My Bloody Valentine's Loveless (in 5 Minutes) | Liner Notes

[@_verydisco]

There has never been an album opener quite like Only Shallow

[@travvistodd6016]

Agreed.

[@adambadruddinsyah3178]

Cherub Rock in Siamese Dream

[@ZatSoul]

Planet Telex on The Bends is great too.

[@wspann1967]

Vreeew vrooow

[@markwhelan8233]

Once you hear those 4 drum beats,your life is changed forever

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

"The first band I heard who quite clearly pissed all over us" - Robert Smith Now THAT'S a recommendation.

[@dvderek]

Based Robert Smith as usual

[@hesterjuliavodde4844]

I'm sad and I listen to Loveless every night

[@sumodhbhattarai7781]

hey are you the admin of that page ? ; 0

[@ruvensama]

doubt it

[@sumodhbhattarai7781]

Damn! admin . My greetings from Nepal .

[@13StJimmy]

Top tier page on Facebook

[@manynukes11]

Hester Julia Voddé I'm glad to see you guys like my page :)

[@LuisLopez-wc4sg]

Anybody else get full body chills every time they hear the beginning of every track of this album?

[@c.mcxrdle5224]

yep!

[@solartea_]

just cannonballs me into a pool of euphoria everytime

[@jka7814]

No mention of the use of samplers and the absence of half the band throughout the recording, come on pitchfork...

[@oystersource]

25 years later and Only Shallow still blows my mind. Sounds like nothing else! Truly amazing

[@rodrigoescobar2478]

Many years ago, I went to an Urban Outfitters and while window shopping extremely overpriced clothes, I heard this hypnotizing sound. I couldnt figure out if it was, a guitar, a synth or a voice sample. Then I heard this sort of suuuuper reverby wet voice almost incomprehensible, jump on the song. I wish I could have afforded a phone with Shazam at that time, but instead I had to swallow my "coolness" and ask one of the workers there if she knew what was the song playing in the backround. She replied "Oh, I think it's My Bloody Valentine" That night I listened to every single record of theirs I could find on the internet. It changed my life. By the way the song I heard that day was "I Only Said"

[@davimag2071]

The first time you listen to the main riff of "I only said" it's like - WHOA.

[@YareYareYaroze]

Kevin, are you watching this? WHERE ARE THE VINYL REISSUES MATE?

[@Theincredibledrummer]

I spent like $80 on my copy of Loveless

[@brandonburroughs7128]

Rémi Warin I'm wondering the same thing lol I tweeted at a guy who is part of the process of remastering and whatnot and he just said "when they're done. It's Kevin's call"

[@brandonburroughs7128]

MMTheHighEndOfLow where did you hear that they're coming in December?

[@MMTheHighEndOfLow]

well they are already being pressed and a while ago it was posted on twitter that they would come out at the end of 2016, we're in november and nothing so im hopping for dec? but we all know kevin's perfectionism would probs delay the delivery, i just hope it doesnt take 10 years like the 2012 cds

[@PSYCH0N4VT]

Of course, Kevin must be reading all the comments bellow the videos about his own band LOL

[@angelurbina8158]

_Like a mermaid falling through a black hole._

[@adambadruddinsyah3178]

John Doran hahaha

[@urm.yaikoo]

The bends

[@Randomsae]

When I FINALLY listened to this album not that long ago, I was like, “why is this the first time listening to this?” It was what I was looking for.

[@ipadbossbaby4558]

Had the exact same feeling. I, ironically, listened to it first because someone trashed it while doing a /mu/ essentials, and now its my favorite album of all time. Instantly fell in love and have been ever since.

[@Jaspertine]

"The Tambourine part alone in To Here Knows When allegedly took an entire week to record, but the results were staggering." - You might want to consider rephrasing that line, cause it kinda sounds like you're talking about the word's most amazing tambourine performance.

[@jeffmangum8877]

Jaspertine it is tho

[@oDTRT]

Name a better one.

