Guest INXS Report post Posted October 26, 2004 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/t...dio/3955289.stm Veteran BBC broadcaster John Peel has died at the age of 65, while on holiday in Peru. Peel, whose radio career spanned 40 years, was on a working holiday in the resort of Cuzco with his wife Sheila when he suffered a heart attack. He was BBC Radio 1's longest-serving DJ and in recent years had also presented Home Truths on Radio 4. Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt said Peel's contribution to modern music and culture was "immeasurable". As someone who grew up to listening to John Peel on Radio One, this is pretty sad news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2004 Are you blaming Bush for his death?... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2004 Are you trying a poor attempt at humour? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murmuring Beast 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2004 Sad news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Floyd 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2004 Come on guys, have some respect for the guy (Peel that is) A list of those who performed "Peel Sessions", or sessions for his show (note:not all of the bands, just some of them) Joy Division,New Order,Napalm Death,David Bowie,Jesus and Mary Chain,The Smiths,The Slits,Stereolab,Inspiral Carpets,Queen,The Vibrators,Magazine,The Buzzcocks,Thin Lizzy,The Jam,XTC,The Damned,The Stranglers,Elvis Costello and the Attractions,Squeeze,Eddie and the Hot Rods,Ultravox,Wire,Siouxsie and the Banshees,X Ray Spex,Boomtown Rats,Dire Straits,UK Subs,The Fall,Human League,Motorhead,Swell Maps,999,The Cure,Tubeway Army,Gang of Four,The Undertones,Joe Jackson,Crass,the Raincoats,Gary Numan,The Vapors,the Psychedelic Furs,Echo and the Bunnymen,Madness,The Orb,Prong,Scorn,Carcass,the Birthday Party,Killing Joke,The Specials,Teardrop Explodes,Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark... The List just goes on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DVD Spree Report post Posted October 26, 2004 Peel was the fucking man - he will be sorely, sorely missed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Si82 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2004 Just utterly shocking news. A fantastic DJ who did so much to spread the word of many, many bands that are so big today but at the time were so small. He will be sadly missed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Floyd 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2004 a few more artists who have done peel sessions: Jimi Hendrix Expreience,Elvis Presley,The Pixies,Fugazi,Mercury Rev,Captain Beefhart,Boards of Canada,Plaid,Autechre,Smashing Pumpkins,Clan of Xymox,Meat Beat Manifesto,Syd Barrett,Orbital,Grahm Parker,Happy Mondays,Tim Buckley,Stiff Little Fingers,The Only Ones,Soft Machine,Nico,Laibach, The Moondogs,The Meteors... ...music has truly lost a great icon,IMO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2004 I'd hoped he'd keep on making bands' careers for another 10 or 20 years. So long, John. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest INXS Report post Posted October 27, 2004 Are you blaming Bush for his death?... Post content and sig are totally unrelated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted October 27, 2004 Wow, that's a pretty varied lot of bands. I naturally can't appreciate this as much because I'm a yank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zorin Industries 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2004 Did Bauhaus ever do a Peel session? I'm inclined to say yes, but I can't remember for sure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kimaster1976 Report post Posted October 28, 2004 John Peel also has the distinction of being the first DJ in the world to be given and then play The Beatles classic and possibly the most famous album in music history Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCMaximo 0 Report post Posted October 28, 2004 Plus his favourite song ever was "Teenage Kicks" by the Undertones, which he played first on UK radio, thus discovering one of the all-time punk classics, as well as being the first, possibly only, DJ to play Carcass on Radio 1 The best thing about his radio show was the sheer variety of stuff on display, some awesome (thanks to him, I bought "Slain By" by Urusei Yatsura, which I love to this day) and some total shit. The man was a total icon and anyone who goes to a dance festival like Creamfields and plays some Status Quo as part of his set deserves respect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5_moves_of_doom 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2004 Pavement played some Peel Sessions too, I believe. The Fall hold the record for most Peel Sessions -- they've played like over 24. Wowza. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2004 This does suck. He always played the right stuff, can't really say that about anyone else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
