Blue Moon Top 100 Bands Artists - Full List of Artists (pg 287)

RobMCFC said:
@FogBlueInSanFran wanted Hooks. Well, we may not have Dr Hook or Captain Hook, but we do have Peter Hook .......

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Fun fact: Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook formed Joy Division after attending a Sex Pistols concert. Whether that was because they were inspired by what they heard, or whether they thought that anything would be better than that old racket isn’t clear. Either way, more than 40 years after Ian Curtis’ death, their popularity doesn’t appear to have waned.
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I am interested to see how many points the combination of Joy Division and New Order get.

Pardon the pun, but I can only listen to JD in isolation. It gets too heavy after a while, especially when knowing Curtis meant every word he sung. If gets a little harrowing at times.

Probably the most important Mancunian band ever (although I much prefer New Order). Not just their influence musically, but the money they generated laid the foundations for everything that came after.
 
A pity we’re not playing a London or Liverpool team today, would have been fitting to give a rendition of … tear you apart again. Hard to make it scan for Leicester. Don’t want to get ahead of ourselves either
 
zandvoort blue said:
Those mentioning the Bunnymen at the FTH in 88 did they play more than 1 night at the FTH on that tour?
I went around that time to see them at the FTH and it was very tasty. McCulloch was hammered and was slagging off Manchester, specifically the footballs clubs. Because of this and the fact his performance was awful the crowd at the front were baying for his blood. Apparently the following night he had to apologise for his behaviour.

Anyway, here`s hoping for Deacon Blue?
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Can't believe anyone voted for the Bunnymen. Pretentious scouse shits!
 
bennyboy said:
3 in now.Watched a very good documentry on Amazon Prime yesterday on Joy Division.
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Yes, I watched that on Christmas Eve. I didn’t know much about JD and therefore found it an interesting watch, finding out about the band’s origins. It was great to see lots of random shots of old Manchester - the brown and orange GM buses, the shot of the Piccadilly radio building etc.

I was only familiar with “Love will tear us apart”, it’s got a great synth riff, but the vocals on that one are just so dull and offhand - I suppose we have to consider Ian Curtis’ mental state when he recorded it.

There was one track played (don’t know the name) that made me think, yes, I can see why people like them, that was a good vocal performance, but most of the music left me cold, I’m afraid. I think that’s the best way I can explain this type of music. There’s little to no warmth. It just doesn’t grab me the way the great American bands and singers do. There’s not enough expression in the vocals.

But I did enjoy the documentary, so it’s worth a watch if you havent seen it.
 
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