Question:
Has anyone heard the Velvet Underground's Squeeze?
Chris
2009-01-09 12:47:06 UTC
I find the idea of it interesting if apalling...
A Velvet Underground album recorded without Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, or Moe Tucker (who was technically a member of the band still, yet absent from the recording.)
No, this album is written entirely by John Cale's poppy, uninteresting replacement Doug Yule, performed by him and studio musicians and released under the Velvet's name by some tragic flaw in music rights laws.
And while I already have quite an opinion about the album (can you tell?) I'd like to hear it for myself and see what it's all about.

As for my question... has anyone here heard it? What did you think of it? If you pretend its not a VU album is it any good?
Three answers:
Shot Gun
2009-01-09 14:14:03 UTC
Yes I have. I'd call it a moderately entertaining but ultimately unsuccessful pop record. Even if it was just released as a Doug Yule album it wouldn't be "good," but it would be charming enough.
anonymous
2009-01-09 20:53:57 UTC
It is a pile of s~*t!!! Has no connection to VU, apart from Doug Yule, horrible, don't even bother to seek it out!
not important
2009-01-09 20:51:07 UTC
yeah but i'm sorry, i need lou reed in the equation.


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