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Kinda meh at first listen. Not bad but not doing much for me.
ok
dreamy, rocky, enjoyable!
A bit flowery for my tastes, but otherwise fine. 2.8
Not bad...but nothing really memorable either.
Good, bit didnmt catch my attention that much, start songs were banger
First impression: skinny britrock. Additional notes: the guitar is wonderful. So is the bass. The drums do a fair bit of work. The guitar is a bit glam rock-y at times. It kinda just seems a bit confused. Vocalist is average.
enjoyable but forgettable. Still a vibe though
I don't get it.
The music is pretty good -easy to listen to in the background while I'm working. I´m not sure I'd seek it out to play again on my own, but its not like I hated it. I enjoyed the 60's vibe that ran throughout it.
Ah, the Stone Roses. I knew several people in high school/college that were absolutely fanatical about The Stones Roses, but I couldn't really ever get into them despite their popularity and success. I think it's mainly how nearly *everything* sounds like it's been put through some sort of flange/reverb effect, which (to me) doesn't add depth but instead makes it all sound the same (and perhaps is also the cause of the poorly-mixed-and-thus-nearly-incomprehensible lyrics?); I'm very reminded of the Happy Mondays album "Bummed" in this collection, which I felt was equally meh. My favorites/preferred songs are probably "Bye bye bad man", "Sugar spun sister", and "I am the resurrection". (I had high hopes for "Elephant Stone", since it strangely wasn't included in the YouTubeMusic playlist for this album, but aside from more interesting drum/rhythm sections, it wasn't much different.) It's kind of amazing that at least one person ranked this album as #11 all time (Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums, according to the Wikipedia info). But they certainly had a loyal and widespread following, and I'm intrigued that the Flaming Lips reworked the entire album in 2013 with their "The Time Has Come to Shoot You Down… What a Sound" (admittedly, not so intrigued to listen to that other album now). And I'm really impressed to find out that the album cover is by their guitarist, and inspired by both Jackson Pollack (which is pretty evident) and the May 1968 Paris riots (not so evident), plus a tie-in to their song on the album "Bye bye bad man".
Great tight pop rock--hard to be both lush and tight at the same time--really good. Awful lyrics. Just awful. It doesn't help that I heard "I wanna be adored by you" as "I wanna be your dog." A rare album that would have been better, nearly, as an instrumental.
Dad loves this album
Still listening but its a pleasant, mild sounding album. I've heard of Stone Roses before, but never "heard" them until yesterday. Still, my opinion is TBD for now.
It's ok, didn't blow me away, very samey
I remember hearing a lot about The Stone Roses. I kind of thought their hey day was in the mid-late 90s, not 1989. Having just rated the Oasis debut and previously shit all over other brit-pop additions to this list, I'm not feeling quite so critical here. Maybe it's because these guys are bit more spacey than poppy. Getting some serious psychedelic-era Beatles vibes here. This is somewhere in the 3.5 range for me but I'm not going to round up today.
Mostly fun little pop tunes, quite enjoyable to listen to.
Never heard of these guys and after a few listens, I kept thinking, "who does these guys remind of" and I could never pinpoint, but they sounded familiar. Overall, this wasn't a bad album, but I never found that song that generated that excited to hear this vibe. Songs that stood out were Waterfall and Don't Stop, but damn, the music sounded almost exactly the same. Maybe that's why I enjoyed these 2 the most. I swear I could hear All Apologies in Nirvana in Bye Bye Bad Man. Thought this song was pretty good too. And of course, This Is The One made me think of my beautiful Mindy. A good, solid album, but just never hit the excitement level I am always seeking. I bet if they add a 'M' after the first 'E' in their name and replaced the word Stone with Roses, I would have loved! Get it, Luke? Pretty good overall. I'll go with a 3.5, but can't round up for this one. 3.5
While I was pleasantly surprised that I didn’t absolutely hate it, this also is very much not for me. This is so stoned out, so vibey, and so goddamn British. It’s fine while it’s on, but I know I’d never go out of my way to revisit it. And truthfully, it’s so spaced-out and drug-fueled that even when it’s on, it faded into the background for me. It felt so invisible, in fact, that I’m having a hard time understanding how it still has retained such a high level of praise, even for folks who weren’t alive to witness this album in real time. It’s solid, sure, but very far from genius. It just doesn’t engage me, and while I know that’s the point in a way, I need something with more teeth. At least it isn’t just blatant pastiche for ‘60s British bands. That counts for something.
Light. - good background music
Chill music nothing crazy but I like it
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Man, it doesn’t even remotely feel like it’s been one year. I started this as a silly little thing, figuring I’d only make it a week or two, and now here I am. But I’ve loved (almost) every second of it. And when this album popped up, I figured it might not be a horrible way to spend the 365th day. The Stone Roses’ debut is one of those albums that really resonates with a lot of people, and those who love it won’t ever stop talking about it. It very much has an albeit small, but cult following behind it. Baggy isn’t really a genre I believe it real though. Like, it’s named after a sort of British fashion trend? I feel this kind of music is so rooted in British culture and history, that you sort of have to be clued into that in order to appreciate what this did for the time period. And I think this album definitely tackles the psychedelic feeling very well. It’s a record meant to heard during the summer in the warmth of the sun, on your bike with your friends. So I apologize to any rabid fans of this record when I say I just don’t see it. It’s the same way I’ve felt about Sonic Youth for a long time. Daydream Nation was supposed to be this incredible album that indie-heads have been drooling over for almost 40 years, and it just did nothing for me. I wanted to like this album so badly, considering there are a few decent songs. But the rest of this just blends together, and I forgot what I was even really supposed to care about. There were seemingly trying to capture the same energy of The Cure’s less intense material, while also having a rhythm section reminiscent of Joy Division and New Order. And it lacks any real personality. This is unfortunately one of the more overrated albums I’ve heard, and it breaks my heart that I didn’t love it and couldn’t have an amazing album to celebrate one year of pain and suffering. Rating: 5/10
meh, low 3 imo
Album started strong, really enjoyed the first few songs. But then started to get bored. Big finish with Fools Gold, one of the best FIFA tunes ever. But overall was keen for the album to finish, an hour was too much for me.
