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Why you should really go see Squeeze at the Showbox Market, Aug. 3
July 29th, 2010 at Thu, 29th, 2010 at 8:47 pm by Shawn Skager
Sometimes good bands get lost in the shuffle.
This is the case with Squeeze, a UK band often filed away in the one-hit wonder from the 1980s file. This is a tragedy, because of two reasons.
First, the band actually charted six singles in the Billboard U.S. Mainstream Rock top 40 in the 1980s: “Tempted” (No. 8, 1981); “Black Coffee in Bed” (No. 26, 1982); “Annie Get Your Gun” (No. 40, 1982); “Hits of the Year” (No. 39, 1985); “Hourglass (No. 22, 1987); and “853-5937″ (No. 37, 1988). Additionally the band charted four more singles after Billboard instituted the U.S. Modern Rock charts in 1988: “If It’s Love” (No. 7, 1989); “Satisfied” (No. 3, 1991), “Crying In My Sleep” (No. 14, 1991; and “Everything In The World: (No. 9, 1993).
In my book that constitutes a career, rather than a 15 minute shot in the spotlight.
Secondly, the band just brings it live. Although they haven’t recorded a album of new material since 1998, the catalog from their 13 studio albums provides more than enough quality material to make their Aug. 3 show at the Showbox Market a must see.
If you don’t believe me, check out this clip of the band performing “Tempted” from a show in New Jersey from 2007.
Or this performance of “Black Coffee In Bed” from a July 25 show in Denver, Colo.
Besides, it’s Tuesday night. What the hell else are you doing? There is nothing good on TV, trust me.
Squeeze plays the Showbox Market at 7 p.m., Aug. 3 with Ship as the opening act. The show is 21 and over and tickets are $35 in advance, $40 day of show.
For more information visit the Showbox at the Market Web site.
Shawn Skager Welcome to Electric Phase. It ain't no teenage craze! My name is Shawn Skager and for the last decade I've been working in community papers in the Puget Sound area, trying to figure out a way to meld my two passions - writing and music. Now I've found it and it's called Electric Phase, an outlet for information about music throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. So visit often and partake of the tasty morsels of musical information. And remember - read it, love it, link it, comment it. This whole online community thing is only as good as the people that participate. So let me know what you think and what you're listening to. And thanks to the band UFO for providing the name of the blog, a song from their classic 1977 album "Lights Out." See ya.
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