[@Ninjamonkeydrummer]

"The studio schedule was intensive. Plagued by faulty equipment and Shields' increasingly obsessive habits; The tambourine part alone in To Here Knows When allegedly took an entire week to record, but the results were staggering." He is speaking about the results of the recording process as a whole :)

[@anSealgair]

There's tambourine?

[@Jaspertine]

ninjamonkeydrummer That's clearly what he meant, but the exact wording comes out a bit off, like the script got shortened and something got lost in editing. It just came across as funny to me.

[@MikeDindu]

I remember when I first heard about this album, a friend suggested it to me, he was just drooling over it lol. I went ahead and got a hold of it and just became addicted to it, listening to it countless times. It caught my attention like not really anything else, and I'm grateful that I know about it.

[@helloismabye]

Why not make a Classic episode out of this album?

[@hannahoffeiessah2351]

helloismabye t

[@user-qf7rw2jn2l]

They did a great job on the Souvlaki one, I'd love to see one about Loveless.

[@jorgepeterbarton]

with kevin's blessing expect that around year 2040.

[@geathdrips1736]

first of all, they have to get all the producers, band members, stuff like that which is sometimes a tough thing to do. Once they have that down, I guess it would be easier from there

[@christopherhau3974]

Geath Drips If that's the case, that would be rather difficult, given that the band hires about a dozen of engineers in the album alone.

[@JustinBowsher]

"(Mbv was) the first band I heard who, quite clearly, pissed all over us." - Robert Smith of The Cure LOL don't be so hard on yourself, Robert.

[@AspenEmrys]

so he liked it

[@zackzallie8735]

Robert Smith is a likeable chad, unlike Morrissey

[@the_black_arts]

This guy sounds like the dude who does the Applebees commercials.

[@lm3521]

LOL

[@ianturnbow7011]

LOL. Robert Smith's quote as me crying, dying... cutting...

[@Maxianaconda]

Such a timeless album.

[@paisenpaisen]

PRAISE THE GODS IT’S BACK ON SPOTIFY

[@Carcosahead]

I KNOW RIGHT? WE ARE BLESSED AGAIN GAVIN!

[@creekandseminole]

Top five album for me. Eternall bliss...

[@MiloDC]

Top two for me. Maybe my number one.

[@areader2253]

top 1 for me

[@thewizardssleeve119]

For fact fans, MBV are an Anglo-Irish band, 2 Irish and 2 Brits.

[@jrurbbehdidiwdnndjduw85eos73]

@@meatsurfer an irishman born in America then

[@thecitizenjoan]

Who’s wants to have a Party & listen to Loveless everyone I know in real life thinks I’m weird

[@Rubberpoliceman1]

I’m down

[@matejamatic1329]

deep_cuts said it was a quarter of a million not a half. im gonna have to pick the obvious trusted source here anything but pitchfork

[@Shoeg4zer]

It was a quarter million GBP, which converts to almost $500k USD.

[@marcobazan4187]

^^ but other way that’s a whole lot of money especially for music like this. I have no idea why a major label would give so much money to this, but I’m so glad they did

[@ChristianTheChicken]

This is less about Loveless and more about My Bloody Valentine. Wish you would focus on the album a bit more.

[@sellingacoerwa8318]

oh shut up.

[@el_felkx8822]

@@sellingacoerwa8318 Oh you shut up

[@astraltemple4637]

@@el_felkx8822 shut up

[@jamesondrinker]

This is the structure of most linear notes videos to my knowledge

[@avantgardejazzguitar1341]

SuperJoeMama7 oh shut up

[@thevoid99]

among my list of the 5 greatest albums ever in my opinion along w/ the stone roses' debut album, radiohead's "ok computer", nine inch nails' "the downward spiral", and pink floyd's "the wall".

[@zimriel]

Does the Stone Roses' first album still hold up though? and what about Fleetwood's "Rumours"?

