[peel] Re: Did Peel ever play Tom Waits?

[Roger Carruthers]

Ditto Frank Zappa ?
I think I posted the question here once before, but apart from some early
Mothers, eg. in the final Perfumed Garden, I don¹t recall ever hearing any
Zappa on Peel, which considering his prodigious output, would seem a
deliberate omission ­ possibly because John was fond of Beefheart, who fell
out with Zappa, or perhaps he couldn¹t quite stomach Zappa¹s famously
cynical world view?
Can¹t see why he would dislike Tom Waits though, who seems a pretty genial
sort of fellow from what I¹ve read...
Cheers
Roger


On 26/10/2008 14:42, "dunelm61" <dunelm@...> wrote:

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> Even at the height of Waits' critical acclaim in the mid-eighties, I
> never once heard Peel play anything by him.
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> And I get the impression that Peel actively disliked Tom Waits.
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> Although personally I'd agree with you that Rain Dogs is a great
> record, as is Swordfishtrombones.
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> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com> , "Steve"
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>> > I started this topic last night, but it never appeared, so I'll ask
>> > again. Listening to the superb 'Rain Dogs' again got me to wondering
>> > whether John was attuned to this music, as I've never heard it in any
>> > of the programmes that have survived. Does anybody know one way or the
>> > other?
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>> > Best wishes
>> > Steve (so.it.goes.2512)
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