Do It Yourself

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I have been looking for this album for a long-time. Such an amazing album, John Squire's guitar work is unmatched.

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The album features the singles “Blinded By The Sun”, “Love is the Law” and “Love Me and Leave Me” (Co-written by Liam Gallagher) The album was produced by Tony Visconti (T. Rex, David Bowie) In the summer of 1996, Squire rented a cottage in Coniston, Cumbria to write and rehearse with Helme and Fletcher. Several drummers were auditioned before finally recruiting Andy Watts, who had previously gigged with Fletcher and also knew Helme. [5] Oh man! For years I've been hoping for someone to remaster these recordings. ;_; This is one of my favourite albums albeit being bunch of demos and clearly missing lots of Squire's guitar work. Personally I think this is a better album as is than Do It Yourself was... but that's maybe because I judge music mostly by the atmosphere / the mood. Keep up the good work!! Wavey N Snotts". www.guernseyliteraryfestival.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017 . Retrieved 15 January 2022. Chris Helme". Cultfound.org. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013 . Retrieved 23 April 2014.Don't Stop:: View topic – Chris Helme's interview". John-squire.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011 . Retrieved 16 March 2011. Squire formed the Seahorses in 1996 following his departure from the Stone Roses. He first recruited bassist Stuart Fletcher, who he saw by chance at the Fibbers venue in York where he was drinking with his guitar tech Martin Herbet. Fletcher was playing in local covers band, The Blueflies, as a last-minute replacement for the band's regular bass player who had pulled out of the gig. Squire then auditioned two singers – Sean O'Brien, previously of Warrington band the Steamboat Band, [3] and Chris Helme, who was spotted by a friend of Squire's guitar tech busking outside Woolworths in York. Following several auditions and the prompting of his manager, Squire eventually settled on Helme, despite being hesitant because he "closed his eyes when he sang and only folk singers do that". [4] While Helme was a songwriter too, Squire admitted early on that despite liking a couple of Helme's songs – including "Blinded by the Sun", which he re-arranged for the album – "Yeah, he can write the odd tune but I don't really like them and it might be a problem later on if he wants to record them with the band". [3] The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love Is the Law". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

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a b "Ex-Seahorses Singer Chris Helme On Life With John Squire and His Solo Future". live4ever. 6 Jan, 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012. a b "The IAWS Andy Watts Interview". Stoneroses.net. 4 December 2002. Archived from the original on 5 April 2005 . Retrieved 24 April 2012. Features the singles “Blinded By The Sun”, “Love Is The Law” and “Love Me And Leave Me” (co-written by Liam Gallagher) After John Squire left The Stone Roses, he formed The Seahorses in 1996 together with Stuart Fletcher, Chris Helme and Andy Watts. The year after they released their debut album Do It Yourself, which was produced by Tony Visconti. Visconti had his first hit with T. Rex' “Ride A White Swan” and was involved in many David Bowie productions. The album was well received and entered the UK Album Charts at #2 and received a Platinum status. It featured three popular singles: “Love Is The Law”, “Blinded By The Sun” and “Love Me And Leave Me”. The latter was Liam Gallagher's first song writing credit. Their success resulted in support slots with The Rolling Stones, U2 and Oasis. The Seahorses had a lot of success with their debut album " Do It Yourself". It reached No2 in the UK album charts in May 1997 and would produce three top 20 singles but dispite the stand alone single " You Can Talk To Me" also getting top 20 status (reaching 15) there would be no more official releases from the band.

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The album was well received and entered the UK Album Charts at #2 and received a Platinum status. It featured three popular singles: “Love Is The Law”, “Blinded By The Sun” and “Love Me And Leave Me”. The latter was Liam Gallagher's first song writing credit. Following the demise of the Seahorses, Squire continued work with drummer Mark Heaney on a new project called John Squire's Skunkworks which also featured vocalist Duncan Baxter plus ex- Verve members Simon Jones and Simon Tong. However, the project collapsed and the other band members continued and released material as The Shining. [20] He later released two solo albums and toured both, before announcing he was quitting music to concentrate on his art. Squire later recanted and rejoined The Stone Roses in 2011. Toby Drummond – Drum Tutor | Drum Tutors". Acm.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 . Retrieved 16 March 2011. The band released their debut album Do It Yourself in 1997, and began work on a follow-up before splitting up due to musical differences, during recording sessions in January 1999. Following the split of The Shining, Heaney carried on working as a drum teacher and session musician, appearing on Squire's first solo album Time Changes Everything. He joined post-punk icons Gang of Four in 2005, and continued working as a session drummer for artists such as Badly Drawn Boy and Klaxons. [21] and many others.

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Tony Visconti, Producer - The Seahorses, MainArtist - Chris Helme, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Fletcher, ComposerLyricist Do It Yourself is the only album by the Seahorses, the band formed by John Squire, formerly guitarist in the Stone Roses. The album's cover features a photograph of Squire's 1996 sculpture in the shape of globe made of puzzle pieces and also named Do It Yourself. An underrated gem from the height of Britpop saw a powerhouse of the Stone Roses team up with a busker off the streets to produce this fine little album. They then promptly split up, leaving us with just the one LP. Give it a go, it's very lovely. Mark Heaney". Aquarian Drumheads. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010 . Retrieved 16 March 2011. The album was well received and entered the UK Album Charts at #2 and received a Platinum status. It featured three popular singles: “Love Is The Law”, “Blinded By The Sun” and “Love Me And Leave Me”. The latter was Liam Gallagher's first song writing credit. Their success resulted in support slots with The Rolling Stones, U2 and Oasis. Unfortunately, The Seahorses aborded the recordings of their follow-up album to split up due to musical differences.