Reviews (page 13 of 14)
Probably very un British of me but I just think they’re overrated
Not for me
je ne deteste pas. pas mal pas tres bien. J'oublier facil. 🤷♂️
I can understand why it was so different to most other albums in 1989, but I can’t really comprehend why it is so revered. I didn’t buy it back then and - to be honest - wouldn’t now.
I guess I can’t be too mad at what I get when this is the kinda gold I’m getting. So as far as I can tell this is like proto-britpop, which does put it in perspective in a way I really appreciate. This album has a lot of awesome things going for it, really psychedelic and dynamic, with tons of great songs. Songs like “Bad Bad Man,” “Made of Stone,” “I Am The Resurrection,” or my personal favorite, “Sugar Spun Sister,” all blow me away. Great vocals too, and awesome sequencing!! The sad thing about this whole ordeal is shortly after writing this I stopped caring about it, because really, it doesn’t have enough real memorability. Like all the shit I said is still true but it’s just not conspicuous enough to me anymore. I’m sorry dawg, it fell off in my head a bit. Lol. I mean it doesn’t have too much personality now does it? And like… there’s some duds on here. And also like why do half the songs not really have a point? I feel like I’m looking at all this shit and only some of it makes actual sense. Whatever man. 5.1/10
First song was OK. The rest of it - well.
This is nice enough. Nothing spectacular. Waterfall is probably the best song on here, slightly marred by the discordant repetition of the melody in Don't Stop. Bit confused by the interlude of new lyrics to Scarborough Fair for less than a minute, but why not eh? Equally confused by the two final tracks/jam sessions.
i had known of this album & of the stone roses previously but it didn’t strike a chord with me this time around. all the songs sounded quite similar, boring. it is an album i wish i loved, maybe more listens in the future will contribute to that wish of mine :)
I liked the rock and roll vibe and the guitar melodies were unique to songs I've heard before. Nothing spectacular.
While I like Waterfall, the rest of the album falls flat for me. A couple of the tracks were downright awful. Maybe I'm missing something.
Pretty narrow dynamic range, becomes noisy and fatiguing..
Didn’t stand out for me. Didn’t know them at the time either.
This album really took a long time to get going the back half of the album is what saved it from becoming a one star song, seven through 10 really clutched up and gave me some songs to come back to, but I don’t think it was a good enough effort to explore their sound more maybe if they were lucky they have another album on this list to really balance it out yeah 2.5
Britischer Rock in anderem Gewand. Aber nicht gefälliger.
I've never understood the cult following that The Stone Roses had because in my opinion they're boring, mediocre at best. The opening track, "I Wanna Be Adored", sounds like New Order. I don't understand how can the band take writing credits for the track "Elizabeth My Dear" when it is clearly a rip-off of the traditional song "Scarborough Fair".
They remind me of Oasis, Silent Hill 2's ost, and a little bit of trip-hop. I only saved 2 of the songs and don't feel like checking out the rest of the bands discography :/
a little monotonous. don't really know what's going on here
Very occasional blips of musical innovation, but for the most part, move along, nothing to see here.
Preface: I already hate this band. I really really tried to go into this open minded and give it a chance. It's just all so tepid. No emotion, no power, no performance. Faux-meaningful drivel for lyrics. I can imagine that if you were a baggy-trousered mancunian in the early 90s, this would hit like crack. But times have moved on and so should we.
I think that this could be a really amazing album to me. But not this time...
I would like to give plenty of stars just based on my feelings and memories but just cant. Album as whole is not that great but some really excellent songs that talks to me like I Wanne Be Adored.
This is one of those bands that I keep messing up with other groups. I thought this was a brit rock album, in the more slightly sleazy punk-ish vein and not in the more dancey pretty pop vibe. It's not that I hate the music, I just find it bland and not that interesting. Sort of like listening to your mates faff about with their instruments, while off their tits high on Afghan liquorice, for hours and hours and you just want to got to the pub for a beer.
Not wholly unpleasant to hear, but intellectually frustrating I can definitely see what they were aiming for, but the technical skill and musical culture just isn't there Britpop in a nutshell I was going to give this two stars until I got to the song in the reverse (don'ts stop). Just no Somehow it goes even further downhill from there? Leave Scarborough fair alone Ok Made of Stone finally makes a bit of sense. We're back at two stars but barely
No me generó nada
Love Adore Me. Some beautiful sounds on here, but not impressed by too many songs.
britpop is rarely good in the best of times, but a band with a lead singer whose wikipedia page has a "Personal Life - Views" section is never a positive sign. once again though it's nice that i don't even have to weigh that against the quality or content of the music because this just sucks. it's monotonous. technically speaking, the psychedelic rock (read: reverbed to hell unpleasant guitar tones) found in this album is the precursor to britpop, but it's all so identical it's difficult to spot the difference. it's an indictment of british music that this is pointed to as one of britain's best albums of all time.
For Britpop this is ahead of the curve, but I've got to admit I am starting to get serious British rock fatigue at this point. I never realized growing up how samey the entire genre sounds. Unfortunately this suffers from the existance of its inspirations largely following the trend, making this all feel fairly mediocre. Also Ian Brown is both a Covid Conspiracist and banned from driving so y'know, fuck him.
