History Music / TheStoneRosesAlbum

[[caption-width-right:350:''I don't have to sell my soul, he's already in me'']]

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''The Stone Roses'' is the SelfTitledAlbum by Music/TheStoneRoses from 1989. It was very influential in the British AlternativeRock scene and effectively paved the way for the {{Britpop}} genre that became popular in the 1990s, similar to how Music/{{Nirvana}}'s ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' did the same for {{Grunge}}. The album is best remembered for the singles "She Bangs the Drums" and "I Wanna Be Adored".

* RegionalBonus: The first U.S. editions of the album included "Elephant Stone" inserted between "She Bangs The Drums" and "Waterfall".

''The Stone Roses'' is the SelfTitledAlbum by Music/TheStoneRoses from 1989. It was very influential in the British AlternativeRock scene and effectively paved the way for the {{Britpop}} genre that became popular in the 1990s. The album is best remembered for the singles "She Bangs the Drums" and "I Wanna Be Adored".

At the time, however, ''The Stone Roses'' wasn't received as a great work. NME gave it a disappointing 6/10 in their review. By 2006, however, the album had been VindicatedByHistory enough to be crowned "Greatest {{Indie|Rock}} Album" by the same magazine, included at #7 in their [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]], by Magazine/RollingStone in [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime their similar list]] at #498, and Magazine/TimeMagazine in their list of [[TimeAllTime100Albums 100 timeless and essential albums]]. It's still seen as one of the greatest albums of all time, especially by a British band, and currently holds the #58 spot on Website/AcclaimedMusic's [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums compilation of various critics' lists]]. The album is to British indie rock what ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' is to American alternative rock. A big-name fan was influential British radio DJ Creator/JohnPeel who, in 1997, placed it at #7 in a list of his 20 personal favorite albums [[note]] It was by no means meant as a definitive list, as he felt that top albums lists "are terribly self-indulgent" and said "he'd change it to a completely different list if he would be asked again a week later". But it was the only time in his life he agreed to make such a list, so in that regard pretty close to being a definitive list. [[/note]] when asked by the newspaper ''The Guardian''.

At the time, however, ''The Stone Roses'' wasn't received as a great work. NME gave it a disappointing 6/10 in their review. By 2006, however, the album had been VindicatedByHistory enough to be crowned "Greatest {{Indie|Rock}} Album" by the same magazine, included at #7 in their [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]], by Magazine/RollingStone in [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime their similar list]] at #498, and Magazine/TimeMagazine in their list of [[TimeAllTime100Albums 100 timeless and essential albums]]. It's still seen as one of the greatest albums of all time, especially by a British band, and currently holds the #58 spot on Website/AcclaimedMusic's [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums compilation of various critics' lists]]. The album is to British indie rock what ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' is to American alternative rock. A big-name fan was influential British radio DJ Creator/JohnPeel who, in 1997, placed it at #7 in a list of his 20 personal favorite albums [[note]] It was by no means meant as a definitive list, as he felt that top albums lists "are terribly self-indulgent" and said "he'd change it to a completely different list if he would be asked again a week later". But it was the only time in his life he agreed to make such a list, so in that regard pretty close to being a definitive list. [[/note]] when asked by the newspaper "The Guardian".

* EpicRocking: The 5:17 "Don't Stop", the 8:12 "I Am The Resurrection", and the 9:53 "Fool's Gold".

* TheDissSong: According to John Squire, "I am the Resurrection" was aimed at someone he and Ian Brown knew and hated.

* {{Mondegreen}}: "I wanna be a dog", "I wanna be a door", etc.

At the time, however, ''The Stone Roses'' wasn't received as a great work. NME gave it a disappointing 6/10 in their review. By 2006, however, the album had been VindicatedByHistory enough to be crowned "Greatest {{Indie|Rock}} Album" by the same magazine, included at #7 in their [[UsefulNotes/NME500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]], by Magazine/RollingStone in [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime their similar list]] at #498, and Magazine/TimeMagazine in their list of [[TimeAllTime100Albums 100 timeless and essential albums]]. It's still seen as one of the greatest albums of all time, especially by a British band, and currently holds the #58 spot on Website/AcclaimedMusic's [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums compilation of various critics' lists]]. The album is to British indie rock what ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' is to American alternative rock. A BigNameFan was influential British radio DJ Creator/JohnPeel who, in 1997, placed it at #7 in a list of his 20 personal favorite albums [[note]] It was by no means meant as a definitive list, as he felt that top albums lists "are terribly self-indulgent" and said "he'd change it to a completely different list if he would be asked again a week later". But it was the only time in his life he agreed to make such a list, so in that regard pretty close to being a definitive list. [[/note]] when asked by the newspaper "The Guardian".

* BrickJoke: A musical example of this shows up in the [[EpicRocking 8-minute long]] "I Am the Resurrection". The first three minutes are dominated by a Motown-influenced groove with a catchy, descending bassline. After Ian Brown finishes his vocals, the band launch into an epic 5-minute funk-rock improvisation. And towards the end, Mani works in the descending bassline again.

* StopAndGo: About 2/3's of the way through the extended jam coda of "I Am The Resurrection" During the aforementioned epic 5-minute funky improv, at one point the band stop playing. There's a few seconds of silence before they start again as if nothing had happened.