I just found this band a while back when I heard Twisterella, a great power pop song.
This song is one of the early tracks by the British shoegaze band Ride, from their debut EP titled Ride, which was released in January 1990. It reached #71 on the UK singles chart. The song helped establish Ride as a pioneer in the shoegaze genre, which combines elements of power pop, post-punk, and rock. The band consists of Mark Gardener (vocals, guitar), Andy Bell (vocals, guitar), Steve Queralt (bass), and Loz Colbert (drums).
Ride was formed in 1988 in Oxford by school friends Andy Bell and Mark Gardener, before recruiting drummer Loz Colbert at the Oxfordshire School of Art & Design and local bassist Steve Queralt.
They broke up in 1996 because of differences between Andy Bell and Mark Gardener. Gardener wanted to go forward in a more dance style of music…Bell didn’t but both wanted to go more contemporary style. Bassist Steve Queralt said: The band had two future directions open to them, and they chose the wrong option.
They reunited in 2014 and released their first album in 21 years in 2017.
Chelsea Girl
Take me for a rideAway from places we had knownIf I stay around, I’ll just remember I’m aloneThere’s someone in my memory making me move onWhat was grey and hazy, is black and white, now I have gone
Drive me up to LondonNow it’s got too dark to seeMy waiting is over, there’s no visitor for meNever let me talk to youDestroy the frozen pastIt’s a different time, now things are moving much too fast
Float by today, now it’s turning to greyRaining my doubtsLet my thoughts slip awayYou must have something andWhat it is, I don’t knowYou must have something ’cause I can’t let you go
…
PowerPop... An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture 
Great tune Max. I have referenced Shoegaze in a post myself but actually never knowingly listened to a song identified as such. It’s a bit like I had imagined, including the haircut!
LikeLiked by 2 people
It’s very close to Power Pop as well…they are on the same border.
LikeLiked by 1 person
This is also my first time listening to shoegaze and it is better than I have heard it described.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It’s very close and mixed with Power Pop
LikeLiked by 1 person
When I read about shoegaze, it said that the vocals were distorted, but in this song that doesn’t seem to be the case.
LikeLike
Not bad at all, I like the fuzzy guitar sound. A little edgier than a lot of what I’d think of as ‘shoegaze’ but the terms never been all that clearly defined to me. There’s an Andy Bell who makes up half of Erasure too, but different guy fairly obviously.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Yea like I’ve been saying…it’s bordering if not on power pop
LikeLike
Cool!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
They only had one top ten single (Leave Them All Behind) and all the others didn’t even make the top 20. Oasis nicked their bass player!
LikeLiked by 2 people
I have the one you mentioned in my drafts… yea they nick a lot of stuff!
LikeLiked by 1 person
This is my sonic youth ! I loved this band, and especially the songs on the first LP. I still listen to with great pleasure. Bravo and thank you for bringing Ride back to light, their ethereal pop torn apart by abrasive and saturated guitars.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks for responding. When I found Twisterella…I knew I loved this band. I can’t believe I haven’t heard about them until a few years ago.
LikeLiked by 1 person
There is the bones of an old Byrds song behind all the upfront guitars; I can’t put my finger on the song, but no matter; the result is pretty decent, and Ride are pretty decent too.
LikeLiked by 1 person
“Chelsea Girl” is a neat song. What I mostly like about it is Ride kept it pretty melodic. Overall, I prefer “Twisterella,” especially from a sound perspective. The guitar sound is more jangly, which I generally dig. For some reason, I missed it when you posted “Twisterella” in November 2019.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh Twisterella…is hard to top for me but I do like their stuff.
They have a harder edge on some of their songs…a good melodic band.
LikeLiked by 1 person