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28/09/2004 The Stone Roses: what went wrong?
The Stone Roses are credited by most who know a thing or two about popular music as having created poprock's best ever debut album, 1989's The Stone Roses. With its fusion of soaring Byrds-type guitar-led melodies and harmonies and deep dance groove, it's regarded by many Brits under 40 as the best ever album by an English band - superior to anything by the Beatles, for example. But in 1989, lauded in every quarter, and with the world at their feet, the Roses failed to capitalise. They didn't release another album until 1994. And, after the five year wait, Second Coming was widely (and wrongly) viewed as a disappointment. Their moment long gone, the Stone Roses soon disbanded. One version of just what went wrong was outlined in last night's War Of The Roses in BBC3 TV's admirable short series, Blood On The Turntable. It was a familiar music biz tale of legal wrangles. The intercutting of testimony from some of the protagonists was complemented by evocative live footage and convincing re-enactments. Only Mani from the band was interviewed: though he's an entertaining natural as a talking head, it would have been revealing to have also heard the views of the core musicians/writers, Ian Brown and John Squire. Recommended: The Stone Roses (CD, 1989 - every grown-up home should have one); The Stone Roses - The DVD (2004).
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