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Looking over a list of Peel sessions: http://www.thepeelsessions.co.uk/bands.html http://www.thepeelsessions.co.uk/bands.html I am struck by (a) what a range

by twic 7y ago

Looking over a list of Peel sessions: http://www.thepeelsessions.co.uk/bands.html http://www.thepeelsessions.co.uk/bands.html I am struck by (a) what a range of extraordinary stuff there was and (b) just how many times he had his favourites on! I don't think i have ever heard of Loudon Wainright III outside the context of John Peel. I don't think i'd ever heard of The Fall outside of John Peel, and that's despite the fact that i was a regular listener to Mark and Lard!

spatulon 7y ago
One thing I love about the internet - a couple of years ago I googled some half-remembered lyrics to a song I'd heard a long time ago on John Peel's show, and eventually found it was called Hey Gravity by M.A.S.S., and that someone had uploaded it to YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SOTqFNDhYI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SOTqFNDhYI).
- eterm 7y ago
  That was near the top of my favourite festive fifty and as such I often listen to that along with other favourites from that time such as Ballboy. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct1_3mKnutU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct1_3mKnutU )
- twic 7y ago
  Love that noughties guitar sound.
JKCalhoun 7y ago
And Ultravox! At least in the U.S. the Foxx-fronted band flew under the radar. We were too busy grooving to Hall & Oates. ;-)
zimpenfish 7y ago
> Loudon Wainright III outside the context of John Peel He was a regular guest on Jasper Carrott's UK show in the late 80s. It was most strange context-switching from a genial Brummie comedian to an acerbic American singer.
- Joeboy 7y ago
  He also performed several times in MASH, one of the biggest sitcoms of all time. Edit: Song for Loudon Wainwright III by his daughter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdvk7O3Tz6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdvk7O3Tz6A. Don't know if he deserves it or not, but it's a remarkable song.
- ChrisMarshallNY 7y ago
  Didn't he do "Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road"?
  - zimpenfish 7y ago
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu5hzc2Mei4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu5hzc2Mei4 Apparently!
- matt_the_bass 7y ago
  FYI, I appreciate your use of “acerbic”. Thank you for making the Effort to use a “fancy” word.

by twic 7y ago

spatulon 7y ago

One thing I love about the internet - a couple of years ago I googled some half-remembered lyrics to a song I'd heard a long time ago on John Peel's show, and eventually found it was called Hey Gravity by M.A.S.S., and that someone had uploaded it to YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SOTqFNDhYI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SOTqFNDhYI).

eterm 7y ago
That was near the top of my favourite festive fifty and as such I often listen to that along with other favourites from that time such as Ballboy. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct1_3mKnutU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct1_3mKnutU )
twic 7y ago
Love that noughties guitar sound.

JKCalhoun 7y ago

And Ultravox! At least in the U.S. the Foxx-fronted band flew under the radar. We were too busy grooving to Hall & Oates. ;-)

zimpenfish 7y ago

> Loudon Wainright III outside the context of John Peel He was a regular guest on Jasper Carrott's UK show in the late 80s. It was most strange context-switching from a genial Brummie comedian to an acerbic American singer.

Joeboy 7y ago
He also performed several times in MASH, one of the biggest sitcoms of all time. Edit: Song for Loudon Wainwright III by his daughter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdvk7O3Tz6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdvk7O3Tz6A. Don't know if he deserves it or not, but it's a remarkable song.
ChrisMarshallNY 7y ago
Didn't he do "Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road"?
- zimpenfish 7y ago
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu5hzc2Mei4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu5hzc2Mei4 Apparently!
matt_the_bass 7y ago
FYI, I appreciate your use of “acerbic”. Thank you for making the Effort to use a “fancy” word.