Reviews (page 9 of 15)
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!
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.
bem bom o sonzinho
Better than expected. Fools Gold is still by far my favourite song from them, but there were some other pretty good tracks as well.
👍👍
4.5
Shoot you down had some cool ass dynamics.
Loved it. Sonically thick, lush sounds throughout, easily danceable and relistenable. Sounded like the precursor to Oasis' Wall of Sound.
4.5 for sure, one of the better unsung albums of history and ushered in an new era in music.
Definitely their best album. 'I wanna be adored' and 'Fools gold' are great tracks to top and tail the album. New found appreciation for The Stone Roses and a good album to work too.
I like this album a lot 4
Beneath the hype is a pretty decent album.
3.5, will round up today. The album definitely grooves but not sure if it did anything unusual or out of the ordinary.
The jangly guitars and lush harmonies of the 60s meet the slick production of the 80s, and the marriage is blissful. To produce a debut this confident and fully-formed is rare indeed, but the Stones Roses manage with flourishes of true brilliance.
Never heard of these guys before - not a bad album. 7/10.
A less depressing Smiths Beach Boys meets late British Invasion
I love this kind of English rock. Great guitar. Chill, and definitely an album I could have on in the background just to pass time. A lot of it feels like music that would’ve been used in the moody teen dramas of the late 90s & early 00s, and I can dig that vibe.
Really enjoyed the dreamy/mesmerizing rock beats. Unfortunately I found the lyrics to be bland and way too repetitive which brings down the album just a touch. I can see myself listening to this passively as background music because the instrumentals are just so good. Definitely not an album I'll forget about.
Solid
Really good, enjoyed a lot
For what these guys were trying to do, I think they nailed it. The variety of sounds is great, and they're woven together well, giving each track a well-polished feel.
Much better than expected
the sheer brilliance of the music overcomes the fact no album with Ian Brown singing should be five stars, or even three.
Wow, does this albums start off super strong. 'I Wanna Be Adored,' 'She Bangs the Drums,' and 'Waterfall' are all fantastic songs that set a strong tone for the rest of the album. The other songs don't quite live up to what was set up, but they're still great to have on. This is one of those albums that introduces you to a band and makes you wonder, "How have I never heard of these guys before?" I don't know if the rest of The Stone Roses albums are of the same quality, but I will definitely be listening to more from them in the future.
Pretty good listen. Loved a lot of the tracks especially Waterfall and it's subsequent track: waterfall in reverse. Was caught off guard but was actually enjoyable. I thought the bass throughout the album was top notch
Really solid Brit pop album, though I prefer Blur more. -1 star because they’re from Manchester and being from Manchester isn’t a personality
I really like this a lot. I only know I wanna be adored and Fools Gold, but i can see the rest of the album growing on me.
You can taste the decades of Brit pop that ooozed out of this record
Jeg tar denne med videre. Behagelig. Alt var behagelig. Trenger mer modning før jeg får det til å sitte i rockefoten, fistpump-armen eller sangstrupen. Good stuff.
This is really, really good. One of the best we've had, comfortable 4 and not far off a 5. It flows really nicely (like a proper album), there are quite a few really good songs on there (it'd still be a decent album even if you only had 2 out of I Wanna Be Adored, She Bangs The Drums, Waterfall, Made of Stone, and I Am the Resurrection, let alone all 5), and there's not a lot of filler. It does dip a bit briefly in the middle (the main culprit being the weird reworking of Scarborough Fair into Elizabeth My Dear), but not a lot. Without a couple of those tracks, it'd be close to a 5; if you tightened it all up and took 30s to a minute out of most of the tracks, it'd comfortably get a 5.
At times soothing, at times exciting, but more "blah" than I prefer. The songs "Waterfall" and "Shoot You Down" really caught my attention.
Not an album I was that much familiar when growing up but I know how influential it was. I like it generally but find it a bit dragging tbh. I am the resurrection is a timeless classic tho
If I was still in high school this album would be on my 'Oldies but Goodies' playlist Definitely would play in the background or something, wouldn't listen to it religiously
Great album and I always forget it came out in 89.
Nice indie pop album. You can hear how the Stone Roses influenced future musicians.
Classic
Some great songs
I thought this was great, obviously knew quite a bit of Stone Roses and this album as a whole was a lot less heavy than some of the other stuff I am familiar with. I was mostly introduced to them when I visited my cousin in Wester Australia, and we had a great time on a road trip blasting his fave Stone Roses songs in his big 4x4. Great times
Strong record from the indie rock movement of the late 80’s college radio scene. 10 minutes of self indulgent Fools Gold can be forgiven.
Stonerrock, maar zeer toegankelijk. Goed album
I remember enjoying it but then forgot to review so now I have nothing interesting to write here.
Liked it but not madly in love with it, great sounds really liked the instrumentals in the album, dare I say fantastic. Although, the vocals from Ian could be a hit and miss, sometimes it suits the song very well but other times it feels out of place
angsty and nice
For this album, we have New Order to thank. Not only did the Stone Roses get their start in New Order's club The Haçienda, but they would be heavily inspired by New Order's alternative dance innovations. Mixing this together with neo-psychadelic sounds and some jangle pop from the 60's, and we have the Stone Roses' debut album. With this new sound in their hands, The Stone Roses, alongside Happy Mondays, would be at the forefront of the Madchester genre, a precursor to britpop which would flourish later in the 90's. In the meantime, The Stone Roses would be releasing music that is rhythmically non-stop and upbeat while pulling from sound textures from the 60's and 70's. It's uniquely British, but still pretty good! Not quite for me I think but I can still appreciate quality music when I hear. Also of note, the official release didn't have Fools Gold which is fantastic song, but streaming services will include it at the end so I'm considering that version to be the official one.
