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The Stone Roses
Alex Green
Continuum Publishing
2006
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Read a sample chapter
"The Stone Roses shows a band sizzling with skill, consumed with drive and aspiration and possessing an almost preternatural mastery of the pop paradigm. This book explores the political and cultural zeitgeist of England in 1989, and attempts to apprehend the magic ingredients that made The Stone Roses such a special album."
— via GoogleBooks
Emma Anderson of LUSH interviewed Alex about the book. Read it >
What others are saying:
"Alex Green breaks the book down into a chapter for every track,
and every chapter builds not only the story of the band and their seminal
album, but also why The Stone Roses is the author's favorite album. This mixture
of musical and personal history works surprisingly well, and I now appreciate
the album even more."
— Large Hearted Boy
"Green maintains an affable style that rarely lapses into
academic meandering. Even if you're not a fan of the 'Roses, it's worth
reading as a crisp example of music journalism."
— Nik Dirga, Spatula Forum
"A great read. I really enjoyed it.
When I play The Stone Roses, which is at least once
a week, I tell listeners about the book."
— Matt Disterlath, Music Director, KYMC 89.7
St. Louis
"Teacher/writer Alex Green nails down why many people about 30 years
old in the US and UK list the eponymous LP of The Stone Roses on their
top 10 lists of all time."
— Chris Estey, Psychopedia
"It
makes for very good reading, accurate, clear, witty and hard to put
down. Also, if I dare to venture it, awfully well written."
— The Jazz Butcher
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