Albums That Changed Music: The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses are one of the most important British bands of all time. The Manchester band’s fame and influence is based almost entirely on its self-titled debut album. Released in May 1989, it is still considered one of the greatest British albums of all time.

During the 1980s the Manchester music scene was dominated by bands like The Smiths, New Order and The Fall. Formed in 1983, The Stone Roses drew on these influences, as well as on that of the emerging indie-dance scene that was emerging in the city and on Ibiza. In so doing the Stone Roses became one of the originators of the cultural and musical movement that became known as Madchester. The Stone Roses also strongly influenced Britpop, and DJ and dance culture.

With the release of their first album, The Stone Roses were seen as a breath of fresh air, and the band members as the epitome of cool.
After a decade dominated by largely programmed pop music featuring synths and drum machines, The Stone Roses put rock and music-played-by-humans on more traditional instruments on the map again, while retaining a link to electronic dance music.

Some of the enormous impact of the band was reflected in New Musical Express, the leading British music magazine at the time. In 1989, The Stone Roses won four reader’s poll awards, for Band of the Year, Best New Band, Album of the Year, and Single of the Year.

“Fools Gold” was released on November 13, and became an instant classic, because it was the first time sixties psychedelic rock, seventies American funk, eighties British guitar pop, and late eighties Manchester acid house and dance music had been combined.

“Fools Gold,” which was included on later versions of the Stone Roses’ first album, demonstrated that all these seemingly disparate musical elements could co-exist and even enhance each other. The record became a blueprint for British music in the nineties, and also had an impact in America.

The Stone Roses’ debut album eventually went quadruple platinum in the UK, and sold over four million copies worldwide. It had a huge impact on the UK music scene in particular, and was credited with setting the tone for British music in the nineties.

The Stone Roses only made one more album, and its significance as one of the most important bands in music history is almost entirely based on their first, legendary album, including the track “Fools Gold.” Those who know it, will be aware of its qualities and importance. And to those who have not heard it, go check it out!

Research by Paul Tingen

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What other albums do you think changed music? Share with me below!

[ric]

Every note, every hit, and every syllable of this album is pure perfection.

[ZiggyKrueger]

Still listen to this album, never gets old.

[fulltiltgonzales]

The bass parts on "I am the Resurrection", "Fools Gold" and "I Wanna Be Adored" played a huge part in me becoming a bassist. All of the bass on every track, really - it's all totally killer.

[StratsRUs]

I remember seeing The Pixies, REM and The Stone Roses all in one great late-Spring/ Summer in 1989.What feels special now, we just took for granted then.Great video.Thanks.

[cosmicbaggy]

The albums running order is also programmed perfectly. It flows beautifully...

[nunofernandes]

I was 15 years old when this album exploded like a bomb of melody in the heart of my generation. "I wanna be adored" lifted me up every time I was down.

[Sasha-Louise]

Made of Stone has one of the best choruses of any song ever. It's criminal that it wasn't a bigger hit.

The album as a whole is fantastic and is head and shoulders above anything coming out now.

[JensLarsen]

Amazing! One of my favourite albums for sure! Such an amazing production and band!

[davidsevern]

I was solidly listening to metal music in the 80's, but my head was turned by a college housemate who played this for me, it was a revelation, and opened up a whole new world to me. A work of genius! As a side note, we, the people of Manchester are Mancunians, not Mancurians!😀👍

[soulagent]

I've been an Oasis and The Verve fan since the mid-1990s, but when I listened to The Stones Roses for the first time a couple of years later, it felt like a true revelation. The sound, the songs, the attitude - like Cool Britannia before the term was even created.

[stormstudios]

An unbelievably influential album that is still on my epic playlist. A classic that everyone should experience.

[xxhank]

Reni is a great drummer, and just like Budgie, really rather underrated

[jeffblack]

Shortly before the Stone Roses took off, I was in a Manchester band and the singer shared a house with Reni in Belle Vue. We also shared the same rehearsal place in Hazel Grove, Stockport and used to borrow their gear. So I got to hear the album on cassette in a car before it was released. "Yeah, very West Coast - can't see it doing anything" was my opinion at the time (I'd spotted the Love influence). A year later, they were the biggest band in the country. What do I know?

I can also confirm that the Dukes of Stratosfear (AKA XTC) were a major influence on the choice of John Leckie (this was a bit strange as I grew up in XTC's home town of Swindon). The Stone Roses were never really part of the Manchester dance scene, so they and the House thing that was going on at the Hacienda were two separate approaches that kind of coalesced into one big scene. The Clive Stubblefield-inspired drum pattern of 'Fool's Gold' became a bit of a cliche as lots of indie bands found that 'there's always been a dance element to their music' ( as the cliche went).

Even now I'm playing with people who have links to the Stone Roses. It all seems so normal when it's on your doorstep.

[solesust]

Back is the hood, in the 80’s… this came through my grandmoms table tv in the kitchen…
Changed my life.

[JeffreyTheTaylor]

I still remember hearing "I Wanna Be Adored" on a college radio station out of Charleston, SC just as the RCA distro of the US LP was hitting the States. There was such a cool drive to the track, I immediately started trying to find the CD. When I did it was a revelation. Three tracks in I was hooked. By the time "I Am the Resurrection" rolled around I was incredulous. And then "Fool's Gold." It did not seem possible that one band could span ALLLL of that and pull it off. An all time fave, obviously. Thanks for this one.

[Boric]

the endtro to I am the resurrection is so Epic. Totally timeless.

[AsylumReading]

I was very lucky to record an album at Sawmills in 1990. What an amazing place and John Cornfield was an excellent engineer. Thanks for the amazing interviews with John Leckie, Nick Launay, Steven Street and Hugh Padgham. It's wonderful to hear all their stories about those incredible sessions / albums.

[AndrewVanBeekOttawa]

I remember going into a record store in 1989 and seeing this one in the rack. At the time I often bought albums just from the cover art (you can judge an album by it’s cover, just not a book). The store owner tried to steer me onto some other albums from the time so I went with his suggestions but also bought THe Stone Roses. It set me up for the 90s and remains in my top 10 albums of all time.

[MadeOfStone]

Easily one of the greatest albums of all time and one of the best bands of all time. It absolutely baffles me that they aren’t alot bigger than they are