Search - Sweet Baby :: It's a Girl

The ultimate pop punk music!

James Dumont | Milford, NH United States | 03/11/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I heard a copy of this album 10 years ago, and made a cassette copy from another cassette copy, so the sound quality sucked, but I didn't care. I played it over and over. Since I didn't know the name of the band, I never could find a quality tape or cd until I found out the bands' name and ordered a cd on this site. The melding of Beatlesque vocals and melodies with Ramones on crank music is genius! It's retro but new wave at the same time! What a shame these guys didn't record anymore material, or achieve any commercial success. I don't like most punk related music anymore, but I still listen to this album. If you like fun punk then check this out."

+ about 20 extra stars... This is the best!!

Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 03/10/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is probably the single best "pop punk" album to have come out of the East Bay scene that spawned Green Day, Rancid and The Mr. T Experience. It's just plain awesome, high-octane, tounge-in-cheek, Beatles-ed out FUN.Sweet Baby (originally "Sweet Baby Jesus", but they changed the band's name when the album cameout because they didn't want to offend their religiously-minded family members... or so the story goes...) were signed to Slash Records in 1988, and put this album out, went on tour seeking the big time for about a half minute, before the label pulled the plug (and soon afterwards, went under...) But when they were gigging around Berkeley, Oakland and Northern California, they set the tone (along with their friends, MTX) for the pop-punk sound that Green Day later took to the top of the charts. I think even Billy Joe and his pals will still readily admit that Sweet Baby were the tops. If you like super-fun, funny, ultramelodic and irresistibly rockin' pop tunes, then you owe it to yourself and your community to buy this record and play it as loud as you can. Don't be embarrassed to sing along, too... I never am!"

What happened??

Brian P. Lowe | Myrtle Beach, SC | 01/14/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was a manager at a local CD store when this LP was released, and it wasn't even available as a CD until 1993. But, our store played it continuously, and we had plenty of people interested + we always sold out of the LP. But, due to the fact it wasn't promoted, and the fact we received 2-3 units at a time, this isn't big news. Anyhow, it's a great Punk-Pop CD, with agression, melody, + attitude. Plus, it has aged extremely well. I would LOVE a reunion album, But I guess that's not happening."