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As for @titusbramble 's question as to "what is Manchester," probably would have been better off following Krista's lead with Chicagoland and gone with "Greater Manchester." Should have known better considering that during my time in Philly, all the locals would get up in arms every time Kobe Bryant was referred to as a Philadelphian - "He went to Lower Merion High School!!!" (3 miles over the city line).
Anyway, my criteria:
1) Started with bands/artists that I remember reading about in NME or Q as being from Manchester.
2) Checked Wikipedia and actually the only band that I had to drop was the Charlatans, most of whom were from Birmingham, despite being closely associated with the Madchester scene.
3) Just because someone was born in Manchester doesn't qualify them for my list. For example, the Bee Gees all lived in Manchester till they were 6-9 years old, but mainly grew up in Australia. Verdict: Mancunian by birth but not qualified for the list.
4) The suburbs count. Stockport. Salford. In one case, even as far out as Oldham.
5) College counts. Nobody in REM was from Athens, GA. Same with Kate and Fred from the B-52s. They all met there during or right after college and formed a band. Anybody gonna argue they're not Athens bands?
As for @titusbramble 's question as to "what is Manchester," probably would have been better off following Krista's lead with Chicagoland and gone with "Greater Manchester." Should have known better considering that during my time in Philly, all the locals would get up in arms every time Kobe Bryant was referred to as a Philadelphian - "He went to Lower Merion High School!!!" (3 miles over the city line).
Anyway, my criteria:
1) Started with bands/artists that I remember reading about in NME or Q as being from Manchester.
2) Checked Wikipedia and actually the only band that I had to drop was the Charlatans, most of whom were from Birmingham, despite being closely associated with the Madchester scene.
3) Just because someone was born in Manchester doesn't qualify them for my list. For example, the Bee Gees all lived in Manchester till they were 6-9 years old, but mainly grew up in Australia. Verdict: Mancunian by birth but not qualified for the list.
4) The suburbs count. Stockport. Salford. In one case, even as far out as Oldham.
5) College counts. Nobody in REM was from Athens, GA. Same with Kate and Fred from the B-52s. They all met there during or right after college and formed a band. Anybody gonna argue they're not Athens bands?
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