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  Amazon.co.uk: The Stone Roses: Music: Stone Roses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The Stone Roses eponymously titled debut album is now regarded as the defining release of the late 80's early 90's 'Madchester' music scene.
Now, as 1989's self-titled album by Manchester's Stone Roses is introduced, it opens the door for bands in the future such as Oasis to make their mark, but not before the immense success of this album.
To put it simply this album is nothing short of sublime and it explains why the status they have achieved in UK modern music is one quite rightly deserved.
www.amazon.co.uk /Stone-Roses/dp/B00009YNGI   (936 words)

  
  The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Since the Stone Roses were the nominal leaders of Britain's "Madchester" scene — an indie rock phenomenon that fused guitar-pop with drug-fueled rave and dance culture — it's rather ironic that their eponymous debut only hints at dance music.
The psychedlic dance extravaganza that was The Stone Roses ushered in the era of Madchester, baggy trousers, Kangols, and the Hacienda.
In The Stone Roses' wake, thousands of pale indie-boys fell pregnant with their own bands: Blur and Oasis wouldn't exist without them, and even Richey Manic cited "This Is The One" as his favourite ever song.
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The Stone Roses were one of the most influential bands to come out of Britain during the late 1980s and early '90s.
The Stone Roses' also made nods towards psychedelia, most notably 'Fools Gold', as their forefathers The Byrds had in 1966 with 'Eight Miles High', whilst 'Elephant Stone' rivaled the joyous perfection of The Byrds' 1967 song 'So you wanna be a rock and roll star'.
Many of The Stone Roses' songs were moody and more drum-laden, and seemed to bridge dance and indie, as would their contemporaries The Prodigy, Underworld with 'Born Slippy' and Fatboy Slim.
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 RAN: The Stone Roses - Second Coming (1994)
A long interview with Roses singer Ian Brown in the Guardian inspired me to pull this CD off the shelf and give it a spin for the first time in years, and brought home a sad truth that I once stubbornly resisted: Second Coming is one of the most disappointing albums ever released.
As a debut album from a pub rock band of which one expected nothing, this might have been a two-and-a-halfer; as the long-delayed follow-up to a landmark album by a landmark band, it barely deserves one.
The stone Roses first album was in my view the greatest example of a band at one with both their music and their words.
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 The Observer | OMM | The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses were four lads from Manchester who believed they could be better than the Beatles.
The Stone Roses survives and shines because the band wanted their debut album to be a timeless record.
When The Stone Roses was released in May 1989, it almost instantly became a classic.
observer.guardian.co.uk /omm/story/0,13887,1240034,00.html   (669 words)

  
 The Stone Roses (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Stone Roses is the debut album by The Stone Roses, released in March 1989.
The album is regarded as one of the most significant of the 1980s, and established the band as the most important band in their genre for the time.
The Stone Roses had been formed in 1984, yet 1989 saw their debut full length release (the band had released a handful of singles in the previous years, on a variety of labels).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Stone_Roses_(album)   (797 words)

  
 PIXELSURGEON | Reviews | Music | The Stone Roses
While both groups were inhabitants of Manchester, the Happy Mondays and the Stone Roses were never particularly close, it was more the case of a provincial centre creating music in its own image, a dirty mishmash of influences.
This album has a more raw sound than what we usually associate with the eighties, and it isn't a revolutionary album, there was no expectation surrounding it.
The album is typified by a quiet intensity.
www.pixelsurgeon.com /reviews/review.php?id=919   (824 words)

  
 The Stone Roses: self-titled - PopMatters Music Review
From the Northwest a hurricane blew in, and at the eye of the storm were the Happy Mondays and the Stone Roses.
In May 1989, the Stone Roses released their self-titled debut album and nothing would ever be the same.
Their symbolism would be a constant reference with the Stone Roses and they were our gang fighting the good fight on our behalf but with blissful music.
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 stone roses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
STONE ROSES Sally Cinnamon -- (UK 4 track CD inc All Across The Sands, 2nd issue in wide case)...
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 The Very Best of the Stone Roses
A bit of melodic rush (“She Bangs the Drums”), a bit of cool detachment (“I Wanna Be Adored”), and a bit of muso virtuosity (“I Am the Resurrection”), the Stone Roses released the perfect rock album: music, attitude, and atmosphere combined in a neat little package.
Roses marks spent five years discussing the next album with barely restrained giddiness.
The general consensus was that the Stone Roses returned as a Led Zeppelin cover band.
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 Amazon.com: The Stone Roses: Music: The Stone Roses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Some albums really can change the world, and in 1989 this was one of them.
He said that his most favourite album of all-time could be the debut from The Stone Roses, which he had first listened to when they were filming The Lord of the Rings in New Zealand.
Bottom line, it is a great album by a great band whose flame burned out quicker than their ambitions and a wonderful and important part of late 80's early 90's pop music scene.
www.amazon.com /Stone-Roses/dp/B0000004V2   (1568 words)

