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| From | "josh chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: squeeze play |
| Date | Tue, 28 Jan 2003 12:44:12 -0500 |
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I checked out after Babylon and On ('87)-- which unlike many I really liked.
Although I do seem to remember Henry Laura touting Some Fantastic Place, and
taping it for me, I think. Although I'll be damned if I could find the
tape. And I got and liked the live one, A Round and a Bout ('90).
Here is a link to a Squeeze discography with the albums in order of release:
http://www.uksqueeze.freeserve.co.uk/uklpdiscography.html
----- Original Message -----
From: Seaman, Dave <seamand@MSX.UPMC.EDU>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 12:18 PM
Subject: squeeze play
> recently picked up Squeeze's "Play" CD in the bargain bin, and just can't
> get into it. I really like the 3 early Squeeze albums i have: Argy Bargy,
> East Side Story and (to a lesser extent) Sweets from a Stranger. but i
> think this '91 release sounds a bit too slick/Wham!/80s to me. and more
> importantly, i don't think the songs are there. after about 3-4 listens,
> very little is sticking. i think the songs are stuck in that "let me
force
> all these tons of words that chris gave me to music at the expense of
truly
> memorable melody/flow/structure/songcraft" rut that Squeeze sometimes
> (often?) gets into. i mean, they have always been too wordy for their own
> good IMHO, but i have forgiven that and liked Squeeze in the past because
> the entire packaged worked. but put all of the weaknesses (that i found
on
> Play) together on one cd, and Wham! -- Play goes into my "no-play" pile.
>
> (okay, i may burn Sunday Street and one or two other of the better songs
> onto a comp first.)
>
> any comments from others? agree? disagree? squeezaholics flame away?
>
> any suggestions on post-80s releases from Squeeze that come recommended?
i
> would like to find some more recent Squeeze that i can enjoy...
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