Nice. Good memories of this first time around. Groovy and still fun times from the baggies
Gostei muito, só conhecia a banda de nome. Vou pesquisar mais. Melhor música: Fools Gold
Pretty darn good, although they leaned HARD into the "remastered" nonsense.
Solid. Didn't know much about this band besides the jokes about the second album.
First time hearing this album. And it's very good! This is one of those albums that I'm glad I'm doing the generator for, making me listen to music that I somehow missed.
Man that was some proto Britpop fun
I had heard "I Wanna Be Adored" many times and always liked it, yet for some reason, I don't think I listened to much more of their music. I'm glad this album came up in my rotation. This band is really good. Love their sense of groove, which they interweave wonderfully with nice pop hooks. To me, they seem to include a fun sense of pop and rock composition without getting snarky or cynical about it. Snarky and cynical can work in some music, but at times I must confess I kind of roll my eyes a bit (or a lot) when I hear the same themes on that front. There are some outstanding vocal harmonies here, and the musicians play so well. Everything comes together nicely, production is solid, and it's overall rather enjoyable. "Fool's Gold" is super-fun; such a great track with which to end the album. Nicely done!
Achei bem legal. Ouviria de novo.
This is first time listen for me. I thought the album was arranged beautifully and studio engineered to perfection. Wasn't necessarily in love with the techno rock rave song but the rest of the album is exceptional. They sound they have musical influences from everybody. I heard Morrisey, The Beach Boys , Pink Floyd and others. Really enjoyed and will be doing a deeper dive on the The Stone Roses.
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: I wanna be adored, She bangs the drums, Made of stone
I thought this album was cool. It definitely mirrors a lot of what other alternative rock groups were doing in the 80s, and as a consequence it doesn't stand out as much as some of the other early alt-rock albums I've listened to, like Surfer Rosa. Still, they made a lot of cool choices on this album. 4/5
Onhan tässä hyviä tarttuvia renkutuksia. Oikeestaan melkeen kaikki biisit on hyviä. Ehkä kuitenkin kokonaisuutena vois kyseenalaistaa että onko tää niin merkittävä levy että kuuluisko se tälle listalle jos ei ois briteistä, varsinkin kun Fools Gold ei ees ollut alkuperäsellä julkasulla. Mulle henkilökohtasesti biisien puolesta ehkä 3-3.5/5, mutta Fools Gold on niin bängeri että nostaa kirkkaasti neljään.
Olipa kivan aurinkoinen levy ja dynaamista menoa! 4/5
Muy buen disco
Eigentlich 3 aber wegen "i wanna be adored" ein mehr
Great album
I hadn't purposely listened to The Stone Roses before, but I really enjoyed this album. They're a new staple.
This could actually be between a six and an eight. I really don't know. I'll very likely listen to it again though.
I think this album was a big step forward in music at the time. It continues to have some appeal but a lot of the songs just don't seem as innovative as I imagine they must have been back then. Still a very solid work, but I just don't see it as belonging in the upper echelons that the critics seem to place it.
Classic. So many hits.
Classic
Excellent. I think there are some stone-cold classics on this album. An easy 4.
Kind of a fun, trippy album from the late 80s! It actually sounds a lot more modern than that to me.
Great stuff, oasis but with more of a kick to it
8/10
-Very cool psychedelic Beatles-esque jamming on sitar and echoed/reversed vocals on "Don't Stop" -"(Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister," "Shoot You Down," and "This Is the One" all get interesting -Becomes a cool jam in "I Am the Resurrection" -Has some really cool bits but is pretty mellow in the other tracks. Overall pretty solid
This album has good sound, intresting story and great cover.
I always slag off The Stone Roses because of their reputation in Manchester despite only having one album. But this happens to be that album and it is a damn good one to be fair and very iconic
I've always thought there was a disconnect between the Stone Roses' lad-rock following and the kind of music they actually made. I also thought they were largely overrated - just accomplished musicians with a few good tunes and a few dull ones. That may still be true, but I'm happy to concede that this is a strong album. I still think I Wanna Be Adored and I Am The Resurrection are clear stand-outs but the jangly stuff in between has grown on me too.
Downloading for later
Pleasureful.
9/10
very nice, had some really chill songs
Its good, but not for me
Very nice smithsy psych
I've listened to this extensively in the past. Remastered version is very mellow and strangely paced but has some excellent songs - she bangs the drums and I am the resurrection are highlights, and fool's gold is a brilliant song. Good start, even if it is unlikely to become one of my favourites.
I was surprised by how much I liked this one - it's like a little psychedelic alt-rock adventure. My favorite track on the album, "Fool's Gold", has a funky almost trip-hop beat that carries it along, and it's very nice. I have a feeling that I'll be coming back to this album.
banger
Classic and seminal, echoing influences without ripping them off in a way Oasis completely failed to do. Album tracks innovative and pleasing. A long overdue full listen.
Listened 27/9/21
Catchy tunes with lots of hooks, jangly guitars, groovy rhythms - what's not to like? I enjoyed this quite a bit. 4 stars.
Man- my love for late 80s early 90s alt rock continues
U top 5 najboljih brit pop albuma, alo. Dakle vrh album, žao mi je što mi nije skroz savršen, ali je dosta blizu. Stvarno kvalitetan album, odličnih pjesama i jedan od glavnih pokretača ovakvog žanra u Britaniji.
Started getting a bit samey towards the end, but still quite good musicianship. I felt as though the band were really a band, if that makes any sense. I enjoyed it for the most part.
So influential and solid
Great music to cross-stitch to. Originally, I was going to say relaxing, but not a sleep sort of relaxing. Then I reflected upon the album and realized everything was fairly upbeat, but not in-your-face up beat. All in all, great all-around album for an all-around average sort of day/task.
First album of the journey for me. This should be fun if they're all half as good as this.
Great album that marked the start of an era! Really enjoyed it
This album manages to bring together a host of influences in a coherent and interesting way. I can hear Beatles, the Smiths, Joy Division, dance sounds and more in this album. The 'Madchester' scene of which the Stone Roses were a key player, was born of the indie dance scene fused with psychedelia and pop sounds. This movement found mainstream success but started to decline in the earlier nineties as Britpop and Grunge became favored.
Great Britpop! Cool sounds and fun songs, unique while also a tribute to the 60s.
Gran disco, grandes canciones, grandes arreglos, grandes solos, etc. A los Stone Roses los conocí hace ya varios años por una amiga muy querida y siempre es grato regresar a ellos. Highlights, porque no hay skips: "I Wanna Be Adored", "Don't Stop", "Made of Stone" y "This Is The One". De las últimas dos, disfruto mucho sus solos. 9/10
Manchester more like Madchester am i right?
Fantastic debut and the bulk of their greatest hits
Awesome tunes. Felt rocky but also with kind of brother bear feel??
Favorite tracks: I Wanna Be Adored, Bye Bye Bad Man, Made Of Stone, I Am The Resurrection, Fools Gold Least favorite tracks: Don't Stop
Really liked it. Will explore more 80s brit rock. um favorite track was This is the One. Least favorite was Don't Stop. Will probably listen to this one again!
"I Wanna Be Adored" started out like I was listening to Pink Floyd. "She Bangs the Drums" gives me Beach Boys vibes. Beach Boys might not be right but it's a band I know I've heard. "Waterfall" is really good, I like it. Probably a good concert song. The beginning of "Don't Stop" sounds like it would be from Aerosmith. "Bye Bye Bad Man" would have been good in Legion or HIMYM. "Elizabeth My Dear" who is this, Garfunkel and Oates? "(Song For My) Sugar Spun Sister" not much to say but I liked it. "Made of Stone" was reallllly good. I like this one. "Shoot You Down" Beach Boys vibes again? "This Is the One" it sounds familiar but I don't know where I would've heard it. OH! Previous songs reminded me of a cross between Beach Boys and The Cherries. That's what it was. "I Am the Resurrection" without listening to the lyrics closely enough, is this Christian themed? "Fools Gold" long, but good. I liked this album. It's not what I typically listen to but I liked it.
3.5 if I could. But after a second listen it tips over to a 4.
rupwert met encore des couches car il fait pipi au lit
This was such a charmer I was shocked I hadn't heard them before. Big indie movie vibes at times.
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Quite a lot better than I expected. Definitely enjoyed it. The last track surprised me quite a bit too, but it was a good finish to a good album. No real standout songs for me though and therefore not a 5.
Great album.
my experience with SR was mostly in the context of britpop. i don't recall ever listening to a song let alone an album, but i genuinely enjoyed this. feels like a mashup of oasis and my bloody valentine. loved the dreamy vocals and instrumentation. the first half felt stronger than the back half until i got to the last 2 tracks. brilliant way to end an otherwise poppy affair. this may very well end up a 5 but i would need to sit with it for awhile longer
I appreciated the variety on this album. It seemed like it was the bridge between New Wave and Brit Pop. Loved some of the more moody songs with sonic distortion and show gazey breakdowns. I feel like this spawned bands like Spiritualized, Oasis, etc. my only complaint is the last song, “fools gold” feels dated, but is the only one that feels that way.
Had literally never heard of this band before, and the Wikipedia article says it's considered one of the greatest albums of all time. Catching some hints of Smashing Pumpkins, Cranberries, Garbage, Cardigans, New Radicals. There's something precious about those airy, delicate vocals. Feels like a vibey 90s take on hippie music, wondering if the Stone Roses really set the stage for much of that 90s poppy rocky ravey scene. Just got to track 4, that took a huge psychedelic turn. Some Jimi, some Beatles. The happy little guitar solo at 2:50 in "Made of Stone" sounds like something I'd play while standing on my tippy toes and fucking around with my phaser. I enjoyed this one, will see how that translates into my arbitrary awarding of stars tomorrow morning.
One of my favorites
A classic, but not a album i listen to very often,
Funky
old school rock
Never been a huge fan of Stone Roses but this is a cool album with some classic tunes. 8/10
Really like this album, especially “I wanna be Adored” and “I am the resurrection” and the rest of the album is good too - it has a cool, melancholy vibe. Good harmonies, and it even rocks out occasionally. Easy 4
very good album with few bad songs not quite my go to but still a very good album nonetheless
Melodic midtempo British/Manchester rock with notable balance of experimental and straightforward. A testament to tight songcraft done by what feels like a fairly standard four- or five-piece rock outfit. Many of the Stone Roses biggest hits are here - "I Wanna Be Adored", "Waterfall", "Bye Bye Badman."
ich bin irre gefläsht - damals postadoleszent natürlich mitlaufen lassen im Post-90er Britpopper Feeling, aber nie wirklich begriffen, was die Einzigartigkeit der Band ausgemacht hat, statt dessen eine Best of... als ausreichend betrachtet & Ian Browns Solo Karriere mehr Beachtung geschenkt. Nun dieses erste Album nach so langer Zeit zu hören, beschert grad mir ein persönliches "2nd Coming" und zeigt mir wo das Tamburin scheppert.
Very indie, cook
Excellent album.
Ça s'écoute mais y'a rien de fou là dedans! Ok comme ambiance de fond au café.. Je me demande de plus en plus qui a fait la sélection des albums en se disant que c'était le genre de truc qu'il fallait écouter avant de mourir. J'ai bien aimé Made of stone mais encore là, ça s'en va pas dans ma playlist.
A
Epic!
Rock. Interesante
honestly better than I expected. Softy sadboi rock, but done well! I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of the album, and everything after was a slow decline, but never felt awful. Probably won't throw it into a rotation but will have more appreciation if it comes up on it's own. Really hard to pick between 3 and 4 for this one. I'll round up for the hell of it.
Appreciate this album more and more as I continue to listen to it. Lyrics more intelligible now, very eclectic album.
We liked it. It was groovy and fun. 3.5 stars
I only knew the (perfect) first song, the rest is not as perfect but interesting
Goo is better
¿Por qué no escuchamos más a esta banda y menos a otras de la época? Tiene el sonido de The Smiths sin todos los dramas de Morrissey. Me gustaron creo que todas pero las que más fueron 'I am the resurrection' y 'Shoot you down'.
Like the vibe. You can tell it’s right at the turn of the 80s sound becoming what become grunge in the 90s.
Have loved this album for a fair while, highly recommend watching their Documentary. Would love to have experienced that Manchester scene
Not a band I've listened to much, but a really good album.
Definitely love this one.
Not listened to stone roses for years. Looking forward to this one. Enjoyed that, I'd forgotten that they can be quite chilled out
Solid album, more psychedelic and weirder than expected (in a good way)
surprisingly good
If only the album was good as the first two and last song all the way through. Best closer of all time tho
Chill alternative rock, a little bit peculiar, but generally a pleasant listen.
Some great funky jams
It grew on my. I had to listen to it many times, and every time it was better than before
Cool
Godt rock/pop plade med fængende hits. De "fjerne ekko" stemmer bliver dog lidt træl Men gode numre 4+
I seem to remember the first half of this album more than the last, until Fool's Gold arrives. Great listening to this again. 4/5.
gillade detta
The Stone Roses
This album sounds like a clear waterfall streaming down a river. So cool. So refreshing. 7.5-8/10 FT: Made of Stone - I am the Resurrection. A tie
had a boring lull in the middle, but beginning and end were nice. favorites were "i wanna be adored" "she bangs the drums" "shoot you down" "fools gold"
Good album. I do not hate it as much as when I first heard of Stone Roses at 15-15 years old. I'm glad to have re-listened, yet Still, its just not for me.
This really had an Oasis vibe to it. So I wasn't surprised when I found out these guys were one of the main influences for the Oasis. There's a really amateurish nature to the album that I didn't really like at first but slowly grew on me a bit. She Bangs the Drums is such a fun song. That being said, I still found this pretty pleasant to just vibe to. It was fun to hear a sound that would get iterated on in one of the biggest bands in the world.
Solid, enjoyable with good melodies.
Not a bad album. 3/5
Pretty cool but this era really had shitty mixes
Joda.
Not bad but nothing super memorable, easy to listen to.
Not sure how this band was COMPLETELY off my radar. Didnt change my life but good, and the style and circles so similar to so much to what I like.
I definitely was aware of this album, I was in highschool in 1989 but Stone Roses did not really got my attention. It was before the Oasis and Blur hype and also it's bit different. I never listened to this album, guess that the single "Fool's Gold" was not interesting enough to discover more. I was not really attracted to it. When I put it on this morning I started positive. Quite nice guitar parts and melodies, well crafted. But several tracks linger on unnnecessary long and I got bored. I also never knew that Fools Gold lasted over 9 minutes. Why?? 3 minutes would be enough.
Cool little English rock/pop album. I enjoyed the mellow, dancy bongo parts towards the end. 3.4/5.0
A cool but vaguely boring album. I know they quit while they were hot and the legend has grown but...
Previously listened? Yes Rating: B/B- One of the best one album wonders ever. Lots of really great songs in here but some filler too that I don't particularly enjoy.
Decent . Oasis v1. The songs sound similar to each other
Good (not my taste)
I honestly didn’t expect to like The Stone Roses as much as I did. Going into it, I wasn’t particularly convinced that this was going to be my thing, but it turned out to be a really pleasant discovery. What surprised me most is how effortlessly the album balances catchy, almost dreamy melodies with the loose, understated energy of the band. There’s something very relaxed about it, but it never feels boring or directionless. Songs like “I Wanna Be Adored,” “She Bangs the Drums,” and “Waterfall” have this hazy, effortlessly cool quality that makes the album easy to get lost in. The album also has a great sense of atmosphere. It feels distinctly British and late-’80s, but not in a way that makes it sound dated. There’s a warmth and openness to the guitars, while Ian Brown’s vocals give everything a slightly detached, almost hypnotic character. At times, the songs feel like they’re just drifting along—and somehow that’s exactly what makes them work. I can see why the album became so influential, especially for the wave of British bands that followed. It has that rare quality of sounding both casual and important, like the band stumbled onto something special without needing to overcomplicate it. It’s definitely one of those albums where I went in with low expectations and came out thinking, okay, I get it now. Not every song completely blew me away, but as a whole, The Stone Roses was a much better experience than I expected. A genuinely nice discovery, and one I’ll probably be coming back to.
Very nice sound Kinda like if the smiths and the monkees had a baby Very nice vocals reminiscent of like Davy jones or other artists in that vein 3/5 although I could see the score improving if I listen more Favorites: shoot you down, waterfall, I wanna be adored
kind of eh. liked a few tracks but probably not a revisit
What I liked: - I never knew this group existed, and it added dimensions to what I thought was going on in the music scene in the 1980s and 90s. They said the Manchester scene was dominated by groups like the Smiths before these guys, and you can hear a bit of that sound in TSR. Pretty cool. Not so much: - the most damning thing I could say is that it was somewhat underwhelming. Not much of a critique, but it is what it is. Strap yourself in for an impromptu jam session at the end of a few of their songs. There's often a false bottom to their tracks that has 1-3 minutes of additional jam time.
