            
Past artist of the month
|
The 80's were dominated by three girl
groups, The Go Go's, The Bangles, and Heart. (Okay, Expose did
set some kind of top ten number of singles record to, but they
weren't as critically acclaimed) When the Go Go's faded to the
background, the Bangles emerged and captured the spotlight.
Formed in the Los Angeles in the early 1980's, The Bangs eventually
became The Bangles. They were not your average 80's girl band.
They didn't use sex to sell their sound and they didn't change
their sound to fit into the pop heavy 80's radio rotation.
There first major studio release, All
Over The Place, yielded the semi-hit "Hero Takes A Gall".
The Girls hit pay dirt several years later with the song "Maniac
Monday". Their sophomore album "Different Light"
was a huge success, much in thanks to the songs "If She
Knew What She Wants" and the unforgetable "Walk Like
an Egyptian".
|
The Bangles had a folksy hippy sound,
and if you listen to a Bangles album, you may be surprised that
their sound was quite different than the songs the studio released
as singles. If you listened to songs such as "Following"
and "Watching The Sky" it was hard to believe they
were recorded by the same group who sang "Walkding Down
Your Street."
Riding high on the success of "Different Light" in
1988 The Bangles released "Everything." The song "Eternal
Flame" went on to be a huge success.
They were at the top of their careers when the music stopped.
It was originally described as a "break", but it was
soon quite clear that The Bangles were history. They all went
their seperate ways to pursue their dreams of family and careers.
The Bangles Now
They recorded a song for the soundtrack for the film "Austin
Powers-The Spy Who Shagged Me". They launched their official
web site in 2001, and the world is waiting for new music from
The Bangles. Extremely talented and wonderful musicians, the
world is due another record from The Bangles.
|
|
All Over The Place
