The Seahorses - Love is the Law - MTV Live

1997

[@perfectmoment]

John Squire’s riff is the hook. I never get tired of this song!

[@_amarosky_]

Me too!

[@mattpalmer6054]

Such a fantastic song and awesome group. Such a shame they weren’t together for longer.

[@mikes9949]

wow, I was just thinking the total opposite! I know i'm not 'qualified' to be a music critic but I would never listen to this total shit driving in my car. Does the album come with a box of tampons?

[@oliverlynch4123]

@@mikes9949 you’re right, you’re not “qualified”.

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

@@mikes9949 it was pop music first teenage kids. It's just music. John squire is a great player no disputing that

[@ARyan-nf5my]

TBH you take it as a snapshot of that great time that was tail end of the ‘90s. Probs best they didn’t record the follow up either, from what I heard that material devoid of great riffs n hooks they splurged the lot on the one and that’s cool

[@TheMusicalElitist]

@@mikes9949Lol, you don’t have a licence.
Do shut up.

[@tomaszstefaniuk9449]

John Squire and his guitar!

[@sharonduffey]

It gets me how he always ends a song so perfectly live.

[@derekgray644]

Correction: John > his coke> his guitar. "edit" at this time of life anyway

[@vincetucci455]

Should’ve been the name of the band

[@KINGMONKEY1989]

A guitar and John Squire

[@Lee-wu5zh]

Love his voice and the music is amazing 😊

[@eggman1978]

John squire what a guitarist. Amazing

[@gcfcos]

One of my fave songs of the 90s

[@tomtomthebear]

Love this album..!!!!

[@johnkelly1566]

So do I mate !
All these 2 and a tiny bit decades later !

[@kingspunkbubble]

I wonder how Squire likes his bacon? Probably lean back. What a song though. Bloody brilliant!

[@whitehair8824]

John giving it the Jimmy page moves

[@johnkelly1566]

Yeah lol
I love ❤️ it tho !
Page and squire are my heroes ❤️

[@raymondvaughan6262]

Never be him

[@plbingham]

Great band, gone too soon. Brilliant album Helme is a master writer and thoroughly nice chap. Seen him a few times now playing his acoustic music with 2 of his own brilliant albums out and a third coming out next year. Seahorses were a small slice of absolute brilliance.

[@CoachBobbyFinstock]

Great singer, I think the problem is John squire is so talented but his head is all over the place, So band didn't last long sadly.

[@plbingham]

@@CoachBobbyFinstock well,... apparently, Squire wrote a song about 'Lara Croft' and Helme refused to sing it, which ended the band.

[@CoachBobbyFinstock]

@@plbingham just found a video documentary about it! and listened to the unreleased album on youtube, yea the Lara Croft song is strange, its called 'Tombraid' if you search 'Minus blue' the unfinished album is on youtube

[@runandraisans6055]

At least it’s a singer who can actually sing in tune

[@PeterParker-gp8bi]

If you’re referring to Ian brown yeah he’s not the best singer but if that’s all you can hear when listening to a roses song, you’re deaf when it comes to amazing music.

[@andrewjohnston6338]

@@PeterParker-gp8bi well said

[@jamestowers4085]

Helme and squire has something special in the seahorses shame they split after 1 album!

[@truelovewontwait]

Not many people can stand someone who soloing on every single song.

[@owengardiner4628]

@@truelovewontwait tell that to Floyd fans 😏

[@shannonlucas2980]

@@owengardiner4628 Gilmour should have taken more solos.

[@owengardiner4628]

@@shannonlucas2980 100% 🤙

[@nathanadler6991]

They did a 2nd, unreleased, album called minus blue - it's on RUclips.

