Second Coming is the second and final studio album by English rock band the Stone Roses, released through Geffen Records on 5 December 1994 in the UK.

[citation needed] It went platinum in the UK, sold over 1 million copies worldwide, and was dedicated to Philip Hall, the band's publicist, who died of cancer in 1993.

There had been speculation in the British press that the high expectations from their debut record had left the band "paralyzed with self-doubt," according to LA Times pop music critic Robert Hilburn.

[3] Rolling Stone awarded the record two out of five stars, calling its songs "tuneless retro psychedelic grooves bloated to six-plus minutes in length.

"[3] Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times was more positive, praising John Squire's "inspired guitar work" and concluding that "while the album's impact is undercut by some tunes that seem little more than fragments, the standouts offer a soulful earnestness as they speak of the search for salvation and comfort amid the tension and uncertainty of contemporary life.