Apr 5 2007
I Hear You Knocking Down My Door
I'm bringing back a well intentioned but poorly executed feature I use to run every week around these parts called "My Forgotten Favorite" in which I gush about an oldie but goodie that needs more plays my iPod.
Today I'm all about "I Am The Resurrection" by the Stone Roses. I heard this song for the first time in ages at DC9 when I met Amanda and Mike for a drink before The Good, The Band & The Queen's gig at the 9:30 Club. And I'm not talking about the wimpy (and kinda disappointing) album version, this was the full on eight minute and 17 second funk workout. When the original "song" ends around the 3:40 mark and the band gradually lets go and gives John Squire room do his thing, it's pure Madchester bliss.
I get kinda mad whenever I think about all the music we've been deprived of from Squire over the years due to his ego and drug use. I don't play air guitar to many songs, but if I do, I'm usually imitating John Squire. Don't even get me started on "Driving South." Pure shredding, that.
[MP3] The Stone Roses | I Am The Resurrection (Original Version)
A quick aside - I met Squire once, when I was interning at Epic and on the road with Mansun while they were supporting The Seahorses, Squire's post-Roses group. I was with some friends and we'd been scheming on how to meet Squire for a few gigs (it's not like he was hanging out with everyone) and we finally blagged our way into the group's dressing room in Boston and he was a total and complete dick. I can honestly say that I've never met a more rude and arrogant prick in my life (and I've met Stephan Jenkins). I was crushed. Lead singer Chris Helme on the other hand, could not have been nicer. I guess that's what busking will do for your ego. But I digress...
Anyways, I love this song, in all it's pre-Britpop, jamming glory. As you may have read, Ian Brown and Mani played this very tune earlier this week at the Manchester Charity gig, so good timing. I wish I could have been there.
Here's the second of a two part Youtube clip of a live version from the mid-90's. This is latter half of the song with all the jammy goodness.
The first part is here.
Posted by Kyle in My Forgotten Favorite | Permalink
Comments
I'd rather not meet people whose music I love. There's a chance that he/she is an ass, and then I could never listen to the music again with the same ears.
I talked to Mani after a Primal Scream show on the XTRMNTR tour. He was a really nice guy.
Posted by: Glenn at April 5, 2007 1:05 PM
That Godzilla roar Squire squeezes out of the guitar around 4:45 is too great.
Posted by: MattS at April 5, 2007 2:23 PM
