"In the world which is upside down, the true is a moment of the false."
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Tuesday, October 26, 2004 there goes the last dj... 
Obituary: John Peel Broadcaster John Peel was the champion of British music for nearly 40 years on his late-night Radio 1 show. He led the way in promoting new acts, from David Bowie, through Joy Division to the White Stripes. .... Right from the outset, Peel changed the rules. He played every track without interruption, to the delight of those wishing to tape his show, while providing a witty and knowledgeable running commentary, seemingly a million miles away from the transatlantic platitudes of many of his colleagues. In the early days Peel championed acts like Marc Bolan, David Bowie and Captain Beefheart, as he did throughout his career, by giving them studio-time to record legendary "Peel sessions". But, in the mid-1970s, John Peel moved away from the mainstream rock of Jimi Hendrix and The Who to a new and radical sound, punk. Bands like the Sex Pistols and the Clash paved the way for new Peel discoveries like Joy Division and the Undertones, whose Teenage Kicks was his all-time favourite single. The 1980s brought further joy, most notably in the form of The Fall and The Smiths, both refreshing counterblasts to the increasingly bland fare of the charts. Tributes pour in for John Peel Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr told BBC News Online: "The Smiths' early success was largely due to the John Peel show. "We would try out new songs on the sessions and these often were the definitive version. "John Peel was always the best around." Bernard Sumner of bands Joy Division and New Order, said it was a "dreadful shock". "If it wasn't for John Peel, there would be no Joy Division and no New Order. "He was one of the few people to give bands that played alternative music a chance to get heard, and he continued to be a champion of cutting-edge music throughout his life. "He will be genuinely missed by millions of music fans all over the world, both inside and outside the music industry. Our thoughts are with his family." Feargal Sharkey, former frontman of The Undertones, described Peel as the "single most important broadcaster we have ever known". He said: "In the autumn of 1978 something happened that was to change my life forever, John Peel played Teenage Kicks on the radio for the very first time. "Today, it just changed again, forever. .... Kurt Wagner, of US band Lambchop, said the DJ's influence was felt far outside his home country. "He was amazing. The records of the Peel Sessions were available over here. And his radio show was one of the few ones we heard of over here. He was legendary." .... DJ Bruno Brookes, who worked with Peel at Radio 1, said: "He was the authority. There was never the sense that John must move on, because who was going to replace him?" Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq said: "You can't listen to someone like John without taking on part of his style. He was groundbreaking for me. "He just broke the rules the whole time. He did things that just weren't done. He was a maverick and he got away with it. .... She said: "He was utterly sincere in what he was doing, not because he wanted to be famous but he though he was on a mission to bring stuff to people's ears. "He really did trawl through mailbags of demo cassettes. That's why we had Pulp and T-Rex, because he'd been discovering bands like that since 1967." john peel also recorded some of the finest live rock and roll ever committed to tape. the peel session recording of the damned is some of the most blistering punk rock ever captured and his session with the pixies could be that band's finest work. he'll be missed... oh, and fuck you, clear channel. the undertones: "teenage kicks" " i need excitement and i need it bad and it's the best I've ever had..." posted by downtown | 1:45 PM |
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