The Bangles
Biography
Originally "Colours," "the Supersonic Bangs," and "the Bangs," the all-singing/all-performing four-woman Bangles formed in 1981 and sprang from the L.A. paisley underground scene. Later they traded their garage band roots for a slick, heavily produced pop sound that turned them into one of the most successful chart groups of either gender during the '80s.
In the beginning, the group played original, '60s-based guitar rock, and were fond of covering Big Star, the Merry Go Round and Love. Sisters Debbi and Vicki Peterson, on drums and guitar, respectively, and singer/guitarist Susanna Hoffs started the group when the Petersons responded to a want ad placed by Hoffs; later they added Annette Zilinskas on bass. The scruffy girl group self-released the single "Getting Out of Hand," which sounded like a lost song by the Mamas & the Papas, and followed it with a loose, four-song pop EP on IRS before getting signed to Columbia. All Over the Place was produced by David Kahne and released in 1984, once the band had been given an all-over cleanup. By that time, Zilinskas had left the fold to join Blood on the Saddle and former Runaway Michael Steele was added to the lineup.
Selected Discography
This is good stuff that I heard on that radio station WHFS 99.1 and they played good music.
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I didn't fully appreciate them in the 80's. They have stood the test of time. A top notch group.
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