Monday, October 17, 2011

Ride - Like a Daydream

Opening number from their second EP, Play, from 1990. This was really where I felt Ride arrived: its self-titled predecessor a few months earlier had some strong moments, but there was nothing on it with the immediacy of this track, which I have to say pretty much knocked my socks off the moment I heard it. Actually, it still knocks my socks off.

Doesn't Mark look cute with his poofy li'l haircut, too. I bet he cringes seeing this now.

2 comments:

em. said...

This one blew me away, too (still does). I can really hear a Byrds influence in the middle section with the harmonized "ahh, ahh, ahh"'s, and the 12-string lead guitar.
Yeah. Nice one.

Cinnamon Girl said...

Yes, you're right! Now that you mention it, I actually recall thinking the same thing when I first heard it.

In fact I was wearing a Byrds badge when I first met Ride, sometime in this era. Andy Bell commented favourably on it...