparently for like fifteen years I've been conflating the name of this band with the music of Bullet for My Valentine. I can only assume that when I've heard their songs without attribution I've assumed they were The Jesus and Mary Chain songs. It seems like their earlier work would make more sense on this list and I forgot most of this shortly after listening to it, although it was not unenjoyable. 2.5
Quite interesting.
Slow dreary distorted rifts. Minimal singing and generally all sounded the same.
Not nearly as groundbreaking or memorable as Loveless but still a cool return from the fuzzmasters. Surprised it made the list though.
No sé si he estado escuchando una hora de un coche derrapando o de una radio desintonizada. En el fondo se escucha alguna que otra melodía interesante. Poco más puedo decir de este disco de shoegaze. Podría ponérmelo dos o tres veces más para ver si le pillo el gusto. No me apetece.
Nogle af de første som virkelig definerede hvad shoegaze var. Eller definerede og finetunede lyden. Jeg synes musikken er rigtig god og jeg kan godt lide albumcovered. Jeg bliver ved med at være fan af noise rock, dreampop osv så naturligvis er jeg også vild med shoegaze. Jeg tror bare "støjen" virker sammenhængende og beroligende for mig. Jeg ved ikke rigtig hvad jeg sådan generelt synes om dette album, men det var jo et comeback fra MBV efter lang tid, som satte gnist til at andre shoe gaze bands også begyndte at lave et comeback. De viste at man godt kunne modernernisere lyden af shoegaze og udvikle videre på genren. Jeg synes ikke det var sådan megaaaaaa iøjenfaldene for mig. jeg kan godt lide genren og musikken men jeg tænkte bare ikke wow det her album er noget helt specielt. Jeg vil maks sige 3,5 men jeg vil ikke give det på en 4.
Seemed like a poor quality recording
Spectacular sonic atmospheres from track to track as per usual from MBV. My favorite was "New You." Reminded me most of the stuff I've most enjoyed from Loveless.
3.5
It’s more like a bad acid trip, or that moment you realize you’ve drank too much and it’s time to leave the party, but you’re too dizzy to find the exit. It’s a bad feeling, and so is this album.
This is just not good. How did it take 17 years to make this?
Jomen ballt ändå! Känns enformigt först men det är mycket som händer i ljudbilden. Minns Loveless som mycket häftigare än det här dock, blir spännande att se vad jag tycker om den dyker upp senare.
Är svag för genren men inget särskilt som sticker ut utöver det, men härligt sound!
Njae, trodde det skulle svänga mer.
Heck yeah! I don't listen to this band too often. But I enjoy them when I do. I think I need to watch a video on the guitar players pedal board. I'm sure it's huge and awesome. I like the washed out ethereal qualities of Shoegaze, especially the vocals set in the mix. Don't read the reviews that give this a low rating. Negativity will rot yer brain. Listen to this album for what it is instead of what you think it should be and you'll enjoy it more.
I love the first album .. hadn’t heard this one before and was prepared for disappointment. I was wrong. This one is great too 👍
Only just realising that 'My Bloody Valentine' and 'My Chemical Romance' are two different bands and they're not related to each other in any way whatsoever.
Never really listened to them and I won't start doing that now, but this album I kinda liked.
Hard to rate it. Not Shoegaze expert/fan. Falls for me between 2 or 3
Jag gillar gitarrer och då gillar man shoegaze. Men man måste se live eller lyssna med hörlurar. Tror jag gillade den mer än loveless (bäst att inte säga högt)
This is my third My Bloody Valentine listen, and I didn’t hate this one as much as the others.
Quintessential shoe gaze - overall a bit much for me
Bleek
No, the whole album sounds just like noise to me.
Some okay songs but not sure why they picked this album. Turning this band off after an extended listen feels like turning the extractor fan off.
I ain't high enough for this
Not in my edition of the book! 2013. 1 star. Trashy Brit guitar noise with no tunes. And it sounds like it was recorded in an underwater garage. This actually hurt my ears. Fucking awful. Someone shoot the sound engineer. And save some bullets for the band.