Alright, nothing special for me.
Really? This stuff seems so anodyne.
Average.
Not a memorable album to listento
Was so bored the whole time.
Interesting sound, not my cup of tea especially the vocals
one or two i liked but the selection has been repetitive lately
Gets me feeling 4/10
Cool
not my type of music.
I don’t wish to disparage the Stone Roses, but I find this album largely forgettable. Everything they did was done well, but at no moment did anything stand out. Until they got to the Scarborough Fair guitar with other lyrics over, which was notable solely because it’s such a recognizable acoustic stint done by more influential musicians. Again, they did everything right, they just didn’t do anything that I’m going to remember.
A bit forgettable but not too hard to listen to.
Like this one. A couple good bops here, among some overdone arrangements. Vocals are ok. Listened before? N Saved tracks? Y Favorite tracks? She Bangs the Drum, Waterfall ⭐⭐ Liked it ok. Saved a couple tracks.
Yet another album I think would resonate with me if I were from the UK. It is... unremarkable.
I'm wont remember this album by tomorrow, it has very uninteresting vocals. I should have liked this album better because it has some good things, but i just dont
I get bored after the first half. It's a good album. I Wanna Be Adored is an all time classic. I get why it's classic and all its influence and blah blah blah, but this just doesn't grab me the way I wanna be grabbed, ya know? What can I say. Sorry. Top tracks: I Wanna Be Adored, This Is The One
i think i enjoyed this but i didn't write down any notes and all memories of my experience with it have been wiped from my mind so we'll never know
um. this kind of rock i don't like. this is boring LMFAO but then i really liked the last two long ass songs so you know what, that saved them from getting a one from me
not my type of song, honestly. it feels like every song is the same.
It’s not really my style:/ I don’t see myself listening to it at all.
I only liked I wanna be adored. Love that song.
Musikalisch ok Aber Hippies Musik, nicht für mich
Nice
1. i wanna be adored -> sounds like he’s saying i wanna be a dog. fire song still tho mate 🤟 2. she bangs the drums -> very upbeat. awesome cool. 3. waterfall -> i like the beginning of the song. a lotta guitar 🎸. 4. don’t stop -> i feel like all these songs sound the same.. 5. bye bye bad man -> i don’t really know what he’s saying 6. elizabeth my dear -> my favourite so far. i like how it’s slow and not that many instruments in the background. quite short💔😫 7. sugar spun sister -> also a good one. reminds me of my sister 🤗 ⭐️8. made of stone -> sometimes iiiii fantasizeeeee when the streets are cold and lonely. my fav too! i like how he drags on the words, makes it catchy. the ending is nice too. 9. shoot you down -> very chill. i never wanted the love that u showed me. i think this is about rejecting someone. men are evil, never forget this 😕lowkey relate to it tho. 10. this is the one -> about a girl chasing her dreams?? 11. i am the resurrection -> wow this guy really wants to be alone. my brother just another me 😢😢😢 he seems very disgusted by connection with people. long ahh outro 12. fools gold -> funky beat
Tbh never understood all the hype about these guys. Not sad they did stop.
Decent but boring and forgettable. I didn't feel it like I want to feel music. Makes for a good background music but nothing more. Song I liked the most: "Bye bye Bad Man" Final rating: 2/5
it all sounds the same 12/29/2025
Aucune chanson n'a vraiment connecté avec moi
Boring!
It’s fine. Not impactful. Hadn’t listened to it in a while and it was a reminder I’d found bands I like better with this as a starting point. High two. already in collection
Poppy but familiar
Meh
The original Oasis. Very surprised I did not know these guys. Production was great but this mostly felt derivative. The songs were each based on a pretty basic riff or concept then repeated. The vamping didn't work etc. Good context for britpop. You could throw this on and no one would be offended.
Sunset by the beach, coming of age, teenage angst, beach boys sound, indie, easy listening
Likeable but too homogenous to be very memorable. I remember trying to listen to them back in the day and being bored by them.
Best Song: Made of Stone. The tone on the guitar for that solo was fantastic. Worst Song: Elizabeth My Dear. This barely feels like it counts as a song. Overall: When I saw the view counts on some of the songs, I thought I was about to hear something really important. Imagine my surprise when it was another mid-rock British-whine. The second half (Made of Stone onward) was better than the first, but still nothing spectacular.
Meh
I like I Want To Be Adored. Maybe this is one I’d like more with more listens? It’s just kind of mumbly.
