80年代末期英国流行音乐进入低潮，曾创造英国新浪潮音乐的曼彻斯特，这期间也变得萧条。正当英国音乐将在沉闷中进入90年代的时候，一支叫做“石玫瑰”(The Stone Roses)的乐队出现了，1989年，他们的第一张专辑的出版，使英国“独立摇滚”(Indie-Rock)现象进入了新的时代。

“石玫瑰”也顺理成章地成了曼彻斯特独立摇滚界的领袖，这张专辑在音乐上很明显地受到了60年代美国民歌摇滚乐队“飞鸟”(The Byrds)的影响，同时也受到了80年代刚刚形成潮流趋势的Acid House舞曲音乐影响。他们把吉他流行乐与“独立摇滚”相融合并且进一步刺激了跳舞文化的发展，很快被传媒赋予了“新迷幻音乐”的称号。

“石玫瑰”受到乐迷欢迎最主要的是伊恩·布朗(Ian Brown)那漫不经心地演唱和孤傲、超然的性格；诱人的吉他演奏片段和起伏的节奏。不管是专辑中59秒的“我亲爱的伊丽莎白”(Elizabeth My Dear)还是近10分钟的“傻瓜金子”(Fools Gold)都显示了他们这方面的才能。专辑的前四首歌：“我要被崇拜了”(I Wanna Be Adored)、“她敲鼓”(She Bangs The Drums)、“大象石头”(Elephant Stone)和“瀑布”(Waterfall)清新简洁的编配和流畅的旋律使当时徘徊在乏味的英国音乐中的人们感到为之一振。

尽管“石玫瑰”引导了英国独立音乐的跳舞潮流，但是，他们的这张具有重大意义的唱片仅仅显露一点跳舞音乐的迹象。而真正把舞曲音乐发扬光大的是他们的同乡“808同盟”(808 States)和“快乐星期一”(Happy Mondays)。

但时间证明这张专辑的价值，嗡嗡的吉他声也能把跳舞音乐带给了听众，新浪潮音乐的复苏和新迷幻音乐的再生，并且能在90年代的流行音乐中不断地听到对这张专辑的回应之声。

The Very Best of The Stone Roses is a compilation album released by Silvertone Records in 2002. It features most of their singles plus album tracks including "Breaking into Heaven" and "This is the One", all of which were remastered for this album. It charted at #19 in the UK and spent nine weeks in the Top 75.

"She Bangs the Drums" was the second single from The Stone Roses debut album. It was released in the UK, Japan, and Germany. The single was their first Top 40 hit, placing 36th on the UK Singles Chart in July 1989. A reissue in March 1990 improved by 2 places.

Sally Cinnamon is a non-album single/EP released by the band the Stone Roses in 1987.

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1989年8月12日在Blackpool Empress Ballroom的现场。第一个影像资料，唯一一场官方发行的完整现场（音频/视频都是）。
Credits:
Bass - Gary Mounfield
Drums - Alan Wren
Film Director [Directed By] - Geoff Wonfor
Guitar - Cressa , John Squire
Other [Post Production Direction By] - Douglas Hart , Peter Fowler
Vocals - Ian Brown
Written-By - Ian Brown , John Squire

Reissue of the second album from one of the top bands of the Madchester scene in the late '80s & early '90s. 'Bummed' was first released in 1988 & has been out of print in the U.S. for years. Includes 'Mad Cyril', 'Do It Better', 'Lazyitis' and 'Wrote For Luck'.

你看封面都说了100％groovy,哎对,曼彻斯特式的早期的俱乐部音乐那绝对都百分百律动百分百牛逼,封面还都是和Black Grape和快乐星期一一样这么直白的不显高级,直接夸自己了哈哈.但是都是和曼城的这些乐队都一样色彩化表象化的锋芒毕露.尽管这个乐队是利物浦的乐队,可他们的音乐是地道的曼彻斯特.主唱Peter Hooton是个大大的利物浦球迷,写了两本和利物浦足球俱乐部有关的书.编过球迷刊物，给卫报、442、NME等写过文章，还经常出现在我们的LFC TV的节目上，以及电台.得，这都不是重点.重点是这张专辑有多好.这张里面的那个Groovy Train这首我真是太喜欢了,真跟歌名一样,那就是一个律动列车,就觉得歌特闪,细细碎碎的从一个骚灵女声引出来,但那节奏感却是黑人没有的,挺高级的,所以这就是曼城的东西曼城的唱腔曼城的俱乐部音乐,跳舞音乐电子摇滚的摇篮以及Stone Roses的迷离气质转化为锐舞化的音乐.别管是快乐星期一还是Black Grape也都有个特闪的吉他.所以别管是热爱摇滚的还是热爱电子的还是热爱俱乐部音乐的都对曼城的乐队爱不释手.所以这张也没法不好听了.@FromSummer

