MBV.
I finally get My Bloody Valentine. When I was 14, I would trawl internet music directories intent on discovering the 'greatest' music. I watched Pay-TV shows where 'I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)' would make the Top 10. I believed it at the time, but I have realised in hindsight that I was surely a victim of a practical joke by the show's producers . I can't explain why my search was refined to the 'greatest'. Maybe I felt I had missed the music train at this point. I honestly could not name more than 6 Beatles tracks. Maybe I wanted a quick fix. No time for considered musical inspiration, doc. I just want the greats. One of the first albums to show up on any of these lists was My Bloody Valentine's 1991 LP 'Loveless'. I downloaded it. I didn't get it. My ears hurt. Where was the melody. Where was the skill. Where did the bass stop, and the drums, guitar, vocals - everything else - start? Was their music ...