The Stone Roses - Softcover

In The Stone Roses, John Robb writes: ³The Roses were the legendary band of the late 1980s. They changed British pop by putting a hip street band back into the mainstream; they made pop and guitars cool again. When they released Foolıs Gold, they virtually invented the perfect 1990sı pop record.² Robb looks back to where the band came from, their roots in post-punk youth culture, and their seizing of the moment in the post-acid-house fallout as they took first Manchester, and then Britain, on a breathtaking ride. He also looks at the late 1980sı rush of Manchester street life that was soundtracked by the Roses and copied by a nation. Just as importantly, he examines the impact on the lives and tastes of Britainıs youth and the hundreds of bands that followed in the wake of this astonishingly influential band.

John Robb met The Stone Roses when they were rehearsing in the studio next door. A musician and writer, he now works as a producer.