Con este álbum de debut, los de Manchester adquirieron la etiqueta de leyendas del indie y, lo más importante, influyeron a un gran número de bandas alternativas posteriores. En su música se combinan las guitarras sesenteras con los ritmos bailables de los 80 (el acid house y las raves imperantes en la época). "I Wanna Be Adored" abre el disco y las espectativas ritmo y letra hipnóticos. Es la canción que más me gusta del disco. Le sigue "She Bangs the Drums", el segundo sencillo extraído del debut y su primer acceso a los 40, con una clebración de la música y su poder transformador. En ella, como en "Elephant Stone" los ganchos pop inspirados en los setenta y los ritmos ondulantes nos trasladan al mundo psicodélico del acid house. También destaca el tema que cierra el álbum, "Fool's Gold", su primer éxito del 'Top Ten', una canción destinada al baile en la que rock, dance y funk se entremezclan para rememorar el clásico cinematográfico "El tesoro de Sierra Madre" de John Huston en una metáfora sobre los peligros de ansiar riquezas a cualquier precio. Persoalmente me gusta la épica "Made of Stone". Su primer álbum fue el canto del cisne de los Stone Roses. Nunca más cumplieron con las expectativas de este, su primer álbum, y se desintegraron poco después de lanzar su segundo disco cinco años después.
Not bad
Nice and steady rock.
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3.5* Much like their 2nd album, couple standouts and the rest is pretty decent. They have a cool groove, I overall.
This album is hard to pin down. Just when you think it's firmly in the the Smiths and Cure camp, they come in with songs so Beatles influenced I hope they didn't feel that they were being original. The album ends with a 70's style epic, wah pedal heavy and a bassline ala Steve Miller Band, Fly like and Eagle. All of it is good, but so derivative that I have no idea what their sound is.
Some very good songs but some of it goes on a bit.
I liked it but it's not going to be a regular listen
Pleasant but nothing groundbreaking. It is also jarring when I’m thinking, “ok one song left” and that song is 10 minutes long. To me it felt fairly sterile - clean without a lot of glaring issues, but without the edge.
I didn't dislike it, but it didn't grab me either. Kinda forgettable.
A fine, easy listen. Very Beatles-esque at points and very The Smiths-esque in other points, both whom I enjoy. 6/10
The one's hard. On the one hand, if they hadn't done so much acid they might have noticed how badly their contract would screw them. But on the other hand, this album would sound completely sober. I don't think anyone really wins here.
Melkoiset jumit lopussa. 9 min biisit? En ole varma, ovatko venytykset aivan tarpeen. Popimmista osuuksista pidin kovasti! Ei ärsyttävää indietä vaikka onkin indietä.
Mikä saa ihmiset tykkäämään heistä enemmän kuin tykkäävätkään? Bändin nimi? Levyn kansikuva? Projektin lyhytaikaisuus tai äänivallimainen soundi? No, loppujen lopuksi nämä ovat pahimmat 60-lukuhurahtaneisuudet poislukien aika hyviä kappaleita. Saattavat myös aueta hitaammin kuin kaikilla on motivaatiota odottaa.
Didnt fully finish, bur was very good
Wannabe classic rock? Okay. Fools Gold is pretty good with lively, danceable bass and flowy vocals.
It my have been a big thing at the time but I found it mostly forgettable. A record that I've heard 1000 times, maybe because it's been copied, but just not my thing
Had a great vibe and it was a well constructed album that all flowed well. Nothing really grabbed me, but the album was good
Started off a bit slow but only got more interesting. Goes well with everything that was popular at the time, although that's not always a bad thing. Chord progression is sometimes quite interesting. Not a lot going on for some of it though. Highlights: She Bangs the Drums Bye Bye Bad Man (Song For My) Sugar Spun Sister Made of Stone
Pretty good. Nice melodies. Might listen again. That's a good sign!
Fun vibes but a back half that overshadows the first. Favourite track: (Songs for My) Sugar Spun Sister.
A bit generic
It’s fine. I didn’t like this stuff much in the 90s and I still don’t now.
Some good songs Standout songs: Don't Stop Made of Stone I am the resurrection
Pretty damn good. But lost it's way a bit in the middle and finished strong I think I need a bit more time with it but it's a high 3 at the minute lad
decent album
I was surprised I knew one or two songs on here! I liked the vibe this album was going for, and it sounded very clean. I just don't think it stood out all that much for me.
Yes, Britpop…nothing more 5/10
- Not familiar with this group. The album encompasses an odd smorgasbord of genres that are hard to connect. - "I Wanna Be Adored" sounds like a precursor to grunge. Definitely my favorite track of the album. (I liked "Made of Stone," too.) - After that, the songs veer much more toward 60s psychedelic ("Don't Stop" being the most obvious example). This seems to be the Stone Roses typical sound. - The final track ("Fools Gold") is such a departure, circling around to mediocre funk, that it solidified this as a 3 star, rather than a 4 star, effort.
Unpopular opinion, but second coming is better.
Classic from the early 90's
Really enjoyable brit pop with some pretty obvious influences. A few bad songs, including one that is fully in reverse that I’m sure at the time was inventive but is close to unlistenable, float around in the midst but it’s a fun listen.
A mix of some beautifully crafted, ethereal, thoughtful tracks and some chuntering, country like songs with yodeling vocals. Not sure what to make of this.
nie moj styl ale sympatyczne
yeah it’s aight
It’s ok. I wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to it again.
