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Squeezed out

I started with U.K.Squeeze. Saw them live in a club on the West Bank of New Orleans, five feet away in August with the sweat literally pouring down my body (pitying the poor drummer as he drowned). Thought I was in an undersea heaven, if there was such a thing. And then they put out this dreck. It wasn't even worth coming up for air. Wish they'd never come up for air. If yer a fan, do yourself a favor. RUN (or swim) away as fast as you can.

This album belongs on the shelf between the Bee Gees and Barry Manilow. Not to insult the other two...

=B= November 27, 2008

Good, but could have been better if...

...they had been produced by Mitchell Froom back than. He would have picked a different song order and he would have put more dynamics into the songs. It is sounds a bit flat at times. Not all songs really become what the first seconds seem to promise.

Overall a great record with some of their best tunes of their later days like "Letting Go", "Day I Get Home" and "The Truth". February 18, 2008

Don't start with this CD

Big Squeeze fan. Just saw them in concert and they were wonderful. This album, though, is a clunker. Hey, happens to most bands. August 26, 2007

Amazing!!!!

I saw Squeeze at the Roxy in Los Angeles when this album came out. As one of my favorite bands ever, I could not wait to see this album done live. It did not disappoint one bit! To meet the band after the show was a real treat. I was surprised to see them on Warner Bros since they have been on A&M since 1978! It was a one and out and back to the A&M label after this effort. This is a great point musically for Squeeze. I am looking forward to the show coming up this summer with the original line-up. It puts a big smile on my face :) A must have for any Squeeze fan!!!! April 21, 2007

the unconventional 80's

It's hard to pigeonhole Squeeze. On the one hand, this album just screams "80's" from every note of every song. And yet there is no other 80's band that sounds anything like Squeeze. The chord progressions on most of their songs are so different than what anyone else did (or does) that frequently you have to listen to a song 5 times before you catch the flow. My theory is that some of these songs were written by randomly scrambling a bunch of chords and then trying to fit a melody-line over them. Contrary to what other reviewers here say, I think that for this reason most of the songs on this album are NOT instantly appealing. Rather, they grow on you... after listening to the CD a few times, you can begin to hum some of the melody lines. But play it first time for your friends, and they'll probably say "what the hell kind of song is that?" I give 4 stars because the songs are musically interesting and surprising, which is more than you get from most bands. I don't give 5 stars, because not enough of these songs TRANSCEND interesting and surprising to become beautiful. Most of them remain well-crafted curiosities. So I don't think the Beatles have any real competition from Squeeze, but I think this album should be heard, and that Squeeze should get the credit it deserves as one of the most innovative bands of the 80's. December 11, 2005

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