I didn't know anything about the Stone Roses, it was a complete discovery (and a weird coincidence - I heard the opening track "I Wanna Be Adored" in a dive bar the same day this album popped up on the generator). It's a surprisingly atemporal album for 1989. Some tracks could totally be from the mid-90s, while a few others sound more like 70s folk-rock. The instrumental parts are all right, but the singing is too soft and pop-ish for me. I loved about 2-3 songs, then I felt bored. I even gave it another try the day after, and it was still the same. Nothing really stands out for me - it wasn't unpleasant to listen, I understand why it's on this list, but I certainly won't add it to my rotation. 4/10
I’m really torn about this band and this album. I’m stuck somewhere between admiration and total rejection. I admire the best parts the same way I admire the best of The Smiths. I Wanna Be Adored is a great opener, Waterfall is awesome… but then most of the rest leans way too much toward an Oasis vibe, and that just puts me off. So I’m reminded why I never really dug deeper into this band. Since most of the album doesn’t do much for me, I probably won’t come back to it, especially after that Simon & Garfunkel cover… In the UK, the revolution started by My Bloody Valentine a year later seems way more interesting to me.
Someone on here had the note that they hated I Wanna Be Adored but thankfully they loved the rest of the album and I'm the exact opposite. I've tried to like this band so many times, but the only thing that sticks for me is that first track.
Some of the songs were famous ones I knew well. They must be among the world's most historic masterpieces, but perhaps because I heard them during an indifferent phase, I didn't know the singers. I'm glad I encountered them now.
The only thing I knew The Stone Roses from was the appearance of "Fools Gold" showing up on a Comp that I had other than that I was sure that I knew the song "She Bangs The Drums" but I guess it was from a band who did it better.
An interesting album. The first couple of songs felt like a British new wave band that never managed one of the catchy hits of the genre...then things took a psychedelic turn...then suddenly Elizabeth My Dear that was Scarborough Fair with different lyrics.LOL. Not great but glad I listened.
Tolerable!!!
Not my thing vocals, too soft.
Dollar store Cure
Too smooth for my liking. I actually WANT to like it tho.
Meh
Meh
There must've been something in the water of Manchester that produced amazing bands like The Smiths, Joy Division, The Fall and Magazine. By 1989 however, that magical chemical must have evaporated because The Stone Roses' debut album from that year is a dull affair that can't hold a candle to its predecessors. Ian Brown's vocals are colorless and his melodies are uninspired. John Squire's guitar playing is basic at best. Except for some funky parts in "I Am The Resurrection", nothing particularly interesting happens in these semi-psychedelic sub-Beatlesesque songs. (The flat production doesn't help either.)
I never really liked this on its release and I don't really like it now.
It was fine. Somehow one of the 'best albums of all time' but didn't grab me at all
Felt like 1 long song
Pretty good but not really my thing.
Just ok. Sounds more 90s than 80s punk
5/10
I struggle with what to write about this album. It doesn't stand out in any way to me. It isn't bad but not something I would choose to listen to either. The instruments sound good and the singing is nice but I can't remember the rhythms or lyrics after just listening through the album. Extremely middle of the road in every way which isn't a great thing when it comes to music.
This was huge when it first came out, but I didn't really get what the appeal. Thirty years later and... same.
Generic rock album. Listened to it 1.5x because I forgot the initial listen, but confirmed that nothing was catchy.
Started interesting. Lost interest. This is the One in particular was annoying. Don't understand why this is groundbreaking or critically acclaimed...?
Pretty groovy but not a bunch of standouts on here, individually or as a whole.
Not awful.
I bloody hated the Stone Roses at the time and I’m pretty sure this is the first time I’ve ever listened to this album. It must say something about them though that I knew all the songs, and it probably says something about me that I still think they’re rubbish. I just can’t get past the fact that Ian Brown absolutely cannot sing. Some front people get away with that pretty spectacularly (Mark E Smith for example) but check YouTube for ANY live Ian Brown performance and his vocals are so unlistenable, it’s hilarious. They struck a chord with the kidz at the time though, and there’s no denying their influence, I’m just relieved I don’t have to listen to them.
Off the cuff remark: at the time Stone Roses seemed synonymous with stupid hats and a shitty attitude. I tried hard not to think of that when I listened to this, but it was hard. Some tunes that were okay, in a loose indie pop way, those I wasn't familiar with were surprisingly nondescript. Standout track: probably She Bangs the Drum Revisit?: seems less offensive now, but still not something I'll be bothered to listen to again.
Ok songs but muddy production makes it hard to hear. Some interesting ideas but that’s it.
C'est pas horrible mais c'est quand même un peu chiant
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Lots of bangers but this brings back not great memories for me. Avoid.
I understand the significance of this album in terms of transition between two periods, and it's got a few good songs. But otherwise, meh.
This playlist was great, I personally wouldn't listen to these songs on any regular basis except for "Sugar Spun Sister" which I am adding to my playlist!
Good melodies but for me, too bland by half.
Meh. Sounds like countless other bands before and after. The music is not bad but doesn’t make anyone clutch their pearls.
Not for me
2 and a bit good tracks, and I think their fans know it deep down
I was surprised by this. Put off by the scene, image and hype at the time and the painful indie discos that followed. Didn’t hate it. It has substance and musicality, and had a nice 80s feel to it for me.
We can vibe with this lads Galet hur bra första låten var å sen blev det skit Resurrection var lite bättre iaf
Nothing remarkable
Mediocre Indy
One hit and the rest is quite boring.
