Carnival of Light (album)
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
- For the unreleased song by The Beatles, see Carnival of Light.
| Carnival of Light | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Studio album by Ride | ||||
| Released | 20 June 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Sawmills, The Manor, RAK, Abbey Road, Sound City, Ocean Way, Sunset Sound | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 56:33 | |||
| Label | Creation | |||
| Producer | John Leckie | |||
| Ride chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Singles from Carnival of Light | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Carnival of Light is the third studio album by British rock band Ride, released in June 1994 via Creation Records. The album showcased the band's shift from shoegazing to a more traditional, psychedelic rock sound.[2] It was not well received by critics, and by the end of 1994 even the band members had become disillusioned, referring to it amongst themselves as "Carnival of Shite".[3]
Contents
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Andy Bell except where noted.
| Original album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Lead vocals | Length |
| 1. | "Moonlight Medicine" | Mark Gardener | Gardener | Gardener | 6:49 |
| 2. | "1000 Miles" | Gardener | Gardener | Gardener with Bell | 5:00 |
| 3. | "From Time to Time" | Gardener | Gardener, Steve Queralt | Gardener and Bell | 5:05 |
| 4. | "Natural Grace" | Loz Colbert | Loz Colbert | Gardener and Bell | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Only Now" | Gardener, Jack Rieley | Gardener | Gardener | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Birdman" | Bell | 6:39 | ||
| 7. | "Crown of Creation" | Bell | 4:41 | ||
| 8. | "How Does It Feel to Feel?" (The Creation cover) | Eddie Phillips, Bob Garner | Phillips, Garner | Gardener and Bell | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Endless Road" | Bell | 3:30 | ||
| 10. | "Magical Spring" | Bell with Gardener | 4:25 | ||
| 11. | "Rolling Thunder" | 2:08 | |||
| 12. | "I Don't Know Where It Comes From" | Bell | 5:32 | ||
|
Total length:
|
56:33 | ||||
| Bonus tracks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Lead vocals | Length |
| 1. | "Don't Let It Die" | Gardener | Gardener | Gardener | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Let's Get Lost" | Bell | Bell | Gardener and Bell | 3:56 |
| 3. | "At the End of the Universe" | Bell, Colbert, Gardener, Queralt | Bell, Colbert, Gardener, Queralt | Gardener and Bell | 7:55 |
Personnel
Ride
- Laurence Colbert – drums, percussion
- Steve Queralt – bass guitar, Fender Rhodes on "Only Now"
- Mark Gardener – vocals, rhythm guitar, tamboura
- Andy Bell – vocals, lead guitar; piano on "Crown of Creation", "Endless Road", and "Magical Spring"; Hammond organ on "Crown of Creation" and "Endless Road", Fender Rhodes on "From Time to Time"
Additional musicians
- Jon Lord – Hammond organ on "Moonlight Medicine"
- Electra Strings – strings on "Moonlight Medicine", "1000 Miles", "From Time to Time", and "Only Now"
- Kick Horns – horns on "Endless Road" and "Let's Get Lost"
- The Christchurch Cathedral School Choir – choir on "I Don't Know Where It Comes From"
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Cavanagh, D: "The Creation Records Story – My Magpie Eyes are Hungry for the Prize", page 613. Virgin Publishing, 2000, ISBN 0-7535-0645-9
External links
- Carnival of Light at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
