Pop/Pop Psychedelia: The Stone Roses (20th Anniversary Collector's Edition, Silvertone) 3 Disc Box

 

Meshing '60s-styled guitar pop with an understated '80s dance beat, the Stone Roses defined the British guitar pop scene of the late '80s and early '90s. After their eponymous 1989 debut album became an English sensation, countless other groups in the same vein became popular, including the Charlatans UK, Inspiral Carpets, and Happy Mondays. However, the Stone Roses were never able to capitalize on the promise of their first album, waiting five years before they released their second record and slowly disintegrating in the year-and-a-half after its release.

The Stone Roses emerged from the remains of English Rose, a Manchester-based band formed by schoolmates John Squire (guitar) and Ian Brown (vocals). In 1985, the Stone Roses officially formed, as Squire and Brown added drummer Reni (born Alan John Wren), guitarist Andy Couzens, and bassist Pete Garner. The group began playing warehouses around Manchester, cultivating a dedicated following rather quickly. Around this time, the group was a cross between classic British '60s guitar pop and heavy metal, with touches of goth rock.

 Couzens left the group in 1987, followed shortly afterward by Garner, who was replaced by Mani (born Gary Mounfield) and the group recorded its first single, "So Young," which was released to little fanfare by Thin Line Records. At the end of 1987, the Stone Roses released their second single, "Sally Cinnamon," which pointed the way toward the band's hook-laden, ringing guitar pop. By the fall of 1988, the band secured a contract with Silvertone Records and released "Elephant Stone," a single that set the band's catchy neo-psychedelic guitar pop in stone.

Shortly after the release of "Elephant Stone," the Stone Roses' bandwagon took off in earnest. In early 1989, the group was playing sold-out gigs across Manchester and London. In May, band released their eponymous debut album, which demonstrated not only a predilection for '60s guitar hooks, but also a contemporary acid house rhythmic sensibility. 

The Stone Roses received rave reviews and soon a crop of similar-sounding bands appeared in the U.K. By the end of the summer, the Stone Roses were perceived as leading a wave of bands that fused rock & roll and acid house culture. (excerpt from allmusic.com)

Ich denke , für jeden der Pop Musik liebt, und ich meine wirklich liebt, ist das was die Stone Roses Ende der Achtziger Jahre gemacht haben, unentbehrlich. Für mich gibt es keine Band, die eine solche sanfte Pop Psychedelia kreiert haben. Als '89 ihr Album herauskam machten sie den späteren Brit Pop erst möglich. Wobei ich hier betonen möchte, das die Roses nie Brit Pop waren. Nicht im dem Sinne was nach ihnen folgte. Für mich gehören sie zu den unerreichten britischen Bands. Sie waren einzigartig und beeinflussen noch heute eine große Anzahl an Popbands.Sie waren wirklich einzigartig. 

 Zum Album: Disc 1: Das '89er Album remastered 2009, Disc 2: The Extras, Disc 3: The Lost Demos+ 5 Hidden Tracks, Booklet

I think for anyone who loves pop music, and I mean really loves pop music, what the Stone Roses did in the late eighties is indispensable.For me there is no band that created such a soft pop psychedelia. When their album came out in '89 they made the later Brit Pop possible. But I would like to emphasize that the Roses were never Brit Pop. Not in the sense of what followed them. For me they belong to the unrivaled British bands. They were unique and still influence a large number of pop bands today. They were really unique. 

About the album: Disc 1: The '89 album remastered 2009, Disc 2: The Extras, Disc 3: The Lost Demos+ 5 Hidden Tracks, Booklet

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