"A culture's teachings, and most importantly, the nature of its people, achieve definition in conflict."
Shoegazer/Dream Pop Albums: My Bloody Valentine - Loveless, Slowdive - Souvlaki, Ride - Nowhere, Lush - Split
Shoegazer/Dream Pop Songs: My Bloody Valentine - To Here Knows When, Ride - Vapour Trail, Curve - Horror Head, Lush - Desire Lines
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I think I'd find a way to sneak in Curve's Doppelgänger or Catherine Wheel's Chrome. I never really rated Moose or The Boo Radleys and Swervedriver never belonged in that scene. I probably should consider the Cocteau Twins as dream pop but I was being a purist. If so, Treasure or Heaven or Las Vegas could make it in.
I didn't pick Gala first because it isn't really an album - it was really a compilation of their first three EPs for the American audience. Additionally, although it has some of my favorite Lush songs on it - "Sweetness and Light", "Thoughtforms" (the Mad Love version not the weak Scar version) and "Breeze", as a complete work I think both Spooky and Split are stronger.
I didn't pick Spooky mainly because the band so disliked the production of it themselves, and even though I think it's their strongest release I can agree that it's pretty subdued under Robin Guthrie's heavy-handed treatment. Even he admits that he messed up a lot of stuff at that time of his career.
Split took quite a while to grow on me to be honest, but I think there's some fine stuff there as well. I'm much less enthused about Lovelife however, although with time I've enjoyed that more also.
I could talk about these bands all day. I was rather smitten with them for a long time.![]()
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yeah, i always forget about "gala" being a collection... i suppose i'd have to settle for "spooky". i do enjoy "split" as well, of course.
however, i'm not really into curve or the catherine wheel... i love the boo radleys, moose, and swervedriver though.
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