This was an extremely nostalgic listening experience for me, which is pretty odd, considering id never heard this album beforehand. Not even a snippet. something about the echoey vocals and chill vibe just make it sound like a distant summer's memory. like something that'd play from my dad's shitty 30 year old boombox during a pool party. I fuck with that hard. Not every song did something special for me, but I liked it a lot all around. Strong 3, light 4
fine
I remember being in the gym a few months ago when they were playing a post-punk playlist and Shazamming a song that came on that I really liked — it was "I Wanna Be Adored’ by The Stone Roses. So I was looking forward to listening to this album. In theory, I should really like this album. It starts out sounding like it's going to be a mix of post-punk (think the poppier hits of The Cure or Echo and the Bunnymen), Pixies-style surf/alt rock, and Byrds-style psychedelia. And the first three songs are pretty good. But after that, it kind of just falls apart for me. The lyrics are mostly lame, and the middle tracks start to blend together. It sounds like someone trying to mash up the music of The Byrds and Oasis with the cynical lyrics of The Smiths but ending up with the worst parts of all three. I'm not sure what they were thinking with “Elizabeth My Dear” — it's more of an interlude than a song, and the random insertion of a track set to “Scarborough Fair" is very jarring. It's giving big “I'm edgy like Moz" energy. “I am the Resurrection” is a decent song. I was really enjoying the jammy break down at the end — until it kept going for another five minutes. And the album closer, “Fools Gold” is an annoying retro throwback disco rock song that sounds like everything Fat Boy Slim did in the 90s. Meh. It's alright, but nothing amazing. I have no idea why Brits seem to revere this band so much. But I've never really understood the whole rave culture over there either. I feel like this is a band the writers of Skins would have been obsessed with in their youth. 3/5 (I might round it to a 3.5 in the right mood).
Hm. Ok, I guess.
Favorite track was (Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister. 3.5 rounded down to 3.
Not my style. Mellow rock, a little too soft for my tastes.
It’s ok. Kind of easy listening background music. I thought I caught a few ear worms, but nothing too captivating.
very nice. vocals are energetic and melody is has variations it can be too long without vocals sometimes or noisy. the whole album has lofi, country vibes but carries alot energy
Pretty good sound but nothing particularly caught me. One of the tracks was far too country for my tastes. Second to last one was really nice.
This was way more interesting than I thought and my pre conceptions of this album were that it sounded like Oasis, I was very wrong. Enjoyable!
It was fine. I'm having trouble remembering anything, but I remember thinking it was fine
Pretty decent, but not my thing. 3.3
Nice surprise
Fun rock album with some catchy riffs.
Very solid record. I was prepared to be "meh" but I enjoyed. Even heard some hints of jangle pop in there
The Stone Roses have a very distinctive sound. This album was alright, definitely listenable with some good tracks, but just didn’t quite cut it for me. It’s a 3.5 from mes
An album that was released at least 20 years too late. At the end of the 60s it would have been something but for the end of the 80s it sounds a bit tiring.
Great guitar sounds
good enough album, had a few decent songs, but probably won't listen to again
Lenge siden sist eg hørte da
I enjoyed the album as a whole, but i hated the third track.
Just didn’t hit like it used to.
This isn’t bad. Not great, but I would listen to some of this again. Maybe.
I liken this to vanilla ice cream, or margherita pizza. It's a bit bland, maybe even boring if put next to other better albums, but I do enjoy vanilla ice cream and a slice of margherita so I'm not complaining
It's one of those albums that's a precursor to about a dozen sub-genres, while belonging to none of them.
Thoughts before listening: This album is a really big deal to British music journalists, but never really made much of an impact in the US. I think I've listened to it and it's fine. Late 80s/early 90s British alternative rock that was part of the Madchester scene of dance punk bands. Review: I don't really get the hype with these guys. There are definitely some good songs here such as "I am the Resurrection", but all in all they're just a fairly normal sounding post-new wave alt rock band. There are some 60s era psychedelic call backs and maybe a couple nods to dance music, but ultimately this is a poppy indie rock album. I feel like the Stone Roses are just another (maybe the first?) in the line of overhyped British bands i.e. Oasis, Blur, Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay, Libertines, etc. None of these bands are bad, and they all have some great songs, but they just don't blow me away. 3-stars
This sounds like the spiritual predecessor to Oasis. Overall I thought it was alright, but I didn't like it as much as I thought I would have. It could be something that requires more listening for me to get into. Perhaps something to do in the future...
plätschert so vor sich hin , aber schön
Rocky but easy listening. Not what I'm into
Not my type. But its okay
6 / 10 Pre Brit-pop. No està mal.
good enough album, had a few decent songs, but probably won't listen to again
I'm not familiar with these guys, should be good to explore a new band. Right off the bat, I'm digging the artwork. Good, fun, jingly pop-rock. Some interesting psychedelic elements, with reversed looping effects. Lots of good/fun songs on here but not my favorite. Probably a band I will be revisiting, though. 3/5
One of the classics for a certain clientele
I really couldn’t get into this one
A pleasant, if unremarkable, listen. The most interesting part is that (aside from 1-2 tracks) this album could have been made in almost any decade. I actually was thinking it was a late 90s/early 00s album at first, then started wondering if it was from the 60s. Turns out it came out in '89.
Meh.
Good album, better for certain laid back moods
Schöner Indie Rock aus England.
It's OK... A bit of indie rock feel. Almost more backround music than something engaging and front and center
A fine psychedelic, pinger-infused classic. The bedrock of indie, twee, and the beginning of the end for Ian Brown. 3/5
Good old brit pop guitar band
Interesting and easy to listen to sound. Not particularly memorable but would listen to again.
I liked the folky vocal harmonies. Pretty easy listening in general. Yacht rock esque.
I surprisingly really enjoyed the second half of this album, it was enticing and upbeat.
Opzich dik, maar typische britpop dus ik geef maar drie sterren. Het feit dat Don’t Stop een deel reverse Waterfall is vind ik goud. Favo nummer. I Am the Ressurection.
i really enjoyed a few songs, but it's not my favorite kind of music. very cinematic music, would fit greatly in a movie !
Pretty good
Nothing stands out about this. Rather boring actually.
