MY BLOODY VALENTINE'S MASTERPIECE | The Story of Loveless | Video Essay

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  • Опубликовано: 25 ноя 2024

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  • @MultiAmbivalent
    @MultiAmbivalent Год назад +45

    It amazes me there is no definitive documentary on the band. Still undervalued. You've done an amazing piece.

    • @jmichael91
      @jmichael91 Год назад +3

      i really wish there was, i do so much research on my favorite bands and mbv is the hardest for me to find stuff

  • @andyskiles9542
    @andyskiles9542 2 года назад +87

    The narration: 🫦🍆🫠👉👌🦻🧏🏽‍♀️🫃🏼🤷🤷🏽‍♀️🧚🏻‍♂️🥉

  • @spacealienjesus709
    @spacealienjesus709 3 года назад +28

    My favorite album of all time.
    Nothing like it then or since.

  • @idiotsavant751
    @idiotsavant751 3 года назад +60

    One of the greatest listening experiences committed to disc. When I heard the album in 1991, I laid on the floor, put on headphones, and had a really difficult time absorbing it. It was so noisy and the vocals were very difficult to make out. But, I was interested. There were things happening that I figured I was missing. Very true. When I got it, I got it good, and it is beautiful. It has passages, moments that emerge, then blend back and emerge again. It creates places to live. It’s not loveless at all

    • @TJ-mm8fx
      @TJ-mm8fx Год назад +2

      Great description. Couldn’t agree more.

    • @BeTheGuitar
      @BeTheGuitar Год назад +1

      Agreed! A great synopsis of how I felt listening to it when it came out. I found it intoxicating, but a hard record to listen to as well. It was truly more than I could take in, but I couldn’t get enough at the same time. When I saw them live in San Francisco (‘92 I think) it was even more overwhelming. The loudest show I’ve ever attended. When they did their instrumental break of nuclear distortion and cataclysmic reverb, it was mesmerizing, just like Shields often describes the band’s reaction to playing super loud distortion for long stretches at time. The album still stands up as utterly unique and ahead of its time.

    • @idiotsavant751
      @idiotsavant751 Год назад +1

      @@BeTheGuitar maybe it should be called Timeless. The forms emerge from it in the most extraordinary way. And the suspensions of time in the process of the music’s expression of a kind of secret love are astonishing. The ‘hit’, Soon, though great, may be the least interesting song on the disc. That’s very relative. It would be the best on almost every other album.

    • @BeTheGuitar
      @BeTheGuitar Год назад +2

      @@idiotsavant751 yeah, it’s in my top 3 albums of all time. Just listened again last night to Colm’s haunting sampled instrumental Touched. So much to unfold on this album. In fact, I still haven’t listened to their follow on “mbv” because I don’t want to be disappointed. I guess I feel a tiny bit of what Kevin felt after making Loveless. Lol.

    • @idiotsavant751
      @idiotsavant751 Год назад +1

      @@BeTheGuitar I haven’t either. Exactly the same reason. No blame though. Reaching what they reached on Loveless casts serious shade.

  • @AGrrrlsTwoSoundCents
    @AGrrrlsTwoSoundCents 3 года назад +64

    Amazing video! The most innovative musicians are underestimated and shorthanded by their labels way too often. I'll always be grateful that MBV ultimately won the battle to get Loveless out to the public. I can't imagine how much incredible music we must have been deprived of simply because the labels weren't ready for it

    • @idiotsavant751
      @idiotsavant751 3 года назад +1

      Lots

    • @ultimadum7785
      @ultimadum7785 3 года назад +1

      Hey, I just watched your mbv video as well!

    • @callumalston5755
      @callumalston5755 2 года назад

      If you haven’t read the story about Wilco’s Yankee foxtrot it’s bananas

    • @curly_wyn
      @curly_wyn 2 года назад

      Most big labels are definitely built around profit rather than art, which is very sad indeed!

  • @NicolasSequeira
    @NicolasSequeira 3 года назад +25

    Sets and the CD stands for "Showing Exciting Takes, Stories, and the Coolest Descriptions"

  • @lightingpikachu9
    @lightingpikachu9 3 года назад +16

    One of my all time favorite albums right here. Love your style and I can’t wait to see how it evolves. You’re gonna be big later down the line, I can feel it.

  • @seanwinkel8890
    @seanwinkel8890 Год назад +5

    I used to play this every morning on waking and every evening before going to bed. Uncannily beautiful music.

  • @kbs1212
    @kbs1212 2 года назад +10

    This was so good! I loved the pacing and immersive presentation. Would you be so kind as to post a list of all the songs you used in this? You have killer taste in music! Thank you for making this.

  • @Mageclick
    @Mageclick 3 года назад +18

    Great video! Your voice is so soothing to listen to; makes it really easy to watch these documentaries

    • @SetsAndTheCD
      @SetsAndTheCD  3 года назад +5

      Thank you so much!

    • @Mageclick
      @Mageclick 3 года назад +8

      @@SetsAndTheCD You’re welcome. Also, I really need to give Loveless another listen. I’ve only heard the album in full once and for some reason I never went back to it even though I remember liking it

  • @dvderek
    @dvderek Год назад +4

    Imagining Kevin responding to angry record executives about the timeline of Loveless by just saying “Soon” or “To Here Knows When” is so fucking funny

  • @seanwinkel8890
    @seanwinkel8890 Год назад +2

    This music changed my life. The finest live act I've ever seen.

  • @1dua238
    @1dua238 3 года назад +7

    Cool profile! Looking forward to seeing where you take it.

  • @wreewroo76
    @wreewroo76 Год назад +4

    damn why did you have to read this like an erotic novel

  • @c.mcxrdle5224
    @c.mcxrdle5224 2 года назад +8

    2:53 not MBV but glad your giving burrrn recognition. amazing shoegaze record but sadly very slept upon

  • @helge2888
    @helge2888 Год назад

    Your narrative sounds live my soul wonderful video

  • @SpiderStratagemVI
    @SpiderStratagemVI 8 месяцев назад

    The band with Kevin Shields at the helm is absolutely genius! KS is truly a sound genius and the guitar is his tool

  • @danielcarter3928
    @danielcarter3928 Год назад +1

    i think loveless is one of my top 3 albums of all time. like you said the mystery behind it is so awesome.

  • @kortomor8003
    @kortomor8003 3 года назад +5

    This is amazing, how does this have less then 1k views? Tf

  • @timacann
    @timacann Год назад

    I’ll never forget hearing Soon for the first time. The world stopped spinning.

  • @Xhistt
    @Xhistt 3 года назад +2

    very good video, keep it up:)

  • @startervisions
    @startervisions 3 года назад +1

    Thank you

  • @dillongstaff5625
    @dillongstaff5625 Год назад

    AFTER ALL THESE YEARS THE LOUDEST GIG I HAVE EVER ATTENDED.SOMEONE WHO WORKED AT THE VENUE TOLD ME THEY SOUNDCHECKED FOR OVER 3 HOURS..NONSENSE THEY JUST TURNED EVERYTHING TO 11 SPINAL TAP STYLE.

  • @tbwatch88
    @tbwatch88 2 года назад +14

    jeez, this narrator's got THE creepiest voice.

    • @simonhunter834
      @simonhunter834 2 года назад +8

      Quite clearly English is not the narrator's first language. The tonal nuances, and rhythmic delivery that we, as native speakers, take for granted are not so easily learnt. I do not find her voice creepy whatsoever, but maybe there is a certain je nais ce' que which can be regarded as being peculiar... She sounds cute to me!

  • @miyojewoltsnasonth2159
    @miyojewoltsnasonth2159 3 года назад +4

    Would _love_ to watch this while listening to _Loveless_ in the background, unfortunately it can't be found on RUclips. :(

    • @devilmayrise4963
      @devilmayrise4963 3 года назад

      Why not?

