They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days in Glittering

Swirlies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 1, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Taang Records
• ASIN: B000000EUF
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,598 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #48 in Music > Indie Music > Alternative Rock > British Alternative

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars why is it?, March 23, 2000

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Doomsday (Vancouver) - See all my reviews

This review is from: They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days in Glittering (Audio CD)

why is it whenever someone plays a guitar with a tremelo bar, people just automatically say "he sounds like Kevin Shields" or "they sound like My Bloody Valentine"? (Did people compare MBV to Link Wray? ) This album sounds nothing like Loveless, or Isn't Anything. To say that it does is just an insult to both bands. The music of the Swirlies and MBV runs much deeper than trivial material comparisons. The Swirlies had, and always will have a unique sound.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brain candy for the swirling-guitar set, December 8, 1998

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P. Jason Kirk (Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days in Glittering (Audio CD)

"They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days..." lies somewhere between My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless" and the synthesized bliss of Stereolab - lush layers of guitar blend seamlessly with electronic keyboards to weave a soundscape most American bands haven't yet been capable of creating. The vocals are, much like MBV, sometimes nearly incomprehensible, but the sonic sweets are sure to make you forget about deciphering lyrics. Every song on this album is *perfect* - buy it now!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest forgotten albums of the 90s, April 7, 2011

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Shawn St John "djsaint" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days in Glittering (Audio CD)

This album is so good, I bought a second copy that I keep shrink wrapped for whenever my first copy becomes unplayable. All the Swirlies' catalog is worth checking out, but this album is their pinnacle. Best experienced as a whole rather than picking out individual songs, its overall effect is quite powerful. Combining the sounds of shoegaze with Sonic Youth-style noise and psych folk experimentalism, this band created a sound all their own, at its idiosyncratic best on "They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days in the Glittering World of the Salons." I would file them in my "beautiful noise" category. If you like My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, His Name is Alive and Neutral Milk Hotel, buy this album.