Thought this was mid, 5/10. Don’t mind listening but wouldn’t choose this album again
não consegui ouvir inteiro mas gostei mesmo assim, 7/10.
Never heard of this but I liked it!
Déjà écouté avant. Je sais à quel point cet album a été influent durant toutes les années 1990, et notamment sur l'émergence de la britpop, par sa remise au goût du jour des sonorités psychédéliques des années 1960, mâtinée sporadiquement de rythmiques dance qui seront, elles aussi, beaucoup copiées. Je reconnais également que certains morceaux sont vraiment très bons (I Wanna Be Adored, She Bangs the Drum, Made of Stone...), portés notamment par la guitare de John Squire, l'autre guitar hero des années Thatcher. Mais pour une raison que je ne m'explique pas, en tant qu'album, The Stone Roses ne m'a jamais vraiment parlé, et cette nouvelle écoute n'a fait que confirmer ce sentiment, sans beaucoup plus me fournir d'explications. Conclusion : un album qui a tout mon respect, mais ma relative indifférence, en dehors des quelques morceaux qui surnagent. Top : Made of Stone Flop : Elizabeth My Dear
okay
This review is essentially the same as my one from 4 days ago, for The Happy Mondays debut album, copied below, cut/paste as appropriate... "It was good in places, weird in others. I never really got into the Happy Mondays when they were 'happening', which put me in a minority as far as I can remember. I've heard better albums, but I've heard a lot more that were worse"
--I Wanna Be Adored...I asked and He didn't give me shit --She Bangs the Drums...solid bass chug. something something "Shiny Happy People" --Waterfall...the guitar/bass are nice. the production is a little off-kilter; like it's recorded from a distance (through a waterfall perhaps?!) --Don't Stop...oh, we gettin' psychedelic. too many tabs, lads --Bye Bye Badman...fun but nothing special --Elizabeth My Dear..."Scarborough Fair/Canticle" interpretation --(Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister...it's like if the Gallaghers chilled out a bit. not sure if that's a compliment --Made of Stone...don't love the compressed production but this song is a full team effort that rises above other tracks --Shoot You Down...this has a subtle 'n' slick funk groove that I quite enjoy. nice guitar and bass interplay --This Is the One...boring --I Am the Resurrection...enjoy the opening bass groove. some cool guitar work towards the middle. now we getting funky at the four minute mark. this song is overlong and masturbatory but in the best way. I think I would've enjoyed this LP more overall if there were more of this --*Fools Gold...there's a Happy Mondays thing going on here. it's fun. I don't usually like jam bands but I may like these guys better as one *not included in the original release
Mmm… liked
I did not particularly enjoy or dislike this one. True neutral, I didn't care.
She bangs the drums is good. I like made of stone as well. 3 star album
I never really listened to The Stone Roses back in the day, and now I find this album a little dull. Maybe it'll be a grower...
Not a bad listen, but nothing stood out. NPC music I guess.
Not much to really love about this album. Not bad though.
Kinda the missing link between new wavey stuff and Oasis-era shoegaze/Britpop. So not as bad is it could be, but still already a bit off the mark. I'd like the songs to be a bit more dynamic.
Struggled with this one a bit. Like if Oasis didn’t have any hooks?
Good stuff, the last song kinda dragged and was a big outlier?
It wasn’t bad there were three songs I liked off the album
Najs! 3,5/5
Enjoyed the listen and exposure to a band I had not previously heard of. The interconnectivity of many artists I admire and how they experiment, inspire, and collaborate has been one of my favorite takeaways from this AOTD journey.
2.7 3x
Like some dreamy softer rock.
Pleasant, and likely to be forgotten within a week. ★★★
Enjoyment: 6 Replayability: 6 Cohesion: 7 Flow/Pacing: 5 Artistic Merit: 6 Weighted Average: 6.05 Review: Funny to have back to back indie rock albums from around the same era, but I ended up liking this one a lot more. The vocals and lyrics carried themselves further and I appreciated the twinge of psychedelic rock that naturally incorporated itself into their groove. Overall, a pretty solid album. Liked Song(s): I Wanna Be Adored, She Bangs the Drums, Bye Bye Bad Man, (Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister Disliked Song(s): Elizabeth My Dear, Fools Gold Recommend? Yes
Den var väl helt ok. Asså det var inte dålig musik direkt men jag var inte jättefokuserad och de två sista låtarna var 8 och 10 min med bara ljud liksom så det tycker jag inte jättemykcet om. Den får 2.5 av mig, men vi avrundar upp till 3.
3,5 Sterne
Ret fedt for et britpop album. Stor 3
Mega tidlig britpop hvis man kan kalde det det, men lyder meget mere fremtidsorienteret end de andre britpop plader vi har haft
I wanna be a doooooog
6/10
Bastante melodioso, indie, bastante dulce y agradable
First Listen Favorites: I Wanna Be Adored She Bangs The Drums Don't Stop Honorable Mentions: Shoot You Down Made of Stone
I really enjoyed this album. Sounded like it was from the 60s while having a modern feel in 2026 while actually being made in 1989. Standouts for me were "I Wanna Be Adored", "She Bangs the Drums", and "Bye Bye Bad Man". I liked the different guitar sections.
