Greatest Manchester Band
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Take That (Of Course) 3 (11%)
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The Smiths (for all bottom lovers) 9 (33%)
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O'Arses (whining maggots) 0 (0%)
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New Order (Hyped up rubbish, but great live) 15 (56%)
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Simply Red (Simply Crap) 0 (0%)
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scrimshanker wrote:
New Order (Hyped up rubbish, but great live)
that's not what you said on the glasgow dvd
Fucking good point Jonathan
wrote: simply red for me !
Really love mick huckernallls
Money's Too Tight To Mention came on radio today, I forgot how good that record is.
Don't like Simply Red as such. Fairground was popular but I had to turn the radio off every time it was played. I quite like 'Sunshine' and 'It's only Love'. Cheesy, but good.
My personal opinion is New Order or Joy Division.
But I'm aware that the majority of people think more Smiths, Oasis, Mondays.
But I don't care about the majority of people.
Dodjem wrote: My personal opinion is New Order or Joy Division.
But I'm aware that the majority of people think more Smiths, Oasis, Mondays.
But I don't care about the majority of people.
I like the cut of your jib
thing is ,right now or ever?
new order/joy divsion smiths doves elbow
old skool,magazine,buzzcocks have big special gigs coming up of which i will be attending.
went elbow manchester last night,still a really great live band but noticed some dodgy stuff going on there there with balloons and dry ice though, i reckon someome like liam would have fucking spewed up,ha
so anyway maybe DOVES for me of the current bands !!!
what happening with there comeback though ?
i know they were not on mike's list cus he's still living in the 70's/80's 
i might be going hawkwind mike.
by the way buzzcocks doing first two albums start to finish at manc academy in jan,anyone fancy it ?
or magazine comeback gig at london forum in feb ? 
just because take that sell more it does not make them better - by that argument mcdonalds is the best restaurant in the world.
you missed loads out from hermanns hermits, freddie & the dreamers through to the ting tings, the whip etc
besides, new order are a salford band.
New order are a salford band ?, well the gumpy half,, the other 2 are mac lad ies
always be 10 cc for me.
so dont forget it
Stone Roses?
Anyway - although not by much I would always say NO from Smiths by a whisker.
Can any other city (even London) boast a similarly impressive array of talent?
Trans-Doctor!! [Who!?] Express wrote: And where the ish is the All of the Above option?
What exactly does "ish" mean?
And where is recycle? He's taking his time in berating everyone for not automatically supporting New Order. 
Uncle Liam wrote:
Trans-Doctor!! [Who!?] Express wrote: And where the ish is the All of the Above option?
What exactly does "ish" mean?
And where is recycle? He's taking his time in berating everyone for not automatically supporting New Order.
Not everyone, just you.
I might go on the forums of a band I used to like and just abusing everyone and everyone's posts....... might start with the Interpol site.
Badly Drawn Boy when I played bass for him.......check the Comet ad.....it's fuckin' mine you TWAT....
Alf wrote: Badly Drawn Boy when I played bass for him.......check the Comet ad.....it's fuckin' mine you TWAT....
Sasha Krivtsov? :)
Manchester has produced a lot of dross at times, even Factory was a mixed bag. Overall though compared with other cities it should probably take poll position. It has run out of ideas a bit of late though.
Im ashamed to say though that I have regularly enjoyed listening to Simply red remixes on several occassions.
Confusion33 wrote: Stone Roses?
Anyway - although not by much I would always say NO from Smiths by a whisker.
Can any other city (even London) boast a similarly impressive array of talent?
london hasn't done badly, & you can't dismiss liverpool either
eyedoc wrote: new order, stone roses, smiths
That's not a bad little prial
Lump in The Mondays...and James for a full house.
Yes they ar'nt all entirely made up of Mancs,but close enough,it's poker,not Jogger..
Mansour Ali wrote: Manchester has produced a lot of dross at times, even Factory was a mixed bag. Overall though compared with other cities it should probably take poll position. It has run out of ideas a bit of late though.
Im ashamed to say though that I have regularly enjoyed listening to Simply red remixes on several occassions.
POLE position.
Though my personal love is NO, I'd say The Smiths had more impact on future bands...
Doves for current bands though.
EdelBrock wrote: Though my personal love is NO, I'd say The Smiths had more impact on future bands...
Doves for current bands though.
Greggs for currant buns though!
Boatraceface wrote:
EdelBrock wrote: Though my personal love is NO, I'd say The Smiths had more impact on future bands...
Doves for current bands though.
Greggs for currant buns though!
and along came a boy with a penny one day...
banshee wrote: thing is ,right now or ever? went elbow manchester last night,still a really great live band but noticed some dodgy stuff going on there there with balloons and dry ice though, i reckon someome like liam would have fucking spewed up,ha
Saw Elbow the other week in Holland, fucking great liveband and Guy Garvey is a fucking funny man (or was he pissed?:D )
But at the end with all the balloons it looked like i was @ an Coldplay gig...come on
