Isn't Anything Loveless?

How do I even begin to explain this one?

In 1983 in Dublin, Ireland guitarist/singer Kevin Shields and friend Colm Ó Cíosóig formed My Bloody Valentine, one of the loudest, and greatest bands to emerge overseas. Sometime after forming, the band moved over to London, England, picked up two members and began recording their first album Isn't Anything (pictured above). After three years of pushing out EPs, Mini-LPs and singles, Isn't Anything was finally released in 1988 to the public. Whilst not effect-laden, Isn't Anything was a rather great album. The dual vocal approach and fast, sometimes effected guitar riffs compliment each other greatly. The album spans some dreampop style and a mostly alternative/punk-ish type of music. 
Isn't Anything garnered a few 5-star reviews and some "favourable" ratings. This is nowhere near the success of their next album, but the best was yet to come. Whether you like the band or not, Isn't Anything is a great album, and I'd recommend it to indie/dream-pop fans.

In 1990, the anticpated follow-up to Isn't Anything was finally released after two years of work due to financial difficulties. The album, titled Loveless, is possibly the greatest shoegazer album of all time. This is the album that spawned shoegaze and inspired many musicians. With loud as hell guitar work, heavy with chorus pedals, distortions, layers, and tremolo, looped drums, and ethereal vocals barely audible, and catchy melodies, this album is one for the ages. Around this time, MBV concerts were so loud that some people reported suffering minor hearing loss. :) In order to get the full experience, I recommend you have a nice bass woofer and loud speakers to enjoy this album. Even after multiple listens, I can never get tired of this. Notable tracks like I Only Said, Blown A Wish, and When You Sleep are infectious and great.

Loveless was praised greatly by critics, with NME giving it an eight-out-of-ten and the album being labeled as "the outermost, innermost, uttermost rock record of 1991". In 2003 three, it was even named second to Radiohead's OK Computer in best albums of the 90s. If that isn't an accomplishment, I don't know what is.

So what do I think of these two records? Isn't Anything gets an 8/10 from me, mainly because it lacks the sound of Loveless, but is a great record nonetheless. As for Loveless itself, 10/10, 5/5, Just absolutely perfect. It's a defining record to shoegaze, and belongs right next to Ride's Nowhere. Definitely check it out if you don't mind effects and dreamscapes. <3