The Stone Roses 
The best album credited to The Stone Roses is The Stone Roses which is ranked number 33 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 21,879.
The Stone Roses is ranked number 85 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 23,043.
The Stone Roses official website: http://www.thestoneroses.co.uk
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| ! | 5 days ago |  Dankel | 518 | 76/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2026 23:12 |  Purplepash | 2,743 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/29/2026 13:18 |  hoyquarlow | 260 | 72/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 2% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 82.8/100, a mean average of 81.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.2/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 14.8.
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DeusExMackia TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/02/2015 09:56 | #149110
Yes, yes, they only really had one album. But when it's as good as it is, you have to rate its creators highly.
This first album from Manchester band The Stone Roses has often been singled out as one of the most important albums released in the 1980's. I can not disagree that this is an exciting and beautiful album and will not hesitate to give it five stars. On the other hand I feel that there is a tendency to overestimate its impotance when compared with the best of the Beatles, the Kinks and the Who. This serves neither the group nor the album, as it inevitably will lead to disappointed listeners with the wrong expectations.
Enough said about this; to the album and its music. Musically group seems inspired by the American sound of the midsixties, created especially by the Byrds, but also a group like The Bobby Fuller Four easily comes in your mind when you listen to specific songs.
First and foremost is melodic pop-rock music spiced occasional sharp edges and psychedelic guitar solos.
Most numbers are actually very well put together, but obviously tracks like "She Bangs the Drums", "Waterfall", "Do not Stop", "Sugar Spun Sister", "Made of Stone" (the songs that first made me think of Bobby Fuller) and "Shoot You Down" first and foremost will capture new listeners' ears.
A pity that the group never managed to fulfill the promises the debut album gave, and the group dissolved after a disappointing second album.
A great and influential band who released one of the most significant albums of it's time period. Shame that they couldn't keep and further the potential they had in the debut.
A little over rated and always wonder why they waited 5 years to release another album no one cared about ....
hoyquarlow 11/10/2017 15:12 | #201120
I give up. I'll never understand what is supposedly so good about this band... Everything about them feels bland and ordinary.
