Carnival of Light (album)

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.[6] 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".[7]

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	Alternative rock psychedelic rock Britpop
Length	56:33
Label	Creation
Producer	John Leckie
Ride chronology
Grasshopper (1992) Carnival of Light (1994) Tarantula (1996)
Singles from Carnival of Light
"Birdman" Released: 18 April 1994 "How Does It Feel to Feel?" Released: 13 June 1994 "I Don't Know Where It Comes From" Released: 12 September 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Melody Maker	(positive)[2]
NME	(7/10)[3]
Select	[4]
Vox	(8/10)[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written 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

1. Kellman, Andy. "Review: First Carnival of Light – Ride". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
2. "Fete Accompli". Melody Maker. 1994.
3. Sutherland, Steve (16 June 1994). "Flawed Fiesta". NME.
4. Perry, Steve (June 1994). "Top of the fops". Select.
5. Malins, Steve (July 1994). "Oxford blues". Vox.
6. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ride biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
7. 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)

"Official Ride website". Retrieved 9 December 2005.