Öðruvísi en ég bjóst við. Seinni hlutinn ýtti henni næstum upp í fjórar stjörnur að mínu mati. Allt voða næs en skilur lítið eftir sig.
no lo escuché
Bands like The Stone Roses suffer from the passage of time. In 2026 it is impossible to know the impact that this had in 1989, and what a ray of delight and sunshine in must have been in an otherwise gloomy Britain. And certainly it was hugely influential on music in the 90s, even into the 2000s. But nearly 40 years after its release it is...well, a bit lame? It's like someone took the best bits of Revolver, took even more drugs and tried to recreate them - but worse. A couple of fun singles that have stood the test of time but I really do think You Had To Be There, Man.
It is a pleasant enough album. And I'm sure it was doing something unique for it's time, but it is just an era of rock music from the late 80s that does nothing for me. Most of the singing sounds like backup singing. The only track I genuinely thought was good was Fools Gold at the end.
Its bery similsr to the sundays but alot less vocals - meh its okay
3.5
good
Good background music, sounds like the libertines
I just can’t get into this band
La primera canción una locura, la guardé y la escuche varias veces durante el día . Me gusto el album en general, algunas canciones mas que otras though.
This album started out really strong, got boring in the middle, but then ended sort of okay at the end. The production is great - I love this type of 80s production and they did a really interesting thing where they used what felt like a restrained version of how echoey everything sounded in the late 80s, making a cool effect where that element was there but it sounded a little less produced. There were times where the 60s and 80s influences meshed really well, and others where it was just so much 60s and the songwriting went nowhere. While I thought that sonically it took an upswing in the last two tracks, they also had no need being 17 minutes total. I dunno. I'd rate this a 2.5 were I able, but given that I'd be willing to listen to more of their stuff, I'll bump it up.
Pretty good but felt kinda old-school and I think I just didn't really get it. They have a lot of range which was cool.
i kinda feel like some kind of drugs are missing in my body for me to really get into this. i can hear it's really good, but i just can't feel it.
*voix de Regelogorila* Oui. C'est bien. Playlist pick : Waterfall
One all time great song - Fool's Gold - and a few other good tunes, but too much filler for my tastes.
Good album, nothing stands out
Wasnt my favorite. I liked one or two songs. I did like the album art though.
Great album! Already knew one song but the album is very good and very chill! His voice is also cool
There were some songs id see myself tapping my fingers to but its not specifically my thing I can see why it holds importance in music, though
Pretty good.
pretty nice!!
A decent, but not exceptional album. I did greatly enjoy the variety on instrumental sections across the album that created a strong feeling of variety through the piece.
I really liked the beginning but the end was not so fun for me
Never heard of them. Was expecting something hard/metallic or similar. Pleasant surprised.
pretty nice
The Stone Roses arrived in 1989 at the center of a moment — Madchester, the convergence of indie guitar rock and dance culture that briefly made a specific corner of England feel like the only place music was happening. The record carries that energy convincingly. The jangly 60s-inflected guitars, Reni’s drumming (genuinely the secret weapon, funk-informed in a way the rest of the band doesn’t always match), Ian Brown’s loose detached vocal sitting more on feel than precision — it all coheres into something that sounds like a scene rather than just a band. The problem is that it sounds like that scene for the entire record without quite varying the formula enough to keep the back half as alive as the front. Same samey is the honest verdict — not in the sense that the songs are indistinguishable, but in the sense that the emotional register doesn’t shift enough to generate the kind of peaks that earn replayability. Nothing moves the needle sufficiently to demand return visits, which is the test that separates a record worth respecting from a record worth reaching for. The talent is real and the vibe is genuine. “She Bangs the Drums” and “I Am the Resurrection” make the case for what the band could do when the groove locked in. But a record that impresses without moving sits at three regardless of its historical reputation, and the UK press canonization of this particular era deserves the same healthy skepticism it always does in this project. A solid three. The moment was real. The record is a good document of it.
3.5
It's an okay album, with some highlights in "Waterfall", "Made of Stone" and the chaos that is "Sugar Spun Sister. It is not really my kind off thing, so it didn't grab me immediately. Overall I see the good things it does, but not that special for me.
Not bad
Liked this album a lot. Standout favorite was "I am the Resurrection"
Good but a bit boring from time to time
When I listened to the first few songs on the album, it felt like I was transported back in time. It brought back childhood memories and reminded me of the cartoons, TV shows, and the overall vibe of when I was younger. The atmosphere feels warm, cheerful, carefree, and very much in-the-moment. It’s not the kind of music I usually listen to—my taste is way more melancholic But honestly, now I kind of want to listen to more music with this sort of vibe over the next few days.
No está mal, el rock británico característico de finales de las 80. No me encantó pero está bueno.
aaaaaa.... eeeeee... aaaaa-aa-aa. neeeee... ahhhh-ah-aaa. I have an English mate of a certain age who likes "football" (it's soccer mate, get it right) and he loves the Stone Roses. I have a feeling he may have a reference to them tattooed somewhere but that could be Dropkick Murphys reference too, I dunno. Nothing alike but he loves them both. And he loves that awful Disturbed cover of The Sounds of Silence. Which prompts me to ask: "why am I mates with him"? Beggers can't be choosers, I guess. This is at least not even half as offensive as that awful Disturbed cover. At least it's a vibe, but I can't understand the cultish love my mate has for it. I can understand saying "this is alright". I can't imagine loving it enough for a mate to think I had a tattoo somewhere.
