My Bloody Valentine Documentary

[@StainedGlassStories]

Hi all, thank you everybody who has supported this channel! One month ago I had less than 100 subscribers. Today I have more than 500! It has been absolutely thrilling to watch this channel grow this past month. You have my commitment to put out content that is carefully researched and edited to ensure that my videos are both accurate and interesting. Since I haven't met the subscriber threshold to make community posts, I'll post infomation about the channel here. I'm currently in the process of making the next documentary video, and my hope is that it will be out this weekend. While it has taken longer than I would have liked to make the video, I don't want to rush it out before it is ready. I have a list of videos I plan on making this year, but I would also love to read any suggestions that you may have. Also, I appreciate any critiques of my content, as it helps me improve in future videos. Again, thank you everybody for your words of encouragement and support. I feel so fortunate to be a part of this community of shoegaze enjoyers!

[@diarysawan]

Such a good channel for music fans !! ♡

[@kevinwhelan9607]

Good work- keep it up! And respect for being able to pronounce those Gaelic surnames.

[@derbgentler3868]

@@kevinwhelan9607 I finally am (theoretically) able to pronounce Colm's last name. ^^

[@regfries8279]

loveless is still, for me, the greatest music i've ever heard.

[@StainedGlassStories]

The timelessness of Loveless is unreal! It's hard to believe the album came out in 1991, the same year Right Said Fred released "I'm Too Sexy," and Bryan Adams released, "I Do It For You."

[@nope5445]

Please listen to Treasure by Cocteau Twins.

[@agdgdgwngo]

Scientifically the best music.

[@frostytoes686]

@@nope5445 first thing that came to mind. Loveless is great but Cocteau twins… no question for me.

[@Katehowe3010]

@Stained Glass Stories Also the same year as Talk Talk's "Laughing Stock", lest you forget!

[@tracyjohnson9198]

11 minutes. We need a real MBV documentary. They deserve a full on doc, and fans deserve it too.

[@kevinwhelan9607]

Right on, but this was a labour of love❤

[@tanithbavaird]

my life actually changed when i heard loveless

[@dpclerks09]

same.

[@Anthony-kp7sf]

completely changed the way i look at music forever

[@tanithbavaird]

@@yannleroch1760 omg fr

[@rjpaws]

Lol

[@deadpool10001]

This documentary was created very well. -Great audio and microphone sound -Concise and informative -Good talking points -Fantastic images and videos -Necessary context to further understand the band 100/100 A+

[@StainedGlassStories]

Thank you very much! This really means a lot to read. Im so glad you enjoyed the video!

[@deepfocus888]

This comment hits the nail on the head! Really well done, concise video here.

[@aniym21000]

@@StainedGlassStories The original comment nailed it. I have tried to make my own "mini-docu" videos and stopped halfway many times because it's very hard to get the voice acting, pacing and video edits timed right. If not right, it feels awkward and stilted. This felt engaging throughout. I am learning a lot from how you paced your vid!

[@ulricvoncatalyst1507]

Also, -Added about three extra syllables to Colm O'Ciosoig's surname

[@shkyrbty]

'Isn't Anything' is such a phenomenal record!

[@andres.escalante98]

One never forgets listening this album for the first time

[@StainedGlassStories]

Very true! It took me a few listens for it to click.

[@blkkstaticytp]

i remember i was painting and i was so confused but at the same time thought what i was hearing is brilliant

[@chateaulobby]

sometimes when i'm bored i just throw the full Loveless album on and just sit and listen it will always feel brand new to me that's just how good it is

[@GT380man]

Same. Even my wife is getting to like it. My adult daughters say it’s rubbish noise. But then they never got The Ramones, either. I’m 64.

[@SacredLyon]

I love this, thank you for making it.

[@StainedGlassStories]

Thank you Sacred Lyon! It was my pleasure ☺

[@stephensams9784]

I saw them live in 1992,it's still the loudest concert I've ever been to and they were superb.

[@aftertasteband]

i remember becoming absolutely obsessed with this band in my late teens, around 17 and 18 i was fully into this band and simply couldn’t get over the fact that it was so ground breaking. In combination with introducing psychedelica into my life this just blew me away. I remember the day the band finally got onto Spotify and i was ecstatic. Huge inspiration, my biggest wish is to see them live.

[@phillylifer]

Belinda's vocal still carries me to places.

