Spike Island
Location
Spike Island, Widnes
Date(s)
27 May 1990
Are The Stone Roses religious?
The Stone Roses’ use of religious imagery in their songs is often seen as a simple declaration of faith, but John 11:25 probably wasn’t written in the expectation it would one day be adapted into “I am the resurrection and I am the life / I couldn’t ever bring myself to hate you as I’d like.” The closing song on the …
Who played Reading Festival 1997?
Read all. Artists filmed were Metallica, Manic Street Preachers, Suede, Marilyn Manson, Stereophonics, Blink 182, The Verve, James, Cast, The Orb and Terrorvision. Three One hour music specials filming The Reading Festival main stage over 3 days in August 1997.
Why is Spike Island famous?
It is however best known for being an island prison, earning it the name “Ireland’s Alcatraz”. The island was a site for holding prisoners back to Cromwell’s time but it was in at the height of the Great Famine in 1847 Spike Island became a full scale prison.
Are The Stone Roses dead?
There will be no resurrection: John Squire confirms that The Stone Roses are no more. After years of speculation, John Squire has confirmed that The Stone Roses have split up once again.
Are the Stone Roses Britpop?
The Madchester scene, fronted by the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets (for whom Oasis’s Noel Gallagher had worked as a roadie during the Madchester years), was an immediate root of Britpop since its emphasis on good times and catchy songs provided an alternative to the British-based shoegazing and …
What is the meaning of I am the resurrection?
The line is a direct quote from the Bible, The Gospel According To St John, in fact – and a major event in the life of Jesus Christ. Jesus tells Martha that her brother will “rise again”, adding: “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
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