The band's biggest hit was 'Love Spreads', which reached No 2 in 1994 and was kept from the top by Baby D's 'Let Me Be Your Fantasy'. Their other Top 10 hits were 'Elephant Stone' and 'Fools Gold', both of which reached No 8. Recent single 'All For One' reached No 17.
What was the first Stone Roses song?
The band had their first recording session with Hannett in January 1985 at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, aiming to record tracks for a debut single and an album. Further sessions followed in March, during which they recorded their debut single, the double A-side "So Young"/"Tell Me".
What song do The Stone Roses come on stage to?
I Wanna Be Adored
What was The Stone Roses biggest concert?
Location Spike Island, Widnes
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Date(s) 27 May 1990
Why are they called The Stone Roses?
The name 'Stone Roses', which would also become the band's greatest album, was suggested by Squire in 1983, allegedly as a tribute to the The Rolling Stones. It was also the idea that it would be a combination of both the hardness of stone and the softness of roses.May 2, 2019
Why are The Stone Roses so important?
Their prominence in youth culture for their generation and all young fans that came after are potentially the reason for this, as they seem to provide a musical epiphany for teens which defines their youth. This importance is evidenced by the intense and almost emotional nature of their comeback shows.
Why is The Stone Roses symbol a lemon?
Lemons. The Roses cover art for 'The Stone Roses' is a Jackson Pollock-influenced piece titled "Bye Bye Badman". The Roses link to lemons comes from the fact that Ian Brown was told that during the 1968 riots in Paris protesters used lemons as an antidote to tear gas. So Lemons = Stone Roses.
Are The Stone Roses religious?
The Stone Roses' use of religious imagery in their songs is often seen as a simple declaration of faith, but John 11:25 probably wasn't written in the expectation it would one day be adapted into “I am the resurrection and I am the life / I couldn't ever bring myself to hate you as I'd like.” The closing song on the
What was The Stone Roses biggest hit?
Love Spreads
Who performed at Spike Island?
The Stone Roses
When was The Stone Roses last gig?
24 June 2017
Who did The Stone Roses influence?
The Stone Roses' influences included garage rock, electronic dance music, krautrock, northern soul, punk rock, reggae, soul and artists such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkel, The Smiths, The Byrds, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Sex Pistols and The Clash.
Did The Stone Roses break America?
“America just never got them, literally; they never came to America,” Spence says. “With the Stone Roses in America, it's like they haven't got past first base. When Second Coming came out, it had been five years; they went to L.A. and did promotion and it went badly.