Stone Roses, The - Stone Roses (The)

Advantages: Paved the way for every great guitar band since 1989.
Disadvantages: Slightly muted production, "Don't Stop".

...need another review on The Stone Roses?" On one level, you might be justified in taking that view. Writing reviews on albums by The Stone Roses, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin et al will always run the risk of carrying the cache of pointlessness. Those who love bands such as these (or other canonical 'greats') will not need any further eulogies to strengthen their ardour. Those who hate them will never have their minds changed. However, I ...
...Mondays and, of course, The Stone Roses. I only came to their debut album during my own generation's scene - Britpop. I am not going to sit here and analyse The Stone Roses' influence on Britpop, or how they opened the door for guitar bands again. Rather, I wanted to give my own opinion on what is widely accepted as one of the greatest albums of all time, and also share exactly what it means to me. The Band The band were: Ian Brown - Vocals ... Read review

Advantages: Made of Stone, guitar work,
Disadvantages: long guitar solos. Don't stop.

...pub the Long Bar. The Stone Roses are on the juke box. The Stone Roses were always on the jukebox. I had head of them before but had not really listened to their music before going to Stirling.. At the time their self titled first album came out in 1989 I was a first year but this time at Dumfries High School and I think I was still listening to Kyie Minouge and Jason Donovan so of course the Stone Roses passed me by. It was not until I had listened ...
...at the moment, the Stone Roses were a quartet comprising John Squire on guitar, Ian Brown on lead vocals, Mani on Bass and Reni on drums who hailed from Manchester. I believe they had been around a lot longer than 1988 and were Goths to begin with but developed into a psychedelic guitar band that mixed some of the funky dance music that was coning our of Manchester and the Hacienda at that time. The album is defined as a zeitgeist album, seminal, ... Read review

Advantages: too many, it's amazing
Disadvantages: if you don't like madchester stuff

This debut album from the Stone Roses is without doubt one of the classics. It has raw talent, killer harmonies and heartbreaking melody. The Stone Roses consist of John Squire on guitar who is the true driving force behind the band. His guitar playing is exceptional and whether it be chords or solos he's equally amazing. He is backed up by Reni on the drums, the warm and inviting vocals of Ian Brown and Gary Mounfield (Mani) on Bass. They all play ...
...8. Made of Stone This track is far darker than others on the album and has some great phased guitar sounds on it. 9. Shoot You Down The rhythm section of the band is subdued and quiet in this one as in 'Made of Stone'. The whispering vocal 'I'd love to do it and you know you've always had it coming' gets me everytime. 10. This Is The One This track returns the album to a little bit more life. The drums and guitar occasionally crash momentarily through ... Read review

Advantages: Everything about it
Disadvantages: none

...In a similar way 'The Stone Roses' eponymous album of 1989 seemed to sum up the whole of the period of the late 80's when once again youth culture was saying 'turn on, tune in and drop out (or maybe trip out!). MADCHESTER In the late 80's Manchester seemed to be the centre for what was most exciting in British Indie guitar music. With other bands such as the Happy Monday, the charlatans and the Inspiral Carpets they pioneered the Manchester movement. ...
...Preceding the Stone roses and their contemporaries Bands like Joy Division, New Order, The Smiths and The Fall had brought Manchester to the attention of Indie music fans around the world, but it wasn't until 1988 that the 'Madchester' scene really took off and in many ways signalled the start of the Brit Pop scene in the 90's. THE BAND The Stone Roses or an early incarnation of them formed in 1984 and after a few name changes ('The Patrol ' and ... Read review

Advantages: End to end classic tracks, and longer than most albums too
Disadvantages: ???

...me. When "The Stone Roses" was released in 1989, it didn't seem, on the face of it, particularly new or revolutionary - it was just superlative pop. But now it is evident that it influenced many other 90s bands - for instance, The Charlatans, The Verve, and, of course, Oasis, the Roses' successors. It begins very quietly and unassumingly - it's about a minute before the first song, "I wanna be adored" fades properly in. But from then on it's all ...
...In the end, the Stone Roses surpassed all the influences, and produced a sound that was all their own, deserving of classic status in its own right. I have many, many favourite moments - the way the drums are really battered in "Elephant stone", especially at the end; the introduction to "She bangs the drums" (well, the whole song really). "This is the one" is, in my view, the best song - I have to stop dead and listen to it every time it plays, ... Read review