Jeez, John Peel passed away what only seems like yesterday but it was in 2004 at the age of 65. Only a blink of an eye later its nearly 2019 and had John Peel survived he would be 79 now,
I was and am pig-ignorant about music; but when I think about all the beauty and strange sonic wonder and all the great songs this man brought into my life through his various radio shows, I feel an overwhelming sense of thankfulness and affection. A great man. RIP.
I remember that great voice. Took my radio onto the train one night as John Peel was giving the first airing of Bowie's 'Low' album. That man knew his music.
I do not drink but this has REALLY sobered me up and made me even more determined to not waste a minute of my life as I am, today, midway thru' my 63rd year. Maybe it is because I always been single,not done physical work and my Ladyfriends are all in their Late 30's but I feel like I am 40 but have, occasionally, felt light-headed when driving lately..ironically thru' Essex to het to Kent ( he is 100% right-Boy Racers Sat Night EVERY WEEK without fail )... I found this episode by accident but never really listened to John and this was full of wit and good humour. Suddenly someone with this much life and goodness in him to just go, so unexpedtedly, with no history of illness is quite chilling. Leaving a Family and 25,000 records puts my 2,500 to shame and then you just go and that is it....WOW !
Best Room 101 ever. Was lucky enough to do three John Peel sessions for Radio 1 (remember them?). Each time he and John Walters came down to see how it was going, and each time JP invited us out for a curry afterwards. Lovely man, sadly missed.
New Mexico Penicillin. Roasted Peeled Chopped with Garlic HATCH GREEN CHILE. Hatch Green Chile into your favourite soup, veg, or chicken noodle and 2 days later, instead of 3, your cold is gone. Guaranteed by a Doctor's kid.
Back when this show wasn't just an extension of instagram and career promotion with a script. The format and the time was much better... People actually epressed how they felt without fear.... Now driving through Essex would now, some how alienate Essex people and maybe some how be racist... So, people now say things like how junk mail angers them.
But would he have put a Man Utd shirt on so readily? I doubt it. They probably asked him before and he gave them Everton as a compromise. Or not, he is super-chilled and groovy. Some classic dry wit as well. Very cool guy.
He was the best. I have yet to hear a musician say even an unkind syllable in regards to John Peel. Perhaps because he worked as a DJ for 40 years, helping anyone who was anyone in music find acclaim, exposure, and attention from both the press and their fans. For over 4 decades. Could be part of why he was so well thought of.
I was a big fan of John Peel's although I always felt that rather than being a Pioneer New bands and certain genres of music , he tended to follow trends instead and then look around for the more obscure elements . However , he was great raconteur and witty with it . He also readily admits that his accent is totally false : although he hailed from tHe Wirral , the young John Ravenscroft was actually quite a posh sounding lad and later on he purposely changed it to sound more working class and more Liverpudlian .
wow, weird. I watched a few videos on Dead Malls, abandoned properties, and here they're bigging up the shopping Mall. RIP Convenient Parking and Climate Controlled Shopping Experience.
Kevlar Fire escapes Life rafts Wireless transmission technology Nuclear energy generator Medical syringe Home security systems Globes (as earth represented in 3d on stand showing its tilt and spinning) Computer software Dishwashers Ironing board Street sweeper Space station batteries Chocolate cookies Birthing the human race! Ok the last one wasn't so much of an invention but does play a big part in the amount of inventions by women. Also the above list is just a small number of things I felt like listing in a few minutes. Hopefully you were kidding and just being facetious when asking that question, but for those who really don't think women have ever invented anything, well then that little list above is for that person. Also one should remember that women weren't allowed to work outside the home and before that go to school from the first day of colonization of day the U.S. until the 1950's and really it wasn't considered proper until much later (other than cleaner and teacher, but not after you were married). So considering that men have a bit of a head start. However, considering that women are 50% of the population and only having been allowed and not disrespected for working outside of the home and getting education; today in 2020 hold 10% of patents! So imagine if men were held back, for say the next 250 or more years from working outside the home or getting further educational training and also during that 250 years men would be given the full job of caring for their offspring and doing all the housework, cleaning, cooking and preparing meals for those 250 years; just imagine how much more women would be inventing in they were given the headstart men had?
some music snobs sneer at simon cowell but essentially theres no difference between him and john peel - they will both go down in history as well-loved music fans who devoted their working lives to showcasing the songs they wanted the people to hear.
Not to be one of those snobs, but John Peel championed bands like CAN, who's influence can still be felt in rock music today, some 40+ years after their peak years. Simon Cowell, on the other hand, championed Kelly Clarkson. I suppose her "influence" is felt in modern music as well, but that's not a cause for celebration in her case. It's a cause for alarm. I think that might be why people view them differently.
