10 'The Most' Post-Rock Artists (7)

4. My Bloody Valentine

Staff:
Kevin Shields, Belinda Butcher, Debbie Googe, Colm Ó Cióssoig (now), Dave Conway, Tina Durkin, Joe Byfield (then)

Birthplace:
Dublin, Ireland, green island.

Active:

1984 - 1997, 2007 - present.

For:
Active against cash odds.
Expanding the style.
Girls in lineup.
Kevin Shields is a God.
So heavy, but chilling.
Synthetic beauty.

Against:
It's worse than Sonic Youth.
May be annoying.
Only 2 LP's.
Reunification without new release.
Shoegaze is dead.
Worst band name ever.

Connections:
bad american horror, Berlin scene, Biff Bang Pow!, Hüsker Dü, Hope Sandoval, James Bond, noise, Ride, The Virgin Prunes

Once Said:
'I just always wanted to be Johnny Ramone'
(Kevin Shields about his early guitarist inspirations, 2007).

Five Important Songs:
'Lose My Breath'
'Only Shallow'
'Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside)'
'Sometimes'
'When You Sleep'

Unusual Tags:
alt-country, art punk, defiant melodic indie, freak show, gafapasta pop, radio ga ga, stoner, wall of blurry alluring sound

My Note:
Their music sound old and strange. Don't like it too much, but they were 1st to do it.

Essential Photo:

Essential Video:

Essential Album:

Loveless