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Stone Roses

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UK indie band from working class backgrounds cited as example of class differences between British and American indie music scenes

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"They're a rehashed, worse version of the Stone Roses except this time around it sounds like Conor McGregor is singing."
I cannot stand DC Fontaines · u/Jackolll2 · ↑51 · 2026-01-07
"Joy division, stone roses, pulp, the smiths, etc all came from genuinely working class backgrounds, while most of the American indie bands from that era grew up in nice suburbs and formed at universities"
Why was indie music more of a working class thing in the UK · u/ActualReputation3092 · ↑28 · 2024-11-23
"They're a rehashed, worse version of the Stone Roses except this time around it sounds like Conor McGregor is singing."
I cannot stand DC Fontaines · u/Jackolll2 · ↑51 · 2026-01-07
"You had the likes of The Smiths, Stone Roses, Pixies, New Order, Happy Mondays and R.E.M. all putting out iconic records in their absolute prime."
"Joy division, stone roses, pulp, the smiths, etc all came from genuinely working class backgrounds"
Why was indie music more of a working class thing in the UK · u/ActualReputation3092 · ↑28 · 2024-11-23
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