tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15707736.post5394337778467752943..comments2023-12-20T12:58:40.509+00:00Comments on The Manchizzle: Factory secondsKate Feldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05215172535468962913noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15707736.post-5959864417775378932010-02-08T18:51:58.170+00:002010-02-08T18:51:58.170+00:00I don't really blame Hooky for opening the clu...I don't really blame Hooky for opening the club. He is, after all, cashing in on his own past glories rather than someone else's. I don't see it as any worse than any of the veteran bands which keep touring well past their sell by date. We may find it grotesque or sad (The Who's performance at the Super Bowl was both of these things, for example), but Hooky's got every right to do what he's doing.<br /><br />There's no reason to worry that the continued prominence of Factory will somehow undermine Manchester's creativity. Great bands emerged during the Factory era that were never signed to the label, such as Buzzcocks, The Smiths and The Stone Roses. Great bands have emerged since, such as Oasis, Elbow and Doves. Whether you like them or not, Delphic, Hurts, Everything Everything and Liam Frost are emerging today.<br /><br />Of course, by far the most successful Manchester band ever are The Bee Gees, who were from Chorlton. Maybe if Hooky wants to celebrate Manchester's music past, someone should suggest a Maurice Gibb tribute night to him. I'm sure he'd love that.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971810644294438168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15707736.post-36428766116078638932010-02-08T09:05:33.898+00:002010-02-08T09:05:33.898+00:00Thanks for pointing that out, Fat Roland. Good pos...Thanks for pointing that out, Fat Roland. Good post. Some great stuff in there.Kate Feldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215172535468962913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15707736.post-89041474114521987702010-02-07T21:08:31.741+00:002010-02-07T21:08:31.741+00:00My thoughts are quite similar. I read your post, c...My thoughts are quite similar. I read your post, churned it round and spat my thoughts out in my own blog post:<br />http://fatroland.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-do-you-solve-problem-like.html<br /><br />Amid all the debate, what hasn't been picked up on is that most of the opening night (once the bands had finished playing) was standard indie / dance club music, so a more important question is probably: do we need yet another 42nd Street?Fat Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374906684948810408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15707736.post-49702594495476703372010-02-06T14:12:00.683+00:002010-02-06T14:12:00.683+00:00Mad Chester:I know who you are, and I think it'...Mad Chester:I know who you are, and I think it's hilarious I make you so angry.<br /><br />The rest of you - it's nice to know I'm not alone!Kate Feldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215172535468962913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15707736.post-46514819448085736632010-02-06T11:24:12.689+00:002010-02-06T11:24:12.689+00:00You sad, jealous, talentless cow!
Get a lifeYou sad, jealous, talentless cow!<br />Get a lifeMad Chesternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15707736.post-8062633462380381182010-02-05T16:27:00.020+00:002010-02-05T16:27:00.020+00:00I'm really glad that a few bloggers and commen...I'm really glad that a few bloggers and commentators are starting to speak up about this. I've been utterly bored by it for years, but it really is becoming a joke now.<br /><br />My Dad's form Liverpool and I always found the revisiting of the Beatle's glory days sad, but Manchester is no better......in some ways worse as it is shameless jobs for the boys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15707736.post-81793986346638562122010-02-05T15:48:53.159+00:002010-02-05T15:48:53.159+00:00i hope those gloves are in the shops soon. they...i hope those gloves are in the shops soon. they'd go well with my 'Bez'n'Sean' salt'n'pepper shakers...Flat Outhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935589989161623271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15707736.post-50149586730882527112010-02-05T15:46:53.414+00:002010-02-05T15:46:53.414+00:00I totally agree - the Manchester revival business ...I totally agree - the Manchester revival business is saturated, kids need their own stuff, not to have this constantly rammed down their throats, and the only new bands to get decent press, like Delphic, just sound like a copy of the old ones.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562767656146501944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15707736.post-76613698719921048752010-02-05T15:37:03.822+00:002010-02-05T15:37:03.822+00:00science FACT.
We need to leave this in the past ...science FACT. <br /><br />We need to leave this in the past where it belongs, right now, or else risk becoming as absurd as Liverpool with its neverending Beatles fetish.<br /><br />The Hooky of 25 years ago would have molotov'd this monstrosity and danced on the barricades while it burned.<br /><br />And the Paradise Factory will always better, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com