It's John Peel Day

Cleat Eastwood
Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
edited October 2011 in The bottom bracket
Keep it real.

The Fall -

Mess of my
The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.
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  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    Science adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
    Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved
  • Tom Dean
    Tom Dean Posts: 1,723
    Keep it real.

    The Fall -

    Mess of my
    magic-ah
  • MattC59 wrote:

    excellent excellent excellent.
    The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
    momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.
  • Ginjafro
    Ginjafro Posts: 572
    Peel's compering debut on TOTP:

    "In case you're wondering who this funny old bloke is, I'm the one who comes on Radio 1 late at night and plays records made by sulky Belgian art students in basements dying of TB."
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  • "I like stupid records, really. I just like things that are unfashionable - so I really like happy hardcore, cos everyone thinks it's incredibly uncool, especially dance people. There was that song, Identify the Beat, by Mark Smith, on Bonkerz records, which was so uncool, and just stupid, but fantastically exciting. It's nice to be able to segue that into a Gene Vincent record or something from my childhood. I quite like the tasteless segue. On the rare occasions when I do gigs, I can't mix, cos you can't mix from drum'n'bass to Duane Eddy. I like it when you get audiences standing there thinking - what the f*** is this? So when you get a room full of people - like I did in Fabric - and you play Status Quo. They think, for God's sake, but then they go for it. Down Down is always good."
    - John Peel, 1999


    so, in his honour, both of them together - The Cuban Boys
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,439
    Are these songs related to anything I don't get it.

    If it's just Peel connected songs

    Yeah yeah yeahs - Maps

    Jo Whiley played it as a tribute to him the day after he died. I was in the bath.
    I don't think I'll ever forget it.
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  • prawny wrote:
    Are these songs related to anything I don't get it.

    If it's just Peel connected songs

    Yeah yeah yeahs - Maps

    Jo Whiley played it as a tribute to him the day after he died. I was in the bath.
    I don't think I'll ever forget it.


    He died on 25th Oct (04)
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,439
    I got that.

    I just wasn't sure if the songs were directly realted to something?

    2004 though? Blimey! :shock:
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  • Ginjafro wrote:
    Peel's compering debut on TOTP:

    "In case you're wondering who this funny old bloke is, I'm the one who comes on Radio 1 late at night and plays records made by sulky Belgian art students in basements dying of TB."

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrH-SnpaS14

    "If that doesn't get to number one, I'm going to come and break wind in your kitchen..."

    :D
  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    The Wedding Present -

    Brassneck

    (music starts at 1:07)
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  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    Throwing Muses -

    Dizzy
    Science adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
    Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved
  • Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love

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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984

    From the Guardian site..."John O'Neill from the Undertones here.

    John obviously was the biggest influence on our lives. We never had any delusions of fame or stardom so, that night he played Teenage Kicks twice was simply just incredible and then to continue to play our records and say all those kind things about us was, and still is, such a very humbling experience. We were so lucky to meet up with him again in 2001 to make the documentary about the band. He stayed in Derry for a couple of days and we got to have some quality time with him. A truly wonderful man whose wit, intelligence and humanity is an inspiration to us all.

    One of the best things about his radio show was the eclectic mixture of music he played which you just don’t get anymore. Now everything seems to be pigeonholed into specific styles of one particular type of music. He most definitely would not have approved. Shame on all those DJs on Radio 6 etc. He’s still very badly missed."
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Better choose a track!

    Killing Joke
    We Have Joy
  • Peddle Up!
    Peddle Up! Posts: 2,040
    Sadly missed. {sniff}

    Tell me again how this cosmic justice thing works. The good people die early while the b'stards endure?
    Purveyor of "up" :)
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa-YWO2cork&feature=fvst


    The best DJ and the best band....an irresistable combination
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  • John Peel kept me company regularly on my late night commute home.I miss him.
  • howie3472
    howie3472 Posts: 110
    still miss to this day. He was the sound track to my youth. (all this typed at the wrong speed )
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  • cornerblock
    cornerblock Posts: 3,228
    Such happy memories, listening to his show late at night was magical. Feel very lucky to have heard so much great music at such a young age, all thanks to the incomparable Mr John Peel. I even forgave him for being a Liverpool fan!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s07Fzg6QUT4
  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    The Jesus and Mary Chain -

    Kill Surf City
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    Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved
  • Bozman
    Bozman Posts: 2,518
    +1 for the Wedding Present, first band i saw live.
    I've got two Peel Sessions, Joy Division and New Order but my memory of Peel is me as a teenager listening to the likes of the Wedding Present and Half Man Half Biscuit on his show near on 25 years ago
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    I thought John Peel day was the 13th.

    thank god I have no more studying to do.

    I will through in this

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  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions -

    Lost Weekend
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    Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved
  • nicklouse wrote:
    Great choice. I'm now going to dig out the LP and listen to the whole album.
  • scwxx77
    scwxx77 Posts: 1,469
    I listen to his old shows all the time and still discover bands I should have been listening to years ago but missed. Really is quite a legacy he has left. Put me onto too many great bands to mention.
    Winner: PTP Vuelta 2007 :wink:
  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    Sonic Youth -

    Teenage Riot
    Science adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
    Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved