Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear — you know, the ’90s — when men of valor stared at their footwear and sent sheets of psychedelic buzz-fuckery washing over the faithful with a casual precision and undeniable purpose. Bands like The Jesus and Mary Chain, Curve and Swervedriver defined the period, but chief among those sonic architects was Ride, a trio of 19-year-olds and an old man of 21 who distinguished themselves in a crowded field of innovators with an almost
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