# I Am The Resurrection guitar solo

> John Squire's guitar solo on I Am The Resurrection by The Stone Roses (1989) starts at about 3:45. From the album The Stone Roses.

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The Stone Roses, 1989, from *The Stone Roses*. Solo by *John Squire*.

The Stone Roses' four-minute coda jam.

The song ends in a sprawling instrumental coda, and John Squire uses it to show how much more he was than a jangly rhythm player. Over Mani's bass and Reni's loose, funky drumming, he moves through chiming figures, choppy funk rhythm and fluid lead lines, changing texture every few bars instead of building one long solo. The effect is closer to a jam band than to the indie scene the Roses came from, and it nudged British guitar music toward groove and swagger. It's the sound of a band stretching out and enjoying itself. Listen for the way Squire drops in and out of the rhythm section, trading lead and rhythm roles until the track finally winds down.

I Am The Resurrection by The Stone Roses is ranked #126 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by John Squire and the song was released in 1989. It appears on 4 lists, placing as high as #20 (NME).

## In our lists

- [The Greatest Solo of Every Year](https://greatestsolos.com/list/solo-of-every-year/) — #46
- [Genre Champions](https://greatestsolos.com/list/genre-champions/) — #5
- [The 25 Greatest Britpop Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/britpop/) — #1
- [The 25 Greatest Indie Rock Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/indie/) — #13
- [The 1980s](https://greatestsolos.com/list/1980s/) — #24
- [Most Divisive](https://greatestsolos.com/list/most-divisive/) — #1
- [The Best The Stone Roses Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-stone-roses-guitar-solos/) — #1
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1989](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1989/) — #1
- [The Best Outro Guitar Solos: Songs That End With a Solo](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-outro-guitar-solos/) — #17

## Sources

- [NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.nme.com/lists/50-greatest-guitar-solos-1255) — #20
- [Magazyn Gitarzysta: 100 solówek wszech czasów \[100 solos of all time\]](https://magazyngitarzysta.pl/muzyka/wywiady/1928-100-solowek-wszech-czasow) — #48
- [Guitar Tricks: 200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitartricks.com/blog/200-Best-Guitar-Solos-of-All-Time) — #177
- [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #222

### Who played the guitar solo on I Am The Resurrection?

John Squire played the solo on The Stone Roses's I Am The Resurrection (1989).

### What guitar was used on the I Am The Resurrection solo?

A gibson les paul, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does I Am The Resurrection rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#126 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 4 of them.

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