My Bloody Valentine, an alternative rock band from Dublin, Ireland, have recorded songs for three studio albums and a number of extended plays, singles and compilation releases. Formed in 1983 by Kevin Shields, Colm Ó Cíosóig and David Conway, the band had a series of unsuccessful releases throughout the mid-1980s on various independent record labels. In 1987, after the addition of bassist Debbie Googe and vocalist-guitarist Bilinda Butcher, My Bloody Valentine released "Strawberry Wine", Ecstasy, and the 1988 EP You Made Me Realise, which were predecessors to the band's debut album Isn't Anything (1988). Considered an independent success, the band released two further EPs before Loveless (1991), their second studio album; which is considered their magnum opus and which received unanimous critical acclaim since its release. Both albums pioneered an alternative rock subgenre known as shoegazing, a term coined by Sounds journalists to describe certain bands' "motionless performing style, where they stood on stage and stared at the floor". My Bloody Valentine disbanded in 1997 after failing to finish a third album, although Kevin Shields was rumoured to have sent 60 hours' worth of material to Island Records, with whom the band signed after being dropped by Creation Records in 1991. My Bloody Valentine reunited in 2007 and began completing their third album. The album, m b v, was self-released in 2013 and received "universal acclaim", according to Metacritic.
The band were unsuccessful during their early career, with reviews of their initial releases being unanimously negative. My Bloody Valentine first experienced chart success with their EP The New Record by My Bloody Valentine (1986), which entered the UK Independent Singles Chart at number 22. Their successive releases, 1987's "Sunny Sundae Smile", "Strawberry Wine" and Ecstasy all placed in the independent charts, along with "Feed Me with Your Kiss", "Soon", "To Here Knows When" and Isn't Anything, which peaked at number 1 upon its release. Loveless is the most commercially successful of the band's releases—it peaked at number 24 in the UK Albums Chart and has sold over 290,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Among some of My Bloody Valentine's best-known songs are "Only Shallow", a song which includes notable use of Kevin Shields' "glide guitar" technique; "Sometimes", which was featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 film Lost in Translation; "Soon", a duet which incorporates elements of dance music; and "You Made Me Realise", which during live performances features an interlude of noise and excessive feedback known as "the holocaust", which has often lasted for half an hour and reached 130 db.
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Song Writer(s) Release Year Ref. "" Man You Love to Hate – Live 1985 "All I Need" Kevin Shields Isn't Anything 1988 "Angel" EP's 1988–1991 2012 "Blown a Wish" Bilinda ButcherKevin Shields Loveless 1991 "By the Danger in Your Eyes" David ConwayColm Ó CíosóigKevin Shields 1986 "Can I Touch You" Kevin Shields 1987 "Cigarette in Your Bed" Kevin Shields You Made Me Realise 1988 "Clair" Colm Ó CíosóigKevin Shields Ecstasy 1987 "Come in Alone" Kevin Shields Loveless 1991 "Cupid Come" Bilinda ButcherKevin Shields Isn't Anything 1988 "Don't Ask Why" Kevin Shields Glider 1990 "Don't Cramp My Style" David ConwayColm Ó CíosóigKevin Shields This Is Your Bloody Valentine 1985 "Drive It All Over Me" Bilinda ButcherColm Ó CíosóigKevin Shields You Made Me Realise 1988 "Emptiness Inside" Kevin Shields 1988 "Feed Me with Your Kiss" Kevin Shields Isn't Anything 1988 "Forever and Again" David ConwayColm Ó CíosóigKevin Shields This Is Your Bloody Valentine 1985 "Glider" Kevin Shields Glider 1990 "Good for You" EP's 1988–1991 2012 "Homelovin' Guy" David ConwayColm Ó CíosóigKevin Shields This Is Your Bloody Valentine 1985 "Honey Power" Bilinda ButcherKevin Shields Tremolo 1991 "How Do You Do It" EP's 1988–1991 2012 "I Believe" Kevin Shields 1988 "I Can See It (But I Can't Feel It)" Kevin Shields Isn't Anything 1988 "I Don't Need You" Kevin Shields Ecstasy 1987 "I Need No Trust" Kevin Shields 1988 "I Only Said" Kevin Shields Loveless 1991 "If I Am" Kevin Shields m b v 2013 "In Another Way" Kevin Shields m b v 2013 "Incidental One" Mark EitzelKevin Shields Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip 1996 "Incidental Peace" Kevin Shields Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip 1996 "Inferno" David ConwayColm Ó CíosóigKevin Shields This Is Your Bloody Valentine 1985 "Instrumental No 1" Kevin Shields 1988 "Instrumental No 2" Kevin Shields 1988 "Is This and Yes" Kevin Shields m b v 2013 "Kevin Song" "Kiss the Eclipse" David ConwayKevin Shields 1987 "Loomer" Bilinda ButcherKevin Shields Loveless 1991 "Lose My Breath" Bilinda ButcherKevin Shields Isn't Anything 1988 "Love Machine" David ConwayKevin Shields Geek! 1985 "Lovelee Sweet Darlene" David ConwayKevin Shields 1986 "Map Ref. 41°N 93°W" Bruce Clifford GilbertGraham LewisColin Newman Whore: Various Artists Play Wire 1996 "Moon Song" Kevin Shields Tremolo 1991 "Moonlight" David ConwayKevin Shields Geek! 1985 "Never Say Goodbye" Debbie GoogeColm Ó CíosóigKevin Shields 1987 "New You" Kevin Shields m b v 2013 "No More Sorry" Bilinda ButcherKevin Shields Isn't Anything 1988 "No Place to Go" David ConwayKevin Shields Geek! 1985 "Nothing Is" Kevin Shields m b v 2013 "Nothing Much to Lose" Kevin Shields Isn't Anything 1988 "Off Your Face" Bilinda ButcherKevin Shields Glider 1990 "On Another Rainy Saturday" David ConwayKevin Shields 1986 "Only Shallow" Bilinda ButcherKevin Shields Loveless 1991 "Only Tomorrow" Kevin Shields m b v 2013 "Paint a Rainbow" David ConwayKevin Shields 1987 "" Colm Ó CíosóigKevin Shields Ecstasy 1987 "Scavengers" Man You Love to Hate – Live 1985 "Several Girls Galore" Bilinda ButcherKevin Shields Isn't Anything 1988 "She Loves You No Less" Kevin Shields Ecstasy 1987 "She Found Now" Kevin Shields m b v 2013 "Slow" Kevin Shields You Made Me Realise 1988 "Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside)" Colm Ó CíosóigKevin Shields Isn't Anything 1988 "Sometimes" Kevin Shields Loveless 1991 "Soon" Kevin Shields Glider 1990 "Soon" (The Andrew Weatherall Mix) Kevin Shields "Glider E.P. Remixes" 1990 "Strawberry Wine" Kevin Shields 1987 "Sueisfine" Colm Ó CíosóigKevin Shields Isn't Anything 1988 "Sugar" Kevin Shields 1989 "Sunny Sundae Smile" David ConwayKevin Shields 1987 "Swallow" Kevin Shields Tremolo 1991 "Sylvie's Head" David ConwayKevin Shields 1987 "" Man You Love to Hate – Live 1985 "" David ConwayColm Ó CíosóigKevin Shields This Is Your Bloody Valentine 1985 "" David ConwayColm Ó CíosóigKevin Shields This Is Your Bloody Valentine 1985 "" Man You Love to Hate – Live 1985 "" David ConwayKevin Shields Geek! 1985 "" Colm Ó CíosóigKevin Shields Ecstasy 1987 "Thorn" Kevin Shields You Made Me Realise 1988 "Tiger in My Tank" David ConwayColm Ó CíosóigKevin Shields This Is Your Bloody Valentine 1985 "To Here Knows When" Bilinda ButcherKevin Shields Tremolo 1991 "Touched" Colm Ó Cíosóig Loveless 1991 "We Have All the Time in the World" John BarryHal David Peace Together 1993 "We're So Beautiful" David ConwayKevin Shields 1986 "What You Want" Kevin Shields Loveless 1991 "When You Sleep" Bilinda ButcherKevin Shields Loveless 1991 "" Colm Ó CíosóigKevin Shields Isn't Anything 1988 "Who Sees You" Kevin Shields m b v 2013 "Wonder 2" Kevin Shields m b v 2013 "You Made Me Realise" Kevin Shields You Made Me Realise 1988 "You Never Should" Kevin Shields Isn't Anything 1988 "" Kevin Shields Ecstasy 1987 "You've Got Nothing" Kevin Shields Ecstasy 1987
See also My Bloody Valentine discography Kevin Shields discography
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