Retro hooks and rolling beats manage to convey the colorful, neo-psychedelic world of acid house. Bright and catchy riffs recalling the British Invasion while suggesting the future with their phased, echoey effects. The Stone Roses was a two-fold revolution, it brought dance music to an audience that was previously obsessed with droning guitars, while it revived the concept of classic pop songwriting, and the repercussions of its achievement could be heard throughout the 1990s. 
File under: Indie Rock/Label: Silvertone Records/Original Release Year: 1989