The Return Of My Bloody Valentine

still can't understand people who prefer Isn't Anything... maybe since I came to both albums after the fact, given that I was only partially conscious and perhaps not even self-aware when either came out

I do prefer Isn't Anything. It is hotter and steamier. As well as the eps of the same era it stinks of sweat and sex. Obv. Loveless is great too but IA was the first one I fell for.

ew, what second hand shops are you buying these albums from, dude
*sniff* someone's been fuckin on this here CD. shopkeep, where can i find more like this?

> Also "rape" is probably not the best word to use for having to pay an extra $11 for a concert ticket

I just noticed this. I was using the voice-to-text on my cell. It should have been raked. With a k.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/16/alan-pardew-rape-comment-apology-motd

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/03/kevin-shields-britpop-pushed-by-government?CMP=twt_gu

"Britpop was massively pushed by the government," he said. "Someday it would be interesting to read all the MI5 files on Britpop. The wool was pulled right over everyone's eyes there."

lol whaaaat

love this ol' kook

insightful guy. after all, he pretty much predicted the inception-like world of the future with 'when you wake (you're still in a dream)'

So when is this thing coming to iTunes?

about to buy the digital album for my ipod. can the "16bit 44.1 K WAV" format be played on an ipod, without having to do a special conversion process?

Yes, but it won't have any tags.

thx

also use really good headphones not shitty earbuds #protip

yeah. i got "skullcandy" noise-cancellation headphones at a local shop. they're okay. really want this brand.

shields not being as loony as he sounds. art/pop culture have historically been used as ideological weapons.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-weapon-1578808.html

but go ahead and live in your happy world, sheeple

i can't stop listening to "in another way"

I finally just bought this through their site. Can't tell if the sound is terrible, or if its just my laptop speakers.

xp "In Another Way" is definitely my favorite track. It feels like the one that most embodies the unique strengths of this album: hypnotic repetition, off-kilter melody, a more optimistic (maybe?) vibe than any of their previous work.

Listening to it now; it's like perpetually cresting a hill without getting over it, especially the refrain with the (awesome sounding) hard-panned guitar drones & synth.

"nothing is" rules, too.

Why would anyone listen to anything, let alone this, through laptop speakers?

Laptop speakers are better than they used to be. Respectable option for broke ppl

Yeah, album is very good for 6 tracks and then hits god level

i'm seeing them live two saturdays from now. i hope they play "in another way" but looking at their recent setlists it seems unlikely.

for me, when it comes to comeback album (esp. 22 years) im expecting absolute shit. so its lovely to be surprised with not only an album thats decent but an album thats got a few tunes that are up there with the best of their stuff.

most of this was recorded in like 1995 though iirc, so in that way it makes sense that a lot of it seems similar in quality to loveless

Is that confirmed tho? I just kinda assumed most of that stuff from 20 years ago was rerecorded or evolved into something way different

most of the stuff i've read about the recording is inconclusive. i know that the first track is the only one that was totally recorded after 2012, and i am pretty sure most of the other ones at least contain elements that were recorded before the band's breakup in 2007, in some cases way before then.

most of this was recorded in like 1995 though iirc, so in that way it makes sense that a lot of it seems similar in quality to loveless

― (emphasis Treeship's) (Treeship), Sunday, October 27, 2013 4:37 PM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

naw

this is a boring thing to post but i have to sell my ticket for seeing them play montreal, please hit up a schlump if you need my ilx-discounted ticket for this event

i mean its obvious that some tracks are written soon after loveless or around that time (HELLO DRUM N' BASS INFLUENCE), but it doesnt really matter when you listen to the album tbh

i used to listen to a JAMC bootleg i had through an 8os datacorder cos that's how it sounded best.

Am I making this up or do they supply earplugs at their shows? I'm going to see them on Sunday w/ a friend who has no earplugs and will probably forget to buy any.

they were handing out earplugs when I saw them in Denver and I've heard that they did the same elsewhere. and earplugs are absolutely necessary.

with earplugs does the volume level still seem crazy? i've never worn earplugs to a gig before but i bought a pair for this show. i am thinking they are really loud but the talk of people vomiting due to the volume and stuff like that is a lot of hype.

people vomited? wow, that seems a little extreme

you should be fine if you have earplugs. worth taking them out for a few seconds, at least, during YMMR to experience the craziness uninhibited.

also, i saw them twice earlier this year and there were earplugs on both occasions provided.

i got these. hope they are enough. http://www.amazon.com/Etymotic-Research-ETY-Plugs-Protection-Earplugs/dp/B0044DEESS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1383002266&sr=8-2&keywords=earplugs

You will be pretty fine with those unless you are standing right next to the PA. The best 'budget' earplugs around, miles better than foam things.

i am thinking they are really loud but the talk of people vomiting due to the volume and stuff like that is a lot of hype.

During the soundcheck at a Coachella warm-up show several years back, one of the venue staff suffered a seizure and paramedics were summoned. Those of us in line took it as a sign that the show was going to be pretty special.

I have fond memories of three electric fans and finally two roadie-waved cardboard sheets trying to calm down a self-immolating Vox AC30 from Kevin's rig at the Melbourne ATP this year.

not trying to sound hard here but when I saw them this summer I didn't need earplugs. although maybe that's cos my hearing is fucked anyway

what you say?

When I saw them in Denver this summer it honestly sounded better with earplugs. It also didn't seem that loud when they started, but trust me, it's loud. I think they either increased the volume gradually throughout the show or just the lack of dynamics/constant volume might have added up to almost physically exhausting me and my ears. Also, my sternum felt like it was rattling around in my ribcage during the holocaust section and afterwards.

stoked for the madness

they def slowly cranked the volume last time i saw em, the last three songs were v v loud.

i tend to alternate earplugs/no earplugs at noise shows. any tickling sensation and i'll put plugs in. it's fun to move about the venue a bit, this seems to be especially true with MBV, sounds quite different depending on where you're standing.

Yeah, they cranked the volume slowly when we saw them. By YMMR it was really quite amazing.

new interview: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2013/10/an_interview_wi_86.html

this has already been talked abt in a couple of other threads.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 15 July 2003 11:26 (10 years ago) Permalink