Miércoles 20 Jun 2007, 0:09

My second entry on My Bloody Valentine in a row. I'm on a roll. Anyhoo, here's a gentle 16-track intro to MBV. It includes their poppier songs but hints at the noisy avant-garde side as well. Tell me what you think.

Strawberry Wine
Never Say Goodbye
This two tracks are from the sinfully underrated Ecstacy and Wine period. They're perhaps not as earth-shakingly awesome as the material that would follow but it's quite lovely all the same (not to mention, quite an improvement from their Dave Conway days. Eurrghh.)

You Made Me Realise
Slow
Cigarette In Your Bed
These three are taken from the 1988 You Made Me Realise Ep (which I discussed in detail previously). This is when the critics stood up and took notice of the brilliant things the band were up to.

Feed Me With Your Kiss
Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside)
Nothing Much To Lose
Here are our representatives from the 1988 masterwork Isn't Anything. Harsh, explosive, ethereal, dreamy, and as damn near perfect as rock music has gotten, that record was MBV's masterwork. Shards of post-punk, avant-garde and pop accessibility are chopped and run through Kevin Shields' tortured amps. Marvelous.

Soon
The exquisite dream-dance piece from 1990's Glider. Also released on Loveless.

To Here Knows When
Swallow
Honey Power
If You Made Me Realise was MBV's best EP, Tremolo gives it close competition. These three tracks, though each distinct in their musical direction, blend together like a symphony. To Here Knows When creates a haze so gorgeous, it could go on for hours and I wouldn't mind. Swallow features Eastern drums and strings, and Honey Power has the four-to-the-floor propulsion of American grunge.

Only Shallow
When You Sleep
I Only Said
Sometimes
From Loveless. Enough has been said about this record. You should already own it. These are the highlights.