L*******l named England's most musical city (punk, guitarist, career)

Urban Hat€monger ? · 06-18-2008, 01:07 PM

Sheffield was pretty big in the early 80s , loads of synthpop/ industrial/post punk bands like Cabaret Voltaire , Human League , Clock DVA , Heaven 17 , Artery , Comsat Angels.

Oh and Def Leppard & ABC

And it is the home of Warp Records too.

right-track · 06-18-2008, 01:13 PM

Still...I can't see how Sheffield put Manchester in third place.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 06-18-2008, 01:15 PM

I guess there are more Thomson Twins fans still around than we thought

right-track · 06-18-2008, 01:16 PM

Edit: And don't forget the one armed drummers vote.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 06-18-2008, 01:24 PM

According to my Rateyourmusic music map this is how many bands I own albums by from each city in the UK & Ireland.....

London (99)
Manchester (21)
Glasgow (16)
Bristol / Sheffield (11)
Leeds / Liverpool (10)
Birmingham (8)
Oxford (7)
Brighton / Edinburgh, (6)
Cardiff / Coventry / Dublin (5)
Chatham / Cambridge / Reading (4)
Canterbury / Rugby / Swindon / Yeovil / Belfast / Leicester / Nottingham / Twickenham / Stoke / Cork (2)

WaspStar · 06-18-2008, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sweet_nothing

Liverpool named England's 'most musical city' | News | NME.COM

Really? Liverpool? Why beacuse of The Beatles? That's one band, other citys are more deserving. I think the title should have gone to Manchester I mean all the great bands The Smiths/Morrissey, Stone Roses, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, The Verve, The Fall, Happy Mondays.....the list goes on man. My second choice would of been London The Who, The Clash, Sex Pistols.....ect. Liverpool? Wtf?

I pretty much agree with everything you said. The only good Liverpool band was Echo.

And you forgot one of the absolute best Manchester bands: Buzz****s! Thank the Sex Pistols for that famous Lesser Free Trade Hall show.

boo boo · 06-18-2008, 01:38 PM

Canterbury 4 lyfe. The amount of talented prog bands that came out of that city is amazing. Gong, Caravan, Soft Machine, Hatfield & The North, several others.

And since you're all raving about Mancester. Lets not forget that Van Der Graaf Generator came from there.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 06-18-2008, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Canterbury 4 lyfe. The amount of talented prog bands that came out of that city is amazing. Gong, Caravan, Soft Machine, Hatfield & The North.

And since you're all raving about Mancester. Lets not forget that Van Der Graaf Generator came from there.

Hmm somethings wrong. I have albums by 3 of those Canterbury bands but only 2 are showing up.

Edit: Gong are listed as being from Paris

Boo Boo?

boo boo · 06-18-2008, 01:41 PM

Which ones?

Quote:

Originally Posted by WaspStar

I pretty much agree with everything you said. The only good Liverpool band was Echo.

Um... The Beatles?

right-track · 06-18-2008, 01:44 PM

Let's not forget Atomic Kitten.

Seriously though...take a good look at Civic Defecater's list;

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Originally Posted by Civic Depreciator

You guys are forgetting some other big names from Liverpool.
Anathema
Apollo 440
Atomic Kitten
Black
Cilla Black
The Boo Radleys
Cast
Elvis Costello
Dead or Alive
The Dead 60s
Echo & the Bunnymen
Electrafixion
Adam F
The Farm
A Flock of Seagulls
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Billy Fury
Gerry & the Pacemakers
The KLF
Julian Lennon
The Lightning Seeds
Ian McCulloch
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
The Real Thing
The Searchers
The Swinging Blue Jeans
The Teardrop Explodes
Towers of London
The Yachts
The Zutons

^ This is the best England has to offer????

Only 3 or 4 bands stand out.

06-18-2008, 01:07 PM	#21 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Sheffield was pretty big in the early 80s , loads of synthpop/ industrial/post punk bands like Cabaret Voltaire , Human League , Clock DVA , Heaven 17 , Artery , Comsat Angels. Oh and Def Leppard & ABC And it is the home of Warp Records too. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

06-18-2008, 01:15 PM	#23 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I guess there are more Thomson Twins fans still around than we thought __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

06-18-2008, 01:24 PM	#25 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	According to my Rateyourmusic music map this is how many bands I own albums by from each city in the UK & Ireland..... London (99) Manchester (21) Glasgow (16) Bristol / Sheffield (11) Leeds / Liverpool (10) Birmingham (8) Oxford (7) Brighton / Edinburgh, (6) Cardiff / Coventry / Dublin (5) Chatham / Cambridge / Reading (4) Canterbury / Rugby / Swindon / Yeovil / Belfast / Leicester / Nottingham / Twickenham / Stoke / Cork (2) __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

06-18-2008, 01:13 PM	#22 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Still...I can't see how Sheffield put Manchester in third place.

06-18-2008, 01:16 PM	#24 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Edit: And don't forget the one armed drummers vote.