After a long break, My Bloody Valentine expands their shoegaze sound. 5/5
What a good album! Very good alt rock vibes and I'm pretty sure I used to get these guys mixed up with bullet for my Valentine lol but regardless still a good album!
Underwhelming.
I'm a 100% shoegazer, and MBV offered a cosmically heavy version of that in the nineties. This is an album that came out of the blue 20 years later, and without changing too much is a great listen, distortion, layers and the Loveless sound - but rhythmically more varied and with some songs that -gasp - are almost straightforwardly unadorned. Won't convert the uniniated and not quite sure what it's doing on this list after their first two albums made it, but four from me.
The Valentines pick up where they left off 22 years after ‘Loveless’. ‘m b v’ is the follow up we didn’t know we needed - until it arrived.
Beautiful atmospheric opening track, followed by a collection of grungy shoegaze that's easy to get lost in. The guitar work is interesting - distorted power chords are complemented with reverby riffs that add to the rhythms, with the occasional addition of ambient synths.
The glorious return of the shoegaze kings does not disappoint.
Fine album, but not as catchy as loveless
Oooooooooeeeeeooooooo beeeeaaaaabeeeeerooooo laaaaaalaaaaaaa mmmmmmmmmmm
77/1001 My Bloody Valentine - m b v Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❓ On the whole I do like the wall of various guitar distortions that this album is built around. It does however just wash all over me as one sound. Enjoyable, but probably not something I'd rush back to listen to.
Dull and boring. I don't want to waste anymore time on this than that.
Album was ok but not something I would buy
What the….whoever mastered this must be deaf? Not a great album in my opinion.
I hated it.
First of all, it was quiet so I had to turn the volume just to hear it. And even after turning up you couldn’t understand anything they were saying. Then the songs were long and repetitive. I thought maybe I would give it a 2 for at least musical talent but this is solidly a 1.5 for me.
Three of these was simply too much.
oh noise oh noise please stop 2
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shoegaze with a twist. not bad but not my thing.
not my thing at all. I can see how this band inspired and pioneered dream pop / shoe gaze, but this 2013 project did not mesh with my taste. It's a damp drug mumble over a damp chord progression and clanky percussion. I tried to listen to it but I kept zoning out.
Great vibe Each song is unique Love the album cover
This album was a bore. There were interesting moments here and there, but the beginning is just such a slog that it’s hard for me to recover from it. Also the vocals are almost exclusively whispered. Why? There are two different singers, why do both of them do this? I will admit that there were some very unique and creative ideas in the second half, I would have loved to hear that throughout. However, they didn’t stop this album from feeling like a chore to listen to. 2/5
It's not as good as Loveless but it's still mbv. There's not much else that sounds like this in a very good way
doesn't quite live up to classics of the shoegaze genre - this work is more scattered and less cohesive than their previous albums, for instance. still high 3/5, i quite enjoy shoegaze
an album full of melancholic distortion! but its okay, every song is in lower case to reflect their apathy or whatever. Its like emo that missed the train by 10 years, also a little experimental which is okay. Overall a bit of a dud though.
MBV- Do you like Fuzz? Me- It’s okay as long as it’s not the primary sound on every instrument and vocal MBV- Yeah everyone loves Fuzz!
I enjoyed this. I get why they're considered at the peak of shoe gaze. I just don't know how much I love shoe gaze in general
Ah this is what heroin sounds like (I assume). I don't know if Kevin Shields was partaking but that's the vibe I get. I feel like m b v would have had a much bigger cultural impact if it had come out 10 years earlier.
bad. Really bad.
My bloody valentine the blueprint for shorgaze. Incredible album wouldn’t expect anything less.
Never listened to My Bloody Valentine in my life. Didn't even have a concept of what they sounded like. Kinda surprised me
t h i s f u c k i n g s u c k s
That is some kicking electronica/alt rock fusion
endless noise
This grew on me after repeated listenings, but I must admit that it still wasn't my favorite. It has many components that made me think I should have liked it (downtempo, fuzzy.guitars, etc). However, the tonal qualities tended to grate on me.
Ja leuk
At one point I thought I heard something interesting but it turned out it was a moth stuck in the ceiling light.
