STONE ROSES

Rolling Stone (p.84) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The debut album by the Stone Roses remains a blast of magnificent arrogance, a fusion of Sixties-pop sparkle and the blown-mind drive of U.K. rave culture." Spin (p.98) - "[T]his was '60s psychedelia shot through with tight, muscular tunes." Spin (p.86) - "Combining bowl cuts and dance beats, these neo-psych Mancunians dropped one of rock's greatest debuts in '89..." Q (6/00, p.74) - Ranked #29 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" Q (10/01, p.100) - Ranked #7 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime" Q (12/99, p.164) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...pure pop alchemy....[it] still fascinates....it remains clear that here was a band - and an album - in a million." Alternative Press (7/95, p.89) - Ranked #49 in AP's list of the 'Top 99 Of '85-'95' - "...The album that sent devotees of the baggy trouser (not to mention a number of others) into delirium. For once, all the hype was right; this is a record that lasts..." Q (Magazine) (p.116) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's a tremendous debut....It's unlikely to replicate the mercurial flash of time and place that still glitters from this record." Mojo (Publisher) (12/99, p.103) - "...Set the tone for rock music in the '90s; nostalgic and unable or unwilling to communicate any message except feed your head, question nothing, look elegantly vacant....this really is a record you need to own..." NME (Magazine) (9/25/93, p.18) - Ranked #1 among the 50 Greatest Albums Of The '80s - "...a shining embodiment of everything rock music should be: arrogant, elegantly crafted and imbued with a rare ability to make its listener feel mighty..." NME (Magazine) (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #5 in NME's list of the 'Greatest Albums Of All Time.'