The Sound of Newcastle (and the NE)

[ska invita]

Bristol has its own sound, London has its own sound, Liverpool has its own sound, Manchester has its own sound, Leeds has its own sound, Birmingham has... UB40 - what about Newcastle? Or the North East in general (Middlesborough, Durham, Sunderland etc. )

The only acts I know are the almighty Newcastle DnB duo Hidden Agenda - moody, deep with a jazzy touch


And Chris Rea (from Middlesborough), who's also pretty moody (definitely bluesy), and very unpretentious (according to a roadie mate).


I can see a bit of link between those two...so who else is there?

 

[ska invita]

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[stethoscope]

Dubstar



AOS3 (punk/dub outfit) hailed from Sunderland...



Toy Dolls - Durham I think?

 

[Maurice Picarda]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bands_from_Newcastle,_United_Kingdom

 

[ska invita]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bands_from_Newcastle,_United_Kingdom

thats cheating

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

Maximo Park are from round here somewhere, the Future Heads are from Sunderland and proud of their local culture and history as well.

Angelic Upstarts are from South Shields.

the Animals of course are from Newcastle.

 

[ska invita]

According to that link Dire Straits started in Nukie (i always thought it was deptford...or is it dartford) - and this tune is specifically about the town


definitely hearing a thread here...

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

The Police

 

[discokermit]

all looking a bit shit for the geordies so far. and that's before anybody has mentioned the lighthouse family.

 

[killer b]

bryan ferry is from washington.

geordie gabba mafia too, of course.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

how could we forget

 

[billy_bob]

What a confusing thread. If you want to talk about the North East, fine, but you start of asking about 'the sound of Newcastle' then immediately mention a smoggie!

This is much the same as if I said there's no such thing as a Liverpool sound because the Smiths sound nothing like Gerry and the Pacemakers.

That said, I don't want to just confirm our parochialism up here so here's a Newcastle-born recommendation for a mackem:



IF there's such a thing as a NE sound Stubbs must sum up - sentimental but tough and completely unpretentious.

 

[ska invita]

What a confusing thread. If you want to talk about the North East, fine, but you start of asking about 'the sound of Newcastle' then immediately mention a smoggie!

Fair do's, but I wanted to give the thread a bit more longevity, and if you think about the South East you've got London as the hub and surrounding counties/towns (Ipswich, Brighton, er, god knows. Staines), all of which have a lot in common in the stuff they produce, even if they have their own identities...

 

[ska invita]

IF there's such a thing as a NE sound Stubbs must sum up - sentimental but tough and completely unpretentious.

Stubbs?

 

[TruXta]

The sound of Birmingham is metal. Best metal city in the world.

 

[ska invita]

The sound of Birmingham is metal. Best metal city in the world.

Who's on the roster there TruXta?

 

[sunnysidedown]

 

[TruXta]

Who's on the roster there TruXta?

Black Sabbath for starters!

 

[TruXta]

Then I can mention Judas Priest, Carcass, Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower.

 

[sunnysidedown]

 

[stethoscope]

This is much the same as if I said there's no such thing as a Liverpool sound because the Smiths sound nothing like Gerry and the Pacemakers.

I don't think the Smiths will be very happy about that

 

[killer b]

Who's on the roster there TruXta?

brum metal family tree

 

[TruXta]

Shit, how could I forget Godflesh?

 

[ska invita]

Led Zep are from Brum? That i did not know

 

[TruXta]

Led Zep are from Brum? That i did not know

Just two of them.

 

[sunnysidedown]

take the fucking brum shite off this thread man you bunch of sweaty bastards.

 

[TruXta]

take the fucking brum shite off this thread man you bunch of sweaty bastards.

Beats all the crap you've posted up so far!

 

[Blagsta]

The sound of Birmingham is metal. Best metal city in the world.

And techno, home of Surgeon, House of God, Regis, Veto Distribution etc

 

[TruXta]

And techno, home of Surgeon, House of God, Regis, Veto Distribution etc

Never heard of any of them. Not big on techno.

 

[sunnysidedown]

Beats all the crap you've posted up so far!

there's nowt wrong with the happy clappers mate.