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The original line-up of Baby Animals reunite for anniversary gigs after eight years of silence

Published in news.com.au

THEY haven’t spoken to each other in eight years after they split in the middle of a reunion but now the original band members of Baby Animals are back.

THIS could be awkward. The original members of Baby Animals — Suze DeMarchi, Dave Leslie, Eddie Parise and Frank Celenza — will gather in a rehearsal studio this week to prepare for two gigs celebrating the 25th anniversary of their self-titled debut record.


The four musicians haven’t spoken in eight years. Not even when booking these gigs, with Celenza and Parise approached by intermediaries to gauge their interest in this brief reunion.

Speaking separately last week, each member insists the acrimony which ended their reconciliation in 2008 is “water under the bridge” and playing together on stage will be fun.

“It will be quite weird,” drummer Celenza says. “At the end of the day all of that stuff that went down is under the bridge and I don’t give a f--- about it. The original band was a great band and I think that chemistry will still be there when we get together to play.”

So what did go down? The Baby Animals were the Next Big Thing in 1991 as they released their self-titled debut album, propelled by the singles Early Warning and Rush You.

The record was the most successful Australian rock debut until beaten by Jet’s Get Born 12 years later and sold almost one million copies worldwide.

Major rock acts discovered these Australian upstarts and booked them for their international tours, including Bryan Adams and Van Halen, on their mammoth For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Tour across the US.


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Baby Animals are an Australian hard rock band active from October 1989 to 1996 and reformed in 2007. The original line-up was Frank Celenza on drums; Suze DeMarchi on lead vocals and guitar; Dave Leslie on guitar and backing vocals; and Eddie Parise on bass guitar and backing vocals. They recorded two studio albums, Baby Animals (September 1991) – which peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and Shaved and Dangerous (August 1993) – which reached No. 2. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1992 the group won three trophies: Album of the Year and Breakthrough Artist – Album for Baby Animals and Breakthrough Artist – Single for "Early Warning" (April 1991). Baby Animals was listed in 100 Best Australian Albums (October 2010). The reunited line-up are DeMarchi, Leslie, Dario Bortolin on bass guitar and Mick Skelton on drums and percussion. Their fourth studio album, This Is not the End, was issued in May 2013, which reached the top 20.

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