Search - John Squire :: Time Changes Everything

Change isn't bad

Alexander Bryan | Madison, WI USA | 04/29/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Squire's career has been marked by major stylistic changes between albums, and he's often been lambasted because of it. This album marks a major departure from squire's stone roses and seahorses work, so some may be dissapointed from the get go, but on it's own time changes everything holds up rather well. Squire has evolved just like any other songwriter, it's just that steps of his evolution havn't been caught on tape. Had the stone roses released an album or two in the years between their two cd's, the second coming might have been seen for what it was, and not what it wasn't, much as this album should be."

A different type of resurrection

G. Stevens | Abu Dhabi, UAE | 07/06/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Stop me if you think that you've hear this one before... "Big Britpop band looses key guitarist, band dissolves into abyss of mediocrity while guitarist launches lackluster solo career that goes nowhere before also fading into oblivion... Bernard Butler, Mr. Marr, etc., etc. After hearing the Seahorses and the other Johnny's (Marr) appalling Boomslang, I must admit that I was not expecting much out of this. Nevertheless, I found this CD on sale at Amoeba Records and thought, "ah why not, for all times sake..."So it was definitely a very pleasant surprise to find out that John Squire has not fallen down this same trepid fallen path. Just a couple of seconds after pressing the play button to Time Changes Everything, it became quite apparent that this was not some drab attempt to resurrect the career of a fallen hero, cash in on the name or a barren display of unimaginative guitar [strumming]. This is the work of an artist who takes great pride in his work. This is definitely the most bluesy, somber project Squire has done yet (think "Tears maybe off of Second Coming). Gone are the baggy beats of the Stone Roses, the pretentious Led Zep meets Oasis glam of the Seahorses and in their place are 10 strong songs covered with blues, gospel, blues, country / folk and even more blues. John Squire is definitely a lead guitarist by nature and this becomes clear as he sticks to a consistent songwriting formula throughout the entire album. There probably aren't more than 5 chords played on the whole album but this creates quite a pleasant atmosphere that gives the CD a distinctive congruous mood. The standout tracks here are the title track, the opener "Joe Louie" and "I Miss You". All in all, this is quite a sound effort and a necessary ingredient to be added to the collection of all Stone Roses / Squire fans."