Startet nett, aber holt mich dann nicht ab. Geht mir irgendwie mit jedem Song so - löst bei mir nichts aus und wird mir daher auch langweilig da ich mit der Atmosphäre nicht viel anfangen kann. 80s Rock ist auch selten für mich, also nicht mein Genre. Vocalist fand ich ebenfalls etwas flach und eintönig. Gimmick mit rückwärts abgespielter Aufnahme (?) ganz cool. Letzter Song bringt nochmal was frisches rein und den Scarborough-Fair-Titel fand ich auch nett. 2.5 für mich, für meinen Spaziergang ok, würde es nicht wieder hören
Ok - genericish music, but very weird texts that I did not enjoy
Started off feeling a 3, but issa 2 fo sho
I wasn't wholly impressed, but She Bangs the Drums and Fools Gold were stellar cuts.
Not bad rock, but kind forgettable.
Not a huge fan, some of the more upbeat songs reminded me of the smiths in a good way. High two
Felt very bland, not bad though, just kinda elevator music-ish?
...
Not for me
sounds like R.E.M but if they were from the late 60s
It's clearly influential, but it all feels a bit up itself for me. She Bangs the Drum gets a star, and to be honest there's not much else I remember from it other than it all being very "we want to be the new Beatles" faffing about.
Not very good. Too long and boring. 2
Very bland
The Stone Roses have a very distinct genre-bending sound (A mix of 60s pop, 80s pop, 90s rock sound.) However the lyrics were a bit strange and the repetition put me off of a lot of the songs.
i wasnt interested in this for whatever reason
4/10
It was good, but not memorable to me.
No me ha gustado mucho, la voz está bien y musicalmente muy guay pero las letras no, no ha habido ninguna de 12 que me haya gustado.
Easily forgettable
I listened to this five times, and I still can't remember anything. I like the album cover, though.
After the first two tracks (I've always thought Fool's Gold was brilliant), there was a quite a dip until Made of Stone. It felt like the same song two or three times until that point. Then after Made of Stone, it continued. 5/10
# 472 : 02/05/2025 : The Stone Roses I don't love it, I don't hate it. A couple of things stood out but no songs that connected with me. It’s good, but not great Favourite track : (Song For My) Sugar Spun Sister
Odd mix of alternative and pop elements. Mostly 70s pop feel but nothing too unique. Not sure i liked any of the songs. 4/10
At last some Dutch music! Ah, first song was really good, the rest sounds like the same so-so song
A bit all over the place
Sounded a bit like Oasis
Repetitive, not remembered songs, nothing catchy.
Elizabeth my dear the best on the album by far. Made of stone is pretty good as well.
Listened Before? N Not too bad... just kind of droning and same-y from song to song. I don't really get it, but apparently millions of people do judging by their Spotify numbers. Fool's Gold was a nice change of pace at the end but... its NINE minutes long. ugh. Oh well. Added to library? N Songs added to playlist: Waterfall
I like the sound but its very basic
I am a person that listens to music based on my moods so maybe that's why I wasn't feeling this album. I thought it was okay. I can see based on 1989 how it revolutionized British music as it was a departure from the music of the day and paved the way for bands like Oasis and Coldplay. Best songs are Waterfall and I Am The Resurection in my humble opinion.
Sounds like the band from “That Thing You Do”. Some interesting spots.
I didn't hear anything here that caught my attention or interested me.
On ronfle.
Probably wouldn’t seek it out, but not too bad. Good background music. Reminds me of something that would be in the movie Lost Boys.
Whiny and incoherent Indie Rock.
boooorrrriiiiiinnnnggggg, jk but not doing much for me
Not the first time that I've listened to The Stone Roses this week. What was it about wanting to turn off 50 Cent that made me think to put this on? Mumbling probably. I Wanna Be Adored has the poorly enunciated swagger that would come to characterise gangsta rap and the Oasis Brothers in the 90s and 00s - and I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it more here than there. However, I am baffled as to how such bravado manages to convince so many people that it is deserved and how many listeners roll over and accept Oasis's 'best band in the world' schtick. All these loudmouths throw their names into the conversation and credulous fools accept it as an impartial observation. The myth that The Stone Roses' debut is a great or significant record is not born out by listening to it. John Squire's status as a guitar hero is undermined when all he does is hammer-on and pull-off or wah wah wah. And, as for his status as a visual artist? The cover is sophomoric nonsense. A legendary rhythm section is revealed to be groovy only when augmented by bongos, whereas a comparative, Byrds-inspired four-piece, The Smiths, manages to sound full and funky at the back, with more ornate arpeggiating, and a more articulate self-aggrandising, conspiracy-theorist vocalist up front. In fairness, Mani will go on to be great in Primal Scream and Screamadelica is a much more complete ecstasy record than this. The top of the album powers through on familiarity. Indeed, I know Waterfall backwards. Their debut record and they are already out of ideas, scraping the barrel with one track reversed and a cringeworthy extrapolation of Scarborough Fair. The rest is basic and tedious. Bye Bye Bad Man, Sugar Spun Sister, etc. is bad music played badly. Only I Am The Resurrection is any fun at all, but is that braggadocio ever unearned! The final nail in the coffin of the myth is that the original UK release doesn't even include their too long, too repetitive, to mumbly masterpiece, Fool's Gold. The beauty of that song is that you don't have to listen to it the whole way through, the small quantity of musical material you remember of it is all you need. 2 If there’s one thing preventing this record from being the best and most important record ever made it’s that a lot of the music is no good. And several other things. The opening and closing tracks are good; I wanna be adored and (the first three and a half minutes anyway) of I am the resurrection. In the ‚nice enough’ column we have She bangs the drums, Waterfall, the chorus of Made of Stone. The rest is dull except the stuff that doesn’t even deserve that designation because it is simply a waste of a listener‘s time - Don‘t stop, Elizabeth my dear, and the jam session sellotaped onto I am the resurrection. Fool‘s Gold, as all civilised people agree, isn’t on this album. The album is poorly recorded and generally sounds like shit; Ian Brown can’t sing well so making him do it in a school corridor was a poor decision. I like the cover art. 2.5/5
I wasn't going to listen to this because I've never liked The Stone Roses bit it got so many positive reviews I thought I would give it a go... My first instincts were correct.
