There Be Squabbles Ahead [ENHANCED]

Stolen Babies

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 2006)
• Original Release Date: October 3, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: The End Records
• ASIN: B000I2JTHU
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #99,188 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Spill!

2. Awful Fall

3. Filistata

4. Year of Judges

5. So Close

6. Tablescrap

7. Swint? or Slude?

8. Mind Your Eyes

9. Lifeless

10. Tall Tales

11. Push Button

12. Gathering Fingers

13. Button Has Been Pushed

14. [CD-ROM Track]

Editorial Reviews

Virus - June 14 2006

No drawing board music tendencies here but simply authentic tunes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Band Alert, November 11, 2006

By	J.R.S. "Some people are like slinkies - they ... (USA) - See all my reviews

I first saw Stolen Babies about 3 years ago in '03 at the Galaxy in Santa Ana, CA. They were opening for Rasputina, and i thought they were cool. It was my friend's first show he ever went to as well, and we both actually started laughing when Dominique (the vocalist) started 'screaming'. I thought she was joking, but no, that's just the way she screams, probably not to tear her vocal chords because if she did she wouldn't be able to sing so beautifully. But we still dug them, and bought both of their E.P.s they had at the merch table after the show, and i was obsessed w/ their 4 track untitled one, the one w/ Civil Disguise. This, their debut album, is a GIANT leap ahead of that E.P. and i am COMPLETELY blown away! Her screaming got better, and the musicianship and the music is just mind blowing! This is definitely going to get them noticed. It's going to. Just watch. This will hopefully be the start of the ruin of what's on KROQ and all of that BS. Great album, Great music, Great lyrics, you will NOT be disappointed with this purchase!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, fun band, June 8, 2007

By	Kristin Przybyla (Northern Nevada, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is not normally my type of music, but Stolen Babies have won me over with their original, fun sound. Their music is like a mix of goth metal, ska, and circus music. It's almost impossible to describe.

My daughter and I saw them perform a few days ago when we went to see Within Temptation (her favorite band, and going to the show was her 14th birthday present). Stolen Babies was the first act, and although at first we were a little shocked and scared by their sound, we ended up wishing that they'd been able to perform more than the 4 or 5 songs in their set. They are true entertainers.

We met them at the merchandise counter, and when Rani saw my daughter's autograph paper saying "Happy Birthday" written by Jeroen from Within Temptation, they all jumped up to wish her happy birthday, gave her some of their merchandise for free, and took a picture with her. They were very cool, so we checked out their CD when we got home. That's all we've been listening to ever since.

There are still a few screamy songs (Spill, Mind Your Eyes, Tall Tales) that we haven't been able to get used to, but we just might. I'm certain that this talented and unique band will be BIG soon, and that almost makes me sad for the inevitable end of their small-venue shows. If we have the opportunity, we'll go see them again, hopefully when they're more of a headliner and not just an opening act.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars toe-tapping, crackingly tight poppy metal with a dash of weird, October 25, 2008

By	nameinuse "Brad" (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

I suppose if Julie Christmas and co are going to make stuff out of babies, they've got to source 'em from somewhere. Stolen Babies, fronted by rock chick/accordianado Dominique Lenore Persi, churn out some really fun, toe-tapping quasi-pop, quasi-goth, quasi-circus-music, quasi-industrial something-or-other.

A bit like if Mark Ryden painted a Hello Kitty, it's a take on pop that's all cute, detailed and superbly crafted, with a dark edge of disturbed weirdness lurking just beneath the surface. There are a couple of "demented caberet" sections that seem a bit redundant - hasn't that been done to death already? But the band is crackingly tight, the tunes are direct and funky, and the production is ace.