Great!
Nothing grabbed me from this album it was very mild I have heard much better from this band interested to know why this album was selected as don't feel it represents there best work.
loveless is better fav: she found now, only tomorrow, who sees you least fav: is this and yes
Nice atmosphere and mood in this
More of a swan song than a comeback. Interesting to look back on after 12 years, especially so far from the hype that was around this thing when it came out. The verdict: it's still really good!
I can't give this a 1 because it seems like the artist is at least sincere in making this album. Instead I rate this droning, uninteresting, and unintelligible album a 2.
Once again, the guitar tones and layering are enough to make me appreciate and enjoy this band to some degree. Once again, I don't know how much there is for me here past that. 3/5
great album from a very underrated band
Enjoyed it, but didn't really connect with any specific tracks.
i actually liked it. for some reason this has been the first shoegaze project i've been able to listen to.
Dad- 4 Mom- 4 Mike- NA Lori- 3 Michael- 6.5 Miles- NA Cole- NA Avg- 4.38
Banger Album, selten so gute "Background chill vibes" gehabt
Liked this better than Loveless, but that is not saying much. Individually, the songs are sonically interesting, but as an album it starts to blend, and no single thread or progression makes it pull together. Just not my cuppa, I guess
This was my first time really listening to MBV, hadn't listened much at all to their earlier album. It's kind of monotonous and dirge-like. But there are a few songs that come to life like "only tomorrow" and "new you" that made me pay more attention. Still, I could not understand a single word being sung and the repetitiveness and droning made it pretty unremarkable. Guess I need to listen to the first album.
I listened to loveless before this for context, since I know this is the band's big comeback but hadn't heard either. It didn't grab me at first like loveless did, but the latter half of this really grew interesting fast. Wonder 2 sounds like someone spinning the AM dial on a broken radio, with a distant station playing some kind of 50s pop cropping up amid the droney chaos. Super cool and unique sonic experience. A really hard one to rate, feels like an album and band thats very dependent on mood, sometimes might go 4 and other days 2 even, today I'll go down the middle with a 3
It sounds a lot like their older stuff. Not a bad thing.
Eek...they should have stopped in the 90s. I love Loveless but this is just boring.
Why is this shoegaze while Sonic Youth is noise? From the reviews I was expecting intolerable cacophony, and I was pleasantly surprised. They learned what a song is since Isn't Anything (and I think I missed Loveless), and I gave that a 3, so I might have to round up for this one.
kind of like Loveless, but if it was only the songs i don't like. surprisingly dull.
A little less interesting than Loveless, but then what could possibly compare to Loveless? As a standalone record, m b v is still pretty dang impressive. It's less obscured by a distortion-wash than its predecessor, meaning the compositions themselves are a little easier to judge. And they're pretty good (if a little longer than necessary). The experimentation leans more on individual instruments, including a goopy-sounding guitar in the opening track and a rougher, 90s-esque texture in the following song ("only tomorrow"). Track #2 also benefits from a distinctive central guitar melody that carries the baton for the vocals, which take an eerie background role for the full six minutes. Track #3, "who sees you", has a sort of weeping melody on another thickly distorted guitar, though this one's a bit harder to follow. And again, another six-minute track. The sudden end comes as a shock, but also a bit of a relief. The two strongest tracks here, in my opinion, are the aforementioned "only tomorrow" and "is this and yes", narrowly beating out some strong contenders. The latter song is fever-dreamy, switches between four (or so) heavily suspended keyboard chords with a high hummed vocal on top. Pretty simple, and maybe a little unexpected from MBV. But it's excellent. The five remaining tracks pick up the tempo significantly, beginning with an unnervingly echoey rock piece in "if i am". "in another way" is a rapid number that begins with a nifty guitar tone that it doesn't replicate anywhere else in the song. I would've loved to hear a soundscape made of interweaving guitar lines with that techno-ey feel. But alas. "nothing is" is another slightly odd track for MBV to release. It's one very fast 3/4 bar with a repeating two-note melody, over and over again for three and a half minutes. Weird. 4/5 Key tracks: only tomorrow, is this and yes
There are My Bloody Valentine songs I like, but not on this album.
