An Open Love Letter to My Bloody Valentine's Loveless | WIRED
My Bloody Valentine's 1991 musical masterpiece Loveless struggled for the spotlight when it was released, overshadowed by the likes of Nirvana and Pearl Jam. But two decades later, the record's defiant atmospherics and tremolo experimentation have become more influential than ever.
Save this story Save this story My Bloody Valentine's 1991 musical masterpiece Loveless struggled for the spotlight when it was released, overshadowed by the likes of Nirvana and Pearl Jam. But two decades later, the record's defiant atmospherics and tremolo experimentation have become more influential than ever. "When Loveless was released, few touted it as a revolutionary record," notoriously reclusive singer/guitarist Kevin Shields said in 2004. Yet Loveless remains revolutionary. It's arguably the most original record of the '90s, and perhaps even the '00s . Few if any albums released sinc
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