Ian Brown: Biography

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Birth Name:

Ian George Brown

Born:

Feb 20, 1963 in Ancoats, Gt. Manchester, England

Genres:

Music, Rock Music, Alternative Rock Music, Classical Music

Decades Active:

1990's|2000's

Artistic Quality

Low

Cultural Impact

Low

Ratings Guide

The frontman for one of the most revered British bands of the 1980s and '90s, Ian Brown symbolized the arrogant cocksureness of his mouthpiece, the Stone Roses. Although the group released one of the three or four most influential records of the decade in 1989 (their debut, at that), they slowly imploded during the early '90s and released only one more album before splitting up. Guitarist/songwriter John Squire formed a new band, Seahorses, while bassist Mani (Gary Mounfield) joined Primal Scream. Brown inaugurated his postStone Roses career with a 1998 solo LP, Unfinished Monkey Business. The album was recorded with the help of exRoses replacement guitarist Aziz Ibrahim, but spotlighted a more emotionally diverse approach to musicmaking than expected. The excellent followup, Golden Greats, arrived in the States in early 2000, and Music of the Spheres followed one year later. In 2003, Brown contributed a volume in the Under the Influence series and had a cameo in the third Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The next year Brown released Solarized, his most varied and politically charged record to date. He worked with hiphop producer Emile and an alternative supergroup (featuring Steve Jones, Paul Cook, and Paul Ryder) for 2007's The World Is Yours.

- John Bush, All Music Guide