[@isaacmorales1419]

she sounds like a damn angel

[@derbgentler3868]

She said, if she'd been a boy her mother would have named her Billy. That's why her name as a girl is "Bilinda". ;) And she really has a wonderful voice.

[@briteness]

MBV managed to move the music forward by developing a genuinely new sound and also being popular and influential. I don't really hear bands on the scene today that combine these things. So much music is produced these days, and there are many musical explorers doing good work that most of us never hear, but in today's environment, it is hard to imagine music as progressive as MBV was back in the day getting much traction. Somebody'll come along and shake things up, though. Thank you for this good overview of the band.

[@9eyeh8chu9]

its been 30 years since I’d discovered them. Im a shoegeezer now (rip Danny) but Im honestly looking forward to getting older now, mostly for the dementia so I may be able to discover MBV again.

[@StainedGlassStories]

Very cool to see someone who has been a fan since the Loveless era. Best wishes to you!

[@timkluntz8362]

Up until about 3 years ago, the only exposure I had of My Bloody Valentine were the few times I would catch parts of "When You Sleep" being played on college radio, and watching "Lost in Translation". I'm 34 now but right when I was 30 years old I befriended a coworker who was a big music snob that suggested I "start small but important" like MBV's Loveless if I wanted to dabble into really good compositions. I remember listening to the opening track being totally blown away and in my head wanted to know when this song came out, I found out it came out in 1991 and I had to have overlooked it, for I was more interested in popular grunge acts like Nirvana, STP, and Soundgarden. Discovering shoegaze and also dream pop later on in life created a major intellectual shift on every notion of music I had to that point.

[@drrmdjr]

I heard 'Honey Power' on a Boston indie/alternative radio station WFNX in Nov '91...I was visiting home and was recording the station's music onto a cassette tape because where I lived in south Florida there was nothing like that and I was getting into all this 90's stuff. I instantly fell in love with MBV's sound and was addicted. I started buying up all their albums and still crank up their music whenever it comes on my playlists. This was such a great video! Thanks!

[@rosemarylaneproject]

really surprised how little attention this video has gotten compared to how well its made, great video!! :)

[@StainedGlassStories]

Thank you very much! :) Comments like yours are incredibly encouraging when creating a new KZbin channel

[@jorgeherrera-uo2pr]

MBV’s loveless, man the first few seconds chemically altered my brain chemistry. I’ve never been the same since

[@gerardsoler1713]

Sonic hemp

[@faunoram]

Im a Shoegazer Freak and this docu is really well done and filled with great info !! Congrats and keep em coming !! Cheers from South América !!

[@StainedGlassStories]

Thank you very much Ramiro! I would love to hear from the shoegaze scene in South America! Moe content to be released in the near future! Cheers from Minnesota!

[@annafernandez2404]

The first time I heard to here knows when, I could not stop listening to it and the album. Still listening in 2022.

[@ThruTheEarth]

This is amazing. I love how you exported it in lower quality to get that old tv feel

[@junn805]

this was done really good! thanks for making it!

[@12sleep34]

hello loveless brother/sister 💯💯

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

Really great job summarizing the band’s history and releases. I can usually point out mistakes and bad omissions but not here (my only gripe here was that you guys didn’t include any audio from “Only Shallow”, but did show a brief clip from the video… and that is my ONLY gripe!) but this was well-researched, well done, and accurate. I’m going to go listen to “Isn’t Anything” now. 😊 Thanks for this, 10/10. 👍🏼

[@mirrordeath]

Great, to the point overview. Didn't know a lot of that early stuff (pre Strawberry Wine stuff). Loved being able to take this all in, after only 12 minutes!

[@armblessed]

You made my day. I hadn't read anything on The Drop Nineteens in over 25 years. Always wondered what happened to them. Thanks again. May you find a time machine and see all these bands live.

[@silversonik1064]

my favorite band ever! Thank you so much!

[@StainedGlassStories]

That's awesome, they are my favorite too! You are very welcome :)

[@comic4relief]

Back in the day I had a Walkman tape player, put the selector to loop, kept Loveless in there for months. When the tape wore out I would buy a fresh one, clean the heads on the tape player and stick the new tape in there. It just kept going round and round... So cool

[@darrelrossouw4435]

One of my favourite bands and a great mini-documentary. Nicely done.

