The Stone Roses The Stone Roses 20th Anniversary Remaster

4 stars out of 5 -- "The debut album by the Stone Roses remains a blast of magnificent arrogance, a fusion of Sixties-pop sparkle and the blown-mind drive of U.K. rave culture."
"[T]his was '60s psychedelia shot through with tight, muscular tunes."
"Combining bowl cuts and dance beats, these neo-psych Mancunians dropped one of rock's greatest debuts in '89..."
Ranked #29 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums"
Ranked #7 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime"
5 stars out of 5 - "...pure pop alchemy....[it] still fascinates....it remains clear that here was a band - and an album - in a million."
Ranked #49 in AP's list of the 'Top 99 Of '85-'95' - "...The album that sent devotees of the baggy trouser (not to mention a number of others) into delirium. For once, all the hype was right; this is a record that lasts..."
4 stars out of 5 -- "It's a tremendous debut....It's unlikely to replicate the mercurial flash of time and place that still glitters from this record."
"...Set the tone for rock music in the '90s; nostalgic and unable or unwilling to communicate any message except feed your head, question nothing, look elegantly vacant....this really is a record you need to own..."
Ranked #1 among the 50 Greatest Albums Of The '80s - "...a shining embodiment of everything rock music should be: arrogant, elegantly crafted and imbued with a rare ability to make its listener feel mighty..."
Ranked #5 in NME's list of the 'Greatest Albums Of All Time.'
Paste (magazine) - "'I Wanna Be Adored,' their first album's lead-off track, contains one of their most immediately recognizable bass lines, but John Squire's nimble, bleary guitar playing is the star of the show."