You Made Me Realise
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"You Made Me Realise" is a single and EP by My Bloody Valentine, released in August 1988. It was their first record for Creation Records. The promotional video for "You Made Me Realise" was directed by ex-Jesus and Mary Chain bassist Douglas Hart. During live performances the band would repeat a single chord from the song for as long as they felt bearable, the song descending into cacophony.[2] This is sometimes referred to as the "holocaust section", and usually lasted about 15 minutes, although there are reports of shows where it went on for well over half an hour.[2][3][4] For the 2008/09 reunion shows, "You Made Me Realise" brought each show to an ear-splitting conclusion, reaching up to 130 dB.[4][5][6] It is ranked at number 2 on Rate Your Music's list of the greatest EPs of all time.
In March 2005, Q magazine placed "You Made Me Realise" at number 35 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.
In May 2007, NME magazine placed "You Made Me Realise" at number 50 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever.
Track listing
All songs written by Kevin Shields except * by Shields/Bilinda Butcher/Colm Ó Cíosóig.
7-inch
- "You Made Me Realise" – 3:46
- "Slow" – 3:11
- Limited to 1,000 copies (CRE055)
Creation 12-inch
- "You Made Me Realise" – 3:46
- "Slow" – 3:11
- "Thorn" – 3:36
- "Cigarette In Your Bed" – 3:29
- "Drive It All Over Me" – 3:04 *
- Cat. no.: CRE055T
- Reissued on CD in April 1990 (CRESCD055)
Mercury 12-inch
- "You Made Me Realise" – 3:46
- "Slow" – 3:11
- "Cigarette in Your Bed" – 3:29
- "Feed Me with Your Kiss" – 3:56
- "Emptiness Inside" – 2:50
- "I Need No Trust" – 3:32
Cover versions
In 1991, Midway Still also covered "You Made Me Realise" on the b-side of their "Wish" single,[7] rather unsuccessfully, as they claimed in Melody Maker, because they could not understand the lyrics, so they made some of them up. It was covered by Silver Sun and released on the CD version of their "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" single in 1998.[8] "You Made Me Realise" was also covered by Amusement Parks On Fire as a b-side on their 2006 single release "In Flight."
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References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b Lukowski, Andrzej (2009) "Shoegaze Week: thoughts on My Bloody Valentine's Holocaust", Drowned in Sound, 21 April 2009, retrieved 2010-05-31
- ^ O'Hagan, Sean (2008) "Daydream Believers", The Guardian, 18 May 2008, retrieved 2010-05-30
- ^ a b Ewing, Tom (2008) "My Bloody Valentine: The Roundhouse, London; 20 June 2008", Pitchfork Media, 23 June 2008, retrieved 2010-05-30
- ^ Moore, John (2008) "Moore confessions: My Bloody Ears", The Guardian, 24 June 2008, retrieved 2010-05-30
- ^ Mulvey, John (2008) "My Bloody Valentine - London Roundhouse, June 21, 2008", UNCUT, 23 June 2008, retrieved 2010-05-30
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Midway Still", in The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 868
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Silver Sun", in The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 971
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