Best of Manchester

none of the above can be described as anything close to the 'best' of manchester. unless you're some sort of tedious fuckwit, of course, in which case go wild.

seriously, that's one seriously grim unexciting unfemale list of dullardry. did you buy your taste from the back of Q magazine?

except maybe HH and gerald. possibly 808 but not really.

nah who am i kidding, even they're not the best, merely ok.

DO OVER!! I messed up my vote... Buzzcocks are the way to go on this.

No 10cc or Hollies no credibility.
Voted Oasis though.

Where are the Blue Orchids?

Aww man I forgot so many.....but, thelightshineson, who exactly have I forgotten? 10CC don't even come close to Joy Division.

This is somebody having a laugh, right?

What do you mean by that?

It is.

Oh, I'm SO SORRY that THE HOLLIES aren't on there...even though they are shit.

This poll would have been more sense hadn't Herman's Hermits been among the options. Then it would be a Manchester indie poll rather than a Manchester poll.

I only really threw HH in there as a joke pick....I din't think anyone would take them over The Buzzcocks or The Smiths...oh well.

Hermits, no. But Hollies are better than any of the current indie stuff. None of Manchester's recent indie heroes have ever released an album as good as "Butterfly". Even though I love Oasis and Stone Roses.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/87/Clashtitans.jpg

What about Working For A Nuclear Free City? They're a good modern indie band.

(note: the rason they aren't on the list is because they've only got one album at this point, which I don't think is enough for a band that is still going)

The Fall obv

I voted for A Guy Called Gerald.

salford != manchester

Trudat. But which of these are from Salford?

the verve -- well, near enough.

it's all "oop north".

Noodle OTM re:Clash of the Titans

I think we should all vote for Inspiral Carpets just because I'd fall on the floor laughing if they won.

That whole Madchester thing was some real meathead shit.

while I did spend a happy bunch of seconds musing on who I would have included in the Manchester list (where were Big Flame from?) and to be honest I love 75% of the bands listed, but no tactical voting here so its The Buzzcocks. (though it would be nice if Magazine got a few votes)

who will be the 2nd after The Fall?

No, Madchester wasn't all meathead shit.

Well, Stone Roses and Happy Mondays weren't....all else were.

Those are the main culprits! Totally responsible for loads of studes swaggering around trying to be hard and working class, the association of being working class with being thick and violent and the glamourisation of that (very dodgy) idea. "Hallelujah" is a great song, though.

WTF?! It's not Shaun Ryder's fault that the world is full of cunts.

But his new record does suck cock though....

who will be the 2nd after The Fall?

I'll guess Buzzcocks or maybe Joy Division

HERMANS

Well, I'd guess The Smiths for numero deux.

lol nub

samdude14 (16 hours ago)
I dont get it . He was looking 4 a job and he found one , so how is he miserable ?

hatemachine777 (16 hours ago)
Well, jobs are usually miserable. You obviously want to do something much more fun, like hang out all day or something.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

that's all very well but that doesn't mean it's not a shit poll

heeheehee

who'd i miss then?

Obviously lacking a lot, but if I just ignore Herman's Hermits being in there, I can easily go for Oasis as the best Manchester new wave/indie act, followed by Magazine, perhaps. :)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

Magazine 0 makes me sad.

Wow, I thought The Fall would romp this in, what with it being ILM.

ILM is contrarian as always although I believe this is mainly a matter of a number of people taking the piss to annoy the poll poster :)

surely these results have been sabotaged?

crappiest results ever.

seems about right to me

where is durutti column????????

Me and my tulpa demand proportional voting in ILM polls. Its what Howard would want.

I'd have liked to be able to vote for Slaughter and the Dogs too, though I wouldn't have.

lol good work guyz fuck a 16 po-faced smiths voters tho but

In the end it was a straightforward choice between Sweet Sensation and the Ruthless Rap Assassins.

OK, Everybody!!! (or, 19 of you anyway...)

"Years May Come!"
"years may come.."

Should have included Ludus just to fuck with everyone.

By the way, the correct answer to this poll is: STOCKHOLM MONSTERS

It's CRISPY AMBULANCE I feel sorry for.

Where'd liamail go? He hasn't commented on the results yet...

The Chameleons, anyone?

Glad to see there's no Oasis fanboys here - 2 votes = good.

Buzzcocks only 5 votes? Ok...

Inspiral Carpets = 0 votes = clever people must use this site

Magazine deserved a few votes. Not the most, but a few wold have been nice.

How's about a Best of Grunge poll?

Hey, did you ever release a followup to "The Neverending Story"?

Which - Pulp or Scooter?

Yeah, the Chameleons?

(Also, I think when you're doing a big city, you have to extend it to the "Greater ______" area, in which case Wigan can count. But not Northwich!)

Herman's Hermits? waht the?

Who needs miserabilism when you've got "I'm 'Enery The Eighth I Am?"

second verse, same as the first

http://allvinylexperience.com/ALL_VINYL_EXPERIENCE/Bizarre_gallery_files/SDC11644.jpg

That's a difficult smile.

What would feature on a "Best of Manchester, post-2015 version"?

I guess that could include the "classic" bands if they'd released anything good since then.

https://img.discogs.com/FMS-vicdYkZYvxTWzik3PWWfYBo=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-9113195-1474995575-3561.jpeg.jpg

xp. that bobbins group that sounds like bad inxs

x-post: Are you sure that meets the criteria?

No, you're right, he's from Rochdale not Manchester, apologies.

I still prefer A Tatlock to the fucking Smiths, any day!

good job all the rest of these bands are strictly from MANCHESTER tho:P

There's no thread for her but I'd say Denise Johnson deserves a place in this one. Great thread here in response to her passing away:

RIP Denise. No one person has sung on so many of my favourite records ever. Including this one. What desperately sad news 💔 https://t.co/wsm0EGZe4c

— Sonic Cathedral (@soniccathedral) July 27, 2020