Made of stone is a cool song. Pretty solid album, has belle & sebastian and decemberists vibes.
One more band!
It was ok
I liked it although it is missing some hits. "Fools Of Gold" at the end messes it up a bit. 2,5
The album isn't bad enough to call it a "bait and switch" but if you're gonna throw two incredible singles in the first two slots on the album, you better have at least one incredible single in the second half.
idk it was decent ig
Nice background music, toe tapping rock with upbeat beat. - Driving South is pretty good blues/southern rock
Great first song, many other good ones. Very nice stuff
Overhyped. Some good songs there though
Pretty good but could get a bit snoozy at times
Every tune on display here is catchy and interesting, but most of them don’t really appeal to me. I really dig the guitar tones and harmonies, but vocals sometimes bring it down for me.
Once again not great not terrible
Couple of decent tracks.
It was fine but not exemplary
Some great tacks, although I’m not a fan of ones that last 6minutes +
Was never really into them, but the singles are really good. Not that fussed about the rest of the album.
Not very cohesive
Loses steam after the first three but they're so good
Released in '89, I can see why it's regarded as a classic, but I'm listening to it for the first time (may have heard some of its singles before idk) and after the first two songs, which I like, it kind of blurs into the Madchester To Britpop pipeline stuff that became rather ubiquitous in the years after. And that I have, bar The Verve's "A Storm in Heaven", never cared much about. I don't want to use "overrated" yet, but from today's POV I could. If I wanted to. It's neat enough and was first, so I don't. But also: meh.
Not bad at all. They could use to tone down the reverb a bit.
Nothing special, nothing offensive. Maybe a bit mundane but doesn’t hurt my ears.
Decent 90s alternative sound. Reminds me of 54-40. A couple songs that are a bit long, but they do put their amazing guitars on display during that time. High 3
3.5
Solld.
Meh
Interesting, I like the tune/guitar, more tune than guitar Kinda freeing (waterfall) and gives znmd vibes? Very chill overall Other than that good, I get it being popular Almost all good songs
#3/1001 Overall: I normally don't go for britpop, but I think this is an example of a decent britpop album. Since it's a debut you can tell they were playing around with different sounds and styles of singing/playing, which is always cool to listen too. An okay album overall, but the whiny whisper sound does get old eventually. Some songs are immediate skips like Don't Go, Made of Stone, and Shoot You Down but the others are solid listens! Favorites: She Bangs the Drum Bye Bye Bad Man I Am The Resurrection
Nothing stood out here. Easy to listen to and all around good album.
A warm album moving into a kind of twee pop sound. I like the overall sound but find it somewhat lacking in energy and overall lyrically weak. The music is well worth listening to multiple time and I think grows. But the lyrics, don't. There is a kind of nostalgia and a looking backwards to the music as well which to me is too strong, derivative and not fully getting created into something new. Some shades of Simon and Garfunkel hanging about in various phrases. "I am the resurrection" has some some fabulous jam music after the singing stops. Perhaps an all jam album would have been better?
It was ok. A couple of catchy songs. Not my favorite.
Geen herrie maar niet mijn smaak
Prima ouwewittemannenalbumpje hoor
Doet me een beetje denken aan the Police. Wel leuk opzich. Geen idee wat die Nederlandse vlag daar doet
nice fun listen 3.5 probably actually idk mby listen again mby last song kinda banger
Good background music while I concentrate on admin. Some rather nice guitar, bass & percussion work, with fun harmonies. Vocals a little hollow and floaty for me but feel very late 80s/early 90s so a little nostalgic. Nice to float through without focussing on.
Infinitely more interesting than anything those Gallagher bastards have ever done. So crazy I’ve never actually listened to this album in full before. Isn’t that crazy!! 3/5
I didn’t really get the Madchester sound first time around, but now with a greater appreciation of 60s music I find I’m enjoying it more, oddly enough. I really enjoy this indie guitar sound that is firmly rooted in the 60s psychedelic tradition with some epic drums holding it all together.
I knew them by name but I could not really remember anything I've listen from them. This is OK but not memorable, the album is far too long and lacks coherence. Which is also kind of its strength, exploring different paths in almost opposite directions. Some paths were worth taken, some much less. It's more a 2.5 for me but I'm in a good mood, let's round it to 3.
I like the general sound, but some of the songs were very similar to each other. This way it became more and more boring. Honestly, fewer songs and some of them shorter would have been better …
It’s fine but nothing really stands out for me. I didn’t mind listening to it, and thought the last two songs were better than the rest, but I wouldn’t seek it out. Favorite song was This is The One. Kind of low energy sorta ambient rock. Were they shoegazers?
surprised at not hating this, despite my lifelong disdain for stone roses
own a shirt of i wanna be adored (with the single cover) and yeah thats their best song and also the highlight in an otherwise p average album
1988 Genre: Madchester jangle pop, neo-psychedelia, indie rock, alternative rock Singles (UK): Elephant Stone (#8) Made of Stone (#20) She Bangs The Drums (#34, #8 US ALT) I Want to be Adored (#20. #18 US ALT) Waterfall (#27) I Am the Resurrection (#33) I've heard this album many times over the years. Really never got into it. The music is good, but forgettable. Every time I've heard it, it's like it is for the first time. 3.5
Another opening on an album that makes me think my headphones are broken. Anyways, I like that the first track is "I Wanna Be Adored"--is there a sentiment more naked and relatable than that? The vocals are mixed low on a lot of this, which means the guitar has room to shine but the drums seem loud and severe. There are great chorus hooks and melodies. Sometimes a band has just one great album in them (see: Third Eye Blind, Hootie and the Blowfish, Boston), and that's alright. Bold of these guys to end their debut album on two sprawling songs. Overall, a good rock album. I'd revisit. Highlights: She Bangs the Drums (an all-timer), Waterfall, Made of Stone, I Am The Resurrection
Fun jangly rock, not terribly impactful, but a good record.
