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Fittster
15,011 posts
83 months
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clarkmagpie
2,195 posts
65 months
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I really hope they don't 
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Fittster
15,011 posts
83 months
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They aren't: But by the end of the day, the story that led one fan to tweet: "A Stone Roses reunion would make my life" had been denied. Mani did little to hide his anger. "I'm disgusted that my personal grief has been invaded and hijacked by these nonsensical stories," he told the NME, referring to the meeting of Brown and Squire at his mother's funeral. "Two old friends meeting up after 15 years to pay their respects to my mother does not constitute the reformation of the Stone Roses. Please f  k off and leave it alone. It isn't true and isn't happening." http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/apr/07/mani-r...
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MrDarkBlack
2,523 posts
46 months
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Fittster said: They aren't: I could have told you that after your first post...or even years ago.
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Hub
2,121 posts
68 months
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Why do people even want them to re-form? You know it would be rubbish! They are very much of their time, and their debut is a classic... but some cash-in live gigs would be terrible. Plus Ian Brown gets worse and worse as a live vocalist!
While I think Ian may be up for it, I also really believe that John Squire would never do it given what he has said over the years.
I got into them in the mid-90s, going backwards via Oasis as I was too young at the time. I love the debut, although some of it sounds a bit dated now. The singles are amazing though... Waterwall, She Bangs The Drums and the full length Resurrection are probably their peak. The Second Coming also has its moments (probably 50% good, 50% bad!).
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MrDarkBlack
2,523 posts
46 months
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Hub said: Why do people even want them to re-form? You know it would be rubbish! They are very much of their time, and their debut is a classic... but some cash-in live gigs would be terrible. Plus Ian Brown gets worse and worse as a live vocalist!
While I think Ian may be up for it, I also really believe that John Squire would never do it given what he has said over the years.
I got into them in the mid-90s, going backwards via Oasis as I was too young at the time. I love the debut, although some of it sounds a bit dated now. The singles are amazing though... Waterwall, She Bangs The Drums and the full length Resurrection are probably their peak. The Second Coming also has its moments (probably 50% good, 50% bad!). I don't think Ian would be up for it at all. He's achieved so much since the Roses that he doesn't have to go back. I never got to see them live, but from what I've heard, I wasn't missing much, so would rather they didn't reform. I am glad that bands reform and play..it's not always a disaster and has allowed to see a whole host of bands that otherwise I would never have got to see. The highlight of the bunch being The Pixies. As The Roses came out with a sound that no one else was doing at the time, I feel that they aren't very dated at all. I first listened to their debut shortly after my first proper relationship breaking up. And played it at least once(sometimes 2 or 3 times) every day for about 6 months. It certainly has a time and a place for me.  3 or 4 years ago I saw Ian at Glastonbury, and he actually sounded quite good. Yeah, lots of reverb on the mike, but it worked.
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Fittster
15,011 posts
83 months
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A) Will they reform? All bands reform when the cash runs out, It's not as if any of them are selling loads of records today.
B) Will they be as good as they were? No, but that never stopped bands from the 70s and 80s touring (Rolling Stones, U2, etc).
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MrDarkBlack
2,523 posts
46 months
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Fittster said: A) Will they reform? All bands reform when the cash runs out, It's not as if any of them are selling loads of records today. Some of my favourite bands..The Smiths, The Jam, Ride, Afghan Whigs and The Clash(when they were still able to..) haven't/didn't. I would pay hundreds to see any of those bands live...I live in hope.
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80quattro
1,133 posts
65 months
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I've always had a soft spot for the Stone Roses, and was into their music first time around, being 16 years old in 1990. I remember people in my class at school listening to WetWetWet and Bon Jovi  and the Roses were a breath of fresh air at the time.
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mfmman
216 posts
53 months
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Jellymonster said: MrDarkBlack said: Re. the cover bands. I've not seen any of them. I do know that Ian played a gig up north years ago, playing mainly/only? Stone Roses tunes...and he used one as his backing band. Who else would know all of the songs backwards, besides his old band mates? Haaa, I thought that only happened in the film "Rock Star" with Mark Warlberg! The Totals are playing in Leeds on May 20th. I think i'm gonna head down.... might be a larf. OT but I believe Brian Wilson used a Beachboys tribute act for his 2005 tour inc Glastonbury and very good they were too Also, 'I am the resurrection'
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Jellymonster
Original Poster
259 posts
64 months
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[/quote] OT but I believe Brian Wilson used a Beachboys tribute act for his 2005 tour inc Glastonbury and very good they were too Also, 'I am the resurrection' [/quote] Yeah, seems to be the done thing. A lot of tribute bands are session musicians anyway, it says on the totals website that they are. Check this out, I think its pretty good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjeJ2kmxJR0
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WestYorkie
1,702 posts
65 months
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For me my top 3 would be...
1, Sally Cinnamon
2, I wanna be adored
3, I am the resurrection.
great band but as people say they were of their time. My mate went to see totally stone roses in Holmefirth the other month and said they were excellent.
BTW How's the music making going James?
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Jellymonster
Original Poster
259 posts
64 months
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WestYorkie said: For me my top 3 would be...
1, Sally Cinnamon
2, I wanna be adored
3, I am the resurrection.
great band but as people say they were of their time. My mate went to see totally stone roses in Holmefirth the other month and said they were excellent.
BTW How's the music making going James? Hello The music is going well thanks, i'll playing a few festivals this summer which should be fun... Bestival and Boardmasters are the ones people might have heard of. You gonna be heading along to any festivals?
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EvoSlayer
1,800 posts
55 months
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I was at the Spike Island gig in'90 along with around 30000 other people...brilliant memories and sadly will never be repeated or emulated.
Fools Gold everytime btw
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GregE240
10,757 posts
137 months
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Another band I wished I'd seen, along with 'Floyd in '94.
They aren't going to reunite any time soon, so forget that idea.
1) Fools Gold
2) Waterfall (check out the live version, as introduced by Tony "Oh I wish I'd signed them to Factory" Wilson on YT)
3) Begging You
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Windsorphil
880 posts
132 months
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Loved the Stone Roses, and subject Windsorphil Jnr to it on the school run much ti his embarrasment. I bought a painting from John Squire and met him - to say it's a mistake to meet your heroes is an understatement, he was an arse.
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B Huey
4,881 posts
69 months
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s t painter too.
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gregd
543 posts
89 months
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GregE240 said: Another band I wished I'd seen, along with 'Floyd in '94.
They aren't going to reunite any time soon, so forget that idea.
1) Fools Gold
2) Waterfall (check out the live version, as introduced by Tony "Oh I wish I'd signed them to Factory" Wilson on YT)
3) Begging You Ref no 2 above, here goes! Cracking tune http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umwQG7fue84
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EvoSlayer
1,800 posts
55 months
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Just found this while rummaging through the archives, neatly stashed away for the last 21 years with some other random stuff...   Happy Daze 
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Ultuous
1,624 posts
61 months
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^^^^ What an awesome relic to possess! I wasn't old enough to start going to gigs/ festivals until around '95, by which time the indie (/ Britpop) bandwagon had got a little dissolved into the mainstream IMHO - wish I could have memories of things like the Spike Island gig! There was an awesome night of mostly '91ness (Roses, The Scream, 808, Ride, early Blur etc.) on BBC 4 a couple of Fridays ago - brought back some wonderful memories of teenage years!
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