Guardian Review




13th September 2002

Full Review of 'Time Changes Everything'

Observing the shaky performances and cosmic gobbledegook that have marred the solo work of his former Stone Roses colleague Ian Brown, John Squire might well have thought he could do a better job. On the evidence of Time Changes Everything, the guitarist was mistaken. While Brown's safety net is an unfakeable charisma, novice vocalist Squire has the voice of a pub singer who has settled on a grim amalgam of David Bowie and Bob Dylan. The music is small improvement: at best amiable Tom Pettyish country-rock, at worst Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits. If it were any more middle-of-the-road it would be a traffic island. Two touching requiems for the Stone Roses, 15 Days and I Miss You ("Remember when we were heroes?"), are just enough to make Time Changes Everything a diverting curio for diehard completists but, alas, nothing more. 2/5



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