You know how people say that you’re either a Beatles person or a Rolling Stones person? Well, maybe I’m just imagining a divide, but I think you’re also either a Stone Roses person or a Happy Mondays person. I’m a Stone Roses gal all the way. I’ve never been able to get down with the Happy Mondays at all, and I’m not even sure I understand what it is that people love about them. But I could listen to The Stone Roses every day and it would never get old.
“Waterfall” is my personal Stone Roses classic. I know some people will disagree because it doesn’t fit the typical definition, but I consider it an anthem. It’s not loud or in your face, it doesn’t incite riots – it doesn’t even really make you want to get up and dance. I’m not entirely sure what I think it means – have a look at its entry on SongMeanings and you’ll see that some people think it’s about a woman who manages to keep going through hard times, while others think “she” is Britain herself. Both make sense, though I’m not British so I lean more towards a story about personal strength. Either way, it has the same effect: it makes you feel like everything’s going to be ok and, to me, that’s what an anthem should do.
The Stone Roses – Waterfall
Filed under: Classics, Music Tagged: | Rock, The Stone Roses
Well…I enjoy the stone roses and the Happy Mondays. However, in terms of “cutting edge” and breaking the barriers that music has always seemed to put up, the Happy Mondays (drug addictions and all) clearly pushed the boundaries and broke the mold of what was being made at that time…so, maybe that will help explain what people love about them…
Cheers
DJG
True, and I could have been clearer about my thoughts on the Happy Mondays. I do actually understand, and appreciate, what makes them important to music history – and I should admit that I probably haven’t listened to them enough to give them a fair chance – but still, I’ve never felt the urge to put them on my iPod. But then again, maybe one day I’ll find that I was wrong this whole time!
they played a few gigs in Japan too during their time
http://www.japansugoi.com/wordpress/stone-roses-in-japan-1989-and-1995/
great choice.
http://wallernotweller.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/review-the-stone-roses-the-stone-roses-silvertone/