THE STONE ROSES - ALL ACROSS THE SANDS

[PurpleBlackSyrup]

First heard this on The Complete Stone Roses, silly me for arriving so late to the party. I must've air bass-and-solo guitared this (on hairbrush) 500 times at the time. As a song, it's a little bit "unpolished" compared to matured works soon to come, but so what that adds to the charm, here. The essentials are intact: Brown's far-reaching and also breathy vocals, the tight and sassy rhythm section, and John's tremelo-y, satisfying guitar work, like a hand-tossed pizza. Eat up, it's tasty!

[saba7saba7saba7]

I don't think Altrincham, or Stockport or wherever could ever do this song justice. A small damp flat in a block overlooking Salford precinct. 4pm. A Sunday afternoon in October. The precinct looks suitably depressing. You await the love of your life to call. While scallies debase themselves amongst the detritus of the long-forgotten morning market, the words '...Do you *feel* warmer?' reverberate around the empty flat. A phone rings...

[where8angels8play]

Browns voice in this is unreal.

[jimmima121]

It's okay if you accidentally clicked dislike. You are forgiven.

[sagoig]

eran un rato buenos los tios estos....

[01donie]

love it

[beatsteves]

how the fuck someone can dislike this, it si beautiful and awsome

[boobytree]

I went to see Ian Brown live years back. He was fucking ACE. My mate (in a drunken stupor) walked up to him after the supporting act had done and tried to buy speed off him. Got aggressively ejected by his body guards. Great gig great memories. Leadmill Sheffield.

[boobytree]

I went to see Ian Brown live years back. He was fucking ACE. My mate (in a drunken stupor) walked up to him after the supporting act had done and tried to buy speed off him. Got aggressively ejected by his body guards. Great gig great memories. Leadmill Sheffield.

[luddite71]

@boobytree great venue



[DDTricks]

love this song always takes me back to being 15

[58busby58]

Amazing, x



[lewis21safe]

One dislike of oasis cos they know they was never as good as the stone roses

[lewis21safe]

Ian Brown -God Like Genius

[inmehead]

by far there best song, gets overlooked by all the typical songs

[gunawanfahri]

This is The First stone roses song ive heard. Great!!

[gunawanfahri]

This is The First stone roses song ive heard.

[GriefTourist]

the other version [vinyl is better]

[blurry67]

@GriefTourist has it been uploaded somewhere?

[kevin84cfc]

superb

[susyjones1]

great song....just goes to show what a great songwriter he was when people can see through his voice....one of the greatest lyricist of our time.

[dayday980189]

Divine.

[MrRoundy76]

Don't give a shit Ian Brown can't sing live, went to Paris to see them when they reformed - AMAZING. No one can touch the Roses!!!

[Dbusdriver71]

@MrRoundy76 Ian Brown has had concerts were he was a bit off but to say he cant sing live!? Its the same with Liam Gallagher; he had bad concerts to. If your like the Stone Roses watch the Blackpool concert. I was there and I'm telling you; IAN BROWN CAN SING LIVE!

[northernswagga]

@Dbusdriver71 never ever forgot that gig,amazing mate.

[bustedsofaface]

1st record my kids ever knew the words to - eldest now 17 and the owner of every album. Nicked em me though!!

[stendeb]

all these tunes of complete remind me off gettin wired at manley's, the good old days

[stendeb]

all these tunes of complete remind me off gettin wired at manley's, the good old days

[WxmCasual1991]

First time I've heard this! Yet ANOTHER great Roses song!

[hcjmev1983]

awesome track.gets better everytime i hear it.

[Dbusdriver71]

Whenever I hear anyone say Ian Brown cant sing I play this tune and laugh. One of several examples of an historic band's earily brillance, you had to of been there at the time. It is as brillant as the day it was first released.

[ctidcarl]

@Dbusdriver71

Couldn't have said it better, my friend.

How lucky were we that we were there??

[robjbray]

@Dbusdriver71 I sing in perfect pitch and so on, which mean that I can not give stones roses songs the right edge!

imperfection is beautiful its what gives the stone roses there grit and make them real

[Lysimachus]

@Dbusdriver71

His voice is fantastic in this. :)

[InParticularNobody]

@Dbusdriver71 - yeh it IS awesome - but it IS also out of tune some of the time. all part of their charm. best band ever imo. having seen them and king monkey a few times, it was all down to the first note - if he got that right, you were in for a treat. if he missed it by a mile you'd be fooked for that whole song hehe.

[Dbusdriver71]

@InParticularNobody True but it also made him so much more real than, say Damon Alburn. I havn't heard Alburn since he left Blur (more likely they left him) . I'll take my chances with Ian Brown and the Stone Roses, weither Ian is off or not.

[seanhfc6]

@Dbusdriver71 He's went on to do work with the Gorillaz so I would hardly say you've heard nothing from him

[handsomedevil98]

@Dbusdriver71 Soo true Like Going Down that is very pretty too! but for some reason he sounds soo differnt now! still good ie 'Set my baby free' which is a belter of a track but it sounds like a differnt person!

[kever1916]

superb

[RoxaPax4]

uhuh <3 Fantastic.

[where8angels8play]

Proof that Ian Brown can sing. And fucking brilliantly too!

[MrKenbob67]

luv this song, stone roses = timeless quality proper music:)

[roisinmarie1]

Thnak you for posting- Love this track!!

[internacionalfc]

great post...what you tube was invented/conceived for....

[seanspil77]

awesome....ian browns voice at its best....and loving john squires guitar...x

[masteryodadobby]

Thank you. This song means everything to me...

[stephaniex15]

Thank you for posting :D, this songs hard to find to listen to!

[dekon007]

love this song couldnt find this version on here till now