Which UK City Wins at Music

[souljacker]

Slowdive seem to be much more popular atm than they were at the time - my teen is obsessed with them

Yeah, shoegaze is back in fashion apparently.

 

[Gerry1time]

Getting away from cities, but as you mention Crispin Blunt moving down, the South Devon area has long been a popular retreat of the stars. Jimmy Page, Kate Bush, Damon Albarn and, err, Lol Tolhurst from The Cure have all decamped to the lah-hoo-di-crously posh environs of the Salcombe/Kingsbridge area at one time or another.

Indeed. Rik Mayall died in his house near there too. Funnily enough we used to go on holiday to Salcombe every year back in the 80's, when it was still a slightly run down but very pleasant fishing village. My (very far from rich) Mum nearly bought a holiday house there to rent out. One of her biggest financial regrets that she didn't!

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[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

got to feel sorry for Derbyshire, I've not even really heard of their best selling band. And Lincolnshire must be really struggling if they've had to submit one of Girls Aloud - I presume they're including the GA record sales cause Roberts' solo career hasn't been up to much...

Yeah Lincolnshire has absolutely nothing. If it wasn't Nicola Roberts - and I think her links are a little tenuous - then I've no idea who it would be.

If writing credits count then it's Bernie Taupin by miles.

ETA: Category:Musicians from Lincolnshire - Wikipedia - slim pickings here, the bassist from T-Rex, the singer from Swing Out Sister, and a member of 'Classical Boy Band' G4.

 

[souljacker]

Yeah Lincolnshire has absolutely nothing. If it wasn't Nicola Roberts - and I think her links are a little tenuous - then I've no idea who it would be.

If writing credits count then it's Bernie Taupin by miles.

Boz Burrel from King Crimson was from Holbeach.

 

[Plumdaff]

Got to say that my homeland county of Warwickshire is proper punching above its weight on that map, even if I think it's dubious nonsense.

 

[krtek a houby]

Yeah, shoegaze is back in fashion apparently.

Lamaq was playing NewDad earlier but they don't count, being from Galway

 

[Brainaddict]

Yeah, shoegaze is back in fashion apparently.

I have been wondering what the indie kids have been listening to lately - presumably not the trash-indie on the radio.

 

[nogojones]

Wiki list of Bands From Bristol - doesnt include any of the acts Im thinking of and still runs and runs and runs and runs and runs

List of bands from Bristol - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Relevant

There's five on that map I've never heard of. Shame it's just England. I was looking forward to seeing The Cranberries covering the whole of Ireland.

 

[ska invita]

There's five on that map I've never heard of. Shame it's just England. I was looking forward to seeing The Cranberries covering the whole of Ireland.

Best Selling Irish Artists By County of Origin

no idea if its accurate

 

[Saul Goodman]

Best Selling Irish Artists By County of Origin

no idea if its accurate

Enya is from Donegal. She's sold millions more albums than that Daniel O'Donnell tool.

 

[ska invita]

Enya is from Donegal. She's sold millions more albums than that Daniel O'Donnell tool.

take that back DoD is God

 

[weepiper]

I have been wondering what the indie kids have been listening to lately - presumably not the trash-indie on the radio.

90s shoegaze and 80s electro is definitely in. The obscurer the better.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Beat me to it! Think one of Reef was from Barnstaple as well.

Getting away from cities, but as you mention Crispin Blunt moving down, the South Devon area has long been a popular retreat of the stars. Jimmy Page, Kate Bush, Damon Albarn and, err, Lol Tolhurst from The Cure have all decamped to the lah-hoo-di-crously posh environs of the Salcombe/Kingsbridge area at one time or another.

I once occupied a roundabout in Barnstaple with the guy from Reef's dad. True story.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Beat me to it! Think one of Reef was from Barnstaple as well.

Getting away from cities, but as you mention Crispin Blunt moving down, the South Devon area has long been a popular retreat of the stars. Jimmy Page, Kate Bush, Damon Albarn and, err, Lol Tolhurst from The Cure have all decamped to the lah-hoo-di-crously posh environs of the Salcombe/Kingsbridge area at one time or another.

Charlie Watts had a vast tract of land in Dolton but that's miles from anywhere.

 

[krtek a houby]

Best Selling Irish Artists By County of Origin

no idea if its accurate

The Cranberries aren't Cork, obviously.

But yeah, tis a spoof.

 

[editor]

No idea if this is remotely accurate

 

[killer b]

Fairly sure it's nothing like accurate - I can list a shitload of Lancashire born artists/bands who've sold more than Little Boots

 

[William of Walworth]

The Cranberries aren't Cork, obviously.

But yeah, tis a spoof.

Is that map a spoof??

Bar the Enya correction (I was wondering in which county she'd feature!) , that map looked vaguely plausible to this non-Irish person ....

 

[krtek a houby]

Is that map a spoof??

Bar the Enya correction (I was wondering in which county she'd feature!) , that map looked vaguely plausible to this non-Irish person ....

"The Cars" are from Boston, for starters...

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Manchester. The Mondays, The Smiths and The Fall. Not sure I even think about where other bands are from.

 

[nogojones]

Manchester. The Mondays, The Smiths and The Fall. Not sure I even think about where other bands are from.

I'm sure Manchester has lots going on, but they're like 30-40 years ago. The world does move on.

 

[Saul Goodman]

I'm sure Manchester has lots going on, but they're like 30-40 years ago. The world does move on.

Manchester is simply waiting for someone to knock it off its top spot. No point fighting for what's already yours.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I'm sure Manchester has lots going on, but they're like 30-40 years ago. The world does move on.

So which city is oozing with all the funky modern stuff?

 

[killer b]

So which city is oozing with all the funky modern stuff?

How the hell would we know? We're all in our 40s minimum.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

How the hell would we know? We're all in our 40s minimum.

So Manchester it is then.

 

[nogojones]

So Manchester it is then.

I knows some younger peoples music from Manc, but I've mostly come across dnb and hip hop up there. Bristol, possibly because it's closer and I notice it more seems to have much more stuff that floats my boat.

ETA. Also a lot of love for Sheffield

 

[Flavour]

I am from Manchester and agree with a lot of killer b 's observations though he may be a bit more of a cynical old fart than me.

Obviously in terms of pure numbers nowhere can compete with London.

Pro capita I'd have said Bristol.

Honorable mentions to Glasgow and Sheffield

 

[Aladdin]

take that back DoD is God

No..he only makes the tea for God.

 

[Aladdin]

Is that map a spoof??

Bar the Enya correction (I was wondering in which county she'd feature!) , that map looked vaguely plausible to this non-Irish person ....

Is that cos its United?

 

[Elpenor]

Looking at things from a festival point of view, Reading has rarely produced any bands of importance. Slowdive, Chapterhouse and more recently the Hoosiers and the awfully named Does it offend you yeah? were from here. Pete and the Pirates too.

Nearby Hungerford also produced Radical Dance Faction, which is probably the best we've ever done.

The Cooper Temple Clause ?

Their stickers in road sign font were still on the Welcome to Reading signs on Wokingham Road and London Road