In November 1998, The Seahorses release "You Can Talk to Me", a non album single and it was alleged to be the first single from the second album. The song was unique as it was the first collaboration between John Squire and singer Chris Helme. It was backed by a track called "3 Wide" which was a new sound for the Seahorses. A sampled, upbeat, weighty and choppy guitar number, which ended up as the band's opening track for their live performances. A tour followed in December but it was a long time until any details were revealed about a second studio album.

Squire then appears in an interview with Select magazine, confirming some details of a follow up album and a potential release of summer 1999. The album with the working title as either Minus Blue or Motorcade, as he describes it a meatier venture which would be less poppy than their first with the band spending a lot more time on it (than the 30 days it took to record Do It Yourself).

The Seahorses then announce, surprisingly, that they are disbanding; the NME is the first to report this on the 27th February 1999. Later Squire would put this down to musical differences, Chris Helme wanting to run a solo career alongside The Seahorses and Squire finding this an impossible notion.

Creative differences between these two are present in someway in this album. If you listen carefully, Squire's signature melody and song structure were not distinctively present. Especially in "What You Can See". I can't remember the last time I've heard a piano in Squire's song prior to this album. Never if I remember correctly. It seems Chris Helme wrote most of the songs here. And The Seahorses' were a frame too small for both of them.

So, sadly, we were left without hearing what the Seahorses were capable of via a second album and Squire's record for most albums written with a band was left unbroken.

Note:
This album never made through final stages in production. So it does sound like a half-baked ideas or collection of demos. In short, this album doesn't do them justice. If you're not familiar with The Seahorses, hunt down their sole debut album, lurking in a bargain bin in a record store somewhere. It may sound a bit outdated for today's standard but you'll find some interesting tunes in there. Hardly a classic but still better than Squire's solo efforts.

I will upload couple of tracks that was released freely by the artist. Some of you may have miss this great new way of bands treating their loyal fans.

enjoy.

the last few weeks of 2007 has been the joyous time of my life lately. here's a toast for better things to come in 2008.

Happy New Year people!!

cheers,
/jp

Complete audience recording from the Blackpool performance. The sound quality is decent enough for us to enjoy.

An audience recording this one. But the sound quality is decent enough. I can up the full Blackpool performance if anyone wants it. I'm kinda busy today. The video is from their Glasgow gig.

image from last.fm

This demo by Rivers Cuomo has been spread around the net for some time. No one knows whether it will be included in the new album. So, what do you think about it?

I heard that the new Weezer album will be title "The Red Album". Wow, Blue-Green-Red. Do we see a pattern here?

Suede performances over the years on Jools Holland. Including the infamous b-side My Insatiable One.

I was wondering if there's a bootleg recording of Suede's gig where they play only b-sides songs. I heard of it exist but never came across it.

I used to wonder to myself, what would become of Oasis, if only they had the current lineup (Andy Bell on bass? good grief. Zak Starkey?) from the beginning of their career. Can we avoid the ludicrous of Be Here Now? Or Standing On The Shoulder of Giants doesn't become a reality?

All that said, the best has yet to come.... (hopefully teehee...)