This album was either really boring or I just wasn't in the mood for it
Really? MBV has released three albums, and ALL THREE made this list? This collection of droning, shoegaze non-compositions goes on and on and never gets anywhere interesting. MBV already showed us what they were about in the 1990s, when their sound was novel. In 2013, they had nothing new to offer--and definitely nothing that would qualify as essential listening.
While I can appreciate the moody atmosphere of some of this record. It never really drew me in and was relegated to background music quickly. The last couple of tracks were borderline unlistenable.
This whole album sounds like its building up to something big that never comes.
Droning crap
It’s like if someone whose deaf had never listened to Deftones and tried to recreate it
Pretty good comeback from shoegaze legends my bloody valentine. This album definitely sounds like them but feels a bit uninspired probably because of the time of its release 7/10 Favourite: she found now Least Favourite: is this and yes
Parts of this album absolutely soar. But other parts were boring and went on for too long. Not bad overall.
Not nearly as good as loveless but I still liked it
Maybe.doesnt move much past loveless, bit still great
Inte min kopp te. Instrumentalt och psykadeliskt på något vis
My Bloody Ears! What a bunch of crap music...not for me at all...worst album on the list so far...by far...
Esse disco marca o retorno do My Bloody Valentine enquanto uma força motriz na industria fonográfica, mostrando que eles ainda são relevantes e empurram a experimentação de camadas e texturas de som antes não desvendadas. Ainda assim, é um disco claramente marcado pela dificuldade em superar o magnum opus da banda, loveless.
Agréable à l’écoute
I love shoegaze, faites un autre album et venez au Québec
Similaire à Loveless mais plus accessible. Très 'dreamy'.
After a long break, We are back at it. Let's go. I'm a big fan of Loveless, although it took me time to process it initially. Coming to this one excited. Track 1 absolutely magical 2 builds it up beautifully 3 has some surprising chord changes and great energy. Track 4 is stunning and hypnotic. The most notable keys I've heard on a mbv song ever. Super sweet vocals as well. 5, 6- feature a more traditional rock sound, but executed great. Got to point especially the vocals that are great on each track here. Track 7 bring the energy back up. Guitar sounds goes crazy. Panning and mix as well. Awesome songs, highlight here for sure. 8 is a repetitive section but it has a nice effect in my opinion. Good energy. The final song on this one is the most adventurous and complex listen on the album. I think it's a great reminder of what mbv are. Some Robert Wyatt keys in the end. What an album... Absolutely loved it. In a way, it's more easy then Loveless, but the depths are incredible and very warming. A wintery record, I will come back to it for sure. 4.5
Background noise good for a nap. Not my thing
Jeg foretrak loveless, syntes mange af numrene på den her sluttede meget brat
Virkelig glad for at den her plade eksisterer
Great (late) follow up , which sounds almost like Loveless.
Good
This is somehow my third album from My Bloody Valentine from this list, surely this has to be the last one? I would say I casually like this band, although I do really like the whole Loveless album. They are a band that I don't really think about much but when they come on I usually do like what I hear. A few songs into this record and I can tell that I will be a little lukewarm on it. It's definitely not as good as Loveless. I kind of feel like they didn't really grow much in the 20+ years between these two albums, just got more into guitar effects. 2.5/5 but I'll round up because why not.
Favorite Song: None
Like a turgid, regurgitated turd
I'm not that familiar with their work but this album was very much in keeping with the little I do know. I generally enjoy the wall of sound approach although given that this album was released in 2013 I do question how this adds anything to their catalogue.
noise - terrible
No lo conocóa. pensaba que terminaron en los 90. Ya no sorprenden
not that big of a fan of this album. the sound is too soft, it also has that kind of airplane sound effect, like you're recording on an airplane or near an airport. the overall production imo is poor and i just didn't get the vibe of the album.
