magoo82 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I went on Saturday. Best gig i've ever been to. I thought Brown just kept it simple tbh and it worked. Fools Gold went on for a bit too long but that was my only gripe with the performance. The last half hour was just stellar. It's going to take The Smiths getting back together to beat that for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogo1910 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Just back home after last nights gig,i thought it was amazing the band sounded like they had never took a break from it at all.Great crowd as well and i never saw any bother (unexpected when you consider some of the ned element that you would expect to be there),highlight for me was love spreads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantene proV Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Was there on Sunday night and it was one of the greatest gigs I've ever been to. Even if I just got to see that performance of Fools Gold it would have been money well spent. Someone here wrote that it went on too long. Well, from my perspective the extended workout was incendiary - absofuckinlutely mindbending! Squire even sneaked in a wee bit of Driving South action too. I've always thought without Reni, the Roses are nothing and the live show confirmed it. WHAT a drummer! Anyone saying here they wouldn't pay 60 sheets to see that 'cos of a ropey singer must hate live music - gigs are about a shared experience, a communion, overloading the senses, a chance to see that special connection musicians have re-creating their art; and just getting trashed & having a singalong with mates/kindred spirits. If you want to stroke your beard and fault-find then fair enough. I want to have a good time and last night, my friends, was a 2 hour blast. Glad I smuggled in booze though - the bars looked a bit busy later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I was there on Friday night and it was really, really good. So what if the vocals were flat - it really didn't matter. As a band they were tremendous and the crowd was thankfully (for the most part) bawbag free. Loads of middle aged groups in sensible clothing getting out of your way if you needed to get past, never saw any bother at all. I was there on Saturday and it was the same. Was actually really impressed by how well the crowd behaved, especially considering how wasted everyone was! I was worried it was going to be an Oasis crowd, but it wasn't at all. Gig itself was amazing. Doesn't really matter how Brown's voice was when the crowd just sang every song anyway. They have so many great songs, but This Is The One was my favourite. Loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Was there on Sunday night and it was one of the greatest gigs I've ever been to. Even if I just got to see that performance of Fools Gold it would have been money well spent. Someone here wrote that it went on too long. Well, from my perspective the extended workout was incendiary - absofuckinlutely mindbending! Squire even sneaked in a wee bit of Driving South action too. I've always thought without Reni, the Roses are nothing and the live show confirmed it. WHAT a drummer! Anyone saying here they wouldn't pay 60 sheets to see that 'cos of a ropey singer must hate live music - gigs are about a shared experience, a communion, overloading the senses, a chance to see that special connection musicians have re-creating their art; and just getting trashed & having a singalong with mates/kindred spirits. If you want to stroke your beard and fault-find then fair enough. I want to have a good time and last night, my friends, was a 2 hour blast. Glad I smuggled in booze though - the bars looked a bit busy later on. It's been quite funny hearing people who weren't there tell me how shite it was. Everyone who was there loved it, definitely one of the greatest gigs I've been to as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groaninjock Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I was there Saturday night, it was a phenomenal gig. Reni and Mani were on top form, and Brown sounded decent as well. Only criticism is that the gig wasn't long enough and they only played two tracks from Second Coming. I reviewed the gig on my blog if anyone can be arsed reading it: http://groaninjock.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/stone-roses-heaton-park-manchester.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomDom Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Wasn't the gig two hours long? Surely that's long enough for any band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groaninjock Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Yeah, just short of two hours. I just mean that there were a few songs (Driving South, Elephant Stone, Breaking Into Heaven, Tightrope, Daybreak) that I would have loved to have heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomDom Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 That's more down to the setlist chosen than the length. Not sure I like the idea of some of those songs being sacrificed to play the entire debut album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantene proV Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I would have foregone Where Angels Play for a rendition of Daybreak - that song would have fitted perfectly around the Fools Gold/Something's Burning part of the set. Just to add, Don't Stop was incredible too. Seemlessly added to the end of Waterfall and played completely live with maybe a slight effect on Ians' vocals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Sad to hear they never did Elephant Stone, that is a top top tune. Watching Reni play the drums to that would be magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uni Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Went on the Sunday and I'm still in awe of how great the whole gig was, all support acts included. The Wailers were world class! Greatest Gig of my life and the greatest weekend of my life. Went down with a whole month's pay and returned with £25 to take to T in the Park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldojag Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Greatest weekend of my life. I can die a happy having seen them play Where Angels Play and Squire nail the solo at the end. Much, much better atmosphere in the park, compared to Oasis at Heaton Park 3 years ago. Can't wait to see them at T in the Park. I've got a feeling that will top any of the Manchester shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the aggressive beggar Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 just bought a carry out to sit and watch them on TITP. Checked the BBC website and it appears they won't be shown. Gutted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenHibee Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Elephant Stone, Mersey Paradise, Standing Here, What is the world waiting for. TUNES. Plus many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 They were awful at T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantene proV Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 They were great at T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenHibee Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 They were awful at T. They were great at T They were indifferent at T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paris Hilltoon Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 They were the stone roses. Nothing more, nothing less. Fucking marvelous it was too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy85 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I enjoyed them at TITP. Whether I would have enjoyed them as much if I wasn't completely mangled is another question, but I was completely mangled so it's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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