The Stone Roses - Love Spreads

What this video is

Released 21 November 1994 as the lead single from The Stone Roses' second album Second Coming, 'Love Spreads' arrived after a five-year recording silence caused by record label contract disputes. The song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart — the band's highest-ever charting position — and number 55 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay. Its release was one of the most anticipated events in British alternative…

Why it matters

Represents a pivotal genre pivot for The Stone Roses: away from the jangly psychedelic pop of their debut toward a heavier, blues-rock sound with Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix-influenced guitar work from John Squire. The track is classified as blues rock in D minor, and the video's surrealist…

The director

Steve Hanft (born May 1966, Ventura, California) is an American music video and feature film director. He holds an MFA in Experimental Narrative Film from CalArts and worked under Propaganda Films. Known for directing Beck's 'Loser' (1994, three MTV VMA…