https://youtu.be/O3ZSFj_A0KE
The Field Day Festival that I saw them at in June
― Let's go, FIFA! (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Monday, 28 September 2015 22:27 (eight years ago) link
Taylor Swift does it, so you can't say it's not legitimate.
words that chill the bones
― Οὖτις, Monday, 28 September 2015 22:29 (eight years ago) link
(I'm actually in that video for about three seconds after Chelsea Girl - fame at last)
― Let's go, FIFA! (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Monday, 28 September 2015 22:29 (eight years ago) link
From Andy on the upcoming RIDE UK tour -
I’m so excited about playing 'Nowhere' in full. We are going with the 11 track CD track listing, not just the 8 tracks from the original vinyl, so the set will end with the title track on every gig of the UK tour, which is going to sound epic. I didn’t realise how few times we’d actually played most of the songs. And of course we have never played the album in its original track order before.
We have been throwing in versions of some of the songs at our US dates but the majority of the preparation for these shows was done during rehearsals in London in-between our festival shows this summer. I’m especially buzzing about how 'Kaleidoscope' is sounding. It’s going to be amazing playing it for the first time.
All in all, it’s a big deal to us, and we haven’t been certain we could pull it off until now. We, as a band, are so proud of the album and we are aware that fans have been campaigning for us to perform it in full on this tour but it’s only now that we are sure we can do the album justice.
― Let's go, FIFA! (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 2 October 2015 19:59 (eight years ago) link
oh my. Really? I enjoyed the Field Day set a lot but really missed not hearing Decay and Paralysed because they're some of my favourite songs they did. I didn't know this was happening!?
― kraudive, Friday, 2 October 2015 23:31 (eight years ago) link
In A Different Place. I love this as well. This has made my day, as sad as that sounds.
― kraudive, Saturday, 3 October 2015 00:21 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, I'm really excited about it too. To the best of my knowledge, they've never played Kaleidoscope live. No idea why.
― Let's go, FIFA! (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 3 October 2015 19:50 (eight years ago) link
yay Nowhere. Paralysed was easily the stand out in Manchester IMO.
― piscesx, Saturday, 3 October 2015 20:40 (eight years ago) link
Apparently last night in Leeds they did a first set of LTAB, Like A Daydream, Unfamiliar, Time Machine, Twisterella, Cool Your Boots, Black Nite Crash, Today, Mouse Trap, then a breather, then the whole of 'Nowhere' (inc. the Fall EP trakcs tacked on the end) and then Chelsea Girl and Drive Blind.
― Lionel Richie the Wardrobe (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Monday, 12 October 2015 16:12 (eight years ago) link
it was news to me that they had *never* done Kaleidoscope live before until last night?? like.. ever?
― piscesx, Monday, 12 October 2015 20:58 (eight years ago) link
It wasn't news to me (the first time I saw them live was the month that 'Nowhere' came out, and they didn't play it then, or the five other times I saw them over the next 18 months, and it seemed unlikely they would have suddenly decided to play it after that), but I never understood why they didn't play it - it's a great little tune.
― Lionel Richie the Wardrobe (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Monday, 12 October 2015 21:40 (eight years ago) link
Hmmmm. Just realised I've more or less already said this four post ago.
― Lionel Richie the Wardrobe (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Monday, 12 October 2015 21:41 (eight years ago) link
Did I mention that I don't think they've played Kaleidoscope live before? And that I don't know the reason for this?
― Lionel Richie the Wardrobe (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Monday, 12 October 2015 21:42 (eight years ago) link
Brilliant gig last night. I managed to get right to the front. Ride supported by Ride. Here's some bits a pieces from the first set, will upload and stitch together the Nowhere set later: https://youtu.be/lI4I7Vki4Pc
― Lionel Richie the Wardrobe (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Thursday, 15 October 2015 08:35 (eight years ago) link
The rest: https://youtu.be/5ICGVNC1C2k
― Lionel Richie the Wardrobe (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Thursday, 15 October 2015 09:54 (eight years ago) link
New album forthcoming -- Erol Alkan producing. Hmm.
http://pitchfork.com/news/70148-ride-releasing-first-new-album-in-over-20-years/
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:22 (seven years ago) link
coming up for air was well dece tbf
― Dave Plaintive rapper with classical training (imago), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
shit though, it was AGES ago
― Dave Plaintive rapper with classical training (imago), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:51 (seven years ago) link
Saw them tonight in Shoreditch. Very good. A mixture of stuff off the album which will be released later this week and the old classics: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1355747341147758.1073741848.100001375168495&type=1&l=e3495272bc
― Warren's Treat (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 00:03 (six years ago) link
glad that you were finally able to see them Nasty Brutish & Short. How are the new songs? should i be looking forward to hearing new Ride this week?
