{"id":3638284,"uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3638284/?format=json","airdate":"2026-04-05T17:25:24-07:00","show":66375,"show_uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66375/?format=json","image_uri":"https://dn710708.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-0a556e03-5715-3e98-874d-fb09029e2752/mbid-0a556e03-5715-3e98-874d-fb09029e2752-21275083212_thumb500.jpg","thumbnail_uri":"https://ia800605.us.archive.org/6/items/mbid-0a556e03-5715-3e98-874d-fb09029e2752/mbid-0a556e03-5715-3e98-874d-fb09029e2752-21275083212_thumb250.jpg","song":"I Am the Resurrection","track_id":"2a191d52-9292-3b1b-8783-d35d5cd38735","recording_id":"1ec9cfaf-d62d-4723-89fc-80e25b984c2c","artist":"The Stone Roses","artist_ids":["b5fa29f1-6c22-4321-a488-b5f363b06b06"],"album":"The Stone Roses","release_id":"0a556e03-5715-3e98-874d-fb09029e2752","release_group_id":"88b86fe0-26f5-3949-817a-8082145e704d","labels":["Silvertone Records"],"label_ids":["82307007-21d1-48c0-a31f-b89d9b1811de"],"release_date":"1989-07-01","rotation_status":null,"is_local":false,"is_request":false,"is_live":false,"comment":"Regarding the song's origin, drummer Reni revealed the track originated when bassist Mani played the riff of The Beatles' \"Taxman\" backwards.\n\nReni said, \"Mani would play the riff backwards during sound-checks and we played along over the top for a laugh. Finally we said, Let's do this joke-song properly and see what happens.\" The music was recorded with legendary producer John Leckie who had previously worked with Pink Floyd, The Human League and even The Beatles. \n\nThe song is one of the times that the band combined all of their influences to create something totally new. After four and a half minutes of sharp vocals and lyrics, \"I Am the Resurrection\" takes an unexpected turn. The song transitions into an instrumental outro that lasts another four minutes, transforming from a rock anthem into a euphoric, almost danceable jam session.\n\nSpeaking to NME about the instrumental, Mani revealed: \"The end section was recorded in one take by me, John and Reni.\"  https://tinyurl.com/nymn9t3w","location":1,"location_name":"Default","play_type":"trackplay"}