Lew-T Posted July 16, 2022 Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: What a time it must have been living in Manchester back then, so many great bands just coming on to the scene. Yeah the 90s in Manchester must have been mega. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted July 16, 2022 Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 And some part of the 80s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted July 16, 2022 Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 Stone Roses Happy Mondays The Smiths Joy Division New Order Oasis What an era of music that is. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 16, 2022 Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, Lew-T said: Stone Roses Happy Mondays The Smiths Joy Division New Order Oasis What an era of music that is. James, The Charlatans, Inspiral Carpets, the list goes on. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted July 16, 2022 Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 It's actually crazy just how many great bands Manchester produced in the 80s and 90s. RIP Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.G.Red Posted July 16, 2022 Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 23 hours ago, City Rocker said: I'm shocked and saddened to hear Happy Mondays bass player Paul Ryder has passed away They were due to play the Kubix festival in Sunderland that evening 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted July 16, 2022 Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 8 hours ago, BS2 Red said: It's actually crazy just how many great bands Manchester produced in the 80s and 90s. RIP Paul Hollies , Freddy & the Dreamers, 10CC to name but three . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 16, 2022 Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 8 hours ago, BS2 Red said: It's actually crazy just how many great bands Manchester produced in the 80s and 90s. RIP Paul They always go on about Liverpool but when you look at it Manchester has produced far more and even Sheffield is in with a shout. Take the Beatles out of the equation and Liverpool`s nowhere really. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted July 16, 2022 Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: They always go on about Liverpool but when you look at it Manchester has produced far more and even Sheffield is in with a shout. Take the Beatles out of the equation and Liverpool`s nowhere really. I was thinking that after reading this thread. The Beatles are obviously huge. But like you say, take them out and Manchester music kicks the shit out of Liverpool. It kicks the shit out of most cities to be honest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 16, 2022 Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 Just now, BS2 Red said: I was thinking that after reading this thread. The Beatles are obviously huge. But like you say, take them out and Manchester music kicks the shit out of Liverpool. It kicks the shit out of most cities to be honest. Sheffield punches well above it`s weight too. Pulp, The Human League, Joe Cocker, Cabaret Voltaire, ABC, Richard Hawley, Def Leppard (I think) and that`s just off the top of my head. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted July 16, 2022 Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Sheffield punches well above it`s weight too. Pulp, The Human League, Joe Cocker, Cabaret Voltaire, ABC, Richard Hawley, Def Leppard (I think) and that`s just off the top of my head. Good shout. I think Bristol has had some amazing bands, but in overall quantity we really are punching below our weight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 14 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Sheffield punches well above it`s weight too. Pulp, The Human League, Joe Cocker, Cabaret Voltaire, ABC, Richard Hawley, Def Leppard (I think) and that`s just off the top of my head. Arctic Monkeys too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 14 hours ago, BS2 Red said: Good shout. I think Bristol has had some amazing bands, but in overall quantity we really are punching below our weight. Massive Attack and Portishead. That’s it isn’t it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, Lew-T said: Massive Attack and Portishead. That’s it isn’t it? Adge Cutler, Roni Size, some of Bananarama, Idles. Tricky I guess, but he started with Massive Attack. I can't think of any others though. It's shocking how few acts Bristol has produced over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 Just now, BS2 Red said: Adge Cutler, Roni Size, some of Bananarama, Idles. Tricky I guess, but he started with Massive Attack. I can't think of any others though. It's shocking how few acts Bristol has produced over the years. Especially how artistic Bristol is. You’d think there would be a hell of a lot more music out of this City. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 Just now, Lew-T said: Especially how artistic Bristol is. You’d think there would be a hell of a lot more music out of this City. Liverpool: "We had the Beatles!" Manchester: "We had Oasis!" Sheffield: "We had Pulp!" Bristol: "We've got an acoustic folk act in the Seven Stars on Sunday afternoon....." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 14 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: They always go on about Liverpool but when you look at it Manchester has produced far more and even Sheffield is in with a shout. Take the Beatles out of the equation and Liverpool`s nowhere really. Ok I will take The Beatles out of the equation. This is a list of notable bands and artists from Merseyside, North West England. For over fifty years, the area has had a thriving pop and rock music scene, A A Flock of Seagulls Afraid of Mice Alexis Blue: Alpha Male Tea Party Alterkicks: Amsterdam: Antimatter Apollo 440: Atomic Kitten: Ian Astbury Jacqui Abbott B Badfinger: Though originally formed in Swansea, two members came from Liverpool. Banners: The Bandits: BB Mak Benny Profane: Bicycle Thieves Big in Japan: Cilla Black: Black: The Black Velvets: The Boo Radleys: Buster C Cast: 1990s Britpop group Care Cecil The Cheap Thrills The Cherry Boys China Crisis: The Christians: Circa Waves: Clean Cut Kid: The Coral: Peter Edward Clarke (born 21 August 1957, in St Helens, Merseyside), better known as Budgie Cook da Books: The Crescent D Dalek I Love You: Dead or Alive: The Dead 60s: Deaf School Carol Decker E Echo & the Bunnymen: 1980s post-punk band, one of the most successful and long-lived of the era Ellery Bop: Jennifer Ellison: Engine F The Farm Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Freeze Frame Billy Fury G Gerry & the Pacemakers Gomez: H Half Man Half Biscuit: Her's Paul Heaton I Ian and the Zodiacs Icicle Works: It's Immaterial J Johnny Boy Holly Johnson: K Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes Kling Klang: The KLF: The Koobas Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas: Performed as 'Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas' and billed as a Merseybeat band when under Brian Epstein's management in the 1960s[38] L The La's: Ladytron: Lightning Seeds: The Little Flames: The Lotus Eaters: Julian Lennon M Malik & the O.G's Marc Almond Marseille The Maybes? The Mekano Set: The Merseybeats O The Onset Ooberman: The Open: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Our Kid: P The Pale Fountains: Pele: Pink Military R The Real Thing: Red Flag: Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesu Rick Astley: The Room: Rooney: S Scorpio Rising The Seal Cub Clubbing Club The Searchers: Shack: She Drew the Gun: (One of my current favourites) Short Sharp Shock: Sound of Guns Space Spider: The Spitfire Boys The Stands Stealing Sheep Sunday Jones: Supercharge: The Swinging Blue Jeans: T The Night Café: The Teardrop Explodes The Tempest To My Boy Tokyo Adventures Tramp Attack The Troubadours Two People U Ultrabeat The Undertakers: Urban Strawberry Lunch W Wah!: Pete Wylie vehicle, variously known as Wah! Heat and The Mighty Wah! Wave Machines The Wild Swans: Post-punk/new wave band Wimple Winch: Where's the Beach: The Wombats: Y Yachts Z The Zutons __--------__ Amazed anyone mentions Merseyside to be honest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Port Said Red said: Amazed anyone mentions Merseyside to be honest. Cilla Black and Atomic Kitten invalidate the rest of the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 24 minutes ago, Lew-T said: Massive Attack and Portishead. That’s it isn’t it? 12 minutes ago, BS2 Red said: Adge Cutler, Roni Size, some of Bananarama, Idles. Tricky I guess, but he started with Massive Attack. I can't think of any others though. It's shocking how few acts Bristol has produced over the years. 10 minutes ago, Lew-T said: Especially how artistic Bristol is. You’d think there would be a hell of a lot more music out of this City. There have been lots that were underground "hits" like Brilliant Corners, Essential Bop, Kill it Kid, but it's a bit like sport in that there isn't the motivation to get out of a nice city to make the next step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, BS2 Red said: Cilla Black and Atomic Kitten invalidate the rest of the list. Based on? The fact we don't find them hip and trendy? They are successful artists from Liverpool, that was my criteria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 19 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: Based on? The fact we don't find them hip and trendy? They are successful artists from Liverpool, that was my criteria It was a joke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 Nobody has mentioned The Buzzcocks. Surely Manchester's finest 70s band? But before posting I did a quick Google. Now I know why nobody has mentioned them. They're from Bolton. I never knew that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 Herman’s Hermits a Manchester band? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 Bristol's finest ever...................Johnny Carr & the Cadillacs ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 (edited) Roger Cook was one of ours who wrote loads of well known songs. He is the only British songwriter to have been entered into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Edited July 17, 2022 by Red Shadow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 23 minutes ago, Red Shadow said: Roger Cook was one of ours who wrote loads of well known songs. He is the only British songwriter to have been entered into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Ah Yes, born in Fishponds, no less. Cook and Greenaway, who wrote such diverse classics as Bannerman, I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing and Congregation’s Softly Whispering I Love You. I seem to recall reading some years ago that he wrote Bannerman whilst on a plane journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 hour ago, PHILINFRANCE said: Ah Yes, born in Fishponds, no less. Cook and Greenaway, who wrote such diverse classics as Bannerman, I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing and Congregation’s Softly Whispering I Love You. I seem to recall reading some years ago that he wrote Bannerman whilst on a plane journey. Yes, but it was about the Kingswood Whitsun Parade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enclosure Old Timer Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 The wonderful Stackridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Enclosure Old Timer said: The wonderful Stackridge Of course ! Purple Spaceships Over Yatton . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 hour ago, PHILINFRANCE said: Ah Yes, born in Fishponds, no less. Cook and Greenaway, who wrote such diverse classics as Bannerman, I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing and Congregation’s Softly Whispering I Love You. I seem to recall reading some years ago that he wrote Bannerman whilst on a plane journey. Just DON'T mention ........Melting Pot (very unPC, now ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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