The Bangles(I)
- Music Artist
- Actress
- Soundtrack
The Bangles are a hugely popular and successful all-female rock group
from Los Angeles, California. The band first formed in 1981. The
original line-up was: Susanna Hoffs
(vocals/guitar),
Victoria Peterson
(vocals/guitar), Vicki's sister
Debbi Peterson (drums/vocals) and
Annette Zilinskas (bass/vocals). They
initially called themselves Colours, The Supersonic Bangs, and The
Bangs, prior to settling on the name, The Bangles. The group hailed
from the
80's L.A. Paisley Underground music scene and
released their self-titled debut EP in 1982. Zilinskas subsequently
left the band and was replaced by singer/bassist Michael Steele.
The group's first full-length album "All Over the Place" was released
in 1984. The 1986 follow-up album "Different Light" beget two smash
songs: the plaintive lament "Manic Monday" peaked at #2 on the US
Billboard pop charts and the dynamic "Walk Like an Egyptian" soared all
the way to #1 not only in America, but also in Britain, Australia,
Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands as well. ("Manic Monday" was
written by none other than Prince). The
band scored a #2 US Billboard chart hit in 1987 with a cover of
the Simon & Garfunkel song "Hazy Shade
of Winter". In 1989, The Bangles had another massive smash with the
lovely ballad "Eternal Flame", which peaked at the #1 spot in the
United States, England, Norway, Sweden, Australia and the Netherlands.
Alas, tensions amongst the band members steadily mounted and the group
broke up in 1989. In 1999, The Bangles got back together to record the
song "Get the Girl" for the soundtrack of the hit comedy
Austin Powers : L'Espion qui m'a tirée (1999).
The group then embarked on a brief tour in 2000 and released the
comeback album "Doll Revolution" in 2003. The Bangles continue to tour
and perform in concert all over America and Europe.
