The band’s key member is guitarist/singer/composer Kevin Shields, a reclusive perfectionist and radically inventive guitarist/engineer. The band’s other original member is drummer/studio maven Colm Ó Cíosóig; during their heyday MBV also included singer-guitarist Bilinda Butcher and bassist Debbie Googe. Their band shares its name with a low-budget Canadian slasher film.
MBV influences include The Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, Cocteau Twins, late-1970s Wire, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and independent artists such as The Pastels. Kevin Shields has also named The Beach Boys and The Ramones as a personal influence.
After leaving Creation Records in 1992 and signing with Island Records, the band fell into a creative black hole. Rumors spread among their fans of albums being recorded and then shelved. Debbie Googe left the band to form Snowpony; she had not played bass on their recordings since You Made Me Realise. Colm Ó Cíosóig eventually left and formed a band with Hope Sandoval, formerly of Mazzy Star, called Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions. Kevin Shields sporadically collaborated with other artists, most notably Experimental Audio Research, Curve, and Primal Scream. He revealed in a fall 2003 National Public Radio interview that Island Records quit financing his My Bloody Valentine endeavors after he spent half a million pounds of their money.
As of 2006, many rumors mentioned the possible reformation of MBV for a new studio album, but none of these were true. On November 15 2007, My Bloody Valentine announced three upcoming live gigs in the UK for 2008. On June 13 and 14, the band played in public for the first time in thirteen years, offering a pair of "Live Rehearsal" presentations at the ICA in London and officially starting their series of comeback performances. The band went on to play a slew of festivals in Summer and Fall of 2008. Following their appearance at the 2008 All Tomorrow's Parties festival, the New York Times reported that Shields was planning to complete the unfinished album.
On 2 February 2013 they self-released the self-titled album m b v as a download with both vinyl and CD copies shipping on 22nd Feb 2013. The Huffington Post reported that it caused such a public stir that the official MBV website crashed when fans attempted to access the site to purchase a copy.
Love Machine
My Bloody Valentine Lyrics
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You're looking at the perfect machine.
Gold, she glitters like gold
She'll take you where you wanna go
and nothing can stand in her way.
She eats up the freeway like there's no tomorrow
Spin her up and baby watch her go
Come on all aboard, everbody go
It's a love machine.
Gold, she glitters like gold
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An you're looking at the perfect machine.
Gold, she glitters like gold
She'll take you where you wanna go
and nothing can stand in her way.
She eats up the freeway like there's no tomorrow
Spin her up and baby watch her go
She'll take you anywhere you wanna go
Come on all aboard, everbody go
It's a love machine.
She eats up the freeway like there's no tomorrow
Spin her up and baby watch her go
She'll take you anywhere you wanna go
Come on all aboard, everbody go
It's a love machine.
She glitters like gold
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And you're looking at the perfect machine.
Gold, she glitters like gold
She'll take you where you wanna go
and nothing can stand in her way.
The lyrics to "Love Machine" by My Bloody Valentine speak of a car that is personified as a "love machine". The gold exterior of the car symbolizes wealth and luxury, making it an object of desire. The car is portrayed as having power, speed, and the ability to take someone wherever they want to go, with nothing standing in its way. This could represent the idea of the car being a tool of escape or liberation, capable of bringing someone to new places.
The repetition of the phrase "She eats up the freeway like there's no tomorrow" creates a sense of reckless abandon and freedom, with the car being the vessel that allows for this expression. The accompanying lines "Spin her up and baby watch her go" and "Come on all aboard, everybody go" further emphasize this idea of movement, momentum, and adventure.
Overall, "Love Machine" celebrates the thrill of the ride, the desire for freedom, and the symbolism of the car as a powerful and status-enhancing object.
Line by Line Meaning
Gold, she glitters like gold
This woman is as precious and valuable as gold
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She has a modern and sophisticated appearance and personality
You're looking at the perfect machine.
She embodies perfection and efficiency
She'll take you where you wanna go
She can provide you with whatever you desire
and nothing can stand in her way.
She is powerful and unstoppable
She eats up the freeway like there's no tomorrow
She drives fast and fearlessly, as if there are no consequences
Take you anywhere you wanna go
She has the ability to transport you to any place you want to be
Spin her up and baby watch her go
When you activate her, she becomes a force to be reckoned with
Come on all aboard, everbody go
Everyone is invited to experience the love machine's capabilities
It's a love machine.
This woman is not just a vehicle, but a source of passion and desire
Contributed by Audrey R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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