Ride the Skies

Ride the Skies
Studio album by
Lightning Bolt
ReleasedFebruary 2001
RecordedProvidence, Rhode Island
GenreNoise rock
Length35:33
LabelLoad (LOAD #31)
ProducerDave Auchenbach
Lightning Bolt chronology
Lightning Bolt
(1999) 		Ride the Skies
(2001) 		Wonderful Rainbow
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.1/10[2]
The Village VoiceA−[3]

Ride the Skies is the second studio album by noise rock band Lightning Bolt.[4][5]

The second track, "Saint Jacques," is named after bassist Dan St. Jacques, a friend of the band and member of the bands Olneyville Sound System, Vincebus Eruptum (former), and Landed, the latter of which both Brian Gibson and Brian Chippendale are former members. Scandinavian free jazz power trio The Thing recorded a cover of track #4, "Ride the Sky". The cover is on their 2006 CD Action Jazz, released on the Norwegian label Smalltown Superjazzz.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lightning Bolt

No.TitleLength
1."Forcefield"4:01
2."Saint Jacques"4:13
3."13 Monsters"2:48
4."Ride the Sky"4:27
5."The Faire Folk"6:16
6."Into the Mist 2"3:21
7."Wee Ones Parade"5:19
8."Rotator"5:09
Total length:35:33

Album personnel

References

  1. ^ McCarthy, Kieran. "Ride the Skies – Lightning Bolt". AllMusic. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  2. ^ LeMay, Matt (February 28, 2001). "Lightning Bolt: Ride the Skies". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (March 12, 2002). "Consumer Guide: 2001 Gets Better". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Lightning Bolt Ride the Skies". exclaim.ca.
  5. ^ "Ride the Skies". Washington City Paper. 11 May 2001.

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