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Dublin, Ireland (1983 – 1997, 2007 – present)
My Bloody Valentine are a shoegaze band formed in late 1983 in Dublin, Ireland. The band’s best known lineup is Kevin Shields (vocals, guitar), Bilinda Butcher (vocals, guitar), Debbie Googe (bass) and Colm O’Ciosoig (drums). Their 1988 album “Isn’t Anything” is generally regarded as one of the most influential records of the period, acting as an important precursor to the early 90s ‘shoegazing’ scene.
In 1991, the band released their second full length album “Loveless”, later declared one of the finest albums of the 1990s. The band struggled to record a follow up album and split in 1997. The band reunited in 2007 and performed several concerts the following year.
The band’s key member is guitarist/singer/composer Kevin Shields, a reclusive perfectionist and radically inventive guitarist/engineer. The band’s other original member is drummer/studio maven Colm O’Ciosoig; during their heyday MBV also included singer-guitarist Bilinda Butcher and bassist Debbie Googe. Their band shares its name with a low-budget Canadian slasher film.
MBV influences include The Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, Cocteau Twins, late-1970s Wire, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and independent artists such as the Pastels. Kevin Shields has also named The Beach Boys as a personal influence.
The band’s key member is guitarist/singer/composer Kevin Shields, a reclusive perfectionist and radically inventive guitarist/engineer. The band’s other original member is drummer/studio maven Colm O’Ciosoig; during their heyday MBV also included singer-guitarist Bilinda Butcher and bassist Debbie Googe. Their band shares its name with a low-budget Canadian slasher film.
MBV influences include The Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, Cocteau Twins, late-1970s Wire, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and independent artists such as the Pastels. Kevin Shields has also named The Beach Boys as a personal influence.
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vitenant wrote:
Your pigeon brain must still be processing my last previous shout but whith so many shouts here overtaking you you're in no position to reply and opt instead to pussy type so mad.
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vitenant wrote:
Wake-ye o body of shit, there's an argument here to be won.
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daydream_set wrote:
so mad.
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vitenant wrote:
There's no hope in this shoutbox but to double post eh. What a stench in this cadaverous place full of nearly deadmen who scream I won.
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vitenant wrote:
Yes of course. I as well proclaim Victory in an argument which hasn't even gotten off the ground yet so likewise I congratulate you on your swift and decisive victory which you've achieved over such a long period of time.
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daydream_set wrote:
thank you. it was a good debate. thanks for starting it up.
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vitenant wrote:
congratulations on defeating me.
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daydream_set wrote:
you typed my bloody valentine wrong earlier, but i'm above criticizing typos. as a professional debater, i know that the content of an argument supersedes the syntax. which is why i defeated you.
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daydream_set wrote:
So mad.
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vitenant wrote:
and 3, you misspelled my username which can only mean that you misinterpret the music that you listen to as well. this means that you're in no position to correctly evaluate the quality of music that you think you're listening to. AS IF listening to My Bloody Valentine wasn't enough proof of this. LOL
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vitenant wrote:
daydream_set your answer is irrelevant because 1 it is incorrect and 2 is no longer applies to his question as it was submitted too late.
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daydream_set wrote:
@snowbleed: vietnant came here to try and tell us that Metallica is better than My Bloody Valentine. The position of Bloody-Lunar and I was that neither is better than the other because they play different styles of music. Then he got mad because he lost the debate.
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vitenant wrote:
Well done. You've achieved a totally bereft of any hope status.
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daydream_set wrote:
Since everyone is better than Megadeth, both Metallica and MBV are better than Megadeth. It's really simple. So unsurprisingly only Megadeth fans do not understand it.
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vitenant wrote:
It's daydream_set's turn to make a complete fool of himself.
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snowbleed wrote:
what the hell happened here
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Bloody-Lunar wrote:
MBV is for people who understand the genius of layered production techniques juxtaposed with melody. MBV is too heavy for fans of Megadeth. [2]
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vitenant wrote:
Metallica's better than My Bloody Valentina.
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daydream_set wrote:
MBV is for people who understand the genius of layered production techniques juxtaposed with melody. MBV is too heavy for fans of Megadeth.
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Bloody-Lunar wrote:
My Bloody Valentine is better at shoegaze than Metallica. Metallica is better at metal than My Bloody Valentine. Neither is better than the other because they have different styles. Megadeth are inferior to Metallica at metal. Megadeth does not even attempt shoegaze because they are well aware of the fact that they would fail at it even more laughably than they do at metal. In conclusion, MBV and Metallica are better than Megadeth. Nothing Else Matters. [2]
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Bilinda isn't a member of Facebook or any social networking site
17 Jan 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/mybloodyvalentine
Bilinda Butcher would like to point out that
she doesn't have a Facebook page. The person who is
pretending to be Bilinda
Jayne Butcher isn't her, nor are any of the other Bilinda
Butchers online.
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