The Stone Roses And The Resurrection Of British Pop

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Random House, Oct 31, 2010 - Biography & Autobiography - 400 pages

The band, the lifestyle, the revolution. This classic biography charts the phenomenal rise of The Stone Roses to the icons they are today, using interviews, rehearsal tapes and the archives of author John Robb who was with them from the beginning.

Robb's exclusive inside knowledge of The Stone Roses creates a compelling and intimate insight into how the band single-handedly set the blueprint for the resurgence of UK rock 'n' roll in the 1990s: Ian Brown's new lazy-style vocals, Reni's fluid, funk-tinged, ground-breaking drumming, and the guitar genius of John Squire.

From the band members' early years to the inception of the Roses, through the tours and success, their influences and style, to the demise of the original line-up and their solo careers; every high and low is documented in minute detail.

This is the definitive, most revered account of one of the most influential British bands in pop music history.

 

Contents

Section 1
3
Section 2
13
Section 3
39
Section 4
53
Section 5
65
Section 6
75
Section 7
107
Section 8
143
Section 14
188
Section 15
188
Section 16
195
Section 17
243
Section 18
267
Section 19
281
Section 20
289
Section 21
301

Section 9
159
Section 10
173
Section 11
188
Section 12
188
Section 13
188
Section 22
323
Section 23
349
Section 24
361
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About the author (2010)

John Robb first met an embryonic Stone Roses in the post-punk fall-out of the early eighties when his band used to rehearse next door to theirs. As a result he was the first journalist to document their remarkable rise to the top in a series of articles for the national music press and attended show after classic show that saw them change the face of British music.

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