Blake Babies

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Out There 02:47 Tools
Girl In A Box 02:55 Tools
I'm Not Your Mother 03:14 Tools
Temptation Eyes 02:59 Tools
Sanctify 00:00 Tools
Cesspool 00:00 Tools
Star 00:00 Tools
Disappear 02:48 Tools
Look Away 00:00 Tools
Lament 00:00 Tools
Brain Damage 00:00 Tools
I'll Take Anything 00:00 Tools
Baby Gets High 00:00 Tools
Nothing Ever Happens 00:00 Tools
Downtime 00:00 Tools
Kiss And Make Up 00:00 Tools
Train 00:00 Tools
Watch Me Now, I'm Calling 00:00 Tools
You Don't Give Up 00:00 Tools
A Million Years 00:00 Tools
Gimme Some Mirth 00:00 Tools
Wipe It Up 00:00 Tools
Until I Almost Died 00:00 Tools
Waiting for Heaven 00:00 Tools
Picture Perfect 00:00 Tools
Rain 00:00 Tools
Civil War 00:00 Tools
Severed Lips 00:00 Tools
When I See His Face 00:00 Tools
Grateful 00:00 Tools
Dead And Gone 00:00 Tools
Take Your Head Off My Shoulder 00:00 Tools
On 00:00 Tools
Your Way Or The Highway 00:00 Tools
From Here To Burma 00:00 Tools
What Did I Do 00:00 Tools
Boiled Potato 00:00 Tools
Outta My Head 00:00 Tools
Alright 00:00 Tools
Invisible World 00:00 Tools
Loose 00:00 Tools
Don't Suck My Breath 00:00 Tools
Nirvana 00:00 Tools
Not Just A Wish 00:00 Tools
Take Me 00:00 Tools
Over And Over (Live) 00:00 Tools
Steamie Gregg 00:00 Tools
Rain (demo) 00:00 Tools
Star (demo) 00:00 Tools
Tom and Bob 00:00 Tools
Her 00:00 Tools
Swill and the Cocaine Sluts 00:00 Tools
I Wanna Be Sedated 00:00 Tools
Let Them Eat Chewy Granola Bars 00:00 Tools
Julius Fast body 00:00 Tools
Walk A Thin Line 00:00 Tools
My Motor 00:00 Tools
Steamy Gregg 00:00 Tools
Shakin' Street 00:00 Tools
A Sweet Burger LP 00:00 Tools
Bye 00:00 Tools
Better 'n you 00:00 Tools
Nothing Ever Happens (Remix) 00:00 Tools
Bye (live Harvard U) 00:00 Tools
A Sweet Burger LP( live Harvard U) 00:00 Tools
Better 'n You (with Evan Dando on dual vocals) 00:00 Tools
Over And Over - Live 00:00 Tools
Nothing Ever Happens - Remix 00:00 Tools
Bye (live) 00:00 Tools
Better 'n' You 00:00 Tools
Rain [Demo Version] 00:00 Tools
Watch me now I'm Calling 00:00 Tools
Star [Demo Version] 00:00 Tools
Sweet Burger LP (live) 00:00 Tools
Dead & Gone 00:00 Tools
Tom & Bob 00:00 Tools
Better'n You 00:00 Tools
Better 'n You (feat. Evan Dando) 00:00 Tools
Julius Fastbody 00:00 Tools
AKA Deluxebury 00:00 Tools
Put It Outta My Head 00:00 Tools
Dont Suck My Breath 00:00 Tools
Take Me Take Me 00:00 Tools
Rain [Demo] [Demo Version] 00:00 Tools
I Am A Rock (Simon & Garfunkel) (Apr 17th, 1990) 00:00 Tools
Star [Demo] [Demo Version] 00:00 Tools
Severed Lips (Dinosaur Jr Cover) 00:00 Tools
Disppear 00:00 Tools
Farmer John (Harris/Terry) (May 13th, 1991) 00:00 Tools
Severed Lips (Dinosaur Jr.) (New Years Eve, 1999) 00:00 Tools
Out There [1990] 00:00 Tools
I Wanna Be Sedated (Ramones) (Mar 17th, 2001) 00:00 Tools
Gimmie Some Mirth 00:00 Tools
Taillights Fade (Buffalo Tom) (Mar 5th, 1991) 00:00 Tools
Kiss & Make Up 00:00 Tools
All I Need (Dance Mix) (J. Strohm, D. Summer) (July 30th, 1991) 00:00 Tools
Loose (Stooges) (New Years Eve, 1999) 00:00 Tools
Outdoor Miner 00:00 Tools
Take Me Take Me (Demo) 00:00 Tools
All I Need 00:00 Tools
Let Me Roll It (Wings) (Jun 6th, 2001) 00:00 Tools
Fuckin' Up (Neil Young) 00:00 Tools
Walk A Thin Line (Fleetwood Mac) (Mar 9th, 2001) 00:00 Tools
A Milliona Years 00:00 Tools
Barstool Blues (Neil Young) (Mar 17th, 2001) 00:00 Tools
Drinkin' My Blues Away (Robert Johnson) (May 13th, 1991) 00:00 Tools
unknown title (Mar 5th, 1991) 00:00 Tools
Birdbrain (Buffalo Tom) (Mar 5th, 1991) 00:00 Tools
Over And Over (Neil Young) (August 1991) 00:00 Tools
Severed Lips [Album Version] 00:00 Tools
Nirvana (acoustic) 00:00 Tools
Walkin' With Jesus (Spacemen 3) (Sept 12th, 1991) 00:00 Tools
