INTERNATIONAL, MUSIC, REVIEW: My Bloody Valentine: Loveless
By Vera Chen
"Loveless," the second album of My Bloody Valentine is often considered as the climax of shoegazing music development. Two years after their debut "Isn't Anything," the band presented the world with a masterpiece unparalleled both among shoegazing and the history of indie music.
Whenever you ask a shoegazing fan what "Loveless" is like, he will either give you a list of vague adjectives, which seem so contradictory that they can't be placed on the same thing, or he will shake his head and let his silence be the answer. The irresistible and indescribable charm of "Loveless" makes a man lose his simple sense of language arrangement.
It is harsh but pure, with Kevin Shields and Belinda Butcher's vocals seamlessly dissolving in the twisted roaring of guitars. It is trivial but undividable. Everything secretly melts and mixes together the moment you press the "play" button. It keeps flowing into your mind until each of your veins begins to brim over with the weak, noisy and ethereal sound. The album holds an exquisite balance between complexity and sweet melodies, which ensures its popularity and endurance. The encounter with "Loveless" is just like watching the golden sand slipping through your fingers: a feeling of smooth and rough at the same time. Each scratch gives you a sweet torture, glimmering and shimmering in the sacred and unforgettable darkness. The rapture floods you while it is in hand, but the pleasure is always gone too soon.
In every sense, "Loveless" is inimitable and unrepeatable. Hardly would anyone be so gifted as Kevin Shields to produce another Loveless, nor would anyone be as generous and bold as the Alan McGee, the owner of My Bloody Valentine’s label Creation. Spending 500,000 dollars on "Loveless," Creation almost went bankrupt during the two year producing process. So it is quite understandable that no band, including My Bloody Valentine, was able to provide a follow-up all through these years.
On one hand, "Loveless" marks the peak of shoegazing music, but on the other hand, its insurmountability and perfection sounded the death knell of shoegazing. In the eyes of a shoegazing fan, nothing compares to Loveless.
"Loveless," the second album of My Bloody Valentine is often considered as the climax of shoegazing music development. Two years after their debut "Isn't Anything," the band presented the world with a masterpiece unparalleled both among shoegazing and the history of indie music.
Whenever you ask a shoegazing fan what "Loveless" is like, he will either give you a list of vague adjectives, which seem so contradictory that they can't be placed on the same thing, or he will shake his head and let his silence be the answer. The irresistible and indescribable charm of "Loveless" makes a man lose his simple sense of language arrangement.
It is harsh but pure, with Kevin Shields and Belinda Butcher's vocals seamlessly dissolving in the twisted roaring of guitars. It is trivial but undividable. Everything secretly melts and mixes together the moment you press the "play" button. It keeps flowing into your mind until each of your veins begins to brim over with the weak, noisy and ethereal sound. The album holds an exquisite balance between complexity and sweet melodies, which ensures its popularity and endurance. The encounter with "Loveless" is just like watching the golden sand slipping through your fingers: a feeling of smooth and rough at the same time. Each scratch gives you a sweet torture, glimmering and shimmering in the sacred and unforgettable darkness. The rapture floods you while it is in hand, but the pleasure is always gone too soon.
In every sense, "Loveless" is inimitable and unrepeatable. Hardly would anyone be so gifted as Kevin Shields to produce another Loveless, nor would anyone be as generous and bold as the Alan McGee, the owner of My Bloody Valentine’s label Creation. Spending 500,000 dollars on "Loveless," Creation almost went bankrupt during the two year producing process. So it is quite understandable that no band, including My Bloody Valentine, was able to provide a follow-up all through these years.
On one hand, "Loveless" marks the peak of shoegazing music, but on the other hand, its insurmountability and perfection sounded the death knell of shoegazing. In the eyes of a shoegazing fan, nothing compares to Loveless.
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