never really considered JAMC shoegaze... if anything i guess you could say it led to that sound, but it itself isn't really. also, i love ride the best out of all the shoegazers, i couldn't disagree more about them being overrated. going blank again is a flawless album start to finish. you guys named a lot of good ones, but i'll add lush and the boo radleys. two underrated shoegazers. the boo's lightened up their sound after a bit, and got even better. when you're done droning to the early stuff, check out giant steps... it's a masterpiece!