[@blakecritchley6763]

Honestly a travesty we never got a second album, 'Do it yourself' is such a solid album

[@flaviotimpone9295]

un gioiello nello scrigno dei tesori del rock

[@juanmanuelmunoz8464]

Que sonido de guitarra tremendo Les Paul que gran guitarrista es Squire

[@dco1929]

Cool song

[@greatwestern101]

Chorus vocals are pretty ropey, but this performance is a new one for me. Thanks for sharing.
This band should have done SO MUCH more. Even their B-sides were brilliant!

[@aidanhickey9845]

I think it's because the harmony is quite prominent in the mix.

[@richardbailey2907]

Imagine this as a roses song !!!

[@キラキラくりくり頭]

Lol, just imagine Ian Brown trying to hit those notes.

[@robertmager6706]

It was actually lined up for Second Coming. Think they did a couple of demos. Would love to hear it.

[@SevenOfNine-7]

​@@robertmager6706 nah, they didn't. It was written after squire left them in the dirt.

[@donysuprianto9847]

Mr. Frodo Baggins on Vocal 😁

[@RossVoce]

Unfortunately no one dare tell John to turn his fkn guitar down…….

[@tomgat6314]

He was the star. The former "stone roses"

[@playerhaterseeyoulater]

Yes!

[@johnjames9222]

Lead singer has rhythm can't have been easy jelling with sqwire. Quickly and making a one off great album

[@opgonzo28]

Mike Pachelli on drums lmao

[@adamxlr2010hotmail]

Haha I get it, the guitar teacher?, spitting image huh hahaha

[@Gbhbbgvsbnjhhdchhb]

I feel sorry for these guys…. Squire put them through hell and left them with nothing after 3 years…. My respect for him collapsed after seeing the documentary….

[@billjim334]

What documentary?

[@Gbhbbgvsbnjhhdchhb]

The rise and fall of the Seahorses

[@johnhambidge3]

That acoustic couldn't even be heard a tiny bit. Squire's awesome lead over the top.

[@pstrokeslibsarctic]

Check your ears

[@scrotiemcboogerballs4967]

@@pstrokeslibsarctic they're fine thanks.

[@damonwillis3672]

Put headphones on....it's there

[@TheMusicalElitist]

@@damonwillis3672 no it isn’t

[@ARyan-nf5my]

Helme's acoustic banger was just for effect; help him feel comfortable he was a busker after all

[@johnkelly1566]

It's like watching a young Jimmy page from the yardbirds x

[@jeffreymiddleton4063]

Pagey revenues his heroes

[@ChainNonSmoker]

Although I sdore Squire his style went rather conservative after first Roses' record, especially with The Seahorses. Although it is more complex I find it less innovative than his early sound.

[@matthewhandley7972]

It’s way too loud and almost him just showing how good he is. Which we know but I think the songs are poor. That last Roses one all 4 one is a really shit effort. The roses were done after Spike island

[@truelovewontwait]

@@matthewhandley7972 agree

[@matthewotooleis]

Give me that video of the Roses gig at the Empress Ballroom Blackpool any day. Other than Love Is The Law the other Seahorses songs weren’t that great. The early Roses had funk and Squires guitar wasn’t so overbearing. Don’t get me wrong I used to totally idolise Squire and I wish I could play like him- but good guitar is only good in the context of a good song. People don’t sing lead guitar lines in the shower. Noel Gallagher plays simple guitar parts but they work as part of a good song.

[@-cityinthesky99]

@@matthewotooleis Noel in the same breath as Squire, lord help us all

[@matthewotooleis]

@@-cityinthesky99 he has the songs though. That’s what people sing.

[@jimc9118]

John squire amazing .. but a tad loud

[@quickscopesheep5994]

Cant say I’ve ever seen a let Paul with 3 humbuckers

[@markunsworth2364]

Custom 3 humbucker les paul 👍

[@MrSongwriter2]

Peter Frampton, Ace Freely. You’re clearly not aware of your 70’s rock

[@al2sio5kyanite]

Seahorses - the band the Stone Roses could have been...

[@andrewdevine3920]

Alan Partridge?

[@michaelgraham9774]

This band kinda just sounds like if Stone Roses just kept going after Second Coming.

