Weelllll, it's not necessarily a rejection of faith, spirituality, or religion but of those who try to control you through them. They can't barricade your way to heaven. You have all you need within yourself to attain salvation/nirvana/paradise.
Far from rejecting religion, the Stone Roses use lots of religious and specifically Christian imagery. It's kinda hard to miss: Something's Burning ("I am the vine/you are the branches"), Love Spreads (all about the Crucifixion), I Am the Resurrection, She Bangs the Drum (she'l be the fist/she'll be the last - I am the alpha and the omega), Where Angels Play (a lot Breaking Into Heaven)
In several songs, they use a female image for Jesus... "Love spreads her arms/waits there for the nails..." and the chorus "The Messiah is my sister/ain't no king, man/she's my queen"
I think I read somewhere about why 10 years ago when Second Coming (oh, yeah that one too) was released, but I forget now...
Weelllll, it's not necessarily a rejection of faith, spirituality, or religion but of those who try to control you through them. They can't barricade your way to heaven. You have all you need within yourself to attain salvation/nirvana/paradise.
Far from rejecting religion, the Stone Roses use lots of religious and specifically Christian imagery. It's kinda hard to miss: Something's Burning ("I am the vine/you are the branches"), Love Spreads (all about the Crucifixion), I Am the Resurrection, She Bangs the Drum (she'l be the fist/she'll be the last - I am the alpha and the omega), Where Angels Play (a lot Breaking Into Heaven)
In several songs, they use a female image for Jesus... "Love spreads her arms/waits there for the nails..." and the chorus "The Messiah is my sister/ain't no king, man/she's my queen"
I think I read somewhere about why 10 years ago when Second Coming (oh, yeah that one too) was released, but I forget now...