We have one of the worlds most famous bassistQuote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
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We have one of the worlds most famous bassistQuote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Very good session musicianQuote:
Originally Posted by Nelsonca61
Why hasn't he ever been in one band ?
They're not influential though. They're not even interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Right on both countsQuote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
And the stereophonics , dreadful band
Not so much these days. You can record anywhere. You can stay in touch with your record company/agent/manager via email. I'd argue it's actually more beneficial for a band to stay where they can live/practice/record in comfort without working whatever part-time job they can fit around their band schedule just to make rent.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
You'll get no argument form me there. Still, they do the work, so well-done to both bands.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Young Marble Giants released Colossal Youth in 1980 which was critically well received by the music press and since then has been much lauded by indie type rock bands.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Kurt Cobain said in a Melody Maker interview that Colossal Youth was one of the five most influential records he had ever heard.
Birmingham:
Moody Blues
ELO
Sabbath
The Move
Wizzard
UB40
Traffic
Duran Duran
Pointless threads, this one
I think it's interesting how a city like seattle for example was the home for so many influential bands in the early nineties like nirvana , soundgarden , pearl jam , etcQuote:
Originally Posted by Joe Gillis
Also why Boston produced so many good bands like the pixies , lemonheads , Aerosmith etc
And why a scene called straight edge .....no drink , no drugs ....sprang out of Washington DC through the music of bad brains , black flag , minor threat , henry rollins , fugazi etc
I think that's interesting and far from pointless but you disagree
I can live with that
Peace and love
Newport Gwent all at the legendary TJ's, Stow Hill Labour Club , where bands like Green Day , Butthole Surfers, Husku Du , Hole Therapy, Big Black , Offspring Bosstones , Misfits , and many more applied their fine sounds in their young informative years .
Cardiff
Amen Corner
Love Sculpture
Dave Edmunds
Andy Fairweather-Lowe
Maureen Evans
Shirley Bassey
Shakin’ Stevens
Those are mostly bands from outside of newportQuote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
I used to go to tjs all the time , saw some great bands there , sick of it all , stuck mojo
Would love to have seen big black , love albinis work , shellac were a great band
One of my favourite bands ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nelsonca61
Ted McKenna on drums , later joined micheal schenker groupQuote:
Originally Posted by jeepster
He was a great drummer , schenker was a great guitarist but msg were crap
Zal Cleminson was a great front man good guitarist.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Were they a scottish band ?Quote:
Originally Posted by jeepster
pedantic I know but the twang are not from Manchester.Quote:
Originally Posted by TISS
Nor are the inspiral carpets , they are an oldham bandQuote:
Originally Posted by GL1Blue
Are they from Barry?Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
And Verve are from Wigan.Quote:
Originally Posted by GL1Blue
Young Marble GiantsQuote:
Originally Posted by Cleve van Leef
Budgie
The Oppressed
Super Furry Animals and Catatonia formed in Cardiff?
Under The Driftwood Tree
Tigertailz
Future Of The Left
Seconded by San Francisco. Some the 60s bands that came from there are mind blowing: Big Brother and the Holding Company, Blue Cheer, The Charlatans (the original band, not the indie band from the 90s), Flamin' Groovies, The Great Society, Hot Tuna, t's A Beautiful Day, Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Moby Grape, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Santana, Sly and the Family Stone, Sons of Champlin, Steve Miller Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and my least favourite of this phenomenal bunch being The Grateful DeadQuote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Grace Slick was beautifulQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr Soul '68
Most of these bands were totally off their heads on drugs
As bill hicks said the best music ? All made when high
I can see how Oldham and Wigan may get put under a 'Manchester' umbrella. The Twang are from Birmingham!!Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Hold on a second, the Manics are many things but they certainly aren't uninteresting!Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Not sure, any mention I've seen of where they're from is CardiffQuote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Nobody has even mentioned Detroit being probably the most important city when it comes to techno and house music.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Soul '68
Underground Resistance
Jeff Mills
Juan Atkins
Kevin Saunderson
Octave One
Omar S
Moodymann
Theo Parrish
Carl Craig
And loads loads more...
Liverpool/Merseyside - The Beatles, Echo and the Bunnymen, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Cilla Black, The Coral, The La's, Circa Waves, The Wombats, The Boo Radleys, OMD, Half Man Half Biscuit
If you want an underwhelming music scene then look no further than Nottingham, Bruce Dickinson and someone from Depeche Mode are from Notts and that's pretty much itQuote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
I posted it as it said music cities , thinking that Newport was a great music city and opromoted so many first time visits to our shores for bands like Big Black to showcase themselves , didn't realise it was bands from cities oops.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Cardiff never really embraced that scene or opportunity. Cheap Sweaty Fun and TJ?'s did
Big man city fans, used to have young guvnors etched into their vinyl.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Actually from Ashton, not Oldham
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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
They are, my train of thought had stalled at the station on that oneQuote:
Originally Posted by GL1Blue
Always been good for gigs though. Some decent smaller venues.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
Jesus, Stoke are 3-0 up already!
Oops. Wrong thread.
Athens .... Demis Roussos, Nana MouskouriQuote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY