▁( a ▁budget ▁brand ▁made ▁by ▁Marshall ) ▁ampl ifiers . ▁G & L ▁owner ▁Leo ▁F ender ▁was ▁a ▁fan ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁and ▁later ▁be fri ended ▁Poss . ▁Mus ically , ▁the ▁band ▁organ ised ▁their ▁three ▁guitar ists ▁into ▁providing ▁an ▁over wh el ming ▁wall ▁of ▁feedback ▁and ▁guitar ▁noise ▁layer ed ▁at op ▁more ▁conventional ▁song ▁structures . ▁Due ▁to ▁their ▁focus ▁on ▁atmos pher ic ▁text ures , ▁the ▁band ▁is ▁often ▁considered ▁a ▁peri pher al ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁sho eg aze ▁movement , ▁though ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁more ▁ab ras ive ▁sound ▁closer ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁their ▁New ▁York ▁contempor aries ▁than ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁primarily - B rit ish ▁bands ▁of ▁the ▁sho eg aze ▁genre . ▁Like ▁sho eg aze ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁My ▁Blo ody ▁Valent ine , ▁Band ▁of ▁Sus ans ▁were ▁not orious ▁for ▁playing ▁live ▁at ▁extremely ▁high ▁volumes ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁re create ▁the ▁vis cer al ▁impact ▁of ▁their ▁studio ▁albums . ▁In ▁an ▁interview , ▁guitar ist ▁Robert ▁Poss ▁noted ▁the ▁similarity ▁between ▁sho eg aze ▁and ▁Band ▁of ▁Susan ' s ▁hyp not ic ▁sounds cape , ▁saying ▁" My ▁Blo ody ▁Valent ine ▁have ▁been ▁contempor aries ▁of ▁our s , ▁and ▁we ▁played ▁shows ▁with ▁them ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ." ▁Despite ▁the ▁band ' s ▁experimental ▁lean ings , ▁Poss ▁was ▁a ▁big ▁fan ▁of ▁The ▁Rol ling ▁St ones