Peel and 6 Music?

[Humphrey]

Sorry, but I think JP was very wise not liking Radiohead and Oasis, two bands that would not have been at all famous in 1980 ! Nothing personal, maybe it's an age thing .... The best band of the past few years was Magazine (reformed) ! When I were a lad .....

Regrads,
Col Blimp


--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Jan Buxton <janbuxton@...> wrote:
>
> Its OK Colin, I'm a massive supporter of 6Music but I'm also uncomfortable
> with the use of Peel references. John Peel was 2 hours of records not
> usually played elsewhere, mostly new, and he had his own likes and dislikes,
> human imperfections etc. 6Music is in many ways more ambitious in scope, in
> actually attempting to have a 24/7 station that just plays good music.
> Within that new music, old music that doesn't get played anymore, and some
> that does, weird music, genre music, straightahead music. From giving even
> massive bands like Radiohead (btw I will never forgive JP for being unmoved
> by there Glasto 97 performance) play next time they release a record (I
> question how much interest R1 and R2 will have), to the newbies like Ellie
> Goulding etc. From Daytime to the Freak Zone. And 6Music isn't perfect but
> its a radio station I can switch on and listen to all day without turning
> off. But it isn't John Peel, I probably couldn't listen to him all day after
> all.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Jan
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> 
> 
> On 5 March 2010 07:41, colin bray <colinbray@...> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > I don't know the answer, Ken, but without wishing to get into an argument
> > with those who think the ending of 6 Music is an 'affront to the memory of
> > Peel' I always worry about a deceased person being cited ie 'it's what he
> > would have wanted.'
> >
> > It feels like the name of Peel is being played to give legitimacy to an
> > argument and I don't think he would have liked that*. 6 Music may indeed be
> > an excellent station but it doesn't seek to replicate Peel's philosophy. In
> > my opinion the nearest we have to Peel's show is Dandelion and even that is
> > obviously very different to what he was doing.
> >
> > As I say, not picking a fight with anybody and not seeking to appropriate
> > Ken's question but this has been nagging at me for a few days and I needed
> > to say something.
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Colin.
> >
> > * I know, I know, this is akin to using his name to give legitimacy to my
> > argument
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > To: peel@yahoogroups.com
> > From: ken_garner@...
> > Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 13:56:21 +0000
> > Subject: [peel] Peel and 6 Music?
> >
> >
> >  A number of people have been citing Peel as part of the protest over 6
> > Music's (possible) fate. I wonder if anyone here can tell us if he ever made
> > any comment on air about it, in the last 2 years of his programme, or its
> > shows and presenters, positive or otherwise? Might be useful to have actual
> > evidence. Just a thought. It is just possible he mentioned it in one of his
> > last Radio Times columns, which I think ended sometime in 2002, but my
> > collection of these is incomplete and hopelessly out of sequence...
> > - ken
> >
> >
> >
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