Description
2018 reissue, 12″ LP, Silvertone Records/Sony.
What is there left to say to say about The Stone Roses’ eponymous debut album that hasn’t already been said already. Most of the songs here have become anthems for not one but several generations, from the bouncy opening moments of ‘I Wanna Be Adored’ to the elongated jam that brings ‘I Am The Resurrection’ (and the LP) to a close. For what is the iconic album for the indie-dance movement, it’s surprisingly devoid if electronics, but the lethal combination of Reni’s drums and Mani’s bass playing create an irresistible foundation of grooviness, even in the more laid back moments like ‘Shoot You Down’ and ‘Bye Bye Badman’. Steeped in the hazy 60’s psychedelic pop of The Byrds and the 70’s funk of Sly & The Family Stone, yet executed with a northern grit and football terrace singalong sensibility, this is the album that closed the 1980’s and then went on to rule the landscape of indie rock for the next 30 years. – Juno
