The world waited a long time for the second record from The Stone Roses. The Manchester quartet had ushered in a new era in British music with their game-changing, self-titled 1989 debut, an album that blended 80s indie guitars with soulful grooves, rock’n’roll injected with the heady euphoria of rave dancefloors. Everyone wanted to know what they were going to do next, but The Stone Roses would not be rushed. Like, really not be rushed. They took the Guns N’ Roses approach on their second record, cheekily titled Second Coming, the album arriving a full five and a half years after its predecessor. It turns 30 next week.
They were determined to do things their way, even if it meant pissing people off. And that they did, ignoring the at-the-time mighty NME for a comeback interview and giving it to The Big Issue, the paper that supports homeless people and those at risk of homelessness, instead. They weren’t shy in explaining why.
