The Stone Roses: War and Peace By Simon Spence
2013 | 352 Pages | ISBN: 125003082X | EPUB | 3 MB
The Stone Roses captures the magic-and chaos-behind the UK band's rise, fall, and recent resurrection. The iconicBrit popband The Stone Roses became an overnight sensation when their 1989 eponymous album went double platinum.It was a recording that is still often listed as one of the best albums ever made. Its chiming guitar riffs, anthemic melodies, and Smiths-like pop sensibilityelevatedThe Stone Roses to a cult-like status in the UK and put them on the map in the U.S. But theirsis astory of unfulfilled success:their star imploded as their sophomore effort took years to complete and the band broke up acrimoniously in 1996. Sixteen years later, they reunited and have been playing sold out gigs,thrilling fans around the globe, and working on new material. In 2013, they nabbed the coveted headline spot at theCoachella Festival. With one hundred interviews of key figures, forty rare photographs, and exclusive insider materialincluding how they created their music, The Stone Roses charts the band's rise from the backwaters of Manchester to becoming the stars of the "Madchester" sceneto their successful comeback years later. Going beyond the myths to depict a band thatdefined Brit pop, Simon Spenceillustrates their incandescent talent and jaw-dropping success while contextualizing them in the 90s music scene. This is the definitive story of The Stone Roses.