Veruca Salt

[aadam jacobs]

Ah, yes, a Chicago band. I knew them well. "Seether" wasn't that great, and they never got better, but I had a crush.
The only one I still see is the drummer who plays bass in a local band you've never heard but should, The Hushdrops.
A couple of songs to whet your appetite: 
http://youtu.be/rZJEQhP-J6s

http://youtu.be/8f3sGsBEH34

http://youtu.be/Wxr2w1atpmU



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 From: Ben Harrison <abcdetc@...>
To: peel@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [peel] Re: What was your most hated Peel favourite band?
 

  
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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>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@...>
>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.
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>--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "Humphrey" <thebarguest@...> wrote:
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>> 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 ...
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>> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, MARK LUETCHFORD <M.Luetchford@> wrote:
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>> > 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. ;-)
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>> >  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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>> > - White Stripes
>> > - Nirvana
>> > - overrated german pseudo-avantguard (Can etc)
>> > - japanese hardcore or whatever it is called
>> > - Happy Mondays
>> > - the "world music" mish mash 
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>> > Cheers,
>> > Boris 
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>> > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, MARK LUETCHFORD <M.Luetchford@> wrote:
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>> > > I've changed the message title as I'm enjoying this and wanted others to take part.
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>> > > 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.
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>> > > 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. 
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>> > > ....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.
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>> > > I thought the weddies finest hour was their ukranian stylings - seemed pretty mediocre to me apart from that and their first album.
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>> > > So that's me consigned to the back of the Peel Musicology Class
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>> > > PS has Steve got a thing against Steveless because of their name? The band were ok but thought the name was genius.
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>> > >  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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>> > > [sent twice, dont think previous one got through]                                                                                                                                
                             Good to hear steve, I was beginning  to think my comments were far too contraversial 
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>> > > group from a state of stunned silence, thanks for instigating the mild backlash ha.  
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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?
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>> > > 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.
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>> > > All the best
>> > > Steve (TK)
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