Baby, A Little Rain Must Fall

The Rock*A*Teens

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 21, 1998)
• Original Release Date: April 21, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Merge Records
• ASIN: B0000060LX
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #394,013 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Still plenty of stories..., November 25, 1998

By A Customer

Although it contains a few striking examples of how good the Rock*A*Teens reverb-drunk proto-punk can be, "Baby, A Little Rain Must Fall" suffers when compared to 1997's Southern gothic masterpiece "Cry" and 1996's frantic "Rock*A*Teens," both of which qualify as indie-rock classics. There's at least one good reason: Guitarist Kelly Hogan moved to Chicago, reducing the R*A*Ts to a trio and taking the band's lone girlish edge with her. But achey-voiced vocalist/guitarist Chris Lopez forges on with some of his most gut-wrenching tales yet, except he's not singing about murder, mayhem and "The Rockabilly Ghetto" this time around. If he's not begging a new lover to scrap her flight out ("Don't Destroy This Night"), he's assuming the psyche of a knockout drop addict ("Ether Sunday") or recollecting old flames with a careful bitterness usually reserved for songwriters with many more wrinkles. Most importantly, the guy still knows how to write unsettled melodies that inevitably crash into eloquent and grand choruses. Scrap some of its blander mid-tempo pop songs, and "Baby, A Little Rain Must Fall" would make for a thoroughly quenching EP. At a minimum, the disc proves it will take a long time for Lopez to dry out.

4.0 out of 5 stars Ether Sunday, May 4, 2002

By	twinky buttspong (AUSTIN, TX United States) - See all my reviews

I love this stuff. Not every song is perfect, but where else can you find Gothic Rockabilly? It totally out-angsts and out-miseries anything else out there, and the songs are catchy too. Perfect for slow-dancing with your junkie girlfriend.

4.0 out of 5 stars Teen Muscle, January 9, 2001

By	K. Hernandez "kyle88" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Rock A Teens keep getting better in my estimation. This album finds them stretching a little with better production and added keyboards on a few tracks. Everything is still drenched in reverb and angst in the voice of Chris Lopez rules the day.

The opener "Teen Muscle/Teen Hustle" is a great upbeat pop song. Other favorites include "Don't Destroy This Night" and "Carla Ann". I'm going out on a limb saying they remind me of the Pixies, writing great catchy songs in an original style. If you haven't yet discovered this band this is a great start, along with "Cry".