Yeah, breaking the format for one post, because there's no way to fit him in.
Mani, the stage name of Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Greg Mounfield, has passed away. And, we really hadn't explored The Stone Roses or any of the Madchester scene yet, but now, looks like we're doing this.
Mani wasn't a founding member of the Stone Roses, but he was a member for both its breakthrough in the late 1980s and their reformation in the early 2010s - which means his bass was key to defining their trippy, mellow rock sound that was so well respected for a short while.
This was the first song on their debut album and an early single, and was a modern rock hit in the US and a pop hit in the UK and elsewhere.
The big surprise came in 2011, when they reformed after a 20-year hiatus. That's Mani on bass, too.
I am genuinely sad about this one. He will be missed terribly.
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