029 - Velvet Underground - Squeeze (1973) (with Joel Simches)
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By 1973 very little remained of the influential proto-punk group the Velvet Underground as their final studio album saw release. Long gone were founding members Lou Reed, John Cale, and...
show moreSaid album was titled Squeeze, which was released to little fanfare, contained no singles, and was roundly rejected both commercially and critically for sounding nothing like a Velvet Underground record. To this day Squeeze is seen as a lone blemish on the legacy of a highly innovative and risky band, and made a pariah out of Doug Yule, whose worst crime was simply wanting to continue having a career in the music industry.
On this episode of Jukebox Zeroes, Lilz & Patrick team up with Boston-based sound engineer and performer Joel Simches (Butterscott / Total Mass Retain / Count Zero) to dig into Squeeze, and decide for themselves whether its foul reputation is deserved.
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