Editing My Bloody Valentine (band) (section)

==Legacy==
My Bloody Valentine are regarded by some as the pioneers of the [[alternative rock]] subgenre known as [[shoegaze]],<ref name="sgz" /> a term coined by ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]'' journalists in the 1990s to describe certain bands' "motionless performing style, where they stood on stage and stared at the floor".{{sfn|McGonial|2007|p=31}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|year=1992|title=The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music|publisher=[[Guinness World Records]]|page=188|isbn=978-0-8511-2579-4}}</ref> The band's releases on [[Creation Records]] influenced shoegaze acts, including [[Slowdive]], [[Ride (band)|Ride]] and [[Lush (band)|Lush]], and are regarded as providing a platform to allow the bands to become recognised.<ref>{{cite book|last=Strong|first=Martin C.|year=1999|title=The Great Alternative & Indie Discography|url=https://archive.org/details/greatalternative0000stro|url-access=registration|publisher=[[Canongate Books|Canongate]]|page=[https://archive.org/details/greatalternative0000stro/page/427 427]|isbn=0-86241-913-1}}</ref> Following the release of ''Loveless'' (1991), My Bloody Valentine were "poised for a popular breakthrough", although never achieved mainstream success. However, the band are noted to have been "profoundly influential in the direction of '90s alternative rock", according to AllMusic.<ref name="am">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/my-bloody-valentine-mn0000937003|title=My Bloody Valentine – Music Biography, Credits and Discography|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Guide|All Media Network]]|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|access-date=21 March 2011}}</ref> In 2017, a study of AllMusic's database indicated My Bloody Valentine as its 26th most frequently cited influence on other artists.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kopf|first1=Dan|last2=Wong|first2=Amy X.|title=A definitive list of the musicians who influenced our lives most|url=https://qz.com/1094962/a-definitive-list-of-the-musicians-who-influenced-our-lives-most/|website=Quartz|date=7 October 2017}}</ref>

Several alternative rock bands have cited My Bloody Valentine as an influence. [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] frontman [[Billy Corgan]] was influenced by ''Isn't Anything'' upon its release and attempted to recreate its sound on the band's debut album ''[[Gish (album)|Gish]]'' (1991), particularly the closing track "Daydream" which Corgan described as "a complete rip-off of the My Bloody Valentine sound."<ref name="corgan">{{cite AV media|people=[[Billy Corgan|Corgan, Billy]]|year=2011|title=Smashing Pumpkins Webisode #1 – Daydream|medium=Online|time=00:16–02:12}}</ref> The Smashing Pumpkins two successive studio albums, ''[[Siamese Dream]]'' (1993) and ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]'' (1995), were also influenced by the band.<ref name="corgan" /> [[Courtney Love]] cited the band as an influence on [[Hole (band)|Hole]]'s third album ''[[Celebrity Skin]]'' (1998).<ref>{{cite interview|last=Love|first=Courtney|author-link=Courtney Love|title=Celebrity Skin: The Interview; CD|year=1998}}</ref>

Other bands and artists that have cited My Bloody Valentine as an influence include [[American Football (band)|American Football]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kliebhan |first=TJ |date=February 2, 2016 |title=Never Meant: The Complete Oral History of American Football |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/never-meant-the-complete-oral-history-of-american-football/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105094550/https://www.vice.com/en/article/rkqypm/never-meant-the-complete-oral-history-of-american-football |archive-date=November 5, 2023 |access-date=November 8, 2023 |website=[[Vice Media|Vice]] |quote=Freshman year, I was turned on to a lot of the bands that would influence our sound: [[Nick Drake]], [[Red House Painters]], [[Elliott Smith]], [[Codeine (band)|Codeine]], [[the Sea and Cake]], [[The Smiths]]/[[Morrissey]], [[Slowdive]], My Bloody Valentine...}}</ref> [[Veruca Salt]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Massie |first=Andrew |date=January 21, 2018 |title=INTERVIEW: Louise Post – Veruca Salt |url=https://www.therockpit.net/2018/interview-louise-post-veruca-salt/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722185808/https://www.therockpit.net/2018/interview-louise-post-veruca-salt/ |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=The Rockpit}}</ref> [[Mogwai]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burch |first=Justin |date=August 13, 2004 |title=MOGWAI – AUGUST 2004 |url=https://www.slugmag.com/music/interviews/music-interviews/mogwai-august-2004/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525154604/https://www.slugmag.com/music/interviews/music-interviews/mogwai-august-2004/ |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2024 |website=Slugmag}}</ref> [[Oneohtrix Point Never]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lopatin |first=Daniel |date=August 10, 2011 |title=Rescued From The Fire: Oneohtrix Point Never on My Bloody Valentine |url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2011/08/rescued-from-the-fire-16-oneohtrix-point-never |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405060605/http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2011/08/rescued-from-the-fire-16-oneohtrix-point-never |archive-date=April 5, 2018 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=Red Bull Music Academy}}</ref> [[Thursday (band)|Thursday]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pavlichko |first=Matthew |date=June 1, 2011 |title=Interview: Steve Pedulla and Tom Keely of Thursday |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/interview-steve-pedulla-and-tom-keely-thursday |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608222101/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/interview-steve-pedulla-and-tom-keely-thursday |archive-date=June 8, 2023 |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=[[Guitar World]] |quote=I think with this record, it wasn't really the band discovering new influences. These are influences that have been there forever, sneaking in little by little. But this time it came more to the forefront, sort of My Bloody Valentine or Mogwai kind of things.}}</ref> [[Naked Giants]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jenke |first=Tyler |date=August 21, 2020 |title=Naked Giants on the making of their highly-anticipated album, 'The Shadow' |url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/naked-giants-the-shadow/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108143006/https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/naked-giants-the-shadow/ |archive-date=January 8, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=Tone Deaf |quote=Overall I think we leaned into our '80s and '90s influences for this record. We took a lot of inspiration from bands like [[Devo]], [[The Cure]], [[U2]], [[Talking Heads]], My Bloody Valentine, and [[The Fall (band)|The Fall]]...}}</ref> [[Quicksand (American band)|Quicksand]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beaugez |first=Jim |date=May 18, 2023 |title=Quicksand's Walter Schreifels: "I use the tricks I have to the most effect that I can. And I think that's the trick of my playing" |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/quicksand-walter-schreifel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527133253/https://www.guitarworld.com/features/quicksand-walter-schreifel |archive-date=May 27, 2023 |access-date=October 27, 2023 |website=[[Guitar World]] |quote="'We did a tour in England and got ahold of a My Bloody Valentine cassette,' [Schreifels] says, 'and by the time we did ''[[Slip (album)|Slip]]'', that was our biggest influence. I don't know how much it comes off as sort of, 'Oh, they're doing shoegaze,' but that's what we were doing."}}</ref> and [[...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Katherine Yeske |date=May 11, 2020 |title=…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead |url=https://stompandstammer.com/feature-stories/and-you-will-know-us-by-the-trail-of-dead/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122154726/https://stompandstammer.com/feature-stories/and-you-will-know-us-by-the-trail-of-dead/ |archive-date=January 22, 2025 |access-date=April 25, 2025 |website=Stomp and Stammer |quote=We wanted to make [[Pink Floyd]] meets [[the Sex Pistols]], My Bloody Valentine, [[Public Enemy]], and [[Kate Bush]].}}</ref>

Actor [[Michael Imperioli]] of ''[[The Sopranos]]'' fame has cited My Bloody Valentine as one of his favorite bands,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knollwood |first=Johnny |date=November 14, 2021 |title=Michael Imperioli and Zopa Talk Rock and Roll |url=https://www.newschoolfreepress.com/2021/11/14/michael-imperioli-and-zopa-talk-rock-and-roll/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609211529/https://www.newschoolfreepress.com/2021/11/14/michael-imperioli-and-zopa-talk-rock-and-roll/ |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |access-date=October 2, 2024 |website=New School Free Press |quote=My Bloody Valentine is one of my favorite bands ever...}}</ref> and described seeing them live as "a very profound experience, very physical and very visceral".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Simon |date=August 5, 2020 |title=Mob Deep: Michael Imperioli's Favourite Music |url=https://thequietus.com/interviews/bakers-dozen/michael-imperioli-interview-favourite-music-the-sopranos/14/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002231635/https://thequietus.com/interviews/bakers-dozen/michael-imperioli-interview-favourite-music-the-sopranos/14/ |archive-date=October 2, 2024 |access-date=October 2, 2024 |website=[[The Quietus]] |quote=[[Dinosaur Jr.]] were playing the [[40 Watt Club|40 Watt]], this great rock club in [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]], so we all went to see them. There was a band opening that I had never heard of, they come out, and it's My Bloody Valentine. I'd never heard anything like that. I didn't know what I was hearing. I'm not exaggerating when I say it was a very profound experience, very physical and very visceral.}}</ref>