The Official The Stone Roses Thread
 

I couldn't find a thread just about them. I found something about them releasing a cd but it was old and not well done so I've decided to make my own. Anyways, I love this band they're awesome. Great solid instrumental with catchy vocals. That's one thing I like about British music, it makes you listen to the song as a whole rather than individual parts. S/t is my favorite album.

The Stone Roses were brilliant. Hard to believe they only made 2 albums. I can see them getting back together some day if Ian would just stop being a tool.
The intro to I Wanna Be Adored probably one of the best pieces of modern music.

a very good band that sadly had too few albums to be considered great in my book. Their remix cd is worth getting as well FYI

Anything i say will have been said many times before, they're brilliant.

very, very good stuff

Not too soon then

Love it.

Naaa, i wouldn't want them to reform, i wouldn't want them to tarnish their lehendary past. Reformations normally end up being a bit messy, with the exception of the Pixies.

I don`t want them to reform simply because Mani is more than happy as a member of Primal Scream :D

That's another reason why I'd want them to reform. Split up Primal Scream!

If they reformed without Ian Brown I'd be entirely happy, and possibly without Mani too. The guitars and drums sold it for me. Not sure what Brown brought really, maybe he booked the reheasal rooms?

Well they must have bought something to the Stone Roses , otherwise they would have ended up being as sh*t as The Seahorses.

They were a spent force as soon as Reni left the set-up. He was the man who provided the funk and gelled everything to gether to stop them becoming an another boring indie band.

Any other Stone Roses Fans Here?
 

Gotta love "I am the Resurrection".

We should change the name to The Stone Roses and move it to the Indie/Alt section.

The Stone Roses deserve a thread of their own.

Their S/T :bowdown:

Its a shame no one really knows about them in the USA.

Their best song IMO, I may actually prefer The Happy Mondays, but they are great Squire is an epic guitarist.

Surely proper music fans know about them..

Maybe that's because they haven't released any worthwhile music in 20 years? Believe me, when they did, they were popular as hell in the US.

So in America people forget about bands just because they've stopped making music? :confused:

With the first Album and "Fools Gold," and even going back to "Sally Cinnamon," they had plenty of classic hooks. I stand by all of that. (Going by the first proper album release).

Their second album is only a pale shadow, but then again, it was created after a forced moment of silence (lawsuits and all that...), so it's understood where the fire died out. With "10 Story love Song" still playing in my mind years after the tape expired, to me there was at least a bit if all too short magic in there.

As for The Seahorses...sorry. Tons of potential sadly led up to a half-powered album with maybe a good moment or two in my opinion if I'm on a good day.

Enough of the crapping on. It's time to remember why they are remembered - a crowning album of 1989, the moment when things had to change quick. No better album did that than the S/T classic.

You have to be very special to Americans to keep their attention for over two decades with only one good album. Personally, I have always loved Stone Roses s/t and I always will.

Since we're talking about the US, it's interesting that the Stone Roses' subpar, eventual follow up album, Second Coming, is considered 'more popular in America' I guess because Squire wanks out some good ol' American-style blues guitar solos throughout. I obviously think it's far worse but I have run into several people who say they like it better than the first one. I'm always shocked when I hear that

Jeff Buckley then? (almost)

And no one jump on my back about Sketches being good, that album p*sses me off. It makes me think 'Oh what might've been...'

And yeah, Second Coming is f*cking terrible. How anyone can prefer it is unfathomable.

That's the appropriate Mancunian reaction to the album - and I agree

Pitchfork (which usually sucks) gave the The Stone Roses album a perfect 10/10.

Pitchfork: Album Reviews: The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses

Stone Roses to 'reunite' as Ian Brown and John Squire 'bury hatchet' | News | NME.COM

No. Not buying it.

Hmmm I doubt the rumours are true, something like that pops up nearly every year and gets denied by the band members. Besides I doubt Man. City are going to win the Premier League this year.

Hearing that from the NME's as good as hearing who the next England manager's gonna be from the Sunday Mirror really.

It's sourced from a tabloid report aswell. As I say, I'm not buying it.

i agree to most of this except I haven't heard the Shirehorses and don't intend to

Ha! I knew it

Mani rubbishes Stone Roses reunion rumours | Music | The Guardian

Yeah, no surprise there!

EDIT: The most interesting part of that article was clearly the mention of a Right Said Fred reunion...:usehead:

the stone roses incredible, definitely one of my favorite bands... :)

is it true Mani did the drums for the outro to 'I Am The Ressurection' in one take?

Stone Roses
 

Alright guys, I'm producing a magazine about the Stone Roses and upcoming shows in Manchester. What d'ya think of them getting back together and thoughts about support acts

Cheers

I'm going watching them in late June.

I know that the music isn't going to be too good, but the crowd and the atmosphere will be amazing!

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Indeed I am. Can't wait.

No, I do not want them to reform. I wouldn't want them to tarnish their legendary past. Reformations normally end up being a bit messy, with the exception of the Pixies. They were great in their prime though and I still listen to them from time to time. It's nice to see that other people feel the same way.