[@Doordashjonathon]

Grark brognak

[@janllh24]

I saw them play in Port Talbot in 87, and a year later in Bristol, during which time their sound went through quite a change. Still the 'twee' stuff has a place in my heart

[@danduggan3335]

Love your effort at pronouncing the Irish names, buddy!!!!! ;-) V good docu.

[@xmikenecrofentx]

This is awesome! Thank you, I’m a huge MBV fan

[@nialler78]

I once asked a guy I worked with if he was familiar with MBV. He said "of course, sure I was in a band with Kevin Shields' brother Jimmy!". Dublin is such a small city

[@urbangorilla33]

I still remember quite well getting that first album on cassette as a promotional issue to our radio station. It was immediately striking in its sound.

[@StainedGlassStories]

I couldn't imagine hearing that on cassette for the first time back when it was released in 1988! Even years later, I can recall being in awe the first time I listened to that record and "Soft as Snow" came on.

[@asobi01]

I really loved this documentary, so fucking well done!!

[@StainedGlassStories]

Thank you asobi, that's so nice of you to say :)

[@HotRod12667]

I love Only Shallow and hear a lot of their influence in bands like Ride and HUM.

[@eversongabriel7099]

Fantastic, fantastic! Astonishing documentary you did. Congratulations and thank you for uploading it for us to enjoy! We are here with the hopes that My Bloody Valentine will release beautiful new stuff soon.

[@derbgentler3868]

Just wanted to add that there also was an additional non-album single from '87, also with David Conway: _"Sunny Sundae Smile"_ with four tracks that are phenomenal too! Otherwise great documentary!!

[@kitsune19990]

this is crazy good, keep up the great work mate

[@StainedGlassStories]

Thank you very much! Hoping to release more content in the near future!

[@lyriakay]

I find it funny how everyone in the comments section talk about how they discovered mbv by their friends or by hearing it somewhere when they were young, while I, a 15 y/o teenager, discovered this band by searching for information on the poem Loveless from FFVII lmao xD When I discovered that the title of my favorite poem was inspired from the album Loveless of mbv because the developers were fans of this band I just HAD to look at it. And I must say that I do not regret it at all, I absolutely LOVE their musics!

[@lucioandriulo9011]

Thanks for sharing. I've been a huge MBV fan since Isnt Anything came out, in 1988

[@badgrand]

mbv was the first album I heard from the band. It’s really one of those rare cases than an album(al though recorded over a ~16 year period) released after a break-up is that good.

[@garretthahlbeck6954]

I have been dying for a channel like this to exist, im so glad i found this

[@marcoajun289]

Great video man, I hope you keep uploading content like this! Keep going

[@crisha721]

excellent documentary. thanks!

[@StainedGlassStories]

Thank you Chris!

[@MotoShaneGame]

Loved them around "Feed Me With Your Kiss" and "Isn't anything". Best sound for me is the song "I need no trust" from Feed 12 inch.

[@qlhj5511]

this is so sick, i’d love to see more vids from u

[@pixj7338]

MBV like them since 1987 and saw them in NYC early 90’s. Never seen a band before that emptied a venue during the encore, pure wall of noise at level 10. Lucky I was smart enough to have earplugs. What an experience ❤

[@iamarocketship]

I saw them touring behind Loveless, on a double bill with Dinosaur Jr. It was so shockingly loud I had to clamp my hands over my earplugs, and finally listened from outside the venue. It was something like listening to a jet engine, just this constant roar of sound. I'm surprised Shields can hear a thing now.

[@ianwelling8114]

Yeah...i'm surprised this documentary didnt talk about how incredibly loud their live performances are. Like standing in front of a jet engine.

[@comic4relief]

Sounds good played softly on a boombox with bass turned up a bit. Also sounds good blasting through the stereo, rattling the rafters.

[@morbidrockgod]

Good job! Enjoyed it throughout!

[@slowneutron6163]

Saw them open for Dinosaur Jr in 91. Nuff sed.

[@gerardsoler1713]

I went deaf at 2 gigs (each time for a week or so) : dinosaur jr and mbv. I can't imagine both together... Now i can't hear perfectly due to these concert years, but it was worth it.

[@rutherfordthebrave2516]

Wow what a shoegaze show.. all that's missing is spacemen3

[@edchiang]

Still remember one of my night-working colleagues ripped a CD of Loveless and gave it to me and said "Give a listen to it and you will like it", he's right and been a fan for 25 years.

[@vanessa6708]

Great! Just found out this channel and I’m loving it 💘💘💘 I love shoegaze

[@StainedGlassStories]

Welcome to the shoegaze community Vanessa! Thank you for your kind words 💚

[@sinepilot]

The almighty _Loveless,_ an aural portal to another dimension

[@dovetailed]

My new favorite KZbin channel

[@StainedGlassStories]

This put a smile on my face. Thank you, Ryan!

[@thesean3194]

Best rock band of the last 50 years. There are others that are close, but after the smoke clears MBV is on top.

[@StainedGlassStories]

I think you're right, Sean. They may not have achieved the same commercial success as Oasis, U2, or other rock bands from that same era, but there are few bands that have been as transformative as MBV has. There are so many bands I hear nowadays that I don't think would have existed if it wasn't for MBV.

[@thesean3194]

@foxgirl i am in the same boat as you, except Loveless made a mark that few rocks bands can do. Isn’t Anything is fantastic, but was merely a stepping stone to Loveless. I respect your opinion regardless, MBV entire catalog is pretty solid.

[@mariozd971]

@@thesean3194 Don't forget great Manchester bands from that period like Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses , these bands and My Bloody Valentine were ,my opinion much better than later brit-pop bands like Oasis and Blur

[@thesean3194]

@@mariozd971 I love the Stone Roses. Charlatans UK was good too. I was a fan of practically everything coming out of the Atlantic for years. MBV is just on another level imo. Kevin used volume and production as part of their sound - and literally made tremolo strumming a new audio art form.

[@gatossuavecitos]

This was amazing!!!

[@StainedGlassStories]

Thank you :D

[@christopherhendricks4369]

90% of people i know have no idea who mbv is. I remember hearing Loveless in the early 2000s and i couldn't get enough of it. Fuckint brilliant 😊

[@peterjaketalkswrasslin6920]

This is really well done.

[@StainedGlassStories]

Thank you ☺ your response really means a lot

[@xo_drk]

one of my favorite bands of all time, so good.

[@cordellnavarat4549]

I love this band instantly when I heard them for the first time in the 90s, wish I saw them live.

[@ATreeofNight]

3 unique albums. now how many bands can claim that ?

[@markamos-geek]

One of the reasons I loved Lost in Translation was the Shields content.

[@resofactor]

Loveless really hit the alt scene hard. Good to see it still makes and carries waves to this day. Remember when it was released when I was in high school.

[@jeremysimmsMEF]

i have so much love for loveless. i was 17, in a small town, and met a girl in the CD shop while buying it.

[@jmason61]

Few days ago heard Soon with some headphones playing loud that was/is tremendous music they deserve all the accolades

[@camdenroad44]

respect ... i first heard soon in a student house in 1994 in Longsight Manchester.. you made me realise poster on the wall.. made 90s the 90s

[@danielcarvalho1599]

10 years after m b v, this documentary feels extra special

[@craigroberts2302]

Great doc. Subscribed

[@StainedGlassStories]

Thank you Craig!

[@Chora68]

Thank You!

[@StainedGlassStories]

You're welcome!

[@ChillandChoose]

Thanks for good content.

[@StainedGlassStories]

You're very welcome Rittiporn!

[@ughgabyy3390]

Beautiful video, thank you.

[@StainedGlassStories]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@shanekenny49]

I'm from Ireland and would know Kevin and Liam from Hot House Flowers but never knew they were in a band together! Great documentary 👏

[@StainedGlassStories]

Thank you so much shane! I never knew about Hot House Flowers before doing the research for this video but it's cool to see that they have an audience in the beautiful country of Ireland. Greetings from Minnesota :)

[@noonmoom9615]

I was hesitant to listen to mbv because "my bloody valentine" sounded like my chemical romance and I thought they were proto sound of emo. I wish I could listen to only shallow for the first time again, that shit blew me away. Plus Butcher looks like my crush which makes their songs little more special to me.

[@meowraiu2]

awesome doc :)

[@StainedGlassStories]

Thank you Raiu :)

[@davidfox7983]

Very good video.. Genius is Shields

[@lamaildennis8785]

Awesome video

[@DJCannon5]

Ha I just started gliding on my own with my first wiggle stick, not surprised that they started it since bands like this are such big influences to me.