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 03:06 (six years ago) link
It's awful.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 03:07 (six years ago) link
Of the two tracks they released a couple of months or so ago, Charm Assault is good. Home Is A Feeling is a bit boring (though a bit more 'shoegaze'). The other two they've released I only got a few days ago and don't know them well, but All I Want is also good, Lannoy Point not so sure about. They did one last night called Cali which I liked.
― Warren's Treat (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 06:43 (six years ago) link
Video: https://youtu.be/wDjhf9-UmDM
― Warren's Treat (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 07:29 (six years ago) link
Pre-ordered this on the strength of Charm Assault. Disappointed to hear all the negative feedback.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 08:03 (six years ago) link
Annoy Point morelike
― imago, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 08:16 (six years ago) link
Annoy Pointless even
This is really good, based on one (pretty involved, headphones-on-the-walk-to-work) listen. Lyrics are still v 6th form, but the big grindy bass, massive drums, and wistful melodies are all there, and the combination of synths and guitars works really well as a development from just shoegazey guitars. Easily in their top 3 albums!
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 16 June 2017 08:52 (six years ago) link
Interesting!
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 16 June 2017 11:41 (six years ago) link
Consensus is mainly positive apart from you, it seems!
http://www.metacritic.com/music/weather-diaries/ride/critic-reviews
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 16 June 2017 12:29 (six years ago) link
I admit I haven't had any interest in listening. I mean, I interviewed Andy for the reunion and all as well, but this seems...unneeded, I guess the word is.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 June 2017 12:59 (six years ago) link
I'm with Alfred - this is kinda shitty dad rock.
― BlackIronPrison, Friday, 16 June 2017 17:27 (six years ago) link
What can I say? I'm a shitty dad.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 16 June 2017 18:23 (six years ago) link
And actually it feels really adolescent to me; overly idealistic, gauche, lyrically clumsy. All of which are things I associate with Ride anyway and I kind of like how familiar these failings are. And the feelings they inspire too. I didn't think / know I wanted a Ride album in 2017 but I'm glad I've got one right now.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 16 June 2017 18:35 (six years ago) link
Three listens in and I'm finding this absolutely tremendous. A loving tribute to their early sound, updated. Not knocking the first two records off the perch quite yet, but solidly their their best and one of the best reunion records I can recall.
― Davey D, Saturday, 17 June 2017 07:09 (six years ago) link
*third best
Nice. I have high expectations after Slowdive's homerun on their last album.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Saturday, 17 June 2017 07:46 (six years ago) link
Gonna have to buck the ILM trend of half-listening to something then denouncing it as the worst shit ever made and say it's pretty good
― PaulTMA, Saturday, 17 June 2017 09:16 (six years ago) link
Listening now. They've lost the single thing that made them great (squalling guitars) but some of the songwriting is quite nice, I suppose (Home Is A Feeling). Opening track is a dreadful dirge
― imago, Saturday, 17 June 2017 11:50 (six years ago) link
Title track an even more dreadful dirge omg come on lads
― imago, Saturday, 17 June 2017 11:54 (six years ago) link
Squally bit at the end of the title track is how the album should have begun - and taken it from there
― imago, Saturday, 17 June 2017 11:58 (six years ago) link
Caught Nora having a proper dance to Lannoy Point in the living room this morning = trust her instinct more than LJ's.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 17 June 2017 12:58 (six years ago) link
Also if you think the squalling guitars are the 'single' thing that made them great then you've missed the point(s).
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 17 June 2017 12:59 (six years ago) link
Ooh, Cali is pretty good
― imago, Saturday, 17 June 2017 19:05 (six years ago) link
Worked out my beef with Lannoy Point - that Cure riff comes in once too often. Tips it from enjoyable jam into dirge. It's growing on me a little though
― imago, Saturday, 17 June 2017 19:35 (six years ago) link
Cali is by far the best track though
― imago, Sunday, 18 June 2017 08:50 (six years ago) link
was never really a big fan so slept on this, guess I'll give it a listen today but you aren't all filling me with confidence.
― akm, Sunday, 18 June 2017 15:15 (six years ago) link
Verse of Charm Assault keeps getting stuck in my head now
― imago, Monday, 19 June 2017 14:13 (six years ago) link
I like what I've heard of this. Not quite the breathtaker that the new Slowdive is, but definitely cool. Hard not to be down with new Ride.
― jterich, Monday, 19 June 2017 20:26 (six years ago) link
I really like Cali. Trying to work out what it reminds me of...I'm thinking late-era Pixies (but not vocally).
― Warren's Treat (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Monday, 19 June 2017 21:21 (six years ago) link
It's stuck in my head permanently now. Not sure - maybe it shares DNA with Catherine Wheel at their most American? Blur? Sonic Youth? Really it just feels like Ride perfecting themselves again
― imago, Monday, 19 June 2017 21:30 (six years ago) link