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  Squeeze - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Squeeze were an English rock music band that came to prominence in the New Wave period of the late 1970s.
Squeeze was re-formed to play a one night charity gig in 1985, with all five members from the 1980 Argybargy period -- Difford, Tilbrook, Holland, Lavis, and Bentley.
The band subsequently continued as a quartet led by Tilbrook, with Jim Kimberley replacing Soan on some tour dates, and Chris Holland exiting in the fall to be replaced by Chris Braide.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Squeeze   (1108 words)

  
 Squeeze - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Inspired heavily by the Beatles and the Kinks, Squeeze was the vehicle for the songwriting of Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, who were hailed as the heirs to Lennon and McCartney's throne during their heyday in the early '80s.
Squeeze never came close to matching the popularity of the Beatles, but the reason for that is part of their charm.
Squeeze began playing the thriving pub rock circuit, although their songs were quirkier and more pop-oriented than many of their peers.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,496372,00.html   (1798 words)

  
 Squeeze Reviews
The band was in the throes of dissolution on this recording, and it's not surprising that they broke up shortly afterward - apparently these guys spent a lot of time drinking and dancing, which are the subjects of half the songs, and didn't particularly enjoy either.
Squeeze display their unflaggable sense of craft and melody throughout this album, and the lyrics are typically incisive.
Squeeze make their contribution to the rock'n'roll telephone number tradition, "853-5937" for no apparent purpose except, well, to make their contribution to the rock'n'roll tradition of telephone songs.
starling.rinet.ru /music/temp/squeeze.html   (1930 words)

  
 Ace (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
They are notable for their part in the early career of Paul Carrack, who later became famous as a solo artist, and as a member of several other groups.
The band was formed in December 1972 as Ace Flash And The Dynamos, but this name was quickly abbreviated to just Ace.
The band eventually moved to America, and replaced Phil Harris with Jon Woodhead in 1976.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ace_(band)   (441 words)

  
 bobchaos.com: Velvet Underground Squeeze
Sans Nico, the band issued "White Light/White Heat" in June of 1968; a noisy, amphetamine-fueled affair that still manages two classics with 'Lady Godiva's Operation' and 'Sister Ray'; it went nowhere and John Cale was soon out of the band.
This band was popular in their native Boston and although they sadly didn't record, is important to the Velvets story as three members of this band went on to serve in the Velvet Underground.
The band toured extensively and was met with exactly the same level of US success as ever, but the VU became a big cult attraction in England and Europe during this period.
bobchaos.com /squeeze/squeeze1.html   (736 words)

  
 Takoma Voice - Your Online Community Journal and Resource
Among the band's favorite places were Cherry Hill Park in College Park and Tornado Alley in Wheaton, owned by Marc Gretschel, the man behind Bethesda's Twist and Shout and current owner of Half Moon BBQ in Silver Spring.
Squeeze Bayou was performing regularly in the midst of a vibrant and active dance scene that had embraced Cajun wholeheartedly.
Squeeze Bayou was invited to perform at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage.
www.takoma.com /archives/copy/2003/02/squeezebayou.html   (1914 words)

  
 Tilbrook squeezing out successful solo career
The band was too beloved, too popular in its native Britain.
Rolling Stone claimed that Squeeze singer-songwriters Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford were the Lennon and McCartney of Generation X. So they reunited in the late '80s and made several more good albums full of smart, tuneful pop songs.
Squeeze hadn't put in a lot of work during our last eight years together, so our touring circle became increasingly decreased, if I can say that.
www.suntimes.com /output/music/cst-ftr-glenn22.html   (576 words)

  
 bigchill.net -tilbrook squeeze band live songs solo ping
As one half of the songwriting ampersand behind the beloved band Squeeze and now a successful solo artist, Tilbrook has perfected a signature style marked by brilliant melodic invention, cheeky humor and slice-of-life pathos, all wrapped up with unshakable hooks and his golden boy tenor.
Squeeze was a band, and though we changed members, whatever the line-up was became Squeeze.
Tilbrook: “After Squeeze fell apart Chris had said a lot of things about how he wanted to apologize to me, and it was very sweet.
www.bigchill.net /story.html?id=1573   (900 words)

  
 Squeeze
Their band history is one long series of personnel changes, mostly involving keyboard players and bassists (they've had at least three of each).
With remarkable serendipity, Squeeze got off to a start with a disco novelty song that turned into a moderate hit single: "Take Me I'm Yours," which is driven by a really annoying, robotic synth line that would have been worthy of the Cars.
By now the band was trying to ride the crest of 90s nostalgia for the 60s, so the record is jammed with distorted guitars, fat bass lines, plodding electric organ lines, and echoey drums.
www.warr.org /squeeze.html   (2901 words)

  
 Various News Items
"The band as a horse has run its course," said the group in a puckish prepared statement, "and the jockeys are considering new mounts".
One source said the band's dissolution probably wouldn't affect the longstanding songwriting and performing partnership of Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford - which makes the band's breakup less than a momentous event, since the duo has always been seen as the heart and soul of the British outfit.
Squeeze manager Suzanne Hunt said: “It was obvious what they were trying to do and the lads didn’t want to let them get away with it.
www.squeezefan.com /Articles/Newsitem.htm   (1054 words)

  
 Squeeze
Along the way the story uncovers the truth behind the brilliant but often fractious Tilbrook/Difford partnership, the formation of the band and subsequent line-up changes, gruelling tours, towering successes and disappointing failures and the inevitable rock ‘n’ roll excesses that are part and parcel of being in a famous group.
It is written in the narrative when dealing with the overall history of Squeeze, reverting to dialogue format for the detailed track-by-track analysis.
This being Squeeze, the likes of Gilson Lavis, Paul Carrack and of course the irrepressible Jools Holland also play significant parts in the band's musical development and all have their personal issues along the way.
www.quixoticrecords.com /squeeze.html   (1484 words)

  
 Blogcritics.org: Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
A band that is never given enough credit for their talents, Squeeze tends to get thrown into the slush pile of funny looking 80's bands that had a hit or two.
Unlike some other bands of that era that got famous because of their style or gimmick or just because they hit the right place at the righ time, Squeeze was oozing with talent.
Squeeze is one of the best pop bands of all times, one of the few to achieve the title of Beatlesque and deserve it.(XTC is another one.) It's a shame that some of the best UK bands were on the verge of breaking up by the time they the charts in the US.
blogcritics.org /archives/2005/03/23/110251.php   (1830 words)

  
 phoenixnewtimes.com | Music | Suicide Squeeze
Yes kids, Squeeze did split up back in 1982, but the band reassembled three years later, a lifetime in pop, where people announce their retirement and return nine months down the line.
UK Squeeze (1978): Unable to be just plain Squeeze because a Connecticut bar band named Tight Squeeze registered the name in five states and threatened to sue, our Brits added the humiliating "UK" prefix.
Cool for Cats (1979): The band's sophomore effort is full of sophomore high jinx, silly pop songs ("you better watch out here comes a tornado, you're gonna end up looking like a mashed potato") that are aggressively likable and impossible to shake off after one listen.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com /issues/1999-02-04/music/music.html   (810 words)

  
 SQUEEZE FAQ Version 2.3
The band is fronted, as it always has been, by Chris Difford, rhythm guitar and vocals, and Glenn Tilbrook, lead guitar and vocals.
The band is currently on an indefinite hiatus, but have stressed that they have not officially "broken up".
He was booted from the band mysteriously in 1979 and the band always refused to give a reason why and avoided the issue in interviews.
www.squeezefan.com /faq.htm   (3225 words)

  
 Squeeze's LP Frank is danceable, but mostly mediocre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The music is decent and fine, but the constant choruses of "She's so lucky she doesn't have to shave/I'm so lucky I'm not doubled up in pain" is enough to make one want to throw the album out the window, down a deep shaft, and smash it.
To be sure, loyal Squeeze fans will be absolutely thrilled with the release of Frank, but to anyone else, this album is bland and mediocre, even though some songs have merit.
For those interested in seeing Squeeze live, the band will be playing two shows at the Orpheum on Nov. 29 and 30 with musical guests Katrina and the Waves.
www-tech.mit.edu /V109/N51/squeez.51a.html   (516 words)

  
 Squeeze Lineup History
Accounts vary as to what happened, but Gunn departs, either because he quit, was fired, or was incapacitated prior to a gig and his replacement just happened to be on hand with a solid knowledge of the band's repertoire.
He is not replaced immediately and the band plays some live shows with Paul Carrack playing snare drum in addition to his keyboard duties.
Squeeze release the "Down in the Valley" single, with only Chris and Glenn appearing on the track.
www.squeezefan.com /lineups.htm   (653 words)

  
 Squeeze MP3 Downloads - Squeeze Music Downloads - Squeeze Music Videos
Still a distinctly British band, Squeeze compensated with an incredibly catchy batch of songs that, despite the subject matter, spoke the universal language of bright, bouncy, instantly endearing pop.
Argybargy is simply packed with perfect, timeless pop that stands not only as the band's crowning achievement, but also as a landmark recording of the era.
Squeeze brought their New Wave live with this track from their 1980 Argybargy release.
www.mp3.com /albums/564710/summary.html   (344 words)

  
 Punknews.org | About Suicide Squeeze Records
The band worked on This Harness Can't Ride Anything, the folliow up to their Flameshovel release, We Never Should Have Lived like We Were Skyscrapers.
The band is planning to reissue Hello, Dear Wind on September 12th as their label debut.
The band will enter the studio soon to begin work on the follow up to their Flameshovel release, We Never Should Have Lived like We Were Skyscrapers.
www.punknews.org /label.php?topic=217   (778 words)

  
 PAUL CARRACK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Even with a strong influence in rock music, it was clear even in the band’s early days that Carrack’s soulful voice added another dimension to the group.
This decision would be one that the band would struggle with over the next few years.
The band attributed this dip in sales to the changing music scene and the popularity of grunge and alternative rock music.
www.worldofgenesis.com /paul_carrack-bio.htm   (2810 words)

  
 The Record - British rocker puts squeeze on Revolution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The morning the British pop band Squeeze was to leave for an American tour, Glenn Tilbrook's partner, Chris Difford, called to say he wasn't coming.
Squeeze fans will recognize not just his familiar reedy voice, but also the kind of poppy melodies that nearly disguise some pretty intense lyrics about loneliness and lack of communication.
In the song, Tilbrook is Neptune and Difford is Uranus, calling to mind the famous analogy between men and women being as unalike as Mars and Venus.
www.troyrecord.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=14349514&BRD=1170&PAG=461&dept_id=32272&rfi=6   (1174 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Squeeze - Greatest Hits: Music: Squeeze   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
A prime example is Squeeze, one of the U.K. new wave's most traditional-minded bands and largely the conceit of songwriters Chris Difford (words) and Glenn Tilbrook (music).
Squeeze emerged during the punk revolution but they outlived that era and their memorable songs have stood the test of time very well.
In Britain, this CD has now been superceded by stupidly titled "The Big Squeeze", which drops most of what was added to this in favour of five minor UK hits from the 1990s and the title track of their farewell album "Domino", as well as massively improved sound quality.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000007424?v=glance   (1693 words)

  
 Kweevak.com's Probing Questions: A Conversation with Chris Difford (Squeeze Interview)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Your coarse baritone was featured as the lead vocal on many Squeeze songs and it was heard on a ton of tracks as a secondary lead and harmony vocal.
KT: So, this is your fist solo CD away from the band Squeeze apart from the Difford/Tilbrook solo project in the mid-80's.
Squeeze became notorious for their almost constant line-up changes over the years and as a fan it sometimes became frustrating to follow the band because of this.
www.kweevak.com /rd_art_2003_03_20_chris_difford.htm   (1985 words)

