Saturday, November 22, 2008

THE STONE ROSES - The Stone Roses (1989)



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General Information
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Artist...............: THE STONE ROSES
Album................: The Stone Roses
Release Date.........: Jul 1989
Genre................: Madchester
Number of Songs......: 11
Duration.............: 00:48:53 min

Audio Format.........: MP3
Bitrate..............: CBR 192 HQ
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44,100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Included.............: M3U, Covers


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Release Notes
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Track Listing:
01. I Wanna Be Adored 4:51
02. She Bangs The Drums 3:51
03. Waterfall 4:41
04. Don't Stop 5:20
05. Bye Bye Badman 4:05
06. Elizabeth My Dear 0:57
07. (Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister 3:26
08. Made of Stone 4:15
09. Shoot You Down 4:13
10. This Is the One 4:59
11. I Am the Resurrection 8:15

Album Review:
Since the Stone Roses were the nominal leaders of Britain's "Madchester" scene -
an indie rock phenomenon that fused guitar pop with drug-fueled rave and dance
culture - it's rather ironic that their eponymous debut only hints at dance music.
What made the Stone Roses important was how they welcomed dance and pop together,
treating them as if they were the same beast. Equally important was the Roses' cool,
detached arrogance, which was personified by Ian Brown's nonchalant vocals.
Brown's effortless malevolence is brought to life with songs that equal both his
sentiments and his voice - "I Wanna Be Adored," with its creeping bassline and waves
of cool guitar hooks, doesn't demand adoration, it just expects it. Similarly, Brown
can claim "I Am the Resurrection" and lie back, as if there were no room for debate.
But the key to The Stone Roses is John Squire's layers of simple, exceedingly catchy
hooks and how the rhythm section of Reni and Mani always imply dance rhythms without
overtly going into the disco. On "She Bangs the Drums" and "Elephant Stone," the hooks
wind into the rhythm inseparably - the '60s hooks and the rolling beats manage to convey
the colorful, neo-psychedelic world of acid house. Squire's riffs are bright and catchy,
recalling the British Invasion while suggesting the future with their phased, echoey
effects. The Stone Roses was a two-fold revolution - it brought dance music to an
audience that was previously obsessed with droning guitars, while it revived the concept
of classic pop songwriting, and the repercussions of its achievement could be heard
throughout the '90s, even if the Stone Roses could never achieve this level of achievement
again.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide.

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