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The Stone Roses

Formed 1985

  • Principal Members
  • Ian Brown
  • Mani
  • Reni
  • John Squire

Biography

The Stone Roses were an influential English rock band from Manchester, active during the mid 1980s through to the mid 1990s. Their 1989 eponymous debut album quickly achieved the status of a classic in the UK, and topped NME's list of the Greatest British Albums of All Time.

They released a second album, Second Coming, in 1994 and split in 1996...

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Artist Timeline

  • 1985 Release debut single, which they later disown
  • 1987 Mani replaces original bassist Pete Garner
  • 1989 'Fool's Gold' makes the UK top 10
  • 1990 Fined #3,000 each after vandalising their former record company's offices
  • 1990 Perform at the Spike Island
  • 1990 Play Spike Island to 27.000 people
  • 1990 last recording before four years of legal battles with their record company
  • 1994 Sign to Geffen Records
  • 1995 Reni leaves
  • 1995 John Squire is injured and the band cancel a Glastonbury appearance
  • 1996 Squire leaves and is replaced by Aziz Ibrahim
  • 1996 Disband after a disastrous Reading Festival appearance
 

Key Releases

  • The Stone Roses

    1989

    The 'Dark Side of The Moon' for the Britpop generation; maybe the finest debut album by anyone ever.

    Review on BBC Music

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Top 10 Tracks

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Inspired

Influences

  • Ian Brown
  • Primal Scream
  • The Seahorses


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