Stone Roses-Stone Roses 1989



1. "I Wanna Be Adored" (4:52)
2. "She Bangs The Drums" (3:42)
3. "Waterfall" (4:37)
4. "Don't Stop" (5:17)
5. "Bye Bye Badman" (4:00)
6. "Elizabeth My Dear" (0:59)
7. "(Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister" (3:25)
8. "Made Of Stone" (4:10)
9. "Shoot You Down" (4:10)
10. "This Is the One" (4:58)
11. "I Am The Resurrection" (8:12)

With a swagger not lost on anyone with the ears to hear it, Manchester's Stone Roses created a debut album that worked on every possible level. Hindsight only confirmed what first listening suggested; that the band had re-defined the landscape of British rock and set a template for the 1990s. Drawing on the ecstatic energy of the late-80s, dance culture and the classic song based traditions of UK pop, they revitalised the whole scene from both ends of the spectrum simultaneously. Says their former guitarist John Squire; "There is no light so full of hope as that of the dawn." The Stone Roses is a record that begins with a statement of intent (I Wanna Be Adored) and ends with a near religious power (I Am The Resurrection). And in between are compositions that still stand out as the most memorable of their era: She Bangs The Drums, Bye Bye Badman and the rest are testimony to a group who turned the future into something to be embraced. From the certifiably lazy mumble of vocalist Ian Brown to Squire's dazzling jangle and the Roses irresistable beat, the sound evinced an utter conviction that rubbed off on audiences and fellow musicians alike, and by pulling together so many strands of inspiration that the music spoke to everyone from rave kids to psychedelic rock nostalgists. Even 16 years on, it remains a unique work.