Re: My Bloody Valentine: news or another false hope?
Spotts77 wrote:
I'd shit a brick if they made another album
lol
That sounds right
Well, when they got back together to tour, they were also supposed to be finishing off the follow up to Loveless. So far... nothing. Have you heard the bits and bobs they did record after Loveless, like this splendid Wire cover:
Re: My Bloody Valentine: news or another false hope?
Who knows what would've happened, had Kevin Shields not got the perfectionist curse and mustered instead enough work to get a follow up album ready. Someone suggested in a review that perhaps they would've become a "tired dance band" anyway, so who knows how artistically potent MBV would've remained.
Re: My Bloody Valentine: news or another false hope?
Stereo Mouse wrote:
Who knows what would've happened, had Kevin Shields not got the perfectionist curse and mustered instead enough work to get a follow up album ready. Someone suggested in a review that perhaps they would've become a "tired dance band" anyway, so who knows how artistically potent MBV would've remained.
He certainly hasn't sullied the reputation of his old records, that's for sure. I quite like that.
Re: My Bloody Valentine: news or another false hope?
Stereo Mouse wrote:
Who knows what would've happened, had Kevin Shields not got the perfectionist curse and mustered instead enough work to get a follow up album ready. Someone suggested in a review that perhaps they would've become a "tired dance band" anyway, so who knows how artistically potent MBV would've remained.
But Kevin Shields did other stuff right? Most notably some songs on the Lost in Translation soundtrack, and apparently was in Primal Scream, and EAR. Still, not the same...
Re: My Bloody Valentine: news or another false hope?
Absolutely true dat. But it's just sad: here's one guy who has created a critically acclaimed masterpiece and everybody expects him to follow up. Yet he has no inspiration whatsoever or just battling other issues that prevent him from putting any effort into working on a follow up. And so rather than immediately announce to the world the plans of resignation/hiatus/retirement/disbandment, there is just silence and good expectations being let down. Sad.
Re: My Bloody Valentine: news or another false hope?
meanchico wrote:
isn't a former MBV member Hope Sandoval's (of Mazzy Star fame) boyfriend? I think he helped out a lot with her last solo album. excellent album.
Yeah, Colm O'Ciosoig was the drummer in MBV and he has been a multi instrument collaborator in her band Warm Inventions. Very different styles, but what a resume!
