Ride's 1992 album Going Blank Again is celebrating its 20th anniversary this week. This is my favorite record from Ride, and definitely one of my all time favorites. To this day I'm still blown away by the swirling eight minute epic album opener, "Leave Them All Behind." Such shoegaze perfection. Back in the day on 89X we played an edited four minute radio version, but the song is truly best enjoyed in its original, unedited form:Ahhhhh, what a majestic song! Happy Birthday, Going Blank Again!
Ride went on to release two more records before breaking up in 1996. Songwriters Andy Bell and Mark Gardener have worked on a variety of musical projects since the dissolution of Ride. Bell released a record with his project Hurricane #5, joined Oasis and is currently a member of Beady Eye. Gardener formed a band called The Animalhouse, went on to release two solo records under his own name, and is currently working on a new music/art project Hush Delirium which you can read more about here.
