The Stone Roses


saw them at kasbah club ( old boilermakers ) back in the day, was talking to them after the gig, ian brown is a dwarf.
I was behind the bar that night.

Place was only about half full but still a good night. I seem to remember that the club had charged coppers for the tickets and the following week the Stone Roses were on TOTP. A week or so later and they could have charged a fortune.

I served for the lock-in afterwards - was there 'til about two or three in the morning if I remember correctly - some of the band f@cked off straight after the gig but a couple of them stayed back.

My memory's sh!t, mind you. I never got paid for working the lock-ins, but could drink what I wanted, hence the vague recollections of much that went on when I was that age.
 
I was behind the bar that night.

Place was only about half full but still a good night. I seem to remember that the club had charged coppers for the tickets and the following week the Stone Roses were on TOTP. A week or so later and they could have charged a fortune.

I served for the lock-in afterwards - was there 'til about two or three in the morning if I remember correctly - some of the band f@cked off straight after the gig but a couple of them stayed back.

My memory's sh!t, mind you. I never got paid for working the lock-ins, but could drink what I wanted, hence the vague recollections of much that went on when I was that age.
think 'made of stone ' had just come out, was defo cheap to get in, was with a few mates and only other person I recognised was a lass used to work with.
 
Used to love them back in early nineties. Seen them at Whitley Bay ice rink and more recently at Wembley stadium.

Once they were the coolest band but they seem to hate each other these days.

The fans deserved a 3rd album but the lazy bazza’s couldn’t be arsed.

Made the whole reunion a bit of a waste of time. They are held in a much higher esteem than a couple of great albums and a collection of b sides in 30 years deserves.
 
There was a lot of hype in music press before the album came out. Last mainstream album that shook me to the core at how fresh and amazing it was.
I’ll put that down to age. 😀
There are albums further down the line and at the same time I much prefer now but Roses was the last one that was jaw dropping and new on first listen.
 
All the b side
At their best they sounded like a turbo charged version of the hollies or Simon and Garfunkel.
But yes there's filler. But great little tunes like Mersey paradise where amgels play and going down.
Stood out at the time.
All the b sides I remembered liking. good choices
 
There was a lot of hype in music press before the album came out. Last mainstream album that shook me to the core at how fresh and amazing it was.
I’ll put that down to age. 😀
There are albums further down the line and at the same time I much prefer now but Roses was the last one that was jaw dropping and new on first listen.
I was like that with Definitely Maybe tbh. I was a few years too young to be into the stone roses at the time. I remember listening to Live Forever and just getting to the end of the song and playing it again straight away. Maybe not ‘new’ as such, as I’m well aware Oasis were heavily influenced, but I definitely understand the ‘jaw dropping’ bit.
 
I certainly don't begrudge then making a few quid from the reunion. I'm sure I read Reni went to the cash point to draw some cash out only to find he had an extra £2 million in the bank :lol:
 
First album works much better when listened to as a whole, it's a bit of a mood. Done nowt much else worthy of note imo
 

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