Important and actually worth being on the list but I’ve grown away from it. And I heard it a bit when it was current. But I remember none of it. I’ll assume that’s on me. It’s pretty ok actually.
Although I always liked the long version of Fool’s Gold, I never really understood why this mob were so big, but I’ve given this a few listens & did find some highlights. Of course, Fool’s Gold was left off the original U.K. album release, but included in the U.S. For me, it’s still the best thing they ever did. She Bangs The Drum still works. I liked Shoot You Down & I loved I Am The Resurrection, which I don’t remember hearing before. And I thought the psychedelic guitar flavour of Don’t Stop was really good.
Honestly grew on me. I'm surprised how much I liked this one
Kinda just goes on and on like listening to a really bored person pretending they’re having feelings about something. I’ve long heard this band lauded, but every time I give them a shot it just doesn’t land for me. Feels like something that maybe you had to be part of the zeitgeist to appreciate.
Yeah some great songs on this, but also some not so great ones. Generally really enjoyable though.
Fine all around. No weak spots but nothing that would make me want to listen again. More of a 2.5 than a 3.
The Stone Roses is the self-titled debut album by English rock band the Stone Roses. It's an indie/alternative rock/pop album with cultural influences from the Manchester dance scene of the late 80's and early 90's. Initially not a success, this album has since been credited as one of the greatest of all time and a staple of the Madchester musical movement. Critics loved this album years after its release, for this mixing of indie rock and early dance music. Although there were/are still some that think this a run-of-the-mill pop album and nothing special. It seems the English think this is a better album than what the Americans believe. This album has been certified 5x platinum in the UK. I enjoyed the vibes on this album, but none of the tracks were really standouts. It's a great Brit-pop album with threads of indie rock and psychedelic dance music woven in. Most listeners will not be turned off by this music, but there's no major draw here either. The critics are correct for being mixed on this album, because so am I.
Aight I guess. Slacked a bit on listening whole thing
The first song on the album has been a favorite for a while. Never gave the rest of the album a good listen, until now. Great!
Often cited as a British classic. You've been fooled. It opens with 3 bangers and finishes with a piece of brilliance. Inbetween there is a lot of meh. Wake up! Great at times but massively flawed. 3.5
Anfangs relativ eintönig Gesäusel. Am Ende kommen dann noch Mal ein paar gute Lieder.
The Stone Roses are one of the artists grouped in the Madchester genre in the 80's. It's like light rock with jangly guitars and chamber pop vocals that have heavy reverb applied to them . There were a ton of bands doing it in the late 80's - early 90's. They sound similar to Gin Blossoms. This album suffers from sounding too much like all that other music that was out there at the time. Nothing really makes it stand out to me. And every song sounds the same. It's one of those albums where I've had to restart it like 4 times because I keep drifting off and forgetting what I listened to. None of that to say it's necessarily bad, just too same-y.... If that makes sense. This definately influenced modern bands like Fleet Foxes or Boy & Bear for sure. The last few songs on the album just kind of meander a bit, and just overstay their welcome a bit. 10 minutes could have easily been shaved off of the album runtime if these last few songs weren't like 9 minutes a piece. Favourite songs: Made of Stone, I Wanna Be Adored, She Bangs the Drums Least favourite songs: Don't Stop (sounds like it's being played backwards for some reason) 3/5
3.5, but there’s no option for half stars
This feels like the 1990 version of 2000's indie records I would really love in college but minus the nostalgia factor. Overall good album just didnt quit connect to it.
eh oke 2 dobre ostalo meh
3, interesting blend of rock and pop but nothing really stuck out a whole lot. Overall pretty good album
This album cover repels me. The vocals seem a bit low. Quite a bit of 1960s sound in this, but still very 1980s. I Am The Resurrection is a solid song. I think overall if I put in the time I could learn to love this album but, has it's blemishes for sure.
Good sound but kind of boring
Proto-Oasis vibes. Guitar tracks with 60's psychedelic motifs.
Background music, nothing to write home about.
I kind of like Fools Gold
I never heard of them at all. Very British! Can hear the Beatles influence.....almost like a poor mans Oasis (without the catchy pop tunes). The album was pretty good. Nothing stood but I didn't feel the urge to FF any of the songs.
* First song in the books, and so far, I'm not all that impressed. Kinda makes me think of something you'd hear in Life is Strange. * I dig the lengthy intro on Don't Stop quite a bit. The rest of the song is blah; although, it was an interesting technique how they managed to make it sound like a person speaking backwards while still singing normally. * Wish Elizabeth My Dear was longer. Had a nice eerie vibe to it and started strong but it was much too short. I actually wanted more. Might've taken second place spot, at least, if it was longer. * (Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister and Bye Bye Bad Man could go either way I think depending on the day. Maybe I'll eventually figure out a definitive decision but idk. * The instrumentals in I Am the Resurrection go on too long for my liking. Think I've come to realize that I'm very picky when it comes to instrumentals, especially if a song is largely that in nature. Prior to that, I liked the lyrical aspect a lot actually. * In the same vein as the previous song, not crazy on the instrumental aspect to Fools Gold, and furthermore, this one doesn't have decent lyrical content to salvage it. Not the worst song on the album but certainly not making my favorites list. Sigh. That moment when you check the time and see there's still, like, three minutes left and you're more than ready for it to be over. -- Album Rankings -- 1. She Bangs the Drums 2. Made of Stone 3. (Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister 4. Bye Bye Bad Man 5. Elizabeth My Dear 6. I Am the Resurrection 7. Waterfall 8. I Wanna Be Adored 9. This Is the One 10. Shoot You Down 11. Fools Gold 12. Don't Stop
Solid album. “I wanna be adored” is perfect.
Nice sound, some nice lyrics that jumped out, solid enough.
I enjoyed what I heard. YouTube music platform it plays on sucks along with Apple Music auto play
Some very nice tunes not to far from what Muse die 15 y later 👍
Grungier The Smiths in space. Sounds ahead of its time by the better part of a decade.
Another British Rock album. This is the best of the ones I have listened to recently. I was not familiar with The Stone Roses prior to this and I enjoyed the experience. It felt familiar and interesting. Good background music with moments that grabbed my attention.
I knew of one song by the band, She Bangs the Drum. This album sounds a bit Oasis-like to me, just a bit more bland. Gets good near the end. I Am the Resurrection is the best track I think. Most songs (except Elizabeth My Dear) could have been shorter, and made the album 45 minutes or so, and would have been a better listen.
Not what I expected it to be & pretty good. Sound is just a little too 80s pop. There's some I think I would like quite a bit if the second guitar was louder, if the rhythm guitar didn't have chorus or whatever it is, and the drums were less whatever it is they are. Those are big changes so I'm basically saying this isn't quite for me.
i’m neither a fan or a hater, just good vibes
Juhu! Mal wieder habe ich meinen Text nicht gespeichert.. Dann wieder im Schnelldurchlauf: Cooles Album! Hatte einen tollen Vibe und war hier und da melodisch positiv überraschend:) Das Cover finde ich auch nice! Ich fand das Album (mal wieder) insgesamt auf einem guten Level und aus meiner Sicht hat kein Track super rausgestochen, was aber zum Durchhören total angenehm war. Die hätte ich gerne in einer lauen Sommernacht live gesehen. Ich bleibe jedoch bei meiner sehr kritischen Brille: "Nur" 3 Sterne finde ich fast zu wenig aber 4 Sterne sind bei mir schon besonders.. Deswegen mache ich ausnahmsweise mal entscheidungsfreudig und gebe 3,5. Offiziell bleibe ich aber bei 3.
- Die erste Hälfte hat mich aus irgendwelchen Gründen ÜBERTRIEBEN abgeholt. War glaube ich in der richtigen Stimmung. Morgenspaziergang zum Bus in der kalten kieler Winterluft. - Die songs waren irgendwie schwermütig und Uplifting gleichzeitig - Ab der Hälfte hat mich die Platte dann leider verloren und blieb in meinem Kopf nur noch ein Brei von dem gleichen Sound, ähnlichen Texten und schwer zu differenzierenden Kompositionen - Ein paar Songs höre ich mir davon aber vielleicht noch mal wieder an 3,25/5
Ob das jetzt wirklich zu den 1001 Alben gehört, die man vor seinem Tod gehört haben muss, ist fraglich. Aber die Musik ist nicht schlecht.
Pretty good i guess, not really for me though
I could have passed on this one. Some songs with a 60’s vibe but didn’t care for most.
Interesting music but not compelling. Sounded like songs you might hear on a movie soundtrack. Nice, but most of the songs were nothing special, with a couple of exceptions where the rhythms and guitar riffs were more engaging.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ pretty decent album. Nice chill vibes. Definitely my style of music. Real day drinking on a sunny day vibes. Some songs have the groove as well. Fave song: Shoot You Down Would I listen again? Yeah most likely
Okay, not great
The Album was good on first listen . Would reccomend to beginners of this particular sound . Although the spund becomes repetitive more into the record
OG approved
I think I was just bored by this album. It didn’t give anything interesting to say. Some of it was nice to have as background noise.
Pretty generic rock. Not really much to say about it.
3/5 - easy listening and enjoyable
I've never been into the shoegazery stuff, but this is nice. Favourite tracks: I Wanna Be Adored, She Bangs the Drums, Made of Stone, Fools Gold (what an amazing song eh).
My friends were all like "The Stone Roses are loved by Brits, and they have one good song (I Want to be Adored), and everything else is meh". I do like that song. I also liked Waterfall. Everything else was indeed meh.
Outside of "I Want to Be Adored," this album felt decidedly middle-of-the-road. Completely fine, but not sure why Brits are so obsessed with it.
I sought out this album in college after hearing it play at a campus coffee shop. Although it's been many years since then, I listened to the album so many times that I’ve grown weary of it. Now I just think it's monotonous and whiny. But I do hear why it appealed to me when I was younger - there is something in it. Also, I guess I wasn’t into Simon and Garfunkel yet but I never noticed that there’s a song with the Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme melody.
Good chill album. Not totally my style, but not bad.
It's not bad at all, just nothing really stood out to me. Sounds like music made in 1989.
не запомнила
This isn't band I often gravitate towards, I like the progression and groove of the tracks but Ian Brown's vocals (in my opinion) are fairly lacklustre and I think the music deserves more emphasis and vocal range at times. That being said, the band does a good job to keep the listener engaged for the full 58 minutes and the finale to I am the Resurrection is a definite standout track. It reminds me of other bands I listen to like the Dandy Warhols, BJM and early Verve.
Waterfall - chill vibes She bangs the drums
Really really great stuff. I want to give it a 3.5 but here we are.
I remember I didn't like the band when they were new, but they're not bad. The singing is the weakest link and overall the album is a little monotonous. It has a couple of great songs, though. Favorite song: I wanna be adored.
Good album, but I doubt I'd listen to it again.
Decent album. Not much else to say. The lyrics were mid. The instrumentals were nice. I like the genre. Honestly kinda forgettable
If I were a teen/coming of age when this came out I probably would have thought that it was a jam. It definitely sounds like a product of the 80's which is when I started losing interest in pop music. Good drumming! This album didn't move me strongly either way. Good debut album. Probably a pretty solid 3.5 but I can't quite move it to a 4.
Liked it enough. Seemed pretty ahead of their time as far as the sound went. I can definitely see how they may have influenced a lot of bands today. Thought “the growlers” kind of sounded similar. Not going to go back right away and listen to them more, but I didn’t hate it. Favorite song was “made of stone”.
1) I like the simple and driving bass line combined with the shouting chorus 2)reminds me of the cure 3)bass and guitar melody were great. The type of song that makes me want to go for a brisk stroll in the sun. 4)does the song start out playing in reverse? Very interesting feel to the song. It almost feels stretched out. I like the "don't stop isn't it funny" part a lot 5)love the acoustic melody. Nice beat switch up near the last minute. 6)why so short and it feels out of place vibe wise 7)reminds me of a decemberists song 8)not my favorite so far. Simple progression and it feels like I've heard this song before. 9)I like the jazzy intro. I like the guitar riffs throughout the song, the build up during the chorus 10) I thought it was a rush song with how it started lol. I like the layered vocals. 11) ohh I like the switch up halfway through. I like how it kind of turned jam band for a couple min. 12) oh I like the intro a lot. First three minutes have been solid. Songs dragging on a bit imo. Solid album. I like it, don't love it. I can see me listening to tracks from the first half or end of the album, the middle was a little lackluster.
well, here i was dreading more britpop and britpop-esque music. nope! the stone roses' self titled debut album is refreshing and charming. it's a mix of late punk and early alternative and some of your usual pop. there's a dreamy element that makes it quite pleasant to listen to!
3.5/5 Didn't really feel the first half. The second though, it had its holes, but what a vibe. Favorites were "Bye Bye Bad Man", "Shoot You Down" and "I Am The Resurrection".
Very nice rock album. Feels like it inspired a lot of 90s bands, but also has a great use of influence of 60s and 70s bands. A good listen
fun background music
Groovy
Sounds like the late 60. Not bad, not great.
A good, relaxing album. I really liked the style of music.
Pretty good, lot of full 4s snare counts, very brit pop n dat. Some classics
Okayish
I love British music but these guys have never been one of my favourites. That said, I think this is quite a decent album, especially the first half. Love "She Bangs the Drums," especially. "I Am the Resurrection" is better than I'd remembered. It was good to have a reason to play this album again.
It's ok, classic rock multilayered voice
Kinda pleasant actually 3.5/5
Nothing really bad that stands out, nothing really good either, just a decent album.
On my first listen through I was wondering if british pop music just isnt my thing, but after giving it another listen it started to grow on me. Still didn't leave a lasting impression, though. Maybe this one will need a revisit.
This was quite ahead of it's time
3.5
Didn't expect much from this album, but it was a good listen. The tracks are different enough from each other to be actually distinguishable. I appreciated the genre bending from track to track. Favorite tracks: Bye Bye Bad Man, Made of Stone, This Is the One, Fools Gold
• rating : three of five • overall thoughts : I enjoyed the album at some times but not at others. Fantastic sequencing, however many of the songs blend into eachother a little too much, making them sounds very same-y. I'm also normally a fan of the Madchester sound but it didn't do it for me this time. • overall favourite track : 'I Wanna Be Adored' • best tracks : 'I Wanna Be Adored', 'She Bangs The Drum', 'Made Of Stone' and 'I Am The Resurrection'. • instruments : big fan of the basslines on many tracks. use of non-instrumental noise provides nice atmosphere but can get messy and forgettable at times. • background : major jumpscare (affectionate) to see Peter Hook producing on 'Elephant Stone'.
Fav song: song for my sugar spin sister
Ett band jag haft på radarn, men inte lyssnat på mer än någon låt. Bra sound, lite ojämn. Vackert sound
Throughout most of this I can really see why it still resonates, but it's not quite my brand and there were too many tracks that lost me for me to go back. Fave track: Waterfall
a mix of the beatles with gin blossoms and a *hint* of simon and garfunkel. good album. very listenable.
Period appropriate British pop punk. A good listen, but nothing mind blowing.
I really loved the instrumentals.
Solid brit pop but didn't hold my interest. Although one song got added to favorites.
Started strong. Somehow derivative and groundbreaking at the same time. Got lazy at the end and devolved into crap that smelled like oasis.
Ok with it - but not quite my style.
Have never really listed to The Stone Roses - good album, find it a bit all over the place tho (last song is really good). Unfortunate that I.B. went on the anti-vaxx train/PPE during the pandemic.
Gegen Ende wird das Album fröhlich gut. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
All the songs on the album were okay listens. The sort of album you’d expect to be playing in a slightly grungy bar with rock poster on the walls
Very laid back album that gets a little more funky as the album moves along. This is very much a on in the background type album, not anything that I would put on headphones and give 100% of my time to.
A bit 80's for my taste but overall the whole album was pretty decent. I think I preferred the album's less popular songs because the sounds less 80's in comparison to the rest of the album
This is the type of music I would’ve walked laps around my high school to. Avoiding math teachers too. Not sure I’m grooved in the same way anymore, but I’m still pacing. Really transports me back though, even with this being my first listen. That I know of. Would either be great during a night drive or absolutely abysmal and sleep-crash inducing. I’m tired so this isn’t making much sense. Not a fan of the waterfall song. Elizabeth, My Dear was a nice interlude. Very British. Not feeling it right now. Honestly might give up because I get the gist.
Ну как-то хз. Вроде неплохие песни были, но в остальном под конец стало все это раздражать.
Fools gold best song on the album 3/5 didn’t not like it but might not listen again
Overall pretty good.
Heard before, still mid
i listened to this while i was biking home. super mid. two tracks stood out and only because there was some semblance of s bass line. i def need to listen again and give it a fair evaluation but it really was super middle of the ground. at least Who's Next had Baba O'Rily and the CSI song. but this album being so mid makes me also want to give it 3 stars. the first song takes like a full minute to start smh. the last song is pretty cool but it's 10 minutes long. Song For My Sugar sounds like I might have liked it if it was in the Shrek soundtrack. it's probably because I've heard music that was made after this and NOT in a garage but this album just strikes me as so mid in every way. I wanna listen to 60s rock or 90s+ rock and these guys found the middle ground and i HATE it. but that might be exactly what you want. booooring. i listened more and this album would be a good one to grow on but not something that strikes me as immediately gripping.
