check out Ian Brown at T in the Park 08…
Getting former Sex Pistols, Cook and Jones, to play on the album is a dream for Ian Brown. Growing up in the Manchester suburbs, his life was changed by the power and attitude of the Sex Pistols, a band whose rebel mantle the Stone Roses readily took on in their brief tenure as the UK’s hottest band. The Pistols pair don’t disappoint.
When Ian Brown gets guests on his records they give him their best shot. Let’s not forget Paul Ryder, the erstwhile brother of Happy Monday Sean, whose loping bass line gives the same two tracks a dirty northern funk. Ian always said that Paul was the greatest bass player in town and Mani would always agree.When you got one great Manc bass player on your album, why not get another?
ex-Smiths Andy Rourke plays on ‘Goodbye To The Broken’ and ‘On Track’ in a neat nod to the classic Manchester band lineage.’The World Is Yours’ is lush and respectful to the louche sexuality of the groove. Its got attitude with Brown’s husky vocals that combine a very northern in your face attitude with the wisdom of the soul singer, course and affecting they are also Brown’s best vocals yet.
