Is the Stone Roses debut really as good as is claimed?

I think it's as good as most people say it is. I love the album, would call it a classic, but it certainly isn't in my top 20 albums of all time. There are some weak songs on it, but the first three, I Am the Resurrection, Made of Stone, etc. make up for them.

BeeOK, the 'big box' is available for cheap at the download shop.

It's minus the extra 'backwards' tracks, but that is all.

Or try Spotify even. (i.e. it's definitely there)

You can just buy the remastered b-sides individual from the iTunes store; that's what I did. Hopefully one day they'll see sense and release them as a CD on their own.

well ok the remaster is actually a *~~~revelation~~* to my ears

I recently heard Steve Miller's "Space Cowboy" and realized that it's 100% responsible for the Stone Roses' schtick.

― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, May 16, 2007 7:59 AM (3 years ago)

Tried listening to this album today and had to bail out yet again. Three years later, I still stand by the above statement.

The only exception I'll make is for Mani's freakout in the extended version of "Fool's Gold"

it was 2000, and much as i hate slipknot et al, they were a fuckload more interesting than stereophonics or travis.

Then again, music isn't about being "interesting", it's about being nice. And Travis were a lot nicer than Slipknot.
― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, May 16, 2007 10:54 PM (nine years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Still the greatest post of all time.

It's up there.

I'm still not convinced that Geir isn't simply an artificial intelligence program with many bugs that were never worked out.

On the contrary, I think they achieved near perfection with Geir.

I take it the first line was someone else

Yes.

say what you want about tenets of geirbotism, at least it's an ethos

music is about being nice