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- Golden Greats
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Ian Brown
Released 2005

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04:18
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03:36
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- 1
- Gettin' High
- 04:02
- 191 plays

- 2
- Love Like A Fountain
- 05:13
- 107 plays

- 3
- Free My Way
- 04:18
- 98 plays

- 4
- Set My Baby Free
- 04:27
- 305 plays

- 5
- So Many Soldiers
- 05:13
- 143 plays

- 6
- Golden Gaze
- 03:56
- 147 plays

- 7
- Dolphins Were Monkeys
- 05:02
- 128 plays

- 8
- Neptune
- 03:32
- 113 plays

- 9
- First World
- 05:07
- 119 plays

- 10
- Babasonicos
- 04:03
- 96 plays

- 11
- Dolphins Were Monkeys (Single Version)
- 02:57
- 101 plays

- 12
- Dolphins Were Monkeys (UNKLE Vs. South Remix)
- 07:09
- 196 plays

- 13
- Billie Jean
- 03:36
- 829 plays

- 14
- Thriller
- 03:25
- 307 plays

- 15
- Love Like A Fountain (Infected By Scourge Of The Earth)
- 03:35
- 141 plays

- 16
- Love Like a Fountain [Video][*][Multimedia Track]
- 00:00
- 0 plays

- 17
- Golden Gaze [Video][*][Multimedia Track]
- 00:00
- 1 plays

- 18
- Dolphins Were Monkeys [Video][*][Multimedia Track]
- 00:00
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album review

Whatever its flaws, Ian Brown's debut album, Unfinished Monkey Business, suggested that he was the true visionary behind the Stone Roses, providing the wild mercurial ideas that were grounded by John Squire's classicist song structures. Its sequel, Golden Greats, confirms that notion. Less song-oriented than its predecessor and overflowing with neo-psychedelic sonic textures and dance beats, Golden Greats floats between dazzling peaks and unformed, unrealized ideas that are nonetheless quite intriguing. Some may miss the clear hooks that characterized the Stone Roses (and even parts of Unfinished Monkey Business), but Brown sounds revitalized here and the result is a fresh, frequently exciting record. True, it can get a little indulgent and it's not quite cutting edge (no matter how much he wishes it were), but that doesn't distract from its very real virtues. At its best, the album boasts wonderfully, subtly crafted productions brimming with neat textures (the organ riff, Mellotron, and sampled strings on "Set My Baby Free" are a perfect example) that are intriguing on first listen and grow richer with repeated listens. Like its predecessor, Golden Greats meanders a bit too much and it places a little too much emphasis on surface, but when the surface sparkles like this, it's hard to complain too loudly. [The album's 2005 edition included three videos, the single version of "Dolphins," remixes of "Dolphins" and "Love Like a Fountain," and somewhat unlikely -- but typically trippy -- cover versions of the Michael Jackson classics "Billie Jean" and "Thriller."] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide