Discovering Slowdive (almost 20 years ago) was like finding a friend I never knew I had. I remember listening to Souvlaki in my room with my headphones and feeling like I'd never need to listen to any other music ever again.
@eiephants
2 жыл бұрын
Shoegaze has aged so much better than Britpop.
@StainedGlassStories
2 жыл бұрын
I agree, shoegaze music in general has aged very well IMO
@e32b61
Жыл бұрын
I can’t disagree with this statement. Britpop is very dated. That being said, shoegaze will forever be stuck in the same niche it was in back in the day. Curious ears will find it, but it will be listed as an “influence” rather than a powerhouse. No one will ever make it big by making shoegaze music. And that’s okay. Maybe that’s the secret to its longevity. Like a certain type of folk music, it will feel timeless but never come to define an era. Even those who associate it with the 90’s can only say so because of their own personal life experiences rather than a seismic cultural shift.
@ruste9565
Жыл бұрын
Nope the other way round, bands like The Auteurs/Black Box Recorder or Suede are criminally underrated meanwhile boring shoegaze that was never cool in the 90s is now the hipster’s bees knees, I’m a musician and pedal collector/abuser and I’m tired of young folks who weren’t alive then thinking I must play shoegaze/ambient because I have a shitload of pedals. No wonder the doomed generation prefers boring basic stuff like “NY/DC Hardcore” or “Shoegaze” (there’s young peeps who think the Smashing Pumpkins, a band I adore and always cite as an influence are shoegaze, only one song if the pumpkins could be considered that and it’s Daydream from Gish). I never really liked Oasis, I admit much of blur hasn’t aged well (whilst other did age really well) and despite I used to love them Pulp should have disbanded in 98 and never reunited…
@mypsychedeliclife7285
Жыл бұрын
@@ruste9565 oasis is awesome
@bht96
Жыл бұрын
YES. It has a timeless quality.
@johnnyandthepnuemoni
Жыл бұрын
I would almost be inclined to credit Spotify for their growing popularity. Never heard of them before, heard when the sun hits while I was cleaning my room. I literally stopped what I was doing and just stood there and listened.
@CruceEntertainment
Жыл бұрын
Good point. Spotify is pretty useful for exposing listeners to new bands they wouldn’t have found out about otherwise.
@rokcafella
Жыл бұрын
That's interesting as I was wondering why Spotify wasn't effective in exposing such great music to people who might not know or have had access to listen in the past. Maybe it does work where radio (completely) fails
@luanbrancher6269
Жыл бұрын
Wait until u reach the peak of “golden hair”
@2hot2handle_
9 ай бұрын
hahaha same i was doing something having music play on shuffle in the back then when the sun hits hit me, i genuinely stopped and felt like i was on another planet. I wish i could listen to it for the first time again
@ultrashmutz93
4 ай бұрын
@@luanbrancher6269hey hey hey
@idk1147
2 жыл бұрын
Not to mention some of their unreleased songs like sleep and I saw the Sun are just majestic.
@StainedGlassStories
2 жыл бұрын
If only they remastered those tracks! Sleep is actually my favorite Slowdive song.
@greennee9557
2 жыл бұрын
I love silver screen 😍
@jordangroff8978
Жыл бұрын
I Believe is great too!
@indira3496
Жыл бұрын
I wish they would release sleep on Spotify it's their best song imo.
@jorgehernandez6147
Жыл бұрын
@@StainedGlassStories there is a channel that has a 2020 remaster and it sounds very well
@1988bman
Жыл бұрын
When I first came across Slowdive a few years ago. My first reaction was, ' Where was this band all my life?' 😭
@CupofCloud
2 жыл бұрын
Slowdive 2017 is arguably the finest comeback album ever. Arguably their best album yet too.
@StainedGlassStories
2 жыл бұрын
It was an incredible comeback, especially considering the amount of time that had past between Pygmalion and Slowdive!
@jacobhawkinsmusic
Жыл бұрын
While I love "Slowdive" and it was the first album that introduced me to shoegaze, Slowdive's album "Souvlaki" is the best shoegaze album of all time in my opinion.
@denusklausen3685
Жыл бұрын
@@jacobhawkinsmusic Same
@HenryThe12
Жыл бұрын
Slowdive 2017 is my favorite album from them. I was never huge on Souvlaki as a whole, but I do think “When The Sun Hits”, “Melon Yellow” and “Machine Gun” are fantastic, 10/10. This album, though, has so many awesome songs and pretty much no duds. Their best overall album imo. Pygmalion was alright but was quite lethargic, had its beautiful moments too, though. “Blue Skied an Clear” is one of my favorite songs in the genre, plus “Miranda” and “J’s Heaven” are nice too.
@sonicmorgana5363
Жыл бұрын
m b v is a pretty damn good one too
@ronny-2112
2 жыл бұрын
Music critics STINKS! forever and ever. Always music critics didn't even have a clue on songwriting, composition, recording and playing because 99% of critics aren't musicians, they're just music uneducated people complaining about anything they couldn't understand. They done the same when Folk became Folk Rock, when Garage Rock and Punk appeared, when Blues Rock became Hard Rock, when Hard Rock became Heavy Metal, when Post Punk and Alternative or Progresive Rock music appeared, the same when Grunge, Britpop and Rap Metal became the new music.
@StainedGlassStories
2 жыл бұрын
I think you make a valid point, we've seen over the decades that music critics often deride records that would later be considered classics. We saw how critics treated Slowdive in the 1990s, compared to how they are treated today. I try to avoid doing stumbling into, "musical critique videos," because I'd rather tell the stories about these groups than pitching in my subjective two cents. I would tell any aspiring musician nowadays to ignore the critics and maintain your identity.
@ronny-2112
2 жыл бұрын
@@StainedGlassStories You do right by talking about the facts, the music and the impact At the time.
@aedric1937
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Ive been waiting for this. They're one of my favorite bands
@StainedGlassStories
2 жыл бұрын
I hope you enjoyed the video! The more I researched them the more I came to love their music!
@starrywizdom
Жыл бұрын
You didn't mention it, so I will: "Golden Hair" from Slowdive's third ep *Holding Our Breath* is a Syd Barrett cover. It blows my mind that *Souvlaki* & *Pygmalion* weren't recognized as masterpieces sooner. I'm glad they reunited in time to help me deal with the suicide of my only child. "Sugar for the Pill" is the bee's knees.
@notrivia3862
11 ай бұрын
those video of golden hair performance with the blue-haired girl crying... leaves me in tears every time. also was the first video I sent to my ex back in the day, so nostalgic
@GT380man
4 ай бұрын
I’m so sorry. I don’t think I could cope & would follow them. I hope you are finding peace.
@am5790
Жыл бұрын
late 80s and mid 90s were a great time for music ...
@quietmindpilgrim7704
2 жыл бұрын
Nice! Many thanks - greatly enjoyed your documentary! Loved these guys in 1991, saw them many times, and then at a Cure gig in 2018 - top noise!
@StainedGlassStories
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Quiet Mind Pilgram 😁. I think it's incredible you got to see them and the Cure live! What an experience that would be.
@jibrilgoodwin3328
2 жыл бұрын
I remember listening to Souvlaki when i was in college and got so obsessed with it because it's atmospheric undertones and the instrumentation. Especially the song 40 days , and Souvlaki Space Station. Then i went back to listen to just for a day and it's one of my favorite albums of all time , i fell in love with the sound of Avalyn I & II , She calls and Primal. Slowdive is (in my opinion) one of the most underrated groups to come out the British music scene in the 1990s , it's melodic and somber sounds has such a feel good type of formality , which is rare to find nowadays , but i believe bands like beach house and cigarettes after sex are obtaining the traditional aspects of shoegaze and dreampop that Slowdive invented in some degree , i love this band and I'm super excited with whatever they'll have coming out.
