Ride - Nowhere

cherry chapstick · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:45 am

I don't know if there's been a thread on them already but I just got this and am about to listen to it. Has anyone else heard it? My friend says it's like MBV meets The Psychedelic Furs. It's number 74 on Pitchfork's top 100 of the 1990's. But that's Pitchfork..
Let me know if you want it. I'll go and listen to it.

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

omg...this album rocks, man. it's def a stellar entry to the shoegazer genre from the early 90s.

splates · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:51 am

i love this album so much

splates · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:53 am

'Dreams Burn Down', 'Paralysed' and especially 'Vapour Trail' are songs to listen to as you lay on your back and stare at the sky on a beautiful day

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

oh definitely...this is an all time great album.

if you like this, check out swervedriver too, cherry.

splates · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:56 am

although ill still take Slowdive as my shoegaze champs

Kerre Li (xix) · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:56 am

I totally drank beers with Andy Bell of Ride.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:01 am

Great album. A classic in the shoegaze movement. I actually replaced this recently in my collection from an old copy I had in college.

Dalen · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:01 am

one of my all time favorites. still gets monthly play.

do yourself a favor and pick up their brilliant follow up to Nowhere "Going Blank Again", and make sure it's the re-issue that features "Grasshopper". one of the finest moments in shoegaze ever.

pollysix · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:56 am **Posts:** 5174

splates Wrote:

i love this album so much

yup. it's a classic.

weeeeeeee diiiiiiiiiiieeeeee.......

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

i love cool your boots too.

'even a stopped clock clock gives the right time twice a day'

pure bliss.

i wonder if this type of music will make a comeback? the silversun pickups gives me a bit of hope. their guitarist is using a hell of a lot of pedals like adam franklin used to.

splates · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:10 am

im listening to

right now

Dalen · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:10 am

Saint Wrote:

i wonder if this type of music will make a comeback?

you should check out thew new Snowden album.

http://www.snowden.info/

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

snowden you say? woot... thanks. any others?

i listened to Ferment this weekend too! LOVE IT.

listening to dreams burn down right now....ahhh.

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

by the way, i always loved the cover of Ferment...

and...

swervedriver - raise

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

would also recommend the song "like a daydream" by ride. ahhh, how god damn good it is.

Dalen · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:38 am

Saint Wrote:

snowden you say? woot... thanks. any others?

check out Soundpool as well...

http://www.myspace.com/soundpool

Slowdive/MBV vibes.

Ferment is definitely ace. Listened to it last week!

cherry chapstick · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:12 am

thanks guys

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

our pleasure.

telescope · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:44 am

Dalen Wrote:

Saint Wrote:

i wonder if this type of music will make a comeback?

you should check out thew new Snowden album.

http://www.snowden.info/

Nice. This came up on the front page of emusic when I opened it up just now.

bgl3 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:21 am

Dalen Wrote:

"Grasshopper". one of the finest moments in shoegaze ever.

Agreed.
'Tis amazing.

pollysix · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:56 am **Posts:** 5174

The first time I heard them I was in grade 9. Once a week on our baby- boomer radio station they actually let someone cool in the studio: Claude Rajotte (aka God). I used to just sit there with my tape deck... ready to hit record.

One such tape included:

Ride "Nowhere" (last track on the record)
Slowdive "Alison"
and
"Ooops" by 808 State featuring Bjork (whos that?)

Jeebus. The blueprint for so much to come.

The song "Nowhere" honestly sounded like nothing i had ever, ever heard. It took me awhile to wade through all that fuzz but once I did I was totally hooked. Still one of my favorite Ride songs.

Stone red's dark sunshine · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:17 pm **Posts:** 1096

Better than Loveless.

Dalen · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:20 am

Stone Wrote:

Better than Loveless.

oh man, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better.

seamonster · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:03 pm

I saw Ride with Lush as the opening act fifteen years ago. Hadn't heard anything louder in my life up to that point. Pretty frickin' amazing.

And as long as we're throwing around the love for Swervedriver, I saw them play with Ned's Atomic Dustbin in the 7th Street Entry that same year. I don't think there were more than 40 people at that show.

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