''Ride the Fader'' is the second and last

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by American

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band Chavez. It was released on

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on November 5, 1996. The album is considered by most fans and critics to be the band's best work.

Critical reception

Andrew Earles, in ''Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996'', 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." ''

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'' praised the album as "a fine specimen of spare, brainy post-metal hard rock."

Track listing

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

Personnel

* The James Lo - drums * Scott Marshall - bass *

Matt Sweeney Matt Sweeney (born July 2, 1969) is an American musician and record producer best known as a guitarist of Skunk, Chavez, and supergroup Zwan. Early life and education Sweeney was born in New Jersey. His father was John D. Sweeney, a professo ...

- vocals, guitar *

Clay Tarver Clay Tarver (born November 8, 1965, in San Antonio, Texas) is an American guitarist and writer. He was the co-showrunner and an executive producer of ''Silicon Valley''. Biography Music career Tarver—who graduated from Harvard University in 1 ...

- guitar *

Bryce Goggin Bryce Goggin is an American record producer and sound engineer. His career began in the early 1990s, working at Baby Monster Studios. He first received note for mixing the album ''Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain'' by Pavement. He has since worked with ...

- co-producer *John Agnello - co-producer

References

{{Authority control Chavez (band) albums 1996 albums