''Dedicated to Peel'' special / record box

[thebarguest]

"Dead Pop Stars" by Altered Images is one of the best
post punk / new wave songs ever. That song alone
ensures them everlasting coolness ......
I don't think their Peel seshes have ever been
released - craaaazzzzy .......



Manny Dekter



--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "electrophotic" <brian@s...> wrote:
>
> re 'Song Sung Blue' - it's not the best track I've heard, but (as 
> Dick Emery would say) I LIKE IT!
> 
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Marcelle van Hoof <mar.celle@p...> 
wrote:
> >
> > Dear all, 
> > 
> > This coming Tuesday's Another Nice Mess will be 3 
hour ''Dedicated 
> to
> > John Peel'' special, in which I'll be playing songs from 
> cd's/records
> > which were Dedicated to John Peel on the sleeve. The special is 
very
> > much approved of by Louise and Hermeet (''what a great idea"). 
Plus 
> I'll
> > be broadcasting excerpts from Peel Day gig in Amsterdam, feat. 
> Suicidal
> > Birds, Zea, Bong-Ra, Persil and Uw Hond. I'm ashamed to say this 
> way the
> > ONLY Peel Day gig in the Netherlands......
> > 
> > By the way: If any of you spotted a ''Dedicated to Peel 
record/cd''
> > recently, please tell me so (info@a...).
> > 
> > Must say I'm a bit disappointed with his record box content 
> (although by
> > chance I did play two of the songs very recently on ANM: 'Bloody' 
> and
> > the hilarious cover version of 'YMCA'!). But 5x The White
> > Stripes.....??!!! A bit over the top.  
> > I spot there is a risk of Peel getting ''proclaimed'' a 'saint'' 
by 
> some
> > of us fans. Not only was he the best discjockey ever, but he was 
> also a
> > human being, a man even, with his own character traits and
> > likes/dislikes. He had a small spot/fondness for small, cutish 
> women and
> > that undoubtedly influenced his liking for not only Sheena Easton 
> and
> > Kylie but also the likes of  Altered Images, Laura Cantrell and 
> Melys,
> > who all didn't (don't) make the most revolutionary kind of music 
as 
> well
> > (Ever heard Altered Images' version of Song Sung Blue, with Peel 
on
> > guest vocals? Truly awful!)
> > Of course he had every right to be and do so, but in my view we
> > shouldn't examine/analyze ALL of his musical choices too deep 
and/or
> > held them extremely high. I'm quite certain he wouldn't do so 
> himself.
> > 
> > 
> > Marcelle
> > 
> > Message: 1         
> >    Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 14:19:25 -0000
> >    From: "thebarguest" <thebarguest@y...>
> > Subject: Re: John's Record Box
> > 
> > "Sheena Easton - 9 to 5"
> > 
> > Shurely shumm mishtake, hic .........
> > Or could it be the "so bad it's great"
> > syndrome ?
> > 
> > Should be a great program !
> >
>