Loveless

it's Kinda Good it's a bit underground you know...... not many people have heard of it...... (this is dripping with sarcasm)

Great stuff, love the distortion

One of those albums I could almost listen to from my brain. I have listened that many times. The howling opening riff was always something to aspire to as a guitar player. I listened to this when it first came out, but it became more influential to me in the 2000s, as I was finding my way forward in my own music. His use of whammy continues to be deeply influential to me. A feast of wobbles, more of a heroin shot and bong rip than an lsd trip. A visionary work. Definitely feels like a coherent statement chasing an incoherent feeling. Mixing distortion with melodicism. And som simple jazzy progressions with zero of jazz,s showy vertuousity. Clancy but never grating. Everything buried beneath effected layers. Like a portrait under water. What album sounded like this before this. Nothing I believe.

No me llega a agradar del todo.

After listening to this album, I've decided that I just have to accept that there are some bands - like Deftones and Sonic Youth - that my slightly older, perhaps slightly cooler friends like, that I just can't get into. For me, although there were one or two tracks or moments in songs that I enjoyed on this album, overall, they just drone on a bit too much for me, and the production, artful though it is, means I can't hear the lyrics. Oh well!

Bit noisy at first and then half way through it grabbed me

Ei mitään tekemistä musiikin kanssa.

Meni ohi töiden lomassa. Ei ainakaan häirinnyt

Space sonic. It’s like Smashing Pumpkins without Billy. The guitar melody begins to make more sense as you get deeper into the album, but the indistinguishable lyrics make it tough to get attached. Perhaps upon further listens I would warm up to it. The guitar work I’m sure was very impressive as a genre definer at the time. I can appreciate that.

There is a lot here too love. But holy hell there is so much wasted time on this record. All those great ideas only really should fill half of this thing. I love shoegaze and this is super cool shoegaze. But this could be better with just a little tightening up.

мне честно зашло но настолько на грани дозволенного, что я в ахуе

ооОоОоО, шугейзовое. Причём побольше, чем Blur, которые играли шугейз. Сделано прикольно, но мне показалось местами, что недостаточно тяжело и по-детски. Может быть, это моё корявое восприятие такое.

5.0 + A loving mermaid sings you a warm lullaby and rocks you gently in a violent ocean of guitars at sunset.

Heard it before?: Yes Enjoy it?: I still love this one but it doesn’t quite hit as much as it first did, without a doubt though the strongest opening track I’ve ever heard coupled with the best finish to a closing track Favourite song: Track 1 - Only Shallow

Sådan lidt Sonic Youth agtigt Åbningsnummeret er meget groovy, de er ikke i så godt humør generelt. Lidt for meget distortion til min smag, men ellers ok.

What the hell is this? Sounds like a demented cow joined a grunge band.

Oof

One of the greatest albums of its and any era. Most albums start sting and Peter out. Loveless just keeps building and gets stronger. I never understood a word of it for 30 years until Spotify published the lyrics. I’m still not much wiser 😂

awesome texture and the occasional surprisingly big riffs; a true landmark for rock music

11 brilliant pop tracks thrown through a meat grinder and melted on the face of the sun; as essential and brilliant as they come.

Innovative, grungy

Catching up my "unrated" albums and 2 BMV albums in a row. Already marked MBV with 5 stars and then this comes along, wanna give 6 stars. Guess this music is missing what many like about music, some cheerful melody with singalong lyrics. But this is what makes my brain happy, feel at ease with the sounds, voices, rhythms and general atmosphere. Gets you in a pleasant trance. Dunno why. Must be something wrong with me.

Best. Album. Ever.

Wasn’t too crazy about this one. It’s a high 3, but it didn’t catch me. Plus Touched is terrifying.

The album that got me into shoegaze music, and a staple of the genre.

I don’t think shoegaze is the genre for me. All this album did was give me blaring headache.

Such a good album will need to listen to it again under different circumstances. It sounds as if I'm in a dream that I can't get out of but in a good way.

For some reason, I thought this was going to be metal. After listening, I kinda wish it was. Whatever it was, I didn't like it. I listened to the whole album in my car and honestly could not understand a single word of the vocals. They were so...limp, lifeless, and quiet. No thank you. The instrumentation was OK I suppose. What is special here?

I clearly remember hearing this one for the first time as a teenager and being a little confused by it, I don't think it was what I expected. By the 3rd or so listen I loved it, and I've loved it ever since. Single handedly started my obsession with shoegaze and dream pop which continues to this day! This is one of the albums by which I judge other albums to be a 5. Like, if it can't stand next to this one, can it REALLY be that great? A top 5 of all time for me, easily. Getting it today is literally just an excuse to keep it on loop. In other words, a good fucking day. Tl;Dr: If this album isn't perfect, then I don't know what is. 🤷

The album that all other shoegaze is compared against. Such an amazing guitar sound...it is no wonder Kevin Shields basically had to retire after this one. So influential that Billy Corgan and the Pumpkins pretty much ripped it off for Siamese Dream. Such a vibe...as someone who generally doesn't care about lyrics this type of music is very much my alley. Probably why it is a top 30 of all timer for me. 5/5

Banger. I'm about 20 years late to this shoegaze thing but hey. Worst thing these guys did was call themselves my bloody valentine.

Big and noisy, but carefully crafted rather than reckless. I loved this and was surprised I hadn't heard it before. You can hear the inspiration the record has provided for other bands (Wolf Alice for example) - that signature shoegazey sound with disconnected, daydreamy lyrics. Highlight is when you sleep.

3/5. It has great potential and the songs are easy to listen to despite the heaviness behind each one. I just get lost in each one to the point that I don’t know which song I’m on. They blend into each other and they sound great but it’s not for me. I would listen to it again but not often.

One of best and important albums of all time. Timeless classic. From my home country too!

As beloved as Loveless is, it's just never really clicked with me for whatever reason. It's fine.

They just gave me a different MBV album a couple days ago and in that review I mentioned how I constantly listen to this album. Guess I'll be listening to it again. And a million times after, you don't need to tell me today's the day to listen to this.

Shoegaze just doesn't do it for me. There's no momentum. There’s too much sad boi apathy and I find myself bored by it. I do understand it's place and how it evolved; I can appreciate the divergent nature of it, and this record is certainly the highest form of shoegaze, the most revered and quintessential album belonging to this genre. Respect and all that, but I still come back to the fact that it does nothing for me sonically. Stirs no passion, inspires no excitement. Middle of the road neutral rating.

My bloody valentine. I wish I'd been listening to this for 30 years rather than just ten or so. Still, it manages to sound fresh, evocative of a bygone era in music, and timeless simultaneously. 'to here knows when' is like swimming in music. Every track is great, no chaff here.

Not beating the pretentious allegations with this one.

mid

Noisy, angsty but with plenty of feeling. An electric rock album, good stuff

Pretty good! Dad didn't like it.

on closer inspection, these are loafers

Beautifully atmospheric and dreamy noise pop/shoegaze album. It's all about those fuzzy and layered guitar sound - forget about the lyrics because it isn't important. They created something unique over 30 years ago and no album sounded quite like this ever since then. Every time I listen to 'Loveless' it blows my mind. It's easily one of my favourite albums from the past three decades. Favourite songs: Only Shallow, Loomer, Come In Alone, Sometimes, Blown A Wish, Soon

My favorite album...

2.5

Rad listen

Man I have tried with this album so many times. And I love a ton of other shoegaze stuff. But this one, I just can’t get into it

Truly awful noise.

One long prolonged fuzz. Okay

yea its good

Sounds like the Cocteau Twins went a-smashing pumpkins.

I weirdly loved it: I've listen to half of this album before and just thought it'd be rubbish but alas here I am praising it and I may have to add it to my rotation. Some of the songs felt a little too like just someone playing the guitar in the weirdest way possible but others I could definitely get behind and listen to again. I wouldn't conclude in saying it was perfect but can totally see where all the hype is coming from. I enjoyed listening to it.

I know I've heard this groups name before, not just as a movie title. Not surprised this is a UK band. Appears to be irish english, but either way, it wasn't bad, it just wasn't anything worth getting excited about either. This entire album quickly made it's way into the background with only a few moments where I checked the song, but only to skip it.

Here's a doozy. Our second from MBV, and it's the big, notorious one. Favorite album of many a music nerd out there. It's very fuzzy, very crunchy, very shoegazy, with melodies fighting their way through the abyss. I found it a bit harder to connect with than the last one we had from them, but I still found myself enjoying quite a bit on here. It's the kind of album that I know would grow on me with repeat listens, and considering how much I liked already, it bodes well. I'm giving this a 4 today, but could see it easily rising to 4.5. Favorite tracks: Touched, Only Shallow, To Here Knows When, When You Sleep, I Only Said, Sometimes, Soon. Album art: Really love this one, it's definitely iconic. Perfectly matches the washed out, fuzzy textures of the music. Love the bright pink hue. 4/5

YES !!!!!!!!!!!

little boring for my taste, not terrible, just not very good

After my initial listen, I didn't really understand why this album was getting so many good reviews. I ended up listening to it one more time later in the day, and for some reason the songs clicked. Really cool album!

Definitely vibed with it

weird men backes

An amazing shoegaze album. Absolute standouts of the genre

Mmm veryy good

I like some of it but can't enjoy the rougher avant garde noise because I'm old.

This sounds like the music from someone's dreams somehow translated to real life. Indistinguishable vocals and all.

One of the finest shoegaze works. A sharp, violen, and introspective album that defined what this movement was about back in those days, and is still influencing artists today. The juxtaposition between the over-processed guitars sounds and Belinda Butcher’s voice is intense, and ironic to a some degree. It’s like a human surrender in front of a mechanical beast. The sequencing is flawless; it takes you down a journey to your primal fears. One of a kind. Masterpiece.

Album 30 of 1001 My Bloody Valentine - Loveless Favorite Track : Rating : 1 / 5 More useless noise. 2nd album from this band. Don't get it. Not for me. I'm sure it is somebody's favorite.

Growing on me

Sunk

This album really drones on without providing much of a break anywhere. It’s the same repetitive, melodramatic song over and over. An original sound that I haven’t quite heard before or since. I could pick one or two songs from this album and be fine not listening to the rest, though. Innovative. 4/5

Not an album I know, really quite enjoyed it. Elements of the Cocteau Twins reinterpreted with guitars and without all that is amazing about Liz Fraser

These are amazing soundscapes, I think of it like the abstract art of the music world. Not a bad song on here, and still holds up after all these years.

El disc shoegaze per excel.lència. Complexe, mil capes i textures, amb melodies embrutades però presents. La innovació i experimentació ben enteses en un disc que gairebé defineix una década

Finally, an album by this band I actually like, if not flat out love. Does this make me all in shoegaze? That might be a bridge too far. This is just one of the best examples of how artists can experiment with noise and turn it into something of an enjoyable listening experience. That doesn't mean everyone should try it (there are clearly more misses than hits). Personally, I think Wilco's attempt at it with "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" is the best in this category. This album isn't quite at that level, but you can clearly hear where future artists like the Smashing Pumpkins and the aforementioned Wilco were inspired.

Solid. I can listen to this frequently without it being a favorite.

Pretty cool noise 7,5 out of 10

Music that I feel I should like .. but .. I'm really not

Another one of those records that defined a genre. Simultaneously beautiful and angry, intense and relaxing. A work of art that is one of the best albums of the 90s.

The waviness of the grooves on Loveless give me a seasick feeling. In a good way. Great tunes that defined a new genre that continues to evolve even into the 2020's.

Está medio raro, pero está bien. Había visto ya varias veces mencionado este álbum, así que tenía unas expectativas un poco por encima de lo normal, y, aunque no estuvo tan mal, tampoco me pareció tan bueno como esperaba. El álbum tiene un sonido que, aunque es bastante característico, también es bastante extraño. Si de por sí me cuesta un poco de trabajo entender lo que dicen las canciones, con este álbum, ni si quiera me molesté en intentarlo. Parece que el cantante de empeñó en grabar las canciones a los 2 minutos de despertarse. No es algo que tache de malo, pues creo que le da personalidad, más bien es solo algo que me parece resaltante. En cuanto a las canciones, no son muy disfrutables que digamos, muchas son repetitivas y algunas ni si quiera suenan bien. Tampoco es como que sea desagradable como tal, pero no es muy convencional y, cuando suena extraño, muchas veces, no es un extraño muy bueno. Finalmente, al momento de escribir esta reseña, le pongo 3, pues no creo que sea la gran cosa, pero, personalmente, tampoco me pareció tan mal.

They're clearly very into their distortion. Not bad at all, but the vocals weren't the main point of focus. Definitely better than their other stuff I had heard. Fave track(s): Loomer, When You Sleep

I love this album so much and have been listening to it a bunch over the past few years. There are few albums that are flawless in terms of production and the sound they are going for and this is one of them.

idk yet

Not a fan of shoegaze. Vocals were way too quiet

Good vibe, but also too noisy in my taste, and becomes quite monotonous units entirety

A milestone in music which I rather appreciated for what it neans/is than enjoy listening to. „Sometimes“ stays extraordinarily beautiful. 3.3

Parece que eu enchi o c* de droga e to tentando tocar guitarra.

bon mais pas super original

- Super trippy indie - Easy to get lost in - Would be a clear 5 if vocals were clearer/better - Favorite songs: When You Sleep, I Only Said

- floating lyrics over strong guitar - huge Smashing Pumpkins vibes - atmospheric

Scuzzy, grungy goodness.

I definitely thought this was My Chemical Romance or some early aughts emo band... oops. And what a pleasant surprise!

Perfection.

I don't know, just kind of lacked heart I think

First two tracks didn't really appeal to me.

klasik. shoegaze klasik.

This is one of my favorite albums. When I first discovered it, it took many listens for it to click with me. I'm glad I gave it so many chances, because it grew to be an all-time favorite. Deserves all the praise it gets!

This is one of those albums that I just loved as soon as I heard it. It starts with the avalanche of sound, and there's so much texture and richness to it. Usually I focus a lot on the vocals for rock music, but I have no idea what they're saying, and it doesn't feel like it matters. It just blends in with the wall of sound that you're constantly swimming through with this album. It's by far my favorite shoegaze album, and you can just hear the impact that this album had on tons of bands that came after them, especially groups like the Smashing Pumpkins 5/5 I wish that the low end of the audio was just a bit cleaner, but that's really the only thing that I have to criticize this album about

I now understand the concept of shoegaze. This album is quoted as influencing so much indie music and i can see why. Massive distortion, guitar effects, and dreamy vibes while being super loud. I can hardly make out the vocals, but I think that's half the point.

They made noise rock into pop music but really balanced it but not going to far in either direction, very creative in that sense. Now if this came out in 1985 it might arguably be one of the greatest albums of all time but clearly they built upon many influences of the mid to late 80s. My only compliant is the more noise rock tracks like To Here Knows When are not very good when compared to Only Shallow and When You Sleep which are brilliant.

An easy 5 for me. Melodic noise that I immediately latched onto. I love the warbly warpy sound, the vocals, percussion,… I wore out the cassette back in the day.

Outstanding. I've listened to this album alot and it still sounds like it came from nowhere.

Very good noise pop album. Ethereal and engagning.

Not my thing.

I liked this album!

Totally horrible. Atrocious singing and all the songs sound the same. Battle of the Bands performance at best. 3/10.

wavy

Absolutely fantastic album, one of my favourites. Started listening to this when I was in college and it has been a constant in my life ever since. I think it did take me a while to get into it properly, "Only Shallow" hooked me though and from there I knew the rest of the album was for me. I really think this is a near perfect album; it's unique, hugely influential, and is a pinnacle of alternative music in general. Best Irish album ever released, in my humble opinion.

If they made an instrumentals version of this album, I would like it more. The lyrics stay on the same subject in this whole album, but the vocals sound good.

Guitar fuzz + Irish cooing and moaning does not good music make

Makes me seasick

por favor sometimes🙏🙏🙏 me gusto mucho en general el sonido

Yes

2.5

Over rated

Classic! Unique sound still nothing that sounds like it

Lol. Another certified banger

I dug the sad-grunge-punk vibe thrown by the band members, however I don't think I'd enjoy listening to more than three songs in a row. The guitar stared to sound like a cheese grater after awhile.

Never heard of this band until now. There’s a constant dance in their songs between textural dissonance and serene ambiance that I find difficult to fully enjoy at times. I am not sure how my bloody valentine achieved this unique sound, but it’s definitely unique and deserves respect. Where would I listen

So much of this album was droning hence the term "Shoegaze" (thanks Ethan). However, what was neat was hearing other bands that influenced my bloody valentine and who my bloody valentine influenced themselves, from Morrissey to Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana. Only place I can think of listening to this sound is at Rebel lounge, really really stoned and just swaying with long haired weirdos.

Cool... That happened. Seriously this is just melt into a couch and not return music. I left it on in the background during my morning routine and it was pleasant but that's about as far as I go. In reading about it I learned what the "shoegaze" music genre means

mycket oljud som inte var så kul

Early shoe gazing wall of sound. Way ahead of its time

The filler bits are very filler, which seems odd when you think how long the band spent on the record. But the standout tracks have stuck in my head since 1991, hence the 4 stars.

I'd never previously listened to My Bloody Valentine, and on first play didn't really get the appeal. However, Loveless is a definite slow burner and after repeated listens, I have come to enjoy the swampy, ghostly melodies, fuzzy guitars and ethereal vocals. Only Shallow was a strong opener and only bettered by When you sleep and I only said. One criticism is that on some tracks the vocals are a bit too much in the background, but otherwise a great album

Absolute classic

Conflicted on this one. On one hand, it’s an interesting sound. I can see the influence this had on bands I do like, such as ‘Mum.’ But, it’s also really repetitive and sometimes unsettling.

This one gets better with every new listening.

Eh. This started out promising but quickly proved to be a complete disappointment. It's mopey and noisy and pretty well pointless. Pass.

I found the bassy distortion tracks enjoyable but the overpowering treble really killed some tracks

Engaging but a bit listless at times. Plot twist, I watched the completely unrelated film of the same name tonight as well.

I like how it starts and how it ends, but just couldn’t get swept up in everything in between.

I actually really liked the first track, and the last one. The rest was sonic experimentation, “art” but not “music” to me. I enjoyed listening, and put the bookends on my rotation. But the rest is one and done.

geetars

Ironic that it's this for valentines Day no? Not because of the word valentine, but because this is the type of music that can ruin relationships. My wife used to call this my funny farm music, which is rather rude. I still like this and although I didn't get to listen to it yesterday, I know it well and it was pretty cool for its time, not sure it's dated too well.

i always confuse this band with My Chemical Romance and was dreading this listen. Imagine my surprise!

Ég tengi ekki alveg við þessa plötu. Draumkennd angistin flæðir þó frekar ljúflega.

A hugely important album whose influence can’t be overstated. Shoe gaze isn’t for everyone but I do think this record is accessible. While this isn’t something I’ll always seek out I’ve gotta go 5. When You Sleep and Sometimes are phenomenal, but the real strength is it’s cohesiveness and style.

That was certainly unexpected and unusual. I’m impressed with the band’s willingness to explore different tunings and tonality. I did find that most of the album seemed too heavily distorted for me to really follow it, though. That might be intended by them, or maybe it’s my untrained ear, I don’t know.

When you make an album so good it starts a genre and becomes the standard to which all others are held.

I have been stuck on this album for a while. Not that I think it's bad, it's just that noisy shoegaze is something I don't seek out to listen to any time, I never feel like it. Which is not a value proposition at all, just preference. I'd even say it's pretty good for what it does and it was an influential album so for that reason it is interesting.

Got a bit of a smashing pumpkins vibe with this just not as good. The musicality of this album is great but the vocals are weak and drowning under all the distortion, which may be the point....all the same not for me and it's what brings this down to a 3.

Dream pop - noise rock. Tostonazo de ruido sin sentido. Un 1.

i'm sorry i absolutely fucking hate this album every time i try to listen to it and that hasn't changed

1991. only shallow, when you sleep, sometimes

I really like this album but I definitely have to be in a particular mood to listen to it all through. Low 4.

Sounds like noise. Have some good element to it, but when it is all put together it mostly didn’t sound pleasant. 2.5

Starts rough - but the longer you listen the easier it is to tune your brain to the right wavelength. I have badly wanted to like this for a long time, because I can see how much pleasure it brings to the people who get it. I'll never love it, but starting to see the appeal..

Strong album.

Absolute CLASSIC!! My ears are ready to BLEED!!

