peel sessions live

[andrew dean]

> something tells me that it wasn't jp's choice to have these as the
> first 'peel session live' bands, but that various bbc bigwigs wanted
> more mainstream bands for the 1st gig to gain more exposure or
> something.. at least Clinic are live next month (whoohoo!)

well, hasn't he been playing the new gene single a lot lately. and
he's always been a bluetones fan, but yeah, they do strike me as more
of a lamacq thing.

i dislike radio 1s insistance on airing live music anyway, there's too
much of it. the perfomances are usually too, er, raw and any
atmosphere that there may have been at the venue just doesn't transmit
well. i'd rather just listen to peel playing records 90% of the time.
(although, to be fair, last night's wasn't THAT bad)

worst is when lamacq's show gets expanded and then invite john to
co-host as it were but the bands are all obviously evening session
pap. grrrr.

i think the only advantage of hearing a live show on the radio rather
than going in person is that your clothes don't smell like an ashtray
the day after...

oh, strange to hear john comment that the film slot before his show is
one of the best 10 minutes radio one produces. it's changed my mind
(almost) that those three things are a waste of time.

andy
oh, did i say 'boiler'? i meant 'baby', sorry.
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andrew dean (koogydelbbog@...)