@SavagesInMyTown
11 ай бұрын
i never liked slowdive all that much, but allison and when the sun hits are great songs
@dominiquecrowl2713
2 жыл бұрын
This is one of my new favorite KZitem channels 🥰🥰im just starting to make shoegaze and dreampop and this videos have helped me to understand it even more than i thought i did💗You should do a "the sundays" documentary 🥰
@StainedGlassStories
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for your kind words Dominique!!
@havable
Жыл бұрын
I never knew what to call Cocteau Twins and now I do.
@johnsummers9660
Жыл бұрын
If you want to destroy some speakers, Primal is the track for you. It was meant to be played louder than bombs.
@jonsiren
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the documentary. Slowdive is one of my favorite bands. I’m surprised they had such criticism from the press. I think they’ve influenced so many younger artists.
@rokcafella
Жыл бұрын
completely agree, nice one
@Flibbybibby
2 жыл бұрын
There are no synthesizers on Celia's dream nor on just for a day album at all. It's all guitar texturing and an occasional cello played by Spike.
@WakizashisTeahouse
10 ай бұрын
"Criminally overlooked." I couldn't have said it better myself. Great video, mate. Thank you.
@jamietindall8330
Жыл бұрын
One of my favourite bands ever. Still have my rather old, faded and tatty original EP T-shirt (large offers considered, lol.). Me and my friends helped the band carry their equipment down the stairs from Ceaser's Palace, Aberdeen the day before Morningrise EP released. I was underage for a drinking establishment and rather drunk, but Rachel let me carry her guitar for her, glad I didn't drop it. We discussed with the band how our local independent record shop had allowed us to buy Morningrise the day before it's release and we had listened to it on repeat before the gig. Not sure they were happy as it takes a days sales off the charting positioning.
@jamietindall8330
Жыл бұрын
Rachel, ready and willing to help again, just say the word. xxxxx
@geraldinehammond6594
Жыл бұрын
I accidentally came across them when I heard their track in HMV in the early 90s I bought their album knowing that it would mean I couldn't pay my rent that month I paid the extra next month . This beautiful album has been the soundtrack to my life for over 20 years thank you
@warrengamameilhardin
2 жыл бұрын
Just saw this, and I liked it. What I like about this most is the photo references and video clips which give a little more understanding of the hair and fashion style (or lack thereof) of the band and more importantly, just how young they were in the 90's. I also appreciate the matter of fact chronological flow of their records and the reviewer's blurbs. I'm scratching my head at a few (very minor) errors that appear more in the copy editing realm like saying "Catherine's Wheel" instead of Catherine Wheel, "Blue Skied an' Cleared" instead of Blue Skied an' Clear, and "linear" notes instead of liner notes. Also Rachael shares the vocal during the chorus of Alison, I don't know why you said it's a Neil solo vocal. I agree about Pygmalion not really fitting in, but it's a unique, amazing album. I read somewhere Neil was getting into amphetamines and more or less holed up in a flat experimenting with a then-new digital workstation (clunky and outdated by today's standards). I think he even plays the bass, maybe I'm wrong but Nick might have left the band at that point; it's very much a Neil solo record. There are moments of bliss (Blue Skied an' Clear), melancholy (Visions of LA), mystery (Rutti) and menace (Trellisaze), all in a reverbed dream haze. It's such a cool record.
@WordsInVain
Жыл бұрын
It's pronounced "shawnre", similar to the "g" sound in "mirage".
@amc_sounds
Жыл бұрын
Rutti. In an incredibly strong back catalogue, Rutti is perfection.
@Flibbybibby
2 жыл бұрын
Golden hair is a cover of a Syd Barrett song from 1969.
@Mozzermarr10
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Slowdive have been one of my favourites for over 30 years. I’m so happy they came back, and that shoegaze in general has come back so well.
@Flibbybibby
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so tired of everybody dogging just for a Day in this revisionist way. Souvlaki while a great album is extremely neutered by the producer and inconsistent compared to just for a day. That's my opinion but I got those albums and EPS when they got released back in the day and those of us that were in the slow dive at that time just for a day was an explosive And mine blowing album, no less than my bloody valentine Loveless.
