Geographically Speaking: Best Scenes

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What are the best scenes centered around a geographical location in the history of rock and roll?

I will proffer a few...

* Detroit - Motown and (as a separate entity) the proto-punk stuff (and what the hell, Creem too - Boy Howdy!)

* New York's CBGB's No Wave scene

* San Francisco Bay Area Underground Metal of the early '80s

I would mention Seattle however it's too early in the morning to be repeatedly poked with pointy sticks...

― Brian O'Neill (NYCNative), Friday, 28 April 2006 11:34 (twenty years ago)

The Beautiful sparkling healthy spa water of Bath in Avon

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 28 April 2006 11:41 (twenty years ago)

L.A. punk rock '78 - '81 (Screamers, Black Randy, The Deadbeats etc.)

― So Ho La (So Ho La), Friday, 28 April 2006 13:04 (twenty years ago)

Memphis, '52-'57.

D.C., '80-'83.

Is this a US-only affair? 'Cuz if not, London '63-'66 and '76-'79.

― Jason Toon (Jason Toon), Friday, 28 April 2006 13:14 (twenty years ago)

london 1963-7, greater london 1987-91

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 28 April 2006 13:15 (twenty years ago)

If Stax Studio in Memphis and Cosimo Matassa's in New Orleans count as "scenes," the number of great records that came out of those two little buildings, and the many musicians and hangers-on who hung out in them is pretty mindboggling.

― Daniel Peterson (polkaholic), Friday, 28 April 2006 13:22 (twenty years ago)

How log does Avon have to not exist for before people realise that it doesn't exist? But nonetheless you are right. Although I would add the South Downs and the Lake District.

And DC for its punk because it's so goddamn small yet so goddamn great.

― uptoeleven (uptoeleven), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:10 (twenty years ago)

Boston, late-80's (Pixies, Throwing Muses, Dinosaur Jr, Buffalo Tom)

― hank (hank s), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:44 (twenty years ago)

Liverpool 1963-1970
Glasgow 1980-1984
Manchester 1989-1997
Bergen 1992-1994 and 2001-present

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 28 April 2006 23:56 (twenty years ago)

North London 1978-82

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 28 April 2006 23:57 (twenty years ago)

Crystal Ballroom, Melbourne 1979-1981.

― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 29 April 2006 00:42 (twenty years ago)

I have to say that if I could magically be transported anywhere to listen to rock music, London late 1970s wins easily for me.

I don't think it really ranks as one of the greats but the mid-Atlantic coast in the early 1990s would have been surprisingly fun (Superchunk, Pavement (UVa), Archers of Loaf, Polvo, David Berman).

― Martin Schneider (priceyeah), Saturday, 29 April 2006 05:10 (twenty years ago)

Cleveland, mid to late '70s

― rizzx (Rizz), Saturday, 29 April 2006 08:37 (twenty years ago)

Having just seen a doco on it - Paris in the 20s!

― Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 29 April 2006 08:51 (twenty years ago)

Wetwang proto-Jungle scene.

― There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvish (noodle vague), Saturday, 29 April 2006 08:57 (twenty years ago)

Brereton post-Hardcore 1987-88.

― There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvish (noodle vague), Saturday, 29 April 2006 08:58 (twenty years ago)

Buxton Stress.jpeg Parties.

― There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvish (noodle vague), Saturday, 29 April 2006 08:59 (twenty years ago)

Cantebury 64 - e70s : Wyatt, Ayres, Sinclair ....Wilde Flowers, Soft Machine, Caravan ...

― ed horrox (girl_afraid), Saturday, 29 April 2006 12:45 (twenty years ago)

Bronx Block Party Scene mid-'70s to early '80s

― Brian O'Neill (NYCNative), Saturday, 29 April 2006 13:07 (twenty years ago)

Long island hardcore used to be good before the thug shit came through.

― Blue Filters (Gilkannon), Saturday, 29 April 2006 15:59 (twenty years ago)

N.E England (Sunderland / Newcastle) 2003-6
New Tellers, Electric Eye Machine (later to become Field Music), Futureheads, Golden Virgins, Maximo Park ... lots of shared members ...

― ed horrox (girl_afraid), Saturday, 29 April 2006 23:27 (twenty years ago)

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