I haven't listened to much music in the shoegaze genre, but I've definitely heard of My Bloody Valentine before listening to this album. Going into the album, I was expecting the stereotypical shoegaze record- songs that sound the same dragging on for far longer than they should. "She Found Now" and "Only Tomorrow" are both culprits of this. I really enjoyed the guitar on "Who Sees You" and I thought that the somewhat fast paced start of the track was refreshing after the first two tracks. The track "Is This and Yes" contains no guitars, rather opting for a organ-synth throughout the track. This surprised me as it was a complete 180 from the first three guitar-heavy tracks. The vocals on "If I Am" were the highlight of the track, though the drum pattern in the background also drew me in. "New You" opens up completely different from the other tracks, I almost expected the track to be a pop song. Bilinda Butcher delivers a completely different vocal style on this track while Deb Googe's "oohs" in the background just add a nice touch. "In Another Way" had a surprising opening- which seems to be a common theme on this record. While this track seemed to be faster paced than the others, I think something about the pitch of the guitar and the vocals threw me off as this was one of my least favorite tracks on the album. "Nothing Is" and its back and forth guitar and drum combo got me moving and the choice of no vocals was appreciated- though I'd like to see what kind of vocals would even fit on an instrumental like that. "Wonder 2" sounds like an airplane flying through the sky taking you to a whole new world which was a great way to end the album. In all, I enjoyed this album. While I didn't love the typical shoegaze start, the album peaked for me in the middle and carried through all the way to the end as they went away from typical shoegaze sound. I loved the drums on this album. However, the vocals really took this album to the next level for me.
This was not good. It was really boring and went on and on. I don’t know I was having a good time on this project for several days and this one kinda ruined it. Sucked
This album gets in there and shakes up your soul. It's got a texture you can't really get from any other group. Thoroughly magical. Pairs best with woodworking or lsd (I wouldn't recommend them both at the same time though).
All dirge, no splurge. It’s like if you took all the tunefulness out of The Cure and added a fuzz box.
Loved the atmosphere, like people have said maybe a few songs went on too long but still 4 stars
The constant distortion is awful, especially paired with the slow, droning vocals.
This album had a cross-genre sound and feel and sound for me. It was a mix of New Order, The Deftones, and a wee bit of Sum 41. I have heard of My Bloody Valentine but never listened to their music. A good listen but felt repetitive.
Perfect for angsty strolling through the italian contryside, which is exactly what I was doing yesterday
perfecto para disociar y romantizar tu vida
Rating (1-5): ✩✩✩ Higlighted songs: Only tomorrow, Only you It was ok
For the first couple of songs I didn't get it. Then I realized this album isn't something I'd ever go out of my way to listen to intentionally. It is however an album that would make great background noise.
2.5
*M B V*... I'm sorry, but this is most fuzzy nothingness to me. During it's 45 minute run time I just kept waiting for it to be over. I liked this better than *Isn't Anything* but not by much (4.6) ★★
Not the best My Bloody Valentine album, but still a great shoegaze album. Just love the dichotomy between the noise and the whispery vocals. 4 stars
3.5/5
I thought the first few tracks of this album were pretty cool. After that, it was kind of diminishing returns. I think the guitar textures are pretty cool, but overall, I don't love it. 3 stars.
A most brill, venerable comeback record from the toppermost troupe of 90s shoegaze. It’s not quite the masterpiece to match Loveless but does go toe to toe with their debut Isn’t Anything. Some choice swirly, dreamy, psychedelic noise assaults. Particular highlights are Is This And Yes with its stark organ and sparse, twinkly midnight vibe and New You which is a wondrous, hyper blissed groove monster that rivals Soon as my fav MBV track. Does trail off slightly into stuck on a groove drum n bass festival in a wind tunnel chogginess towards the end but overall still the highest of 4s. Definitely a 1001 album to check out before you die for My Bloody Valentine fans.
No melodies anywhere. At least Loveless and Isn’t Anything had them. 2 stars
I am glad I finally listened to this album but it does have some problems. First off, I feel like a lot of the songs go on just a tad too long to the point were it starts to get boring. I don't think 6 minutes is long for a song, but I don't think enough happens in these songs to really need that length. Another issue with this album is that the first 3 songs all kind of sound the same, they are good songs, they just kinda sound the same. I should say I do enjoy this album, it is just hard not to compare it to Loveless. Mid 4.
