Lazy writing describing Ride as ‘shoegazers’ (perhaps ‘squandered talents’ would have been more appropriate). They started as shoegaze, but had pretty much ditched shoegazing by Going Blank Again. About what you’d expect from pitchfork these days.
I liked the last single fine. This one does seem like they’re trying a bit too hard.
to be honest, I get the impression that they don’t really understand their own appeal. They’re not udner any obligation to appease their fans, but it sounds like they’d rather being making a different kind of music than what most people would want out of them. This would be commendable if the quality was there.
Very true. All we really want is a half dozen songs that sound like they could have appeared on Nowhere and we’re happy. They really aren’t going to pick up any new fans unless they go the full Coldplay.
With the Stone Roses, you got the impression they knew those songs weren’t up to much (heard some rumours from people who know the band that they weren’t happy with them but felt they had to release something), whereas you suspect this stuff is as good as Ride have got.
I guess so, but I don’t really think the Stone Roses would have come up with anything better together either. They’ve all (well, Mani and Ian anyway) put out some decent stuff away from the Roses which sounds very different from the “Roses sound”.
maybe it’s because I had really low expectations for this, but after my first listen through, this was way better than expected; even some of the tracks I initially didn’t like seemed to work better in context of the album. My only gripe so far as that almost every track in the last half feel like closing tracks, but are otherwise good on their own.
haven’t listened to this album much, because i think it is ordinary
but every now and then a tune pops up on shuffle and i am still shocked! Just ye gads!
"Sun is up and the day goes right for me
I’m moving up in a way that’s rightfully
Ringing out yeah, your day calls out to me
I’m moving up, can’t contain the light I see
All around me the air sings infinity
Chin is up and the scene is on to me
Coffee cup and I’m sailing out to sea
I’m moving up in a way that seems to be
Fired from my mind
A Silver Symphony
Out of my mind-Rocket Silver Symphony"