The Stone Roses

[manwiththestick]

Part of that film focuses on the free gig at Parr Hall in Warrington literally round the corner from where I was working and being gutted that I couldn't get round there to bag a ticket.

 

Some little pube in the office come and asked if I had any of their cd's in the car so he could try and get a ticket, I told him if I did I wouldn't be sat in front of him. Couldn't name more than three of their songs. Got a fucking ticket somehow he did, pissed me off for days that.

[cloggypop]

I was at the Amsterdam one when the drummer was a cunt and went home.

[Ian Sea]

I saw them at both Heaton Park and Finsbury Park and thought they were superb. The film is disappointing though, saw it on the day it was released and it focuses too much on knob head fans. I'm a knob head fan, I want to see more of the band. And less of Shane Meadows, definitely less of Shane Meadows. Will still watch it again though.

[Red_or_Dead]

I saw them in Barcelona - a brilliant gig; couldn't really tell Brown was out of tune as the audience was singing every line as well.

[Bjornebye]

Just a heads up for the Stone Roses fans amongst us, Shane Meadows film Made in Stone is being shown on channel 4 Saturday night at 10:50pm

The stone roses fans amongst us have the limited edition dvd in the metal case and have already watched it enough to know it word for word.

 

Made of stone me.

[Total Longo]

Can anyone at Heaton Park tell me whether they have overdubbed Ian Brown's voice on the live version of Fools Gold in "Made of Stone", because he's notoriously dodgy live, but it sounds down in the mix on the blu ray, and oddly enough, decent.

[Sugar Ape]

It sounded great while I was there, but then again I was smashed and lost all my mates after the gig and ended up miles away wandering the streets caked in mud. So what do I know?

[Russ Atmosphere]

There on the Saturday and everything sounded like the record to me, which was pleasantly surprising giving their reputation. May have had rose-tinted specs on though.

[Ian Sea]

His singing has improved no end over the years. He was spot on both times I saw the Roses.

[Bjornebye]

I thought they were mega tight when I saw them on the saturday. I was fucked like but everyone else said the same. He sounded boss. Remmie was fucking outrageous. 

[chris71]

Wasn't it Remmie singing over the top of Ian which masked Ian's croaky voice in the old days?

[Ian Sea]

Wasn't it Remmie singing over the top of Ian which masked Ian's croaky voice in the old days?

Never saw them live back then but I've seen the gig in Blackpool on DVD and that didn't appear to be the case. Ian Brown was woeful and there was no disguising it.

[chris71]

Never saw them live back then but I've seen the gig in Blackpool on DVD and that didn't appear to be the case. Ian Brown was woeful and there was no disguising it.

I think it was the dj Dave Fanning who said that a few years back.

[Total Longo]

To be fair, Reni is a brilliant singer and the harmonies on their early singles/first album are the result of his and Ian Brown's arguably weaker voice being mixed perfectly.

[General Dryness]

To be fair, Reni is a brilliant singer and the harmonies on their early singles/first album are the result of his and Ian Brown's arguably weaker voice being mixed perfectly.

This. Talented chap and every bit as important to the sound as squire.

[Total Longo]

Does anyone think the "Garage Flower" 'album'' is any good? (or is it just me?)

[bouncebrigade]

Does anyone think the "Garage Flower" 'album'' is any good? (or is it just me?)

 

I like it. It has a rougher and more unprofessional feel to the later stuff but you can see the potential.

 

I must admit I don't listen to it very often however. Heart On The Staves is a good song.

 

This is an interesting thread, which I hadn't previously seen.

 

To the few comments on the Charlatans, I like them and they have some excellent albums and songs but they are definitely the Europa League (winners maybe) to the Stone Roses Champions League (finalists).

 

**Awaits neg for mentioning football on the GF.**

[General Dryness]

Don't think that expecting it was going to bring any leniency. Go to Saudi and do some shoplifting. When you get caught, if you say 'I suppose you're going to cut my hands off now', it won't prevent your mum from having to cut cock sized holes in watermelons for you for the rest of your life.

[bouncebrigade]

Don't think that expecting it was going to bring any leniency. Go to Saudi and do some shoplifting. When you get caught, if you say 'I suppose you're going to cut my hands off now', it won't prevent your mum from having to cut cock sized holes in watermelons for you for the rest of your life.

 

In my defence, it was a tenuous link to football.

 

It would be like stealing in Saudi Arabia, but doing so in the name of Allah.

[Total Longo]

I've come to the conclusion that the full length version of "Something's Burning" is my favourite track of theirs now.An unbelievable track from a succession of glorious b-sides and surely a tantalising pointer to how album number two might have sounded if Silvertone hadn't stopped them recording for however many years it was.

 

I like "Second Coming" - but it isn't a patch on their debut, and i still think the overtly "rock" tracks never suited Ian Brown's voice at all.

[sh#t waffle]

Totally agree about Something's Burning. That they didn't get to make an album in 1990-91 akin to that and Fool's Gold is a crying shame.

[El Rojo]

Breaking Into Heaven has really grown on me over the years. Fantastic intro to an album, just a shame about the faux-Led Zep excesses that follow.

[Red Phoenix]

Breaking Into Heaven has really grown on me over the years. Fantastic intro to an album, just a shame about the faux-Led Zep excesses that follow.

 

Squire was shut up in a room coked up for a decent part of it apparently. Agreed that it's a shame, they had so much potential back then. If only they'd worked together and got on with each other more. I love some of the guitar work on that album, but that period clearly wasn't good for the band so it kind of sucks at the same time.

 

This is a decent book as far as I know for learning more about what was going on back then : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stone-Roses-Resurrection-British-Pop/dp/009187887X

[Total Longo]

"The Stone Roses - War and Peace" is a far better book, mate. That one is OK, but John Robb writes like a 12 year old fanboy and the lack of objectivity becomes obvious from page one.

[Red Phoenix]

"The Stone Roses - War and Peace" is a far better book, mate. That one is OK, but John Robb writes like a 12 year old fanboy and the lack of objectivity becomes obvious from page one.

Yeah have read about him not being that good at writing, but it was years ago when I read it so probably didn't notice so much. Thanks anyway, might have to get that in the near future for something different to read.