Simon Reynolds
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My Bloody Valentine: The Opposite of Rock'N'Roll
My Bloody Valentine made a lot of noise in America in 1992. Figuratively -- their album Loveless had become a critical sensation -- and literally -- with a spring tour of the U.S. that's been rated as the second loudest in history. "Here in L.A., it's a badge of honor to have been at their show at the Roxy," says Brian Aubert of Silversun Pickups, just one of countless bands influenced by MBV's neo-psychedelic bliss-blast. "The legend goes, it was so loud people's shorts were flapping about from the sound waves.
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