@MartyFisket
2 жыл бұрын
yeah just for a day's my favorite too
@michaelwhite2600
Жыл бұрын
19 years later and they produced one of my favorite albums this century . Never got tired of it and still listening to it ! I can’t wait for the new album . They filled in a lot of void with the last one. Absolutely one of my fave bands. Love love love them!
@elkomiku
6 ай бұрын
how avarage of the people that talk about slowdive musics, don't mention Sleep ?? it's the best music of them
@masonsmith858
Жыл бұрын
Jerky Boys also gave Radiohead their album name 'Pablo Honey'
@edwardduarte7393
Жыл бұрын
I used to talk about Ride and my buddy Shawn would say you need to check out Slowdive. I love the channel. Sent it to a co-worker who loves this genre as well. I like early Blur. Leisure is so great.
@calolviolet18
Жыл бұрын
já sabia da existência de slowdive a um tempo e nos últimos dias ouvindo "sugar for the pill" e "kisses" aumentou um tanto o interesse, e esse vídeo me prendeu em toda a escala de informação sobre cada passo e projeto da banda, obrigado por ter feito.. não sei se ja lançaram ou vão lançar album mas espero estar presente acompanhando dessa vez já que não tinha dado tanta atenção antes quanto a mereciam.:
@biindiecat2878
Жыл бұрын
How the hell did critics listen to Alison and When the Sun Hits and think , "this is ass"
@lemoniceymo
Жыл бұрын
Can't believe the press held such contempt for this band, it's criminal, especially with the level of vulnerability required to write songs like this.
@jamesjoelholmes4541
Жыл бұрын
Slowdive and Mojave 3 ❤❤❤ I feel that their recent reunion is their best work. Sugar for the Pill 😪❤
@petertomasetti3338
Жыл бұрын
And this last album, everything is alive absolute bliss. We'll worth the wait. I cant wait to see them in SF on October 12, 2023.
@Poleit317
8 ай бұрын
How was it?
@adboss145
2 жыл бұрын
Slowdive, subbed
@StainedGlassStories
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Aditya!
@producer73
Жыл бұрын
All these horrible reviews.......criminally overlooked. Summer of 1993, Souvlaki. Nope, I thought it was a freaking brilliant masterpiece right from the get go.
@nicomennie6025
2 жыл бұрын
love this, could you have a look at "the telescopes"?
@StainedGlassStories
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Nico! I'll be honest, I've never listened to The Telescopes before but I just looked them up and I'll give them a listen!
@andrewhudson3723
Жыл бұрын
A legendary band, fabulous in concert, excellent musicians.
@newforestpixie5297
Жыл бұрын
I read somewhere that Golden Hair is written by Syd Barrett , the ultra creative member with Robert Smith style Hair of early years The Pink Floyd 👍❤️
@nicmerone7190
Жыл бұрын
it's a Syd Barrett cover indeed.
@joydivisionboy1
Жыл бұрын
Was looking for this comment (or something similar), off Syd's solo album The Madcap Laughs.
@Flibbybibby
2 жыл бұрын
Just for a day is their best album bar none.
@fernandosibecas3492
10 ай бұрын
I just saw them perform live at Primavera Sound in Buenos Aires and I was mesmerized!!
@minnepirene
10 ай бұрын
And Spanish Air?
@justsomeboyprobablydressed9579
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great documentary. I've been listening to Slowdive and shoegaze since 1991. Slowdive has always been my favorite shoegaze band, and Just for a Day is my favorite Slowdive record.
@StainedGlassStories
2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome! I really appreciate hearing that from a fan who was there since the beginning. Just For a Day is an incredible record! Best wishes to you!
@christianhutter1352
Жыл бұрын
I was also a fan through that period, I remember well friends telling me what they thought (because they parroted the press). I had cassettes of the Just For A Day that had been copied and played and recopied and so on. The more it deteriorated the more whooshy and dreamy it became. Never got into Souvlaki, the first LP is the one for me
@rashadrussell9469
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I got to see this and now I know more about my favorite shoegaze band.
@StainedGlassStories
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rashad, I'm glad the video was informative!
