Nowhere

This is fuzzy goodness that is hard to top. What really works for me is how they use brooding pop melodies without confining themselves to boring pop structure. Anyone can tell each member is musically refined, but they are tasteful to the point of letting listeners know they have good chops but are more concerned with structure, dynamics, and mood. That kind of awareness is very much appreciated. Very highly recommended album.

I find "Nowhere" better than "Going Blank Again", "Carnival of Light" and "Tarantula", but nothing beats the "Today Forever EP". Shoegaze heaven! Favorite tracks on "Nowhere" are Dreams Burn Down, Taste, & Vapour Trail.

Is this a masterpiece? Not really. Is is great? Yes. Ride was the most overtly pop of the shoegazer bands- they wrapped their strong 1960s-like pop base with a blanket of great guitar squelches and noisy soundscapes.

However, just because it is "pop" doesn't mean it is bad. They cut a good number of strong tunes like my favorite song of the album- Vapour Trail. It is worth getting the album just for that classic song.

Fellow shoegazer band My Bloody Valentine arguably created one of the most supreme examples of shoegazing and noisy popular music in general- the album Loveless. The band Slowdive created the album Souvlaki, which is far more arty, electronic, and subtle than anything Ride would ever create.

However, this is one of the better Shoegazing albums and thus deserves attention from anyone with even a passing interest in the weirder side of the pop spectrum. It is both accessible and fun to listen to.

First put out in 1990, as this was the band's first of (looks like) five CD's they released. Considered to be good British shoegazing rock. Think I remember seeing a video of them on the old Alternative MTV Sunday night show. Tracks I was most taken with were "Kaleidoscope", the rather uplifting "Polar Bear" and the uptempo "Vapour Trail". Also liked "Taste" with it's pure pop element intact.Well done.Line-up:Andy Bell and Mark Gardener-guitar&vocals,Steve Queralt-bass and Loz Colbert-drums.Should appeal to fans of My Bloody Valentine,Sundial,Flying Saucer Attack and possibly Oasis.

Nowhere is Ride's first album proper and is one of their highpoints, not to mention one of the best albums ever, period. This is the UK reissue/remaster and it sounds fantastic. The shimmering, almost palpable wall-of-guitars and bass n' drums sound, along with those gorgeous soaring vocal harmonies, are all captured here. And the songs....WOW! Polar Bear, Taste, Dreams Burn Down, Vapour Trail, Here and Now, and the grinding closer Nowhere are just amazing (the whole album is, truthfully!). This reissue has four bonus tracks, comprising Ride's 1991 EP Today Forever, and the songs on here are also splendid, especially the beautiful Sennen and the long Today. All in all, Ride is a vastly underrated band, a quintessential early 1990s English band, and this is one of their high points! If you're just starting out with Ride, get this and the Smile EP compilation at once!!