The Stone Roses reform - Who cares?

[BIG H]

First album is a classic album imo. Second coming was pretty poor, xcept for 2 or 3 songs

[p4pking]

Definetly not I. Havent' listened to them extensively simply because I cannot for the life of me get into any of their stuff. The guys voice is completely gutless, he may as well just STFU as some of the instrumentals are moderately interesting. Anyone who holds them in the same light as the Smiths or Joy Division must be a twit who so happens to be from Manchester, just like that turd Liam Gallagher. I imagine the Stone Roses recorded before the Smiths? If not the acclaim some seem to give them is even more puzzling to me.

[Gandalf]

Definetly not I. Havent' listened to them extensively simply because I cannot for the life of me get into any of their stuff. The guys voice is completely gutless, he may as well just STFU as some of the instrumentals are moderately interesting. Anyone who holds them in the same light as the Smiths or Joy Division must be a twit who so happens to be from Manchester, just like that turd Liam Gallagher. I imagine the Stone Roses recorded before the Smiths? If not the acclaim some seem to give them is even more puzzling to me.

The Smiths were well before The Stone Roses. I totally agree regarding Ian Brown's vocals. They are appallingly bad, he just kind of mumbles away to himself. Not very nice to listen to at all. I don't rate the songwriting in The Stone Roses at all, it is in no way comparable to the poetry and craft displayed by bands like Joy Division and The Smiths. They were truly innovative bands and brought something entirely new to the musical landscape. You don't need drugs to enjoy those bands. You can sit down with a clear head and let the music take you somewhere on its own terms. I never really got that with The Stone Roses.

[Mattyhitman]

The Stone Roses Manchester shows have become the fastest selling rock gigs in UK history

Read more: Stone Roses tickets sell out in just 68 minutes - mirror.co.uk

Well they have plenty of fans out there. They sold 220,000 tickets in just 68mins

[Drago]

hate the stone roses & hated all that madchester bollocks! walking like cnts

[Gandalf]

hate the stone roses & hated all that madchester bollocks! walking like cnts

Yes, all those bands seemed to have bendy legs, bowl head haircuts and acne.