A record quite unlike anything that came before it, or has come since. Kevin Shields painstakingly crafted a dense quagmire of guitars waving in and out of tune and overdriven to the point of bursting through the speakers along with shimmering gusts of breathy vocals - it’s murky yet so vibrant and a masterclass in sound production. And thus came the definitive statement of shoegaze… Listening to this record, with which I was already very familiar, on vinyl really hammers home just how perfectly every microscopic detail comes together in this collage of noise. Tracks seemlessly blend one into the other, you’ll go from an ethereal instrumental to the raucous favourite “When You Sleep” before “Sometimes” carries you into another realm of aural pleasure. The sequencing is absolutely impeccable. I read recently about how Shields’ notoriously meticulous recording process resulted in about twenty takes of a tambourine which is buried somewhere in this album. But you’ll probably hear it eventually - after each listen something new reveals itself, and it hasn’t dated for even a microsecond. This was the Dark Side of the Moon for the 90s - and in keeping with this idea, it betters that record and then some. There’s no pre-tense here, or grandiose pomposity. It really does sound like the future even today. As close to a perfect record as you could possibly ask for. One of the greatest of all time. Favourite tracks: “When You Sleep”, “Sometimes”, “What You Want”

A very interesting album, loud and noisy, i like it.

In theory should be right up my street. Interesting soundscapes and approach, but not quite the masterpiece I’d been led to believe. At times the musical and production approach seem to match the album title well, which was disappointing.

Opens off strong, but the next few songs: what is that? Got me using colons and everything. I'm not really into the whole white-noise-emotional-circle-jerk kinda thing, it's the musical equivalent of praising modern art(splashes and slashes).

какой-то очень проходной трюк, кажется не ложилось...

Not the worst I ve ever listened to, but if possible no stars.

One of my all time favorite albums. I listened to it four times through just for this review. Why do I love it so much? It's so innovative, so different. It really gave birth to a new genre (shoegaze) and it's still the best album ever released in that genre (at least in my opinion). The music is like nothing else. It wraps you up in a soundbath, like you are hearing it from underwater, or perhaps most aptly, from inside the womb. Gorgeously textured and nuanced. A thoughtfully conceived album and beautifully executed. This deserves its place on this list and maybe even on the top 10 best albums of all time. 5/5

Les pièces se sont un peu toutes confondues dans mon écoute, mais j’ai aimé les mélodies et voix aériennes. Ce n’est pas un genre que je fréquente beaucoup, mais il me semble que cet album avait son propre son, son âme. Ça m’a plu.

This sounds exactly like most of the music I listen to everyday. My Bloody Valentine started, and pretty much mastered, the art of shoegazing. I would even argue, that after initial critic of the vocalist, I started to appreciate the full sound of this album, Kevin Shields included. There is a really high chance that many of the metal genres, that followed My Bloody Valentines route, wouldn't exist, or would take much longer to crystallise. Wall of sound is one of my favourite elements in music, when done properly, of course, and I can only be forever thankful to the band to introducing us to this fenomenal style. Excellent stuff.

Expected some emo goth shit but was actually a decent listen. In saying that, zero songs particularly stood out.

Indie noise. Been doing lower case since 1991 No favourite track

Not much to add to the many comments. It's both an extremely challenging listen and deeply soothing. Best thought of IMHO as one long track through which different melodies rise and fall from the overall texture of distortion and noise. Not really any good or bad tracks, and one of its joys is re-acquainting yourself with the slivers of melody that emerge each time you relisten. Again, an album that absolutely bears repeated listens.

This didn't do much for me. About as interesting as it got in the first 5 minutes, and every song circled into pretty much the same jammy repetition, blurred with heavy handed effects.

Shoegaze classic

I love this album and it really did set the scene for experimental, introverted music in the 90s. It was super cool to see Kevin Shields noodling away at a Primal Scream live session in 2000-ish as well. But it's a bit much, isn't it? Once you've got over that initial wall-of-sound blast, it becomes a little bit boring. I know that might be the point.

Masterpiece

Excellent 4.5/5

More like a collection of sonic textures than an album of songs. - That’s me being kind. My wife texted me from the next room: “Omg that “music” is making me want to kill myself” Not bad enough for me to give 1 star but I was hoping for more.

Too much noise for me

algunos temas son realmente densos

Really good album, it was an ethereal experience listening to it with earphones.

amazing. incredible. stupendous. ethereal. i’m a sucker for distorted chords and whiny vocals fav tracks: only shallow, loomer, to here knows when, when you sleep, i only said, come in alone, sometimes, blown a wish, what you want, soon

really strong cool opening songs, fav song I only said least fav is loomer prefer this genre of rock

im an emotional wreck, this is a journey to listen to, i embody female rage whilst cross dimensional traveling fav songs: only shallow, when you sleep, i only said, come in alone, blown a wish, what you want, soon

Very cool

Another beloved band that is a huge inspiration for artists I love who I've somehow never listened to before! So excited! Hmm, I'm not a big fan of the mixing. The vocals are so incredibly quiet compared to the instrumentals. I like it overall, but will probably never listen again...

too soft for me, was listenable i guess

noise rock at its mediocre plateau. I couldn't think of a time where this would make my playlist. Even when it came out I couldn't find time for it and i still can't.

Like many other reviewers I skipped over these guys previously thinking it was just more emo whining Little did I know they set the stage for some of the best modern shoegaze I've seen and heard Really enjoyed the album and will be coming back to it for sure

Sounded like low rent smashing pumpkins?

The album has a Smashing Pumpkins feel to it, which I would like if not for all the guitar distortion.

Annan näköjään nää vitoset pois listalta kummittelemasta. MBV on minulle kovin kovin rakas yhtye, joka toimii aina, ilossa, surussa ja rakkaudessa.

