John Peel - SV650.org

15-10-06, 08:32 PM

Hi All
its now nearly two years since the great man shuffled off this mortal coil, so I was wondering what tracks he played that had a big effect on you. For my part it has to be Love will tear us apart by Joy Division. What about youselves?

tigersaw · 15-10-06, 08:53 PM

He introduced me to punk. I listened every night from 10pm to midnight on my headphones in bed, from about 1975 to 1977. Then I got a motorbike

15-10-06, 08:57 PM

Yeah me too,
alternative uslter- stiff little fingers,
holidays in cambodia-dead kennedys
great days

15-10-06, 08:58 PM

oops sorry, sounded a bit smashie and nicey there!

15-10-06, 09:00 PM

yeah, he was a great guy
I had the pleasure of taking him out for a curry when he came to Glasgow Uni, he was really laid back and easy to talk to
Introduced me to a lot of bands, via headphones in bed for the evening slot

15-10-06, 09:07 PM

I have been a night driver for years and used to listen to his show every night. There was definetly some right dross on there but I loved the way he would give bands the airtime. After he died one of the first thing I thought was whos going be a lifeline for these unsigned bands.

16-10-06, 02:38 PM

I used to listen to him in the late sixties, early seventies.
He used to play a lot of Captain Beefheart, Zappa, Hendrix etc
plus Fairport Convention, Incredible String Band - some very different bands.
Through his show, I went to see one of those 'underground' bands called Led Zeppelin in a tiny London theatre - I think they had about 300W of amplification in total (most cars have more now, it seems), and were brilliant.

16-10-06, 04:35 PM

Unfortunatley I didnt listen to him. I did read his autobiography a couple of weeks ago and its amazing how he has shaped peoples lives and paths - bands as well as individuals. An inspirational read that makes you want to get the most out of life.

15-10-06, 08:32 PM	#1
stewie Guest Posts: n/a	John Peel Hi All its now nearly two years since the great man shuffled off this mortal coil, so I was wondering what tracks he played that had a big effect on you. For my part it has to be Love will tear us apart by Joy Division. What about youselves?

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15-10-06, 08:53 PM	#2
tigersaw Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Llanwrtyd Wells Powys Posts: 1,146	He introduced me to punk. I listened every night from 10pm to midnight on my headphones in bed, from about 1975 to 1977. Then I got a motorbike

15-10-06, 08:57 PM	#3
stewie Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah me too, alternative uslter- stiff little fingers, holidays in cambodia-dead kennedys great days

15-10-06, 08:58 PM	#4
stewie Guest Posts: n/a	oops sorry, sounded a bit smashie and nicey there!

15-10-06, 09:00 PM	#5
Mr Toad Guest Posts: n/a	yeah, he was a great guy I had the pleasure of taking him out for a curry when he came to Glasgow Uni, he was really laid back and easy to talk to Introduced me to a lot of bands, via headphones in bed for the evening slot

15-10-06, 09:07 PM	#6
stewie Guest Posts: n/a	I have been a night driver for years and used to listen to his show every night. There was definetly some right dross on there but I loved the way he would give bands the airtime. After he died one of the first thing I thought was whos going be a lifeline for these unsigned bands.

16-10-06, 02:38 PM	#7
SteveR Guest Posts: n/a	I used to listen to him in the late sixties, early seventies. He used to play a lot of Captain Beefheart, Zappa, Hendrix etc plus Fairport Convention, Incredible String Band - some very different bands. Through his show, I went to see one of those 'underground' bands called Led Zeppelin in a tiny London theatre - I think they had about 300W of amplification in total (most cars have more now, it seems), and were brilliant.

16-10-06, 04:35 PM	#8
Demonz Guest Posts: n/a	Unfortunatley I didnt listen to him. I did read his autobiography a couple of weeks ago and its amazing how he has shaped peoples lives and paths - bands as well as individuals. An inspirational read that makes you want to get the most out of life.