Ride the Fader
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Released | November 5, 1996 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, math rock, post-hardcore[1] | |||
Length | 38:15 | |||
Label | Matador | |||
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Ride the Fader is the second and final studio album by American indie rock band Chavez.[2][3][4][5] It was released on Matador Records on November 5, 1996.[6] The album is considered by most fans and critics to be the band's best work.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A[8] |
The Great Indie Discography | 8/10[9] |
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NME | 5/10[11] |
Pitchfork | 8.6/10[12] |
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Andrew Earles, in Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996 (2014), wrote that "Chavez's second album in a gigantic wall of all-encompassing guitar wizardry (riffs, leads, and everything else) constructed over a massive rhythm section and majestic vocals."[14] Entertainment Weekly praised the album as "a fine specimen of spare, brainy post-metal hard rock."
Track listing
[edit]- "Top Pocket Man" - 2:58
- "The Guard Attacks" - 2:58
- "Unreal Is Here" - 2:32
- "New Room - 3:11
- "Tight Around the Jaws" - 3:22
- "Lions" - 2:40
- "Our Boys Will Shine Tonight" - 3:29
- "Memorize This Face" - 1:45
- "Cold Joys" - 2:37
- "Flight '96" - 5:30
- "Ever Overpsyched" - 2:29
- "You Must Be Stopped" - 4:43
Personnel
[edit]- The James Lo - drums
- Scott Marshall - bass
- Matt Sweeney - vocals, guitar
- Clay Tarver - guitar
- Bryce Goggin - co-producer
- John Agnello - co-producer
References
[edit]- ^ Jeff Terich. August 30, 2012. 10 Essential ’90s Post-Hardcore Albums. treblezine.com
- ^ "Lost Classics: Chavez "Ride The Fader"". Magnet. February 18, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ O'Boogie, Winston (July 11, 2012). "DeLorean: Chavez - Ride the Fader (1996)". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Ferguson, Jason (January 1997). "Chavez: Happy Days Again". Magnet. Archived from the original on June 25, 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via matadorrec.com.
- ^ "Chavez - Matador releases". matadorrec.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "Matador Records". matadorrecords.com.
- ^ Chavez (May 18, 1995). "Gone Glimmering - Chavez | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Ethan (November 8, 1996). "Music Review: 'Ride the Fader'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003). "Chavez". The Great Indie Discography. Canongate. p. 670. ISBN 978-1-84195-335-9 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Moore, Lisa M. (1999). "Chavez". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 224. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ^ Empire, Kitty (December 7, 1996). "Chavez - Ride The Fader". NME. Archived from the original on October 1, 2000. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ Boron, Jeff. "Chavez: Ride the Fader: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ willcoma (December 14, 2006). "Music Review: Chavez - Ride The Fader". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346488 – via Google Books.