The Stone Roses
Question: If you should name a singer/band to describe what generation you belong to, who/what will it be?
Me: The Stone Roses.
While the band I was in during junior college years played mainly Teenage Fan Club, RHCP and some blues, none of my bandmates shared my devotion for this little known British band in the early 90’s. I learnt about this band from Singapore’s pioneer indie rock magazine BigO. The first of its kind at that time, the music of The Stone Roses were both rockable and danceable. Before there was digital rave music, there was the Stone Roses. My favorite were I Wanna Be Adored and I Am the Resurrection.
... an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1984. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Manchester indie music scene that evolved during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band’s original lineup consisted of Ian Brown (vocals), John Squire (guitar), Andy Couzens (guitar), Pete Garner (bass) and Alan “Reni” Wren (drums).
Bands influenced by the Stone Roses include Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Suede, Coldplay, Manic Street Preachers, Stereophonics, The Bluetones, The Charlatans and The Verve. The first album of the same name “The Stone Roses” was a big success. It was the first and last prominent album. This was followed by the a series of unfortunate events including changes of the original members in the line-up, and a long legal battle to terminate their five year contract with Silvertone before the second “Second Coming” was released.
The band then disbanded shortly later in 1996.
June 25 2008 10:01 pm | music
