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Ride were able to see out 1993 riding on the success of Going Blank Again and a third LP was keenly anticipated.

A double weekend of gigs with The Charlatans that year (' Daytripper ') kept them in the public eye amid a wider lack of interest in the shoegazing scene.

Their third LP, Carnival of Light, was released in June 1994, at a time when Britpop was the focus of the music press.

Produced by John Leckie and partly engineered by Nigel Godrich ( future Radiohead producer ) – except " How Does it Feel to Feel?

" by Black Crowes producer George Drakoulias – and featuring a guest appearance on keyboards from Jon Lord of Deep Purple, the album was split between songwriters Gardener and Bell, with the former's songs making up the first half of the album and the latter's the second.

Opening with the riff-heavy " Moonlight Medicine ", tracks also include " From Time to Time ", " Birdman " and a cover of The Creation's " How Does It Feel to Feel?

", which was released as a single.

The album was not well received by critics, Bell explaining " These were good times but the music took second place.

When we recorded the Carnival Of Light album we got indulgent ".

By the end of 1994 even the band themselves were critical of the album, referring to it within the group as " Carnival Of Shite ".