holidays

[jdonelkovich]

Last night's program featured The Loves who, although also from 
Wales, are not related to Melys (at least I don't think). I do agree 
they sounded a bit off at times, and their version of Queen's "You're 
My Best Friend" was a little "ropey," but enjoyable nonetheless. (If 
its any consolation, i think the Loves are all quite young. And their 
singles are much better than their live sessions have been).
Yes, I think I will also be skipping the substitutes during the 
upcoming holiday, except for the Rock Show. Why didn't they just get 
Mary-Anne Hobbs to fill in? She's substituted before, and has done 
very credible "Peel-like" programs.

---john





--- In peel@y..., Stuart McHugh <stuart@v...> wrote:
> >    From: "phil_h22" <philip_h@n...>
> >Subject:
> >I've just read that peel is away on holiday for 4 weeks soon. It 
> >will be a long month with no shows :(
> 
> 
> 
> oh dear... wonder who's standing in? If it was someone decent 
playing 
> the same music (Peel should leave him instructions!) then it might 
be 
> bearable.
> I always worry of he goes off for that long then they might get 
some 
> Nimone-type production-line dj to stand in and it'll all be r'n'b 
by 
> the time he returns (and I'm not talking Dr Feelgood here).
> 
> I heard some of last night's show wit the 'Lovers' (?) Who were 
they 
> then? I'd guess members of Melys. Must say they sounded pretty 
ropey 
> - there was a brave attempt to emulate Brian May's guitar sound but 
> the drums sounded like they'd decided to just use stuff they found 
> lying round Peel Acres for percussion.
> Clinic sounded good though, reminded me very much of Wire - the way 
> the songs stopped sounded exactly like a live bootleg I have from 
> 1980-something. Liked how John got them to do a few more songs, 
> forcing them to play the early stuff they'd left out like 'Monkey' 
> and 'Cement Mixer'.
> Cheers
> 
> Stuart
> www.jockrock.org
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