Biography

Formed in 1988 by Oxford art college students, the influential quartet Ride was signed to Alan McGee's now-legendary Creation label based on the strength of their live set. Combining distortion-drenched guitars with melodic vocals, frontmen Mark Gardener and Andy Bell helped shape the "shoegazer" sound that was pioneered by My Bloody Valentine. While Ride's first two albums were largely well received and defined the band's identity, subsequent releases found them experimenting with poppier sounds and losing their audience. After the group's demise in 1996, band members pursued various musical projects, with Bell eventually joining Oasis as bass player.

Top Tracks

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• At The End Of The Universe

• Beneath

• Black Nite Crash

• Chelsea Girl

• Chrome Waves

• Dreams Burn Down

• Drive Blind

• From Time To Time

• Gonna Be Alright

• Here And Now

• How Does It Feel To Feel

• How Does It Feel To Feel?

• Howard Hughes

• I Don't Know Where It Comes From

• Kaleidoscope

• Leave Them All Behind

• Let's Get Lost

• Like A Daydream

• New Age

• Ox4

• Perfect Time

• Seagull

• Sight Of You

• Twisterella

• Unfamiliar

• Vapour Trail

• Walkabout

Discography

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• Tarantula

  Sire

  1996

• Live Light

  Elektra/WEA

  1995

• Carnival of Light

  Reprise / Sire

  1994

• Going Blank Again

  Sire

  1992

• Nowhere

  Sire

  1990