  
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Since the Stone Roses were the nominal leaders of Britain's "Madchester" scene -- an indie rock phenomenon that fused guitar pop with drug-fueled rave and dance culture -- it's rather ironic that their eponymous debut only hints at dance music.
On "She Bangs the Drums" and "Elephant Stone," the hooks wind into the rhythm inseparably -- the '60s hooks and the rolling beats manage to convey the colorful, neo-psychedelic world of acid house.
This album is the greatest album of all time.From the mysterious opening bars to the triumphant groove out ending,it is an album to be cherished and to be played now and forever.It would have been...
www.mp3.com /albums/15427/summary.html   (606 words)

  
 The Stone Roses
The album hits perhaps its "downest" moment with "Made of Stone," but that doesn't matter when the lyrics are as intriguing as they are and the delivery is great.
The Stone Roses only stuck around for a couple more years, and didn't make another album after this one, which is a relief, as I would've hated to see them smear their good name any further.
On most levels this album is mediocre enough to squeeze by with a five, since only of few of the songs are truly bad, but just to emphasize how much of a disappointment this is after such an amazing debut statement, I'll drop the rating another point.
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 Amazon.com: Second Coming: Music: The Stone Roses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
But the Stone Roses' final album is an hypnotic rock experience, and one that Stone Roses fans should definitely listen to...
After the phenomenal success in the UK of their 1988 self-titled debut, the Stone Roses should've capitalised on their success and recorded a follow-up album a year or two later.
When the smoke *finally* cleared in 1994, with the Stone Roses having switched over to Geffen Records, they finally released their long-awaited second album, appropriately-titled "Second Coming." Unfortunately, in the six years that the Stone Roses had been away, it seemed that time had passed them by.
www.amazon.com /Second-Coming-Stone-Roses/dp/B000000OT7   (2036 words)

  
 The Stone Roses - Very Best of | Album Review @ Music-Critic.com : the source for music reviews, interviews, articles, ...
The Stone Roses were one of the most important British bands ever to pick up a guitar and this fantastic, though admittedly unnecessary, CD is a key introduction for anybody who liked them, missed out or just wants another bite at the fruit of nostalgia.
The Stone Roses were the first to do much of what became ingrained in popular culture, leading the way in flarey jeans, beanie hats and guitar sequences that still bring a shiver when my ear instantly recognises them.
The Stone Roses are timeless, and this 15-track CD is packed with quality anthems that defined a fascinating era.
www.music-critic.com /rock/stoneroses_verybestof.htm   (345 words)

  
 filter magazine - features
They were blessed with fuck-all success with their debut album The Stone Roses which eventually grossed over 75 million dollars and found its way permanently placed on list after list of top albums of the century.
I mean, living with the publicly-scrutinized persona you had at the time, after the Roses broke up and everyone was wondering what would happen next, it must have been odd to just lay it out such raw vulnerability and anger for everyone like that.
All the time with the Stone Roses I thought we were going to be so successful, but as a soloist I really had no idea.
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 NME.COM - News - STONE GLEE!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Find out more about Stone Roses in the pages of NME Magazine, delivered straight to your door every week.
THE STONE ROSES' eponymous debut album has been voted the best album of all time by the writers of NME and NME.COM.
Elsewhere in the Top Ten, The Strokes represented the Noughties, with 2001's NME Album Of The Year 'Is This It' entering the chart at Seven.
www.nme.com /news/104366.htm   (245 words)

  
 The Stone Roses - The Very Best Of - Album Review
The album will be released on CD and Double LP (heavy vinyl) and there will be a limited edition slipcase CD featuring 4 artwork prints.
The Stone Roses were one of the most important bands of the late '80's and the '90's.
The Stone Roses debut ignited first the North West, with a seminal Hacienda show in 1989 causing the traffic to stop due to queues round the block, and then London, with the now legendary ICA show.
www.contactmusic.com /new/home.nsf/webpages/stonerosesreviewx09x10x02   (433 words)

  
 BBC - Manchester Music - The Stone Roses - The Very Best Of...
It's proof that the Roses were and remain one of the best bands Manchester (and the rest of the world) has known.
The Stone Roses are THE band for me, they ooze style, cool and talent and the songs grow on you more and more.
Please don't let this album be the catalyst for a Roses reunion campaign.Even thogh I'm too young to remember them first time around, I'm prepared to forgoe such a nostalgia fest in order that the legend isn't tarnished.
www.bbc.co.uk /manchester/music/2002/11/04/stone_roses.shtml   (679 words)

