Mani (Stone Roses/Primal Scream) RIP

[Libertine]

 

Edited 20 November 2025 by Libertine

[Fox92]

Wtf! That has surprised me. RIP.

[sharpylcfc]

Sad news. RIP.

[Blueman1967]

Very surprised RIP

[purpleronnie]

Thats a shocker.  I think he announced a tour so I assume this was unexpected.

 

R.I.P

[bovril]

Never been a massive fan of gobby northern indie bands that inspire football club like followings of middle aged men who watch a lot of Shane Meadows films. But early Roses were the real deal, partly because they were such good musicians. Squire obviously is a very talented guitarist (shit solo stuff notwithstanding), but Mani and Reni together were arguably the best rhythm section in British rock history (I guess people might say Led Zep but they're a bit before my time so whatever). I know a lot of people including the band themselves thought the production of the debut album undersold their talents but I still love how it sounds. It's such a gorgeous album and one of the few albums from the Madchester/Britpop era that people will be still be raving about in decades to come. 

[Dr Marco]

RIP Mani 

 

 

Edited 20 November 2025 by Dr Marco

[Voll Blau]

Really sad. He did an excellent interview for the Rockonteurs podcast a few weeks ago and came across as such a nice bloke.

[FLAN]

This is so sad. One of my musical heroes 

[SpacedX]

20 hours ago, bovril said:

but Mani and Reni together were arguably the best rhythm section in British rock history 

I realise that you said "arguably", but steady on. That's frankly absurd. 

[Spanner73]

19 hours ago, Voll Blau said:

Really sad. He did an excellent interview for the Rockonteurs podcast a few weeks ago and came across as such a nice bloke.

Yes I watched it only a couple of weeks ago. Another top class musician gone 🥲

I loved the roses 

RIP Mani 

[bovril]

3 hours ago, SpacedX said:

I realise that you said "arguably", but steady on. That's frankly absurd. 

You may disagree but I don't think there's anything "absurd" about the claim. They were very talented musicians, maybe not the most talented of all time or anything like that, but certainly pretty unique for indie music. Petridis puts it better obviously than I could:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/20/mani-writhing-relentless-bass-the-stone-roses-secret-sauce-taught-indie-kids-to-dance?

[SpacedX]

25 minutes ago, bovril said:

You may disagree but I don't think there's anything "absurd" about the claim. They were very talented musicians, maybe not the most talented of all time or anything like that, but certainly pretty unique for indie music. Petridis puts it better obviously than I could:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/20/mani-writhing-relentless-bass-the-stone-roses-secret-sauce-taught-indie-kids-to-dance?

I don't disagree that they were highly talented and that Mani and Reni gelled together beautifully - and yes, this is a superbly articulated article. However what I do challenge is the contention that they were "arguably the best rhythm section in British rock history". 

[bovril]

3 minutes ago, SpacedX said:

I don't disagree that they were highly talented and that Mani and Reni gelled together beautifully - and yes, this is a superbly articulated article. However what I do challenge is the contention that they were "arguably the best rhythm section in British rock history". 

The internet is for hyperbole and spicy takes, enjoy it. 

 

Also I just noticed the quote in your signature, explains a lot 

[Libertine]

There's a new series of Sky Arts - 'Greatest Ever Basslines', featuring Mani and many other bassists as talking heads.