Bangles or Go Go's?

Heartboy · #1 07-05-2011, 11:52 PM

In the 80's there were a number of girl groups but these two bands seem to stand out because of playing their own instruments & ect.

What was your fave? It's hard for me to pick because I love Belinda Carlisle but I liked the Bangles sound better & they had more hits.

mezzoforte · #2 07-06-2011, 12:26 AM

You're killing me here--the Bangles were my absolute favorite band growing up, the Go-Gos a close second. I roped my best friend and sister into many, many performances of Manic Monday. And this was the late 90's-early 00's, so my obsession was definitely not normal. I still hold a soft spot--someday I would love to name a daughter Susanna, partly in honor of Ms. Hoffs.

I'm tempted to go with the Bangles out of nostalgia, but I think the Go-Gos were (and are) the stronger artists. I just saw them live in May, and was blown away--seriously talented musicians. I don't think they get enough credit for that, really...

Heartboy · #3 07-06-2011, 12:46 AM

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You're killing me here--the Bangles were my absolute favorite band growing up...

I have 'Be With You' from Everything stuck on repeat.

Love that song!

Dodfather · #4 07-06-2011, 03:59 AM

It has to be the Go-Go's! I do like the Bangles but I really love the Go-Go's. I also think they wqere far more influential, having come around earlier. Would there have been a Bangles without the Go-Go's? Beauty and the Beat was, I think, the first album to be entirely written and played by women that made number one.

I also love God Bless The Go-Go's, their 2001 "comeback" album. Throw Me A Curve and Unforgiven kick ass! Big Belinda fan here too, Real is such an underrated album, but I often think that Jane gets forgotten - Rush Hour is an 80s pop gem!

I also seem to recall reading in Belinda's recent autobiography that Vicki Petersen from the Bangles replaced Jane (?) on one tour because she was pregnant and close to her due date. It may have been for the Return To The Valley Of The Go-Go's tour...

GODDESS6 · #5 07-06-2011, 05:16 AM

love them both~

holidayroad · #6 07-06-2011, 08:48 AM

The Go-Go's!! Belinda is so amazing!!

chriskisn · #7 07-06-2011, 09:21 AM

Don't particularly like either band, but just wanted to say that I saw the Bangles last year in concert (they were the support act for Pat Benatar) and they were terrible. Out of tune, couldn't hit the notes and couldn't really get the crowd going. I'm sure they were ok in their day, but in my opinion they certainly aren't good now.

Then Pat Benatar came on and saved the night...

McTrouble · #8 07-06-2011, 10:07 AM

Love The Bangles best as a group, but I love Belinda solo!

chiliD · #9 07-06-2011, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by chriskisn

Don't particularly like either band, but just wanted to say that I saw the Bangles last year in concert (they were the support act for Pat Benatar) and they were terrible. Out of tune, couldn't hit the notes and couldn't really get the crowd going. I'm sure they were ok in their day, but in my opinion they certainly aren't good now.

Then Pat Benatar came on and saved the night...

Every band has a bad night...it's the ones that have them consistently that ARE "bad".

(Hmmmm, now that I think about it, I've noticed that most bad reviews of US bands on tour come from either Australia or New Zealand...I'm thinking that it's a Southern Hemisphere thing. Or, US musicians need to get acclimated to drinking Foster's.)

Ok, back to the topic:

I saw both bands at the height of their popularity (read: back in the '80s)....gimme the Bangles ANYDAY! Pro-Tools & Pitch Correction software was probably thought up by a Go-Gos fan for Belinda Carlisle's live performances. (just too bad it wasn't invented 30 years earlier....now we have to put up with Taylor Swift because of it....eewwwww!)

RickRobert · #10 07-06-2011, 10:56 AM

Bangles! Susanna Hoffs is a great singer.

SuzeQuze · #11 07-06-2011, 11:10 AM

Go-Gos. Better songs that make me want to sing, dance, and take a vacation and fall in love.

Susanna Hoffs is so self-conscious it irks me. She's just always bugged but I do like her. Just not nearly as much as Belinda. Though later in her career she also bugged. Go-Gos 4-eva!

Ah yes, I'll take my 80s video with cheese, please.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLXlwKbLjDM

On edit: And there has YET to be an all female band that was as successful as they were.

Heartboy · #12 07-06-2011, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

Pro-Tools & Pitch Correction software was probably thought up by a Go-Gos fan for Belinda Carlisle's live performances. (just too bad it wasn't invented 30 years earlier....now we have to put up with Taylor Swift because of it....eewwwww!)

Are you comparing Belinda to Taylor?

bite your tongue!

chiliD · #13 07-06-2011, 04:15 PM

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Are you comparing Belinda to Taylor?

bite your tongue!

In that neither can sing in pitch live....damned tootin'.

Well, I take that back...maybe now that Taylor has bronchitis she should attempt to do her shows instead of cancel them; she MIGHT actually sing in pitch while she's ailing.

Heartboy · #14 07-06-2011, 04:27 PM

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In that neither can sing in pitch live....damned tootin'.

Belinda can, listen to songs like 'Half The World' or 'Summer Rain' & you will hear it.

Whos the better singer out of Belinda & Susanna?

chiliD · #15 07-06-2011, 05:46 PM

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Belinda can, listen to songs like 'Half The World' or 'Summer Rain' & you will hear it.

A close friend of mine was one of the recording techs for her first two solo albums...they had to do her vocals one line at a time, about 10 times each line until she finally, somehow, got lucky and sang the line in pitch. Took them at least a week to do the final lead vocal for each song.

No wonder there were piles of blow in the studio...it was to keep the engineers from falling asleep while Belinda butchered line after line (no pun intended) to keep in tune.