History Music / Ride

* VocalTagTeam: Vocal duties are split pretty much evenly between Mark Gardener and Andy Bell.

Their first two albums ''Nowhere'' and ''Going Blank Again'' have been enshrined in the canon of essential shoegazing albums, with the former sometimes being considered the genre's second best effort after ''Music/{{Loveless}}'', and the latter toning down the shoegaze tendencies in favour of influences drawn from {{Grunge}} (the band-members admit to being inspired by Music/{{Nirvana}}'s ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' while recording), PowerPop and classic rock, giving it a sort of proto-{{Britpop}} sound. Once shoegazing collapsed, the band tried to stay relevant by reinventing itself as a full-on {{Britpop}} act with ''Carnival of Light'', which gained them some positive notice but no chart success, and increasing tension between songwriters Bell and Gardener led the band to break up during the recording of ''Tarantula''. During their break-up, Andy Bell formed Hurricane #1 and later served as Music/{{Oasis}}' bassist.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: "Seagull" swipes the bassline from [[Music/{{Revolver}} "Taxman"]] by Music/TheBeatles; "Chelsea Girl" nicks the guitar melody from [[Music/{{Help}} "Ticket to Ride"]].

On 21 February 2017, "Charm Assault" premiered, their first new single since 1996's "Black Nite Crash", and first new song in 21 years. The next day, they released another single, "Home Is a Feeling". Their fifth album, ''Weather Diaries'', was released on 16 June. In March 2019, the band announced that they had already finished their sixth studio album, ''This Is Not a Safe Place'', with the producer of ''Weather Diaries'', Erol Alkan; it is set to be released 16 August 2019. On 23 April 2019, the song "Future Love" was released as a single; on 2 July, the song "Repetition" was the second single to be released.

On 21 February 2017, "Charm Assault" premiered, their first new single since 1996's "Black Nite Crash", and first new song in 21 years. The next day, they released another single, "Home Is a Feeling". Their fifth album, ''Weather Diaries'', was released on 16 June. In March 2019, the band announced that they had already finished their sixth studio album, ''This Is Not a Safe Place'', with the producer of ''Weather Diaries'', Erol Alkan; it is set to be released 16 August 2019. On 23 April 2019, the song "Future Love" was released as a single.

Ride are a {{shoegazing}} band from Oxford, England. They were active from 1988 to 1996, made a one-off appearance in 2001, then reunited in 2014 for a 2015 tour in Europe and North America, and are still going today. They were part of the wave of popular shoegazing bands that arrived in the wake of Music/MyBloodyValentine, such as Music/{{Slowdive}} and Music/{{Lush}}. While not having My Bloody Valentine's monstrously imposing sound, Slowdive's DreamPop tendencies, or Lush's spaciness, they distinguished themselves mainly through a more aggressive, faster-paced sound that drew from classic rock and PunkRock, and their all-male lineup (My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive and Lush have/had at least one/two female members).

* LyricalTic: Hearing "aah"s in many of their songs is quite common.

On 21 February 2017, "Charm Assault" premiered, their first new single since 1996's "Black Nite Crash", and first new song in 21 years. The next day, they released another single, "Home Is a Feeling". Their fifth album, ''Weather Diaries'', was released on 16 June.

* ''Nowhere'' (LP) - 1990

* ''Going Blank Again'' (LP) - 1992
* ''Carnival of Light'' (LP) - 1994
* ''Tarantula'' (LP) - 1996

* ''Weather Diaries'' (LP) - 2017

Their first two albums ''Nowhere'' and ''Going Blank Again'' have been enshrined in the canon of essential shoegazing albums, with the former sometimes being considered the genre's second best effort after ''Music/{{Loveless}}'', and the latter toning down the shoegaze tendencies in favour of influences drawn from {{Grunge}} (the band-members admit to being inspired by Music/{{Nirvana}}'s ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' while recording), PowerPop and classic rock, giving it a sort of proto-{{Britpop}} sound. Once shoegazing collapsed, the band tried to stay relevant by reinventing itself as a full-on {{Britpop}} act with ''Carnival of Light'', which gained them some positive notice but no chart success, and increasing tension between songwriters Bell and Gardener led the band to break up during the recording of ''Tarantula''. During their break-up, Andy Bell served as Music/{{Oasis}}' bassist.

On 21 February 2017, "Charm Assault" premiered, their first new single since 1996's "Black Nite Crash", and first new song in 21 years. The next day, they released another single, "Home Is a Feeling". Their fifth album, ''Weather Diairies'', was released on 16 June.

* TextlessAlbumCover: ''Nowhere'', depending on the printing. Some earlier, rarer prints have the album and band name on it; nearly all vinyl copies have that.

* LongRunnerLineUp: This band is a Type 3.

* SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou: The cover art of ''Tarantula'' is a revolver pointed at the "camera", showing how hearing the album feels like.

** "Seagull", which if the vocals are ignored, pretty much serves as an EpicInstrumentalOpener for ''Nowhere''.

** Don't forget "Seagull", which if the vocals are ignored, pretty much serves as an EpicInstrumentalOpener for ''Nowhere''.

* EpicInstrumentalOpener: {{Inverted|Trope}} with "Cali"; the extended instrumental portion ends the song instead.

* SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou: On the cover of ''Tarantula'' is a hand pointing a revolver at the "camera", showing what listening to the album feels like.

Ride are a {{shoegazing}} band from Oxford, England. They were active from 1988 to 1996, made a one-off appearance in 2001, then reunited in 2014 for a 2015 tour in Europe and North America, and are still going today. They were part of the wave of popular shoegazing bands that arrived in the wake of Music/MyBloodyValentine, such as Music/{{Slowdive}} and Music/{{Lush}}. While not having My Bloody Valentine's monstrously imposing sound, Slowdive's DreamPop tendencies, or Lush's spaciness, they distinguished themselves mainly through a more aggressive, faster-paced sound that drew from classic rock and PunkRock, and their all-male lineup (My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive and Lush had at least one female member).

* TextlessAlbumCover: ''Nowhere'', depending on the printing. Some of the earlier, rarer prints have the name of the album and band on it; nearly all of the vinyl copies have that.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: "Seagull" swipes the bassline from "Taxman" by Music/TheBeatles; "Chelsea Girl" nicks the guitar melody from "Ticket to Ride".

* FourMoreMeasures: In "Dreams Burn Down".

Their first two albums ''Nowhere'' and ''Going Blank Again'' have been enshrined in the canon of essential shoegazing albums, with the former sometimes being considered the genre's second best effort after ''Music/{{Loveless}}'', and the latter toning down the shoegaze tendencies in favour of influences drawn from {{Grunge}} (the band-members admit to being inspired by Music/{{Nirvana}}'s ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' while recording), PowerPop and classic rock, giving it a sort of proto-{{Britpop}} sound. Once shoegazing collapsed, the band tried to stay relevant by reinventing itself as a full-on {{Britpop}} act with ''Carnival of Light'', which gained them some positive notice but no chart success, and increasing tension between songwriters Bell and Gardener led the band to break up during the recording of ''Tarantula''. During their breakup, Andy Bell served as Music/{{Oasis}}' bass player.

* LyricalTic: It's common to hear "aah"s in many of their songs.

** Don't forget "Seagull", which, if the vocals are ignored, pretty much serves as an EpicInstrumentalOpener for ''Nowhere''.

* LyricalTic: Its not uncommon to hear "aah"s in many of their songs.

* NewSoundAlbum: To a certain extent ''Going Blank Again'', practically ''Carnival of Light''
* SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou: The cover of ''Tarantula'' shows a hand pointing a revolver at the "camera", showing what listening to the album feels like.

Their first two albums ''Nowhere'' and ''Going Blank Again'' have been enshrined in the canon of essential shoegazing albums, with the former sometimes being considered the genre's second best effort after ''Music/{{Loveless}}'', and the latter toning down the shoegaze tendencies in favour of influences drawn from {{Grunge}} (the bandmembers admitted to being inspired by Music/{{Nirvana}}'s ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' while recording), PowerPop and classic rock, giving it a sort of proto-{{Britpop}} sound. Once shoegazing collapsed, the band tried to stay relevant by reinventing itself as a full-on {{Britpop}} act with ''Carnival of Light'', which gained them some positive notice but no chart success, and increasing tension between songwriters Bell and Gardener led the band to break up during the recording of ''Tarantula''. During their breakup, Andy Bell served as Music/{{Oasis}}' bass player.

** Don't forget "Seagull", which if we discount the vocals pretty much serves as an EpicInstrumentalOpener for ''Nowhere''.

* SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou: The cover illustration of ''Tarantula'' shows a hand pointing a revolver at the "camera", showing what listening to the album feels like.

On 21 February 2017, "Charm Assault" premiered, their first new single since 1996's "Black Nite Crash", and first new song in 21 years. The next day, they released another single, "Home Is a Feeling". A month later on 23 March, they announced that a new album, ''Weather Diairies'', would be released on 16 June.

Ride are a {{shoegazing}} band from Oxford, England. They were active from 1988 to 1996. They briefly reunited in 2001. They reunited in 2014 for a 2015 tour in Europe and North America, and are still going today. They were part of the wave of popular shoegazing bands that arrived in the wake of Music/MyBloodyValentine, such as Music/{{Slowdive}} and Music/{{Lush}}. While not having My Bloody Valentine's monstrously imposing sound, Slowdive's DreamPop tendencies, or Lush's spaciness, they distinguished themselves mainly through a more aggressive, faster-paced sound that drew from classic rock and PunkRock, and their all-male lineup (My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive and Lush had at least one female member).

Ride are a {{shoegazing}} band from Oxford, England. The band was active from 1988 to 1996. They briefly reunited in 2001. They reunited in 2014 for a 2015 tour in Europe and North America, and are still going today. They were part of the wave of popular shoegazing bands that arrived in the wake of Music/MyBloodyValentine, such as Music/{{Slowdive}} and Music/{{Lush}}. While not having My Bloody Valentine's monstrously imposing sound, Slowdive's DreamPop tendencies, or Lush's spaciness, they distinguished themselves mainly through a more aggressive, faster-paced sound that drew from classic rock and PunkRock, and their all-male lineup (My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive and Lush had at least one female member).