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Discography
02/21/13 Dubai Media City Amphitheater
03/02/13 Doomben, Aus Doomben Racecourse 03/03/13 Joondalup, Aus Arena Joondalup 03/09/13 Randwick, Aus Randwick Racecourse 03/10/13 Melbourne, Aus Flemington 03/11/13 Adelaide, Aus Bonython Park 04/12/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Club 04/19/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Club 06/07/13 London, UK Finsbury Park 06/08/13 London, UK Finsbury Park 06/14/13 Newport, UK Seaclose Park 06/15/13 Glasgow, UK Glasgow Green Read More I just read on the Guardian Newspaper that The Stone Roses have re-united! Their show sold out instantly.…
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One of my favorite albums of all time is the Stone Roses' self-titled debut album. It's one of those perfect albums that you can listen to every track and love it.
Eventually the songwriting team of singer Ian Brown and guitarist John Squire would musically clash and the band broke up in 1996. If you listen to their two albums, you can tell that Second Coming, was basically a Squire album, with the songs were heavy guitar-driven.
When I read that indeed the Stone Roses were reforming in late 2011, it got me really excited. Of course, when they went on tour, there were already trouble on tour - but I suspect (as we all do), that they were doing the tour for the money. I've already mention that even if they do a North American tour (at the time there were no US dates announced), that it would be at stadiums and well above my concert cost threshold.
Earlier today (01/25), Coachella announced that The Stone Roses and Blur are co-headlining their 2013 show. Instantly, Coachella fans took to Twitter, asking who the Stone Roses are. You might remember when Paul McCartney did a public appearance last year and youths were asking who this old dude was. I'm not surprise that no one knows who the Stone Roses are; after all, no modern radio station plays their music (at least not since 1994, when "Love Spreads" was the sound of the summer.)
If you turn this around and I'll confess to not knowing any of what's popular with radio youth, but the youngsters seems to know all these High School Musical songs (I once bought a Disney karaoke disc for my cousins and had absolutely no idea who any of those singers were.)
I think the more troubling question is: are the Coachella people out of touch? Sure, Britpop fans like me would love to see this Blur/Stone Roses show, but do the regular California youths care about these bands?
PS, I went to the very first Coachella. It was not good times. I saw The Chemical Brothers, Morrissey, and a ton of other smaller (mostly UK) bands.
Eventually the songwriting team of singer Ian Brown and guitarist John Squire would musically clash and the band broke up in 1996. If you listen to their two albums, you can tell that Second Coming, was basically a Squire album, with the songs were heavy guitar-driven.
When I read that indeed the Stone Roses were reforming in late 2011, it got me really excited. Of course, when they went on tour, there were already trouble on tour - but I suspect (as we all do), that they were doing the tour for the money. I've already mention that even if they do a North American tour (at the time there were no US dates announced), that it would be at stadiums and well above my concert cost threshold.
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COACHELLA 2013
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If you turn this around and I'll confess to not knowing any of what's popular with radio youth, but the youngsters seems to know all these High School Musical songs (I once bought a Disney karaoke disc for my cousins and had absolutely no idea who any of those singers were.)
I think the more troubling question is: are the Coachella people out of touch? Sure, Britpop fans like me would love to see this Blur/Stone Roses show, but do the regular California youths care about these bands?
PS, I went to the very first Coachella. It was not good times. I saw The Chemical Brothers, Morrissey, and a ton of other smaller (mostly UK) bands.
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