Album Rating: 4.0

Great album to be honest and in part defined an era, some filler but the classics like 'I Wanna Be Adored' negate them. Not too keen on the review though, deserves better in terms of praise and quality of language.

Album Rating: 5.0

one of my favourite albums, love every song, listen to it forever

why are the roses not more known on here? they were definitely one of the best british bands from around their time and deserve a bit more credit imo. they influenced a lot of stuff going on today. this album is excellent, she bangs the drums, i wanna be adored, and waterfall in particular stand-out as great tracks.

ian brown is the best

Album Rating: 4.0

This is a great album. Oasis got the credit these guys should have gotten.

its a shame, because ian brown alone shouldve given these guys instant popularity

Album Rating: 4.0

No idea who he is but I know who they are ;^)

band is really really awesome

you guys need to up your ratings. This is amazing.

MADE OF STONE IS MY FAVORITE TRACK HERE , THE ALBUM IS A CLASSIC , PROBABLY THE BEST MUSICANS EVER SEEN IN A BRIT POP BAND

Album Rating: 4.5

How anyone can give this album below 3.5 is beyond me.



Now finding the right rating was not easy.



1. This album is one of the most important in english rock history. Without it the would be no

britpop, no Oasis, no Blur, no Suede, no Pulp, no Verve.



2. I Wanna Be Adored is one the best 25 best songs ever and immortal.



3. The best tunes on the record - Adore, She Bangs The Drums, Waterfall, Made of Stone and I Am the

Resurrection - combined with above 1 and 2 makes this an epic 5 rating album.



4. The rest of the songs aint quite as good and many is only in the 3.5 - 4 category.



All the above makes this album a 4.5 rating.



I understand people that gives this 5.

I understand people that gives this 4.

I can even understand such a low rating as 3.5.



But lower than 3.5?!?!?!?! That makes no sense.



Every european will give this album 4 or more. Dont know why americans are so little into english

music culture.



As a dane 80 % of all music I hear is either english or american music....and maybe about 90 %

english sung songs (because some bands is maybe danish but sing in english). And between english and

american music its properly around 6:10 english bands and 4:10 american bands.



And I really enjoy both the english and the american music culture (history). They are not the same

and both have something interresting to play.



But for some reason many americans never hear european music or at least never really enjoy it. I

dont get it. So much great music is made in Europe. Why not enjoy all that good european music when

I as an european enjoy american (and european) music so much???

Album Rating: 4.5

This is a classic. 3.0?! Sure it may sound like it was made a while ago but it was. People still listen to this and rate it highly because it is/was great. Without it there would not have been the resurgence of indie music in the 90's. This album shaped my musical taste for life and for that alone I'd have difficulty faulting it. 3.0 indeed.....

The review says it is one of the best debuts ever and gives it 3/5, doesn't make sense. Unless you mean it is one of the most acclaimed debuts by critics? Anyway it is surely NOT one of the best debuts. There have been a huge amount of good debuts over the years.

I was listening to some tracks last night and thought maybe I was finally getting to like it. Then today I realised I like the first 2 tracks but that's about it. Maybe at the time they seemed like something different compare to other stuff at the time. They really sound like an average beat group from the 60s with well performed songs but not really that many good tunes.

"Every european will give this album 4 or more."

I'm English and I'll give this less than 4. I also think the Britpop groups you mention are overrated, I prefer less hyped ones.

Album Rating: 5.0

Re: the tracklisting confusion: The first American edition of the album had the 7" version of

Elephant Stone in between tracks two and three of the original British album. It was re-released a

few months later with the 12" version of Fool's Gold appended to the end of the album. Neither of

these appeared on the original British release of the album, which was the version used for the

first disc of the 20th anniversary edition. However, the album was apparently re-released in Britain

in 1991 with both songs added, but the 7" of Fool's Gold was used instead of the 12", and Elephant

Stone appeared as track 6 rather than track 3. Subsequent reissues, however, would use the original

track order and append additional tracks as bonus discs.



Now, this album is a classic. As Jarvig mentioned above, it is quite likely that the entire genre of

Britpop simply would not exist without it, and would certainly sound significantly different without

its influence, and the entire European music scene would sound significantly different if it had

never existed. Even bands like Radiohead, who likely weren't directly influenced by it, probably

would sound substantially different without this album in the musical landscape. As for the content:

True, Ian Brown isn't the best vocalist ever, but the songs themselves are amazing. The 20th

anniversary edition just sweetens the deal. I usually hate remasters because they're compressed to

hell, but this brings out all kinds of sonic details that were buried in the original mix. There is

a slight bit of volume compression, but by modern standards it's very tasteful. The bonus material

makes it even better; it includes the entire Turns Into Stone compilation alongside two additional

tracks from the same time period. The 3CD version includes an extra bonus disc of demos which are

fairly interesting but not essential.

"Now, this album is a classic. As Jarvig mentioned above, it is quite likely that the entire genre of
Britpop simply would not exist without it, and would certainly sound significantly different without its influence, and the entire European music scene would sound significantly different if it had never existed. Even bands like Radiohead, who likely weren't directly influenced by it, probably would sound substantially different without this album in the musical landscape."

There is much speculation in saying all that. The indie scene in Britain had many bands during the 80s.

Album Rating: 3.5

Stone Roses reformed. Must say I'm completely indifferent.

Album Rating: 3.5

cool

Made of Stone is beast

Album Rating: 3.5

great album

this is a lot better than i remember hmmm

might re dl