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Review of reissue of seminal self-titled album by the Stone Roses
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
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AMG Review of The Stone Roses
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
All Music GuideSince 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. What made the Stone Roses important was how they welcomed dance and pop together, treating them as if they were the same beast. Equally important was the Roses' cool, detached arrogance, which was personified by Ian Brown's nonchalant vocals. 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. But the key to The Stone Roses is John Squire's layers of simple, exceedingly catchy hooks and how the rhythm section of Reni and Mani always imply dance rhythms without overtly going into the disco. 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. Squire's riffs are bright and catchy, recalling the British Invasion while suggesting the future with their phased, echoey effects. The Stone Roses was a two-fold revolution -- it brought dance music to an audience that was previously obsessed with droning guitars, while it revived the concept of classic pop songwriting, and the repercussions of its achievement could be heard throughout the '90s, even if the Stone Roses could never achieve this level of achievement again.
Past Perfect: The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses re-release debut album
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I just got the re-release of the Stone Roses album. It's awesome because I never really knew how influential they really were on Oasis and Brit Rock in general.The record also comes with some 'lost demos' and a dvd with live performances!TOTALLY COOL. CHECK IT OUT FOR SURE!Check out the music here http://www.myspace.com/stonerosesmusicthen go get the CD are you local indie store!
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The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses (20th Anniversary Edition)
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So, as it turns out, the future wasn’t really theirs. From the time that the Stone Roses debut was released twenty years ago to their real swansong at Spike Island was exactly a year. It wasn’t the complete end of the story, of course, but the manner in which the band limped along for the [...]
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I Don't Have To Sell My Soul
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I'm taking a much-needed break from playing the f_incredible ??Shadow of the Colossus?? on PS2. The music and graphics on this game are very, very nice. I am so excitable these days. I must be getting younger.'Gotta share this piece of Stone Roses love, though. This is my absolute favorite song from them [??She Bangs The Drums?? is a decent number two]. Can you spot the band member who's high?*...
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I Wanna Be Adored
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Through the blizzard of music we are experiencing, it is difficult for a song to stick with ya and achieve timelessness. For me, a song has to arouse a strong emotion in me to achieve that. Stone Roses' I Wanna Be Adored is one of the songs that has my eternal dedication. It doesn't even matter if it's about a certain popular arch fiend, insecurity, megalomania, redemption, fragility, the need ...
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ITV Chart Shows on YouTube
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While looking for the video to this song I found a YouTubers page filled with these 6min clips of something called **ITV Chart Shows** from 1989-1994, obviously British, these clips seem to give you a weekly update of the Top 10 Indie videos and Rock videos from back in the day. A pretty good research tool if your needing to look back on bands from that time. I found it informative and thought ...
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Eagle vs. Shark
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How many of you have seen this movie? It's quirky and odd. I really enjoyed the soundtrack, especially the Stone Roses song at the end of the movie. The movie was written and directed by Taika Waititi, a New Zealand born director.
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Funky Fools Gold
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It is Funky Friday, so I thought I would bust out some my favorite funk. This song by The Stone Roses has got funk and it can make me shake my rump so it is therefore funky. Be cool my fellow moggers and most of all, Enjoy! Have a great weekend!
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you adore me
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i dont need to sell my soulhe's already in methere once was a boy and a girl who were mis-matched in every possible way. she wore thick lines of kohl under her eyes, dyed her hair every other weekend, wrote in composition books, and smoked far too many cigarettes. he had long hair lightened blonde by surfing every morning, friends who invited him to keg parties that he never took her to, and le...
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A Musical Venting
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I do believe in Karma. But I am just disgusted, worried and frustrated about this economic plight we are in. Too many people are truly suffering and not enough of those with a hand in creating this crisis are going to be subjected to any consequences, it seems. So naturally, my mind turns toward revenge,and being a good Mogster, to songs about vengeance. It helps for about 5 minutes. I like thi...
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you want funk? fine, i'll give you funkin' funk.
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rawr. god how i love this song...turn it up and groove on my friends, it's friday~p.s. i just bought my pela _and_ scissors for lefty show tix... whatwhat~
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The Stone Roses re-release debut album
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I just got the re-release of the Stone Roses album. It's awesome because I never really knew how influential they really were on Oasis and Brit Rock in general.The record also comes with some 'lost demos' and a dvd with live performances!TOTALLY COOL. CHECK IT OUT FOR SURE!Check out the music here http://www.myspace.com/stonerosesmusicthen go get the CD are you local indie store!
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Stone Roses Track Unveiled in Guitar Hero III
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from 1up:Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock made its Euro debut today at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival, and during the hour-long demonstration, Activision showed off "She Bangs the Drums," as made famous by The Stone Roses. "She Bangs the Drums" was the second UK single from the group's 1989 eponymous debut, which is considered by many to be among the most significant and influential records...
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Signature track... an Olden Goolie..
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I Don't Have To Sell My Soul
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I'm taking a much-needed break from playing the f_incredible ??Shadow of the Colossus?? on PS2. The music and graphics on this game are very, very nice. I am so excitable these days. I must be getting younger.'Gotta share this piece of Stone Roses love, though. This is my absolute favorite song from them [??She Bangs The Drums?? is a decent number two]. Can you spot the band member who's high?*...
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From the Guardian today Shit ,does poor old Ian Brown look like me with a wig on? I quick run through of the essentials for you ...
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"I don't have to sell my soul - he's already in me"
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I love it when a song easily catches your ear.
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The Stone Roses - "Waterfall"I'm starting to love the 80s more and more. Enjoy.
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Past Perfect: The Stone Roses
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