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Genre: Pop
Location UK
Profile Views: 443767
Last Login: 11/25/2010
Member Since 3/7/2007
Website www.squeezeofficial.com
Record Label Anchor & Hope Music
Type of Label Indie
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............ .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ......SQUEEZE .... ..Spot the Difference.. .. (Anchor and Hope Music; August 2010) .. UK legends to release new recordings of their classic hits .. ..It’s 1973 in South London. Teenage friends Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook form the band that will see them dubbed ‘The New Lennon and McCartney’. Over 35 years later, with their legacy intact and as vital as it has ever been, Squeeze are still touring and reminding fans worldwide just why they have left such an indelible impression on the UK’s music scene... ..As teenagers on the South London scene, Squeeze – setting out their stall early on by facetiously naming themselves after a poorly-received Velvet Underground album, and at the time also comprised of Jools Holland on keys, Harry Kakouli on bass and Paul Gunn on drums - became a fixture of the burgeoning New Wave movement. When Gilson Lavis replaced Gunn on drums everything seemed to fall into place, and word of mouth soon spread about the band - ironically, it was none other than Velvet Underground man John Cale who caught wind in 1977 and offered to produce their debut EP ‘Packet Of Three’ and much of the ensuing album. .. ..Yet it was second album ‘Cool For Cats’, released in 1979, which cemented their place as one of Britain’s most important young bands. Featuring the classic single ‘Up The Junction’ as well as the title track, it was many listeners’ first introduction to the witty kitchen-sink lyricism and new-wave guitar music that has become the band’s trademark. With albums ‘Argybargy’ and the Elvis Costello-produced ‘East Side Story’, Squeeze even started to make waves across the pond, although in 1980 former Roxy Music and Ace - and future Mike + The Mechanics – man Paul Carrack would replace Jools Holland, going on to lend his unmistakeable vocals to the smash hit ‘Tempted’... ..By 1984 Squeeze had disbanded. The chemistry between Tilbrook and Difford could not be as easily dismissed however, and the ensuing record they made together has become the “lost” Squeeze album for many fans. But the band couldn’t lay dormant for long, as Squeeze reformed the next year for ‘Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti’, along with Holland, Lavis and Keith Wilkinson, Squeeze’s longest serving bass player. Over the next 12 years Difford and Tilbrook remained the only constant element as Squeeze continued to receive critical acclaim, release albums and tour, with the likes of ‘Hourglass’ becoming their biggest ever hit in the USA... ..Despite an official Squeeze break-up in 1999, Difford and Tilbrook continued to make music and gig with the same enthusiasm and abandon that they brought to Squeeze’s first EP, either with their own solo projects or with each other. Chris Difford has released two solo albums to date, with a third ‘Chris, That And The Other’ set to be the first release from the innovative online label Saturday Morning Music Club later this year. Glenn Tilbrook, meanwhile, has released three solo albums, with 2009’s ‘Pandemonium Ensues’ heralding the debut of his other band The Fluffers and saw him recording with Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis. Tilbrook has also been an active member of the Love Hope Strength Foundation, which sees him join fellow musicians such as founder Mike Peters (The Alarm), going on treks and climbing some of the globe’s greatest landmarks in order to raise money to help treat cancer sufferers throughout the world... ..As befits one of the UK’s much-loved acts, there is no end of Squeeze fans currently wearing their influences firmly on their sleeve, whether it be Mark Ronson, Kasabian, Supergrass, Lily Allen, The Feeling or Razorlight. With their fingerprints keenly felt throughout the fabric of popular music, it is only right that these songs, with their evergreen and popular sound, continue to be played and enjoyed live. And so since 2007, a newly reformed Squeeze have been slowly finding time to play a series of gigs and festival dates, preferring to reaffirm their abilities as a band rather than follow some of their peers who have come out in a blaze of