Great opening track, but this album loses steam quick.0
This album was inoffensive, kind of all same same. Not terrible, not mind blowing.
liked the music - did not like the lyrics
This was ok, most of the songs are longer than necessary. If you’re wishing that the Artic Monkeys and Oasis had a baby, and it was raised by The Beatles, this is the album for you. But not for me 1001 album worthy: No - 43/76
The Good: Jackson Pollock cover art! The Bad: Not finding the same kind of excitement in the music The Ugly: Stone Roses are just that; roses from stone, lacking beauty et al This album has been conflicting to a certain extent: I hadn’t heard it before, yet I do recall hearing about them… and then it dawned on me that, when I first heard of the name, i was confused by thinking they’d be like Guns & Roses or LA Guns… and they aren’t. Musically there is nothing wrong with the album at all, but the singer sounds too much like he belongs in a late 60s psychodelic band, or something like that, and I’ve gained a massive dislike for that kind of singing since starting my journey on this list. I don’t know… i feel bad for them, and for all the people who believe this is awesome, but it isn’t that, nor bad, it’s just grey—the color of a stone rose. 2 1/2*
i wanna be adored seeehr langwilig she bang the drums coole titel und no cute alt rock? da isch afoch chli the cure type stuff. cool. aber jo. okaaay guete song. waterfall etz au no cute. ok nöd sooo spannend. aber de schluss mit gitarre time isch geil. dont stop isch alles hinderschi? aso en teil? huere geil gmacht. bye bye bad man cute, ich find immernonig dass das album sött uf dere liste sii. elizabeth my dear isch scarborough fair ok cute. song for my sugar dingsbums funny cute okay jo cooli chords gitarre super aber ähm ok langwilig. shoot you down findi etz suuuper schön, wird labgsam warm mit de steiroose. this is the juan chli lang und langwilig. this is the ressucrection suuuper giti sound.
uuh dramatischs intro ich liebs! iwie uplifting aber au chli weird und weisch nöd recht was chunnt she bangs the drums bini nachli überforderet vom titel es git irgende romcom wo es ähnlichs introlied het I'LL BE THERE FOR YOUUUUUU isch das friends? anyway s lied selber isch cute! aber nöd meh ok mier werded vill hall haa hä waterfall baut sochli uuf etc. aber jo isch jz hslt gloffe öh hinderschii? 5 min vo dem? bye bye bad man hetmi am ahfang ah beatles erinneret iwie? jz erinnerets mich ah min gaggi wo ich gad am ussedrucke bin sugar spun sister isch na cool made of stone tschuttet na? sehr geils solo! ok ich liebs this is the one auno cool!! mmhh wobii es zieht sich unnötig und nachem 51. "this is the one" hanis ghört ja es isch würkli 50/50 I am resurrection am ahfang lanwgilig aber s solo mitem bass isch seehr geil ähhhhö fools gold bro wiso isch das so lang, absolut unnötig poah het sich das zoge. han es paar sache sehr cool gfunde, aber schlussendlich hani I wanna be adored und made of stone als einzigi lieder so als ganzes gern gha. suscht sehr ambivalent. knapps 3? oder es protest-2? we will see
Mid band and not great at all. Album is Ok makes. Never been into this band cause I fell they are bland and too popish.
Nice enough
This apparently holds a special place in a lot of people's hearts and minds. It's my first time consciously listening to this band and it's all decidedly forgettable to me.
This album is beloved… by others, not me.
Bland sounding rock album
Irrelevant.
This album was pretty meh overall. It had some ok stuff, but also some pretty bad stuff. Not much was really my speed.
Rock, 1989 -> 2
Ce qui marque dans cet album, c'est à quel point il n'est pas marquant. Et pourtant, ce n'est pas faute d'avoir essayé de lui donner une chance. Bien que musicalement, il y a des passages plutôt sympa, le rendu global est plutôt mou et n'aura pas su me convaincre.
