gold star for USAHOF

224. The Stone Roses

Older baseball fans may remember the 1976 season of the Detroit Tiger’s phenomenon, Mark “The Bird” Fidrych whose rookie campaign was laced with instant superstardom and a promise of a legendary career. This didn’t happen, as Fidrych was essentially done after that year and never came close to that and fans waited for a “Second Coming” that would never arrive. The career of the Stone Roses had a similar parallel as they never did come close to matching the magic they did on their debut full length album in 1989.