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🎵 A trip down memory lane 🎵
Shall We Take A Trip? - Northside (Official Video)
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🎵 A trip down memory lane 🎵
Shall We Take A Trip? - Northside (Official Video)
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🎵 A trip down memory lane 🎵
Shall We Take A Trip? - Northside (Official Video)
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The Stone Roses Play “Love Spreads”
Listen to this track by legendary Mancunian quartet and comeback kids The Stone Roses. It’s “Love Spreads”, their 1994 single as featured on their second LP, the appropriately titled Second Coming. That single and the album had the challenging task of following up the band’s almost universally lauded self-titled debut record from 1989. That previous release had helped define an era for modern rock fans in Britain and elsewhere. It also seemed foresee the next decade when the divisions between rock, pop, and dance music weren’t so rigid and impermeable.
Where that kind of success for a debut record is always welcome for any band trying to make a name for themselves, it has its downsides, too. The second album that follows it has to live up to the hype. The Stone Roses proved to be a textbook example of this phenomenon where a good record often pales in comparison to the great record that came before it. No wonder it took five plus years to make! At least that’s what many in the music press and in fandom concluded; that the pressure of making a follow-up album as good or better than their debut was the reason for the delay.
As with most received wisdom on things like this, it was more complicated than that. The band did spend a long, long time recording tracks for the record, working with several producers over a period of years while doing so. But other factors including changing musical landscapes, legal issues with their label that delayed the release of new material, and a lack of playing live together regularly were other contributing factors. So were personal losses and obligations to family between all four members.
When Second Coming came out at the tail end of 1994, reviews of the album seemed to reflect the common reaction of being underwhelmed, even if it sold very well. In retrospect, this seems more like a self-fulfilling prophecy on the part of the music press. They expected to be disappointed and so they were. An album or a song written and recorded in real time and space can rarely compete with how an audience imagined it was going to sound like based on a build up of nebulous and preconceived notions. Expectation and reality can be a difficult gap to bridge in this respect.
Still, “Love Spreads” represented a magnificent return by anyone’s standards, reaching a very respectable number two on the UK charts after its release in November 1994. The song works against the idea of trying to be innovative or experimental to prove that the band were still on the cutting edge. Instead, it leans into British guitar rock classicism, aligned to Led Zeppelin and Free more so than to My Bloody Valentine or Spiritualized. It’s less about a culturally provocative artistic construction honed and crafted in a studio, and more about what a rock band should sound like when you see them live.
Maybe this is what was at the root of the so-so album reviews in some music publications. Yet, the gambit pays off handsomely on a sheer visceral excitement level on this cut. Lead vocalist Ian Brown’s delivery in his own accent is decidedly punk rock with shots of blues rock-inspired melodic flourishes to contrast it. Guitarist John Squire proves himself to be a monster riff master with a white hot and razor-sharp slide part that is now iconic. Rhythm section Mani on bass and Reni on drums are symbiotic, locked in together on a darkly compelling and murky groove.
Even the song’s subject matter is decidedly classic in nature. In essence, “Love Spreads” is a kind of amped up gospel blues tune, not unlike “In My Time of Dying” and with a similar Zeppelinesque slide part. But it goes beyond that template and adds its own elements that make it socially relevant for its time.
The imagery the lyrics conjure are religious in nature, shot through with sensuality, violence, and sociopolitical subversion. It suggests the image of Christ on a cross, with arms spread in suffering but also in openness. The messiah in question hanging arms-wide on a cross is a Black woman who ain’t no King, man, she’s our Queen.
“She didn’t scream
She didn’t make a sound
I forgive you boy
But don’t leave townCold black skin
Naked in the rain
Hammer flash in the lightning
They’re hurting her again”~ “Love Spreads” by The Stone Roses
The song was partially based on John Squire’s reading of Rosalind Miles’ The Woman’s History of the World (1988), which is an examination of how patriarchy has undercut and reshaped history at the cost of truth about women’s integral roles to affect social change throughout history. The song goes beyond that work’s second-wave feminism perspective by placing a woman of colour as its central figure. But otherwise, this tune doesn’t deal in polemics but rather in vivid symbolism and in a strong lyrical takeaway that carries emotional impact ranging from outrage to devotion to the divine feminine.
This is not to say that “Love Spreads” is intended to be an incendiary political song about feminism, necessarily. It’s more accurate to say that it’s a song about a process of personal transformation through a change of perspective. It’s a song about what it is to learn something you didn’t expect to learn, and to be shocked by not knowing about it before. The song also contains another element, which is the responsibility to share whatever you’ve learned with others as an act of communal edification; let me put you in the picture, let me show you what I mean.
In this, “Love Spreads” contains the last vestiges of idealistic late-Eighties club culture and spirit in Manchester. That scene made each progression and success into a collective victory for a whole community of participants, bands and audience alike. This was before crime, violence, drug deaths, and unsustainable business practices undid it all. With the loss of the idealistic we’re all in this together vibe, and with Britpop irony, artifice, and distance taking its place by 1994-95, the momentum for The Stone Roses to continue where they left off was also lost.
As such, the comeback record from an era-defining band expected to rekindle the late-Eighties communal spirit between audience and band five plus years later turned into a last gasp instead. Maybe this was another reason that so many felt underwhelmed by The Stone Roses’ follow-up. Instead of defining the era they were in, they were just another charting band in the era of Oasis. For The Stone Roses, the long-awaited second coming was just a passage that led to another exit.
The Stone Roses fragmented soon after the release of Second Coming, breaking up in 1996. Each member branched into into various solo efforts, joining existing bands, and forming new ones in the intervening years. They reunited again in the 2010s and released a brace of new singles, only to dissolve again by 2017.
To learn more about how The Stone Roses made Second Coming, read this interview with producer and engineer Simon Dawson.
For more on the Madchester scene of which The Stone Roses were an integral force, check out this article Madchester remembered from The Guardian.
Enjoy!
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Listening to a BBC Sounds podcast, "The Rise and Fall of #Madchester", has got me back into the music of the #StoneRoses.
That in turn has got me back into playing #BassGuitar. Which has made me realise that my little fingers are far too puny to hold down fat bass strings.
So I'm trying to use my grip strength trainer with just my ring (for balance) and little fingers.
Anyway, I can recommend https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0ftp7pt?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile as a listen.
#Manchester #HappyMondays #808State #NewOrder #JoyDivision #Hacienda
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Listening to a BBC Sounds podcast, "The Rise and Fall of #Madchester", has got me back into the music of the #StoneRoses.
That in turn has got me back into playing #BassGuitar. Which has made me realise that my little fingers are far too puny to hold down fat bass strings.
So I'm trying to use my grip strength trainer with just my ring (for balance) and little fingers.
Anyway, I can recommend https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0ftp7pt?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile as a listen.
#Manchester #HappyMondays #808State #NewOrder #JoyDivision #Hacienda
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Listening to a BBC Sounds podcast, "The Rise and Fall of #Madchester", has got me back into the music of the #StoneRoses.
That in turn has got me back into playing #BassGuitar. Which has made me realise that my little fingers are far too puny to hold down fat bass strings.
So I'm trying to use my grip strength trainer with just my ring (for balance) and little fingers.
Anyway, I can recommend https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0ftp7pt?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile as a listen.
#Manchester #HappyMondays #808State #NewOrder #JoyDivision #Hacienda
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Listening to a BBC Sounds podcast, "The Rise and Fall of #Madchester", has got me back into the music of the #StoneRoses.
That in turn has got me back into playing #BassGuitar. Which has made me realise that my little fingers are far too puny to hold down fat bass strings.
So I'm trying to use my grip strength trainer with just my ring (for balance) and little fingers.
Anyway, I can recommend https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0ftp7pt?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile as a listen.
#Manchester #HappyMondays #808State #NewOrder #JoyDivision #Hacienda
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Listening to a BBC Sounds podcast, "The Rise and Fall of #Madchester", has got me back into the music of the #StoneRoses.
That in turn has got me back into playing #BassGuitar. Which has made me realise that my little fingers are far too puny to hold down fat bass strings.
So I'm trying to use my grip strength trainer with just my ring (for balance) and little fingers.
Anyway, I can recommend https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0ftp7pt?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile as a listen.
#Manchester #HappyMondays #808State #NewOrder #JoyDivision #Hacienda
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🔴 LIVE NOW ON VORTEX
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🎵 The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums (Remastered 2009)▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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🔴 LIVE NOW ON VORTEX
📻 Vortex Abyss 🕳️ (Dark ambient, neofolk, shoegaze, immersive)
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🎵 The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums (Remastered 2009)▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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📻 Vortex Dawn 🌅 (Neoclassical, ambient, soft post-rock)
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Listening to NTS today, I got introduced to the Australian band Das Druid, which in their own words, describe themselves as Madchester out of Meanjin. https://dasdruid.bandcamp.com/ #NTSRadio #Bandcamp #Madchester
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The Farm - All Together Now (1990) (5 min)
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Craig Charles and Shaun Ryder with a smirk in their voices speaking of the time in the late 80s when everyone stopped fighting and chilled out, for a specific reason that they can't mention on air...
#CraigCharles #ShaunRyder #Madchester #MDMA #Music #Culture #UK #BBC6Music
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My Tribute to Gary "Mani" Mounfield (16 November 1962 – 20 November 2025). R.I.P. RKID.
