THE STONE ROSES / the stone roses

The stone roses

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Manny Ramirez

This review is from: Stone Roses (Audio CD)

Someone said it earlier and it is completely true - this album gets better and better after every listen. It is a truly rewarding experience to listen to this album, whether it is your first time or your hundredth (which I am approaching). As others have mentioned, this was the album that paved the way for Oasis, the Verve, Pulp (to a degree), Radiohead (also to a degree), Blur, and many other of the so-called "Brit Pop" bands.

"I Wanna Be Adored" may be the greatest opening track ever and then there is the sheer brilliance of "Waterfall" running into "Don't Stop" (they play a part of "Waterfall" backwards). Ian Brown, John Squire, Reni, and Mani came together one day and for that moment, they laid down some music that was never going to be equalled, no matter how hard they tried. "Second Coming" (which was a belated 5 year follow-up) is solid but no where near the album that "The Stone Roses" is. But how could it have been? "The Stone Roses" was an album to perfection.

Everyone who is into rock music or just music period needs this album in your collection. You don't have a serious collection without this one. I own over 1100 CDs and if I had to choose 5 albums to save from a fire, this one is there along with "A Tribute to Jack Johnson" by Miles, "Ultimate Blue Train" by Coltrane, "Animals" by Pink Floyd, and "Disintegration" by The Cure. Buy it today if you don't own it already.


01. i wanna be adored.mp3

02. she bangs the drums.mp3

03. elephant stone.mp3

04. waterfall.mp3

05. don't stop.mp3

06. bye bye badman.mp3

07. Elizabeth my dear.mp3

08. (song for my) sugar spun sister.mp3

09. made of stone.mp3

10. shoot you down.mp3

11. this is the one.mp3

12. i am the resurrection.mp3

13. fools gold.mp3

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