Digest Number 453

[spinnerx15]

ok, sometimes the drum and bass/techno records do sound awfully 
similar (then again, people said the same thing about the wedding 
present!). but i like to think that he plays the ones that are a bit 
more creative and interesting-sounding than most. for me, it's 
usually the "rock" records that sound kind of "blah." but i'm still 
pleased that i got to hear them, even if i'm not going to rush out 
and try and track down a copy. 

...john...




--- In peel@y..., John.Clare@s... wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> In response to whether we dislike any sessions/shows, personally I 
love Peel to
> bits but to be honest I only ever really enjoy 2-3 songs per show 
(ie. I note
> them down and keep an eye out for them when record shopping). The 
only sessions
> I've really enjoyed as a whole recently have been the Smog and Low 
sessions.
> Part of the enjoyment of the show for me is the great man himself, 
and his
> haphazard DJing!
> 
> Even so, I listen religiously because amongst all the (IMHO) crap 
he plays there
> are a few gems, which make it worthwhile. He played the God Machine 
the other
> night - superb, haven't heard them for years. It's the same reason 
I buy NME -
> it's 98% shit but if I buy at least one excellent LP after reading 
about a band
> then it makes it all worthwhile.
> 
> I don't want to sound too negative, but feel that people worship 
him regardless
> of what he plays, and think "John Peel likes it so it must be 
good". Be honest,
> can you distinguish between the dub reggae and techno he plays? All 
sounds the
> same to me! ;-)
> 
> Await flame.....
> 
> PS. I hate Melys, can't see what the fuss is about. And he's always 
playing
> them. Why?! Am I missing something here? Grrrrr.