Reviews (page 13 of 15)
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
I'd never heard of this. Amazing!
I goofed. Sam Cooke was supposed to get 4 stars and today’s blah should be 2. Can’t figure out any way to edit! 😑
this is super critically acclaimed and considered super great and I can't figure out why.
This has no right being this catchy. This is everything britpop could only have dreamed of becoming and that's even before britpop was a thing. Just the right amount of post-punk, jangle pop and british rock, this thing is just perfect
I was very surprised by how good this was. I'll certainly return to this one!
This kind of alternative/jangle british vibe might be one of the only good thing of the late 80s. It was my first listening of this album and I must say that I really enjoyed it. Soothing, creative, luminous and uplifting music.
She Bangs The Drum, Waterfall, Sugar Spun Sister, Shoot You Down, This Is The One, I Am The Résurrection, Fools Gold 2.5/5
This was alright. Toe-tappy but nothing remarkable. 👍, but nothing special.
Skimmed this a bit quick, but definitely enjoying the Madchester sound. Alot more going on than just fools gold. Worth a relisten.
This is totally the right era for me, but I'd never listened to it before. Or any Stone Roses really, other than what I'd have heard on Top of the Pops or what have you. Maybe it was the whole Madchester thing put me off. Maybe it was Bez. Or the hats. I don't know, but this is a really, really good album and I really enjoyed listening to it. I think by the end of the day I was on my seventh or eighth listen, which tells you everything about how much I enjoyed this. Really tight, with call backs to the 60s obviously, but there's lot of different stuff in here - I mean, there's some early Marillion (Grendel etc...) in places in there - and you can tell how influential it was to Britpop. Loved it. Straight to the saved list and I'll listen to this again for sure. I wish I'd listened to it when I was 19. But, then, you do stupid things at that age and I might have worn one of those hats.
Nothing really jumps out
Halfway through the album, began to sound the same. Nice music, but wears thin after a bit.
Surprisingly good throughout.
Couldn't really get in to this one. Sounds like '60s
great album, recently got into more of their work. Feels like if you travel trough the greatest generations of music and you just found the center
I wanna be adored. She bangs the drums. Waterfall. Made of Stone. This is the one. All are iconic and for good reason. However, there are too many intermission sort of tracks that drag on this album imo to be able to give this one a 5.
Youth rises
Bon album rock sans flafla
This is really good. Feels like a progression of English rock from the 80's to 90's, even track by track within the record itself. There is a lot of variety: upbeat and rhythmic at times, and romantic at times ("Waterfall"), and builds toward an alt-rock sound by the end. Clean production without sounding overcooked. Gets a little weird/experimental and mostly instrumental toward the end.
I'm a little surprised by how much I love this, though I guess I shouldn't be considering the obvious mid-60s influence. The band is crazy tight: sometimes big and distorted, sometimes jangly and sweet, always working just right for the song. Even the two super-long jams don't feel excessive to me. Hate that it seems like they never put out anything else on the level of this, though I'll still seek out their other work to see for myself. Best song: She Bangs the Drums
One of my favourite indie albums
Definitely peaked with the first song on the album. The first song was great, and really interesting. But after that, it kind of just devolved into a samey, bland rock album with not a lot special about it; nothing awful, but not really anything I'd listen to again
Great late ‘80s rock. Still got that nice ‘80s vibe while giving a look towards the future music coming in the ‘90s.
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
Meio estranho mas em geral e bom 6/10
shit goes hard. what can i say. i can listen to this any day of the week
(jane to her stepdad stevie) "at what point is life, like, fun? at what time is life actually good?" (s) "the nineties." ----- 1989, mount sinai (peak district) ian brown descends from heaven on gossamer wings with arms outstretched holding a small tablet "oi aaaah mega mayte im foochin jesus man im better than jesus man im fooochin mad with it man... (and further inaudible manc gibberish)" you say nothing, and graciously accept. he flies away happily still talking shite. is this the dawn of the new age? "what wisdom hath god bestoweth upon humankind through this slate?" you think to yourself. "for if this truly be gods will, by me let it be done." you hold the tablet in your hand and with the fresh eyes of a child stare deep into the jackson pollock scribbles its time peel back the label brush your thumbs over the lemon wedges the nineties may now begin ----- the opener is so raw and powerful, grandiose with unique structure. waterfall is purified rarified distilled euphoria that springs from the temples and trickles down to kiss the backs of the ears. made of stone brings out that whole stadium belting out in unison quality that pervades 'whats the story?...'. there is the inexplicable sophistication and musicianship of the blissful shoot you down. bye bye bad man i can take it or leave it, the scarborough fair interlude is a bit silly, and the rest is perfect. what an album. im glad i could have listened to it today. 🦡
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)
4.5
Highly rated by me due to some sentimentality. A Beatles loving guy in early high school who loved college rock and hip hop and everything else but was surrounded by hair metal and AOR. This was great. Shimmery rock with melodic bass. John Lennon singing from a well. Psychedelia. But still great guitar riffs. Every few years when I return to it, I’m always slightly disappointed. That is until I am the Resurrection hits.
This is a great album and some very fine tunes on here. It is however a very hard listen for me. The first day that I heard it, 17 November 1989, someone put on the album when I was back in college and it was a day of some very bittersweet memories. So I still find it hard to listen to it the whole way through. I have to break it down into smaller chunks, and listen to the better known songs that I can sing along to. Otherwise it just becomes a mass of melancholia and ruefulness. And even though Ian Brown may not have great range, those melodies pull you in and I was absolutely a fan of that Madchester movement.