Silly me, left it on shuffle. Still that rhythm guitar! Paired with the spacy vocals I can see how this album influenced so many artists

This feels more like a musical experiment than a finished product. There are some neat moments here and there, but no entire tracks that you would want to come back to. And that makes the listening experience more frustrating than just a consistently mediocre record.

gvd Kevin

10/10 genre defining classic. I can’t say much that hasn’t already been said but this album still floors me today like it did when I first heard it. This is THE shoegaze album.

Smashing pumpkins wannabes without the contrasting soft melodic parts to build up to the rocking parts. Probably not much talent covered up with tons of feedback and distortion. Not a fan of the inaudible lyrics and the droning music is tiresome. Not a fan.

ouch!

Generated by the list generator the day after we got Psychocandy. It is equally good and probably even more influential. One of the best albums of the 90s.

At its most palpable moments, this reminds me of Cocteau Twins. Otherwise, it is mostly simple and repetitive songs with a thick layer of noise and distorted guitar sounds on top. This does give the music an interesting dreamy quality, but it is not enough for me to stay engaged for the entire album.

A little too noisy.

ouff je suis pas certain de cette album. Beaucoup de bruit. Je n'ais pas vraiment aimé et je me suis forcé en regardant plusieurs fois lors de l'écoute ou en était rendu l'album. il se passe beaucoup de chose en même temps et c en'est pas super dans l'ensemble. 2..5

Ok it was actually brilliant, loved the reinvention of the guitar, the production was superb, there was enough difference between songs and overall, this was incredibly enjoyable. There are some things I'm not sure about, the gristle in the tracks could get frustrating and some songs stayed in the same place for too long making me hesitant about a five, I will relisten soon, but, ultimately, there was so much this album did right, and totally changing my view of production of guitar I think this will be a five. An essential record.

The worst thing I've heard in a while...

Terrible

Not really my jam.

Much too irritating for me.

What’s the point of having vocals if you can’t hear them?

I wanted to like this more than I did...I love only shallow, and sincey other songs approached that, but a lot of it was undifferentiated

Started pretty intriguing but quickly faded to background music.

loveless is the second album by Irish-English rock band My Bloody Valentine. It was certified silver in the UK and is widely criticized as one of the best shoegaze (indie & alternative rock) albums - influencing various subsequent artists in the genre. This beautifully trippy album performed well critically, but not as much commercially, causing the band to break apart a few years later and not release another album for about 20 years. The music is interesting and I recommend it however, I could not differentiate the tracks through my first listen. The music already sounded fluid, but it began to melt together so that every song sounded the same. I'll have to give it another listen, but this is my original rating.

Comme vous vous en doutez, cet album a donné lieu à une énième déconvenue pour Robert qui en a encore pris plein la figure. Eltrapeze et moi l'avons encerclé alors qu'il était sur le chemin de sa boulangerie et l'avons roué de coups, et ce devant plusieurs témoins. En espérant que son séjour à l'hôpital l'aura au moins un peu fait réfléchir.

Les My Bloody Valentine n'ont donc pas été selectionnés deux fois (ce qui représentait déjà un scandale), mais bien trois fois dans la liste de Robert. Cette manipulation de plus de la part de Robert, pour imposer le style shoegaze au sein du générateur, se passe de commentaires, et sera suivie d'actes extrêmement violents de la part de mon camarade d'écoute roplampadaire et moi même.

Just wonderfully dreamy and ethereal, almost feels like something you'd hear in a dream. It's kinda background music-y but I think that's somewhat the point. It seems like it could have been released yesterday as some noisy vaporwave kind of thing, so all the more impressive that this is a 31 year old album. Favourite: soon

Notes - THE shoegaze album/band - Established and solidified a lot of genre conventions - Released on creation records - the recording contributed to the label’s bankruptcy - This album has never hit the spot for me - I appreciate the work that went in production-wise, but I’ve never found the songs themselves to be super compelling Fav - When you sleep - There’s a reason its the most popular - Good tune and memorable melodies Least fav - I only said - not a fan of the melody lead and the rest of the song doesnt do anything for me 3.5/5

didn't realize this was from late 80's early 90's. I can see the love for shoegaze.

Already reviewed: "I was waiting for this to show up. It was only a matter of time, but I expected it would take more than a week. It's fine, it's swirly, atmospheric. It's got a few great pop tunes on it, but I can't say I listen to it often for fun. I probably don't do enough drugs."

Better than the other MBV albums. Still a bunch of noise

If smoke were sound, it would be this. Music to get lost in.

Zoned out a bit because I didn't find it particularly interesting, Also thought it was a bit noisy at times

I could enjoy this way more than the last mbv album we had. Not sure if it is better or if I was in a better mood for it

Nice. Feels a lot better than the last MBV album we had, less 'white noise'.

Great album, probably overrated.

Annoying to listen to.

This is just a lot of mumbling and whining that's drowned out by fuzzy guitar, making the record sound like it's being played from inside an empty tin can. when you sleep & i only said were both pretty good though, but man, I wish the entire album sounded more like the last track, soon. The guitars and drums on that song open up and sound a lot less hazy - while being nicely complemented by the bumbling, incoherent vocals. Maybe it's just a matter of preference, but as a whole this made me feel like the old woman from Spongebob, sitting in my wheelchair going "WHAT?!!?? WHAT ARE THEY SELLING?!?!?!?" as he and Patrick try to get me to buy some chocolate.

