Favorite bands from Manchester?

[canto iv]

In the late 70s through the 80s, Manchester gave rise to many great bands, such as The Smiths and Joy Division. Factory Records and The Hacienda nightclub certainly played a big role as well, eventually sparking the Madchester scene.

Who are some of your favorites? Feel free to elaborate on their importance in music history if appropriate.

[mongo]

are you fucking kidding me?


lock this shit.

[Trident]

Hush Mongo.

This needs a poll. Stone Roses, Happy Mondays.... fucking awesome.

[mongo]

no. this doesn't need shit. we start a fucking thread like this and next will be favorite bands from every city each in their own thread. no.

[canto iv]

no. this doesn't need shit. we start a fucking thread like this and next will be favorite bands from every city each in their own thread. no.

Err, Manchester was a particularly important city in the development of a distinct sound. This is a relevant thread.

[the creeps]

i watched that movie about the joy division.
"control" made me want to listen to their cds.

[Limp]

Favorite Texas Country Thread?

I say YES!

[Pox]

no. this doesn't need shit. we start a fucking thread like this and next will be favorite bands from every city each in their own thread. no.
So what? This subforum has, like, 2 threads that ever get used. That would be an improvement.

[canto iv]

i watched that movie about the joy division.
"control" made me want to listen to their cds.

If you enjoyed that, check out the film 24 Hour Party People. There's a bit of overlap, and depicts the rise of the Madchester scene.

[Pox]

The Buzzcocks are the shit. I love Howard Devoto's cemeo in 24 Hour Party People. "I definitely don't remember this happening"

[Datači]

The Smiths

[NOTKyle]

no. this doesn't need shit. we start a fucking thread like this and next will be favorite bands from every city each in their own thread. no.

Agreed. Create a poll if you feel that need canto.

[Gary_Busey]

Overturned. It's the fucking music thread, let 'em talk about music. It's not like this place gets used that much anyways.

[Quantum Leap]

My only real exposure to the scene is through 24HPP...but Happy Mondays sounded nice.

[canto iv]

Perhaps this thread should be renamed The Manchester Scene as to put an end to the moaning, and more of a focus on discussion of the scene itself, and not so much a "favorites~!@#" thread.

[Genius]

OASIS!!!!!

[Gary_Busey]

Holy shit did I listen to some Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova back in the day.

[Jericho]

Holy shit did I listen to some Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova back in the day.
Word annnnd word

Also, Don't Look Back In Anger

[Genius]

Those songs get better proportionally to the amount of alcohol you've consumed.

[Gary_Busey]

That happens with every song/album/band I like.

[Hulud]

Word annnnd word

Also, Don't Look Back In Anger

Live Forever is also a good one

but not on the level of The Smiths and JD for me. honorable mention Chemical Brothers

[Quantum Leap]

Chemical Brothers are from Manchester? That's my vote, then.

Dig Your Own Hole > God

[ruffdog]

Morrissey!

[canto iv]

Morrissey!

Which, by proxy, is an extension of The Smiths.

His new album comes out soon, a video was just released within the last week or so.

I love Morrissey's lyrics, and I'm a huge Smiths fan, but I don't follow his solo career too much.

[vicar in a tutu]

The Smiths were probably the most influential band of all time? Moreso than The Beatles or The Spice Girls? I am actually a huge fan of The Smiths and having just heard Morrisseys new album (Years of Refusal) it becomes so much more apparent that he needs the genius that is Johnny Marr by his side to make his music better than ordinary...a rousing tremelo over-dub here or a haunting finger-picked staggered arpeggio there?

To be honest Manchester never had a music scene? They had a drug scene which many bands took advantage of such as The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Oasis (Beatles tribute band) and it paid off well for them and Tony Wilson.

[dick_darlington]

here's a list of bands from manchester..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Musical_groups_from_Manchester

for me, it would be : the smiths, oasis, and the buzzcocks.

[Genius]

Of Yesteryear: The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Oasis

Of Today: Elbow and The Ting Tings (I'm finally coming around, but it took a while),

[Hulud]

here's a list of bands from manchester..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Musical_groups_from_Manchester

for me, it would be : the smiths, oasis, and the buzzcocks.

The Fall are awesome

[Quantum Leap]

Seeing Oceansize on that list, they're definitely on top of my list. Totally underrated band.

[BillyZoom]

Seeing Oceansize on that list, they're definitely on top of my list. Totally underrated band.

Agreed. "Women Who Love Men Who Love Drugs" is one of my all time favorites.

As for as older bands go, I gotta go with The Stone Roses.

[redsox39]

are you fucking kidding me?


lock this shit.

no. this doesn't need shit. we start a fucking thread like this and next will be favorite bands from every city each in their own thread. no.

Says the King of posting music no ones gives a shit about...