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1996 studio album by Chavez
Ride the Fader
Studio album by Chavez
ReleasedNovember 5, 1996
GenreIndie rock, math rock, post-hardcore
Length38:15
LabelMatador
Producer
Chavez chronology
Gone Glimmering
(1995) 		Ride the Fader
(1996) 		Cockfighters
(2017)

Ride the Fader is the second and final studio album by American indie rock band Chavez. It was released on Matador Records on November 5, 1996. The album is considered by most fans and critics to be the band's best work.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Entertainment WeeklyA
The Great Indie Discography8/10
MusicHound Rock
NME5/10
Pitchfork8.6/10
Tiny Mix Tapes

Andrew Earles, in Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996 (2014), wrote that "Chavez's second album in a gigantic wall of all-encompassing guitar wizardry (riffs, leads, and everything else) constructed over a massive rhythm section and majestic vocals." Entertainment Weekly praised the album as "a fine specimen of spare, brainy post-metal hard rock."

Track listing

  1. "Top Pocket Man" - 2:58
  2. "The Guard Attacks" - 2:58
  3. "Unreal Is Here" - 2:32
  4. "New Room - 3:11
  5. "Tight Around the Jaws" - 3:22
  6. "Lions" - 2:40
  7. "Our Boys Will Shine Tonight" - 3:29
  8. "Memorize This Face" - 1:45
  9. "Cold Joys" - 2:37
  10. "Flight '96" - 5:30
  11. "Ever Overpsyched" - 2:29
  12. "You Must Be Stopped" - 4:43

Personnel

References

  1. Jeff Terich. August 30, 2012. 10 Essential ’90s Post-Hardcore Albums. treblezine.com
  2. "Lost Classics: Chavez "Ride The Fader"". Magnet. February 18, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  3. O'Boogie, Winston (July 11, 2012). "DeLorean: Chavez - Ride the Fader (1996)". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  4. Ferguson, Jason (January 1997). "Chavez: Happy Days Again". Magnet. Archived from the original on June 25, 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via matadorrec.com.
  5. "Chavez - Matador releases". matadorrec.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  6. "Matador Records". matadorrecords.com.
  7. Chavez (May 18, 1995). "Gone Glimmering - Chavez | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  8. Smith, Ethan (November 8, 1996). "Music Review: 'Ride the Fader'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  9. Strong, Martin C. (2003). "Chavez". The Great Indie Discography. Canongate. p. 670. ISBN 978-1-84195-335-9 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  10. Moore, Lisa M. (1999). "Chavez". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 224. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  11. Empire, Kitty (December 7, 1996). "Chavez - Ride The Fader". NME. Archived from the original on October 1, 2000. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  12. Boron, Jeff. "Chavez: Ride the Fader: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  13. willcoma (December 14, 2006). "Music Review: Chavez - Ride The Fader". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  14. Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346488 – via Google Books.
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