posted June 14, 2004 09:28 AM            

Serious.

This record has influenced my life more than any other recording, ever.

Long live The Roses.

posted June 14, 2004 09:29 AM            

That said, I freaking LOVE this album. Too band the band couldn't keep the momentum going -- I do think that their second record would have been a lot better, had they been able to record while the iron was still hot.

This was the gateway record for one of my best friends. Weaned him from his "classic" rock phase into the world of the indies.

np: The Coctails - Peel

posted June 14, 2004 10:57 AM            

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Originally posted by DunwoodyDude:
I once heard a Stone Roses bootleg and Ian Brown's voice was atrocious. Don't know if he was having a bad day or if his voice just truly sucks.

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Was that the infamous Glastonbury performance?

I don't really listen to this much but it is an sbsolutely superb album. As has been said 'I Am The Resurrection' is one of all time great pieces of guitar music. I'd say this is a Top 25 at least but I can't remember were I ranked it so I probably should keep quiet in case I put it at 48 or something!

posted June 14, 2004 12:21 PM            

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Originally posted by Element:
Best. Record. Ever.

Serious.

This record has influenced my life more than any other recording, ever.

Long live The Roses.

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i can't say much more than what dalen has already said here. i think it could be just that it was the right time and place for me to hear this, but i am serious when i say this is better than any beatles, stones, wrens...whatever.

and i agree 100% with what bitterbuffalo has to say about 'i am the resurrection'.

posted June 14, 2004 01:57 PM            

i have to admit to not owning a real copy of this, but i definitely plan to someday. i have all the songs though. and i've heard it in order. this dance party in philly usually ends their nights with "i am the resurrection" and it is just amazing. people still go crazy for it.

posted June 14, 2004 02:03 PM            

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Originally posted by z:
a few weeks ago on steve lamacq's show, keith cameron (mojo) was talking about overrated albums and this one came up. he said that we all know it's a phenomenal record, but if you hadn't heard it and decided to listen to it today for the first time, "you'd expect the skies to part and for, like, god to say, "this is what you've been missing all this time." and that's just not going to happen for somebody who's been barraged with the critical praise over the years.

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posted June 14, 2004 02:12 PM            

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Originally posted by Aural Fixation:
That comment could apply to anything that's been hyped or high on people's list of favourites.

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yeah, i know. it's just that the stone roses are the example he used. he mentioned a ton of other albums too. to me, that stone roses album kinda has a mystique to it because second coming isn't tops. so you have this one band that's known primarily for that one incredible record and some awesome shows. and that relatively short time period has spread for so long. like, when i go out, people still go apey for anything from their debut. it's quite amazing that it's carried on so long.

posted June 14, 2004 11:23 PM            

History: Before hearing music like this I was a pretty miserable person. Life was OK but I was going though my teenage-depressed-state-of-mind and was listening to band like the Smiths, the Church, Peter Murphy, Love and Rockets, the Mission, Cocteau Twins, Flesh For Lulu, and New Model Army. I hated the human species and kept a very bad outlook on life. About March of 1990 I read Rolling Stone magazine and it was talking about this so-called “Madchester” scene. It sounded so unreal to me and I knew none of the people I hung out with would be interest in this but it intrigued me. So I went over my high schools friends house and had him read it and asked what he thought. He said that it sounds different and then I told him that the Happy Mondays are coming to town and playing a gig called “Call The Cops” with them, 808 State, and A Guy Called Gerald. The concert was at the Hollywood Palladium on Friday July 20, 1990 and didn’t even start until 10pm. Meanwhile we both went out and bought the Happy Mondays album along with the Stone Roses, the La’s, and so on to see what all the fuss was about. It was like heaven and I must of played this album over and over again and after the concert I became of different person and have never looked back.

Live: In 1990 they also announced that they were only going to play NY and LA and were going to be at Hollywood High School gym. The concert sold out in four minutes and I didn’t get tickets but a few of us were going to make it in at all cost and heck we got into a few raves for free so we could pull this off but the concert was cancelled. Finally on Monday May 29, 1995 they played in Hollywood and I was finally able to see them live. That last weekend I was on a lake in Arizona and had to dive the six of us from there to Hollywood to make the show. Being LA we ran into pockets and pockets of traffic and were going to be late. So it being the Stone Roses and an opportunity of a lifetime I jumped on the divider and drove like a mad man though all that traffic. Something I would of not done for almost any other group but we made it to the show on time. I just stood there and watched John Squire play and I felt like I had gone to heaven.

It not easy to put into words what this album means to me but it changed everything about me. Yes it has been hyped and universally loved but the praise is warranted because it really did change the face of music for a short time. If you don’t own this album go out and buy it and listen to how these four guys played together. It’s so magical and so fucking talented that you wonder if they could have been the biggest band that ever was if they only stayed together and made music more quickly.

-Deon

posted June 14, 2004 11:51 PM            

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Being LA we ran into pockets and pockets of traffic and were going to be late. So it being the Stone Roses and an opportunity of a lifetime I jumped on the divider and drove like a mad man though all that traffic. Something I would of not done for almost any other group but we made it to the show on time.

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posted June 14, 2004 11:56 PM            

Forgot to say that this was my number four.

edit: If Whiney included Dalen/Elements list it would of added 100 points to this album. It is so much better then number 39!

posted June 15, 2004 12:02 AM            

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Originally posted by rudylaw:
Yeah Yeaah!

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posted June 15, 2004 12:05 AM            

that's the type of stuff i like to see.

posted June 15, 2004 09:14 AM            

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Originally posted by WhineyCMJ:
Thanks for the story, bee.

that's the type of stuff i like to see.

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posted June 15, 2004 12:38 PM            

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Originally posted by DHRjericho:
Wait a minute, is my story chopped liver or something? I know it's not as exciting but it's a story none the less.

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I've got lots of stories. None of them are true, but they sound awesome.

posted June 15, 2004 07:39 PM            

Great, unique album, with the ability to make me feel good every time I listen to it.

posted June 15, 2004 09:27 PM            

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He said that it sounds different and then I told him that the Happy Mondays are coming to town and playing a gig called “Call The Cops” with them, 808 State, and A Guy Called Gerald. The concert was at the Hollywood Palladium on Friday July 20, 1990 and didn’t even start until 10pm.

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posted June 16, 2004 10:12 AM            

I spent a few months in London in late 1989, early 1990. I played this and the Sundays debut to death on my return. Most of my friends at the time ended up doing the same soon thereafter.

Second Coming is terribly underrated...saying its not as good as the debut is no real criticism. I even like John Squire's solo material.