

įrom This is Your Bloody Valentine (1985), "The Last Supper" features the band's original post-punk and gothic rock-inspired sound. Shields has since claimed he was unaware that My Bloody Valentine was the title of a 1981 Canadian slasher film when the name was suggested. Conway, who performed under the pseudonym Dave Stelfox, suggested a number of potential band names, including the Burning Peacocks, before the trio settled on My Bloody Valentine. Following A Life in the Day's dissolution, Shields and Ó Cíosóig formed My Bloody Valentine in early 1983 with lead vocalist David Conway. Shields and Ó Cíosóig later formed A Life in the Day, a post-punk trio, but failed to secure performances with more than a hundred people present. The band, who performed "a handful of gigs" consisting of Sex Pistols and Ramones songs, disbanded when Ó Maonlaí left to form Hothouse Flowers. The duo became friends in what has been described as "an almost overnight friendship" and later formed The Complex, a punk rock band, with Liam Ó Maonlaí, Ó Cíosóig's friend from Coláiste Eoin. In 1978, Kevin Shields and Colm Ó Cíosóig were introduced to each other at a karate tournament in South Dublin.

However, they were dropped by Creation after its release due to the album's extensive production costs. The band released several successful EPs and the albums Isn't Anything (1988) and Loveless (1991) on the label the latter is often described as their magnum opus and one of the best albums of the 1990s. They helped to pioneer the alternative rock subgenre known as shoegaze during the late 1980s and early 1990s.įollowing several unsuccessful early releases and membership changes, My Bloody Valentine signed to Creation Records in 1988. Their music is best known for its merging of dissonant guitar textures, androgynous vocals, and unorthodox production techniques. Since 1987, its lineup has consisted of founding members Kevin Shields (vocals, guitar, sampler) and Colm Ó Cíosóig (drums, sampler) with Bilinda Butcher (vocals, guitar) and Debbie Googe (bass). My Bloody Valentine are an Irish-English alternative rock band formed in Dublin in 1983. I've also got a clarinet or 2, prof models. Gemeinhardt open hole flute with low B foot - $400.