[@thevoid99]

fuck yeah. "rumours" is a great album although i'm not sure if it's in my top 100 favorite albums ever.

[@MiloDC]

Mine are Loveless, Blue Bell Knoll (Cocteau Twins), Led Zeppelin 4, Starfish (The Church), and Codename: Dustsucker (Bark Psychosis)

[@PEGGLORE]

Many albums you are still yet to discover then.

[@bigchief8493]

coincidentally, do you need therapy

[@Maximus-hq1cz]

This album is a classic , I love listening to it still to this day..

[@alexbielovich]

This and Souvlaki...

[@jorgepeterbarton]

its hard to find much of a link except from them both being something Brian Eno liked. Almost as if shoegaze is just a tenuous and arbitrary coinage that never really was a scene or genre at all. The only bands close to MBV were over in newyork, bowery electric and loveliescrushing are the only two that i'd describe as genre-aligned from that time-period and were likely influenced by mbv. Slowdive are great though, I never thought their albums were pieced together too well though, and a lot of filtering of songs by producers means their hundreds of demos and live are often better.

[@jorgepeterbarton]

***** apparently a producer from the record company took out 80% of the guitars that were there.....and those annoying 90s fade-outs! Just when the noise-outro is starting!

[@zimriel]

It wasn't a scene because it was full of introverts who didn't much party. I *do* think it was a genre though. There were lots of early 1990s mostly British bands who were doing that kind of thing: Moose, Swallow, Chapterhouse at least for Whirlpool (although some credit / blame Guthrie for that). And then there was Projekt Records over in the US also putting out that kind of thing: Love Spirals Downwards, Siddal...

[@lazybelphegore6748]

Shoegaze had the bad luck of coming out during the grunge assault in America. It never really got a chance in the states, and it ended up dying on the vine. We are hearing some new sounds of life from a few of the originals.

[@lazybelphegore6748]

zimriel thanks for reminding me of projekt records!

[@TheFate23]

Not a single word about their seminal ep you made me realize? -.- everything started there basically

[@MiloDC]

Maybe cuz it's a video about Loveless.

[@8bitDude0]

This album and band will stand the test of time. :-)

[@Useryoutubeuserdba]

they already did

[@zackzallie8735]

Yep, still do. :)

[@tk-uq3kd]

i dont think you understand how much i'm in love with this video, as long as this album.

[@SportyWizard18]

the greatest album of all time

[@whitespyder9]

I think it's interesting that you failed to mention that Shields was a member of Primal Scream for a bit, as well.

[@butsy111]

A touring member at that

[@Starkardur]

This album sounds still so fresh.

[@synthmalicious7541]

it still amazes me after all this sony is still insistent on not putting up some of their other EP’s, albums, and didn’t even put up MBV on Spotify. Not to mention more than half of the remastered songs on Spotify are just unavailable.

[@Fcarias]

Best album ever.

[@njames2848]

Aw dang, the "wall of sound" characterization that people throw out is a bummer. There are very pretty songs across the whole album, and they live behind this onslaught of loud guitar work that serves to both obscure and complement the songs. You just have to use headphones, and know that you're supposed to pay attention. It's like life, team. It's beautiful, but you have to read through the hazy negativity that we're all prone to. Look how pretentious I am! Woo!

[@finster6266]

One of the greatest

[@bayar_]

BEST BAND EVER

[@camerong8149]

greatest band ever

[@eddieramos7420]

damn Bilinda looks so bae in this vid

[@DidianaMunoz]

she is in a way

[@eddieramos7420]

sounds like an mbv song title

[@TheProtagonizer]

podycheck Same

[@theyapper1337]

hot tbh

[@ChristianTheChicken]

tfw no qt shoegaze gf

[@user-qf7rw2jn2l]

Happy 25th Anniversary!

[@therealamon]

yes

[@splod]

best album i've ever heard. period

[@purpleflorencesunsetssunse9519]

Now THAT'S how you dress!

