Analysis



This section of the site will contain essays on specific aspects of The Stone Roses' work (music videos, album artwork, etc) and investigate particular themes. These were the first pages to analyse John Squire's art - and his artistic influences - at length. Please contact me if you have any comments.


The influence of Francis Bacon on the Ten Storey Love Song video

Fra Filippo Lippi's 'The Feast Of Herod' and How Do You Sleep

The artistic nature of Stone Roses photoshoots

The Stone Roses' usage of the Bible and the gnostic tone of their work

John Squire's interest in the subject of History

Where Angels Play ? The Garden of Eden

The Surrealist cinematic influence of Luis Buñuel's 'Un Chien Andalou' on Squire's See You On The Other Side

The influence of 'Nature of the Threat' by Ras Kass on Ian Brown's The Fisherman

An examination of the literary influences on The Stone Roses' work

The films that have influenced The Stone Roses

A look at the places that feature in the history of The Stone Roses

The people who have influenced The Stone Roses and those referenced in their work

The artists who have influenced John Squire

The meaning of Reni's cryptic 2009 poem, Don't Feed the Underdog

A university dissertation on the impact of The Stone Roses (May 2000)

A university dissertation by Pat Lockley looking over many musical court cases, including a large section on The Stone Roses (May 2001)

'How Manchester was Madchester ? The geography of the Madchester scene.' Dissertation by Dave Fawbert (2004)

'The role of popular music in the lives of its fans, from the perspective of fans themselves.' Thesis by Julie Marie Hutchinson (2004)


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