Comments on: Madchester

By: smith3000

smith3000 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:24:26 +0000

Ah, but according to the late, great John Peel, that’s the thing about the Fall: “Always different, always the same, they are the reason I listen listen to music.”

Inspiral Inschmiral!

By: drinkinanddronin

drinkinanddronin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:39:39 +0000

oh trust me i know, i feel about manchester music the same way i feel about most modern music nowadays. it’s not the same, that’s why it’s so good to me.

and The Fall are top notch too, probably should of mentioned them and Inspiral Carpets as well.

By: smith3000

smith3000 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:46:06 +0000

What is it with you guys and Manchester? I’m afraid you might be disappointed if you ever made it over here. It’s probably more about emo and goth and hip hop than the Mondays, Stone Roses and Joy Division these days.

One band who captured the city as well as any of the bands mentioned above – but who are still going strong to this very day – are the Fall. Give them a listen and hear about a different side of Manchester.

By: drinkinanddronin

drinkinanddronin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:37:57 +0000

I think I know what you’re talking about. I’ve seen a few with Saville’s work with Factory. The flyers are more interesting to me than the actual album artwork a lot of the time.

So true about the police state feeling, I’m in Cincinnati a lot due to family and a lot of good friends there. I’m in Chicago less, but visit at least once or twice a year. While both cities have a history of crime, it’s not hard to stay out of it as long as you have a good head on your shoulders. One of my good friends actually just moved to London from Wales and says it’s ridiuclous how there’s a camera on every corner and in every building. It’d be nice if there was a creative, artful scene that arose similiar to the scenes of the 80’s and early 90’s…I’d be there, however it doesn’t look to be heading down that road anytime soon.

By: J.R.

J.R. — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:35:34 +0000

there is a book with all of the factory record covers and flyers and posters. I actually contemplated stealing it from the library in Elmhurst, il, but i realized i couldnt do that disservice to the public. “The united States of the hacienda” is my favorite flyer. Paul Oakenfold was in on it before he became the world’s biggest DJ.

How boring and sterile the world is becoming! Chicago and many other big cities lost their ways putting cameras everywhere. Now cincy is doing it. I lived with someone last year who was like 40 and burnt out but he was in on the House scene there in chicago in the 80s. He said he had like all of that factory records and NO and JD albums before he had to sell it. I was telling him how the world is becoming a police state and he agreed and said he remembered when chicago was like Madchester and fun. No more, its just like a giant sterile shopping mall. all the dingy creative art from post ww2 to madchester era are going away. I guess this is the post-industrial world.