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The Michigan Daily Wednesday, July 29, 1981 Page9
NoOI t SThe Go-go's
Squeeze
Squeeze-'East Side Story'
(A&M)-This may well be the perfect
soundtrack for summer-one great pop
tune after another, each capsulizing
some small moment of life. East Side
Story, produced by Elvis Costello and
Roger Bechirian, is made of 14 gems,
each one polished a little differently,
after peak of pop perfection.
SIDE ONE starts with "In Quin-
tessence," the only Dave Edmunds-
produced track. It's a beautiful song
about someone in the dumps about love,
but Chris Difford and Glenn Tillbrook
seem a little too forceful here; they're
not relating much to the sorrow of their
own lyrics. -
"Someone Else's Heart" is more
representative of Squeeze's sparkle.
The lyrics describe reading old love let-
ters received by your lover. It seemed
quirky at first, to be singing about this
topic, but now the refrain
"Same words, different meaning,
Same heart, different feeling. -.-
Now I know about that someone
else's heart."
brings a certain struck chord of
satisfaction.
On "Tempted" the British boys go
rhythm and blues. With Motown
keyboards included, Paul Carrack
provides all the right touches to evoke
strong emotion. As an added treat,
Elvis Costello supplies a Temptations-
like bass line.
Well, since I've so em-
barrassingly lost my critical reserve
over the first three tracks, it should not
be hard to imagine that the following
ten are equally as good. East Side Story
is state-of-the-art pop. With this on the
turntable and a chance to see Squeeze
perform live tonight at Nitro's in
Detroit, you have no excuse to have a
dull summer. -Regina Myer
The Go-go's-'Beauty and the Beat'
(I.R.S.)-Geez, The Go-go's really
wanna be cute. Do they think you gotta
be dumb to be cute? I don't think so. I
think it's just that their musical im-
maturity is showing.
The Go-go's rely on simple poppy
rock and roll . . . but it's a bit too sim-
ple for their own good. Most of the songs
on this debut album are no more than
holding patterns for the one simple
hook that appears in the chorus.
Most of the hooks themselves are
flippant, forgettable twists. The only
one really worth waiting around for is
the chorus to their signature song "We
Got the Beat." The only song which
shows enough sophistication to have
more than a momentary hook (i.e., it ac-
tually has a memorable melody
throughout) is "Fading Fast."
THE REAL PROBLEM is that, with
a few precious exceptions, The Go-go's
never really let go on this album. They
sort of remind me of the dancers on
American Bandstand; they shake it,
but not enough to endanger their hair-
dos. The Go-go's, likewise, are playing
t
it safe, not trying for too much. Perhaps
being raucous would expose their
limited abilities too much. About all you
can say is that they dd what little they
attempt fairly well.
At least The Go-go's have built a
reputation as a good live band, which
shouldn't come as such a surprise.'This
kind of simple, hook-laden rock and roll
can grab your feet live even if it doesn't
grab your ears over speaker wire. We'll
see whether they really -deserve that
reputation this coming Monday when
they appear at Second Chance.
-Mark Dighton
each one achieving a character all its
own.
The success of East Side Story is
truly no surprise. Squeeze's previous
releases have all been well-crafted and
catchy. I can remember being unable
to stop humming songs like "Cool for
Cats," "Up the Junction," and "If I
Didn't Love You." Yet East Side Story
surpasses Squeeze's earlier work in
that the entire album works. There
are no valleys on this record, only peak
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