Slowdive - Hide Yer Eyes [1993]
These first three tunes are absolute Slowdive bangers from the Souvlaki sessions that ridiculously never got released. I mean I can't believe after being cut from Souvlaki that they didn't end up on an EP or single in their own right or at least b-sides to other singles, mental.
Guitarist Christian Saville wanted Hide Yer Eyes on Souvlaki and the fact that one of these bootleg versions was mixed by Ed Buller means it was in contention for inclusion. Neil Halstead ixnayed the track though on the grounds of it being too poppy and the quota of poppy pop tunes for the album had already been filled...
Possibly their best pop moment.
Slowdive - I Saw The Sun [1993]
Another Ed Buller mix which means this was almost included on the final track-listing of Souvlaki but the band pulled it on the basis of it being to much like The Cocteau Twins which is funny because... well have you heard the records they made before Souvlaki? Anyway this is pure Slowdive to me. The group at their best.
Beautiful pastoral psychedelia that floats off in a hazy breeze.
Dreamy.
Slowdive - Silver Screen [1992]
We live in a crazy world where one of the greatest songs of the 90s never even got released. Fucking absurd.
Starts out with buoyant fluctuating guitars that morph into fantastic eternally swirling waves of elation combined with irresistible nostalgic vocals hooks. Pure bliss.
Slowdive - Joy [1992]
Post-punk with a drum machine somewhere between Chameleons and New Order. I mean its called Joy for fuck's sake. This is pretty surprising if you've never heard it before. After brutal press coverage and ruthless record company rejections Slowdive lost their nerve and went back to their roots and musical influences looking for a an inspirational way out of this crisis.
Slowdive - Stars That Shine [1992?]
I always thought Mercury Rev's psychedelic space Rock freak-outs were influenced by Slowdive's blissful journeys to the stars but here you've gotta think Neil had probably given Yerself Is Steam a bit of a listen and liked what he heard. I probably would have ixnayed this one for being too much of a homage as consummate as it may be.
Slowdive - Bleed [1991?]
They never hid the fact that they loved The Cure and this one is an incredible tribute to their musical heroes. While it may have been too derivative to put on the record it's a lotta fun and a whole lotta Slowdive too.
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