- 1. In which year was My Bloody Valentine formed?
A) 1990
B) 1983
C) 1975
D) 2000
- 2. What is the title of My Bloody Valentine's debut album?
A) Isn't Anything
B) Loveless
C) Tremolo
D) m b v
- 3. What is the name of My Bloody Valentine's lead guitarist and vocalist?
A) Bilinda Butcher
B) Kevin Shields
C) Colm Ó Cíosóig
D) Debbie Googe
- 4. Which city in Ireland is My Bloody Valentine originally from?
A) Cork
B) Galway
C) Belfast
D) Dublin
- 5. Which album by My Bloody Valentine is often hailed as one of the greatest albums of the 1990s?
A) Loveless
B) m b v
C) Ecstasy
D) Tremolo
- 6. What is the genre of music that My Bloody Valentine is best known for?
A) Shoegaze
B) Country
C) Hip Hop
D) Heavy Metal
- 7. What is the title of My Bloody Valentine's third studio album released in 2013?
A) Isn't Anything
B) Tremolo
C) Ecstasy
D) m b v
- 8. My Bloody Valentine's music is characterized by its heavy and powerful use of which instrument?
A) Keyboard
B) Drums
C) Trumpet
D) Guitar
- 9. Which record label signed My Bloody Valentine and released their early EPs and albums?
A) Creation Records
B) Sub Pop
C) 4AD
D) Rough Trade
- 10. In which year did My Bloody Valentine reunite for a world tour?
A) 2013
B) 2012
C) 2007
D) 1992
- 11. Which album was released in 2012 by My Bloody Valentine?
A) EP's 1988–1991
B) m b v
C) Loveless
D) Isn't Anything
- 12. Which member left My Bloody Valentine in 1995?
A) Debbie Googe and Colm Ó Cíosóig
B) Kevin Shields and Colm Ó Cíosóig
C) Debbie Googe and Bilinda Butcher
D) Kevin Shields and Bilinda Butcher
- 13. What was the original name suggested for My Bloody Valentine?
A) The Burning Peacocks
B) Virgin Prunes
C) A Life in the Day
D) Complex
- 14. Where did My Bloody Valentine record their debut mini album?
A) South Dublin, Ireland
B) London, England
C) Tilburg, Netherlands
D) West Berlin, Germany
- 15. What was the title of My Bloody Valentine's debut mini album?
A) This Is Your Bloody Valentine
B) Loveless
C) Isn't Anything
D) m b v
- 16. What was Kevin Shields' reaction to the suggestion to leave Dublin?
A) He formed a new band in Dublin
B) He ignored the advice
C) He agreed with the advice
D) He moved back to Dublin
- 17. What was the reason for My Bloody Valentine's relocation to West Berlin?
A) Creative differences with the band members
B) Financial difficulties
C) A lack of opportunities and correct documentation in the Netherlands
D) A record label contract
- 18. What year did My Bloody Valentine relocate to London?
A) 1987
B) 1985
C) 1984
D) 1986
- 19. Who left My Bloody Valentine due to doubting her abilities as a keyboard player?
A) Bilinda Butcher
B) David Conway
C) Debbie Googe
D) Tina Durkin
- 20. Where were My Bloody Valentine's rehearsal sessions regularly held?
A) Kaleidoscope Sound
B) Salem Studios
C) Fever Records
D) Lazy Records
- 21. What was the title of the EP released by My Bloody Valentine in December 1985?
A) Geek!
B) Lazy EP
C) Sunny Sundae Smile
D) The New Record
- 22. Which record label released 'The New Record' by My Bloody Valentine?
A) Kaleidoscope Sound
B) Creation Records
C) Fever Records
D) Lazy Records
- 23. What position did 'The New Record' peak at on the UK Indie Chart?
A) Number 6
B) Number 1
C) Number 10
D) Number 22
- 24. Which band's support slot did My Bloody Valentine secure in March 1987?
A) Kill Ugly Pop
B) The Soup Dragons
C) The Sting-rays
D) Eight Living Legs
- 25. Which song did Bilinda Butcher sing at her audition?
A) How Soon Is Now? by The Smiths
B) Just Like Heaven by The Cure
C) The Bargain Store by Dolly Parton
D) Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division
- 26. Who recommended Bilinda Butcher to My Bloody Valentine?
A) Her partner
B) David Conway
C) Joe Foster
D) Debbie Googe
- 27. Who shared lead vocals with Shields after Bilinda Butcher joined the band?
