tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767292359356432548.post2204070446729305090..comments2023-08-19T01:26:03.777-07:00Comments on Metal Only. No Rubbish.: A song a day: Ride - Leave them all behindJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439169949165545033noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767292359356432548.post-30292922534015016702011-07-31T09:34:46.894-07:002011-07-31T09:34:46.894-07:00Similar for me. I had gotten into MBV, and had my ...Similar for me. I had gotten into MBV, and had my mind blown completely by them. However, as a guitar player, I couldn't "grok" how Shields did it- keep in mind samples, and looping were somewhat new in a rock context, so I didn't fully understand that he was playing, sampling, looping and layering the loops, like a Public Enemy or Beastie Boys. Minus that technique, I could hear how Ride were doing it: it was an application of delay and distortion that was the exact opposite of how a Psychedelic band would've done it. Strange, but understandable. I could then apply some of the techniques to my playing, which then led to me understanding how Kevin Shields started from an almost Heavy Metal reliance upon effects and sheer volume, but then, used recording techniques that had heretofore been electronic in application to create those very odd songs. Basically, while MBV were the ultimate revolutionaries in how I approach making music, without Ride, I never would have gotten there.Matt "Max" Vanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126126569405496001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767292359356432548.post-23675998199971206282011-07-31T00:33:13.851-07:002011-07-31T00:33:13.851-07:00hmmm sometimes it takes a poppy instance of a gene...hmmm sometimes it takes a poppy instance of a general movement to interface with first.<br /><br />Plus 1 Ride fan here. From the Smile EP to Going Blank. I even got Nowhere recently. In retrospect they're not *great* - but very representative of an era - almost fresh and naive for that era - but still. <br /><br />Shoegaze was my prep for Spacemen/Spiritualized - which I've recently starting thinking of as an early Post-Rock phenom. With drugs.rino breebaarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08732964644950027323noreply@blogger.com