Why has no proper music scene ever emerged from Brighton?

[Herr Tubthumper]

For all the musicians, creativity, venues and scenesters in Brighton why have we never had a proper music scene emerge similar to those from Liverpool, Manchester or Camden or even Sheffield? Even Stourbridge has had its moment.

 

[Dover]

Stourbridge? I cannot belive they have ever had a scene, unless it was started by The Wurzels.

 

[tip top]

I think dance music has always been the main scene in brighton. Just one of those things I suppose

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Hang on, weren't the Levellers at the front of the Brighton Tramps and Pikeys scene of the early 1990's?

 

[Napper]

Sterns , White Sugar at the Empire , Origin early 90's

 

[Drumstick]

There is a fairly large underground hip hop scene if your interested

 

[tip top]

Supergrass

The Kooks

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

They were from Brighton, hardly a movement though... I dont think you will shortly see a Q special marking 20 years of 'the Brighton Tramps and Pikeys' scene.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Supergrass

The Kooks

One band every ten years doesnt make a scene.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

There is a fairly large underground hip hop scene if your interested

I am aware of this. A friend helps run Slipjam. Whilst I welcome things like this it isnt a major scene or a movement to emerge from Brighton....which is what my email is about.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

They were from Brighton, hardly a movement though... I dont think you will shortly see a Q special marking 20 years of 'the Brighton Tramps and Pikeys' scene.

:guitar::guitar::guitar:

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

Becuase Brighton has never needed a so called movement. The city has consistantly provided some of the best music around for decades.

a 'movement' is created by the media ie 'madchester' etc.

 

[Brovion]

Brighton DID have a bit of 'scene' back in the late 70s but whilst it was fun it was also a little bit crappy musically-speaking. The NME once remarked: "First there was punk, then there was bands from Brighton."

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Becuase Brighton has never needed a so called movement. The city has consistantly provided some of the best music around for decades.

a 'movement' is created by the media ie 'madchester' etc.

Not sure I agree. It would be nice if a gang of groups come up through the bars and clubs of Brighton, changed the landscape a bit and left a mark on the history of British music.

And wrt to your last comment whilst the media provide the labels, they do not provide the bands. Madchester was not created by the media...they simply labelled it. Likewise Britpop.

 

[tip top]

Brighton has always had a lack of identity

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Brighton DID have a bit of 'scene' back in the late 70s but whilst it was fun it was also a little bit crappy musically-speaking. The NME once remarked: "First there was punk, then there was bands from Brighton."

I guess so. I do remember the Attrix records thing and Vaultage 78, 79 etc.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Stourbridge? I cannot belive they have ever had a scene, unless it was started by The Wurzels.

You didn't rate the Cure or the Wonderstuff, then?

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

You didn't rate the Cure or the Wonderstuff, then?

The Cure are from Crawley

 

[hans kraay fan club]

They are too, aren't they? Madly.

Come to think of it, if you include Suede, then even Crawley's produced more really big bands than Brighton!

 

[Soul Finger]

Stourbridge? I cannot belive they have ever had a scene, unless it was started by The Wurzels.

Oh dear.

Stourbridge's finest:

Pop Will Eat Itself
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Wonder Stuff

Good times