[@aggrokulture5734]

He also fails to mention one very ingenious (and truly innovative) method Kevin Shields adapted on one of the recording sessions - which featured a very heavily treated sample of him slurping spaghetti in the studio kitchen. Not for nothing was he sometimes referred to as the Joe Meek of his generation!!!

[@elwyn5150]

2:24 DigiTech PDS-8000 is one of the major heroes in this story.

[@LuisFernandoSaavedra]

El mejor álbum de Shoegaze de toda la historia

[@mickeyhynes]

Often imitated, never bettered.

[@akchubeats3758]

top 5 album of all time

[@FikiFirmansyah]

unique sounds and timeless classics.

[@RomyIlano]

You only need one really great work to make your mark and they did it with at least one

[@5150show]

Masterpiece

[@EvilLadderGaming]

Is that a picture of Mogwai at 4:09?

[@marduqmd]

mbv is so underrated. listening to it today kinda makes me miss 2014

[@billycoyne9711]

Proud of my mum.

[@Marina-vb9by]

Anyone know the bands starting at 4:06? I know 4:10 is DIIV.

[@snow-ei3jt]

lush > slowdive > mogwai(i think?)

[@The_Barnyard_Boys]

One of the greatest albums of all time by one of the greatest acts. I remember first hearing this shortly after it's release and how it took a while for my ears to adapt, having never heard anything like it. Hard to imagine now some 25 years later. In this age where everything has been rehashed and watered down over and over to death, nothing will ever have this sort of impact again.

[@Maztuhmind]

inspiring

[@LuisFernandoSaavedra]

Uno de los mejores albumes de Shoegaze en el Mundo.

[@asusmctablet9180]

it wasn't their sophomore album, they weren't influenced by psychocandy, Creation was bankrupted by McGee's drug budget, etc.

[@zimriel]

I think the fact that McGee also had Oasis and still shat the bed proves that the problem wasn't MBV (directly) and that the bigger problem was shoddy business practices. And drugs. However McGee *was* right to observe that MBV weren't going to be able to follow up "Loveless" fast enough. Because "Loveless" did dig a hole; it was a sleeper that took too long to recoup its cost.

[@angryveteran8585]

"Loveless was a labor of love" hee:)

[@deephousetrooper]

vacuum cleaners

[@aflordomar]

to here knows when is the best song i've ever heard

[@positive.juice.apartment]

agreed

[@ahernalbert7558]

Nice revew!!!

[@smoshbooz]

dut dut dut dut VREEEE VROOOO

[@jivelane]

my bloody valentine: giving sad grown men tinnutus since 1988

[@rutarecords692]

Hi,I'm a fan of my bloody valentine and did a song that has kind of the shoegaze vibe(it's a bit heavier tho), please check it out.

[@matthewfuller5209]

Awesome stuff.

[@iamprayingfortheend]

Who are the band at 4:10?

[@bayar_]

DIIV

[@nairdallewop]

Sonic youth were around longer than my bloody valentine and revolutionised music just as much, if not more, with their multi-layered sound and distortion.

[@rashotcake6945]

Adrian Powell nah, MBV were more revolutionary imo. sonic youth was definitely very innovative but they weren’t the only band playing around with noise. Also, I feel like their version of noise rock always sounded messy, it never became the controlled chaos that a song like only shallow has. Sonic youth attempted to mix catchy poppy songwriting with noise rock in albums like daydream nation but it felt kinda stitched together, you could see the seams. For example, in silver rocket, you can clear identify the noise rock part of the song and the non noise rock part of the song. Loveless on the other hand took noise and catchy melodic pop songwriting and truly merged them together, like they were melted together and mixed in a bowl instead of simply stitched together

[@xoacid]

Greatest ever

[@mippim8765]

....I still have my cassette.

[@scottburnham8583]

What’s the name of the track right at the very end of the video??

