The Velvet Underground - Squeeze
Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
1973 Ratings: #169 / 170
User Score
Based on 445 ratings
1973 Rank: #327
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CRITIC REVIEWS

30
AllMusic

Most people have never heard the album -- it’s been buried and rarely heard, so it’s been accepted as common knowledge that it’s awful and the truth is, it’s not.

20
Rolling Stone

It's the sort of pricey collector's item you really shouldn't ever pay money for, lest you get laughed at by whomever you're trying to impress.

gabbygee
NR

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nemgax
10

everyone makes mistakes guys

Gustavstone07
35

good albums episode 12: Squeeze

When The Velvet Underground & Nico released in 1967, reception was mostly indifferent and sales were unimpressive. Of course, we now all know about just how influential that album was, an argument can be made that it is possibly THE most influential album ever made. What is even more impressive is that the album, as ahead of the curve as it was, was only recorded by five people; the four members of TVU and guest singer Nico. Pulling off songs such as Venus ... read more

NTM03
26

Nuh uh

MrMclainy
NR

Doug Yule commits invasion of the body snatchers type behavior. Like an ugly alien in VU skin. This is nothing. Just nothingness. It's just 33 minutes of nothing at all and it feels like nothing goes on forever.

sunflower
45

Imagine Loaded with everything interesting subtracted. This is light fluff; at most it's kinda fun. It is extremely funny that this was released under the VU name though. My contrarian heart was so ready for this to be a secret gem, but alas.

Best track (grading on a curve): Louise

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Track List

1Little Jack
3:27
59
2Crash
1:22
44
3Caroline
2:35
48
4Mean Old Man
2:53
48
5Dopey Joe
3:08
42
6Wordless
3:03
44
7She'll Make You Cry
2:45
39
8Friends
2:39
57
9Send No Letter
3:12
40
10Jack & Jane
2:57
45
11Louise
5:44
68
Total Length: 33 minutes
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Added on: April 8, 2013