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.
I've tried with this album before, and I just don't get the love. It's all just this soup of samey blandness.
Kelpo rallattelua ja saattaa taas vauhtisokeus iskeä arvioon pitkän skeidaputken jälkeen.
Lame
I Wanna Be Adored is a great song that should've piqued my interest as a listener enough to check the album out right away. And yet, I never did. Maybe that was a good thing because there are also some duds on the record. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It is indie music from the 80s and it sounds every bit of it.
Woah.
Nothing that blew me away, pretty chilled music though
A perfect album. Great riffs, melodies and lyrics. The feeling it induces is like no other
One of the greats.. precursor to Britpop. Great guitar work by John Squire.
HL: "I Wanna Be Adored", "She Bangs the Drums", "(Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister", "I Am the Resurrection", "Elephant Stone" (bonus track) Nice excursion into jangly, early Britpop
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.
I hate the stone roses it was a period in music I couldn't enjoy.
Pretty decent but not enough songs stand out.
Good stuff!
Some pretty great songs, some pretty okay, overall pretty good! I’d listen again
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.
Great first impression with the first couple of songs. Right on the end of 80s alt-rock, but it has a retro 60s vibe. You could bump this while hanging out and people would think you're cool. Ohhhh so this is what Oasis was trying to do ok this was a great album to start with. the kind of thing that makes you glad electric guitars exist.
Another easy 5* for another album I've listened to hundreds of times already. In fact, I think I'd rate this the highest of everything so far. Higher than Rubber Soul, Unknown Pleasures and Velvet Underground & Nico (my other 5*s so far). When I meet albums like this I'm trying to listen to them anew. It's probably been decades since I really listening to this album rather than had it on in the background or sung along. And it's amazing in every way. I used to find the Stone Roses such an odd juxtaposition of frail, beautiful music and tough swagger. Now I've lived in Manchester for a couple of years, I don't find it odd at all. It's a horrible cliche to say it's the "Sound of Manchester" but it really is. That's what the city feels like: beautiful and gritty, peaceful and aggressive, a swirl of optimistic progressive politics and grimy industrial nostalgia. Perfection.
kind of boring tbh
p616. 1989. 4 stars. Manc based Brit pop that taps into 60s jangly guitars and psychedelia. Some classics in here, and fabulous bass playing, but a point deducted for filler, excessively long tracks and the unnecessary wankage that is Don't Stop.
Wonderful album
Superbonito.
Sounded like a song came twice, the second time in reverse. Did they really record it in reverse? I might have to look that up. + Elisabeth My Dear + Song for My (Sugar Spun Sister) + Made of Stone + Shoot You Down
There's 6-7 fantastic tracks here, mostly the ones that open and close the album, I Am The Resurrection being the obvious highlight of those. There's some filler here but still a very good record.
Better than I thought it was gonna be
While I liked the dreamy, reverbed jam vibes this brought, I can't help but feel like it never hit the mark fully. It's unfortunate, I was hoping for a bit more here.
What a Rollercoaster, probably started around a 2, then rocketed to a 4. But The songs overall are too long, and I'd way I'd have preferred some truncation here.
5. loved it. Will listen again and need to buy asap!
Every generation has its cutting edge album. I don't get the Ramones, I think they all sound the same. I guess it helps if you're 17 when these albums come along. This is one such album and I get it. Iconic and game changing, influenced a generation, to me it's varied and ingenious. Easy 5 stars.
8/11, 72%
This is the one (7 étoiles)
je vais resombrer dans mes obsessions britanniques (regarder my mad fat diary pour la 14eme fois)
gud
Quality from start to finish.
So echo-y, I had to check that it wasn’t an issue with my device. Painful to get through. Won’t listen again.
Better than average Brit-Pop, first time listener and I enjoyed what I heard. Of course, I've heard of The Stone Roses, but never got around to listening to them and I can understand why fans and critics like them. Poppy, infectious and even a dose of classic rock in their sound, which exceeded what I was expecting.
I like the album cover. The album itself is pretty good and quite british sounding. The instrumentation is very good and the songs are catchy.
Decent soft rock that was easy to listen to while driving. Not something I would regularly listen to, but pleasant just the same. I’d give it 3.5 stars if I could.
Get an Indie vibe from this album, last track has a great groove, had potential to be even better. 3.5 but ill round it up
Very overrated. I mean, Waterfall and Resurrection are indie disco classics, but it feels like everyone decided to venerate this one decentish album randomly. It sounds little different to a less funny Carter USM or a less hard Pop Will Eat Itself, a less funky Happy Mondays and I could go on. I feel like a lot of people see having a thick crackhead as your frontman is some sort of yardstick of authenticity (yeah I'm looking at you Libertines/Oasis/Winehouse fans) when it really suggests they should have found someone better. The fact that a lot of these former loved up pillheads who worship this album have grown up to be gammony Tories who worship Farage at the altar of GB News says all you need to know, really. But regardless, Waterfall and Resurrection are ace. Made of Stone, This is the One and I Wanna Be Adored are alright but a bit ploddy. Fools Gold is obviously great but wasn't included on the album originally. The best bit about the album was the ecstacy that made people think it was better than it was. I'll happily have a 25th anniversary reissue of readily available good pingers. I'd probably give this album an extra star if that happened. Postscript - Just... Ian Brown man. If there were ever somebody who would have benefited from joining the 27 club. He and Morrissey should team up and do a Thick As Mince Tour.
Good
great opening and ending, lacklustre middle section but overall is pretty good. Best tracks: waterfall, I wanna be adored, she bangs the drums
Would listen again
I like the atmosphere of it but some is a bit plain.
I´ve have these big guy. A classic. Needless to review.
Dear Britsbongs: Please stop chomping on pills like they’re tarts, it doesn’t make you as interesting as you think it does.
Liked this album! It kind of reminded me of the My Bloody Valentine musical style but cleaned up and more poppy
How do you manage to make an album where nearly every song is a banger, and the only ones that aren't serve as interludes that don't feel useless? It's a master craft in the Madchester movement that could hardly be associated with it considering how little house music is on here. The only obvious house-like part is the very last few minutes. During my 2nd acid trip, I loved this album so much that after I listened to it the first time, I watched all the music videos then proceeded to listen to it again. I've since revisited this record at least two dozen times in the past year. It's a neo-psychedelia masterpiece, with a very hazy production and evoking 60s energy in its cheery mood to sing and dance to. Super groovy melodies with a typical 80s drum machine and deep prominent bass lines. It features both a 60s-style jangly guitar and a 70s-style distorted guitar interlaying each other to evoke all sorts of emotions, from nostalgia and joy to power and determination. Both guitars (along with the double tracked vocals) are layered with chorus and reverb to produce very ethereal effects, complimenting the spacey synths, hazy production, and surreal lyrics. But they also have their intense, impressive, and entrancing solos. The sound is everything I love about gothic rock but much brighter and a 60s spirit. "I Wanna Be Adored" is a fantastic opener. A crazy buildup with minimalist lyrics, it's a dance anthem of '89 and excites audiences for what's to come. From there on, it's hit after hit, but many songs serve as nice breaks. "Don't Stop" for example is a fun 5-minute interlude of "Waterfall" slowed down and played backwards. A weird yet fun take. "Elizabeth My Dear" is an ode to "Scarborough Fair" (I think). Tons of memorable moments. "Waterfall" and "Made of Stone" are two songs that explode in chaos at the end to satisfying conclusions. "Bye Bye Bad Man" is my vote for the catchiest song and has a bridge that transitions from slow and nostalgic to fast and energetic with a determined vocalist. My personal favorite is the jammy "Shoot You Down", my candidate for the most psychedelic song on the album, with an optimistic mood and jazzy guitar solos. When I hear "This is the One", I know we're coming close to the end. Super anthemic with quiet and loud moments, it sounds like an ending theme to some movie soundtrack. But we end with two really long tracks. "I Am the Resurrection" is a final cheery catchy track that has one of my favorite choruses in the album then devolves into 5 minutes of a jam improvisation. And finally, "Fools Gold" is a chill groovy ending that gets gradually wilder, featuring an awesome house ending with cool percussion solo, funky guitars, and house synth effects. With how long these last 3 tracks are, I feel pretty satisfied by the ending.
Another Brit pop choice that I only knew the name before today I don’t know why, but I liked this one, especially Waterfall and Don’t Stop
10
One of my favourite albums of all time!
Overall good. It was extremely well produced and decently interesting. I’m sure it was ground breaking for it’s time but it’s a 3.5 for me
Odd that this band doesn’t have the US following that bands like Oasis have since they sound very similar but have a brighter sound.
I wannaaaa beeeeee adoooooreeeeeeed
PREFS : I Wanna Be Adored, She Bangs the Drums, Waterfall, Bye Bye Badman, (Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister, Made of Stone, This Is the One, I Am the Ressurection MOINS PREF : Don't Stop
get bored when i listened it
The madchester album you need to listen to before you die, absolute masterpiece.
Eh
4/5 Really Good
Lot of good classic songs here. one of those albums where you can clearly hear the influence it had with basically every 90s alt rock album.
when you're competing with Appetite for Destruction and Love by Cult, you better have a compelling proposition. Such a great album.
Easily enjoyable. Though the vocals and music kind of lose each other in places, it has a cool alternative rock vibe that has UK flavor and enjoyable melodies.
Love the music on this album. It’s almost a precursor to Britpop. A shame that they never made much more music, but this is still great.
I wanna be adored Made of Stone I am the resurrection Fool's gold Excellent debut album Je pense que second coming est encore mieux et qu'il aura les 5 étoiles
I was hoping that this would grab me more than it did. I feel like I'm missing something here. My favourite song was Bye Bye Bad Man.
This album is perfect.
Yeah this is just a brilliant album (except for don’t stop which is utterly pointless b side material that should’ve been replaced with elephant stone). Still great though 5/5.
Bland, but decent if it is playing in the background.
I tried to imagine myself getting excited about this and I couldn't do it. Best track: She Bangs the Drums
Ist jetzt net schlecht, aber irgendwie holt es mich au net ab
Based on 'I Wanna Be Adored' and 'Don't Stop', I expected to like this a lot more than I actually did. I think it started out strong, but it really fell off towards the end. Shame, because I was really excited for this to my new album.
This is one of those that kills me inside. The genre is great, the instrumentals are great, it is all set up for success, then the lead singer mumbles like he's trying to chew on cotton. Sing clearly so we can understand you please. This would be a fringe 5 otherwise. I'm not mad, just disappointed.
I've had this album on repeat for about a year now so I was pretty excited to relisten top to bottom, but it was hard to come in with fresh, unbiased ears. Whether I did or not, this gets a 5. From the beginning with I Wanna Be Adored and She Bangs the Drums all the way through to Made of Stone and I Am the Resurrection, the Stone Roses massaged my ears for an hour. Shoot You Down is one of my favorite songs of all time and definitely my favorite on the album. It might not be on the same level as other 5s (Sgt. Pepper and Ziggy first come to mind) but I enjoy it just as much. Something about it just lands perfectly every time.
It’s a pretty good album. They want to be The Smiths so bad.
Really nice! 80s but not too 80s, a little bit of a psychedelic feel in places, just overall fun
Decent stuff, guitars carried
Buen disco de un grupo de pop-rock de los 90 influenciado por el pop de los 60. Canciones un tanto guitarreras, pero suaves y sencillas en su composición. Alguna canción más intensa se hubiese agradecido
Great album. Some great tracks and beautiful guitar and vocals.
first listen there's something about this i really like
This is a great, great album. It's not Britpop, that came about 4 years later, but it certainly set the scene for what was to come. I remember when I first heard Fool's Gold, it sounded like nothing else around at the time, and I rushed out to buy the CD. I was both surprised and disappointed to find Fool's Gold wasn't on the CD so I bought the vinyl 12" of Fools Gold as well, bases all covered. Turns out Fools Gold wasn't a whole lot like the album, and was recorded afterwards. Rhythm section is super solid, some fantastic bass playing (love it on I Want to be Adored), but what carries this album is the sublime guitar playing of John Squires. It's not the flashy poodle/glam rock guitar popular at the time (think Motley Crue, Skid Rock, Warrant). This is melodic, arpeggios and wah-pedal heavy trills, some reverse trickery and overdubs as well but it's all pure gold.
I have never purposefully put this album on and listened to it front to back. How late I was to the party. Perfect for a Friday afternoon. 4.5
Faultless. Every single song is glory. It's bursting with glory - they even have to release bangers like Sally Cinnamon and Mersey Paradise separately because there's too much glory for one record here. Listened to this on repeat when I first discovered it in around 2011 - the only downside is that I can't go back and hear it again for the first time. Fools gold continues to be one of the more odd songs going, but it works. Remember hearing it for the first time in 2004 cruising around San Andreas with Big Smoke. Favourites: She Bangs the Drums, Waterfall, Sugar Spun Sister, Made of Stone, I am the Resurrection, Fools Gold, I Wanna Be Adored FIVE ESTRELLAS
Bye bye bad albums, this really is the one, an absolute classic. Even after 14 gazillion listens it still pops. Song for song has to be one of the heaviest hitting albums out there, I still think don't stop is awful, but aside from that it's pure (fool's) gold.
Fun fact: the first time I ever partook in the ding-dang-diddly-do I was listening to Fools Gold in a tent, packed to the rafters with other 15yo’s (some of whom were known locally as “Biggy”, and “Jimmy Barrett”) eating chocolate digestives. Never in my life had a biscuit tasted so good… and never has a biscuit tasted as good since. The bangers are ubiquitous, and my word do they SLAP. But the deeper cuts don’t quite nudge this into 5 territory for me, sorry chaps.
Does a man from the north of England need an excuse to give this album 5 stars? SoT All 5/5
idk feelar att de daller av semi hårt efter track 3 men helt decent anyway o Adored e förståss mega classic Stark 3
Chilled outt
The way I see it, this is the Marquee Moon of the 80s. Besides the fact that they sound almost nothing alike, they’re both rock albums that sound(ed) completely new, are incredibly well composed and the band couldn’t repeat a second time.
Have actually had this one on my planning list for awhile, so glad it showed up here and I finally got to here it. It's...fine, pleasant. To be such a foundational baggy record, it sounds very different from what I know as baggy, has more of a throwback 60s psychedelic pop vibe. The singles are great, but a lot of the album tracks don't stick. Don't love it, but wouldn't mind hearing it again. 3.5/5
Never clicked with the stone roses before. Guess I needed to sit there and listen to a whole album to realise how good they are.
4,5 dobar
15 minutes in and I can't say anything has either grabbed me or repulsed me. same thing 50 minutes in.
Very smith-esque and I approve of this band
The only decent songs were She Bangs the Drums and Don't Stop
Liked it on the first listen. I think I'll listen to it again. There's a rather unique, ethereal quality to it. I didn't get around to listening to it again today -_- But I can see myself listening to this album again in the future.
Fantastic Record. Love it to bits.
I'd heard this album a few times growing up, but finally 'got it' when I was 22. Then I listened to it daily for about 6 months and totally ruined any future listening experience of it for myself. It's been years now and already after one listen I could easily avoid it for another decade. One of the best debuts of all time, an easy 5*, just wish I didn't rinse it and could still enjoy it.
Enjoyed some of the songs and the overall sound.
Fav tracks: Don't Stop, Made of Stone, Shoot you Down
Klingt gut, 4/5. Ohne Stone Roses, kein Oasis
This is another one I felt some resistance toward - I think because of negative associations with one or two big fans of this album long in the past. Turns out I rather enjoyed it. Not so much that I'm going to rush out and buy it, but enough that I'd happily consider giving it some more attention at some point. The rhythm section in particular was much more interesting than what I (wrongly) expected of the era and the locale. I think Ian Brown is a bit of a knob and the arrogance of some of the lyrics sure doesn't help in overlooking or moving away from that, but he's also pretty good at what he does. This one may eventually move up for me
8/10
8/10. This was pretty enjoyable, but nothing jumped out at me as being just incredible.
I like a lot of this, it’s just so jangly and British. Maybe worth another listen after I’m done with this list. 7/10
One of my favorites
…Fools Gold is the memorable track that cemented this group in the era.
Breathy and pop-ish, a little jazzy/funky (especially Fools Gold) - really like me this one!
the second half of the album was pretty good
v good
Some solid indie rock! Big fan of the opening track as well has Made of Stone. Guitar work is great and it’s a fun listen. Last two songs get a little psychotic and reminds me of KGLW Fav Tracks: I Wanna Be Adored, She Bangs the Drums, Made of Stone, I Am the Resurrection, Fools Gold Worst Track: Don’t Stop 7/10
While I am fully aware of this band, and I have heard their songs in the past, I'm ashamed I haven't listened to this album before now. This album is superb.
I wanna be adored, made of stone , this is the one , I am the resurrection
Definitely hear the sounds that influenced Oasis and others
Musicians from northern England are the most egoistical cunts to grace the industry but damn do they produce some fine music.
Really great first album and the Stone Roses influenced so many bands that followed them. This isn't quite the perfect album, but deserves placement in this book because of the musicality and the influence.
Grew up loving this. Shine has faded over time but there are still some bangers on there and i'm finding it hard to listen to objectively!
Not bad I'll put it in the needs second listen someday list
Pretty good. Deserving of the hype surrounding this band/album? I hardly think so. Maybe you had to be there. Sounds pretty good in headphones though.
Se on brittiläisen rock-yhtye studioalbumi, joka julkaistiin helmikuussa. Kesäkuun 1988 sanskritin indie rock indie rock rock indie sanskritin sanskritin sanskritin indierock PP ylistettiin sen panoksesta indierock rock indie kulttuurin kehittämiseen ja muodostumiseen Manchesterissa. Mansebrutenoy, joka työskenteli indie Llandvskr Sanskr Sanrissa Sanskrv-kuukauden aikana, ylisti P P P P P indie rock indie indie rockP P P P P Sanskr indie rock P Loveskr sanskrit PPE Loveskr sanskrit P P P P K John Lenoy Pipi ta lavsafalpi ta lav Se kuvattiin enimmäkseen indie rock Bhaskar Sanbhaskar Sanbhaskar Sanskar indie rock. Vaikka albumi ei kuitenkaan ollut välitön menestys fools gold
listened to this after I was just finish listening to In Rainbows. I was still impressed with In Rainbows. I enjoyed this one too but to be honest, I cant recall any of the songs the next day. 2.6/5
Some interesting moments but mostly a blaze snooze of an album
I have such a soft spot for this album. Critically, I don't think there's a whole lot of note to it; but it creates a vibe that just hits the spot.
Great name - really dug this album. It seems ahead of its time for when it was released. I didn't see the date before listening to it, and I had guessed late 90s. But, it is also reminiscent of the British Invasion era (especially the Beatles and the Animals). I guess that adds to its appeal. Waterfall was the stand out track for me, but I enjoyed almost all of them.
I give it a 2.5, I liked some songs but overall kind of underwhelming.
Its role as a progenitor of Britpop is well-earned. Like Britpop, it starts off better than it ends. It was a good record and you can see why they had trouble following it up.
Really thought I knew this one better than I did, the only track that really triggered the member berries was Fools Gold. Great track but overall I liked but didn't love it and maybe that's why it didn't stick with me all these years.
Takes the standard, overdone Britpop formula and stands it on its head with washed-out, heavily spatial sound design and melodies that break far beyond the usual Brit mold. Strikes an impressive balance between the rock canon of the time and an almost proto-shoegaze with its dense reverb and delay on nearly every track. Found myself enjoying even the mandatory sappy Brit ballads on this one – though definitely the weaker elements of the LP's songwriting, anything is digestible if you wrap it in enough overdriven guitar and reverb.
Good stuff.
Muddy britpop, not pleasant on headphones.
Not really a fan of this genre
Still 100%
This is fine. I’ll keep trying at some point.
I dont love it as much as Ryan does.
Uno de mis albumes favoritos de la vida.
pretty cool but idk if i really see all the hype
I've heard of them a lot but never really given them a shot before. This is really cool. You can definitely hear the 60s influence but it does enough to stand out as its own thing and give a modernized (for the time) sound.
Nice album. Fools gold looks so much different from the rest.
Elisabeth my dear
i had never heard of this band before but this album was super good!! will definitely be listening to some of the songs a lot more
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I’m surprised this was so well regarded. It’s a decent sound and Sugar Spun Sis is a good song but I don’t get why it was so popular. Perhaps in 1989 it didn’t sound so vanilla. Elizabeth My Dear made me laugh lSimon and Garfunkel took composer credit for Scarborough Fair when they released it even though Simon didn't write it. They did make it popular though and it is so fitting that The Stone Rises includes a sub 1 min. version with no mention of the or the name Paul Simon or the title Scarborough Fair .
I was mistakenly preparing for Queens of the Stone Age, waiting for the guitar onslaught that didn’t show-up (and barely, at that) until track 3, Waterfall. Once I got over that, I found a number of songs catchy in a jangly, sixties way, especially Made of Stone. I should give this a higher mark based on the quality of the song-writing but it’s hard for me to get excited about this genre, especially in 1989. As Robert Christgau would say, it’s a “likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy”.
If the Beach Boys did Shoegaze they would probably sound like this jangly indie band. To me, I wanna be adored is their best song and it came out on their debut album no less. This is a solid 2.5 for me, but since we're not doing decimals it gets rounded up.
Listened twice in a day. Really liked them.
Never quite got The Stone Roses. Ian Brown's lyrics aren't great and this album is just way too long and indulgent. The only place it would make sense is on a stoned comedown after a big night at The Haçienda.
Beautiful, flowing classic rock... like a waterfall.
Highlights: "I Wanna Be Adored," "Sugar Spun Sister," "Made of Stone," "Fool's Gold" Very prescient for an album that leans so heavily on its influences, but maybe that's why this seems to set set the standard for the '90s pop rock sound before the decade even got here. The Las wouldn't show up for another year. "I Wanna Be Adored" could be an anthem rock single from any of the subsequent 30 years with the pentatonic riff floating on delayverb over the driving bass and kick. After that though, it's more strictly '90s. Most of it does sound like it's already figured out the next decade as a revision of the '60s for the amen break and '80s effects. Even some of the dated stuff still hits hard, like the super-flanged wurlitzer-sounding riff in the jam of "Fool's Gold". Drags and tries too hard in some parts like "I Am the Resurrection" and "Don't Stop," but absolutely succeeds in synthesizing contemporaries like U2 and Pixies to nail a modern revival of classic sounds.
Really enjoyed listening to this, lots of nostalgia in the sound of this. I definitely hear parallels to rock songwriting of the 60s like The Zombies, Mamas & the Papas, etc but with an updated production style from the 80s. Hearing a breakbeat in the opening bars of Fools Gold was also a fantastic segue into what the 90s had in store for music. * I Wanna Be Adored * Bye Bye Bad Man * Made of Stone * I Am the Resurrection
This album really does set the stage of the great brit pop records of the 90s
I should surely love this album more and there are some great highlights (I Am The Resurrection) but I’d rather listen to a little Stone Roses than a lot.
Das ist ja mal wieder richtig schlecht. Eine weitere Platte, für die man Dimery in die Fresse hauen möchte.
This feels ahead of it's time.
I genuinely cannot tell most the songs apart from one another. The line between cohesion and repetition is thin. Standout tracks: I Wanna Be Adored, Waterfall
Una obra mestra de la fusió del brit pop amb la psicodèlia, el rock alternatiu, fins i tot sonoritats hindús. Les composicions són brillants, onze temes que destaquen entre el millor d'aquells anys. Van ser flor d'un dia, perquè el seu segon disc quedava absurdament lluny d'aquest i no en van fer més. Però aquí van excel.lir com molt pocs són capaços i mereixen ser recordats per ell. Va marcar una época i una generació. Incomprensible que se'ls posi al mateix sac que bandes com Happy Mondays, de qui no poden estar més allunyats en (gairebé) tots els sentits
Very meta album and one of my all time top 100. She Bangs the Drums and Made of Stone are bangers. I Am the Resurrection is an awesome penultimate song. If I'm rating objectively I'd give it a 4.5 just bc it drags at some parts.
sneaky 4/5
Amazing. Still as good as the first time I listened to it. This is rock music.
One of my favourite albums of all time. I am the resurrection is a classic. Superb.
Beatles meets Dandy Warholls. Good. Nothing too remarkable but I vibed with a lot of the songs
I'd say a 6/10.ok at parts made of stone is fav
4/4
Doesn't really stand out. Almost a 2.
One of the greatest debut albums ever released. My musical soul soars every time I play it.
Dad Rock as a proof of concept. Which is cruel, (and, for someone who knowing enjoys albums press-ganged into this snark, a bit close to the bone). But this is (more or less) what TSR has become. Needless to say, I Am The Revolution and Fools Gold are worth the rice of admission many times over.
Not really for me . Maybe on more listens I would like a few song, but for now I am not really hearing anything that stands out.
This ones neat, Ive listened to it a couple times but I feel like I can only appreciate it for it's novelty and how ahead of the time it was
I love that I listened to this on New Year's Eve while quietly walking home. It has such a ravey vibe while also sounding lonely. It was really nice and spacey. I may not listen to it much again but I really liked it, especially the track Waterfall.
it was okay
Gives me kind of beatles vibes (the harmonies). Clearly British.
I LOVE THISSSSSSS
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eh
Felt like the impetus for that 90’s/00’s alternative sound that I remember growing up with. Favorite songs include (Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister and Made of Stone. Glad this album got out on my radar!
Highly inluential album with a string of stone-cold classics in it. Maybe it is slightly overrated, but you can't deny there's something iconic in such a sound, which looked into the past to better embrace the future... Number of albums left to review or just listen to: more than 700, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: approximately a half so far (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter
Not a bad album. Enjoy the beach. Not really my kind of music. But then again, I don’t know what is.
Very instrumental focused made in 89 but sounds like something straight out of the 60’s
I love The Stone Roses, and frequently thank Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels for introducing me to them.
So much depth, some really pretty moments too. Had never listened all the way and loved it more than I thought I would.
wel leuk, maar moet eerlijk zeggen dat het me niet omver blies
I love love love deze
It was good to listen to this again, two decades after it once had heavy rotation on my CD player. Whilst my preferences have moved on to an extent, it remains an undisputed quality album. The Stone Roses were never able to get close to their debut album's genius again, and arguably this was also both the start and the peak of 'Madchester' and Britpop. Rating: 5/5 Playlist track: I Am the Resurrection Date listened: 01/12/22
banger album she bangs the drums is the best song
Et av mine favorittalbum! 10/10
This was a bit of a treat. It’s one of my all time favourite albums so no real hardship popping it on. Such a perfect album and such an era-defining one to boot. Beatles-y psychedelic pop hooks, Squires making it all sound effortless, Mani and Reni bringing the backbeat, particularly stunning at the end of Resurrection, and Brown’s laid back vocals just sounding cooler than cool. Just ace.
kind of nineties sound quite boring
Brilliant, classic, hear its influences all over the place. I was a bit surprised how may of the songs I knew, but they released SIX singles, and one of the other songs is one of the singles backwards! Really enjoyed it, but now frustrated they didn't kick on from here. 5 🌟
This is a solid album that falls apart at the end. it goes from being a rock/shoe gaze esque affair to an almost jammy/spacy vibe. if it went post rock, chill, but jam? nah son. nah.
