Best Musical City: NYC VS London?

bogey_j · 07-11-2010, 11:27 AM

for me its NYC all the way. birth of bebop, punk (and arguably post-punk with no wave), hip hop and DJ culture in general, disco, etc.

and here's a picture of a punk lolita nyc scenester completely irrelevant to this topic, but i;m gonna post it anyway

Dayvan Cowboy · 07-11-2010, 01:01 PM

definitely new york.
they have Animal Collective and Battles,
guitarist/keyboardist/singer guy from battles is a genius so i'm gonna put tyondai down too, for his awesome solo albums.

TheCunningStunt · 07-11-2010, 01:06 PM

Led Zeppelin
Rolling Stones
The Kinks
Queen
Sex Pistols
Cream
T.Rex
The Clash

I like more bands from London than I do New York, so London for me.

Alfred · 07-11-2010, 01:19 PM

New York is pretty useless to me as far as punk goes (NYHC is a joke, and I have little to no interest in protopunk or No Wave). There's some pretty good Long Island bands though. London gave us my all time favorite band, The Clash, as well as Pink Floyd and The Who (if they count) so I guess it's that. I voted for New Orleans though.

bogey_j · 07-11-2010, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfred

New York is pretty useless to me as far as punk goes (NYHC is a joke, and I have little to no interest in protopunk or No Wave). There's some pretty good Long Island bands though. London gave us my all time favorite band, The Clash, as well as Pink Floyd and The Who (if they count) so I guess it's that. I voted for New Orleans though.

the NYHC documentary was a joke and does not represent the new york punk scene in ANY way

Alfred · 07-11-2010, 01:22 PM

I didn't get my opinion from a documentary, I just really hate NYHC.

CanwllCorfe · 07-11-2010, 03:27 PM

I'll go with NYC. DJ Eco, Avenger, and Filo & Peri are all from there. I enjoy some British producers but none are from London.

SGR · 07-11-2010, 07:41 PM

London.

**Janszoon** · 07-12-2010, 06:15 AM

London is great but as far as I know it only started being a great musical city in the 60s while amazing stuff was coming out of New York many decades before that. My vote goes with NYC.

~~James~~ · 07-12-2010, 11:45 AM

Neither.

View Poll Results: best musical city?
New york city	8	53.33%
London	5	33.33%
Neither	1	6.67%
New Orleans	1	6.67%
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07-11-2010, 11:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
bogey_j Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 95	Best Musical City: NYC VS London? for me its NYC all the way. birth of bebop, punk (and arguably post-punk with no wave), hip hop and DJ culture in general, disco, etc. and here's a picture of a punk lolita nyc scenester completely irrelevant to this topic, but i;m gonna post it anyway

07-11-2010, 01:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Led Zeppelin Rolling Stones The Kinks Queen Sex Pistols Cream T.Rex The Clash I like more bands from London than I do New York, so London for me. __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	New York is pretty useless to me as far as punk goes (NYHC is a joke, and I have little to no interest in protopunk or No Wave). There's some pretty good Long Island bands though. London gave us my all time favorite band, The Clash, as well as Pink Floyd and The Who (if they count) so I guess it's that. I voted for New Orleans though. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	I didn't get my opinion from a documentary, I just really hate NYHC. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

07-11-2010, 01:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dayvan Cowboy Basscadet Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,258	definitely new york. they have Animal Collective and Battles, guitarist/keyboardist/singer guy from battles is a genius so i'm gonna put tyondai down too, for his awesome solo albums.

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CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	I'll go with NYC. DJ Eco, Avenger, and Filo & Peri are all from there. I enjoy some British producers but none are from London. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

07-11-2010, 07:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,326	London.

07-12-2010, 06:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	London is great but as far as I know it only started being a great musical city in the 60s while amazing stuff was coming out of New York many decades before that. My vote goes with NYC. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

07-12-2010, 11:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	Neither.