What's Your Favorite Band from Manchester?

[Blackmail]

Manchester, so much to answer for. Lots of great bands come from that city.

Some examples:

Oasis, Blur, The Smiths, New Order, Electronic, Joy Division, The Chemical Brothers, Durutti Column, 808 State, A Guy Called Gerald, The Railway Children, The Stone Roses, The Happy Mondays, The Charlatans UK, Primal Scream, The Fall, The Buzzcocks.

My top 5 Manchester bands:

1. New Order

2. The Railway Children

3. Electronic

4. The Happy Mondays

5. The Chemical Brothers

note: The Chemical Brothers formed in Manchester but were not actually from Manchester otherwise.

[Fierce Critter]

In no particular order:

The Hollies

Herman's Hermits

The Bee Gees

The Smiths

The Chameleons (for one single solitary song)

[Head Wreck]

manchester is a blight on the face of the earth

[Nerdcore]

the chemical brothers

the smiths

new order

faithless

Primal Scream