Quantity:

More Buying Choices

51 used & new from �1.10

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

	Available to Download Now
	Buy the MP3 album for �3.48

See larger image

Share your own customer images

Children

~ The Mission (UK)

4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Price:	�3.48 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
	o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Only 4 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want guaranteed delivery by Thursday, February 11? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details

22 new from �2.94 23 used from �1.10 6 collectible from �2.98

Buy the MP3 album for �3.48 at the Amazon MP3 Downloads store.

Special Offers and Product Promotions

Discover millions of songs and albums in our MP3 music downloads store.

Frequently Bought Together

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

God's Own Medicine

~ The Mission (UK)

4.4 out of 5 stars (7) �3.98

Tower Of Strength

~ The Mission (UK)

4.2 out of 5 stars (5) �3.98

God's Own Medicine

~ The Mission (UK)

4.4 out of 5 stars (5)

Carved in Sand

~ The Mission (UK)

4.5 out of 5 stars (4) �7.98

Vision Thing

~ The Sisters Of Mercy

4.2 out of 5 stars (8) �14.99

› Explore similar items

Product details

Audio CD (22 Sep 2004)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Commercial Marketing
ASIN: B000001FNU
Other Editions: Audio Cassette | MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 74,937 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

(What is this?)

The Mission DVD opens new browser window

woolworthsentertainment.co.uk/DVD - Find a Great Selection of DVDs at Woolworths. Free UK Delivery!

Burritos at The Mission opens new browser window

www.missionburritos.co.uk - Fast fresh mexican food in Oxford and Reading. We know burritos!

1. Beyond The Pale

2. Wing And A Prayer

3. Heaven On Earth

4. Tower Of Strength

5. Kingdom Come

6. Breathe

7. Shamera Kye

8. Black Mountain Mist

9. Heat

10. Hymn (For America)

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

(What's this?)

Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.

goth(1)

Customer Reviews

5 Reviews

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

Average Customer Review

4.6 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Mission, 30 April 2003

By A Customer

Children was and still is The Mission's best album to date not that any are bad. This album's accessability is due to the crossover it makes between the goth and rock music of the time. There is an underlying dark side which is lightened by fine string arrangements and complex melodies which, combined with liberal use of distortion and Wayne Hussey's distinctive voice (with angelic backing provided by Julianne Regan who went on to All About Eve), give a diverse and highly intense sound which is suitable to many moods.

Every track on this album shines in it's own way with Tower of Strength and Fabienne being the stand out tracks. Even to this day, Children doesn't sound dated as many other bands of the time do.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you?

Report this | Permalink

Comment Comment

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mission Accomplished, 2 May 2002

By A Customer

After the first couple of worthy efforts from The Mish back in 1986, Children was a giant leap forward in terms of production and overall appeal. It's certainly the best of their generally excellent album-history and Wayne 'No Way Am I Pretentious' Hussey is remarkably restrained and could'nt have whiffed a joss-stick for weeks prior to this recording.

As a previous reviewer has stated, buy this is you're going to buy any Mish album. It is dark yet strangely uplifting, always brooding but never dull. The Mish were always one step ahead of their other Goth contempories (eg, the Nephs, AAE, Gene Loves Jezebel, Dead Can Dance etc) and albums such as this were the reason why.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you?

Report this | Permalink

Comment Comment

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The years have been kind, 15 Mar 2000

By	cam@extraneous.demon.co.uk (Newcastle, UK) - See all my reviews

Back in 1988, the Mission were ready to be the next big thing in rock circles; the presence of John Paul Jones from Led Zep on production duties also promised much. At the time, as a teen goth it must be said, I was left a bit unphased by this second album.

The intervening years have been kinder to this than their other efforts though, and in this day and age, the tag 'goth' doesn't carry much significance any more, so yeah, it's stood the test of time okay, it's a pretty good rock album by a band who at the time meant every bit of every sound they committed to tape.

"Beyond the Pale" is right up there with "Tower of Strength" in their cannon of great anthems, and contrasts like "Black Mountain Mist" and "Breathe" show a knowing maturity that suggested they were aiming for a more complete and rounded album.

In a TV interview around this time, Wayne Hussey commented that there weren't many proper bands left around. I'll overlook his comment about U2 being one of the key bands of the time (because they were far up their own arses even then) but certainly as far as the Mish were concerned, they sounded like a real band, both on record and playing live. The shows were great, they always looked like they were out to conquer, and 12 years later this album is still a fine testament to their endeavours.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you?

Report this | Permalink

Comment Comment

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 5 customer reviews...

Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply magnificent
Children is without doubt the finest material The Mission ever put to disc.
With the likes of JPJ at the helm producing this album, the was no doubt the "Goth" tag took a... Read more

Published 19 months ago by Mish fan

5.0 out of 5 stars The best ever Mission album
If you're only going to buy one Mission album, buy this.

Published on 30 Oct 1999

› See all 5 customer reviews...

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jqOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jqOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jqOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; }

Customer Discussions

This product's forum

Discussion	Replies	Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight

Start a new discussion

Topic:

First post:

Receive e-mail when new posts are made

Prompts for sign-in

Guidelines

Active discussions in related forums

Discussion	Replies	Latest Post
pop Song Ttitle	1521	3 minutes ago
music Stackridge - the best band in the land?	15	22 minutes ago
music Musicians' musician ?	65	33 minutes ago
rock Pooper groups	6	36 minutes ago
pop Crack the code II	4269	44 minutes ago
music Sir Rolford Harris..Renaissance man or Australian?	68	1 hour ago
rock What are you hearing at the moment???	2875	3 hours ago

Related forums

adult contemporary (5 discussions)
indie music (7 discussions)
music (1023 discussions)
pop (432 discussions)
rock (402 discussions)

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

	50% buy the item featured on this page: Children 4.6 out of 5 stars (5) �3.48
	19% buy Children 5.0 out of 5 stars (4) �3.48
	17% buy God's Own Medicine 4.4 out of 5 stars (7) �3.98
	8% buy Carved In Sand 4.0 out of 5 stars (2) �4.98