+taos treror Maybe it's a reference to John Peel's view that they don't not want you to be a nice bloke and let you drive passed them, but instead, actually want you to look at their bird so they can be tough and confrontational (?)
+Bedlum 69 I think Steve Lamacq has always been quality, and other than the chip off the block is probably the closest thing we have to John Peel these days.
I was lucky enough to use my meagre media connections to be in the audience for this show, and took my older brother who'd had his life changed listening to Peel in the late 60s. He went over and thanked him in the bar afterwards, so it was a great night all round.
spent my teen years listening to his world service show on Sunday evenings from the bottom tip of africa...he personally was entirely responsible for my love of music
jjdecani As Queen would say - who wants to live forever? :O :P I think after even hundreds of years of being alive we'd be begging to die let alone millions or billions of years ad infinitum!...
Not necessarily - it really depends on the limitations of the technology to transform life into something far greater than what we currently know or exerience it today.
I've just written an 'in memory of' piece for Classic Rock Radio it really is difficult to get the words down when all I really want is Peely back, watching this clip is my reward.
Thank you for your helpful comment Felix. Your brilliant commentary has made me into a religious fanatic who shall burn all who disagree with my belief system. I shall begin the bonfire with you.
ooo the irony... It has since been scientifically proven that men suffer from colds more. And it IS because of the size of a certain part of the brain that a cold effects the most. Ironic huh and it was discovered by a female scientist, Dr Amanda Ellison google it
Hilarious. He was never quirky by design on his radio one show, but the occasional droll aside would have you in stitches. The music he brought to us was unique. The most missed man on the planet in my view. BTW Everton and Liverpool fans get on pretty well - just bragging rights, not violence, he'd never have put a Man U or Arsenal shirt on. Legend.
What a bloke. Articulate, witty and a genuinely nice soul. Put him next to any of the so called Djs of today...well. This is coming from an Evertonian too!!
Still miss JP after all these years. Such an engaging voice and I love the way he puts things. Makes Merton look like a struggling amateur. God bless you John and thanks for all the memories.
Eloquent, intelligent, sensitive, funny - he was all that, and more.
"If you could live forever...." 2 years later the world of music lost a great man.
I had the pleasure of meeting him on a couple of occasions. Top man, really genuine and honest. Unlike so many in the music industry.
Jeez, John Peel passed away what only seems like yesterday but it was in 2004 at the age of 65. Only a blink of an eye later its nearly 2019 and had John Peel survived he would be 79 now,
I was and am pig-ignorant about music; but when I think about all the beauty and strange sonic wonder and all the great songs this man brought into my life through his various radio shows, I feel an overwhelming sense of thankfulness and affection. A great man. RIP.
Such a lovely guy. Great voice and a superb platform for upcoming acts who needed a bit of a springboard. BGT had nothing on him
I feel lucky to have been a teenager when he was on Radio 1.
The beard shaving story is a classic... 'An awful fusion of my mother and Mussolini'.
Death... I believe he died shortly after this program...about two years later. A rare intelligent and wry individual. Sorely missed.
A real pleasure seeing John again and listening to his wisdom .
I remember that great voice. Took my radio onto the train one night as John Peel was giving the first airing of Bowie's 'Low' album. That man knew his music.
I enjoyed that programme. I didn't think John was that naturally funny. Thanks.
I miss him.
I miss him. There will never be another. Responsible for so many great bands(and more importantly so many bad bands) getting their moment.
I do not drink but this has REALLY sobered me up and made me even more determined to not waste a minute of my life as I am, today, midway thru' my 63rd year.
Maybe it is because I always been single,not done physical work and my Ladyfriends are all in their Late 30's but I feel like I am 40 but have, occasionally, felt light-headed when driving lately..ironically thru' Essex to het to Kent ( he is 100% right-Boy Racers Sat Night EVERY WEEK without fail )...
I found this episode by accident but never really listened to John and this was full of wit and good humour. Suddenly someone with this much life and goodness in him to just go, so unexpedtedly, with no history of illness is quite chilling.
Leaving a Family and 25,000 records puts my 2,500 to shame and then you just go and that is it....WOW !
Peel was a great raconteur
Best Room 101 ever. Was lucky enough to do three John Peel sessions for Radio 1 (remember them?). Each time he and John Walters came down to see how it was going, and each time JP invited us out for a curry afterwards. Lovely man, sadly missed.
Really which band were you in?
the greatest dj ever
Musical Ian Hislop.
John displays his brilliant dry sense of humour here and actually gets many more laughs from the audience than Paul Merton.
Top bloke Peely. First to play Public Enemy. Played Tubular Bells on repeat on its debut. Sarcastic as fuck on TOTP. They wouldn't hire a Peely now.
Peel's a funny bloke!
