Squeeze (The Velvet Underground album)
Occupation
Squeeze is the fifth and final studio album by the avant-garde rock band The Velvet Underground. It is the only album on which none of the original members was involved.
Genesis
After the departure of the release of the album Loaded 1970 Lou Reed, the band, Doug Yule took over the leadership of the band. In changing occupations, among others, Doug's brother Billy Yule, this band existed until 1973 on, even at the urging of manager Steve Sesnick out who wanted to retain the name The Velvet Underground for commercial reasons, although even before the departure of the last original members Maureen Tucker and Sterling Morrison in 1971 no connection to the original band consisted more:
"We do play at the time still the old numbers, but want to get away over time more and more of it and do new things. Of course, the people of Velvet Underground expect the piece, heroin ', and therefore we consider also whether we should not us us specify a different name. Three of us are in favor, while I and Manager Steve want to retain old ones. Of course, economic factors play a role: With the name Velvet Underground, we just get more gigs. "
Yule, who was the only constant member in the previous years of its existence, the album Squeeze played mostly one alone; the drums operated Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice.
Reception
Squeeze is widely recognized as Doug Yule solo album. Although Yule stylistically based on the quieter songs on Loaded, the reaction fell to the publication generally rather negative. The original members later distanced themselves from this album; in the compilation published in 1995 Peel Slowly and See, it is not included. In the liner notes to this compilation squeeze as is " to embarrassment to the VU discography " means ( " an embarrassment to the VU Discography ").