@johnbrentford5513
2 жыл бұрын
You don’t like or dislike shoe gauge you either get it or you don’t.
@sundaygirl4299
Жыл бұрын
I’m seeing slowdive in a tiny venue in less than a month and I’m so excited I could cry
@starrywizdom
Жыл бұрын
Update! Update! How was it?????????????
@stickmationslol4026
2 жыл бұрын
Love the new addition of chapters. Great vid!
@StainedGlassStories
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Stick! 😁
@stickmationslol4026
2 жыл бұрын
@@StainedGlassStories pale saints next?👀
@StainedGlassStories
2 жыл бұрын
@@stickmationslol4026 Maybe 🤔. Not sure what my next video will be but I can tell you that I will definitely be making a Pale Saints video at some point!
@GT380man
3 ай бұрын
The broadsides from the music press wasn’t personal. They had been guided to create space for what became known at Britpop. So they criticised that which were diversionary genres.
@crazycatman5928
Жыл бұрын
I’m 48 shoegaze is my favorite genre. Grunge my 2nd favorite.
@undersilentwigs
2 жыл бұрын
bottomline : never read reviews by shitty nme journalists! slowdive 4 life
@medou2161
Жыл бұрын
Such an incredible history!
@gardenboydon
Жыл бұрын
Crazy how brutal the press was about shoegaze during that time
@Wizecrack22
9 ай бұрын
Only made many in the underground scene love them and the whole scene even more
@DIANA-gc4zv
5 ай бұрын
Eargasms ❤❤❤😮
@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek
9 ай бұрын
You pronounced Berkshire incorrectly. Learn it if you're going to do a documentary.
@gordondrake5182
6 ай бұрын
Souvlaki Space Station / Moussaka Chaos is the best. Almost dub!
@nathanieledwards3302
Жыл бұрын
Golden hair is a syd barrett cover
@scottanthonyweidner8692
3 ай бұрын
6:41 - get lost, there are no synths on Celia's Dream. It's all effects-laden guitars.
@sothis8900
Жыл бұрын
I’d love to see a video about m83!
@mry82
8 ай бұрын
Great video! Check out Salvana (post rock will never die channel has a good live set)
@DonS-m9e
Ай бұрын
Very underrated. Wish America accepted them more on the radio
@maartenstevens9848
Жыл бұрын
I always had the impression heavy guitar shoegaze aged, but Slowdive stayed uptodate, because of their more minimalistic-digital approach. No I see they got no recognition at the time. Slowdive got recognition anyways and heavy guitar shoegaze got a new place. Britpop is forgotten as just a phase. I love to see these docs. By the way, I witnessed some of the most early reunion concerts in Belgium, and it was very special indeed.
@blipblip88
Жыл бұрын
I like their music. Thank you.
@lamaildennis8785
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome documentary thank you very much for sharing
@StainedGlassStories
2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome Lamail! Thank you so much for your kind words 😁
@rygdoomed442
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video! I would love to see your take on The Verve
@StainedGlassStories
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ryg! I love The Verve, "The Drugs Don't Work," is one of the best songs of the 90s IMO, even though it's not shoegaze.
@RockonMarketingTV
Жыл бұрын
Love the 2017 release ❤😄✌️
@disko.kommando
Жыл бұрын
For me they are the quintessential shoegaze band. It doesn't get any better for me.
@jorgeherrera-uo2pr
Жыл бұрын
Just discovered your page and let me just say wowwwwww this is the content I needed, brought me back to my roots!!
@swag1691
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this amazing video, been a huge fan of slowdive and wanted to learn more about them. Keep up with great work!
@Poisedvampire
2 ай бұрын
Gregg araki got me into shoegaze
@AT-AT-AT-AT
Жыл бұрын
aHeAd oF iTs tiMe
@scottnadzam8763
Ай бұрын
blue skied an' clear, bro
@MrFrankfurt13
Жыл бұрын
Did Slowdive get better since the 90's or did music get worse?
@waynedarronwalls6468
Жыл бұрын
Probably a bit of both...
