Briggsy Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 With Jules leaving Radio 1, I just wondered which of Jules's three main timeslots that he had over the years you preferred? 1. His old late-90's Friday night show? 2. His Saturday evening show? 3. His more recent 2008-onwards Friday show? I think, overall, I much preferred his old Friday show from the late 90's until its end in 2001(?). The show had less speech, less gimmicks and features, and focused more on the mixing and music (which was generally 2 hours of 'banging' music - some that was perhaps too uptempo/hard for the Saturday show) - plus there were the occasional live club broadcasts and Uni broadcasts too. The Saturday show had too many features, too much chit-chat, too much House music, and not enough mixing - so I wasn't as keen. The only Saturday shows I liked were the outside festival broadcasts during the early to mid 00's. I didn't like the newer Friday slot at all. It was on at an anti-social, inconvenient time, and had too many pointless features - plus the co-host shows. I wanted to hear Jules - not co-hosts. If I wanted to hear Above & Beyond or Gareth Emery, then i'd listen to their shows or podcasts - not Jules's. So - 1,2 or 3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyndon Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 it has to be number 2 for me, but when he was on from 5-7pm. the features didn't bother me too much, and i like house music anyway. i just didn't like the cut up boys stuff at all in the latter parts of saturday nights when it went to 7-9pm. i do recall the friday show, but i was too young at that time to fully appreciate it. i really started taking note of judge jules in 2000, and i always listened to his saturday show by that time. the outside broadcasts like pacha, gatecrasher summer sound system, creamfields etc. i still listen to this day. the friday night show as we know it now has led to what we see as the decline of judge jules i guess. but he isn't all to blame, trance isn't what it was and dubstep is more or less ruling everything. plus house has lost what it had 10 years back, so jules has to play a load of swedish house mafia copycats. there is no junior jack type stuff etc anymore. although i have to say, some of jules' bootlegs like that j&t stuff latley haven't been to my taste at all. i guess he can drop a lot of that when he leaves, it's just trying to please the radio 1 bosses i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number2Fan Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 My favourite shows were definitely the old Friday night shows. I recorded them every week apart from on the weeks that I was out clubbing, in which case I'd listen to the Saturday evening show to try and hear tunes I'd danced to the night before. 1. To relive the moment and 2. To put a name to them. Those Friday night recordings kept me company for the whole week, in my car, at home and at work, until the following week when i'd record over it with a new show. Unless I'd had a mention on the recorded one, in which case I'd keep that tape and start a new one. I used to write actual letters to Jules on occasions, thanking him for a certain night out, or a record he'd played. Lol I remember knowing that the last 3 records on a Friday night were always the most amazing, so as my tapes were 90 mins I'd start recording with my finger over the pause button, cutting out DJ chit chat, other shows trailers etc in order to get the end of the show. Once I turned the tape over, I'd leave it recording and go in the living room and watch telly. At the time my boyfriend wouldn't let me listen to it (long story but I got rid of him) around him, and I'd be well pissed off that I wasn't out clubbing att. Judge Jules is practically what I lived for. You could guarantee yourself an awesome night out if he was there, and he kept me company at home all week too. Very fond memories of the old days, despite the personal misery I was enduring between 1997-2002 I can still look back at that time as amazing on a different level. I also used the jj net board from 98 onwards and even though it did lose all it's integrity and credibility later on, it was actually a fabulous place at that time, and well moderated, and I met some brilliant people to have a laugh with online, meet at events and it wasn't ALL Jules related but he'd pop in there too now and again. Yeah good good times. Proper escapism for me! All of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Kane Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Definitely the late 90's Friday night shows for me too. They are basically what got me into dance music (along with Pete Tong on beforehand) and the Uni tour shows remain some of my favourite recorded sets ever! I used to train on Friday nights (swimming and weights) so we'd have the start of Tongy on during weights then I'd be out ready for Jules to kick off at 9 - was awesome. The Saturday shows from that time were wicked too - but the Friday night shows are what made me such a Jules fan in the first place - even as the nipper I was back then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I listened to more sat shows than the fridays, which, now looking back at the friday tl's and listening to the show's I regret!, so really the old friday shows were the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennox2s2s Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Definitely for me would be his old late-90's Friday night show's. This was when I started listening to Jules. A great period of music between 1998-2002 in my opinion. My favourite ever Jules Friday night show was 05-11-1999, I still listen to this regularly on my ipod, Such a classic 30 minute mix to end that show. 30-Minute Mix - 05-11-1999 18. Singles & Angles - 'Submerge' [Liquid] 19. Unknown - 'Powersurge' [white label] 20. Fridge - 'Angel' [Orbit] 21. Conductor & The Cowboy - 'Feeling This Way' [serious] 22. Beyond - 'Still Dream' [Conception Artist Management] 23. Digger - 'Episode 1 (Church Of RA)' [Casa Nostra] I would seriously recommend those who havent to check out this show. Other classics featured on this particular show included: GD - Choral Reef, Space Brothers - Shine 2000, and Perfect Phase - Horny Horns (Joe Fandango Remix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number2Fan Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 What I do love now, that I never realised would happen, is that simply looking at the track listing from some of those Friday night mixes, and I remember listening to THAT show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kml Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Old Friday night show in the late 90's. I was too young to go out so always looked forward to the final half hour mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbs Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 A difficult call as I'm drawn to different aspects for different reasons. I was at work Fridays but managed to coerce the girls to listen in - we had the awful Trent FM play list weekdays that they liked to sing a long with....got one covert out of it though. I was also out clubbing in late 90's to 2001. My tapes from that era are bitty and interspersed with Pete Tong, save a couple of little mixes I've uploaded, hence I've the tunes but don't know the artist - except for the obvious classics. So I can't really tell how good a show is by just looking at the listing.....it's nice to take a chance and get a surprise and think 'I've got that!', but I don't like all that cheesy disco-esque type stuff. Early '00s I stayed in with the radio on - up dating the Saturday footy data for our syndicate. But there were some powerful mixes from that era - so I can't say the earlier shows win hands down 'cos to me it was the mixes that made it. His shows just built up to that final half hour. (He did have a phase of playing something particularly dreadful in this era which just wasn't music - perhaps he was just nob twiddling........ thing is, I can still hear that shite!) Finally stopped listening 2006 so can't comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeo Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 My favourite radioshow was Global warmup in 2005 year, but most memorable show 6 of May 2005 year! And very like shows in April 2005.. I search this shows very long... Else like summer and autumn shows - some searched, but spring shows can't search.. so many memories.. Finally stopped listening 2006 so can't comment. Me too, after was lazy listen, but in 2011-2012 start listen again, but more like shows of 2005. My favourite shows were definitely the old Friday night shows. I recorded them every week apart from on the weeks that I was out clubbing Do you have some shows of Global Warm Up of 2005 year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neuro Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 For the original Friday night 9-11pm shows (1997-2001) Jules had a different producer... I wish I knew who it was. I liked those shows for a few reasons: * Structure of the show was simple: to showcase single tracks interspersed with mini-mastermixes. * Just the one feature: the half-hour mix at 10.30pm. * Very few jingles. * Very little DJ chit-chat. * No phone-ins; all "shouts" had to be emailed and Jules might then read a couple out. So.... Studio sessions felt like: Jules was quietly sitting in your living room playing and mixing the latest tracks for you. Live sets felt like: you were actually in the club, live, experiencing a 2-hour essential mix, with the crowd around you. Awesome. I loathe today's more commercialised radio which is not a showcase of music; there's too many jingles and too many features, that insult me as if my attention span is no better than a goldfish! But then maybe I'm getting old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Kane Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 Agree with all you've said there mate. Radio 1 is clueless about it's audience - they think that the only people listening are 16 year olds with the attention span of a cocker spaniel. If they don't hear some jingle or rubbish that they recognise then they turn over or flick around. They have lost it - making Jules cater to other presenters "demographic", by playing RnB crossover stuff after Trevor Nelson, when everyone knows that no discerning RnB fan would stay tuned to Jules and no Jules fan wants to hear RnB! They do not seem to realise that the listener has intelligence and doesn't become disinterested when they do not hear a feature or voiceover for 10mins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number2Fan Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 Have to agree with you there Neuro especially on the "felt like" section of your post. My brain is saying "was the producer Dominic Koenig att" I'm not sure if it's mistaken though, lots of clubbing have blurred my memories somewhat! EDIT: possibly not Dominic, maybe Dillon? I remember he was a nice bloke though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbs Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Definitely for me would be his old late-90's Friday night show's. This was when I started listening to Jules. A great period of music between 1998-2002 in my opinion. My favourite ever Jules Friday night show was 05-11-1999, I still listen to this regularly on my ipod, Such a classic 30 minute mix to end that show. 30-Minute Mix - 05-11-1999 18. Singles & Angles - 'Submerge' [Liquid] 19. Unknown - 'Powersurge' [white label] 20. Fridge - 'Angel' [Orbit] 21. Conductor & The Cowboy - 'Feeling This Way' [serious] 22. Beyond - 'Still Dream' [Conception Artist Management] 23. Digger - 'Episode 1 (Church Of RA)' [Casa Nostra] I would seriously recommend those who havent to check out this show. Other classics featured on this particular show included: GD - Choral Reef, Space Brothers - Shine 2000, and Perfect Phase - Horny Horns (Joe Fandango Remix. Thanks for putting me onto this.... :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number2Fan Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 That track listing is like sex! And with Singles and Angles on it and Church of Ra on the end, it's multiple orgasm sex! It's made me put CD 2 of clubbers guide to 2000 on my iPhone and the tunes really DO NOT come any better than that!! (apart from clubbers guide to 99) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennox2s2s Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 I have just also clubbers guide to 2000 and Ibiza 2000 to my iPod. Another favourite jules set of mine is homelands Ireland 1999. You should find it in the audio section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkybarkid Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 I have just also clubbers guide to 2000 and Ibiza 2000 to my iPod. Another favourite jules set of mine is homelands Ireland 1999. You should find it in the audio section. I was at that. I still maintain it's the best atmosphere I've ever witnessed at any music gig I've ever seen. Absolute mayhem. At around three in the afternoon too, if I remember right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonman Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 defo the Friday night shows. As already said, the music was immense, and it had an air of freshness about it - you could feel the excitement jules got from the tunes too. Not only that, but when i started listening i was 16 back then! - oh to go back I enjoyed the saturday shows too with Danny Rampling following, was so good. Radio 1 between 1999 and 2002 just got their weekend schedule so right, that nay change was simply going to ruin it. Well, i'm listening to Jules last show now, whilst for the last 5 years i havent really listened (been more into Tong) i simply cannot forget the impact the old friday night shows had on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzY-LogiC Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Neuro hit the nail regarding the good old days... for me the friday shows stand out the most, but with some of the saturday live broadcasts following. I too can look at a track list and think, "yes! I remember how I listened and recorded that show live THAT night and how the atmosphere was immense!". I have only one friend here in Denmark who appreciates the 'sound' and atmosphere of a live broadcast the way BBC used to do it with the occasional crowd noise turned up like back in 99-01... I have literally lived the UK club scene through Jules' live shows and still enjoy listening to his older shows today. The newer shows (2004-onwards) never really catched my interest and I only listened weekly in periods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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