Manchester's musical legacy
Manchester is a city in the North West of England, and is situated within a larger urban zone that is the second largest in the country. It is also a city with unique and impressive musical heritage, producing some of the country's most popular music. Everybody has heard of bands like Oasis and Joy Division, but there is much more to Manchester's contribution to music than can be accounted for in a list of popular names.
In the 1960s Manchester's contribution began with bands such as the Bee Gees and the Hollies. It was also the location for the BBC's weekly overview of popular music Top of the Pops. Barclay James Harvest and 10cc, of the 1970s, were also names that Manchester produced. The late 1970s, however, was when Manchester really began to contribute to music at large.
On the 4th June 1976, at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in the area of Manchester called Castlefield, there was a gig that would go down in history. Less than 42 people stood to watch The Sex Pistols, and though it was a small crowd, in it were names such as Tony Wilson (creator of Factory Records), Bernard Summer of Joy division and New Order, Morrissey of The Smiths, and Paul Morely who subsequently became an influential musical journalist.
This show, and the release of the first independent label punk record 'Spiral Scratch EP' by the Buzzcocks, makes Manchester an important part of the rise of Punk in the 70s. Tony Wilson, who at the time hosted So It Goes, which was a late night Granada Television show, exposed the Sex Pistols before London Weekend Television, and later organised a night at the Old Russell Club in Hulme called the Factory. He would later start a record label bearing the same name, which was home to the likes of Joy Division.
The 1980s saw bands such as The Smiths rise to fame, who sang explicitly about Manchester in songs like 'Rusholme Ruffians' and 'Suffer Little Children'. The end of the 80s marked a change in the music scene, coinciding with the rise in popularity of the nightclub the Hacienda (part of Factory records), and the drug Ecstasy. Bands like the Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses were a part of this scene which was the subject of Michael Winterbottom's film '24 Hour Party People'. Since then Manchester has been known for its top quality clubbing scene.
In the 1960s Manchester's contribution began with bands such as the Bee Gees and the Hollies. It was also the location for the BBC's weekly overview of popular music Top of the Pops. Barclay James Harvest and 10cc, of the 1970s, were also names that Manchester produced. The late 1970s, however, was when Manchester really began to contribute to music at large.
On the 4th June 1976, at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in the area of Manchester called Castlefield, there was a gig that would go down in history. Less than 42 people stood to watch The Sex Pistols, and though it was a small crowd, in it were names such as Tony Wilson (creator of Factory Records), Bernard Summer of Joy division and New Order, Morrissey of The Smiths, and Paul Morely who subsequently became an influential musical journalist.
This show, and the release of the first independent label punk record 'Spiral Scratch EP' by the Buzzcocks, makes Manchester an important part of the rise of Punk in the 70s. Tony Wilson, who at the time hosted So It Goes, which was a late night Granada Television show, exposed the Sex Pistols before London Weekend Television, and later organised a night at the Old Russell Club in Hulme called the Factory. He would later start a record label bearing the same name, which was home to the likes of Joy Division.
The 1980s saw bands such as The Smiths rise to fame, who sang explicitly about Manchester in songs like 'Rusholme Ruffians' and 'Suffer Little Children'. The end of the 80s marked a change in the music scene, coinciding with the rise in popularity of the nightclub the Hacienda (part of Factory records), and the drug Ecstasy. Bands like the Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses were a part of this scene which was the subject of Michael Winterbottom's film '24 Hour Party People'. Since then Manchester has been known for its top quality clubbing scene.
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