Nowhere
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Nowhere
- Artist: Ride
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- Release Date: October 15, 1990
- Total Time: 51:52
- Genre: Rock
Review
Nowhere seems to hold consensus as the second-best record of the shoegaze era, and with very good reason. All of the common words, phrases, and adjectives commonly used with the short-lived subgenre fit properly here, and they're all positive, every one of them. Whir, whoosh, haze, swirl, ad nauseum -- this record holds all of these elements at their most exciting and mastered. But in the end, great pop records necessitate quality songs, which Nowhere delivers throughout. Undeniably, it's Ride's zenith -- dense, tight, hypnotic. "Seagull" serves as a dynamic opener; after a couple seconds of light feedback, bassist Steve Queralt kicks in with a rubbery, elliptical line (reminiscent of a certain Beatles song), which is soon followed by Andy Bell and Mark Gardener's guitar twists and Loz Colbert's alternately gentle and punishing drumming. After the upbeat "Kaleidoscope," the record falls into a tempo lull that initially seems impenetrable and meandering. However, patience reveals a five-song suite of sorts, full of lovely instrumental passages that are punctuated with violent jabs of manic guitars. The endlessly escalating "Polar Bear" is a high point, featuring expertly placed tom rolls from Colbert. The tempo picks up for the closing "Vapour Trail," a wistful pop song with chiming background guitars galore and mournful strings to close it out. The U.S. version was bolstered significantly with the remainder of the Fall EP ("Dreams Burn Down" having reappeared earlier in the record). "Taste" is one of their finest pure pop numbers; the moody/driving "Here and Now" rates well, and the five-minute "Nowhere" is a nasty distorto-freakout. [Nowhere was remastered and reissued by Ignition U.K. in 2001. Added to the 11 tracks featured on Sire's U.S. edition are the four selections from the equally wondrous Today Forever.] ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi| Nowhen (2008 Album by Ten Thousand Sorrows) | |
| Nowhere (2009 Album by Chris Sacks) |
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Nowhere (album)
This article is about the Ride album. For the 1997 film soundtrack, see Nowhere: Music from the Gregg Araki Movie.
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| Studio album by Ride | ||||
| Released | 15 October 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Blackwing Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Shoegazing, dream pop, noise pop, space rock, neo-psychedelia | |||
| Length | 51:52 | |||
| Label | Creation | |||
| Producer | Marc Waterman | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B)[2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (9.5/10)[3] |
| Sputnikmusic | [4] |
Nowhere is the debut album by British shoegazing band Ride. The album was released by Creation Records on 15 October 1990. Allmusic has cited the album as one of the greatest albums of the shoegazing genre, second only to My Bloody Valentine's Loveless.[1] Nowhere was voted number 74 on Pitchfork Media's list of the Top 100 Albums of the 1990s,[5] and closing track "Vapour Trail" was voted at number 145 on Pitchfork's Top 200 Tracks of the 90s.[6] The album is also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
The album was issued in the United States in December 1990 by Sire Records, featuring the bonus tracks "Taste", "Here and Now", and "Nowhere", all of which were previously issued on the band's Fall EP. A 2001 reissue by Ignition Records further added the four songs from the band's Today Forever EP as bonus tracks. In February 2011, Rhino Handmade released a special 20th anniversary edition of Nowhere, featuring the remastered original album with seven bonus tracks, plus a bonus disc featuring a previously unreleased live performance at The Roxy in Los Angeles recorded on 10 April 1991. The set also includes a 40-page booklet with exclusive photos and a new essay by music critic Jim DeRogatis, as well as a lenticular-covered digipak book.[7][8]
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Cover artwork
The cover features an uncrested wave photographed by Warren Bolster.[9] The original LP cover had the band name in embossed text in the location of the visible text and an embossed album title in the lower right corner. The original cassette and CD releases featured no band name or album title on the cover, but sometimes came with an identifying sticker on the outside of the CD or cassette case. For the 2001 CD re-release, the band name and title were printed visibly on the cover.[10] The 2011 Rhino Handmade edition features a lenticular design of the wave.[7]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Andy Bell except where noted[11].