Dirge
Listen, if you don't find this riveting then I'm certainly not going to argue with you - Kevin Shields is an acquired taste and plenty of people don't acquire it and that's fine. But, speaking as a *Loveless* devotee for multiple decades, I could spend the rest of forever listening to Shields look for himself in the wreckage of his former self. Whether it's the haunting rhythmic figures on "she found now," or picking up right where *Loveless* left off on "who sees you," or using the church organ as an instrument of anticipation rather than bombast on "is this and yes," or the erstwhile Britpop throughout (I hear *13*-era Blur in there, which is a very good thing), Shields (and his bandmates!) are never less than intriguing. I don't know if I can adequately explain why this album matters so much. It feels like the indie-kid equivalent of Syd Barrett turning up for the *Wish You Were Here* sessions as if nothing had happened, only this time, rather than being a husk of himself he's actually ready to play. Standout track is "in another way," which scans like Shields' "The Private Psychedelic Reel" - all groovy and slinky before it mutates into something just plain gorgeous around the 2-minute mark.
When the guitars go hard but nothing else does. Atmospheric, cool but ultimately unsatisfying.
Good, but not much growth from previous albums and probably only good listening when not sober
This album isn’t Loveless but anyone who thinks this album is bad has never spent the night staring up at the ceiling of their room in the dark thinking about every decision they’ve ever made with only the soundtrack of crunchy guitars to lull them to sleep This album for me is a 4.5 but I will be rounding it down to a 4 since the first half of the album is well-tread ground for MBV. The second half is so inventive and SO COOL from them, and I wanted more of that ambient-drone-shoegaze DnB inspired sound. I liked the first part but it’s not really anything new. Great album.
This is a band I never really got into, but I dig their sound. Heavy guitar noise and drone mood, making for a mid-tempo somber effect. The vocals complement the noise and add a wavy, reverberating sound. It has its place in music, just not something I may revisit with regular frequency.
The biggest disservice this list could have done to this album is delivering it one day after Loveless, and that’s what it did. It’s still good, but hearing it right after Loveless made it feel very unnecessary. It’s not in the book called Two My Bloody Valentine Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
# Album Name: MBV # Artist: My Bloody Valentine # Rating: 1/5 # Comments: Well for some reason I thought MBV was my chemical romance. So it was a bit of a surprise when it turned out that was not the case. I have to say this album was absolute fucking junk. It felt completely out of tune. Maybe that was the intention. Not sure what the fuss is about. # Top Tunes: Not a single track # Would I listen to it again? No
Well, its My Bloody Valentine, so its layers of distortion, so many layers of distortion... I did appreciate the endless drone in Loveless, and I can appreciate the endless drone in this too, but its really not for everyone. My Bloody Valentine isn't what you would call an accessible band.
I feel like this was a band the "real" music kids were into. This album wasn't enough to help me understand them; they should have gone with Loveless, which is more accessible. M b v feels like an album you like if you already like the band. Also, do the lyrics actually matter, or are they just more texture? I don't think I understood a single line.
I came. I listened. I got a headache.
One of those albums that demands you listen on good headphones as loudly as you're willing to go. You want the wall of sound to overwhelm and the gorgeous, haunting melodies to emerge and worm their way into you. I'm completely swept up by shoegaze and My Bloody Valentine is the best of the genre. I came to My Bloody Valentine very late in life -- after even this 2013 album was released -- writing them off as some kind of horror rock band that I had no interest in, so I didn't get to participate in the roller coaster of emotions that accompanied its sudden and startling release 22 years after it was begun after so many false promises and waylaid hopes. I've often wondered out loud if my whole life trajectory would have been changed by discovering Loveless in real time. Its hold on me is so complete that I imagine my younger self wandering through my hometown desperately searching for one likeminded fan of music to lay on a floor with and let the unstable tuning of the tremolo arm wash over us. The intimacy of the soft, sweet mix of Kevin and Belinda's voices buried so deep in the mix that they make you lean all the way in demand (in my mind's eye) to be pictured like the light of an early 90s indie movie projected through dusty air onto the screen of a worn-down theater that hasn't yet been scooped up by AMC. Their music lends itself to romanticizing a soundtrack to my teenage emotional turmoil, falling in love every other week, desperately wanting out of the house, longing for a place in the world that I can just be myself and not be shoved into lockers for it. mbv isn't quite the monument that Loveless is, so I don't return to it quite as often. It's essentially broken into three distinct sections. Tracks 1-3 could fit onto Loveless seamlessly. Tracks 4-6 feel like a step into something new, possibly what a proper follow-up to Loveless would have felt like in the early 90s. Tracks 7-9 are stark departures with pummeling percussion only really hinted before now on the final track of Loveless, though there it was nearly a proper dance track. Those last three tracks by nature can't sink into your psyche quite the same way and so it's taken many more listens to find their melodic heart, especially buried in "Wonder 2." I don't know that I actually like the last three tracks so much as I feel obligated to like them, though on the right day I can find them invigorating.
I'm not sure I get what this was. Some of the songs were like kinda shoe-gazey, and some were just like rhythmic noise (seems to be a trend in my albums here lately...), some with a male lead singer, some a female. Some very electronic and fast-paced, some more drowsy and organic-sounding. There were brief moments when the music was enjoyable, but most of the time I was just left going "wtf even is this?". Two stars.
The previous albuns its ok, but this one is a rubbish. There's nothing special ou different to justifie be on the list. Absolutely pass. Sorry. By the way this noisy sounds bothered me. Two stars is most that this deserve.
3. fine but dreary
Disappointed
Love MBV. Great album.
Not what I expected.
Switching to my good headphones certainly helped but my hearing is already starting to go. It's just a wash of color without any root for me. I can appreciate the craft but going to save any good will for their first two albums when I get to them.
388/1001 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Wall of noise. Not very tuneful
the later half of this album was more enjoyable than the first for me since it felt like there was more going on instrumentally and the sounds themselves were much more interesting such as the plane sample on the last track
1 - she found now - Spacey, groovy, malko repetitive no overall mi haresa :0 2 - only tomorrow - Nqma ogromna promqna vuv vibea, nasochva se v po elektricheski stil. Fuckass text ne moga da go komentiram 3 - who sees you - Lean invat na elektricheskata kitara, echoto na vocala me pmo no inache qka pesen. Pls spotify add lyrics 4 - is this and yes - Vrushta se na funky instrumentala: tejka minecraft ost nostalgia, "Again" pravi pesenta 3x po dobra otkolkoto trqbva da e, dava variaciq. "Good song for overthinking your life choices" Bih kazal ako bqh nerd no ne sum taka che PROSTO KILL YOURSELF ne q slushai 5 - if i am - "even if i wont" 🎶 interesna pesen !! ne moga da precenq dali q haresvam ili ne 6 - new you - lichno ne sum fen, purvata polovina > vtorata, no i teksta nqma mnogo deep smisul afaik 7 - in another way - Low taper fade meme promqna ; pinkerton(deluxe) vibes, obicham pinkerton taka che naistina mi haresa 8 - nothing is - Awesome agresivno intro, hubav instrumental, hubav krai. 9 - wonder 2 - Tova ne e kanye west; Mnogo qko e nakraq though Album review: Idk kinda e fuckass, peeneto go napravi po losho v povecheto sluchai (Oznachava vsichko osven is this and yes) No inache e okay - problema e che ne mi haresva takuv stil muzika Vibe: Sad lonely and gay
The songs are needlessly long, could be good if songs are shorter and have more changes in them, overall solid 3, boring, but not too boring, new you is the best song
This is so fuzz, boring for me, mid paced not my cup of tea. The voices are dull and lacks of every miligram of passion or intensity
I like the shoegaze element more now I’m in my dotage than I ever did at the time. There’s something hypnotic and compulsive about it. That thing where chords are deliberately manipulated to drift in and out of key really, really sets my teeth on edge. So a big of a mixed bag for me. Glad I heard it, not sure I’ll go back to it.