My Bloody Valentine, Reading '89

I woz there! This wobbly VHS footage really captures the intensity. My main memory impressions were of Debbie Goodge's stance as she pounded on her bass, how thin they all seemed, and just how much sound they were making.

This was immediately after what turned out to be Spacemen 3's last ever gig (although I don't think we knew that at the time). I saw MBV on one other occasion, at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels (with Mercury Rev and fIREHOSE, as I recall) in '91 or '92. Possibly the loudest gig I ever subjected my poor ears to. The noise jam in "You Made Me Realise" felt like it went on for about half an hour that time, creating an really palpable tension in the crowd. Amazing times.