The Stone Roses single-handedly set the blueprint for the resurgence of UK rock'n'roll in the 1990s. This is the story of their success, written with full co-operation of the various band members, including John Squire and Ian Brown.
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'A must for Roses fans and musos alike.', The Big Issue
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In The Stone Roses, John Robb writes: ³The Roses were the legendary band of the late 1980s. They changed British pop by putting a hip street band back into the mainstream; they made pop and guitars cool again. When they released Fool¹s Gold, they virtually invented the perfect 1990s¹ pop record.² Robb looks back to where the band came from, their roots in post-punk youth culture, and their seizing of the moment in the post-acid-house fallout as they took first Manchester, and then Britain, on a breathtaking ride. He also looks at the late 1980s¹ rush of Manchester street life that was soundtracked by the Roses and copied by a nation. Just as importantly, he examines the impact on the lives and tastes of Britain¹s youth and the hundreds of bands that followed in the wake of this astonishingly influential band.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
I learned some things, but it was a chore to get through,
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This review is from: The Stone Roses: And the Resurrection of British Pop (Paperback)
This book follows a fairly typical rock bio timeline for The Stone Roses. I was very interested to learn about the "wilderness years" and what happened within the band to make the Second Coming such a rubbish follow up to the brilliant debut. I didn't find the facts very deep or compelling for that section, but the early years info was very good. I'd had no idea they were chugging away at it for so many years before the debut album's release. However, if this book is any indication, John Robb is a sub-par writer, repeating phrases and descriptions in adjacent paragraphs on almost every third page. It becomes infuriating after a while and I really had to push myself to get to the end. I also must take him to task for using "myriad" incorrectly a handful of times (unless that's a British thing, like saying "aluminium"). This book seriously needs an editor if it's going to go into another edition.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fairly well researched, but lacks any new insight,
By "tateishi" (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Stone Roses: And the Resurrection of British Pop (Paperback)
The book starts off promisingly with a review of the Blackpool show, but soon falls into a rather muddled writing style. The most disappointing part about this book is that Robb (someone who claims to be there when it happened) fails to interview any of the four Roses. Pretty much every quote is from a previous press interview. So we never really find out why Reni quit or what the band was doing between the two albums or the background behind the fractious recording of 'Second Coming'. Other than that, it's an interesting account of the band, but definitely written from a fan's perspective.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great read,
This review is from: The Stone Roses: And the Resurrection of British Pop (Paperback)
Although the style of this book is at times irritating, it's got to be said that Robb captures the mood of the late eighties perfectly, and does justice to just how important the Roses were in 1989. The most interesting aspect of the book is that it turns it into a pop tragedy of epic proportion, explaining how the Silvertone court case and their five years out basically destroyed the Roses beyond reasonable doubt.
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