Best Album from Manc

Andy_W said:
Maybe to you, but there are to me.

The middle tracks are nowhere near as good as the start and the end, and the original release didn't have fools gold either.
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As with most topics we’ll have to agree to disagree, and the original release is the only release
 
SmallTown said:
Like others I can't answer this. Too much quality and variety.

The Stone Roses debut will always be up there, along with Pills and thrills and bellyaches.
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It does beg the question, is there something in the water in Manchester??
Why haven’t similar sized cities (Leeds, Birmingham, Sheffield etc) produced such creativity??🤔
 
magic said:
It does beg the question, is there something in the water in Manchester??
Why haven’t similar sized cities (Leeds, Birmingham, Sheffield etc) produced such creativity??🤔
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I think they have, to an extent, but few have caught the zeitgeist in the same way as the Manchester bands. They do have a knack for laying the foundations of emerging scenes.

Leeds had a pretty strong post-punk scene (Gang of Four etc) but not much else. Ditto Birmingham with Swell Maps and a few others. Obviously Ska has its roots in the West Mids and I believe it's a big player in the metal scene?

As for my hometown of Sheffield, where would we be without the new romantics? :) Some "boys with guitars" stuff recently as well but only the Arctic Monkeys who burst through at a national level really. Apologies in advance to any Millburn fans out there.
 
Same_as_before said:
Nah, good car music, in the background. To me no different to Elton John.
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I think Elton John manages to pip Simply Red for number of absolute bangers produced. Rocket Man alone wipe the floor with any of the Simply Red stuff.. add in Tiny Dancer and it's not even a conversation to be had.

The Return of the Durutti Column is a great shout for best Album to come out of Manchester..

has to be The Queen is Dead from The Smiths tho.. right? surely?

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magic said:
It does beg the question, is there something in the water in Manchester??
Why haven’t similar sized cities (Leeds, Birmingham, Sheffield etc) produced such creativity??🤔
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Sheffield? You've jsut dissed the human league, tsk!


Seriously though I think it's the culture is so intertwined with music up there. It produces such good bands because everyone listens to so much music, it ends up influencing and inspiring to a better extent than other places. Glasgow and London have similar scens but neither seem to produce quite as broad a range of quality artists.


Genuine, not tongue in cheek quesiton:

Are we considering Take that a Manchester band? Yes they are pure, manufactured pop but they are mainly Manc and, pretty successful.
 
magic said:
It does beg the question, is there something in the water in Manchester??
Why haven’t similar sized cities (Leeds, Birmingham, Sheffield etc) produced such creativity??🤔
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Leeds have some great bands. I would say Gang of Four - Entertainment, The Wedding Present - George Best(and others) and Girls At Our Best - Pleasure are as good as naything done in Manchester.

Leeds bands..................
Age of Chance
Chumbawamba
The Cribs
Cud
Delta 5
Eagulls
Gang of Four
Girls at Our Best!
Kaiser Chiefs
The March Violets
The Mekons
The Mission
The Music
Pale Saints
The Pigeon Detectives
Pulled Apart by Horses
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
The Rhythm Sisters
The Rose of Avalanche
Scritti Politti
The Sisters of Mercy
Sky Larkin
Soft Cell
The Three Johns
Utah Saints
The Wedding Present
Wild Beasts

Some of these were past your musical bed time though magic............;):cool::D
 
magic said:
It does beg the question, is there something in the water in Manchester??
Why haven’t similar sized cities (Leeds, Birmingham, Sheffield etc) produced such creativity??🤔
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Liverpool have done alright!

Why is the North West a bigger hotbed of music talent than the North East?
 
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