What is Manchester's greatest ever band?

It's tough - I love many, many bands from this city - but i'm gonna go with


tunes, fashion, spirituality, wit, arrogance, they had the lot
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The Smiths

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...Manchester

So many to chose from.

Although there are a lot of great Manchester bands, there's nobody quite like The Smiths.

Easy; Joy Division. Not even close. Morrisey total wanker. Except Meat is Murder. That good. Sorry Pook.
[Edited 5/14/09 12:40pm]

Never heard anything by The Smiths.

Bee Gees

THE SMITHS!!!

Muriyari oshitsukerareta katai kutsu no sei de
show window no naka de ugokenai ano hito
hima dakara kono shuumatsu wa xxx douri de
koko no mawari no hitotachi ni somattemiru nomo ii kamo ne

Don't know any music but speaking of Manchester:

I like Cristiano Ronaldo.

take that!!! ....take this piss more like

I'd have to opt for The Smiths...

For a comprehensive list of Manchester bands go to The Manchester & District Music Archive: http://www.mdmarchive.co....mePage.php

NEW ORDER.

New Order and Stone Roses are fine bands indeed but there can only be one answer to this question:

They are all shit.

hello BEE GEES !!!
[Edited 5/15/09 5:23am]

The Smiths

boxerboy said:

take that!!! ....take this piss more like

Dewrede said:

graecophilos said:

Dewrede said:

TitWankSymphonyInGMINOR said:

Joy Division clearly cast a shadow over everyone else.

But New Order, The Smiths, Stone Roses and Gang Of Four are all among my favorite bands.

TRON said:

PRINCE.

The Fall

is Salford part of Manchester

foal30 said:[quote]The Fall

is Salford part of Manchester [/quotDunno about Manchester but it was definitely part of Madchester (Happy Mondays). As was Northwich (Charlatans) and at a push Oldham (Inspirals)

Big fall fan here

OK, I like To watch CRonaldo on the ball...you know skills are good.

but why is he such a diving cheat? is this not embarrassing? why do a player that good need feel the need to cheat? It's sad.

Mark E. Smith uh
he's class
a national treasure him

I liked the Smiths I also liked that they were not Joy Division, who I love dearly. It's good to see a band be conciseness different to such a "geographical" influence.

Happy Mondays...side 1 of "Pills and Thrills" is good.
I liked New Order...esp the video take of The Perfect Kiss
go large Hooky Bass monster.

foal30 said:

TitWankSymphonyInGMINOR said:[quote]

foal30 said:

The Fall

is Salford part of Manchester [/quotDunno about Manchester but it was definitely part of Madchester (Happy Mondays). As was Northwich (Charlatans) and at a push Oldham (Inspirals)

Big fall fan here

damosuzuki said:

well there output is prodigious

I really dig their cover of "Lost in Music"

the mid-period I like the most...pop songs
"Extricate" , "Shift Work" and "Code Selfish" may all be approachable albums, unlike some of the earlier efforts which can be a bit hard on the lugs.