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M83

Mute, 2008

http://www.myspace.com/m83

REVIEW BY: Kenny McGuane

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 07/09/2008

At the risk of losing some credibility, I’m just going to be honest: I’ve never especially liked My Bloody Valentine.

I am fully aware of their contributions to popular music/culture, and I think that Loveless is a really interesting album. Of course, it has a permanent spot on my reference shelf.

But that doesn’t mean I enjoy listening to it.

Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music is also an interesting album, and I think Rolling Stone called it the worst album of all time. I’d tend to agree with that assessment. If there’s someone out there who has made it all the way through Reed’s horrendous musical experiment, I’d like to hear from you, shake your hand, and then maybe punch you in the mouth. Point is that interesting music isn’t necessarily listenable music.