Favorite Manchester Bands #7 - Buzzcocks
@teamfreak16 (43421)
Denver, Colorado
December 9, 2017 3:46pm CST
As I've been saying, I have never heard a band from Manchester, England, that I haven't liked, so I'm counting down my favorite Manchester bands. We are at #7: Buzzcocks.
Like Joy Division, Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto decided to form the Buzzcocks after attending a Sex Pistols concert in Manchester. Widely considered a punk/post punk group, Buzzcocks also have a bit of a power pop streak.
In 1978, Buzzcocks released what is most likely their most popular song, "Ever Fallen in Love." It peaked at #12 in the UK.
I have linked to a video from a performance on Top of the Pops.
Enjoy!
(Info verified by Wikipedia)
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
9 Dec 17
Oh yes the buzzcocks! I remember Scott.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Dec 17
They are definitely a good band to remember.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
10 Dec 17
@teamfreak16 Hard to forget them with their name lol
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Dec 17
@TiarasOceanView - "Buzz" is the excitement of being onstage, "Cocks" is Manchester slang for "buddy."
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@FourWalls (61937)
• United States
10 Dec 17
Hmm.....John uses Martha and the Muffins. You use the Buzzcocks. Am I sensing a trend here? 
A fine selection. I also love the FYC’s cover of that song (which I first heard on the Something Wild soundtrack; and trivia, their version was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads). I really think they were far more power pop than punk. Either way, I’d call ‘em good.
A fine selection. I also love the FYC’s cover of that song (which I first heard on the Something Wild soundtrack; and trivia, their version was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads). I really think they were far more power pop than punk. Either way, I’d call ‘em good.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Dec 17
I do like Fine Young Cannibals version, too.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Dec 17
No, I haven't. I think the last good album they've made was Some Girls, or Tattoo You.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Dec 17
I like these guys. Love the way they talk, and sing.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Dec 17
I am shocked! Shocked at this inclusion! Not!
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Dec 17
You can't have a Manchester series without the Buzzcocks.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
10 Dec 17
I'm really getting good at saying I Never Heard of Them, but it's true I never have. I looked up what their name means, and they said it's from a headline from a paper.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Dec 17
Yeah, I saw that. Interesting how some bands get their names.
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