It's hard to imagine now if you weren't around at the time just how much of a boost this record gave the UK music scene. Techno & house music had started to sell more and more and the charts were looking less than healthy. There was a dearth of ...more
All Music Guide
Since the Stone Roses were the nominal leaders of Britain's "Madchester" scene -- an indie rock phenomenon that fused guitar pop with drug-fueled rave and dance culture -- it's rather ironic that their eponymous debut only hints at dance music. ...more
The Daily Vault Album Reviews
An ominous trance opens this album, slowly gaining in momentum until a bass drum kicks in, followed later by a nimble bass and some light electric guitar and then, finally, the detached emotion of Ian Brown. Summoning the sexiness of Robert Smith ...more
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