    • @montex23
      @montex23 3 года назад

      well, buy it then, or else... ;)

    • @simonhunter834
      @simonhunter834 2 года назад +1

      "Loveless" is easily found on RUclips. It's also available through Spotify...

    • @kingz2843
      @kingz2843 24 дня назад

      @@simonhunter834this was a while back when mbv wasnt publishing their stuff on streaming platforms.

  • @faunoram
    @faunoram 2 года назад

    Awesome Vid !!

  • @rickg8015
    @rickg8015 3 года назад +2

    You’ve shown Bob Mould with his second power trio, Sugar, for a while there.. Please do a video on the “Beaster” EP..

    • @hanshananigan1233
      @hanshananigan1233 2 года назад

      Yeah, I wasn't clear whether that was saying that Bob is the epitome of someone who continued to mature and evolve or whether they were saying he was trying to maintain his youth. I would say the first statement is what's true: he has continued to mature and evolve for 30 plus years now.

  • @matthewhuffine8286
    @matthewhuffine8286 3 года назад +2

    Love this video! Who does the cover of When You Sleep at the end?

    • @SetsAndTheCD
      @SetsAndTheCD  3 года назад +2

      John ft Azrail Noir; it's from "mu Loveless" which is (presumably) a meme album made by 4chan users. Some of the songs on it are pretty funny and parody Loveless, but this one is a legit hidden gem.

  • @marsr9057
    @marsr9057 3 года назад +6

    this is such a cool video!! do you mind telling me where the clip of kevin at 1:03 is from?

    • @SetsAndTheCD
      @SetsAndTheCD  3 года назад +5

      "Beautiful Noise" the shoegaze documentary! It's a fantastic watch

    • @marsr9057
      @marsr9057 3 года назад

      thank you!! i've heard about it but i can't seem to find it anywhere, hopefully i'll see it around eventually

    • @SetsAndTheCD
      @SetsAndTheCD  3 года назад +1

      There's a certain Bay of Pirates which could help you

  • @Cheddar_Wizard
    @Cheddar_Wizard Год назад +5

    Kevin Shields, an underrated genius.

  • @philbutcher6959
    @philbutcher6959 Год назад +2

    Bought their records at the time and never ever heard of the term 'shoegaze' - where did that come from? Not so sure 'anxiety' sums up the period, either. The anxiety came when people paid for their indulgences in the 2000s. The 90s always felt like an interregnum to me, like a waiting room before New Labour really finally ended British life forever.

    • @philbutcher6959
      @philbutcher6959 Год назад

      I'm not related, by the way.

    • @jamesbevan4479
      @jamesbevan4479 Год назад +1

      That part about the 90's and new labour.... ❤👌🔥

  • @carysfaerie
    @carysfaerie 2 года назад +6

    No Kevin ~You weren’t wrong.
    I don’t blame them for shutting out producers... I can’t think of any other band than joy division who got what they didn’t want & thanked producers later

  • @alonzooop
    @alonzooop 4 месяца назад

    I didn't even get a 1/5th of the way in

  • @carvuh
    @carvuh 2 года назад +2

    what’s the song at 1:26

  • @KeithGiles
    @KeithGiles Год назад +1

    The voice....oh...help me.

  • @diogeneslantern18
    @diogeneslantern18 Год назад

    Sets and the CD's voice is as dreamy as the shoegaze genre.

  • @justasillyteenagegirl
    @justasillyteenagegirl 6 месяцев назад

    I ❤ MY BLOODY VALENTINE

  • @cassandrafranco1043
    @cassandrafranco1043 Год назад +1

    Anyone know the song at 2:00 ?

    • @Iamjonlopez
      @Iamjonlopez Год назад

      Robin Guthrie - A Silhouette Approaches

    • @bootattack8
      @bootattack8 Год назад

      This is the real song SPC ECO - Better That Way

  • @slowneutron6163
    @slowneutron6163 Год назад

    "You're welcome, Kevin."-Thurston Moore.