Not bad British rock. I enjoyed myself listening to this album. 2.5
Seems it was somewhat novel at the time but i found it generic
I really like She Bangs the Drums, but couldn't get into much else
Weak voice. Some interesting guitar. Not very complex. Lags in the middle. Singles are good.
Never liked the Stone Roses and that definitely coloured my impression of this album. Boring and jangly.
Meh all around, some of the instrumentals were really good but other than that it didn't do it for me.
Most of this is entirely forgettable. Only the last track “Fools Gold” is good enough to make you divert your attention and take notice. Overall an achievement of mediocrity.
Surprisingly modern album. Some very 80s sound, but grunge. And it really feels like indie dream pop.
It's fine, 2.5
Just what we needed, another English Rock debut album. Need I say more? Is it fine? Yes. Does it deserve to be on this list? No.
I was pretty bored by most of this. I got into the groove during a few songs but as a whole, not much my thing.
Getting pretty tired of all these English "rock" bands that sound basically like this. For the 1001 albums you should listen to before you die, 500 of them are kinda the same album
One dimensional and whiny. Nay
I like the first song and I thought I was going to love the rest of the album, but I did not. It’s like a cross between the beach boys and the cure, but not in a good way.
I only have a passing knowledge of The Stone Roses' existence, though I did recognize Fools Gold (which IMO's the stand-out track). The albums was fine, but nothing more than that.
Like, it was fine. When it started I was sort of fighting against it. I had a thought like "this sounds sort of like music I would put on to concentrate on something, but I would never choose this specific music". By the end it actually had slid into the background and I was focusing on work. But I don't "it's tolerable when you forget you're listening to it" to be a huge selling point.
Another mid album, it’s fine, but nothing to write home about. Kind of boring, but pleasant enough to listen to while working, I guess.
There is a Stone Roses fan in my house, it isn't me. The music is fine, I heard a nice bass line every now and again but I found this album to be ....flat, it seems like whenever the vocals come in the song just deflates. I wish they would pick a lane -- emo-pop or high energy brit-pop (beause this mid-tempo shit is exhausting, it seems like they are stuck in 2 gear and trying to pass a truck on the freeway. (this was written half-way through the album) Ok, now that I am all the way through the album -- I liked "shoot you down" the vocals didn't drag down the music and I also thought "Made of Stone" and "I am the Resurrection" were pretty OK.
A bit experimental, but not the type of experimental I particularly enjoy. The music just kind of felt like noise, not necessarily bad noise but I didn't find myself moved.
I quite like the third track; the record at first is giving a nostalgic 80's dance club vibe. Track 4, Don't Stop, on the other hand was just noise. The next two flow into 1960's Beetles or Peter, Paul, and Mary sounds. The album is a little all over the place, tbh.
It was fine, but forgettable
Not really my cup of tea. Not a big fan of the aucoustics <<she bangs the drums
Oh god... Dit is dus precies een indie rock album war ik zo'n hekel aan heb. Is het slecht? Nee niet echt, maar het is zo spannend als een gekookte aardappel. Dit album verdient naar mijn mening dan ook geen uitgebreidde review. Dus ga ik het lekker hier bij laten, ik ga verder slapen want dit album is daar dan wel weer ideaal voor! FAVO: She bangs the drums
fine
Kinda bland and same-y, but not terrible, 2.5
Meh
This sounds like it could have been released in 2015 so I’d guess you could call it influential. Not really dinging my bell though. Maybe if it was 1991 and I was on mushrooms in a field with a can of Carling in my hand.
2,5
kinda folksy and boring 2/5
This is considered a classic by many of my friends. I've never understood why. I've tried it many times over the years and I keep expecting to learn why people are drawn to it, but I never do. It's got some merit but nothing on here is compelling or leads me to want to listen to it again. Only one song ever kinda got on the radio, "I Wanna Be Adored". Vanilla vocals, pedestrian beats, weak hooks, busy instrumentation with that murky early 90's mix, all this leads me to say this is a boring album. Fine guitaring on "Made Of Stone", but that is the highlight for me. Not making my Top 1000, nope.
Not a huge fan of alternative music, and this album didn't really present anything special in my opinion. Pretty good instrumentals though
Honestly, I've tried, but for the most part this album does absolutely nothing for me. There is one noticeable exception -- the extended instrumental outro on I am the Resurrection absolutely slaps.
i did not hate this at all.
Britpop ain't my thing. Couple of OK tracks.
STANDOUTS: n/a; all sounded the same OVERALL: 2/5
Meh, bland late 80s rock. Not a great period for the genre.
The best song isn't even a song. A bit disappointing.
Fuuuuuck. Confession time, I like the second album way more. The one everyone hates. The one that killed the band. It’s more interesting, there’s even songs on there that are really good. This…this sounds so dime a dozen and boring oh god. I fucking hate how this album is mixed. The vocals are so far and quiet. BUT the album still has some good tracks…
Didn't do it for me. Kinda boring.
Expected worst, but it’s relatively inoffensive.
Alternative Brit Pop that I could never get into, no matter how hard I tried.
Not a super hyper for me
I felt like Waterfall was quite lonely on this album.
