Waterfall (track)
by The Stone Roses
Year: 1989
From the album The Stone Roses (track #3)
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Waterfall appears on the following album(s) by The Stone Roses:
- The Stone Roses (track #3) (this album) (1989)
- The Complete Stone Roses (track #15) (compilation) (1995)
- The Very Best Of The Stone Roses (track #4) (compilation) (2002)
- Collection (track #2) (compilation) (2010)
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| ! | 10/22/2026 15:53 |  HoldenM | 10,398 | 90/100 |
| ! | 10/01/2026 09:06 | Mafedere | 12,607 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/02/2026 21:16 | mrmcrook | 13,206 | 78/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 89.3/100, a mean average of 88.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.2.
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Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/25/2012 14:23 | #49179
It's a good song...but man, are these guys overrated. This is a direct 60's rip off, with Association-like vocals. (Edited)
If only history had been more kind to the Stone Roses. They could have been huge; mixing Shoegaze, Noise Pop, Post-Rock, Madchester, Grunge, and Britpop into a future album. If they hadn't ran out of steam, they could have been the next big thing. I could just imagine the 1992 album, Fool's Gold; how amazing would that album be.
Unfortunately, we got Second Coming. Great name for an album, but poor execution. If you take ratings from this website, there were only three or five songs worth listening to on that whole entire album.
Waterfall is probably my 2nd favourite track on the album after I am the resurrection.
It sort of encapsulates the whole album into one song. Psychedelic guitar riffs with one of the great guitarists of the last forty years. The harmonies are fantastic as well.
One of the things I love about the song is that Reni and ian sing together throughout the entire song. That’s a great sound.
I’m a huge sucker for great guitar playing and John Squire on here is utterly brilliant.
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It's alright (Edited)
like a music of animation movie with cute animals in the leading roles. keep calm, this doesnt mean its bad.