[@TheAmateursOriginalMusic]

When I first bought Loveless I nearly through it away thinking it was warped! Ha ha!🤣🤣🎸🎸🎸✌🏻

[@gmotionedc5412]

Loveless was THE album for awhile!!

[@petsounds3612]

Nice job, MBV sit in a tier for me alongside visionaries like the Beatles and Miles Davis. Transcended genre and challenged preconceived notions of what music was by reinventing an entirely new sound

[@StainedGlassStories]

Beautifully said! It sounds cliche to call them underrated, but I do think it's true they are rather unappreciated for how they reshaped music.

[@petsounds3612]

@@StainedGlassStories totally agree. And for the record, I think mbv is even better than Loveless--better production and textures while embracing the more abstract parts I loved about Loveless. What other band can take a 22 year hiatus and come back with a classic?

[@StainedGlassStories]

@@petsounds3612 Man that's a tough one to choose. There was a time when Isn't Anything was my favorite record they released, but now it's probably tied between MBV and Loveless. MBV does have my favorite song they ever released- Only Tomorrow. But you're right, the fact that they could return 22 years later and release a record on par with Loveless is such a testament to Shield's songwriting capabilities.

[@petsounds3612]

@@StainedGlassStories here's to hoping that those two albums don't take another 22 years each to complete and release😂

[@StainedGlassStories]

@@petsounds3612 Cheers to that! I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up that Shields would release more music by the end of 2021.

[@HamiltonMechanical]

i'm 37 yo and only recently this music is called shoegaze. holy shit man.... finally!!

[@Its_salwas_world]

I stared listening to indie rock and got introduced to loveless by my crush when I tried to impress him. Didn’t end up together…but still thankful for this masterpiece

[@synthsnail]

this video goes so hard

[@StainedGlassStories]

Thanks Snail! Your content goes hard too!

[@nope5445]

I love MBV and Kevin made it possible for anyone to "play" guitar. Just hold your hand on the fret and press play on the fuzz peddle. Rock star!

[@camdenroad44]

and feel the feedback and share the feeling

[@regalternative]

Never knew til now how to pronounce O'Ciosoig

[@leopold7562]

Same

[@josuevalles3536]

Love it

[@PerezBroz-p5o]

I wish I discovered this in the 90’s it is exactly what I was missing from my life at that time

[@Ben-b5q8v]

Belinda butcher is soooo pretty

[@ALYXC7]

Please listen to their music off psychedelics if youre into that. Its mind bending

[@phrayzar]

I remember when Isn't Anything came out. I the UK we were having rave/acid explode and influencing a lot of stuff. Everything became a bit more druggy. That record is the perfect document of that snapshot in time. Spacemen three, MBV, Loop at the flat. then 6 hours at the club getting wankered, what fun.

[@TheMightyChuRro]

such a good video

[@weirdsolosky]

I subbed. Thank you.

[@StainedGlassStories]

Thank you Omni! I'm glad you enjoyed the video 😃

[@vinsentsoltero9448]

What about sunny sunday smile?!

[@iamtheai2759]

I first heard them in……way …way back….I’m getting old….hearing them now, it breaks my heart

[@StainedGlassStories]

It's amazing how timeless their music continues to be after all these years! Despite the fact that 30+ years have passed since their first two albums, their music doesn't sound dated in the slightest.

[@daveco1270]

I'm not a die hard fan, but there's a couple great songs on Loveless. I only saw them live once, at a New York City show in 1991. (The Ritz maybe...I can't remember.) It was a good show but it was really loud. Should've worn ear protection at that one.

[@lostlanguag.es_]

it was the ritz. pavement and superchunk opened.

[@LoneWolf_Cub_Ogami_Itto]

I can't believe its been a fucking decade since MBV

[@riklionheart23]

You forgot an early release, “Sunny Sundae Smile”.

[@johnjhon-ef7nv]

Fav band after the fall

[@matthewevans3718]

Still waiting for the two albums dropping by the end of 2021

[@StainedGlassStories]

Ah yes, it wouldn't be a MBV record if it wasn't released years past its expected release date

[@twistswitch]

All hinges on that move from the states to the overcast mellow Ireland 😁 Interesting!

[@finnmcginn9931]

1:05 isn't that the guy from Hothouse Flowers?

[@finnmcginn9931]

Apparentlyly I should wait before commenting as you answered that 2 seconds later.