  
 Suicide Squeeze Records
The band has carved a distinct niche in the vibrant Pacific Northwest climate and as Outgoing Behavior unfolds the ante is upped considerably.
HILL and his band present Masculine Drugs, a hailstorm of a full-length album with thunder claps and lightning snaps that ups the ante from ZACH HILL’S past skill flaunting and certainly pushes the young mindblower to the front of the noise-maker pack.
The band makes some moody rock, but there's nothing depressing in their songs (like some lazy ass journalistic claim), only comfort in their empathy.
www.suicidesqueeze.net /order.html   (4027 words)

  
 Glenn Tilbrook: faq
He is best known for his work with the British pop band Squeeze, where he sang, played lead guitar, and wrote the music for the songs.
Squeeze broke up in 1999, and Glenn released his first solo album in 2001.
The band consists of Stephen Large on keyboards, Lucy Shaw on bass, and Simon Hanson on drums.
www.babylonandon.com /glenn/faq.html   (633 words)

  
 enewscourier, Athens, AL - Squeeze: Band's best work has aged well
Apparently, a preference for Squeeze connoted an unabashed love of pure, smartly crafted pop music, which in turn singled you out as the kind of person who seeks out pure, smartly crafted pop music, which in turn meant you’re in danger of getting beat up a lot, and that tends to bond people.
The band is named after a mostly forgotten Velvet Underground album, and Elvis Costello produced “East Side Story” with members of the Attractions playing in Squeeze.
Squeeze sounded like the Beatles, if the Beatles had been wittier and content trafficking in catchy, compactly structured pop songs.
www.enewscourier.com /entertainment/cnhinsentertainment_story_076110407.html?keyword=secondarystory   (536 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
* * A band is a list non-continguous rectangles listed from left * to right (increasing x) that all have the same upper and lower * y coordinates.
Always > 0 *) val sizeOf : band -> int (* concat list of rectangles of band on accumlator list * The leftmost rectangle in the band will be the head of * the resulting list.
The integer return value is * the number of intervals in the band.
www.ifi.uio.no /~prover/sml/smlnj/src/eXene/graph-util/band.sml   (343 words)

  
 Glenn Tilbrook: squeeze club pin
"Squeeze Club" was a popular Toronto nightclub of the late 80's and early 90's, located on the city's ultra-hip Queen Street West.
The club name had little to do with Squeeze (the band), and everything to do with Marcus' jaw droppingly extensive collection of squeeze toys, which were displayed in the window and throughout the club.
Incidentally, while I know of no direct connection between the O'Hara's and Squeeze (the band), Mary Margaret had Andy Partridge record some early tracks for "Miss America" -- Andy later famously recorded some unreleased XTC tracks in Chris Difford's studio.
www.babylonandon.com /glenn/squeezeclub.html   (993 words)

  
 All About The Band Squeeze quiz -- free game
All About The Band Squeeze quiz -- free game
This quiz is all about them and their music.
What was the band's first US top 40 hit?
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=61367   (100 words)

  
 Glenn Tilbrook: forming squeeze
Glenn recalls, "I was attracted by the drastically varied combination of artists, because I was into a lot of different styles of music." He still wasn't going to reply, but his girlfriend Maxine Barker gave him a shove in the right direction.
They now had a terrific band and were ready to get serious about making a name for themselves.
I've always thought that we were a lot better than the sort of bands who were getting into number one and number two situations.
www.babylonandon.com /glenn/bio/forming.html   (1145 words)

  
 Glenn Tilbrook: old news may - dec 2004
She will soon be auctioning off a copy of the new Squeeze book signed by Glenn and Chris on eBay (check her site for updates often so you don't miss it!), and right now she is selling One For The Road posters autographed by Glenn.
Glenn Tilbrook: One For The Road Following the former front man of Squeeze as he drives across the USA in a mobile home on an independent acoustic tour, this is an intimate view of how an established musician adjusts to life on the road without hotel suites and limousines.
If you have any interesting photos of Glenn, Chris, or Squeeze that were taken any time during their career, you can email them to Quixotic for possible inclusion.
www.babylonandon.com /glenn/news12.html   (5159 words)

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