The Return Of My Bloody Valentine

320 I downloaded very possibly a transocde, 24/96 is a major improvement to my ears. (Please note I have drunk a lot of rum)

maybe someone should post a download link on 77

downloading now ahhh!

fades instead of segues

maybe someone should post a download link on 77

― manti 乒乓 (k3vin k.), Saturday, February 2, 2013 10:29 PM (37 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

maybe someone should read earlier in this thread

Fade ways.

those links were modded, cad

fuck, i read too quick and did not see that the vinyl included the cd

oh my bad, sorry

maybe someone should post a download link on 77

― manti 乒乓 (k3vin k.), Saturday, February 2, 2013 10:29 PM (37 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Plz dont do this

To try to get an idea before I pay for it: does this stuff sound similar to Loveless, similar to Isn't Anything-era, or like something new and distinct?

"distinct from both"

Eager to know as well.

maybe someone should post a download link on 77
― manti 乒乓 (k3vin k.), Saturday, February 2, 2013 10:29 PM (37 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Plz dont do this

― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Saturday, February 2, 2013 10:33 PM (38 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

cmon no one reads 77 anymore

much more like loveless than IA, with some new angles thrown in

Well, after a shivers-accompanied first listen, this sounds like the closest possible thing to a 'mature' MBV album. It doesn't knock you out of your seat with the way the guitars stampede in out of the little interludes on Loveless. But my immediate response to the songwriting is that it's just so, so beautiful - the dreaminess is unparalled! You could also say they sound more like a real band in a room, enhanced by very detailed-'sounding' (obv. we can't know yet) overdubs and layerings, and with those newly-forceful (compared to their past two) live drums from Colm..

Additionally, nobody has any promo codes I figure?

"new you" and "in another way" are super fun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVScYBuqpDw

also fuck kevin sheilds for only providing a 24/96 download. where's my 24/192 download. ; )

idk why I figured Colm would still be a smacked-out sloppy drummer

hahahaha sweet nin riff on "nothing is"

first track is killer, very powerful drumming!

The drumming is damn powerful throughout so far.

welp "nothing is" is kicking my ass

was expecting to be cynical about this record but nope

154 KB/s

:(

FYI---they are storing passwords in plain text:

Thank you for registering with my bloody valentine. Your account details are below:

Password: 7******i

where's my 24/192 download

I was expecting to buy the multitrack.

i wish mbv had more distinct song titles

btw if you have a mac and are downloading the 24/96, I recommend using this player: http://sbooth.org/Decibel/

(obv only if you have an external DAC capable of handling the juice etc. etc.)

"wonder 2"!!!!!!!???!?!!!!!

maybe i just got really drunk

2 tracks i didn't like on 1st listen, and 7 i can't wait to hear again. much much better strike rate than i expected tbh.

Oh god I love how warm this sounds.

first track incredible

"weird hearing these songs with an actual colm"

do we know he actually played on this one?

"idk why I figured Colm would still be a smacked-out sloppy drummer"

he's like the most normal guy in the world

Listening to this, and I say this as the biggest MBV fan around, totally fucking with the new album, but it makes you wonder though: They could have released this in 1994. Kevin must have LOLLED so hard postponing this until now. Fucking twisted genius he is.

MBV were always timeless, and they are now, too.

Incredible album. Fucking incredible.

Yeah it does sound super 90s. LOVE IT. Makes me feel like i kid again.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

xp

Especially that last track, oh hell yes!

24/96 download chugging along at 700kb/s. I'm impressed! liveblogging my downloading experience.

Does anyone think of lollipops when you listen to MBV? A partially transparent circle of sugar. I always did.

ah, site's back up and running now. bought me a good old-fashioned vinyl copy.

I think this is the longest I've ever waited on something and still maintained reasonable expectations on what it might be like. Even the span of time between when I was born and when I lost my virginity was shorter.

Not disappointed with it in any way, shape or form.

i'm like a *moderate* mbv fan but my god does this sound good

this sounds great to me but i smoked some 3 Kings in the bathroom so that might have something to do with it. will be buying the vinyl though.

my record player doesn't even work right and I bought the vinyl. I expect one of you guys will fix it at whichever FAP I bring it to.

i can't believe i effing ran out earlier today

also went for the 24/96 download, since my squeezebox can actually play that without downsampling. finally it begins to pay for itself with six senses of sound.

in another way ruuuuuules

Yeah, "In Another Way" was my initial favorite.

this is so rich and gorgeous

Great album.