There were few albums before 'Loveless' that were better, and even fewer since. The key is doubtlessly the experimental guitars on it. No matter how much you love guitar music, this album will make you look at, listen to and play guitars differently to how you knew to before. It will also make you fall in love with guitar music for the first time all over again. No contradiction. the guitars defy what guitars sound like conventionally. it's experimental without being pretentious, heavy without sacrificing melody, upbeat without being over-the-top and melancholic without ever bringing you down. It's one of those strange albums you can listen to regardless of mood. You could be happy; depressed; angry; bored; tired but the music somehow makes sense.

According to various sources this album cost Creation somewhere between £250,000-£500,000 (most of the money apparently went towards drugs). Whatever the cost, and despite it nearly bankrupting Creation, the artistic value of… more »

There were few albums before 'Loveless' that were better, and even fewer since. The key is doubtlessly the experimental guitars on it. No matter how much you love guitar music, this album will make you look at, listen to and play guitars differently to how you knew to before. It will also make you fall in love with guitar music for the first time all over again. No contradiction. the guitars defy what guitars sound like conventionally. it's experimental without being pretentious, heavy without sacrificing melody, upbeat without being over-the-top and melancholic without ever bringing you down. It's one of those strange albums you can listen to regardless of mood. You could be happy; depressed; angry; bored; tired but the music somehow makes sense.

According to various sources this album cost Creation somewhere between £250,000-£500,000 (most of the money apparently went towards drugs). Whatever the cost, and despite it nearly bankrupting Creation, the artistic value of 'Loveless' easily justifies all the financial pains it took to create.