HAHAHA

It's an opinion that says a lot.
I like the Soup Dragons but they clearly cashed in on throwaway hooks and generic danceable beats while the Stone Roses brought musical depth to the short-lived scene in which the two bands shared space.

This is just my opinion.

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well, The Soup Dragons are great fun party music

while initially The Stone Roses sound pretty evocative and resonant, but the debut doesn't really stand up to repeated listenings, except for I Wanna Be Adored, She Bangs the Drums and Waterfall (don't even remember if that was the correct name)

I have listened to it far too many times at this point, and the obvious weak songs just stand out now, rather than pass by.

I don't think TSR were part of the scene per se. They were doing their own thing and then 'the scene' sorta joined them.

Agree with that. They started off as a crap punk band as well.

Saying the Soup Dragons were a better band than the Stone Roses almost sounds like an exercise in name-dropping (pick a better band at least!).

The Stone Roses debut is a great album, along with Primal Scream the band were trailblazers in the fusion of Dance and Alternative (in the UK at least). It's an imaginative, nuanced and well-crafted psychedelic pop album, and as others have said, it has a real resonance. BE THAT AS IT MAY, it is ever-so-slightly overrated, especially when the likes of The Observer and NME list it as the greatest British album of all time. It is not the greatest British album of all time, it's just a great album that proved influential in the years following its release.

Incidentally, I prefer Doolittle.

i find Primal Scream's Screamadelica pretty overrated as well - too much ambience and not enough good tunes

i think XTRMNTR is where it's at

I've got into Pixies a lot recently, and I've only ever heard The Stone Rose's singles; Waterfall etc.

Gave their s/t a go yesterday, wasn't too keen; I'd definitely go with Doolittle.

Exactly! :band:

Pixies have some good fun party music too:

If I was forced at gunpoint to choose then I'd probably go with Doolittle.
But I'm not so I'm voting Stone Roses s/t.

disclaimer: I would normally never vote on one of these bullshit This Good Album vs. That Good Album polls but this one is especially egregious. Fuck.

Edit: I apparently already voted "meh" in general opposition to this thread. Ha!