The music is really great but the vocals and lyrics are utterly forgettable. I can see how the sound would be really influential though. It’s more chill and relaxing than I thought it would be.
Stadium sing-along formula pop. Turned me off straight away. The only half decent tracks - Fools Gold
I didn't dislike it, but it's just another album that went into one ear and out the other for me.
Solid late 80’s sounds, if not a bit emo. I graduated in 89 and never heard of them. But it didn’t offend me, just nothing original.
meh
I just don't get this. I listened to this years ago and felt nothing. I still feel nothing from it. On paper I should love this: '80s UK sad boy is one of my favorite fake genres, but this is just a total snooze.
Starts out with some meh blah blah blah, then the middle is blah blah meh, and a resounding meh meh blahbbity blah blah at the end. Just underwhelming and nothing unique here. Seemed to blend into one long song with no purpose or direction. Definitely not the marriage of the Rolling Stones and Guns N Roses that I expected.😜✌🏻
First track is a classic. Can’t remember the rest even immediately after listening. Nice sound but not much more to it. Can see how it’d have been quite new sounding at the time. Liked it way more than I thought, still.
It was ok. Songs were ok. Vocals weren’t great. Not sure what I’m missing here. 2
Pretty boring, not terrible, 2.4
It’s as if they wrote an album about a yawn
Over rated...
A very spot on mid album. I didn't hate it. But I didn't like it. Straight forwardy. Apparently they wrote this record and couldn't capitalize on it with a sophomore record for roughly 5 years. Probably because they're write very "meh" music. I'm curious to hear more brit pop rock. I'm hoping it's a little more enthusiastic then this.
Slow
Meh.
Sin pena ni gloria
I dont spread for Stobe Roses
Nee gewoon nie zo lekker
Soou como interessante, mas a parte massante ficou mais presente ao escutar o disco inteiro.
I could barely hear the vocals, and as the voice is my favorite musical instrument and lyrics are very important to me, I wasn't a huge fan of this. There are hints of something more enjoyable, like some guitar riffs, but then the vocals join back in and I zone out.
Knowing only ”I wanna be adored” which is a song that I really adooore, I had my hopes high. Unfortunately the rest of the album was bit of a led down, it did absolutely nothing to me. That said, I can still appreciate it though.
Like listening to garage band grow-up one track at a time
2.5
2/5
They sure did like that jangle in Manchester back then, huh? I don’t necessarily hate this. There’s a few cool things going on here, and it’s way less insufferable than The Smiths. I don’t expect to come back to this. It’s a little too long and I’m not the biggest fan of famous Manc dudes apparently. Apparently lead singer is a Covid conspiracy theorist and this album inspired Liam Gallagher to sing in a band one day. So yeah. I’m not going to feel too bad about not rating this highly.
Mildly promising future, unless this is their best. Are they lemons depicted on the cover? It's mostly lemons in the sleeve.
Šaptanje mi nije bas neko pjevanje i mixing opcenito mi se ne sviđa. I nisam mogao ne cuti I wanna be a door na prvoj pjesmi.
The sound seems a bit behind the era. OMD-like however not nearly as artistic.
Decent pop, but I would not buy
No está mal, pero tampoco me emociona. Me parece plano.
Elizabeth my dear is a copy of Simon & Garfunkel
- Ich verstehe, warum das Album als Wegbereiter für Britpop gilt. - Obwohl ich großer Britpopfan bin und Bands wie Oasis, Radiohead, Blur, Kasabian, Travis etc. liebe, konnte ich hier aber irgendwie keinen Zugang finden - Grundsätzlich ist es ja nicht schlecht, aber es ging hier rein und da raus - Vielleicht hab ich das Album auch zur falschen Zeit am falschen Ort gehört und mir würde es wannanders besser gefallen Rating: 2,5/5
Unaufregendes Album. Die erste Hälfte hat mir noch deutlich besser gefallen, wonach es etwas eintönig wurde und ich versucht war etwas Anderes zu hören. Ich konnte den Schweinehund aber überwinden und habe es durchgezogen. ✊
I feel bad rating this because I’m just not a fan of this style so it’s an automatic no. I really tried in the spirit of this activity!
Meh…it has a few good moments but nothing that I want to listen to again. I’m also not sure which direction their religious imagery leans.
Palatable, not memorable. An easy listen
Meh, tired of white boy rock
Not my cup of tea
Pastiche. Like the Oneders meet The Revolver inspired Wonders. Some interesting sounds and song structure. Overall 2.5/5
It was aight. Nothing special.
I think you have to be from Manchester to like this.
Second half of the album is better, but nothing really to blow you away. Soft vocals get drowned out too often. There are some interesting grooves and riffs so can see why it's a hut for some. But it just didn't really do anything for me and I don't think I'd ever go seeking to listen to this album
meh, 2.4.
Probably not an album I would seek out again. Very indicative of the area and time that the album came out in. Some decent songs but nothing to hang my hat on. If I'm going to listen to this type of music it would probably be Radiohead or The Cranberries
Just medium okay.
