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I like John Peel. He was responsible for bringing a lot of great bands in for sessions. He had a great radio voice, was personable, was knowledgeable, & helped fledgling bands in the beginning such as T. Rex (until Marc Bolan fucked him over by snubbing him). He also had the O Superman b/w Walk The Dog single in his record box.
I'll never understand why he was some The White Stripes groupie towards the end though. How he could equate them with some of his beloved garage bands is beyond me. And just like any other DJ, he too played his fair share of total crap on the air. The only thing is, John Peel supposedly had total control over what he played. In my mind, that only makes the subpar stuff he played that much more of an offence. There's ample enough great music out there to never have to play anything that's borderline. The ugly truth at the bottom line is that he loved his show more than he loved music.
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