A) David Conway
B) Bilinda Butcher
C) Debbie Googe
D) Joe Byfield
- 28. What was the title of My Bloody Valentine's first single released under Lazy Records?
A) "You Made Me Realise"
B) "Tremolo"
C) "Strawberry Wine"
D) "Soon"
- 29. Who described My Bloody Valentine as 'the Irish equivalent to Hüsker Dü'?
A) Anjali Dutt
B) Guy Fixsen
C) Alan McGee
D) Nitsuh Abebe
- 30. Which EP by My Bloody Valentine was released in August 1988 and peaked at number 2 on the UK Indie Chart?
A) You Made Me Realise
B) Glider
C) Ecstasy
D) Tremolo
- 31. Where was the album 'Isn't Anything' recorded?
A) East London
B) Southwark, London
C) Rural Wales
D) Walthamstow, East London
- 32. Which EP did My Bloody Valentine release in April 1990?
A) You Made Me Realise
B) Ecstasy
C) Glider
D) Tremolo
- 33. What was the lead single from the 'Glider' EP?
A) "Soon"
B) "Strawberry Wine"
C) "You Made Me Realise"
D) "Tremolo"
- 34. How many studios did My Bloody Valentine use in total to record 'Loveless'?
A) 19
B) 5
C) 10
D) 25
- 35. Which engineer was NOT involved in the recording of 'Loveless'?
A) Anjali Dutt
B) Shields
C) Alan Moulder
D) Guy Fixsen
- 36. What was the peak chart position of 'Loveless' on the UK Albums Chart?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 12
D) 24
- 37. Which award did 'Loveless' win retrospectively in 2008?
A) Grammy Award
B) Mercury Prize
C) Brit Award
D) Mojo Award for Classic Album
- 38. Which band's founder approached My Bloody Valentine to record a single on Creation Records?
A) Blackwing Studios
B) Rough Trade Records
C) Biff Bang Pow!
D) Lazy Records
- 39. Which EP was released in February 1991 while 'Loveless' was still being recorded?
A) Tremolo
B) Glider
C) Ecstasy
D) You Made Me Realise
- 40. What was the rumored cost of recording 'Loveless'?
A) £50,000
B) More than £250,000
C) £100,000
D) £500,000
- 41. What was the peak position of 'Strawberry Wine' on the independent singles chart?
A) 24
B) 13
C) 2
D) 12
- 42. Which album was criticized for production difficulties and errors in the mastering process?
A) Ecstasy
B) Glider
C) Isn't Anything
D) Loveless
- 43. Which band was My Bloody Valentine compared to by Alan McGee?
A) Nine Inch Nails
B) Hüsker Dü
C) Radiohead
D) Smashing Pumpkins
- 44. In which month and year did My Bloody Valentine sign with Island Records?
A) January 1993
B) April 1993
C) July 1992
D) October 1992
- 45. Where was My Bloody Valentine's home studio located?
A) Streatham, South London
B) Manchester
C) Bristol
D) North London
- 46. What year was the home studio in Streatham completed?
A) 1995
B) 1992
C) 1993
D) 1994
- 47. For which tribute album did My Bloody Valentine cover 'Map Ref. 41°N 93°W'?
A) The Black Album
B) Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
C) Whore: Tribute to Wire
D) Songs for the Deaf
- 48. What year did Debbie Googe and Colm Ó Cíosóig leave My Bloody Valentine?
A) 1997
B) 1996
C) 1994
D) 1995
- 49. Which band did Kevin Shields become a touring member of after My Bloody Valentine's breakup?
A) Nirvana
B) Primal Scream
C) Radiohead
D) The Smashing Pumpkins
- 50. How many hours of material did Shields reportedly deliver to Island Records in 1999?
A) 60 hours
B) 90 hours
C) 120 hours
D) 30 hours
- 51. What did Butcher confirm about the amount of songs recorded prior to the band's breakup?
A) There were only enough songs for one more album.
B) There were no songs left to release.
C) There existed probably enough songs to fill two albums.
D) All songs were lost.
- 52. In which year did My Bloody Valentine reunite for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival?
A) 1992
B) 2008
C) 2003
D) 2007
- 53. When was the compilation album EP's 1988–1991 released?
A) March 2012
B) 4 May 2012
C) November 2007
D) April 2008
- 54. In which city did My Bloody Valentine curate and perform at the 2008 All Tomorrow's Parties festival?
