Sentence(s) of the Day

From an old Spin article on the 10 Most Accurately-Rated Bands:

    [My Bloody Valentine's] Loveless sold about 200,000 copies. This is the correct number of people on earth who should be invested in the concept of swirling guitars.

4 thoughts on “Sentence(s) of the Day”

  1. Rob Caldecott

    Loveless never clicked with me, but I don’t think I’ve ever given it much of a chance (I have always cringed when a track has appeared during shuffle play). So I am going to try it again, right now. All my friends (well, three of them at least) _love_ this CD and are amazed I ‘don’t get it’. However, seeing as plenty of other great albums have sounded wank on first listen, but have grown in my heart, I’ll try again. I did actually buy the fucking thing about 10 years ago based on rave word-of-mouth reviews alone.

  2. cleek

    i love the thing. but i can see how it would rub some people the wrong way.

    for me it’s a headphones-and-no-distractions kind of record. a few beers before helps a little, too.

  3. Rob Caldecott

    >a few beers before helps

    After listening to it properly, I think something much stronger is required… :) And this is, IMHO, the real reason this album is popular with those of a certain age and – ahem – disposition. I’ll add a review to my blog soon.

  4. cleek

    i (barely) remember the first time i heard it – it was very late night after very many beers… sitting on a couch. it was perfect.

    and it probably sounds a little dated, now, too, if you’re hearing it (or listening to it) for the first time.

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