Your top 5 Manchester bands/ solo artists are?

[jimharri]

I'm going to be kept busy keeping track of posters' nominations in this thread.


For future reference, you understand.

 

[urban genie]

Chameleons
New order
Roses
New Fads
Smiths


Special mention to the man from delmomte for being brief but brilliantly lovable

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Buzzcocks
Joy division
Smiths
New order
Oasis

I felt guilty not including Buzzcocks and also Magazine. They would be 6th and 7th.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

In my defence mate the title of the thread does say Manchester :-D

The Charlatans, A Guy Called Gerald, Paris Angels, FSOL and Chemical Brothers are all either Manc bands or have strong Manc links.

Fair play pal. I missed them out, not on porpoise though. Sorry.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I'm going to be kept busy keeping track of posters' nominations in this thread.


For future reference, you understand.

Nevermind flexing your mod bingowings Jim, what's your selection?

 

[Nightmare Walking]

Fair play pal. I missed them out, not on porpoise. Sorry.

There are absolutely loads mate. Groups like Cotton Club will never get a mention but they made loads of tunes that got hammered in the clubs. Groups like Ruthless Rap Assassins, Alfie and Sub Sub made quality tunes.

Out of all the bands mentioned, I will never know how Puressence and The Chameleons were not huge.

Edit - Got to add Electronic to the list. Manc super group with one top album and 2 pretty good follow ups.

 

[Blumooniac]

Some more for the list:
John Cooper Clarke
Durutti Column
Roy Harper (Blue)
Billy Duffy- The Cult (Blue)
Davy Jones (The Monkees)

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

1. The Smiths
2. Morrissey
3. James
4. New Order
5. Oasis

 

[manimanc]

1. The Stone Roses.
2. The Stone Roses
3. The Stone Roses
4. The Stone Roses.
5. The Stone Roses.

 

[Nightmare Walking]

Some more for the list:
John Cooper Clarke
Durutti Column
Roy Harper (Blue)
Billy Duffy- The Cult (Blue)
Davy Jones (The Monkees)

Would have to put Chris Sievey (Frank Sidebottom) on there as well with that bunch. Didn't he do all the accompanying music for JCC? He was a really talented musician and did some great songs off his own back.