But that's the poitn, isn't it? It's "analogic to", not "the same
thing".
On 28/03/2008, at 09:19, robin wrote:
On 27 Mar 2008, at 17:23, Kowalsky wrote:
I would say that Manchester looks like Detroit more than
Liverpool. Anyone here agree with me?
Hmmm I'm not sure Detroit is like either now.
I think mid 80s Liverpool/Manchester/Sheffield share a lot in
common with present day Detroit in terms of the dereliction of ex-
industrial areas, abandonment of buildings and maybe even in the
feeling of despair. Things have changed in the UK now though so the
comparison is less valid these days.
btw. to keep this on topic: One of the reasons Detroit music has
been popular in the above northern UK cities (even going back to
northern soul days) is because of the fact that they have
industrial pasts. There's also massive differences too so I'm not
saying the comparison really holds.
robin...
