There's not a lot of Squeeze on Mog. Like others, I've never been what you'd call a fan. But I've always quite liked them. Not sure why people are so lukewarm about them. But I guess they are quite low key and generally un-popstar-ish, Squeeze were 'local' and when I was 18 they were everywhere. In the park, in the pub, in the thrift shop. I remember Glenn bounding into the pub one weekday afternoon with an old Cliff Richard single he'd found in the Oxfam shop (Three Cool Cats, I think). I'm sure it was the inspiration for Cool for Cats. I like to think they can still be found out and about observing life in Greenwich.
Posted on 08/26/2007
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All through the history of rock n roll there have been bands which were just too clever for their own good, it seems. Bristling with talent, energy, and ideas, these bands produced some great music. Sometimes they even had big hits but could never translate them into big sales. 10cc is an excellent example of such a band, the Turtles too fit the bill. Both bands, and many others as well, produced great music that most have never heard.
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Lukewarm? Not me! I am a huge Squeeze fan and own all of their releases.
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Yeah, around here they fall in to the "classic" rock catagory, "classic" as in good music from 25 years ago. Everybody I know loves Squeeze. Seems like every month or two there's a new commercial on the tube using one of their songs. Plus isn't Jools Holland something of a big celebrity over there. I remember at the height of their popularity some journalist branded them "the new Beatles" which of course is the kiss of death and it was.
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They appear to have been victims of timing to an extent. In the States they were marketed as a "new wave" band, which was a patent absurdity. Then, as dachno correctly points out, the dreaded "next Beatles" tag got stuck on them. The Elvis Costello production job got them some attention and a hit single, but a lot of folks could never figure out what kind of music they played. "Good" is apparently not a genre category,
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Always loved these guys, unfortunately most of what I have of them is on vinyl and I'm currently turntableless. However did find a CD copy of "Singles, 45's and Under" in the used CD store awhile ago and am in the process of trying to wear it out.
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Seem to have lost another post. Maybe I'm not clicking hard enough on the save button. I think some of my confusion about Squeeze is related to Ivy's observation. Although their music was superficially mainstream pop, they were actually fairly right on, with politics more aligned to punk/new wave than the pop mainstream. I remember seeing them doing a gig on Blackheath to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the death of Wat Tyler, leader of the English peasants' revolt against the Poll Tax. In retrospect it seems odd that protesting against taxes should be a left wing cause. But it was in 1981. It's complicated. Generally I think celebs shouldn't be allowed to go out and mix with normal people. They pollute the ether and make authentic experience impossible for anyone in the vicinity. But I would allow the Squeeze guys to come out and play.
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Is it just me or do you find that video creepy. I like it but those guys body language was strange. Like children of the damned formed a boy band doo wop group. Probably being mean there. I never heard that song before. Great Squeeze song, also. Great info too. Sweet post.
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This is the real deal. (Both versions are worth a look)
Raw cool:
And with a song:
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Very cool. Thanks for sharing. Sweet stuff.