Advantages: wonderful to read aloud Disadvantages: none
We received our copy of ?A Squash and a Squeeze? as a birthday present for one of my little ones and it has been read over and over again.
The story is written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. This pair are also responsible for several over wonderful books, such as ?The Gruffalo? and ?Room On The Broom?. ?A Squash and a Squeeze? was their first collaboration.
?A Squash And A Squeeze? is the story of a little old lady who is fed up of having so little space in her house. She calls upon a wise old man to help her and he comes up with a very curious plan, involving a group of rather naughty farmyard animals, which throws her house into complete chaos but ends up leaving the old lady much happier!
The story is told in rhyme, which makes it a delight both to read aloud and to listen to. My children love joining in as ...
Advantages: A musical lesson in the history of british guitar pop.Musically&lyrically cool&catchy.Retro appeal Disadvantages: Not their best album, but definitely doesnt deserve to have flopped as much as it did.
Before I start reviewing the album, I think some may need a re-cap of who exactly Squeeze are. As although they are mega famous and have been around for ages, not many people seem to know who they are!. So here follows things to note about these guys:
-Squeeze bridged the gap between British guitar pop and the post-punk movement in 1974 when they formed.
-Taking influences from The Beatles and The Kinks, Squeeze became the spiritual home of songwriters Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook (who were dubbed the rightful musical next of kins to Lennon and McCartney).
-Difford wrote the lyrics and the Tilbrook made the sweet music.
-Difford and Tilbrook subtle songwriters that stuck to the rules of traditional pop songwriting techniqies, but fattened them up with killer lyrics.
-Squeeze are a responsible for "Take Me I'm Yours ...
SpookyMoon 15.06.2009
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Advantages: All the hits, great value Disadvantages: Doesn't include the band's highly regarded 1990s work
This isn't Squeeze's first "greatest hits", and nor was it their last. Their first was released in 1982 and their most recent in just 2007.
Squeeze were formed in London in 1974 and their core original members were Glenn Tilbrook, Chris Difford, Jools Holland, Gilson Lavis and John Bentley. Their line-up changed over the years with Holland leaving in 1980 and returning for two albums in the mid 1980s when the band reformed.
The band's most successful period commercially was 1979 when they scored two number two singles with "Cool For Cats" and "Up the Junction" and while both songs still receive airplay today, neither are the best songs they ever wrote, although both contain elements within.
What drew me to Squeeze back in the late 1970s was their lyrics. Chris Difford is, as far as I am concerned, one of the greatest lyricists of his ...
