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 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.

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John Squire uses long, winding guitar solos and chilled out atmospheres throughout Do It Yourself to make an album that, while nowhere near as pioneering or memorable as his work with the Stone Roses, is still a great listen with some surprise bangers.Do It Yourself is the only album by the Seahorses, an English alternative rock band that John Squire, formerly guitarist in the Stone Roses formed.

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Commenting on the reason for Watts's departure, Helme stated that he had been "playing like an arse"; Watts later put that down to his cocaine usage. Do It Yourself is the only album by the Seahorses, the band formed by John Squire, formerly guitarist in the Stone Roses. Sounds as good as I remember the CD version (which i've not heard for a while), but that's my only thing with it, I suspect a digital source, maybe even the CD source, sounds identical to the CD, no analogue here, you just don't get the depth of analogue recording, sounds a tiny bit veiled almost. And he's not following them very well at that, which means Do It Yourself winds up sounding like second-rate Cast.I chose the name because at the time, I kept seeing them everywhere and because some people think they don't exist. He later released two solo albums and toured both, before announcing he was quitting music to concentrate on his art. He then formed The Yards with Stuart Fletcher and former Shed Seven guitarist Paul Banks in 2001, who released two albums on their own Industrial Erotica label before splitting in November 2009 and has since resurrected his solo career with the self-released album Ashes.