So I'm moving house, and I pick up the DVD for 'lost in translation' and notice that Kevin Shields 're-emerged' for that film, and the track he wrote for the film reminded me of 'Isn't Anything' peroid MBV more than anything..ANYWAY, so what this thread is really about IS.
What exactly happened to MyBloody Valentine?
Up there with Syd Barret they remain as one of the ultimate English-pop enigmas, and I thought this would be the *perfect* place to get some sort of data over their demise. Could some of you kind folk fill me in, but this is what I seem to remember what happened to them:
1. They spent far too much time and money recording 'loveless' that nearly sent Creation Records broke (hard to beleive since they found Oasis not soon after).
2. The 'world' tour promoting the album was somewhat of a flop (??). I saw them here in Melbourne and they were truly terrible. I was in such gushing 'indie wanker' denial about their greatness I didn't want to beleive they would suck so bad live, but they did. Songs literally fell apart on stage, guitar pedals malfuntioned. It was like the ending of the 'Wizard of Oz' without their bag of tricks they simply could not function.
3. Deb Goodge's departure was the first step?
4. Some of the band members had 'trendy' mental breakdowns which is quite common with 'trendy' UK acts?
5. Colm O'Ciosoig joined other bands, and co-wrote most of the last Hope Sandoval ablum, which I beleive is possibly the greatest-post 'Loveless' 'blissout' 'rock' record, and one of the most seriously neglected albums in recent times.
Ultimately their demise was becuase of Shields - he just lost his mojo. Is this true or false? I do have some of the collaborations he did with E.A.R and the Porter Ricks/Koner Experiment, but none were a patch on MBV, in fact I found them totally unlistenable.
And of course his re-emergence via the great 'Lost in Translation' moofie..
But ultimtely no more MBV.
So folks, if you feel, please help me fill in the gaps.
(NOTE: Why has no-one written a book about MBV, considering in time, they have become one of the most significant UK bands/artists of the last 20 years? Now THATS a crime!)
What exactly happened to MyBloody Valentine?
Up there with Syd Barret they remain as one of the ultimate English-pop enigmas, and I thought this would be the *perfect* place to get some sort of data over their demise. Could some of you kind folk fill me in, but this is what I seem to remember what happened to them:
1. They spent far too much time and money recording 'loveless' that nearly sent Creation Records broke (hard to beleive since they found Oasis not soon after).
2. The 'world' tour promoting the album was somewhat of a flop (??). I saw them here in Melbourne and they were truly terrible. I was in such gushing 'indie wanker' denial about their greatness I didn't want to beleive they would suck so bad live, but they did. Songs literally fell apart on stage, guitar pedals malfuntioned. It was like the ending of the 'Wizard of Oz' without their bag of tricks they simply could not function.
3. Deb Goodge's departure was the first step?
4. Some of the band members had 'trendy' mental breakdowns which is quite common with 'trendy' UK acts?
5. Colm O'Ciosoig joined other bands, and co-wrote most of the last Hope Sandoval ablum, which I beleive is possibly the greatest-post 'Loveless' 'blissout' 'rock' record, and one of the most seriously neglected albums in recent times.
Ultimately their demise was becuase of Shields - he just lost his mojo. Is this true or false? I do have some of the collaborations he did with E.A.R and the Porter Ricks/Koner Experiment, but none were a patch on MBV, in fact I found them totally unlistenable.
And of course his re-emergence via the great 'Lost in Translation' moofie..
But ultimtely no more MBV.
So folks, if you feel, please help me fill in the gaps.
(NOTE: Why has no-one written a book about MBV, considering in time, they have become one of the most significant UK bands/artists of the last 20 years? Now THATS a crime!)