According to Allmusic, most bands drew from the music of My Bloody Valentine as a template for the genre. Resplandor was formed in the summer of 1996, influenced by bands such Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, Swallow, Cranes, Windy & Carl, Cocteau Twi Resplandor was … The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan was influenced by Isn't Anything upon its release and attempted to recreate its sound on the band's debut album Gish (1991), particularly the closing track "Daydream" which Corgan described as "a complete rip-off of the My Bloody Valentine sound." Pete Kember; photo by Aaron B Spacemen 3 had been asked to support the Pixies on their first big UK tour in the fall of 1988. Several alternative rock bands have cited My Bloody Valentine as an influence.

My Bloody Valentine's 1991 musical masterpiece Loveless struggled for the spotlight when it was released, overshadowed by the likes of Nirvana and Pearl Jam. But, for my coin, it was My Bloody Valentine that held the alpha DNA. My Bloody Valentine are an alternative rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1983.Since 1987, the band's lineup has consisted of founding members Kevin Shields (vocals, guitar) and Colm Ó Cíosóig (drums), with Bilinda Butcher (vocals, guitar) and Debbie Googe (bass). Without Loveless, I feel like a lot of the bands would more or less totally drop off the radar and the genre wouldn't have the cult following it does now, or at least it wouldn't be quite as prominent as it is. Like the Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, and the Jesus and Mary Chain before them, My Bloody Valentine redefined what noise meant within the context of pop songwriting. Without MBV at all, my guess is that it's something closer to the Neo-Psych of Spacemen 3, early Loop, etc. Shoegazing combines ethereal, swirling vocals with layers of distorted, bent, flanged guitars, creating a wash of sound where no instrument is distinguishable from another.