The Stone Roses' The Stone Roses

by Alex Green

Overview

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 and influential album.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826417428
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/27/2006
Series:	33 1/3 Series , #33
Pages:	140
Sales rank:	938,090
Product dimensions:	4.68(w) x 6.57(h) x 0.34(d)

About the Author

Alex Green's interviews and reviews have appeared in Magnet, Trouser Press, CMJ New Music Monthly, Amplifier, Hits! and SOMA. In addition, he teaches English Composition and Greek and Roman Literature at St. Mary's College of California. He is currently the Editor of the online music magazine www.caughtinthecarousel.com