What's it gonna take for people to finally realize that Renegade Soundwave were years ahead of their time? Reading these apathetic reviews make me insane! Renegade Soundwave championed the house/dub/dance/vocal vibe which later devolved into the whole "big beat" thing. Ask the Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim...ANY of those guys and I'm positive they'll namecheck Renegade Soundwave as a major influence. I guess it's one of those things you just don't get unless you were there when they broke out but to my ears, this stuff still sounds fresh. Their use of samples, addictive rhythms and brilliantly droll lyrics, courtesy of Gary Asquith, leave a taste of a truly unique fusion in style. Keep in mind that tracks like "Kray Twins" and "Cocaine Sex" were released in 1987!
These guys remain one of the most underrated groups in memory; stop and check their albums again if you doubt it because you're not listening!
Also, check out the band Lavender Pill Mob; it's Gary Asquith's current group and he still sounds great!

Meshing simple, exceedingly catchy hooks with rhythmic beats, The Stones Roses led the UK's so-called "Madchester" scene straight into the U.S. with their eponymous debut. The Stone Roses achieved one of the most successful fusions of classic pop songwriting and acid house culture, and managed to snare fans from both genres. By the end of 1989, their debut had landed on many a top-ten list for that year; NME even declared it "The Greatest Album Of All Time."

On August 11, 2009, twenty years from the moment when four Manchester musicians stepped onto the stage of the Blackpool Empress Ballroom for what would become a legendary gig, Silvertone/Legacy is set to re-release the classic album that is THE STONE ROSES in 4 new formats. Over two decades, the impact of the band's debut album has increased exponentially, inspiring musicians to form bands, marking a re-engagement of guitar music with the mainstream, and creating a youth culture that retains its influence across music, fashion, politics and art to this day.

THE STONE ROSES: COLLECTOR'S EDITION features 3 CDs, 3 heavyweight vinyl LPs, the Blackpool Live DVD, a 48-page book, six 12x12 art prints by band member John Squire, and a lemon-shaped USB which includes all audio content including "Pearl Bastard," John Leckie's personal home video "Up at the Sawmill: The Making of `Fool's Gold'" along with the six promo videos made for the album, five previously unheard backwards tracks, digital booklet, ringtones and wallpaper of this landmark album features a fully remastered version of the UK album by original producer John Leckie and Ian Brown, alongside a host of bonus discs, unseen footage, additional tracks and interviews with high profile Roses fans. The full DVD of that legendary Blackpool Empress Ballroom show is included while Disc 2 delivers a complete set of remastered B-sides and non-album A-sides for the band's Silvertone singles, including such favorites as `Mersey Paradise', `Elephant Stone', `Fools Gold', `What The World Is Waiting For' and `One Love'. A third CD features `The Lost Demos', a previously unheard and much sought after selection of early recordings of the album tracks, B-side single tracks, plus the never before heard track `Pearl Bastard'. Three heavyweight vinyl LPs also collate the material across 6 sides. Further unheard and unseen material comes in the form of five backwards tracks and John Leckie's personal home movie `Up at Sawmills: The Making of Fools Gold', which are contained on a Lemon shaped USB - in homage to the album's iconic sleeve art. The DVD in this collection features the legendary Blackpool gig plus all 6 of the promotional videos made during this period.

A 48-page book within the Collector's Edition features a host of unseen images and brand new interviews with the band, plus a poem and sketch by Reni exclusively for the collection, as well as interviews with super producer John Leckie and high profile fans Noel Gallagher, Peter Hook, Mark Ronson, Glasvegas and many others. This remarkable Collector's Edition also includes 6 John Squire 12" card art prints for the tracks `I Wanna Be Adored', `She Bangs The Drums', `Elephant Stone', `Fools Gold', `One Love' and `I Am The Resurrection'.

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