Loveless [Reissue]
by My Bloody Valentine
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: May 7, 2012
Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. The Independent (UK)
    May 14, 2012
    60
    This 1991 album is the best of three reissues of their work – also available are their debut, Isn't Anything, and a 2CD compilation of outtakes and EPs.

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User Score
9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 211 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 195 out of 211
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 211
  3. Negative: 16 out of 211
  1. mazky
    May 18, 2012
    10
    It is perfect. It is 100% flawless. It is an idea perfected and left inevitably unbeatable, no matter how many bands have tried. It is a hugeIt is perfect. It is 100% flawless. It is an idea perfected and left inevitably unbeatable, no matter how many bands have tried. It is a huge world filled with pink haze and almost painfully intense noises. At first it may seem too much, you may feel that it is overdoing the noise aspect. Then you'll slowly start to feel comfortable with the album. Then you'll never want to lose this album, you'll always want it there when loud, sweeping but an inevitably warm music experience is what you need.… Full Review »
  2. FiveMinutesTill
    Jul 8, 2012
    10
    The first time I listened to loveless, I was confused and a little angry at all the praise it had received when it was just an averageThe first time I listened to loveless, I was confused and a little angry at all the praise it had received when it was just an average alternative album. Then i listened to it again, and holy ****… Full Review »
  3. geezer
    May 23, 2012
    10
    Have to agree with mazky. It is perfect. Behind the noise - maybe because of the noise -- it is one of the most beautiful recordings I've everHave to agree with mazky. It is perfect. Behind the noise - maybe because of the noise -- it is one of the most beautiful recordings I've ever heard. I also don't find it a particularly harsh sound, after the initial shock of it wears off. In a way, this is the Velvet Underground of the 1990s -- in temrs of its musical radicalism and influence.… Full Review »
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