by Cub Koda The debut album of Ryder and the Wheels , fresh from the teenage ballroom circuit in Detroit, where they held court in earlier days as Billy Lee & the Rivieras . One of the defining moments in the history of Motor City music, Take a Ride is the sound of poor White kids claiming the music as theirs, too, while infusing it with the manic energy of the color-blind dreams of anybody who ever wanted to be somebody. Built entirely around their stage act, this album captures a band in full cry at the peak of their powers. This is what they mean when they say the words "high-energy Motor City rock & roll."