Best Manchester related band — Forum Archive

9 Jan 2003, 17:17

Any relationship is valid...record company, members, birthplace of the manager, etc.

Obviously NO and JD are not included...I will say The Smiths and Happy Mondays.

9 Jan 2003, 18:26

The Stone Roses :spin:

"I don't feel too steady on my feet, I feel hollow, Ifeel weak..." :beer:

9 Jan 2003, 18:33

There could only be one answer for me ...the Manchester band that got me into Manchester in the first place, Magazine :D. There are a couple of connections: -the founder, Howard Devoto, also founded the Buzzcocks with Pete Shelley -he set up the gig at the beginning of 24 Hour Party People where Tony Wilson says "There's four lads over there who will become Joy Division"

I will never forget the first time I put "Real Life" on the CD player. A life-changing experience.

Next on the list would be The Smiths, Buzzcocks ...and some others I can't think of right now.

9 Jan 2003, 18:39

doves, acr, fall, black grape, 808 state(early on)....

9 Jan 2003, 18:45

Stone Roses,Happy Mondays & James. Also quite liked The Railway Children. "Brighter" was a great song.

9 Jan 2003, 18:53

oasis

:D:D:D:D:D anita

10 Jan 2003, 06:55

Top 5:

Stone Roses (and Ian Brown)
The Smiths
Badly Drawn Boy
Happy Mondays
Doves

10 Jan 2003, 07:50

Like you need to ask. The Fall.

10 Jan 2003, 08:24

Buzzcocks. They kicked off the whole thing, there wasn't really a "Manchester" scene before them.

10 Jan 2003, 09:57

Doves and Longview

10 Jan 2003, 12:17

Not all directly from Mancland and in no particular order.

Charlatans James Inspirals 808 Roses Northside Doves Mondays Smiths ACR

Favourite band outwith JD and NO that are still going would be The Charlies, just pipping The Doves. Favourite not with us anymore would have to be The Mondays. Loadsa happy memories from their gigs, including 1 night spent kipping in Leeds Rail station with John and a couple of his pals :nonono: :lol:

10 Jan 2003, 13:20

The Smiths Doves Durutti Column (based on only one song, "Otis") Buzzcocks

10 Jan 2003, 15:36

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, The Buzzcocks, Magazine, and The Smiths.

10 Jan 2003, 16:19

Smiths Stone Roses Charlatans (up to 93) Happy Mondays 808 State

10 Jan 2003, 17:40

big, fat, effing surprise:

stone roses smiths 808 state happy mondays take that (geniuses, especially when wearing the red devil costumes)

10 Jan 2003, 18:02

That bloke called Gerald

10 Jan 2003, 19:50

Originally posted by The Hacienda must be (re)Built That bloke called Gerald

i know a guy called that!:D HAPPY MONDAYS STONE ROSES MARION DOVES OMD OASIS NORTHSIDE BLACK GRAPE SIMPLY RED ACR M PEOPLE 808 STATE SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THAT GUY CALLED GERALD!:D (HAC) THE WOMBLES :p

11 Jan 2003, 00:15

errr..

I'll go with

Charlatans and Stone Roses

11 Jan 2003, 11:11

THE DOVES, after all the shit they went through when they were "Sub Sub".

11 Jan 2003, 14:15

Got to be ....

The Buzzcocks A Certain Ratio 808 State The Chameleons

I notice a few mentions of OMD. Weren't they from Liverpool/Wirral, if I'm not mistaken? They only had one single on Factory.

11 Jan 2003, 14:44

All of them?

Well, all of them that don't have Mick Hucknal in them.

11 Jan 2003, 20:16

no-one for 10cc then!

11 Jan 2003, 20:41

Mike Sweeney and the Salford Jets......

Gina, she's got a cortina, A brand new cortina, A mark 2 cortina...

or even...

Walking round the town town looking at the squares Walking round the town town looking at the squares Walking round the town town looking at the squares..

Makes Barney's lyrics seem, well, kind of like Dicken's.

11 Jan 2003, 21:05

John Cooper Clarke was good an' all!! :D

11 Jan 2003, 21:18

The Fall

11 Jan 2003, 21:25

The Mondays and ACR.

Oh, and I've seen 808 State a billion times, but they're a bit old hat now, aren't they? (Er, as are the other two, I s'pose).

13 Jan 2003, 05:03

In no particular order,

Easterhouse, The Fall, Buzzcocks, Quando Quango, Smiths, ACR, Happy Mondays (85 to 90), Charlatans, Railway Children (if you include Wigan, but they did have one album and 2 singles on Factory) and The Stone Roses.

13 Jan 2003, 06:38

OMD WERE NOT FROM MANCHESTER THEY WERE FROM LIVERPOOL. AND THE BEST MANCHESTER BAND IS...............................

NEWORDERSTONEROSESTHESMITHSOASISTHEINSPIRALCARPETSHAPPYMONDAYSTHEBUZZCOCKS.

THERE YOU GO.

13 Jan 2003, 06:45

Originally posted by ken colquhoun In no particular order,Easterhouse, The Fall, Buzzcocks, Quando Quango, Smiths, ACR, Happy Mondays (85 to 90), Charlatans, Railway Children (if you include Wigan, but they did have one album and 2 singles on Factory) and The Stone Roses.

Easterhouse and The Railway Children! Great bands, sadly missed (yes I know that The Children are still around but these Internet-based bands just don't cut it for me...)

13 Jan 2003, 06:47

Originally posted by Natalie Love. OMD WERE NOT FROM MANCHESTER THEY WERE FROM LIVERPOOL. AND THE BEST MANCHESTER BAND IS...............................NEWORDERSTONEROSESTHESMITHSOASISTHEINSPIRALCARPETSHAPPYMONDAYSTHEBUZZCOCKS.THERE YOU GO.

Think putting Oasis in the middle of all them names no one would notice!!! ;) :lol:

Oasis - great music, crap band (if that makes sense!)