You Made Me Realise is the third extended play by alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine, released on 8 August 1988 through Creation Records. It was their first record for Creation. The EP marked a change in direction for the band, where they adopted a noisier sound. Peter Kember, then of Spacemen 3, recalled seeing the band play "You Made Me Realise" at a live performance at the Roadmender in Northampton in 1988, after My Bloody Valentine had supported the Pixies on the latter's first European tour: "They’d transformed. I don’t know quite what had happened, but sometimes bands hit Read Full BioYou Made Me Realise is the third extended play by alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine, released on 8 August 1988 through Creation Records. It was their first record for Creation.
The EP marked a change in direction for the band, where they adopted a noisier sound. Peter Kember, then of Spacemen 3, recalled seeing the band play "You Made Me Realise" at a live performance at the Roadmender in Northampton in 1988, after My Bloody Valentine had supported the Pixies on the latter's first European tour: "They’d transformed. I don’t know quite what had happened, but sometimes bands hit a certain quantum shift. The noise was overwhelming". In a 2013 interview, Kevin Shields acknowledged the influence of Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis on his guitar playing at the time, but also highlighted a change in how he used reverse reverb. He had used this effect on the band's previous releases "Strawberry Wine" and Ecstasy, but "to no great consequence, because I was using it the way it was meant to be used. Then in '88, I discovered that it was extremely sensitive to velocity and how high you hit the string. You could make huge waves of sound by hitting it softer or harder". He also credited starting to smoke cannabis, which he had done for six months by the time of recording the EP, as an influence.
Both the single and EP versions were released on 8 August 1988. The single version was limited to 1,000 copies. According to Miki Berenyi from Lush, the girl featured in the album cover is Melanie, who was likely a friend of these bands at the time. The Mercury Records version of the EP was released in November 1988 and added the tracks from its successor EP, Feed Me with Your Kiss.
The promotional video was directed by ex-Jesus and Mary Chain bassist Douglas Hart.
The EP marked a change in direction for the band, where they adopted a noisier sound. Peter Kember, then of Spacemen 3, recalled seeing the band play "You Made Me Realise" at a live performance at the Roadmender in Northampton in 1988, after My Bloody Valentine had supported the Pixies on the latter's first European tour: "They’d transformed. I don’t know quite what had happened, but sometimes bands hit a certain quantum shift. The noise was overwhelming". In a 2013 interview, Kevin Shields acknowledged the influence of Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis on his guitar playing at the time, but also highlighted a change in how he used reverse reverb. He had used this effect on the band's previous releases "Strawberry Wine" and Ecstasy, but "to no great consequence, because I was using it the way it was meant to be used. Then in '88, I discovered that it was extremely sensitive to velocity and how high you hit the string. You could make huge waves of sound by hitting it softer or harder". He also credited starting to smoke cannabis, which he had done for six months by the time of recording the EP, as an influence.
Both the single and EP versions were released on 8 August 1988. The single version was limited to 1,000 copies. According to Miki Berenyi from Lush, the girl featured in the album cover is Melanie, who was likely a friend of these bands at the time. The Mercury Records version of the EP was released in November 1988 and added the tracks from its successor EP, Feed Me with Your Kiss.
The promotional video was directed by ex-Jesus and Mary Chain bassist Douglas Hart.
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You Made Me Realise
my bloody valentine Lyrics
What did (you say you'd) find
Then come, come, come, get the hell inside
You can close your eyes
Well you might as well commit suicide
Wait for me because I waited for you
No that's not what you should do
Don't hate me 'cause I don't hate you
Insane eyes
You made me realize
Something in you died
Well no, no, no, no fault of mine
Something in you died
Well no, no, no, no fault of mine
Make the (hell) out of what you can see
Maybe then you'll not hang beside me
Don't ask me 'cause I cannot see
Insane eyes
You made me realize
What did (you say you'd) find
Then come, come, come, get the hell inside
You can close your eyes
Well you might as well commit suicide
Wait for me because I waited for you
No that's not what you should do
Don't hate me 'cause I don't know you
Insane eyes
You made me realize
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: KEVIN SHIELDS
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Doug Smith
Do you remember the first time that you ever heard this song? I'm old and I played in bands (that recorded and toured) from age 14 (1979) through approx 2012. I still play and, occasionally record for kicks but, no touring. Touring is probably the absolute best way that I have ever been introduced to exciting and incredible bands and performers whom I would've probably never heard/seen/met/befriended! Back in the "old days" (hahaha) you would meet great people playing in freakin amazing bands that you would vibe with and you would exchange mixed cassettes that you had been listening to on high rotation in the van as you moved from gig to gig and did the hard miles. Sometimes you would hear something you had never heard and, it hit you super hard and, deeply. Most of the time you would have a hand written cardboard insert with the cassette and, the epic, mindblowing new song/artist would be readily available instantly and you would seek out more of their music. BUUUUUUT, there were many times when you had a cassette with no insert or, anything! Not even a barely legible sticky label thingy on the actual cassette and, you were kinda screwed and, it would drive you insane because it could be a HUGE band...but, it could also be a super obscure or, up n coming band from...who knows where!