  • @AlejandroGarcia-in3fg
    @AlejandroGarcia-in3fg Год назад +2

    Name of the song 5:00 pleaseeeeee :(

    • @asobi01
      @asobi01 Год назад +1

      i do want to know too :(

    • @AlejandroGarcia-in3fg
      @AlejandroGarcia-in3fg Год назад +1

      My bloody Valentine-- we have all the time in the world :)

    • @asobi01
      @asobi01 Год назад

      @@AlejandroGarcia-in3fg omg i didn't know that song, thank you very very much

  • @jeffwigle9154
    @jeffwigle9154 Год назад

    I fuckin love the creepy voice

  • @dillongstaff5625
    @dillongstaff5625 Год назад

    NOT QUITE I LISTENED A SECND TIME.

  • @storyallegory
    @storyallegory Год назад +1

    Narration is so after it’s time! You would’ve made a killing in the 80s and 90s with 900 numbers. Call in to hear this monologue about a band, then after that you can have a personal discussion, about the music… then who knows??
    😂💰💰😂

  • @gustavhan3652
    @gustavhan3652 Год назад

    What's the song from 1:53 ?

  • @punchcards1400
    @punchcards1400 3 года назад +1

    "episode 12, the difficult years" lol

    • @SetsAndTheCD
      @SetsAndTheCD  3 года назад +1

      Couldn't resist a challenge from the man himself

  • @pocketsfullofH
    @pocketsfullofH 2 года назад

    1:48 whats the song?

  • @shinsuzuki4448
    @shinsuzuki4448 Год назад

    What's the song at ruclips.net/video/i2YFgCMQKPo/видео.html

  • @myownway7777
    @myownway7777 3 года назад

    Do you mind me asking what song did you use for “the danger of floating off”

  • @felixnoir6449
    @felixnoir6449 3 года назад

    Great album... What is the song at 11:08 ?

  • @antoniovaladez4631
    @antoniovaladez4631 3 года назад

    song @ 11:07?

  • @blindianajones
    @blindianajones Год назад +3

    Really wanted to listen, but damn, that narration voice... Cutesy clever vocal fry...a Kardashian staple but not for me.

  • @dillongstaff5625
    @dillongstaff5625 2 года назад +7

    that wimpy tampon girlie voiceover put me off watching this all the way through.

  • @castreed
    @castreed Год назад

    I think the narrator took too much pot, lol

  • @daisydaisy...4562
    @daisydaisy...4562 2 года назад

    You should have started the video in Dublin...... To be correct.

  • @jamesnetwall1193
    @jamesnetwall1193 3 года назад +1

    I am a big fan of the band, and I get the sarcasm about corporate money, but bear in mind bills you have to get paid and they're not Reinventing the wheel. Admittedly this band isn't guns'n'roses and it didn't take that long but it took long enough for this and the next album. In the meantime you got to live on something so money has come in so it's a balancing act between being commercially viable and artistic you can't just simply throw money into the fire for the sake of creating art. After all the band was complaining about Lani the label has to get something back for its investment to just saying Kevin Shields needs to learn how to work a little faster

  • @CupofCloud
    @CupofCloud 2 года назад

    pretty cool. sounds like Smashing Pumpkins

    • @CaropBec
      @CaropBec 2 года назад +5

      Lol

    • @jlouis4407
      @jlouis4407 2 года назад

      Well Smashing Pumpkins sounds like this Alan Moulder worked on Loveless and Siamese Dream

    • @diogeneslantern18
      @diogeneslantern18 Год назад +1

      Smashing Pumpkins took their sound from mbv...

    • @jmichael91
      @jmichael91 Год назад

      @@diogeneslantern18 yup

  • @AM-uu7ec
    @AM-uu7ec Год назад +1

    This is worst thing I’ve ever heard. It’s really a shame

  • @Xcalator35
    @Xcalator35 Год назад +1

    The content of the doc is probably great but your voice makes it impossible to watch.