Two bands this week that I’ve never heard of! This one is apparently an early darling in the indie rock genre, and it ranks very highly among critics as one of the best 500 albums ever in general. The critics should stick to their day jobs because this wasn’t anything special. Mildly interesting Brit-rock with some decent guitar work and a couple good songs. Sounded like U2 and Oasis had a moody baby. YMMV, but I didn’t understand all the adoration for this record. Perfectly average 3/5
Gets much better at the end, mildly disappointing, but also much better than Primal Scream
🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 Really fun, may deserve a half-star more, but I can't see myself revisiting a ton of these songs (though I think I'd come back to more than I've decided now). I'd only heard "Love Spreads" from Severance as well as "I Wanna Be Adored" and "Fool's Gold" from this album but I think "Love Spreads" in particular gave me a false impression of how rockin' Stone Roses would be because I'm always disappointed they're not rockin' like that. Still, I could come to appreciate how nineties psychedelic this is. 1: Bad | 2: Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities) | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing
I enjoyed this but had a hard time giving an unbiased review so we’re going with a safe 3.
Some really cool stuff in here but it's a little too jangly for me in some areas. And then there's some almost dance stuff "Fools Gold." Glad I listened, wouldn't want to listen to it again.
it’s like fine but all kinda sounds the same to me
I quite liked this one. Wasn't sure I would given the genre but this was decent. Id say the average song on this didnt blow me away, but the few I did like were I Wanna be Adored, Made of Stone, This Is the One, and I Am the Resurrection. I vibed with all of those ones. Pretty good overall but didnt blow me away.
there were some songs i did actually like a bit just overall not my vibe
Not bad, but also not that enjoyable.
I thought I'd hate this one, but it turned out to be alright. Nothing super remarkable or special in this one, and it certainly wasn't memorable, but it's a fine album.
This album really hooked me with the first song and then proceeded to disappoint me for nearly an hour with some of the most generic and unpalatable British rock. The droning and over-tuned echoing vocals quickly irritated me, even though the rest of the band was doing a pretty good job of playing tight and varied arrangements. This album is close to something I might have enjoyed, if only the vocals were improved and the length were shortened to include only the tracks with something novel to offer.
Cool style pretty good
I liked this well enough but was disappointed that none of the songs were nearly as good as ‘I Wanna Be Adored’, which was the one song from the album that I’d already heard.
Seems like a very foundational album. Just didn't grab me
The hits are brilliant, the rest is ok
Bra skiva och framförallt mycket jämn. Blir dock aldrig så sugen på att lyssna mer på Stone Roses. Stark trea!
Never a big fan. Some fun psych jams but overall pretty meh.
*1989. *I Want To Be Adored is a solid song (although overrated IMO0. *The rest of the album is fine. It's consistent and enjoyable mellow background music, but nothing else really stands out. *I want to like this album more than I do, as it seems like a cult classic among people whose musical tastes I'm aligned with. RATING - 7/10
My first Stone Roses album. I really enjoyed track 1 but was bored by the rest until Shoot You Down. From there it got better until the end.
This sounded promising to start but then I got kind of bored with their sound. Soft neutral.
Purée dingue/ rock chill/ defoncée/ super cool
Good listenin’. Not sure I’ll go back to it, but it’s solid.
Takie 6/10, dobry album nie w moim stylu,
I've never understood the hype for this one. It's not even that its bad I just find it boring.
Kivaa rokkia. Hyväntuulista. Iha jees musaa.
They really like their reverb pedal and echo-y vocals in this group. I'm surprised I've never heard of this group, but it's from just before I became aware of my own music. I'm guessing this is something that was popular on college radio in the US at the time. I think if you had some decent lyrics and if they leaned into their harder/edgier sounds this would have been really good. I can hear their sound reflected (echoed?) into later music, and I can hear echoes (get it?) of earlier music like U2 in their sound. Definitely a product of their time. Elizabeth My Dear and Made of Stone were my favorite.
I wanna be adored är ett starkt öppningspår. She bangs the drums gillar jag däremot inte alls, refrängen är farligt nära signaturen till Vänner. Gillar malandet i Waterfall, Don't stop och framförallt i andra halvan av avslutande I am the resurrection.
it ok
Good sound but did not leave an inpression
not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue
2.5 stars I had tickets for Coachella 2013, where Stone Roses were co-headlining with Blur. That was when I first listened to Stone Roses. They had not been on my radar, like most Americans. While later britpop acts Blur and Oasis penetrated American consciousness with lasting impressions, the group that inspired them all did not have a lasting impact on this side of the pond. I’d hear the name and assume they were some cross of Rolling Stones or Guns n Roses. In the 13 years since I’ve listened to this album exactly 0 times. I didn’t watch Stone Roses live at Coachella. They were up against Tegan and Sara and Earl Sweatshirt, both preferable options, although I made the decision to watch How to Destroy Angels because of a girl I met up with. But alas, my listening experience of the s/t album of the Stone Roses did not excite me at the time. Revisiting it for this project, I was reminded of the music I had given a few chances those years ago. Still, it did not make me feel more than mild amusement. While I understand perhaps at the time, in the UK, the impact was undeniable, it does little for me in 2026. I don’t see myself returning to this again. Not terrible, but not interesting enough to warrant any more of my time.
Favorite songs: I Wanna Be Adored, Waterfall, Elizabeth My Dear, (Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister, Made of Stone, Shoot You Down, This Is the One, I Am the Resurrection, Fools Gold 3.5
Solid album. Generic 80s brit indie rock sound. Complex enough arrangement, and somewhat happy vibes.
The Stone Roses first album is widely celebrated as a monument of British indie pop, seamlessly blending late sixties psychedelia with danceable rhythms. While timeless classics like Fools Gold and I Wanna Be Adored are truly brilliant, the record's back half drags. It remains historically essential, but its obvious consistency issues prevent it from being a perfect masterpiece overall.
(Review importante) Lo escuché en el micro que no se escuchaba una verga y encima de eso no le fui dando mucha bola, así que lo tengo que volver a escuchar. De todas maneras este es un álbum que ya tenía pendiente escuchar, así que no me venía mal la oportunidad.
