Peel Day

[Pete Flynn]

>   From: Martin Wheatley <martinwheatley@...>
> Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Peel Day
>
> I was thinking in terms of people with maybe one album or a couple of
> singles - the sort of thing that occupied a significant portion of all of
> Peel's shows.   2 or 3 of those doing short sets on the bill would have
> hurt no one and it would have been more representative of what Peel was
> about and what the BBC claimed Peel Day was about
> If we are going to stick to established artists that Peel helped what about
> Yes, Genesis and Mike Oldfield - he was just as significant in their
> careers early on!!
> I agree that Venetian Snares are less in this category than the others
> since Peel didn't do that much for him but I suspect he is a kind of
> cop-out in that with him there they have an excuse not to include any grime
> or hardcore
> The Peel Nostalgia Industry rolls on
>

yeah, that's more than fair. I just saw Laura, Snares & Jawbone as the
current/new half of the bill compared with SFA/New Order/Misty In
Roots/Fall..  I guess they're also constricted a bit by which artists
from overseas are around in UK (or just Europe) for that date.
Hopefully the 'TBC's will be a couple of fresh young pups, would
definitely be nice..

was also thinking the same about the dancey (of all forms) quotient on
that Peel cd too - 'Chime', and...um...?  I've associated the man's
shows with it as much as the cd's guitar-based stuff since I started
listening in the mid 90s, even if I've not liked it all.  A little
third 'high annoyance factor' cd of various things would've topped it
off nicely and be just as representative. Actually while we're at it,
the One Music producers ought to be able to choose more tracks of
their own for the shows, the ones last night were the best on the show
imho..

lack of Genesis/Oldfield on that cd too - some 'credible'
editorialising going on there: where's the Quo's "Down Down"?!? Peel's
turning in his grave as we speak (um, possibly).

but anyway..