Album: Nowhere by Ride (1990)
Genre: Alternative Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Excitable
Format: Album

Description: 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. Nowhere was voted number 74 on Pitchfork Media's list of the Top 100 Albums of the 1990s. The closing track "Vapour Trail" was voted at number 145 on Pitchfork's Top 200 Tracks of the 90s and at number 81 on NME's 100 Best Tracks of the Nineties. The album is also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Artist Background: Ride were a British shoegazing band that formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence "Loz" Colbert, and Steve Queralt. The band were initially part of the "shoegazing" scene that emerged in England during the early 1990s. Following the break-up of the band in 1996, members moved on to various other projects, most notably Bell who became the bassist for Oasis. In 2001, the band members were briefly reunited for a one-off performance for a television show... Part of the Oxford, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Alternative Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Part of the Oxford, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Alternative Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Alternative Rock, Rock/Pop, Excitable, 1990s, Album

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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. Nowhere was voted number 74 on Pitchfork Media's list of the Top 100 Albums of the 1990s. The closing track "Vapour Trail" was voted at number 145 on Pitchfork's Top 200 Tracks of the 90s and at number 81 on NME's 100 Best Tracks of the Nineties. The album is also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

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