Not my cup of team and hard to enjoy it.

Interesting. 3

Into work, wrong end of metro exit, office cold, busy, post its, meetings, lunch SG, work more (emails), think about next few weeks, happy hour, nathan?!, but maybe making friends, home, chill, p bread, pizza, b: what do you know about love?, trying to message people back

Classic

Solid, matched yesterday's drive to work in the fog

As good as the genre gets

-S Tier- ***n/a*** -A Tier- ***n/a** -B Tier- Only shallow -C Tier- ***n/a*** -D Tier- Loomer Come in Alone Sometimes Soon -F Tier- To Here Knows When When You Sleep I Only Said Blown a Wish What You Want AVG SCORE: 0.7 / 5 - - - Turd.

Quite nice

Meh slightly punky croons

Only shallow- interesting musically, hope I can understand some of the lyrics in other songs 👍 Loomer- another vibey song👍 Touched- Weird short instrumental To here knows when-this is so distorted I basically can’t hear anything above that I only said- much the same as other tracks Come in alone- good guitar work on here👍 Sometimes- doesn’t do enough to justify the drowned out vocals Blown a wish-vocals seem nice- wish I could hear them👍 What you want- again more of the same Soon- yeah I’m glad this has ended This got more and more frustrating to me. It’s just not my style, I feel like I’m on an airplane and my ears have gone because of the change in pressure. 2/5

A classic.

Less loved.

isn't anything (much)

Is it dense noise or masked groove rock? Get into it.

This album really holds up well. I wouldn't have been surprised if it was released in the last couple of years, and yet, IT WAS RELEASED IN THE 90S!!! While there are parts of the album that aren't my taste, it obviously influenced a lot of music I genuinely enjoy. Best Songs: When You Sleep, I Only Said, Blown a Wish Worst Songs: Touched,

Masterpiece. Likely in my top 10 of all time.

As a fuzzy person, I don't need this much extra fuzz in my life. It would be nice to at least understand some of the lyrics because the melody was okay at times. But no just more fuzz.

Love this album

I was dimly aware of shoegaze during my mid-nineties only metal phase, but I only really heard any from cheap tinny portable speakers in the sixth form common room, and it (unsurprisingly) sounded rubbish. I wish someone had sat me down with some decent headphones or otherwise indicated that this stuff was best enjoyed LOUD. There's a slim chance I woulda broadened my musical taste earlier. On the other hand, I was a self absorbed little dickhead, so probably not amenable to suggestions from any source.... Anyway, this album is badass, and played at a bone-marrow-penetrating volume it's transcendental. Fave track - "I Only Said" maybe? Doesn't make much sense to talk about the tracks in isolation on this one!

This some shit needle man woulda gave a 10 in 1983

Fine, nothing wrong with this but nothing particularly exciting either.

good background sounds

Some songs were okay. Generally not a fan. Just kind of noise to me.

I love this album and was very happy to told to listen to it.

This isn't one of the greatest albums of all time as I keep reading. It's white noise.

I like it a lot - it's like a really meticulously prepared fuzzy static brain massage. The impenetrable block of sound and the saturation are definitely the point, and I can see why this is considered so influential. Hup Ireland 🇮🇪

I like the sound of this album. I wish the songs were a bit more different from each other, or that they were shorter. They all kinda blend together for me. I'm hoping that maybe I'll like one of their other albums more. This one was still an enjoyable listen. My favourite song was Only Shallow.

Intriguing, curious and wistful. Somewhat indefinable. An album that will surely rewards future listens.

Listened to approximately 12 seconds of each of the first two tracks. Easily enough to tell me that I'm gonna be tortured by this shoegaze atonal bilge.

Good

Three great tracks extended into a full album. This honestly feels like droning black metal if you took out most of the darkness/distortion, and that I must respect. I want to be very clear this feels better than a 3.5, but even so a 4 just doesn't feel quite right.

gah this is just iconic, shoegaze at its best

I fell in love with MBV after hearing one of their earlier tracks, Strawberry Wine, on a free NME cassette (look it up!). Saw them live in the late 80s and they were awesome. This was the pinnacle album wise, but there are better EPs out there. You Made Me Realise has an amazing B-side. Sometimes is the highlight for me, but I could listen to this over and over.

This whole album sounds like you are listening to it underwater. There are so many layers of muddy guitar, and the vocals are just out of focus so you can't really destinguish what they are saying at all, so you just end up hearing moaning mostly. I can hear how My Bloody Valentine influenced shoegazers of the late 90s-early 00s though such as Smashing Pumpkins or Hole, but this album was definately not my favorite. It all just ended up being noise and caused me to loose focus quite a bit. Favourite songs: Sometimes, When You Sleep Least favourite song: Touched 1/5

Ég hef aldrei hlustað á þessa plötu í heilu lagi áður, man bara eftir hljóðinu sem @hjalti_th_th forritaði á gamla synthann sinn og nefndi eftir hljómsveitinni. En heyrðu, þetta er afar töff og skemmtilegt, þótt lögin drukkni einhvern veginn í eigin útsetningum.

rimelig god shoegaze ikke noget der rammer personligt

quintessential shoegaze

- irgendwie psychodelisch - bringt die Instrumente einer Indie oder Punkt Band mit - Melodisch - Kann etwas einschläfernd wirken - wirkt an manchen Stellen wie zusammengewürfelter Krach (Jazz?)

meh

Oooh wel een toffe ontdekking. Zeer goed voor op de achtergrond. vooral 'i only said' vind ik top.