First track is fun, some okay moments. But a lot of the album is just jangly rubbish
Stand-outs: "I Wanna Be Adored," "She Bangs the Drums," "Elizabeth My Dear," "This Is the One," "I Am the Resurrection"
3.5/5. This was fine. Some songs were good, others not so much. Overall, a little above average, but nothing amazing going on here. Something I did not expect to come out of 1989, sounds kind of like 2010s indie, so that was neat.
I’m really glad this album was recommended! I really liked it. It was almost like Pink Floyd + The Beatles + late 70s Rolling Stones. Some of the songs made it onto my personal playlist, and Id happily listen to the whole album again! I’m sad I didn’t discover this hidden gem on an album earlier!
Very 80s, but enjoyed having it in the background
I liked the start, but not the end as much.
Amazing. Some albums hit at just the right time.
Really nice. Captures so much of what is good about 80s/90s alt/indie rock, without any of the bits that I don't like so much. Reminded me of The La's
I'll have to revisit this, but all the sonics surprised me.
Really liked some songs; I Wanna be Adored, Fool's Gold
I'd forgotten I'd got this on cd. My bro gave it a couple of Christmas ago and actually I think I thought it was the greatest hits... Which I guess says it all. I was underwhelmed then, but this time was a good listen.
It's okay, it's just that nothing really sticks for me
Good surprise. Awesome bass player. I wanna be adored I am the resurrection
Never as great as I imagine it is.
Favorite song: I Wanna be Adored
Helped define an era in the UK. They burnt brightly, but unfortunately it didn't last.
An iconic album although sometimes self indulgent and a little long winded. Moments capture a moment and mood that typifies the Manchester rave indie phenomenon going on in the early 90s. It's also an enjoyable album, upbeat, undeniably cool but loses its way too often to be a true bona fide gem.
meh
Not terrible and I was really getting into the first song, then it went off the rails and downhill from there.
I never really listened to this album when it came out but was familiar with a couple tracks. I got turned on to it by a friend years later and it got heavy in the rotation for a while. Great album, great band, really accessible.
Good from start to finish. Worth another spin for sure.
I wanna be adooorrrreed
This one is OK. It sounds ahead of its time but if u put them in time with those later 90s alt rockers it sounds kinda generic. Some good grooves but idk if that saves it.
I enjoyed a lot most of the tracks
3rd October 2022 Listened during the day of Jen’s birthday. Watched house of the dragon in the evening then had an early night! A very cool album, while the guitar sound is epic, the record is driven by the bass. Not sure I can love the vocals but overall thought it was great.
Fantastic. Loved how chill it is.
Most songs are good, some songs are way too long, but the songs that aren't too long are good Favorite song: She bangs the drums Worst song: Fool's Gold
stone roses - self titled (1989) notes - Early British dreampop band - blend of catchy pop structures and conventions with fuzzy reverbed guitars and drums - helped to solodify some of the things that would become dreampop genre staples fav - she bangs the drums - high energy and catchy while still full of crunchy guitars and interesting effects usage - kinda sounds like the friends theme song a bit least fav - bye bye bad man - sounds like they had about 25% of a song that they stretched out 4/5 - had never listened before this but i could see myself checking out other albums from them
Vroeger wel eens geluisterd. Het is toch echt Fools Gold wat ik mooi vind, de rest vind ik maar matig.
Ik had deze CD thuis, maar voor zover ik weet eigenlijk nooit meer dan alleen Fools Gold gedraaid. Hele plaatje was eigenlijk beter dan ik dacht.
Iets aan de lange en bombastische kant, maar veel van wat er op dit album staat vind ik echt heel tof!
fint, men kedeligt
Alternative. 90s
I’ve been aware of, but never actually heard, The Stone Roses for some time. They sound almost exactly as I expected them to: swirling psychedelic, guitar rock. It’s an awfully pretty record that alternates between jangly Byrds-esque guitars, huge guitar hooks, fuzzed out 60’s psych, and experimental dance music. Great record.
Some classics and a few duff tracks. A strong debut that showed plenty of promise, it's a shame they never realised it.
Interesante movimiento, me gusta mucho su estetica "baggy", combina muchas cosas como el rock psicodelico, el jangle pop, los orígenes del britpop, el alt rock, y el alternative dance. encontré el disco muy divertido para todos los sentidos, hay una q otra canción q podría Adelantar pero en general es un disco muy solido que podría regresar más de una vez porque es muy accesible y muy muy disfrutable Favoritas - She Bangs the Drums - Waterfall - I Wanna Be Adored ⭐ - Bye Bye Bad Man Menos Favoritas - Don't Stop Calificación General: 8.9 (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
I knew the popular songs well but the rest of the album was very solid, it will be entering my rotation
Not my favourite, but ok
I thought it was good! Completely unknown to me previously. Fairly relaxing
One of my favorite albums!
Classic, the nostalgia gifts the 5 stars
Franchement sans intérêt.
J'ai vu passer souvent le nom et écouté de façon distraite cet album. J'aime bien. La pièce Bye Bye Bad Man a sûrement influencée le groupe britannique Temples que j'aime beaucoup. Cet album a définitivement eu une influence sur la Britpop des années 90.
A classic
Okay. Nothing really stood out. Might have to give a second listen
3.4 nothing special
So glad.this came up. I nevver get tired of this album. The stone roses pretty much defined the sounds of the 90s, and lead the way for the 'brit pop' (hate that word) movement. This album opened the flood gates so everyone else could follow. Psychedelic funky rock. Unique sound with attitude. Just brilliance
I love the Roses so much. There’s not a single second of this record that I don’t adore.
This was fine, the opening track pretty killer. More jangle alt rock from a Brit band, similar to the Smiths. So why is it on the list when this territory is so well covered?
This was okay but didn't grab me.
Reminded me of nirvana and I don’t particularly care for them but I dozed off about halfway through
Had to listen to the album a few times. First time it all felt the same, second time I had a much better appreciation for it. I liked Sugar Spun Sister a lot. Overall pretty good album for a casual listen. The voice is nothing spectacular
Deze is leuk! Misschien iets te lang maar oprecht van genoten
wow dat eerste nummer 'I wanna be adored' heerlijk. Dat pak ik mee
Nice
Decent alterative (?) late 80s album. So interesting song-to-song variation that doesn't stray too far outside the genera. The album ends with 2 "long" songs (8 and almost 10 minutes) that unfortunately drag tremendously (especially the 10 minute one) and bring down my rating of the album.
Þægilegt rokk, rennur þægilega í gegn.
Pretty good - I wanna be adored was favorite Elizabeth my dear also good
It was alright for a debut
This is a surprising type of sound to hear in the 80s, very cool. Psychedelia, 60s style rock, but it's definitely got a more modern sound to it. In some sense it reminds me of some prog rock, where they have a focus on the instrumentation that really improves the experience. All of the songs are good, but it feels better for the experience and I wonder how I'll feel about the individual songs after I give them a couple listens. I'm stuck between giving this one a 4 or 5, but I think I will settle for 4.
actually pretty good me: likey
Pleasant surprise!
Pretty derivative, but great atmosphere.
75/100: This has been the first album by an artist I’ve never heard before that I would listen to again. I’d never heard of the Stone Roses before, but I absolutely loved their sound and really want to dive into their discography more; however it does appear they were mostly one hit wonders with this album. To be fair though, this is a very good album. Any artist releasing this as their debut would have a very difficult time trying to trump it. The lead singer’s voice is really what sells this album to me, every song feels that much more interesting and easy to listen to because of his voice. I also appreciate how this album, released in 1989, even sounds like an album released near the turn of the 80’s and 90’s in that it’s a fun fusion between late 80’s rock and early 90’s grunge.
sounds like it’s inspired by bands like ‘the clash,’ and ‘tears for fears’
For first album and for british rock, this is something blow my mind.
I don't think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread, but it's inoffensive to my ears and easy to listen to.
Will need to give it another listen. Enjoyed the first listen
Yet another band I’d been meaning to listen to for years but just hadn’t. Love this.
Une belle découverte, son très intéressant et avant-gardiste.
What can I say that has been said about the absolute piece of art? I legitimately think this is the best British rock album ever. And I say this as a fan of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. I hadn’t heard this album in full in a few years. I think I had listened to it in passing at the start of the pandemic. The thing that I forgot about it is how pretty much every song has some sort of change in direction that elevates them from pretty good to just amazing. Like in Shoot You Down the pause and then key change for the ‘I never wanted …the live that you gave me’ part. It’s such and amazing surprise after thinking I knew how this whole album goes and then realizing they still have more to show. You can say the Stone Roses legacy is tarnished because they never reached this height again, but neither has anyone else.
Wikipedia said the album was not instantly a success, but it grew to be extremely popular. I kind of felt that way listening to it. It didn't grab me when i first heard it, but it started to grow on me. I mean the whole jangle rock genre is not big on me. But the songs are crafted well. The fade in and fade out of "I Am The Resurrection" was pretty good. The vocalist was... okay. I was hoping for. bit more emotion in the lyrics, but I guess I wasn't going to get that. So, I guess a "meh" for me. Maybe if I listen to it again I'll get the appeal? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Another band that, like Boston, had a ton of potential with their first (self-titled) album but had their career trajectory stifled over squabbles with the record companies over future albums. However, Boston managed to sneak in a second album before their big squabble/lag and did pretty well with their "comeback" album. The Stone Roses were mostly forgettable on their second album, and by the time they got around to it Oasis had elbowed their way in as everyone's UK and Manchester darlings. Also, Boston's debut album is a 4 if not a 5; the Stone Roses debut album is a 3, maybe a 4. Funny because I was reading some of the Wikipedia write-up and saw one UK critic's comments that pretty much match how I feel - first three songs good and then a "right barrel-load of shite afterwards". That's a bit harsh because Made of Stone (track 8), This is the One (track 10), and Fools Gold (final track 12) aren't bad. But they aren't as good as the first three (I Wanna be Adored, She Bangs the Drums, and Waterfall are pretty kick ass) and the other tracks, including the middle third of the album, are kind of garbage. Some folks need to give their heads a shake because these guys are not as good or even as trail blazing as they were made out to be. I'd say they took their sound from bands like New Order and the Jesus and Mary Chain and they were similar to a lot of other artists from that scene in the late 80's and early 90's (I'm not mentioning it again, see earlier posts). Whatever that UK sound, it died out pretty quick though it was reimagined in the 90's brit pop/rock, which was better than this sound. Still, it's a pretty cool album. Just cool your jets talking about it like it was the second coming of the Beatles.
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