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| From | "Benjamin Lukoff" <lukoff@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Squeeze Live |
| Date | Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:20:03 -0700 |
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I was there too. Would like to have heard at least one song from after 1989,
but all in all it was a great show.
On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Jayson Jarmon <jaysonj@luxworldwide.com>wrote:
> I saw them at the Seattle show at the Showbox Theater last week.
> Indeed, Tilbrook was the talented virtuoso and showman, Difford rather
> passive...but these are roles I've seen them take in live performance
> for years so I didn't find that surprising.
>
> What I did find pleasantly surprising was the great crowd turnout, the
> level of audience participation, and authentic camaraderie between band
> mates (yes, both Tilbrook and Difford as well). They seemed to the
> adulation.
>
> An exuberant show featuring lots of Argybargy and plenty of the hits.
>
> --Jayson
> http://www.myspace.com/vanillacd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf
> Of Rick McCall
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 12:17 PM
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Squeeze Live
>
> Hello All -
>
> Just wondering if anyone has had the great privilege of seeing Squeeze
> on
> their reunion tour? I was front and center in Austin a couple of weeks
> ago
> and I gotta tell ya...Glenn Tilbrook is simply an amazing artist. His
> guitar skills verge on virtuoso within the confines of a pop song. His
> voice hasn't lost the slightest bit of quality and, as always, he is
> very
> engaging and entertaining.
>
> I couldn't believe they played a couple of masterpieces off Argybargy
> I've
> never heard them play live before. I Think I'm Go Go and Separate Beds
> were
> both just incredibly stellar and all the more enjoyable because they
> were so
> unexpected.
>
> The one negative, and it wasn't terrible, but noticeable, was Chris
> Difford's almost total lack of eye contact with Tilbrook, although Glenn
> tried all concert long to engage him in the fun. Difford showed no
> signs of
> fun or joy and rarely even smiled. Don't know if they fought beforehand
> or
> if they're just doing the tour for money and never reconciled their
> differences (Tilbrook did introduce him as "my arch-enemy and my best
> mate),
> but it seemed pretty clear that Difford wasn't happy to be there.
>
> Tilbrook was, though, and it made up for it.
>
> Best,
> Rick
>
>
>
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