Skip to content
quotesby

About this quote

What does it mean?
Peel mocks overly enthusiastic music press reviews by comparing them to a chaotic accident.
In plain terms
He thinks the praise for this record sounds dangerous and out of control.
What can you take from it?
Don't take hyperbolic praise too seriously.

Where it applies

  • reading reviews
  • marketing
  • critique

Putting it to work

  • spot overhyping
  • use humor
  • question claims

Questions to consider

  • Is this praise real?
  • How do you spot hype?

Another view

Humor can sometimes miss genuine artistic merit.

More from John Peel

  1. The name of the next artiste appears to be Daniel Ponce but it's actually pronounced, I think, Pon-che, and the track itself is called Bastardo Cuentos which t…

    Permalink to quote #42
  2. 'Party Line' by Abbreviated Sealing, and of course whenever I criticize the name of a band somebody will write in and say 'Of course what you don't realize is …

    Permalink to quote #44
  3. (after playing 'Sanctuary' by Vex) - That's Vex and on the back of the sleeve it says 'four individuals with no set ideals making music to provoke thought' - a…

    Permalink to quote #41

Related quotes

  1. Asked if he had ever conducted any Stockhausen, he said, 'No, but I once trod in some.'

    Thomas BeechamThomas Beecham quote #2
  2. It wasn't supposed to be pink vinyl; it's supposed to be peppermint vinyl, so it's supposed to look like one of those peppermint candies with the red and white…

    Davey HavokDavey Havok quote #57
  3. I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two reasons. First to discourage the composer from writing any more and secondly to remind myself h…

    Jascha HeifetzJascha Heifetz quote #1