publicity, only to be met with disappointment. The new Squeeze line-up, their most able yet, is completed by Squeeze veteran John Bentley and Tilbrook’s Fluffers cohorts Simon Hanson and Stephen Large, and has become an instant favourite on the festival circuit since reforming with appearances at V, Oxegen, T in the Park and Latitude... ..Squeeze’s contribution to music has been noted in 2010 with the site of their first gig being awarded a prestigious PRS For Music Heritage Plaque, which has so far commemorated the debuts of Blur and Dire Straits. It joins an ever-increasing list of Squeeze accolades alongside their recent Ivor Novello for Outstanding Contribution to British Music and their Nordoff-Robbins Icon Award. Chris Difford’s lyrics and Glenn Tilbrook’s music have survived everything over the years, from the ever-changing musical landscape to their own internal reshuffles and acrimonious breakups - but Squeeze is here to stay, still going strong and still loving every moment... ....www.squeezeofficial.com.... ..www.chrisdifford.com.... ..www.glenntilbrook.com.. .. -
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..Chris Difford......chrisdifford.com.... ..Glenn Tilbrook......glenntilbrook.com.. .... Paul Gunn.. Jools Holland.. Harri Kakoulli.. Gilson Lavis.. John Bentley.. Paul Carrack.. Don Snow.. Keith Wilkinson.. Andy Metcalfe.. Matt Irving.. Steve Nieve.. Carol Isaacs.. Pete Thomas.. Andy Newmark.. Kevin Wilkinson.. Nick Harper.. Christopher Holland.. Hilaire Penda.. Ash Soan.. ......Band Archive........packetofthree.com...... ......Quotes...... "I love Squeeze, they were amazing songwriters. I'm just a massive, huge fan." ..Andy Burrows - RAZORLIGHT...."I'm a huge fan of Squeeze. We recorded our album at Chris' studio and I met Glenn a few years ago when we worked with Sophie Ellis Bextor and they were both so lovely. We love Squeeze!" ..Dan Gillespie-Sells - THE FEELING...."Squeeze are heroes of ours. When Chris (Collingwood) and I started playing music together, would just play Squeeze covers half the time".. - Adam Schlesinger - FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE.. .... -
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Comments
- NIlda LUkowskI2 years ago
I really enjoy your music
- John Rose2 years ago
Squeeze Featured Monday On Internet Radio--I will be featuring the music of Squeeze on my show Monday, 12-4 PM CDT at http://uicradio.org/ . I hope everyone can join me!
Pulling Mussels (From The Shell) - NIlda LUkowskI2 years ago
Enjoying your music.
- A Will For Eddy2 years ago
I'm officially Squeezed! Deep stuff, folks.
- The Abbeys2 years ago
I can't wait for the show tonight...my favorite band opening for my favorite band. Thanks for reuniting. You make the world a fantastic place playing your incredible music.
- 3 years ago
- RODNEYSTARJONES3 years ago
I love Squeeeze
- D A Karkos3 years ago
I love SQUEEZE!
Check out my cover of "Hesitation (Rool Britannia)" from the upcoming SQUEEZE TRIBUTE ALBUM on Burning Sky Records!
http://www.myspace.com/songsofsqueezerevisited - Deborah Butler3 years ago
Roll on Saturday 27th November 2010 - Manchester Apollo - it's been way too long, thanks guys for adding Manchester to your tour, cannot wait x x
- Deborah Butler3 years ago
Got my tickets for Manchester Apollo, am soooo excited. x x
Bio:
SQUEEZE
Spot the Difference
(Anchor and Hope Music; August 2010)
UK legends to release new recordings of their classic hits
It’s 1973 in South London. Teenage friends Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook form the band that will see them dubbed ‘The New Lennon and McCartney’. Over 35 years later, with their legacy intact and as vital as it has ever been, Squeeze are still touring and reminding fans worldwide just why they have left such an indelible impression on the UK’s music scene.
As teenagers on the South London scene, Squeeze – setting out their stall early on by facetiously naming themselves after a poorly-received Velvet Underground album, and at the time also comprised of Jools Holland on keys, Harry Kakouli on bass and Paul Gunn on drums - became a fixture of the burgeoning New Wave movement. When Gilson Lavis replaced Gunn on drums everything seemed to fall into place, and word of mouth soon spread about the band - ironically, it was none other than Velvet Underground man John Cale who caught wind in 1977 and offered to produce their debut EP ‘Packet Of Three’ and much of the ensuing album.
