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Eight Stone Roses songs you need to listen to right now!
AND HERE’S THREE MORE YOU SHOULDN’T MISS…
MERSEY PARADISE
What’s this? ManUtd.com bigging up Merseyside? Not quite. Not everyone realises that the River Mersey does pass through Manchester before it reaches Liverpool, but indeed it does. This piece of perfect guitar pop is all about dreaming of escape, but you don’t need to understand its lyrical content to enjoy. Just listen to that chorus, those joyous guitar riffs and the sound of a band racing through its imperial phase…
BREAKING INTO HEAVEN
The Roses’ second album is somewhat overlooked, which is perhaps understandable, given the otherworldly perfection of their 1989 debut. But The Second Coming has plenty that deserves your attention, starting with the opening song, a sinisterly funky 11-minute snake of a tune that shows Mani (bass) and Reni (drums) at their very best. It doesn’t really kick in until the fifth minute, but it’s worth the wait…
BEGGING YOU
If you weren’t lucky enough to experience the manic, madness of the Manchester clubbing scene in the early ’90s, I reckon this is as close as you’ll get to feeling it. It’s not a dance track, per se, but it’s a pretty amazing attempt at one from a few lads with some guitars and drums, with battering percussion, six-strings that sound like fighter jets and paranoid gospel-style backing vocals. Just amazing, and way ahead of its time.