Holy tangent Batman! Ok...do you remember the VERY FIRST TIME you heard this song? I'm NOT checking anybody's "cool cards" here...if NOW is the 1st time that you have ever heard this song...that's OUTSTANDING! You have listened to an epic musical GAMECHANGER.
The first time that I ever heard this song was on one of those band swapping tour van mixed cassette swaps!
No cardboard insert or labels. I traded it for a mix of Canadian and US West Coast jangly pop and noisy but melodic types of bands. I traded with The Jazz Butcher (Pat Fish) who was in North America touring the Fishcotheque album that was released by Creation Records in the UK. "You Made Me Realize" was on the cassette he had swapped with me and I was literally gobsmacked by THIS song...this AMAZING unknown song...it took me around a month to make an identification of the song/artist and, eventually I would come to learn that the cassette that Pat Fish had traded to me was a "private Creation mixtape" for the various artists on Creation and select music insiders only. And, it never even had labels because the label was not wanting unreleased music to be pirated.
Completely anonymous first listen...GAMECHANGER.
And, I was JUST reminiscing about the cassette trade yesterday when I first heard the news about the passing of the wonderful and extremely talented Pat Fish aka The Jazz Butcher 💖🔥
ramkagbe
What did (you say you'd) find
Then come, come, come, get the hell inside
You can close your eyes
Well you might as well commit suicide
Wait for me because I waited for you
No that's not what you should do
Don't hate me 'cause I don't hate you
Insane eyes
You made me realize
Something in you died
Well no, no, no, no fault of mine
Something in you died
Well no, no, no, no fault of mine
Make the (hell) out of what you can see
Maybe then you'll not hang beside me
Don't ask me 'cause I cannot see
Insane eyes
You made me realize
What did (you say you'd) find
Then come, come, come, get the hell inside
You can close your eyes
Well you might as well commit suicide
Wait for me because I waited for you
No that's not what you should do
Don't hate me 'cause I don't know you
Insane eyes
You made me realize
sinbad the sailor
Lyrics:
What did (you say you'd) find
Then come, come, come, get the hell inside
You can close your eyes
Well you might as well commit suicide
Wait for me because I waited for you
No that's not what you should do
Don't hate me 'cause I don't hate you
Insane eyes
You made me realize
Something in you died
Well no, no, no, no fault of mine
Something in you died
Well no, no, no, no fault of mine
Make the (hell) out of what you can see
Maybe then you'll not hang beside me
Don't ask me 'cause I cannot see
Insane eyes
You made me realize
What did (you say you'd) find
Then come, come, come, get the hell inside
You can close your eyes
Well you might as well commit suicide
Wait for me because I waited for you
No that's not what you should do
Don't hate me 'cause I don't know you
Insane eyes
You made me realize
meesalikeu
What did you say you'd find
Then come, come, come, get the hell inside
You can close your eyes
Well, you might as well commit suicide
Wait for me 'cause I waited for you
No, that's not what you should do
Don't hate me 'cause I don't hate you
Insane eyes
You made me realise
Something in you died
Well, no, no, no, no fault of mine
Something in you died
Well, no, no, no, no fault of mine
Make the hell out of what you can see
Maybe then you'll not hang beside me
Don't ask me 'cause I cannot see
Insane eyes
You made me realise
What did you say you'd find
Then come, come, come, get the hell inside
You can close your eyes
Well, you might as well commit suicide
Wait for me 'cause I waited for you
No, that's not what you should do
Don't hate me 'cause I don't know you
Insane eyes
You made me realise
ignoradio
What did (you say you'd) find
Then come, come, come, get the hell inside
You can close your eyes
Well you might as well commit suicide
Wait for me because I waited for you
No that's not what you should do
Don't hate me 'cause I don't hate you
Insane eyes
You made me realize
Something in you died
Well no, no, no, no fault of mine
Something in you died
Well no, no, no, no fault of mine
Make the (hell) out of what you can see
Maybe then you'll not hang beside me
Don't ask me 'cause I cannot see
Insane eyes
You made me realize
What did (you say you'd) find
Then come, come, come, get the hell inside
You can close your eyes
Well you might as well commit suicide
Wait for me because I waited for you
No that's not what you should do
Don't hate me 'cause I don't know you
Insane eyes
You made me realize
King Of The Bees
will never forget when this song blew my eardrums at a live show
António Teixeira
I remember almost blowing my eardrums at their live show and still yelling LOUDER in the meantime. Everyone around me was yelling the same thing. It was never loud enough.
GBR080R
Saw them in the 90's and my hearing hasn't been the same since.
Andrew Huggins
Indeed!
beneathpavement1
@Andrew Huggins well. well, well, fancy seeing you here...
Shenequa Neckface
Saw these guys in Austin back in 2013. Greatest show I’ve been too by far.
Love when they started playing this song cause I knew they ended it by blasting the crowd with unimaginable noise.
During the show I was like “this isnt that loud” and then I walked out with my sister and she tried telling me something and I couldn’t hear her
꧁cypke꧂
@George Moody that hurts to just read lmao
George Moody
they do a holocaust version, where it just gets louder and louder for 20 mins straight before the drop part, it feels like you are being punched by the end of it and emptied nearly the entire venue lmao
Javier Morales
Now imagine having to hear every time they have a concert ._____.
dangelowallace
actual definition of "ahead of their time"