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After My Bloody Valentine had undergone their massive metamorphosis from twee indie-poppers to guitar noiseniks on 1988's Isn't Anything, their eagerly anticipated follow-up was a long time coming. Rumours abounded of massive studio bills, and when the album finally arrived, it listed 18 engineering credits. At times, Loveless is 90 per cent pure studio overmatter--but that doesn't matter. Band leader Kevin Shield's element was the guitar overdub, creating an intoxicating headrush of varispeed, warped, electro-static effects. "To Here Knows When" remains unmatched as an experiment in just how much sonic dissonance a simple pop melody can bear, while Bilinda Butcher sings drowsily as if concussed by the sweet noise. Loveless isn't a case of form over content--the lyrical subject matter of dazed infatuation is perfectly illustrated by the snowblind guitar sound. After this, MBVmoved to Island and remained notoriously unproductive for years, perhaps unsure how to top this. --David Stubbs
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2012 EDITION : 2CD set. Digitally remastered by Kevin Shields! Watershed 1991 album from the UK shoegazing ensemble, with a BONUS 11-track disc of alternate analogue tape remasters. Includes "Soon" and "To Here Knows When".
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Before I heard 'To Here Knows When' on The Nations Compilation on Lamaq Live, I had been living on a diet of safe and reliable music, never straying too far from the constraints of Radiohead and the like. It took a while to register, I was tired at the time, I couldn't comprehend what I was hearing.
I still can't to this day.
Well, I went out and tracked down 'Loveless', I ended up getting it on the net, but when it finally arrived, it totally changed my slant on music. 'Loveless' is a hazy, dream-inducing wave of sound, with irresistable melodies, interwoven with barely there vocals, and pulsing drums. I had never heard such use of the electric guitar until I heard My Bloody Valentine...Kevin Shields rather than Matt Bellamy is my guitar idol now, and always will be. Nothing really seems adequate in comparison with this, not these days. Maybe other 80s greats such as The J&MC, The Pixies, The Cure, and others can (especially Disintegration, Robert Smiths masterpiece)...but until someone creates music that can make you tap your foot, whilst drifting off (Soon), music that can deafen you and make you smile (Only Shallow), and music that can take you to a different world alltogether (To Here Knows When), then 'Loveless' will have to do.
Someone once said in a review that 'Loveless' is like being back in the womb...but if it is, then I'm a Buddhist being reincarnated, because I can still feel heaven...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I thought I'd never actually get a copy of these remasters after waiting what seemed like an eternity for them but lo and behold I finally have them. The new sonic clarity of Loveless only makes the dense and complex layers of sounds sound even more exquisitely beautiful. I love the original CD version but this is just wondrous to listen to and it truly wipes away several layers of audio dust to reveal even more spellbinding music. A classic and timeless album.
28 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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I'm betting Jesus will have come back before the remaster of this album is released. Seriously folks, do yourselves a favour and just buy the version that's out already. The album is great, and I can't believe the quality of the mythical remaster will be so much better that it'll be worth the wait.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
new favourite of mine
ive literally just got into this album just after this remastered edition came out and i have been lost in it ever since i love falling asleep to it i float away with it. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Oliver Wilton
Great lp but no outtakes/demos/alt versions? What a swizz!!
Yes, it's been a bloody long time coming, this eagerly-awaited remaster, possibly one of the most over-analysed and over-eulogised albums of the 90s for sure..... Read more
Published 15 days ago by Simon Gray
Finally out
This remaster has been announced for a very long time (see the irritated reviews) but it was worth the wait. The 2 Cds are beautifully packaged and the sound is improved a lot. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Lovblad
BUYER BEWARE - Manufacturing Errors in First Batch
This review is an FYI - the disc labels may be reversed in the first production batch. (Disc 1 is really the analog tape remaster, not the original DAT remaster, and vice-versa). Read more
Published 19 days ago by M. F. Guevara
Huzzah! I lived long enough!
...thought I might not make it a few years back. The lp is as brilliant as ever, louder in the remaster which for me isn't a problem. Read more
Published 20 days ago by S. R. Basso
My Bloody Valentine - The redefinition of noise, twenty years on.
Have really 20 years past since Kevin Shields and co firmly planted the sonic terror "Loveless" into the hands of Alan McGee at Creation Records? Read more
Published 6 months ago by Red on Black
farsical
is what this has become.
hopes have been raised and then dashed FAR too many times now.
will stick to the originals, thanks, kevin. Read more
hopes have been raised and then dashed FAR too many times now.
will stick to the originals, thanks, kevin. Read more
Published 8 months ago by C. Reilly
"You can't polish a turd!"
Over twenty years ago, I got the "Ecstasy and Wine" ep's, brilliant, loved them, re-bought them on cd. Read more
Published 9 months ago by elplantini
A must-have album! But not perfect...
This album is a must have for any fan of indie rock, Brit Rock in the past 30 years. Very solid but the production leads me to only give it 4 stars. Read more
Published 13 months ago by scott w
Only 7 days to go...
until the release date of 24/01/11. What's the chances Amazon update this date in the next day or so....to July 2011. Pfffft. Read more
Published 16 months ago by jackluminous
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