Found this album pretty boring both musically and lyrically. Besides that, sounds like the person mastering the record chose the flattest most boring EQ possible
Alright but I zoned out listening to this one
Emma as my witness I fell asleep for this one
Creo que nunca habia escuchado este disco, ni esta banda. Me gustó.
I'm going to try doing this track-by-track for once. 1. I Wanna Be Adored - I don't know how this could be less interesting or more repetitive. 2. She Bangs the Drums - I just listened to it and I don't remember anything about it 3. Waterfall - Cute little riff. Diet Collective Soul. 4. Don't Stop - Wait... is this Waterfall but spun backwards on the record player? 5. Bye Bye Bad Man - Kind of like all the previous songs, but in double time! 6. Elizabeth My Dear - Simon & Garfunkel but brief and boring 7. (Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister - I swear I didn't set out to pan this album. This one's uptempo at least. Same dumb lyrics. 8. Made of Stone - Hey now we're talking. Best song on the album so far, by far. Dark lyrics, dynamic music, epic solo. 9. Shoot You Down - OK, we're back to the typical Brit Rock slow songs. 10. This Is the One - Oh hey, another one that just finished and I can't remember at all. 11. I Am the Resurrection - More angry lyrics, I can dig that. Also a nice jammy bridge/solo out of nowhere. Unfortunately as it came out of nowhere, it also decided to hang around for 5+ minutes. 12. Fools Gold - Oh god, I was just complaining about an 8 minute song, then a 10 minute song comes on. This one's like Kula Shaker on Ambien. I fast forwarded through it so you don't have to - no, it never really changes. Summary: a whole lot of filler with Made of Stone in between.
Pretty dull & uninteresting. Nothing to write home about.
Sounds like an easy-listening cross between the Jesus and Mary Chain and the Cranberries. Meh.
It's not bad, but nothing special about it. I would go as far as not changing the radio station if it showed up.
Lots of melodic guitar and sounds like Oasis or Arctic Monkeys. Fine, but boring.
It's ok. I didn't actively hate it but it's nothing id listen to again. Gangly British garage band.
Not my favourite album, slow tempo that I just couldn't get into, very off-putting voice and just general atmosphere didn't suit me at all. I didn't finish this album, it felt like an eternity listening to this self titled record by The Stone Roses. I'll just simply move on.
I'm pretty sure there are already 40 or so albums that sound just like this on the list. Not good with the exception of Fools Gold. 1.69
If you have a blunt in your hand and have literally nothing else to listen to, this is acceptable. It’s like if I had to choose between this and sticking needles in my fingers once a day; at first I’d choose the needles, but over time I’d be like… “you know I wish I chose listening to this album again because it’s not as bad as this”
Actually have listened to this before, i enjoyed 3 songs and another one from the deluxe edition
another one i just maybe can't appreciate enough? the song that most caught my attention was the one to with the greensleeves melody, but probably only because i recognized the lyrics. i should probably give this another, closer listen.
Mellow. Not very memorable.
wasn't really my cup of tea. loses a star for that backwards song
Veni, audivi, oblitus sum
I mean it's not bad at all, but doesn't really click for me either, there are more thrilling experiences
Hmmm:(
Sitcom music. Almost fell asleep while driving a car
Eh, white boy on drugs
Le genre d'album moins nice que prévu. Soft encore, mais moins que soffft. J'ai bien aimé le ton plus funky de la toune de la fin.
Zo'n album dat je meerdere keren luistert omdat het eigenlijk geen enkele indruk achterlaat. Het kabbelt het ene oor in en het andere weer uit. Het valt dus ook niet op in negatieve zin, maar je kunt er verder ook niks mee. Prima voor iets wat je op de rommelmarkt vindt, maar niet voor een lijst met de zogenaamd beste 1001 albums.
It's okay, but nothing particularly special. The second to last song is a really great instrumental, but the rest are just fairly pedestrian rock songs. Maybe groundbreaking at the time, but it doesn't seem to hold up.
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! 😑
She Bangs The Drum, Waterfall, Sugar Spun Sister, Shoot You Down, This Is The One, I Am The Résurrection, Fools Gold 2.5/5
Nothing really jumps out
Couldn't really get in to this one. Sounds like '60s
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
Meio estranho mas em geral e bom 6/10
I've tried with this album before, and I just don't get the love. It's all just this soup of samey blandness.
Lame
It is indie music from the 80s and it sounds every bit of it.
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.
Eh
Ist jetzt net schlecht, aber irgendwie holt es mich au net ab
15 minutes in and I can't say anything has either grabbed me or repulsed me. same thing 50 minutes in.
The only decent songs were She Bangs the Drums and Don't Stop
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
I give it a 2.5, I liked some songs but overall kind of underwhelming.
Muddy britpop, not pleasant on headphones.
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
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.
First track is fun, some okay moments. But a lot of the album is just jangly rubbish
meh
Not terrible and I was really getting into the first song, then it went off the rails and downhill from there.
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.
Vroeger wel eens geluisterd. Het is toch echt Fools Gold wat ik mooi vind, de rest vind ik maar matig.
Not my favourite, but ok