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Category 'Ride'

Seagull (Ride, 1990)

Backwards Beatles axe
With Taxman-style bassline
Paves way for Britpop?

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Grasshopper (Ride, 1992)

Hang on…is this the
best instrumental ever?
No?! Comment below!

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Unfamiliar (Ride, 1991)

Shoegaze pioneers -
Oxford’s most famous band – once…
On a Friday‘? Who?!

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
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Going Blank Again (Ride, 1992)

Title track, got cut -
but turned up as a B-side…
Cool drums/harmonies!

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Vapour Trail (Ride, 1990)

Bell’s first masterpiece…
Fans go weak when they hear this…
Hence Noel rates him?

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Live Light (Ride, 2000)

Not a true ‘album’…
Captures their later stuff live –
The crowd sounds fake though!

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Tarantula (Ride, 1996)

Two styles fight it out:
Bell/Gardener drift apart
Results mixed at best.

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Going Blank Again (Ride, 1992)

Shoegaze goes epic…
Massive songs, big production –
Thin vocals, but ace!

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Nowhere (Ride, 1990)

Dreamy harmonies
Over rocking guitar tracks -
Should have been massive…

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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