6. "RE: Said it once already, but. . ." In response to In response to 0
. . .I think assessing this album like it's just any other new release is unfair to everyone involved — artist, critic and fan.
I think it's a brilliant moment in music to savour and appreciate. It's not like My Bloody Valentine will ever release another follow up to Loveless.
So, even me as a person who loves to pontificate and wax poetic about music in a critical way. . . I just don't see the point of it with an album like this.
I think the general consensus is that it is a really good album and, because of the weight and cultural baggage that it comes with, we (the nerdiest of music nerds) should just be happy that they DID make a follow up and still manage not to botch what is now established as the legend of Loveless.
I mean, hell, it took nearly fifteen years for most people to come around and realize how good Loveless is — I think it's a but premature to already assess this new album and assign its cultural significance before a lot of people have even heard the album the way it was intended.
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