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The Stone Roses
Uniting the drug-fuelled hedonism of rave culture with the psychedelic pop hooks
of The Beatles, The Stone Roses sent Manchester into a baggy swagger in the late
1980s. Beginning life as raucous new wave/punk throwbacks, it was the
introduction of John Squire's chiming guitar melodies and Ian Brown's hypnotic
vocals on the single 'Sally Cinnamon' that helped define their new sound and
change their fortunes.
Their self-titled 1989 debut album became an instant classic, producing the
era-defining anthems 'I Wanna Be Adored', 'Waterfall' and 'I Am the
Resurrection', culminating...
