Customer Reviews

Happiness & Disaster

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I am very happy with my purchase of this CD. Stabilo is a very good band. My only irritation with this is it doesn't come in a normal case but one of those cardboard cases which means you have to be a bit more careful if you want to keep the album art but if you just want the CD and care nothing of the original case I guess it doesn't matter. Either way I love my CD.

Happiness & Disaster is one of my favorite albums! I love the unique sound of this group, and the versatility they show in the variety of songs. Flawed Design is nothing less than a flawless song. The only downside is that they have not released anything new recently. Deffinately check them out!

I've been looking for something original for years now. Hapiness and diaster did the trick. If you're like me you're also sick of all the new age hip hop, it's all getting so old and bland. Stabilo doesn't dissapoint in their new album with fantastic songs and smooth musical melodies such as Go get your guns, and Flawed design. Stabilo is absolutley one of the best things to come out of Canada this past decade. Go pick up the album it's a must.

I encountered Stabilo through hearing "Flawed Design" on Canadian radio. I thought it had a good sound, nice depth of emotion, intriguing lyrics-- and the singer didn't irritate me. As the song was apparently only offered on iTunes through the Canadian version, which I do not have, I decided to take a chance on the album.

Unfortunately, aside from maybe one other track, nothing on Happiness & Disaster approaches the strength of "Flawed Design." Stabilo have some versatility-- at least all the tracks do not sound exactly the same-- but most of the tunes are not very good. Lyrically they are not so hot either; even on a cursory listen, at least two songs contain telltale references toward being a young singer/songwriter/musician. Unless you are Joe Walsh, that kind of meta-level self-indulgence is very annoying.

I am not sorry I gave them a chance; with a few years and some more effort into polishing up their skills, Stabilo could easily fulfill the promise of "Flawed Design" and be quite a good band. I doubt I will ever listen to Happiness & Disaster in its entirety again.

This is a great Canadian band. Hopefully they will become popular in the states, so we don't have to pay so much for their albums. This album is great though and definitely worth the extra bucks. "If it was up to me", "Flawed design", and "Everybody" really stand out on the album. "Everybody" was actually on their stabilo boss album. They created a new version which is just as good as the original. They just released "Flawed Design" on the radio. Hopefully they will release "If it was up to me" next, it is my favorite song on the album. All the other songs are great too, but those stand out the most. You should go to their website and listen to all the songs. www.stabilomusic.com. Then buy this album! They are a great band!