Meh

This is fucking crazy. The first track, Only Shallow, is such an amazingly layered song that has such a wide range of sound too it. I definitely see how this could've left an influence on maybe Tame Impala. So surprised to see that this was made in 1991. Touched is wild. Sounds like some haunted demented Zelda song. I love the texture and grain that is tied into the sound.

Good

Onhan tää nyt ihan älyttömän hieno! Ei voi mitään vaik en oo tän genren suurin diggari! Uu vittu jee et on hyvä!!! 5/5

Upea on. Iski kyllä nuorempana vähän lujempaa, ei ihan vitonen enää.

Klassikko! Hämmästyttävää, että tavallaan normibändistä saa tommosia saundeja ulos. 5/5.

I fucking hate this album. The tinniest production, the atrocious vocals, the utterly average droning guitars. If you want to hear good shoegaze, listen to Nowhere or Souvlaki.

osastoa sunnuntaimusiikki. kivasti maalailee ysärin tulevaa äänimaailmaa. hiukan liian himmailua, tylsää pikku kikkailuista huolimatta, mutta taustamusiikkina toimii silti paremmin kuin hyvin. haluaisin tykätä enemmän

Millä oikeudella tämä bändi kuvittelee olevansa biisinkirjoituksen yläpuolella? Se, että jättää raidoista B-osat (ja joskus A-osatkin) pois, ei tarkoita, että olisi jumalan lahja musiikille - ei vaikka antaisi tuottamalleen äänelle nimen "shoegaze".

I love it when the Generator picks an album that’s been a favorite of mine for years.

One of my favorite records of all time. I could not love Loveless more. It was a great joy to see it show up for a Friday listen.

Lush loud and dreamy It did not impact me as much as so many others

I don’t now what it was. Listening in the care.

3.5

This isn’t at all what I thought it was going I be. Doesn’t sound dated at all. Far more psychedelic than I was expecting.

Ah shit 10/10

I enjoyed it a lot, but some of the songs still just feel like *noisy sound*. If you look at the album as just delivering a feeling/mood, then it is pretty awesome. 8/10

Look up "overproduced" in the dictionary and I'm pretty sure you'll find a link to this album. It's a wall of sound that lyrics only occasionally burst through (and when they manage the feat, they're still nigh-incomprehensible). Maybe it'd work if it were stripped down and remastered ("Sometimes" seems salvageable), but as is, it's not for me. Feels like some serious hipster catnip, though. Giving this a generous 2 stars, rounded up from 1.5.

Far more shoegaze & reverb than I expected. I was wrong for intentionally passing them up in the past. This is some damn good stuff.

I wanted to like it. But too much of it was garbage noise to me.

I get it. Would I just listen to it normally… no. But I do appreciate the effort and a couple great tracks

meia bomba

3.5

Mostly boring

Ahh yes, dream pop that actually sounds like a dream. Still not sure if it will grow on me, but I can definitely tell that the next listens will never be the same as the first time.

Masterpiece.

Classic album

This album made me a fan of shoegaze

Is this my favorite album of all time? Yes.

Hazy, enticing, melancholic, heartfelt barriers of noise that take you into their warm cocoon. Simultaneously weird yet inviting. My favorite album from 1991, beating Massive Attack's *Blue Lines* and Nirvana's *Nevermind*, That's evidence enough for me that's it's a masterpiece, given who had the second and third slot. Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 816 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory: 99 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 46 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 41

Supervage echo muziek, beetje emo, nauwelijks zang.

First song started awful, then maybe slight recognition kicked in that stockholm syndrome and it seemed like an ok song? Turned it off at the 4th track, I like my ears too much for this.

Was expecting a very emo album based on the name, but wikipedia tells me this is "shoegaze". That checks out, exemplified by the 4th track, "to here knows when" (did not enjoy). Most of the album is actually kind of cool, I can see that the style has been influential.

Alright. Bit screechy. I can see why people enjoy it.

Nice sound but not very fun to listen to

It's a very unique and ethereal sound. I get that. It also has passages that are pleasent to listen to. All in all it isnot my kind of music, I can see how it is a very influential record though. I will give it 3 stars.

I did not expect that. Very interesting. Thanks 3.5/5

Trop cool :)

Honestly disassociated for like half of the album, but that usually means it's good in my terms. As expected of MBV, very indie rock.

The vocals are hiden beneath some really repetative crap.

Scarier than I thought it would be. Like trying to remember a song; "Everywhere at the End of Time" -esque 3

I somehow relaxed to this before work (though it unsettled me in equal measure). Had to restart multiple tracks because with noise from outdoors all this album sounded like was white noise HL: Loomer, When You Sleep, To Here Knows When August 25 2022

not for me

Noise, layers, ethereal. It's such an amazing album.

1991 and look at them setting trends of naming everything in lowercase. i thought this would all be very edgy and all, but actually surprisingly chill songs here. i like 'touched'

The album sounds exactly in the colours of its cover art - not too pinkish (we know, it happens in shoegaze) but rather in dark ruby-pink colours. I like rediscovering it again and again, it definitely has huge power.