The Seahorses Do It Yourself (CD, Geffen Records, 1997) ****
Genre: Alt rock
Places I remember: Fives
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Love is the Law
Gear costume: Blinded By the Sun
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Love is the Law
Gear costume: Blinded By the Sun
They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6; Part 7
Active compensatory factors: When ace guitar slinger John Squire left The Stone Roses he formed an alt rock band called The Seahorses. This is their debut album, and also their last album.
Active compensatory factors: When ace guitar slinger John Squire left The Stone Roses he formed an alt rock band called The Seahorses. This is their debut album, and also their last album.
I really like his playing style - all that Hendrixian fuzz, and he benefits from having a good vocalist onboard. While he is no Ian Brown or Liam Gallagher, Chris Helme sounds like a sixties/seventies rock stylist and that fits the retro feel of the album.
Clearly John Squire is inspired by Revolver era Beatles and that's no bad thing. Obviously, I'm a fan!
Where do they all belong? The band fizzled out without developing their sound which is a shame. I did try the Squire/Liam G collaboration album but it didn't do much for me. The Seahorses is better in my opinion.

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