@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245
2 жыл бұрын
I feel pity for early 90’s critics taste
@rejasond
Жыл бұрын
It is worth mentioning the Morr Music compilation double CD which has 1 CD full of brilliant cover versions from across the Slowdive back-catalogue! features artists like Ulrich Schnauss, Lali Puna, Isan, B Fleishcmann & Ms. John Soda, Solvent, Skanfreom, Manual, Herrmann & Kleine amongst others.... Ulruch Schnauss "Crazy For You" & Herrmann & Kleine "Dagger" even challenge the originals as contenders to exceed the originals .... IMHO
@HeldByTrees
Жыл бұрын
The way he says Berkshire hahahahaha
@w00df0rd
Жыл бұрын
Rutti is THE track and Pygmalion their finest album.
@accesscrimea
Жыл бұрын
"It is a bad record"? WTF?!! What kind of framing is that? Its one of the greatest records of all time!!!
@ez-sv7fq
Жыл бұрын
not just “a new wave of shoe gazed influenced artists”.. they’re mostly copies now. same effect with mac demarco
@Wizecrack22
9 ай бұрын
Drowned in work and missed their DC concert at the 9:30 club last year (‘23). Still kicking myself for not getting there 😢. Man I hope they make it back to this side of the pond.
@BKLYN_TZU
2 жыл бұрын
Gen -Xers never had a problem listening to repetitive music we grew up on it that is more of a Millennial criticism we understand it's how music is made
@RockonMarketingTV
Жыл бұрын
❤🎸✌️
@rogerhumphreys485
Жыл бұрын
Yes, the 2017 album is magnificent, better than the original stuff. That's just my opinion.
@thomassmith3397
Жыл бұрын
Check out Starflyer 59, albums silver and gold
@happe.floaterinc821
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic and informative...I knew some of this but not all of it. Great archival shots and tidbits.KUDOS. I saw them in Chicago(92?) And they were superb.
@ampersand2001
Жыл бұрын
I would love to see one of these about LSD and the Search for God! Or maybe it could be rolled into a larger doc about the mid 00's revival with bands like Asobi Seksu , Hammock, and even the adjacent bands/projects like Radio Dept, Jesu, and Ulrich Schnauss.
@luanbrancher6269
Жыл бұрын
Talk about Falling Ashes, best song of the Sugar for the Pill album. I hope they play it live
@John-ls2gp
6 ай бұрын
Star Roving is the heaviest and most euphoric composition I've heard in many a moon. Love their music.
@denusklausen3685
Жыл бұрын
Can anyone tell me where their song "sleep" fits in to all of this. As I can understand Christian had a song from his Eternal days that they covered which became "Sleep" when is this?
@chip48
Жыл бұрын
8:00 who the fuck gives shit just because someone dislikes it doesn’t not means someone else either. I and so glad that i had the chance to see them live and the had the courage to performed again
@redcoat4ever323
4 ай бұрын
Berkshire => Barkshir
@howitusedtobe
Жыл бұрын
I’ve heard you say it silly a few different times .. There is no annunciation on Siouxie it’s Just phonetically “Suzie” or “Soozie” It’s a play on the word Sioux as in Indians as in Native American Indians or like “Sioux Falls”which is pronounced SU SOoo … It’s just a fun way to spell Suzie my man …
@zerocool1ist
4 ай бұрын
Love there cover art.
@YayeRomero
Жыл бұрын
cool video but idk if i would call it docu with how your giving your opinion on their discog every two minutes
@wispe1
Жыл бұрын
Slowdive's covers of Eternal's songs Bleed and Sleep are their best works imo, they're on youtube but not spotify unfortunately
@esotericveritas
Жыл бұрын
Golden Hair was a Syd Barrett cover - i guess the narrator was unaware
@AlexandraStarr1974
Жыл бұрын
I remember Shine so well, I fell in love to everyone each time I heard that song, it just puts you in a really lovely space! Sadly the British music press at that time were utterly ruthless, just look how most treated the emerging electronic music scene at the time, completely misunderstanding all of it, typically!
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