Needles & Grooves

Who are those people? Don't trust them. Trust yourself.

I'll take Nowhere all day over Souvlaki, but I'm not any more "right" than you are!

@dhodo respectable... just not my thing

In my top 3. Most likely not in most folks top 5...or maybe 10. Saw them in 1992 in a small club and my ears are still ringing. Highly recommended if you're unfamiliar.

Swervedriver are great.

Although my personal "weird" pick for shoegaze top-3 is the Boo Radleys.

The greatest “shoegaze” record made by a band not named My Bloody Valentine is Mezcal Head by Swervedriver.

@LeSamourai my personal weird pick is Serena Maneesh, though idk if i’d call them top three.

Maybe, but they did Vapour Trail

Whose the big 3? MBV, Slowdive and...

They haven't kept up quality with their newer realeses like Slowdive and MBV have, but nowhere is a top 5 shoegaze album for certain.

@Hollywood the post was about Ride so I would say MBV, Slowdive, and Ride.

I like Swervedriver but I am a little confused by their classification as a shoegaze band. Seems more like grunge. Maybe with some shoegaze tinges. Not that shoegaze has ever been the most clearly defined genre.

I would put The Jesus and Mary Chain ahead of Ride but thats just me

Give me Loop any day of the week

Don't think this is a hot take. Not putting Ride in the top-three, however, is a hot take.

I agree with @duke86fan with regards to "Nowhere" having a bit of britpop in the mix. But I think that's why I like it so much. A little less droney. I like MBV a lot, and I realize that they are the quintessential shoegaze band, but my hot take is that they are a tad overrated. Not trying to change any minds...just my opinion.

The best shoegaze albums bring other genres into the mix. If you want pure shoegaze just listen to Loveless, but as a style playing it straight can get pretty boring pretty quick

I agree. I love MBV so much that I frequently reach out to other "pure" shoegaze bands and am usually left wanting more. I don't know if I've ever heard the term applied to them but for my money in terms of elaborate pedal boards, Dino Jr. And Built to Spill give me that fix in a more satisfying way.

I mean worst of the top three is still the 3rd best.
But I actually prefer Lush over Ride but I love them all regardless