[peel] Re: What was your most hated Peel favourite band?

[Ben Harrison]

I once was given a tape of a Festive 50 which included Salt Tank, Shellac,
Pulp, Nirvana, Wedding Present -even Oasis- and... The Fall (you don't
say!!!)

It had a song called 'Seether' by an American quartet (two guys/two gals;
they appeared in a Pavement video as a ersatz Pavement).

I realise it's voted-in, but blimey... it really broke the flow for me at
the time.

And now I recall the name. Veruca Salt.



On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 6:36 AM, steve lippert <stemail1@...>wrote:

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> ... And "Dickie Davies Eyes" was a sublime slab of synthpop that you
> couldn't fail to love!
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> *From:* MARK LUETCHFORD <M.Luetchford@...>
> *To:* "peel@yahoogroups.com" <peel@yahoogroups.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, 28 May 2012, 23:25
> *Subject:* Re: [peel] Re: What was your most hated Peel favourite band?
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> I too thought they were musically under rated - like a jaunty joy division
> and the lyrics were a tad funnier too.
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> *From:* Stuart <stuartb@brooks22.plus.com>
> *To:* peel@yahoogroups.com
> *Sent:* Monday, 28 May 2012, 7:46
> *Subject:* [peel] Re: What was your most hated Peel favourite band?
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> In later years I would get as much pleasure from reading the tracklisting
> of an HMHB album while knowing that nothing in the music would surprise -
> yet listening to the very early stuff now, reminds me it was musically
> interesting/exciting too! Eg Trumpton Riots, I Hate Nerys Hughes, Albert
> Hammond Bootleg.
>
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "Humphrey" <thebarguest@...> wrote:
> >
> > Never liked HMHB - mediocre music/toons & mediocre/6th-form humour. John
> would have been VERY desparate to like them because they were from the
> Wirral (like himself) ... I think Zappa did musical comedy much better and
> the Fall were often funny (sometimes probably unintentionally) esp. with
> their song and album titles ...
> >
> > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, MARK LUETCHFORD <M.Luetchford@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I was waiting for White Stripes and Nirvana - I never understood the
> genius that was Kurt and Jack but maybe its time to put this stream to bed
> as I think its demonstarted that not even the mighty Undertones are greeted
> with universal love. Two major Peel bands that no one has admitted to
> hating is The Fall and half man half bickie - maybe they are frightened of
> instant excommunication from the church of Peel - but there must be someone
> on this here Wiki who doesn't like them... and that was sort of my point.
> Anyone who cravenly liked everything he played must be lying. His choice
> was so eclectic that no one could like everything even if they thought they
> should. ;-)
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: Boris <borisrangelov@>
> > > To: peel@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Friday, 25 May 2012, 14:24
> > > Subject: [peel] Re: What was your most hated Peel favourite band?
> > >
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> > > My negative vote goes to:
> > >
> > > - White Stripes
> > > - Nirvana
> > > - overrated german pseudo-avantguard (Can etc)
> > > - japanese hardcore or whatever it is called
> > > - Happy Mondays
> > > - the "world music" mish mash
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Boris
> > >
> > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, MARK LUETCHFORD <M.Luetchford@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I've changed the message title as I'm enjoying this and wanted
> others to take part.
> > > >
> > > > It would be truly amazing  if everybody here loved every thing he
> played - surely that's the point. He played what he liked -not what he was
> told to play - and you could make your own mind up. I think he would have
> been mystified if someone claimed to have exactly the same musical taste as
> himself. He would have just been sad if people stopped listening to new
> music - I remembered he likened it to films once - why get stuck watching
> the films that were made up until you are 25.
> > > >
> > > > if you want to see a backlash try this for size - I find most of the
> repetitive beat/dance/rave/ house/acid music (eg a whole genre) he played
> unlistenable but used to grin and bear it from the late 80s in the hope of
> hearing  a gem and when it almost completely took over his show - or at
> least seemed to - I even gave up listening for a while then missed his
> contribution to my musical history/present too much.ÂÂ
> > > >
> > > > ....and as for Captain Beefheart I only like a very few of his
> offerings at the more commercial end of his repertoire. I ocassionally get
> my copy of Trout Mask out to give it a spin but still don't get it. Maybe
> one day I will.
> > > >
> > > > I thought the weddies finest hour was their ukranian stylings -
> seemed pretty mediocre to me apart from that and their first album.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > So that's me consigned to the back of the Peel Musicology Class
> > > >
> > > > Mark
> > > >
> > > > PS has Steve got a thing against Steveless because of their name?
> The band were ok but thought the name was genius.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ________________________________
> > > > From: Mike Parker <parkermike81@>
> > > > To: "peel@yahoogroups.com" <peel@yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 20:20
> > > > Subject: Re: [peel] Re: A new England
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> > > >
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> Good to hear steve, I was beginning  to think my comments were far too
> contraversial
> > > > for others to have an opinion on, well at least it momentarily shook
> up the
> > > > group from a state of stunned silence, thanks for instigating the
> mild backlash ha. ÂÂ
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> > > >
> > > > ________________________________
> > > > From: so_it_goes_2512 <so_it_goes_2512@>
> > > > To: peel@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 0:46
> > > > Subject: [peel] Re: A new England
> > > >
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> > > > > Ah ok ,well while i`m coming out all guns blazing i do really
> think the wedding present were probably the biggest mistake peel made in
> getting behind, did thoroughly decent bloke and mate cloud peels
> judgement?there awfull, just listen to mr gedge`s voice, he cant sing for
> toffees,that awfull whine,i just don`t get the popularity with that band.
> anybody else think peel got it badly wrong in championing any particular
> band?
> > > >
> > > > Hi buddy, having seen them twice and played their stuff to death, I
> can't go along with you on that one, but again it's only personal opinion,
> as I repeatedly had to point out to those who bit my head off for negative
> write-ups of Melt Banana and Radiohead on Teenage Kicks. Those two would
> definitely be my bete noires, and while I'm at it, please add Sheena
> Easton, Racing Cars, the Incredible String Band and Steveless to the list
> of those acts John loved but which make me want to stick my head in the
> microwave every time he plays them.
> > > >
> > > > All the best
> > > > Steve (TK)
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