A) Los Angeles
B) New York
C) Chicago
D) London
- 55. What was the band's first tour since 1992?
A) The 2009 North American tour
B) The 2007 Irish tour
C) The 2008 world tour
D) The 2008 European festival tour
- 56. Which record label announced the release of the compilation album EP's 1988–1991?
A) HMV Japan
B) Creation Records
C) Sony Music Ireland
D) Pod Records
- 57. How many live shows in the U.K. were announced in November 2007?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Three
D) Five
- 58. How was the release of 'm b v' received according to Metacritic?
A) Generally favorable
B) Negative reviews
C) Mixed reviews
D) Universal acclaim
- 59. Which record company did My Bloody Valentine sign with on 31 March 2021?
A) Domino Recording Company
B) Creation Records
C) Warner Bros. Records
D) Sub Pop
- 60. When did My Bloody Valentine re-form for a worldwide tour?
A) November 2026
B) November 2023
C) November 2025
D) November 2024
- 61. What sound did My Bloody Valentine's debut mini album, This Is Your Bloody Valentine, incorporate?
A) Gothic rock
B) Noise rock
C) Pop melodies
D) Dream pop
- 62. Which band's noise rock influenced Isn't Anything and its preceding releases?
A) A.R. Kane
B) the Jesus and Mary Chain
C) Dinosaur Jr.
D) the Cure
- 63. Which band's experimental dream pop influenced My Bloody Valentine?
A) Killing Joke
B) the Cure
C) the Cramps
D) A.R. Kane
- 64. What effect did Shields use to create a signature 'glide guitar' technique?
A) Chorus
B) Reverse digital reverb
C) Flanger
D) Phaser
- 65. Which effects units were used by Shields for reverse digital reverb?
A) Boss DD-7 or Electro-Harmonix Big Muff
B) Electro-Harmonix Small Clone or MXR Phase 90
C) Alesis Midiverb II or Yamaha SPX90
D) Line 6 DL4 or TC Electronic Hall of Fame
- 66. What was the volume level of the amplifiers during My Bloody Valentine's live performances?
A) Low volume
B) Maximum volume
C) Moderate volume
D) Variable volume
- 67. How long can the noise interlude in 'You Made Me Realise' last during live performances?
A) One hour
B) Twenty minutes
C) Half an hour
D) Ten minutes
- 68. What decibel level can the noise interlude reach during live performances?
A) 130 dB
B) 120 dB
C) 110 dB
D) 140 dB
- 69. What themes are often found in My Bloody Valentine's lyrics according to Spin writer Simon Reynolds?
A) Sexual themes
B) Political themes
C) Nature themes
D) Religious themes
- 70. How did Bilinda Butcher describe some of the band's lyrics?
A) Historically accurate
B) Plain nonsense
C) Highly structured
D) Deeply philosophical
- 71. Which band's frontman attempted to recreate the sound of My Bloody Valentine's 'Isn't Anything' on their debut album?
A) Pearl Jam
B) Soundgarden
C) The Smashing Pumpkins
D) Nirvana
- 72. Which Smashing Pumpkins album track was described as a 'complete rip-off' of My Bloody Valentine's sound?
A) Cherub Rock
B) Today
C) Mayonaise
D) Daydream
- 73. Which band's third album was influenced by My Bloody Valentine, as cited by Courtney Love?
A) Nirvana
B) Pearl Jam
C) The Smashing Pumpkins
D) Hole
- 74. Which actor cited My Bloody Valentine as one of his favorite bands?
A) Brad Pitt
B) Leonardo DiCaprio
C) Johnny Depp
D) Michael Imperioli
- 75. Which of the following bands did NOT cite My Bloody Valentine as an influence?
A) Deftones
B) Thursday
C) Mogwai
D) Nirvana
- 76. According to a 2017 study of AllMusic's database, what was My Bloody Valentine's rank as the most frequently cited influence on other artists?
A) 50th
B) 10th
C) 1st
D) 26th
- 77. Which of the following bands is NOT listed as being influenced by My Bloody Valentine?
A) Radiohead
B) Thursday
C) Deftones
D) Mogwai
- 78. Which band's frontman described My Bloody Valentine as profoundly influential in the direction of '90s alternative rock?
A) Nirvana
B) AllMusic
C) Pearl Jam
D) The Smashing Pumpkins
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