The Bangles Album: “Everything”

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Also available in a 3-pack with ALL OVER THE PLACE and A DIFFERENT LIGHT. <p>The Bangles: Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson (vocals, guitar); Michael Steele (vocals, bass); Debbi Peterson (vocals, drums). <p>Additional personnel: Vinnie Vincent (guitar); David Lindley. <p>When the Bangles' third and final album was released in 1988, a backlash had already begun against the popular Los Angeles power poppers. All four of the Bangles' previous Top 40 hits, excellent though they were, had been written by outside songwriters, and the fact that all four bandmembers were strong songwriters themselves was overlooked by cynics who charged that Susanna Hoffs' pouty beauty was the main reason for the band's commercial success. Unfortunately, corporate marketing decisions to showcase Hoffs by selecting the album's two weakest songs, the faceless "In Your Room" and the soppy "Eternal Flame," as singles, paired with a too-slick production job, doomed the album among the cognoscenti and the band quickly broke up. However, heard with fresh ears, EVERYTHING is a cohesive, mature album with many terrific songs, especially Vicky Peterson's "Glitter Years" and Michael Steele's magnificent "Complicated Girl." An underappreciated album crying out for artistic re-evaluation.

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Track Listing :

1	In Your Room Bangles Video
2	Complicated Girl Bangles Video
3	Bell Jar Bangles Video
4	Something to Believe In Bangles Video
5	Eternal Flame Bangles Video
6	Be with You Bangles Video
7	Glitter Years Bangles Video
8	I'll Set You Free Bangles Video
9	Watching the Sky Bangles Video
10	Some Dreams Come True Bangles Video
11	Make a Play for Her Now Bangles Video
12	Waiting for You Bangles Video
13	Crash and Burn Bangles Video

Album Information :

Title:

Everything

UPC:664140405622

Format:CD

Type:Performer

Genre:Rock & Pop

Artist:The Bangles

Guest Artists:Vinnie Vincent; David Lindley

Producer:Davitt Sigerson

Label:Wounded Bird Records

Distributed:Infinity Entertainment Gr

Release Date:2008/01/08

Original Release Year:1988

Discs:1

Mono / Stereo:Stereo

Studio / Live:Studio

RM - April 25, 2010

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

- Best Bangles Album

This is the best of all the Bangles' albums. The tone of the album is cohesive and it really shows what they can do as a band. Any true fan of the Bangles should own this CD.

Barbara Carter (wv) - September 05, 2009

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

- Awesome!!!

This is an awesome re-issue of a classic CD by a band that had class! If only more bands today would take the time to put out good music like this.