Taxman, Mr. Thief (Cheap Trick) (Sept 12th, 1991) 00:00 Tools
Tom and Bob (Blake Babies) (WERS radio) 00:00 Tools
Take Me, Take Me 00:00 Tools
Let Them Eat Chewy Granola 00:00 Tools
Nirvana [Album Version] 00:00 Tools
Temptation Eyes (Grass Roots) (Sept 12th, 1991) 00:00 Tools
I'll Lake Anything 00:00 Tools
Temptation Eyes [Album Version] 00:00 Tools
Outdoor Miner (Wire) (Sept 12th, 1991) 00:00 Tools
Take Me [Album Version] 00:00 Tools
A Sweet Burger LP (live) 00:00 Tools
Severed Lips (Dinosaur Jr. cover) 00:00 Tools
A Sweet Burger LP (live Harvard U) 00:00 Tools
Cess Pool 00:00 Tools
Look Away (demo) 00:00 Tools
I'm Not Your Mother (demo) 00:00 Tools
UntiI I Almost Died 00:00 Tools
Rain (Demo Version) 00:00 Tools
Sanctity 00:00 Tools
Lament - (with Evan Dando) 00:00 Tools
Downtime [Album Version] 00:00 Tools
Nothing Ever Happens [remix] 00:00 Tools
Lost & Saved 00:00 Tools
interview 00:00 Tools
Let Them Eat Chewy Granola Bar 00:00 Tools
Daniel 00:00 Tools
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Blake Babies is an indie rock band formed in 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts. The three primary members were John Strohm, Freda Love (born Freda Boner), and Juliana Hatfield, with Evan Dando, Andrew Mayer, Seth White, and Mike Leahy each also performing as members of the band at various times during its history. The name "Blake Babies" was provided by the poet Allen Ginsberg; following a reading at Harvard University, the group (which had just begun to play together) raised their hands and asked him to name their band. Ginsberg's suggestion was likely inspired by the first half of William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience. The name proved quite apt in regard to what was perhaps the group's most distinctive aspect: the juxtaposition of Hatfield's pure, somewhat thin and childlike (yet forceful) vocal quality with often surprisingly acerbic lyrics. Musically, the Blake Babies' songs are highly melodic, with instruments supporting rather than covering vocals; in this way, their music falls somewhere between pop and rock and could be described as "power pop". Songs are generally upbeat and the group's work features both female (Hatfield) and male (Strohm) vocals, often together in harmony or in octaves. Strohm's intricate guitar picking style and preference for a "clean" (as opposed to distorted) guitar tone owes much to R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, although Neil Young and punk rock are other important influences. Close listening shows that Hatfield's bass playing is particularly expressive, using octaves and sliding tones to create melodies as well as anchoring bass lines. Songs are carefully constructed, with sophisticated harmonic and dynamic shifts showing the results of the band members' training at the Berklee School of Music. The Blake Babies toured the United States and Europe, eventually achieving a moderate amount of notice, particularly among listeners of college age who were appreciative of the group's "intelligent" brand of rock music. The band's music (released on the independent North Carolina-based record label Mammoth Records) received little airplay on commercial radio, instead being played primarily on college radio stations. The group formally disbanded in 1991 but reunited briefly in late 1999, performing a few shows in 1999 and 2000 and embarking on one last U.S. tour in 2001. Following the band's breakup, Hatfield went on to fame as a solo artist, and Strohm and Love continued to perform together in the Indiana-based group Antenna. Hatfield and Love have since worked together in the band Some Girls along with fellow musician Heidi Gluck. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.