Rough and awesome
Can definitely hear the big influence that these guys were to Oasis. I thought it was a pretty enjoyable album. There are a lot of good tracks but I'm not sure any ever elevate to exceptional. I thought quite a few of the tracks blend together and sound very similar, the middle of the album espeically drags. Overall a pretty solid album. Highlights: I Wanna Be A Door (there is no one that can convince me he is enunciating that last D in adored) She Bangs The Drums Fools Gold
Jam band. Grunge.
Pretty cool stuff yet I don't think I'd go back to it ever. However if I'm in a movie dream sequence having a conversation with myself in a bar, this would be on
Ágætis plata. Minnir óþarflega mikið á ljóta bucket hatta, en það skiptir kannski ekki mestu máli.
Cool
I only knew “I wanna be adored” from this album, but so far I’m really enjoying it :) Particularly, the song “She bangs the drums”
Easy listening
its good, dont get me wrong. but im not a rabid SR fan, as so many of thier fans seem to be. meh....
Decent album but not great for me. Would listen again.
Fine. Easy to listen to
Cool
It was good but nothing really grabbed me. I really liked their sound though.
At times the album is like an updated Simon and Garfunkel sound, at others it is distinctive. Not enough vocal variation by the lead singer to make the album interesting all the way through.
A very modern Beatles. Nice and relaxing.
What a surprise! A cross between Oasis and the ??
I was surprised how old this album was. I thought it would be mid-to-late 90s, instead of 1989. Few very known bangers, but otherwise not that memorable.
Not my style but nice to listen 7/10
foi um album bem npc, sei lá.
Some good songs, but not edgy enough for me
Theory would suggest I’d really like this, but the pieces don’t quite fit in practice.
Interesting, quite listenable music.
Some good moments especially on the B side
I was around when this album was released and I thought it was drab. I didn't pay it any more attention until Second Coming was released. I really like that album, so I figure give the first one another chance. Still not interested. So I spent the next two decades enjoying the Stone Roses album that everyone pisses on. It's third time the charm? Nope. I Wanna Be Adored is maybe the only intriguing track. Although, I Am The Resurrection gets pretty good and reveals the band's future sound. I don't dislike this album, I just think it's vastly overrated.
I've listened to this album a bunch over the years, and it's just "just alright" for me. I guess I'd rather listen to Jesus and Mary Chain instead?
Deze mannen kunnen een plaatje maken. Op dit album hoor je dat pas op het einde, vooral bij Fools Gold. Verder blijft het vaak bij een aardig element. Bijvoorbeeld wel een aanstekelijk ritme, maar verder weinig interessants. Of een leuk gitaartje dat wat op zichzelf staat.
Vrij psychedelische rock. Ze hadden zichzelf beter de Stoned Roses kunnen noemen, want ik vermoed dat ze continu onder invloed waren. Heeft wat weg van Primal Scream, maar ook van de Britse shoegaze uit die jaren. Verder zitten er ook invloeden van de Beach Boys in. De 'bekende' nummers als "I wanna be adored" en "Made of Stone" hebben wel een fijn herkenbaar geluid, waar ik wel van kan genieten op zijn tijd. Voor die nummers schurkt het af en toe tegen een 4 aan. Verder is het toch vooral vergeetbaar, zoals de band zelf ook zelf voornamelijk is vergeten gok ik. En we moeten dit waarderen als een compleet album en dan komt het niet verder dan een doorsnee vergeetbare 3.
I get the hype. This struck me as a hazier, more washed-out progression on the pop sounds that The Beatles first brought to Great Britain in the 1960s. It effectively integrates dancier, indier undertones into this sound turning it into something really unique and dynamic. That being said, as original and creative as this album is, British pop sounds have never really interested me that much on an individual level. As well-orchestrated as this project is, it lacks some heart in its overly bright, ear-pleasing instrumentals and vocals. All in all, a well-made project that's worth listening to, it still isn't one of my favorites though.
It all kind of sounds the same.
The Stone Roses do a great job showing who they are on their debut album. And who they are is essentially The Byrds doing punk rock. Could be worse. Rating: 7.5/10
This was alright. Toe-tappy but nothing remarkable. 👍, but nothing special.
Halfway through the album, began to sound the same. Nice music, but wears thin after a bit.
I Wanna Be Adored, She Bangs the Drums, Elizabeth My Dear, (Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister, Made of Stone and I Am the Resurrection (best song). It feels like the vocals are being sung from 10 feet away and I can’t understand what is being said.
the album was a letdown after the first song. i wanna be adored is a 5. the rest are mostly 2s.
A mixture of some amazing instrumentation and some bland generic brit rock. 3.5/5 FS: Elephant Stone, Elizabeth, Made of Stone, Resurrection, Fools Gold
This album art is truly an eyesore, already it's being deducted 0.5 stars for such an atrocity. Sounds great so far though, in fact, I'm rather sad that I had never heard anything by this band before. Waterfall is so good holy shit hell yeah. No more thoughts, but the album is very fun (3.5)
I really like their sound. Most of the songs were very similar. I’m not sure if that is strictly true, or if I am just missing the subtle differences upon first listen. I really liked the last song on the album. It sounded funkier than the previous songs.
I listened to this on three different occasions, and on each, I liked what I was hearing and barely remembered what it was I was listening to. Not sure if that's on the music or the listener, but it clearly failed to make a lasting impression, so it gets the 'ol middle of the road rating.
Kelpo rallattelua ja saattaa taas vauhtisokeus iskeä arvioon pitkän skeidaputken jälkeen.
Nothing that blew me away, pretty chilled music though
I’ve heard of this band but never bothered to check them out. This album was pretty good. Kinda on the tail end of that 80s new wave sound but mixed with early britpop. Also some 60s psychedelic aspects as well, taking inspiration from bands like The Byrds.
Good stuff!
Solid
Good but not great. I wouldn't put them on intentionally but I wouldn't turn it off either.
I wasn't really feeling this one, to be honest, but I can't really say it was the fault of the Stone Roses or anything like that. Just wasn't feeling it. Made of Stone is a right banger though, that's for sure.
kind of boring tbh