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~ Ian Brown
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  • Audio CD (23 Dec 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Polydor Group
  • ASIN: B000031XAG
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,346 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Getting High
2. Love Like A Fountain
3. Free My Way
4. Set My Baby Free
5. So Many Sisters
6. Golden Gaze
7. Dolphins Were Monkeys
8. Neptune
9. First World
10. Babasonicos
11. Love Like A Fountain - Ian Brown

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Amazon.co.uk Review
When the Stone Roses disbanded shortly after Second Coming, few people expected to hear any more from Ian Brown. After all, it was guitarist John Squire who had the talent, and Ian was a poor singer at best. It was rather unexpected, then, when the King Monkey's lo-fi debut, Unfinished Monkey Business, made a minor splash upon its release; at the very least, it was much better than Squire's dreadfully dreary Seahorses. Golden Greats effectively picks up where Unfinished left off, albeit with more emphasis on production this time around. Guitars, keyboards and samples abound in this trippy, groovy and occasionally rock & roll throwback to the heyday of acid house, the very scene that originally spawned the Stone Roses. It's also a more optimistic album than his debut, with the exception of the rather petty "Babasonicos", but tucked as it is at the end of the album, it's fairly easy to overlook. --Robert Burrow

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5.0 out of 5 stars PLATINUM PLEASURE, 12 Oct 2000
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Never mind golden, this album is platinum. The best album i have ever heard by a long shot. As a hardened roses fan i never imagined that brown could match and indeed better anything the roses created. This album brings together the originality of the roses and excels to another level with its unbelievel combination of psychodelic rock and dance. The combination of this and browns voice is somehow beautiful. If Brown never creates another record he can be completely satisfied with what he has achieved.But please make more!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The magic is there!, 15 Nov 1999
A welcome departure from Unfinished Monkey Business's earthy studio recorded feel. Golden greats has a full 24 track production. There's a lot to listen 'in there' with some high points reached that remind you of the better 'roses' days - The track dolphins were monkeys is a perfect example, it starts off with a moody feel then kicks in with an up-tempo good time groove, with the lyrics sounding like the Ian Brown of 'One Love' era... he should definately do more tracks like this! Any Roses fans and Brown fans must buy this album! - it's the best thing an ex roses member has put out since the debut roses album
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Quirky,catchy,space age,freaky rock music, 17 Feb 2001
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The man is back and sounding better than ever,each track is completely different from each other with a multitude of different styles blending together on one album, who would have thought at this stage in his career Ian Brown would still be making progressive new music. The standout tracks on the album are:Getting High, Love Like a Fountain, Set My Baby Free and Dolphins were Monkeys(or as Ian says "Dolphins were Moonkees") Get out and Buy this now.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Astonishing
I cannot put into words the love I have for this album. It is just so perfectly produced. The lyrical content is relatively simple, but well thought out, The music is enduring and... Read more
Published 12 months ago by J. WHITE

4.0 out of 5 stars what can one say?...
an excellent record! his influences are heard throughout - the jacksons, stevie wonder, funk and soul... Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2001 by lemoncover@hotmail.com

5.0 out of 5 stars PLATINUM PLEASURE
Never mind golden, this album is platinum. The best album i have ever heard by a long shot. As a hardened roses fan i never imagined that brown could match and indeed better... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTLEY ESSENTIAL LISTENING FROM OUR KING MONKEY!
AFTER 'UNFINISHED MONKEY BUISNESS' BEING A LITTLE DISSAPOINTING AS A DEBUT SOLO RELEASE FROM BROWNIE,HE HAS COME BACK AFTER WHATS PROBABLY BEEN THE S***TEST COUPLE OF YEARS OF HIS... Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars IAN BROWN HAS ARRIVED
As the title suggests, not only are these tracks golden to the ear, but they are definately great. In addition to the inevitable stone roses influence of his early days, Ian Brown... Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2000 by randallsmedley@ukonline.co.uk

4.0 out of 5 stars One more step up the ladder to Ians potential
With such strong songs as First World and Dolphins were Monkeys, Ian has carried his spacey feel on from Monkey Business. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars new, different, amazing
An amazing achievment from Ian Brown. After a quiet spell since UMB he has exploded back onto the scene with this incredible new album of his own instrumentals and haunting... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars The smoothest album of 1999
Brown has improved vastly since his previous effort which did not gel as an album so well. His latest offering is a triumph however, all the songs ooze laid-back infectious... Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars KING MONKEY has done it again
WOW! This album is his best. Nobody expected Ian to come back with an album of such class, such excitement but that is exactly what he HAS done. Read more
Published on 13 Dec 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars The Simian King Breaks Out
He got put in jail and we thought it could be the end of him, but the fears were unfounded and Ian Brown storms back with this smooth album. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 1999

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