I honestly don’t think I would have survived the 80s without John Peel
My favourite dj and maybe person of all time
Under the gaze of the BT tower i once met john and flossy outside radio 1 at ten over one AM many years ago around 1997 ish 2000 i remember it vividly
john peel is pretty funny
Ever since watching this, 14 years ago! I fear bending down in the morning to bend down to pick anything up/get dressed/do laces up!
Great video
New Mexico Penicillin. Roasted Peeled Chopped with Garlic HATCH GREEN CHILE. Hatch Green Chile into your favourite soup, veg, or chicken noodle and 2 days later, instead of 3, your cold is gone. Guaranteed by a Doctor's kid.
Back when this show wasn't just an extension of instagram and career promotion with a script. The format and the time was much better... People actually epressed how they felt without fear.... Now driving through Essex would now, some how alienate Essex people and maybe some how be racist... So, people now say things like how junk mail angers them.
Goodness didn't realise we came from the same area, I too shopped at Browns in Chester with my mum!
the great peely in an everton shirt, lovely.
With all due respect, John Peel was a Liverpool fan through and through if memory serves, that is....
+Виталий Слонов that was the point.. ?!
But would he have put a Man Utd shirt on so readily? I doubt it. They probably asked him before and he gave them Everton as a compromise. Or not, he is super-chilled and groovy. Some classic dry wit as well. Very cool guy.
I miss, love and respect John , however Mertons long term nemesis I. Hislop does not only looks similar but is equally as dry .
Love this episode ❤
John Peel died young. 64 I think. No illness, he just dropped dead on holiday. He dropped like a ton weight.
+Chester Fields Hardly a ton; he was a small lad.
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Felt like a ton of bricks on his fan's shoulders though. There's a big hole in music where John stood.
wesmatron agreed
He was the best. I have yet to hear a musician say even an unkind syllable in regards to John Peel. Perhaps because he worked as a DJ for 40 years, helping anyone who was anyone in music find acclaim, exposure, and attention from both the press and their fans. For over 4 decades. Could be part of why he was so well thought of.
1:18 Adam Ant could be a Formula 1 driver.
that great recordshop Platenworm in Groningen he is talking about has sadly gone out of business in 2005...all good things must come to an end.
should never have made the back pass to the goalie illegal.
Genius
Legend. Rest in peace John. Anyone know what year this was?
2002
I was a big fan of John Peel's although I always felt that rather than being a Pioneer New bands and certain genres of music , he tended to follow trends instead and then look around for the more obscure elements . However , he was great raconteur and witty with it . He also readily admits that his accent is totally false : although he hailed from tHe Wirral , the young John Ravenscroft was actually quite a posh sounding lad and later on he purposely changed it to sound more working class and more Liverpudlian .
Liverpudlian? I am sure us Wirral folk love being called that.. *cough cough*
wow, weird. I watched a few videos on Dead Malls, abandoned properties, and here they're bigging up the shopping Mall. RIP Convenient Parking and Climate Controlled Shopping Experience.
Frank skinner,s room 101
Paul Merton has dated a bit he was sharp here but recently he seems irrelevant
Wow nice misogynistic joking there Paul. Apparently he doesn't know that women have also invented great things throughout the centuries as well.
Kevlar
Fire escapes
Life rafts
Wireless transmission technology
Nuclear energy generator
Medical syringe
Home security systems
Globes (as earth represented in 3d on stand showing its tilt and spinning)
Computer software
Dishwashers
Ironing board
Street sweeper
Space station batteries
Chocolate cookies
Birthing the human race!
Ok the last one wasn't so much of an invention but does play a big part in the amount of inventions by women. Also the above list is just a small number of things I felt like listing in a few minutes.
Hopefully you were kidding and just being facetious when asking that question, but for those who really don't think women have ever invented anything, well then that little list above is for that person. Also one should remember that women weren't allowed to work outside the home and before that go to school from the first day of colonization of day the U.S. until the 1950's and really it wasn't considered proper until much later (other than cleaner and teacher, but not after you were married). So considering that men have a bit of a head start. However, considering that women are 50% of the population and only having been allowed and not disrespected for working outside of the home and getting education; today in 2020 hold 10% of patents! So imagine if men were held back, for say the next 250 or more years from working outside the home or getting further educational training and also during that 250 years men would be given the full job of caring for their offspring and doing all the housework, cleaning, cooking and preparing meals for those 250 years; just imagine how much more women would be inventing in they were given the headstart men had?
love John, first heard him by chance in London 1981...but this ain't comedy.
adventuresinbelieving What do you mean?
He was in Dallas when JFK was shot. Hmmmm I wander
some music snobs sneer at simon cowell but essentially theres no difference between him and john peel - they will both go down in history as well-loved music fans who devoted their working lives to showcasing the songs they wanted the people to hear.