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| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Seagull" | Gardener and Bell | 6:09 | |||||||
| 2. | "Kaleidoscope" | Gardener with Bell | 3:01 | |||||||
| 3. | "In a Different Place" | Gardener | 5:29 | |||||||
| 4. | "Polar Bear" | Gardener | 4:45 | |||||||
| 5. | "Dreams Burn Down" | Gardener | 6:04 | |||||||
| 6. | "Decay" (Mark Gardener) | Gardener | 3:35 | |||||||
| 7. | "Paralysed" | Bell | 5:34 | |||||||
| 8. | "Vapour Trail" | Bell | 4:18 | |||||||
| CD Bonus Tracks | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Lead vocals | Length | |||||
| 9. | "Taste" | Gardener | Andy Bell, Loz Colbert, Mark Gardener, Steve Queralt | Gardener | 3:17 | |||||
| 10. | "Here and Now" | Bell | 4:26 | |||||||
| 11. | "Nowhere" | Colbert | Bell, Colbert, Gardener, Queralt | Bell | 5:23 | |||||
| Reissue Bonus tracks | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Lead vocals | Length | |||||
| 12. | "Unfamiliar" | Gardener | Bell, Colbert, Gardener, Queralt | Gardener and Bell | 5:03 | |||||
| 13. | "Sennen" | Bell, Colbert, Gardener, Queralt | Gardener and Bell | 4:23 | ||||||
| 14. | "Beneath" | Bell, Colbert, Gardener, Queralt | Gardener and Bell | 4:06 | ||||||
| 15. | "Today" | Bell, Colbert, Gardener, Queralt | Gardener and Bell | 6:26 | ||||||
| Bonus disc: Live at the Roxy, 10 April 1991 | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Polar Bear" (Live) | 5:01 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Seagull" (Live) | 5:51 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Unfamiliar" (Live) | Gardener | Bell, Colbert, Gardener, Queralt | 4:42 | ||||||
| 4. | "Dreams Burn Down" (Live) | 5:28 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Like a Daydream" (Live) | 2:46 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Vapour Trail" (Live) | 3:36 | ||||||||
| 7. | "In a Different Place" (Live) | 5:30 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Perfect Time" (Live) | Gardener | Bell, Colbert, Gardener, Queralt | 3:26 | ||||||
| 9. | "Taste" (Live) | Gardener | Bell, Colbert, Gardener, Queralt | 3:27 | ||||||
| 10. | "Nowhere" (Live) | Colbert | Bell, Colbert, Gardener, Queralt | 8:26 | ||||||
| 11. | "Chelsea Girl" (Live) | Gardener | Bell, Colbert, Gardener, Queralt | 4:34 | ||||||
| 12. | "Drive Blind" (Live) | 6:59 | ||||||||
Credits
- Mark Gardener – vocals, guitar
- Andy Bell – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
- Steve Queralt – bass
- Laurence Colbert – drums
- Personnel
- Recorded at Blackwing Studios, London, by Marc Waterman
- Mixed at Swanyard Studios, London, by Alan Moulder
- Remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, by Rick Webb
- Band photography by Joe Dilworth
- Wave photograph by Warren Bolster
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue # | Notes |
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| United Kingdom | 15 October 1990 | Creation Records | LP | CRELP074 | 8 tracks |
| CD | CRECD074 | 11 tracks | |||
| United States | 18 December 1990 | Sire Records | CD | 9 26462-2 | 11 tracks |
| United Kingdom | 24 September 2001 | Ignition Records | CD | IGN CD9 | 15 tracks |
| United States | 21 December 2010 | Rhino Records | LP | WBLP79789 | 8 tracks (180-gram vinyl) |
| February 2011 | Rhino Handmade | 2CD | 603497949298 | 15 tracks + 12 track live CD |
References
- ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Nowhere - Ride". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r16545. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ Browne, David (25 January 1991). "Nowhere - Music - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,313099,00.html. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ Bevan, David (4 February 2011). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Ride: Nowhere [20th Anniversary Edition"]. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15069-nowhere-20th-anniversary-edition/. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ Herren, Scott (13 August 2005). "Ride - Nowhere (album review)". http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/3187/Ride-Nowhere/. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ Pitchfork: Staff Lists: Top 100 Albums of the 1990s
- ^ Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s
- ^ a b "Rhino - Nowhere: 20th Anniversary Edition". http://www.rhino.com/shop/product/ride-nowhere-20th-anniversary-edition. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (11 November 2010). "Pitchfork: Ride's Nowhere Gets Double-Disc Reissue". http://pitchfork.com/news/40656-rides-inowherei-gets-double-disc-reissue/. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ Discogs credits
- ^ Ride - Nowhere (CD, Album) at Discogs
- ^ Piutti, Piero (July 1998). "Interview with Andy Bell - July 1998". http://www.ticket2ride.it/index2.htm. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- Sources
- "The official Ride website". http://www.rideox4.net/. Retrieved 8 December 2005.
- "Ticket To Ride - Oxford's finest band unofficial website". http://www.ticket2ride.it/index2.htm. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
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