Ride the Skies

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Ride the Skies
Ride the Skies.jpg
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
AllMusic3/5 stars[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 , (former), and , 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.

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