Yet it was second album ‘Cool For Cats’, released in 1979, which cemented their place as one of Britain’s most important young bands. Featuring the classic single ‘Up The Junction’ as well as the title track, it was many listeners’ first introduction to the witty kitchen-sink lyricism and new-wave guitar music that has become the band’s trademark. With albums ‘Argybargy’ and the Elvis Costello-produced ‘East Side Story’, Squeeze even started to make waves across the pond, although in 1980 former Roxy Music and Ace - and future Mike + The Mechanics – man Paul Carrack would replace Jools Holland, going on to lend his unmistakeable vocals to the smash hit ‘Tempted’.
By 1984 Squeeze had disbanded. The chemistry between Tilbrook and Difford could not be as easily dismissed however, and the ensuing record they made together has become the “lost” Squeeze album for many fans. But the band couldn’t lay dormant for long, as Squeeze reformed the next year for ‘Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti’, along with Holland, Lavis and Keith Wilkinson, Squeeze’s longest serving bass player. Over the next 12 years Difford and Tilbrook remained the only constant element as Squeeze continued to receive critical acclaim, release albums and tour, with the likes of ‘Hourglass’ becoming their biggest ever hit in the USA.
Despite an official Squeeze break-up in 1999, Difford and Tilbrook continued to make music and gig with the same enthusiasm and abandon that they brought to Squeeze’s first EP, either with their own solo projects or with each other. Chris Difford has released two solo albums to date, with a third ‘Chris, That And The Other’ set to be the first release from the innovative online label Saturday Morning Music Club later this year. Glenn Tilbrook, meanwhile, has released three solo albums, with 2009’s ‘Pandemonium Ensues’ heralding the debut of his other band The Fluffers and saw him recording with Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis. Tilbrook has also been an active member of the Love Hope Strength Foundation, which sees him join fellow musicians such as founder Mike Peters (The Alarm), going on treks and climbing some of the globe’s greatest landmarks in order to raise money to help treat cancer sufferers throughout the world.
As befits one of the UK’s much-loved acts, there is no end of Squeeze fans currently wearing their influences firmly on their sleeve, whether it be Mark Ronson, Kasabian, Supergrass, Lily Allen, The Feeling or Razorlight. With their fingerprints keenly felt throughout the fabric of popular music, it is only right that these songs, with their evergreen and popular sound, continue to be played and enjoyed live. And so since 2007, a newly reformed Squeeze have been slowly finding time to play a series of gigs and festival dates, preferring to reaffirm their abilities as a band rather than follow some of their peers who have come out in a blaze of publicity, only to be met with disappointment. The new Squeeze line-up, their most able yet, is completed by Squeeze veteran John Bentley and Tilbrook’s Fluffers cohorts Simon Hanson and Stephen Large, and has become an instant favourite on the festival circuit since reforming with appearances at V, Oxegen, T in the Park and Latitude.
Squeeze’s contribution to music has been noted in 2010 with the site of their first gig being awarded a prestigious PRS For Music Heritage Plaque, which has so far commemorated the debuts of Blur and Dire Straits. It joins an ever-increasing list of Squeeze accolades alongside their recent Ivor Novello for Outstanding Contribution to British Music and their Nordoff-Robbins Icon Award. Chris Difford’s lyrics and Glenn Tilbrook’s music have survived everything over the years, from the ever-changing musical landscape to their own internal reshuffles and acrimonious breakups - but Squeeze is here to stay, still going strong and still loving every moment.
www.squeezeofficial.com
www.chrisdifford.com
www.glenntilbrook.com
Member Since:
March 07, 2007Members:
Chris Diffordchrisdifford.com
Glenn Tilbrook
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Paul Gunn
Jools Holland
Harri Kakoulli
Gilson Lavis
John Bentley
Paul Carrack
Don Snow
Keith Wilkinson
Andy Metcalfe
Matt Irving
Steve Nieve
Carol Isaacs
Pete Thomas
Andy Newmark
Kevin Wilkinson
Nick Harper
Christopher Holland
Hilaire Penda
Ash Soan
"I'm a huge fan of Squeeze. We recorded our album at Chris' studio and I met Glenn a few years ago when we worked with Sophie Ellis Bextor and they were both so lovely. We love Squeeze!" Dan Gillespie-Sells - THE FEELING
"Squeeze are heroes of ours. When Chris (Collingwood) and I started playing music together, would just play Squeeze covers half the time" - Adam Schlesinger - FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE














