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The Stone Roses vs. The Church

So the friend who features in the last post reckons this is a way better example than the one I had to offer. Apart from the similarly slithering guitars on The Stone Roses‘ ‘Waterfall’ and The Church‘s ‘A New Season’, he also points out the – coincidentally? – matching lyrical imagery. “She’s a waterfall” vs. “Girl bathing in crystal waters.”  It could just be a fluke. You be the judge. Of both. 

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The Stone Roses vs. Primal Scream

a.k.a. the Battle of the Titans (or something substantially less cliche).

 

The brilliantly dark ‘Made of Stone’ off the frequently considered best album of the decade/century/ever – The Stone Roses – lifts its chorus from the jangly little C86 alumnus Primal Scream‘s ‘Velocity Girl’