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SQUEAKY CLEAN’s music is definitely kid-friendly and family-friendly, but their approach is light-years away from the typical cutsie-poo fare that is sold as “Children’s Music.” “We started out as a rock and roll band, not a children’s act, and that really comes across in our performance,” declares Glenn. “Maybe we’re not quite as ‘out there’ as we were when we were playing CBGB’s, but we didn’t really change that much. We just found a different audience that appreciates our kind of outrageousness. I really only know one way to perform, and that’s to put it all out there.”
SQUEAKY CLEAN’s new performances of classic songs from the late 1960s and early 1970s compare favorably with the original recordings, thanks in no small part to their longtime recording engineer Al Houghton of Dubway Studios. “Al did a great job with the rhythm tracks,” raves Suzanne, “and both of our drummers [Alan Michaels and Phil Leone] came through in a big way.” Modern recording technology gives these classic songs a punch that was not possible to achieve all those years ago.
The collection of songs conveys an overall feeling of hope and the band has high hopes for its new mission. As Glenn states: “We can’t help feeling that we’ve created something that is in tune with the times; that maybe our music will help bring people together to do the hard work that needs to be done.”
On May 5, 2005, “Pull Together” was cited as an “Exellent Product of 2005” by the iParenting Media Awards program. The program “connects parents and grandparents with the very best products in the market, ” according to Alvin All, CEO of iParenting Media.
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