2016 EU repressed on 180 2LP=Their first comprehensive anthology, 2002's The Very Best Of The Stone Roses has key cuts from the band's lone but legendary two studio LPs The Stone Roses ("I Wanna Be Adored," "She Bangs the Drums," "Waterfall," "Made of Stone," "I Am The Resurrection") and Second Coming ("Love Spreads," "Ten Storey Love Song") plus their best one-offs like "Fools Gold," "One Love," "Made of Stone," and "Elephant Stone" among others!
Tracks:
LP1
A1 I Wanna Be Adored
A2 She Bangs The Drums
A3 Ten Storey Love Song
A4 Waterfall
B1 Made Of Stone
B2 Love Spreads
B3 What The World Is Waiting For You
B4 Sally Cinnamon
LP2
C1 Fools Gold
C2 Begging You
C3 Elephant Stone
D1 Breaking Into Heaven
D2 One Love
D3 This Is The One
D4 I Am The Resurrection
The Stone Roses were the full package: they had the tough demeanor and insular mentality of any group of friends from a rugged city, they had a unique look comprised of bucket hats, Adidas sportswear, baggy jeans, and oversized T-shirts, and they talked a mean fight in interviews. But musically they were groaning with talent - Gary 'Mani' Mounfied (bass) and Alan 'Reni' Wren (drums) made complex rhythms seem effortless, guitarist John Squire could give his beloved Jimmy Page a run for his money, and frontman Ian Brown balanced a punk sensibility with a hippy mentality.
Leading a classicist renaissance in rock, the Stone Roses sparked the "Madchester" scene in 1989, lighting a fire that would be kept lit by the likes of Oasis. Their first comprehensive anthology, 2002's The Very Best Of The Stone Roses has key cuts from the band's lone but legendary two studio LPs The Stone Roses ("I Wanna Be Adored," "She Bangs the Drums," "Waterfall," "Made of Stone," "I Am The Resurrection") and Second Coming ("Love Spreads," "Ten Storey Love Song") plus their best one-offs like "Fools Gold," "One Love," "Made of Stone," and "Elephant Stone" among others!