[@reagala]

bands at 4:06?

[@truuuaugust73]

What's the mbv song at the end? Off the new album

[@thecinematicmind]

ART of 1991

[@stephaniexu3576]

Does anyone know the song at 1:43?

[@fbdasjkwlsdgbhngvbhnvsjlk]

Soon. Final song on Loveless :)

[@stephaniexu3576]

Martin Hoffmann yo thanks so much!

[@jorgepeterbarton]

apart from bilindas vox kevin played everything or reconstructed the other members amd most the sounds with samplers....

[@jorgepeterbarton]

***** colm was ill i believe, not sure what happened with deb but i think that was just wanting to take the controls. But as on isn't anything Colm would have sounded near identical. Deb is usually heavier live, she's a good bass player but loveless def only had bass that stood out on a few tracks like soon. I like how all the 'keyboards' and some of the vocals were just resampled vocals and feedback though. even when it sounds like a flute or something.

[@건이-d4n]

I heard Loveless is the monumental album of shoegaze....do u agree?꼭 들어야지.

[@creekandseminole]

Yes. People might like others more than it, but this is the one album that defined an entire "genre" and pretty much perfected it.

[@jorgepeterbarton]

shoegaze never existed.

[@jorgepeterbarton]

its "Nowhere" to be found...

[@MiloDC]

Loveless was their third album, not their sophomore album.

[@spamsingles5948]

Incorrect. Loveless is their second

[@Mr061099]

Colm O'Ciosoig is my spirit animal

[@Flibbybibby]

It did NOT cost that much! How many times does Kevin have to clarify that Alan McGee piece of propaganda?

[@Flibbybibby]

@HULK HOGAN On wasting time I would agree, but I can understand that because it can be really hard being creative when not inspired.

[@deengew]

stay away from mbv, pitchfork

[@creekandseminole]

They respect them very much.

[@megadeth4ever95]

Nick are you dumb MBV is as pitchfork-core as it gets

[@karlsebastiansollenhag8802]

Why would mbv be yours?

[@karlsebastiansollenhag8802]

Joseph Martin I think it’s good that they write about them so younger people discover them. I’m sure it’s not just like the way you describe it. I’m 35 now, when I was young I found out about many older bands in articles. I think this is important. Don’t blame pitchfork, blame the assholes.

[@clovertroller7165]

Pitchfork and every big indie publication has been huge on MBV for a long time.

[@robertnettleship5467]

Please could you do a vid on The Fall? they don't get enough credit

[@GreyJ47]

Anyone know the song playing in the intro?

[@smeaglehead9794]

I Only Said

[@newmoonsamesun]

Diiv ❤️

[@1985cactus]

were Anna Quimby and Debbie Googe a couple?

[@franzchick66]

Yes! Do a classic episode of this!

[@norbertovelazquez7825]

Que disco señores..

[@eduardonunez6042]

Bilinda BILINDA

[@goldproductionsofficial9949]

what’s the last song

[@andreneves1680]

RIP Phil Spector

[@shadowpokemonblade25]

song at the end????????

[@sonicrevic4928]

New You, from MBV

[@otishill2065]

What’s the song at the end?

[@thefleshmachine3823]

New you off of mbv

[@thefleshmachine3823]

@@blonstir that's "I only said" off of loveless

[@pedestrianwalker]

Bandwagonesque pleeeeeeease

[@dougsaudioart3845]

Gonzalo exactly

[@onion420]

woo

[@caio20118]

[@MMTheHighEndOfLow]

would the lovely people at pitchfork do something useful for once and please post the pics used in the video on their site... thanks

[@ariefnafly8062]

Where are the 3rd album, kevinnnnn

[@geathdrips1736]

But... will MBV ever release another album? Or will they just release another album in the next 20 years?

[@nathanelia8064]

they released an album in 2013

[@gardomedia]

Loveless>mbv

[@shutupcolson765]

Oh damn I'm early.