Stabilt album som startar starkt inte riktigt min typ lite för lite som händer ibland låtar som dont stop är lite tråkiga men överlag ett stabilt album. Jättebra intro
Me gusto!! descargue un par de canciones que me gustaron. Se me hizo un poco repetitivo pero lindo álbum
Now this is my Wife’s favorite band ( she once had a dog named Ian Brown), so gave it a 5/5. She spouted on about it’s influence on the Manchester scene and while I think it is a decent album and somewhat different than what was going on at the time, I just didn’t feel it as much as she did.
Still pretty overrated to me, opening track I wanna be adored, and the two closing tracks, I Am the Resurrection and Fools Gold are the best tracks. The rest is very forgettable, I suppose it's really impressive if you think Oasis is the be all and end all of music.
Gentle indie rock with a touch of pop. I liked the couple made of "Waterfall" and "Don't stop". Good groove in "Fool's gold". 3.5 / 5
Just ok... Not a very deep album and very typical for the time.
My first ever listen to this band. Didn’t love it; didn’t hate it.
It was OK.
la segunda canción me gustó
buen disco, entiendo el fanatismo del amigo liam por la banda en cuestión. no se que tanto concepto tiene el disco, pero de tener, hay bastante relleno injustificado (don’t stop es waterfall al revés, cualquiera; y los últimos dos temas tan muy buenos, pero no pueden durar 20 min juntos-casi la MITAD DEL DISCO). mas allá de eso, los temas son muy buenos, la psicodelia está muy bien abordada, buenas melos, buenos hits.
Good album but hugely overrated, the band are talented and write some iconic UK indie tracks but jangle pop just isn't my thing. I think the artists all offered more after this.
I want to like them and their sound. Just not compelling enough for me.
Me gusta pero a la vez me parece sobrevalorado, en plan no me parecen canciones muy complejas. I wanna be adored la mejor, algunas otras cansan y no destacan
It's good, I liked it, wasn't an instant love but it reminds me of a chiller version of the smiths which I love. Good chill music to have in the background for working or reading on a random Thursday afternoon.
i haven't listen to these guys in about 10 years. Looking forward to this record. i wish they were as big in the states as blur...
It was a fun listen, but no takeaways from me. Definitely felt unique. Probably something like 3.25 stars
Good
Took me right back to my attic bedroom!
Not really a fan, 5/10
I've tried getting into this album a few times over the years and I always end up with a "meh" feeling. I like the sound overall and get that it's a kind of bridge between eras, but in the end I don't find myself returning to any particular song. I'm guessing you had to be there. This seemed like as good a time as any to try a new experiment. I was curious if Claude AI could analyze my history and predict how I'd respond to an album. It got this one wrong, but this certainly does sound like me and my reviewerly logic: " The Stone Roses sit at a peculiar intersection for me. I came of age musically in the 90s, mostly on the American side of the Atlantic, so I absorbed the Stone Roses the way you absorb a lot of British music from that era — through the reverberations it left in everything that came after. I can hear them in every Britpop band I love, in the jangly confidence of Oasis, in the strut of the Dandy Warhols. And "I Wanna Be Adored" and "She Bangs the Drums" are stone cold classics — the kind of songs that make you feel like you discovered something even when they're thirty years old. But unlike, say, my experience with Wild Gift or Exile in Guyville, I never quite found the emotional portal in. The songwriting is brilliant without being personal in the way I need for a 5. Ian Brown's voice is more of a texture than an instrument, and there are moments where the album floats past me rather than landing. I Should Coco gave me a similar feeling and I gave that a 5, so I went back and forth. But in the end, the Stone Roses feel more like a phenomenon I admire than an album I love with my whole chest. A magnificent 4." Sorry Claude and Manchester -- it's a 3 for me.
Not bad. Definitely started picking up more of a jam band vibe towards the end though.
funky album. it had some cool techno elements and groovy bass. i loved the tracks i wanna be adored, i am the resurrection, and fools gold. (3.5 for me)
I like the energy of She Bangs the Drums and the way the guitar kicks in midway through This Is the One. The song Don't Stop has a weird sound, and I learned through Spotify that it's the previous track, Waterfall, in reverse, with different lyrics overlaid. That's not an approach I've ever heard, and it's a little unsettling. Elizabeth My Dear is Simon and Garfunkel's Scarborough Fair reimagined. The lyrics throughout the album are interesting, nowhere more so than in Made of Stone. Finally, I enjoyed the funky sound of Fools Gold. This band showed promise, and it's a shame they dissolved so quickly.
The music was good, but this lacked something. This album did not quite tick all the boxes for me.
I Wanna Be Adored er topp 100 beste låter gjennom tidene materiale. Resten av skiva er grei. Nei, den er faktisk god. Og de er åpenbart tidlig ute med neo-psych på grensen til shoegaze (Ride's Nowhere kom ut året etter; Scream's Screamadelica først to år senere), men skiva har aldri gjort det for meg og det gjør den ikke i dag heller, til tross for at den er perfekt for å nytes i dette været. The Stone Roses: jeg respekterer dere, men vi kommer aldri til å bli elskere.
Old school classical music, not what I currently listen to but I can enjoy all types of music, solid album definitely camp fire vibes at night, not much replay value in it for me personally but overall good
3/5
Very English, but I find it enjoyable as decent background music. Probably will not listen to it again. 6/10 Top song Waterfall
Didn’t overly enjoy the first few songs. But it got a lot better. Will have to listen a few more times.
Before listening, did some research and it seems like The Stone Roses laid the foundations for bands like Blur, and Oasis. I can see some of that in their music, and overall made for an interesting listen. Not exactly up my alley, but it was a cool mix between prog rock and more pop rock. I enjoyed "Made of Stone" and "(Song for my) Sugar Spun Sister".