OX4 The Best of Ride

OX4_ the Best of Ride
Greatest hits album by
Released24 September 2001
Recorded1989–96
GenreAlternative rock, shoegaze
Length67:31
LabelCreation Records, The First Time Records, Ignition Records
ProducerVarious
Ride chronology
Tarantula
(1996)
OX4_ the Best of Ride
(2001)
Waves: Radio 1 Sessions 90–94
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[2]
No Ripcord9/10[3]

OX4_ The Best of Ride is a compilation album by the British band Ride, released in 2001 by Ignition Records in the United Kingdom. The album was also released as the first disc in the three-disc Ride Box Set, which also included Firing Blanks_ Unreleased Ride Recordings 1988-95 and Live at Reading Festival 1992. The American edition was released by The First Time Records in 2002 and included a second disc with four of the unreleased tracks from Firing Blanks. The title is a reference to the band's local Oxford postcode in their teenage years.

Track listing

No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Chelsea Girl"Ride (1990)2:58
2."Drive Blind"Ride4:45
3."Like a Daydream"Play (1990)3:06
4."Taste"Fall (1990)3:17
5."Dreams Burn Down"Nowhere (1990)6:04
6."Vapour Trail"Nowhere4:17
7."Unfamiliar"Today Forever (1991)5:09
8."Leave Them All Behind"Going Blank Again (1992)8:16
9."Twisterella"Going Blank Again3:42
10."OX4"Going Blank Again5:05
11."Birdman"Carnival of Light (1994)6:37
12."From Time to Time"Carnival of Light4:39
13."How Does it Feel to Feel"Carnival of Light3:39
14."I Don't Know Where it Comes From"Carnival of Light3:25
15."Black Nite Crash"Tarantula (1996)2:32
Total length:1:07:31

US Edition Bonus Disc:

  1. "Something's Burning"
  2. "Tongue Tied"
  3. "She's So Fine"
  4. "In a Different Place (Differently)"

References

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "OX4: The Best of Ride: Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  2. ^ Young, Jon. "OX4 - The Best of Ride - Blender". Blender. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  3. ^ Mattinson, Peter (September 2001). "Album Review - Ride - "OX4_The Best Of"". No Ripcord. Archived from the original on 21 February 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2020.