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My Bloody Valentine: "It's The Opposite Of Rock 'N' Roll"

Simon Reynolds, Spin, August 2008

In 1991, My Bloody Valentine released one of modern rock's most influential albums, then mysteriously imploded trying to surpass it. On the eve of their unlikely resurrection, Simon Reynolds examines the original shoegazers' noisy genius.

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