Stone Roses were one of the premier bands evolving out of the Madchester genre of neo-psych in the late 80s/early 90s. Getting away from the heavily produced and electronic-influenced music so prevalent during that time, and coming in as a sort of companion genre to Grunge which was just kicking off, almost simultaneously in the States, The Stone Roses quickly grabbed the attention of everyone looking to get out of the doldrums of what Popular music had become at the time.
Stone Roses, along with The Charlatans, The Real People and later, Blur and Oasis, signalled a change in musical culture as well as an offshoot genre which came to be known as Brit-Pop. Between them and the scene in Seattle – it was, believe me, an embarrassment of riches
In short, what this managed to do was give the music world the much-needed kick in the ass it desperately needed.
Sadly, in the case of Stone Roses, there were problems – primarily with management and record labels, and it did much to slow down the momentum that was created. The band suffered to a degree, but the fact they established themselves as “the ones who got it started” has never been forgotten. And, if anything, their reputation has grown over time.
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And there’s always the usual suspects:
