5 Live Review

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(More customer reviews)This album is actually quite different from A Round And About - for a start, the sound recording quality is actually a little worse, but on a more positive note the band sounds quite a bit better, even (or maybe, who knows, especially) without Jools Holland.
The choice of tracks is occasionally surprising - they leave out "Labelled With Love" and "Up The Junction" for example and include some forgotten album tracks like "I Think I'm Go Go" - but when they perform well they are truly brilliant. "If I Didn't Love You" is simply superb; "Piccadilly" is excellent; "Take Me I'm Yours" has a real edge to it.
There's no reason to buy this album if you're not already a fan, but that's probably a good thing, because while fans won't be disappointed it is, when all's said and done, 'just' a live album, and not even a complete 'best of'; and I wouldn't like to introduce friends to one of England's best bands of the last 30 years unless it was to their best material, performed and polished with more care than a raw, best-to-be-there crowd-pleasing sing-a-long.
I'd actually give this album more than just three stars, but I wouldn't like to put it up there with four-star albums, of which Squeeze have produced many (and even more which get five stars).
Nice to see John Bentley back, too, especially as it kind of adds a note of validity to the Squeeze brand (last time I saw them live it was Glenn Tilbrook plus backing musicians). Buy this if you already like the band, and want to make your day a little bit brighter.

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Live album from one of the most beloved UK Pop/Rock bands of all-time, Five Live captures the band in concert during the American leg of their 2007 reunion tour. Original members Glenn Tilbrook, Chris Difford and bassist John Bentley are joined by two new members, adding fresh energy into the performances. This 18 track album finds the band on top form and features some old favorites still sounding as fresh as ever including 'Take Me I'm Yours', 'Tempted', 'Up The Junction', 'Annie Get Your Gun', 'Cool For Cats' and many more. Love. 2007.

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Spot the Difference Review

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(More customer reviews)Indeed, this WAS done in order for Difford and Tilbrook to profit from their great songs. Having signed away way too much of their rights to their original recordings, they've sadly made nothing from greatest hits packages like "Singles--45s and Under" that so many people have bought. That travesty really leaves them little choice, so I wish them well with this effort. As a drummer, though, I still feel Gilson's absence in everything that they've put out since '91. Simon Hanson tries harder than ever here to copy the big man's licks, but I don't know if anyone can do that to my liking. Maybe I'll listen to it on a bigger stereo with a nice subwoofer to see if that helps, but for me Gilson's snappy and smart style was a big part of what made them great and if he's not here for this task then it will always be impossible to pull off completely. I saw Squeeze a few weeks ago and the practice that they went through for this CD definitely showed...they were really tight, and really good, with Simon and everyone playing well and Glenn's voice virtually the same as 30 years ago. Glenn's a tad raspier in places on this CD perhaps, but if you've never heard the original recordings you surely wouldn't know. Buy it for a youngster and show them how the great ones did/do it!

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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 & US music scene.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.

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