July 8th, 2009 | 
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The majority of the cities become famous in particular for at least a thing. Paris is synonymous with novel and end-dinner, New York is famous for yellow skyscrapers and taxis, while London is known like house of the queen and the buses on two red floors. And the semi-official capital of Manchester, England of the north, is not any different.
But whilst its illustrious and world renowned football club Manchester United may well be the first thing that comes to people’s minds when asked to think about one thing they associate with the city, Manchester has produced some of the world’s greatest and most influential bands ever.
Indeed, for music lovers, this north-western city of around half a million people is synonymous with great bands of the past and present. And this reputation is perhaps one of the reasons why so many young people move there to study at two of the top five biggest universities in the UK; the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University.
As far back as the 1960s and 1970s, Mancunian bands such as the Hollies, the Bee Gees and Freddie and the Dreamers were selling records by the bucket-loads. And in 1965 alone, Herman’s Hermits outsold the Beatles, selling over ten million records in a seven month period.
In the past four decades, Manchester has spawned countless internationally-renowned bands covering a myriad of genres. The Buzzcocks released the first ever independent-label punk record in early 1977. And The Smiths - fronted by the charismatic Morrissey - formed in 1982, going on to become one of the most influential ‘indie’ bands of all time.
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