the way to Loveless, but it's far more than just a dress rehearsal for the band's moment of greatness." Entertainment Weekly reviewer Ken Tucker reflected on Isn't Anything in 1993, saying "the passion of their playing – the rafter-shaking guitar chords, the baleful vocals – attests to their faith in romance, betrayal, and dizzy crushes. They nearly bury their somber melodies beneath surface noise. But unearthing the tunes is part of the listening pleasure." The remasters of Isn't Anything also generated favourable reviews. Uncuts Stephen Troussé wrote: "[I]n rock algebra you might deduce that they'd worked out some new equation involving the barbed languor of the Mary Chain, the speedfreak urgency of Sonic Youth, and a dash of The Vaselines' sauce – but none of that accounts for the savagely sensual results."Isn't Anything is regarded by many as among the greatest albums of the 1980s. The album has been included in The Guardians list of 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die and ranked at #16 in their Alternative Top 100 Albums list. The album was also ranked #24 in The Irish Times list of Top 40 Irish Albums of All Time, selected by Pitchfork staff as #22 on their "Top 100 Albums of the 1980s" list and listed at #92 on Slant Magazines list of Best Albums of the 1980s. Uncut writer David Stubbs has called Isn't Anything "one of the most important, influential British rock albums of the eighties." In its 2013 update, the NME ranked the album at 187 in the list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Pitchfork selected the album as the fourth-best shoegaze album of all time. Track listing Personnel All personnel credits adapted from Isn't Anything''s liner notes. My Bloody Valentine Kevin Shields – guitar, vocals Bilinda Butcher – guitar, vocals Colm Ó Cíosóig – drums Deb Googe – bass Technical personnel My Bloody Valentine – production Dave Anderson – engineering Steve Nunn – engineering Alex Russell – engineering Joe Dilworth – photography Chart positions References 1988 debut albums My Bloody Valentine (band) albums Sire Records albums Creation Records albums