+ruto I really really honestly think they will go down in history with quite different public impressions.
Not to be one of those snobs, but John Peel championed bands like CAN, who's influence can still be felt in rock music today, some 40+ years after their peak years. Simon Cowell, on the other hand, championed Kelly Clarkson. I suppose her "influence" is felt in modern music as well, but that's not a cause for celebration in her case. It's a cause for alarm. I think that might be why people view them differently.
Really?
What utter nonsense, one Man did it for the love of music, the other for the love of large amounts of money. You probobly cant tell which is which.
Stupid
I'd forgotten how painful the Anfield Rap was...thanks for the reminder :o)
always loved Peel RIP
Man Flu !!
My number one hero. Miss you Peelie, and always will.
4:12 should have a diagonal line through it surely?
+taos treror Maybe it's a reference to John Peel's view that they don't not want you to be a nice bloke and let you drive passed them, but instead, actually want you to look at their bird so they can be tough and confrontational (?)
The only true DJ that was on 'Radio 1'. I will forever miss him.
+Bedlum 69 I think Steve Lamacq has always been quality, and other than the chip off the block is probably the closest thing we have to John Peel these days.
Very true Snoody and well said,mate.
Easilly one of my favourite appearances, not least as this is the man who gave Bolt Thrower and Napalm Death some much deserved airtime.
great episode
he was a great man , it was nice to come accross this little gem , thankyou
Jon peel was a great part of my childhood
Totally with him on colds.
great bloke
This man had the most likeable away about him.He certainly was not in any way a typical radio 1 dj that use to frequent our waves in the 70s/80s.
I was lucky enough to use my meagre media connections to be in the audience for this show, and took my older brother who'd had his life changed listening to Peel in the late 60s. He went over and thanked him in the bar afterwards, so it was a great night all round.
spent my teen years listening to his world service show on Sunday evenings from the bottom tip of africa...he personally was entirely responsible for my love of music
Kind of a pity death didn't go into Room 101...
I echo you wholeheartedly on that one! Watch Aubrey de grey to get the lowdown on that if you haven't already of course!
jjdecani As Queen would say - who wants to live forever? :O :P I think after even hundreds of years of being alive we'd be begging to die let alone millions or billions of years ad infinitum!...
Not necessarily - it really depends on the limitations of the technology to transform life into something far greater than what we currently know or exerience it today.
+jjdecani Shame really. I guess now we all have to die
Pat K listen to aubrey de grey on RUclips his foundation are working to eliminate ALL age related disease and death from ageing.
Still miss John Peel, and its been 10 years.
I've just written an 'in memory of' piece for Classic Rock Radio it really is difficult to get the words down when all I really want is Peely back, watching this clip is my reward.
I stopped missing him about 2 years ago.
MrGenedancingmachine any particular reason?
Loved it.
As an American anglophile/athiest, I do believe that John Peel was god.
Flint Boettcher. Pretty foolish thing to be an atheist. In fact I find it to be a dumb position, as far as I know.
Thank you for your helpful comment Felix. Your brilliant commentary has made me into a religious fanatic who shall burn all who disagree with my belief system. I shall begin the bonfire with you.
Does that mean you don't believe in John Peel?
can't believe JP has been gone for 10 years! where does the time go?
11:11 "It's a long story, you don't want to hear the whole thing...one of these days I'll write a musical around it"
Pure brilliance.
A true gentleman... sadly missed.
Love that he mentions Jeff Mills
A sad loss to mankind when John passed away.
ooo the irony... It has since been scientifically proven that men suffer from colds more. And it IS because of the size of a certain part of the brain that a cold effects the most. Ironic huh and it was discovered by a female scientist, Dr Amanda Ellison google it
This was a far better format than the dumbed down game show it later became.
Hilarious. He was never quirky by design on his radio one show, but the occasional droll aside would have you in stitches. The music he brought to us was unique. The most missed man on the planet in my view. BTW Everton and Liverpool fans get on pretty well - just bragging rights, not violence, he'd never have put a Man U or Arsenal shirt on. Legend.
Arsenal, nobody up north worries about Arsenal mate.
John Peel and Paul Merton - what a combination. Shame the Beeb had to ruin the format.
What a bloke. Articulate, witty and a genuinely nice soul. Put him next to any of the so called Djs of today...well. This is coming from an Evertonian too!!
No.
John Peel a great sense of humour and introduced the world to some great bands RIP great man!!
very cool bloke
GREATEST DJ ever....period!
Very much missed. A brilliant man who made some unforgettable radio moments and unique observations
Still miss JP after all these years. Such an engaging voice and I love the way he puts things. Makes Merton look like a struggling amateur. God bless you John and thanks for all the memories.