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| Poll: What is the best shoegazing album? |
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| My Bloody Valentine- Loveless |
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62% |
[20] |
| Ride- Nowhere |
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6% |
[2] |
| Pale Saints- Comforts Of Madness |
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0% |
[0] |
| Catherine Wheel- Ferment |
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3% |
[1] |
| Lush- Split |
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6% |
[2] |
| Slowdive- Souvlaki |
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15% |
[5] |
| My Vitriol- Finelines |
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0% |
[0] |
| The Boo Radleys- Giant Steps |
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6% |
[2] |
| The Kitchens Of Distinction- Death Of Cool |
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0% |
[0] |
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| Total Votes : 32 |
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tonagamu
Location: Tucson, AZ
- #1
- Posted: 01/18/2012 06:54
- Post subject: Best Shoegazing Album?
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I'm not sure if this has been done yet, but here's my poll. These are the shoegazing (bot classic and revival) albums that I consider to be the best. I only included one by each artist. I'm curious to see if anyone votes for something other than Loveless.
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Jimmy Dread
Old skool like Happy Shopper
Location: 555 Dub Street 
Moderator
- #2
- Posted: 01/18/2012 09:14
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Sorry mate, but from a shoegazing purist's point of view, this poll is seriously flawed:
- "Giant Steps" is not a shoegaze album per se, although it does have some moments that could be considered as such - their key 'shoegaze' album is Everything's Alright Forever.
- Kitchens Of Distinction may have fuzzy guitars, but I can't see them as shoegaze.
- Lush would have got more votes if you'd put "Spooky" instead of "Split"
- SO many omissions - you could have mentioned Spiritualized's "Lazer Guided Melodies", Chapterhouse's "Whirlpool", The Horrors (I'm not convinced they're shoegaze but other BEA members are!), Yuck (ditto), Serena Maneesh, Asobi Seksu's "Citrus", even Ringo Deathstarr (who I may have actually voted for, as much as I adore Loveless).
All that being said, very few people are going to vote for anything other than MBV. Ride's Nowhere (I actually prefer Going Blank Again) is great too, but nothing did more for (and eventually killed) the genre than Loveless.
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- #3
- Posted: 01/18/2012 09:39
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Including MBV is unfair.
My actual favorite besides them, Swervedriver's Mezcal Head, isn't included.
Voted for Ride.
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cartoken
The Seer
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Location: Paris 
- #4
- Posted: 01/18/2012 09:41
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Listened to slowdive and MBV only and I prefer by a lonnnnnnnnnng shot souvlaki.
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- #5
- Posted: 01/18/2012 10:36
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I voted for Ride, love the vapour trail.
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Charicature
Age: 50
Location: Vermont 
- #6
- Posted: 01/18/2012 12:28
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Catherine Wheel - Chrome...redo your poll 
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Norman Bates
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Location: Paris, France
- #7
- Posted: 01/18/2012 12:45
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| noWaxJim wrote: | | nothing did more for (and eventually killed) the genre than Loveless. |
My thoughts exactly.
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Applerill
Autistic Princess <3
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Location: Chicago
- #8
- Posted: 01/18/2012 14:12
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Hayden Who-Candles
Smashing Pumpkins-Siamese Dream
Charlie N. George-Tales of Slipknot Oceans
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RFNAPLES
Level 8
Gender: Male
Age: 76
Location: Durham, NC, USA
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paladisiac
= music
Gender: Male
Location: Denver
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