The Stone Roses - Glasgow Green
"On 9 June the Roses played Glasgow Green, a show that was for many perhaps their finest-ever live performance. The show itself was a killer - it was blistering and it was loud. It seemed then like The Stone Roses were invincible, an unstoppable force, a band that touched people's hearts and souls. They had the tunes and the attitude.
But Glasgow Green was the last gig the band played in Britain for five years."
John Robb (The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop)
"When we were on stage that day, we all looked at each other, and then just went up another level" - Mani
City: Glasgow, Scotland
Date: 9th June 1990
Running Time (Approx): 70 mins
Tracklist:
- I Wanna Be Adored
- Elephant Stone
- She Bangs The Drums
- Shoot You Down
- One Love
- Sally Cinnamon
- Sugar Spun Sister
- Standing Here
- Fools Gold
- Where Angels Play
- Waterfall
- Made Of Stone
- Elizabeth My Dear
- I Am The Resurrection
Sound Quality: B
A great bassy, involving sound, and good crowd atmosphere,
but lead and bass guitars dominate a bit too much. Drums are
quite unclear.
Performance Quality: A
The most charged Roses gig ever. The opening Adored is absolutely
mental - you can taste the atmosphere. It continues like that
all the way through, especially the guitar, which, although
not technically perfect, is just crazy, out of control, brilliant.
Squire on fire! Only let down slightly by the sonic mess that
is IATR at the end. One for playing loud.
Why should I get this bootleg?
It's the closest you'll come to feeling the atmosphere at a Roses gig (unless you've been to one), and is a fantastic performance by the lads, apart from Reni actually.
Background
After the mess that was Spike Island, the Roses wanted to prove to the British press that they could still do it live. Glasgow Green was held in a massive tent, which held 7,000 people. Mani has said in interviews since that this was their favourite ever gig - "When we were on stage that day, we all looked at each other, and then just went up another level". The atmosphere was apparently completely intense, and the tent contributed to both the sound and the heat - Ian Brown said he wanted the sweat to hit the ceiling at come back down on the fans! This, of course, was the Roses last gig for five years, and Reni's live swansong - never again would he grace the stage with his wonderful drumming.
Fan Reviews
"Amazing" - John Skogland, USA
"My favourite show" - David Peddie, Scotland
"The atmosphere is amazing and you can sense how important they were during that period, it really captures them at their best" - Kieran Gray, England
"Excellent, you can sense the atmosphere which makes it even better. The quality's fine and never really distracts from the music" - Ben Cohen, England
"You have to really crank it up to get the full effect. I actually love I Am The Resurrection at the end of the concert but like you say the jamming bit at the end is odd." - Warren Stalley, England
"Great! I've been listening to it full blast on my earphones!" - Michael Reed, England
"Brings the memories flooding back" - Greig Barrie, Scotland
"Truly amazing, the crowd are going mental from first minute to last" - Craig Elder, Scotland
"The bass is fucking rocking! I'd rather listen to Reni on a bad day than Robbie on a bad day. The crowd singing the intro guitar to Adored is absolutely mental." - George Chuddy, USA
"Awesome (I Wanna Be Adored especially) although the sound seems a bit weak." - Peter Hancox, England
"Sally Cinnamon was the best performance of that track I've heard. Just perfect… it's probably my favourite live Roses track." - Regan Tyndall, Taiwan
"I was at Glasgow Green. I've heard a dodgy cassette bootleg, but I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of your recording. The bass is excellent." - Richie, Scotland
"Fucking amazing mental atmosphere or what!" - Stephen Hackworth, England
"Wow!, it must have been fantastic to have been there! What a great crowd, I like it when everyone's singing along to Shoot You Down. You can really get a feel for the atmosphere. You can tell they were on top form, and Ian's voice doesn't sound out of tune! I really liked Elephant Stone and Made of Stone, and One Love was good as well, it was all brilliant!" - Emma Harper, England
"Love it. My favourite part is when audience sings along to Elizabeth My Dear, bursts into riotous applause, and then the drum beat for Resurrection kicks in. It's a classic moment." - Coleen Clancy, USA
"Oh to have been at Glasgow! It sounds mental - 'Is that loud enough at the back or do it want it more louder?'. The way Fools Gold leads into Where Angels Play is just too good and Sugar Spun Sister - that song is so underrated." - Paul Bradwell, England
"Fantastic. Great atmosphere. The Stone Roses had been
completely burned (and then, burned out???...). It is the
moment of a blessing. Not only God bless them but also both
Roses and audience bless each other. Me as well. And all of
them who have listened to (and felt and touched) this bootleg.
I've never felt euphoria like this ever. I couldn't feel it
at live in 95 era (I've been to Paris and 3 different venues
in Japan in 95) or video (Blackpool one) or other bootlegs
The Stone Roses is like class A drugs (I've never taken any
tablets anyway).
I'm addict for this." - Tomoko Nakamura, Japa