[@Keeleysound]

I think my favourite album is 'The Best of The Seahorses'

[@amaj7313]

Not as good as some of the Britpop bands like UB40 or Def Lepard

[@Keeleysound]

@@amaj7313 Very true! You clearly have a broad taste. I like anything really. Y'know, Frank Sinatra, Nirvana...

[@pattutty6977]

SHIT HOT MR PAGE EAT YOUR HEART OUT Pat Dublin

[@_amarosky_]

the fucking Squire on t top!

[@matthewmoggridge5221]

I'm probably wrong, but is there any need for the acoustic guitar?

[@goodmorning77777]

No there really isn’t

[@RivingtonAve]

Somebody give John a top hat 🎩 and cigarette 🚬

[@Tristan.Suba.44]

Remind me someone who played in another Roses band 😉

[@johnkelly1566]

Nahhhh
Squire is better then that twat lol 😆 🤣 😂

[@RivingtonAve]

@@johnkelly1566 not in the same league as Slash, not remotely. John is a wonderful guitar player but Slash is a technically better player and more creative.

[@silvar4399]

Glad to see squire was able to live out his jimmy page fantasy by having a coke stroke live on stage

[@oily_ragg]

You have to be a drummer or a roadie

[@silvar4399]

@@oily_ragg Nope, im a jealous guitarist... love squire to bits!

[@lefinlan]

Who knew, Richard Hammond plays the drums. Lolz Lookalikey

[@michaelwilson2340]

Too bad it was John Squire and his hired hands. Makes me respect Mani and Reni even more.

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

How many songs did they record for mtv2?? Surely not just one?

[@Joeelkins82]

That time when johnny boy could only afford a chorus effects pedal 😅

[@davidb7825]

Eh.......no solo??

[@poky9895]

Busca la versión de Glastonbury

[@matthewhandley7972]

Squire way too loud in the mix. Christ

[@grukgrooglbergen4389]

Not possible aha

[@AdaptivePhenix]

That's the problem when all you are known for is the guitar, you overdo it. Guitar is way too busy here.

[@joeseymour4073]

😂

[@-cityinthesky99]

No he isn't ha ha ha. There is only guitar bass and drums what do you expect?

[@InGuyFawkesWeTrust1605]

Christ did the mix? that's could be why i'm atheist

[@キラキラくりくり頭]

The drummer's backing vocals are legendary for how shit they made the lead vocal sound. At some of the festivals he was just so out of key, made it sound like the melody had been totally botched.

[@goport]

Rene did much the same.

[@aestheticaltwat]

He looks like 1967 John Lennon.

[@TheMusicalElitist]

@@goport No he didn't.

[@john84896]

Rene actually would pull Ian brown back in tune when he drifted...Rene also would sing the beginning of verses to act like a kind of pitch guide for Ian to follow...all while playing the most incredible drums

[@john84896]

Lawrence Sunley commented that reni from stone roses provided poor backing vocals like the drummer in seahorses-
Ian brown is /was the singer for stone roses ( who famously has pitch problems singing live)
John Squire is / was guitarist for stone roses

[@slinkycrown8757]

Lead vocalist looks like Alex turner

[@TheMusicalElitist]

No.

[@jojofox29]

No he doesn't 😂😂

[@kdwskdws]

No he looks like Chris Helme a bit

[@invisiblecurious856]

No you slinky

[@alloallo1977]

Who?

[@raymondvaughan6262]

Cheap pub band

[@albinobeach]

The vocalist needed a drug habit. Also needs Bonham on drums. Otherwise, good.

[@sylaq]

Apart from the chorus, the lyrics are pony af.

[@alfexsinosystems9205]

Mundane guitarist boring singer ,terrible lyrics, no imagination

[@tosictofic7663]

a great guitarist with a gigantic ego that shuts down the rest of the band. somewhere I have already seen it.
reminiscent of the Jeff Beck Group of the 90s