#Mani #MADchester #TheStoneRoses #music
https://odysee.com/@AlbertoQuian:8/a-tribute-to-mani:1?r=6EM1fp7mEYTJ4UuYVRKuTQLMmN5fPrsw
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Was Mani the heartbeat of Madchester or did his influence go even further? Let’s talk legacy, basslines, and why his impact still echoes today. Join the debate and share memories of the Stone Roses’ iconic bassist. #Music #Madchester #BassPlayers #MusicHistory
https://www.designative.info/2025/11/21/for-inspiration-she-bangs-the-drums-by-the-stone-roses/
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Sans aucun doute, j'ai détesté le second album de #TheStoneRoses à sa sortie, en plus, je n'avais pas pu avoir de place pour leur concert, complet 3 mois à l'avance, donc tout était fait pour que je n'écoute plus jamais ce disque. Et puis... en fait, il est juste très bon. Bien meilleur qu'un paquet de merdes sorties à la même époque.
Bref, j'adore ce disque.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nu5YLoaxHc&list=PLHTo__bpnlYX4u_3tkQjDJn4ueOST5JLT
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Just was made aware that the #StoneRoses innovative #BritPop bass player Mani passed away. His fluid & funky Rickenbacker 4005 basslines helped form a unique sonic perspective, adding dance floor sensibilities to their psychedelic pop pastiche, that helped make their early records so refreshing, influential and successful.
Gary "Mani" Mounfield's "baggy" style of string plucking is clearly noticeable on records like "She Bangs the Drums" and "I Am the Resurrection"...The Stone Roses' split in mid 90's after the 5 year drug addled wait for only their 2nd album, and Mani soon joined another key UK scene band, Primal Scream where his work was lauded with NME's tongue in cheek "Godlike Genius Award" in 2007. He stayed with #PrimalScream thru 2011 and later he reunited with the 'Roses on some 21st century farewell tours and recordings.
The Stone Roses'very first break thru music videos in 1989 were shot far from their #Madchester home base, thousands of miles away in the Canary Islands on the volcanic landscapes of #Lanzarote...and Mani can be seen with the lads backing up the hazy #AcidHouse era arrogance of lead vocalist Ian Brown in the clips shown here.
Here embedded in the linked page they are performing "Fool’s Gold” and “I Wanna Be Adored,” ...
https://gazettelife.com/news/when-the-stone-roses-came-to-lanzarote/
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CW: Music Obit
Stone Roses and Primal Scream Bassist Gary “Mani” Mounfield Dies at 63 | Pitchfork
#StoneRoses #Madchester
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Mani would have been going on a spoken word tour, of his life and experiences, "a brilliant story teller"
A tragic loss
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oooff, he was planning another tour as well 😔
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The Charlatans on grief, love, and why they keep going
https://www.spin.com/2025/11/the-charlatans-on-grief-love-and-why-they-keep-going/
#music #indie #IndieMusic #Manchester #madchester #Britpop #TheCharlatans
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https://youtu.be/5qToDBBJC_E?si=8b4Z9xLdOLdFGTGp
"Just another Saturday afternoon in #manchester" - Tony WIlson
"The birth of rave culture. The beatification of the beat. The dance age."
Also, A Guy Called Gerald's 'Voodo Ray' is an undersung #acidhouse classic, amazing vocalists here.
Shaun was a more power lyricist than credited —
"I don't read, I just guess
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You use to speak the truth, but now you're liar
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Released today 28 years ago:
🇬🇧 Monaco "Music for Pleasure" – 1997Pure mid-'90s euphoria from Peter Hook (New Order) and David Potts. Melodic, bass-driven synthpop with Manchester blood in its veins.
Hook’s signature basslines drive every track, making this a must-have for fans of Joy Division's legacy filtered through a brighter, poppier lens.#synthpop #britpop #madchester #newwave #alternative90s
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Recorded #OnThisDay 35 years ago:
Inspiral Carpets - Peel Session 1990
The complete session recorded by the Inspiral Carpets on 20 May 1990 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on 5 June 1990.
Tracklist:
1. Weakness (0:52)
2. Keep It In Mind (5:04)
3. Grip (8:00)
4. Beast Inside (10:56)https://vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2017/11/inspiral-carpets-peel-session-1990.html
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Released today 32 years ago:
🇬🇧 New Order Republic – 1993Melancholic yet danceable. Shimmering synthpop meets alternative dance with Bernard Sumner’s bittersweet vocals. Republic captures the tension of a band in transition, delivering sleek production and unforgettable (Peter) hooks.
#synthpop #alternativedance #madchester #newwave #90s #neworder #vinyl #music #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #nowspinning
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Le premier album de #TheStoneRoses, meilleur premier album de tous les temps ?
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Breezeblockin' with a set from Mani of Primal Scream, signing off with this classic.
Do the Kids know about Kinky Afro? Have the TikToks heard of Shaun Ryder?
I see how they've colourised the original, and used modern digital processing techniques on this ancient video clip....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8maBsuhHr4
#Breezeblock #HappyMondays #ShaunRyder #Madchester #PrimalScream
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I had no idea that "Step On" by Happy Mondays was actually a cover:-
https://musicbrainz.org/work/96203006-bf20-39e4-93f6-d05511cc1ab9
"originally performed by John Kongos, co-written by Kongos and Christos Demetriou, and first released in 1971 by Fly Records."