  
 The Morning News - The Stone Roses, Second Coming by Andrew Womack
The Stone Roses were the greatest band on the planet.
The wait, the recording (an album was supposedly recorded before Second Coming, but was aborted at the last minute), the stress, the pressure: The wilderness years destroyed the Stone Roses.
And with their second album they were knee-deep in the insurmountable challenge of reinventing the face of music all over again.
www.themorningnews.org /archives/albums/the_stone_roses_second_coming.php   (1011 words)

  
 The Music Box: Stone Roses - Second Coming (Album Review)
The long-awaited second album from the Stone Roses has finally arrived, and it was well worth the wait.
After all, the Stone Roses grew out of the acid-house dance scene of Manchester, England.
The album begins with the 11 minute Breaking into Heaven, which sets the tone for the entire disc, and after nearly five minutes of drums, the band kicks into a funky groove of psychedelic glory.
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 The Stone Roses - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Their 1989 eponymous debut album quickly achieved the status as a classic in the UK, and topped NME's list of the Greatest Albums of All Time.
In their early days the Roses had an aggressive, punky sound, and their influences ranged from The Clash and The Sex Pistols to Manchester band Slaughter and the Dogs.
Bands influenced by the Stone Roses include Blur, Pulp, Suede, Ocean Colour Scene, Kula Shaker, Coldplay, Manic Street Preachers, Muse, Stereophonics, The Bluetones, The Charlatans, The Verve.
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 Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily
While Rolling Stone live blogger Rob Sheffield, our commenters, and pretty much everyone who took in Britney Spears’ so-called comeback performance decried Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards as a disjointed failure, the numbers tell a different tale: More than 7 million viewers tuned in to the ceremony, 23 percent more than last year.
Granted, the 2006 VMAs set a low bar in terms of ratings, falling to 5.77 million (which was down from 8 million the year prior).
You know it’s showtime because Cronin tells the cameras he has to go “Number two, bad.” Perhaps inspired by the return of the NFL, the club false starts the intro to the song, causing the band to scramble while the crowd looks on confused like they were watching Britney Spears’ VMAs performance.
rollingstone.com /rockdaily   (830 words)

  
 with a little charm...: influences: the stone roses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The band that the 'tones are most often compared to where also a huge influence on the band.
Both Mark and Scott claim that seeing The Stone Roses live made them want to be in a band.
"I went to see The Stone Roses when I was about 17 - I guess that was my spiritual awakening to music".
www.bluetones.org.uk /influences/the_stone_roses.html   (93 words)

  
 Stone Roses CD
This is the greatest album of all time full stop.11 magnificent tracks from I wanna be adored to their crowning glory I am the resurection.Every true music fan should have a copy of this album.
Listen to all their other albums coz there just as good with loads of ace tracks.
This is a band with balls lyrically and their sound of funk and a mix of 80's and early 90's Brit Pop is unmatched.
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 Amazon.ca: Stone Roses: Music: Stone Roses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
When I first heard this debut record from Manchester's Stone Roses I was completely blown away.
I remember first listening to it during the summer of 1989 and thinking that this was the best band I had heard in a very, very long time.
Not only is it still the best debut record that I have ever heard, I firmly believe that it belongs among the best albums of the last 25 years.
www.amazon.ca /Stone-Roses/dp/B0000004V2   (926 words)

  
 The Stone Roses : The Stone Roses - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
What made the Stone Roses important was how they welcomed dance and pop together, treating them as if they were the same beast.
Brown's effortless malevolence is brought to life with songs that equal both his sentiments and his voice -- "I Wanna Be Adored," with its creeping bassline and waves of cool guitar hooks, doesn't demand adoration, it just expects it.
Similarly, Brown can claim "I Am the Resurrection" and lie back, as if there were no room for debate.
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 Stone Roses Turns To Stone Japan Promo CD ALBUM (267052)
Stone Roses Turns To Stone Japan Promo CD ALBUM (267052)
STONE ROSES Turns To Stone (1992 Japanese 11-track promo sample CD, picture sleeve + obi-strip BVCQ-104).
Start a new general conversation about 'Stone Roses' or view all 'Stone Roses' comments, reviews and discussions
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 RTE.ie Entertainment - Stone Roses top album poll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The Stone Roses' eponymous debut has been voted the best LP of the last 50 years in a new poll.
The 1989 album finished ahead of Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' in the poll by listeners to the BBC digital radio station 6 Music.
There were two entries for Radiohead in the Top Ten ('The Bends' and 'OK Computer'), while the Beatles had three: 'Revolver', 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' and 'The White Album'.
www.rte.ie /arts/2002/0605/stoneroses.html   (85 words)

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