The Stone Roses - Second Coming (CD 1997)

After 5 years of waiting, the Stone Roses returned in 1994 with the rocky Second Coming, it has several great songs including Tightrope, Breaking into Heaven, Good Times and Love Spreads. A much harder sound than the legendary debut album, with John Squire doing plenty of long guitar solos.

I remember when this album first came out, being a little disappointed. I had grown up with the Madchester scene and felt at the time that this had veered away from what the scene was all about. How wrong I was. I decided to purchase a copy and have another listen a few years on..... and it's awesome! Even better than the iconic first album in my opinion. Not as many memories, but the music and content is even better! Highly recommended!

I bought this album in 1997 when it first came out and its as good today as any other music around. This was regarded as the Stone Roses worst album, all be it they only really produced two real albums & four compilations but in my own pearsonal opinion its by far the best. The album is so diverse from guitar ripping melodies to acoustic harmonies, it does'nt disappoint.
The major down side to the Second Coming is the over production of the music by Squire consequently causing rifts amongst the band members and the demise of the band.
However, this will all become trivial when you listen to the timeless opening sequence of Love Spreads putting all in perspective.
A must for all guitar music fans!

Its the Roses!

Straight to the man is my favourite, well underated

I used to have but lent it to a mate and never seen it again. Picked it up well cheap on Ebay.

Let me start by saying that Second Coming is a good album by one of the greatest bands of all time. That alone should endorse this collection of songs beyond the doubt of any casual listener, and, for anyone who has by some slim chance never heard The Stone Roses before it would be more than enough to gain an appreciation of their brand of music. The problem with Second Coming is that a) the eponymous first album was probably "top ten of all time" material and b) the subsequent anticipation (five years worth at that) was way beyond any reasonable expectation.

The first track, "Breaking in to Heaven", extends the aforementioned anticipation by over 4 minutes with an epic build up before launching into a recognisably Roses tune. Track 2, "Driving South", hints at a heavier, bluesier, rocky sound which carries through many of the other new tracks. "Ten Storey Love Song" is an absolutely mint tune and would have not been out of place on the first album.

"Love Spreads" is a fusion of the earlier Stone Roses sound and the more typical Second Coming feel.

It's very difficult to improve on perfection and sadly The Stone Roses really only had one ill fated attempt. It's easy to see why a lot of the fans were disappointed. Too much expectation and not enough time or willingness to really listen to what is, especially by today's "all filler no killer" efforts, a first rate album.