The Stone Roses
Manchester band whose 1989 self-titled debut fused guitar pop, psychedelia and dance-influenced rhythm into one of the defining sounds and visual identities of the Madchester period.
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses formed in Manchester in 1984 around singer Ian Brown and guitarist John Squire, with drummer Alan ‘Reni’ Wren and, from 1987, bassist Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield completing the classic four-piece lineup. After several years of local shows and independent releases, their self-titled debut album appeared in 1989 and became closely identified with the collision of guitar music, club culture and the wider Madchester moment.
The original period ended in 1996 after a second album, Second Coming, and major personnel changes. The classic lineup reunited in 2011, returning to large-scale live performance and releasing two new singles in 2016; their final performance was at Hampden Park, Glasgow, in June 2017, with John Squire later confirming that the group had ended again.
Why it matters
Within TMR, The Stone Roses connect music to a much wider material culture of Manchester and British youth identity: magazine imagery, graphic design, fashion, club culture and the late-1980s transition in which independent guitar music absorbed the communal energy of dance culture.
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TMR holdings represented across 1995.