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[Jackie Blue]

Well, what I like is that they really didn't actually change the composition of the album at all.  This is especially evident on songs like "Only Shallow".  It really is exactly the same as the original, just played differently (and with more and different instruments).

It doesn't help that the original album is mixed so badly.  That thing needs a good re-mastering and re-issue.

[Caspian]

Well, what I like is that they really didn't actually change the composition of the album at all.  This is especially evident on songs like "Only Shallow".  It really is exactly the same as the original, just played differently (and with more and different instruments).

It doesn't help that the original album is mixed so badly.  That thing needs a good re-mastering and re-issue.

WUT. The mix is perfect. Shields knew exactly what he was doing. It wouldn't work for any other album, but it fits the album perfectly.

I mean, I am not attached to My Bloody Valentine as some standard of brilliance that can never be matched, so to me the idea of hearing the album interpreted as a wonderful summer album that I can enjoy on a deckchair with a few beers overlooking the waterfront is absolutely wonderful.

..I always thought that Loveless was a good summer album as it is. It's pretty relaxing, good for driving around in my old suzuki with the roof off, good for playing at the beach etc etc. Honestly, Loveless is a great summer album in it's originial form.

[Jackie Blue]

WUT. The mix is perfect. Shields knew exactly what he was doing.

Nope, not buying it.   Most glaringly, the bass is buried throughout the album, which renders "Only Shallow" and "Soon" almost impotent unless you manually turn up the bass on your stereo.  I've played those songs on good stereos, bad stereos, on radio, and in large dance clubs and the only time I've gotten them to properly kick ass like they should has been in a club, when I turned up the volume and pumped the bass.

And normally I am the kind of person who flips out if somebody puts their equalizers on anything but flat out of respect for the artists.

[UberDrivel]

Nope, not buying it.   Most glaringly, the bass is buried throughout the album, which renders "Only Shallow" and "Soon" almost impotent unless you manually turn up the bass on your stereo.  I've played those songs on good stereos, bad stereos, on radio, and in large dance clubs and the only time I've gotten them to properly kick ass like they should has been in a club, when I turned up the volume and pumped the bass.

And normally I am the kind of person who flips out if somebody puts their equalizers on anything but flat out of respect for the artists.

Eh, I thought the whole point of shoegaze was to be washed out.  I think "Only Shallow" and "Soon" are amazing as they are; it'd be so cool to hear "Soon" in a DJ set (Andrew Weatherall did a remix of it, incidentally).

Oh, and has anyone heard the song "Drive It All Over Me" on the You Made It Realise EP?  Makes me wonder if MBV's just as good as a (somewhat distorted) indie pop band.

Also, to be honest, I'm more of a Slowdive guy.  Have you guys heard Morr's Blue Skied 'An Clear comp?  I really like Lali Puna's take on "40 Days"

[Jackie Blue]

I also prefer Slowdive to MBV.

"Soon" works very well in a club setting.  But, as I said, you have to give that bass line the proper volume.