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On the Greatest Hits album, they have made a good balance of all of their best including the likes of Walk Like An Egyptian, In Your Room, Hazy Shade of Winter, Manic Monday, Hero Takes A Fall and Going Down To Liverpool.
Overall, the album is very listenable and makes ideal background ... Read review
The Bangles' transformation from Merseybeat and garage-smart guitar band to ... more
near-definitive example of buffed-and-polished corporate popsters is one of the great rock mysteries of the '80s. What wasupwith that video for "Walk Like an Egyptian," anyway?...
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The Bangles' transformation from Merseybeat and garage-smart guitar band to ... more
near-definitive example of buffed-and-polished corporate popsters is one of the great rock mysteries of the '80s. What was up with that video for "Walk Like an Egyptian," anywa...
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For nearly a decade the Bangles, with their bright choral harmonies and sweet guitar ... more
crunch, created a sound as distinctive as any in pop.This collaboration resulted in two number one singles (Walk Like An Egyptian and Eternal Flame) plus three more top 15 hits. This is a collection of the greatest videos by the Bangles, from their first Columbia single (Hero Takes A Fall) through their most recent hits (In Your Room and Eternal Flame).Tracklisting:01. Hero Takes A Fall02. Going Down To Liverpool03. Manic Monday04. If She Knew What She Wants05. Walk Like An Egyptian06. Walking Down Your Street07. In Your Room08. Eternal Flame09. Be With You
Advantages: A nice balance of hits from one of the best bands in the eighties Disadvantages: One or two bad tracks
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On the Greatest Hits album, they have made a good balance of all of their best including the likes of Walk Like An Egyptian, In Your Room, Hazy Shade of Winter, Manic Monday, Hero Takes A Fall and Going Down To Liverpool.
Overall, the album is very listenable and makes ideal background music for any occasion. Very lighthearted and...just pleasant. ... more
First Death In Vegas, then Republica...and now The Bangles!
This is actually one of my sisters albums, but I decided I'd nick it. I think the Bangles are one of the finest 'girl bands' from the eighties. Mind you, in comparison to the likes of Bananarama, I can say that quite easily!
Fronted by Suzanna Hoffs as lead singer for the most part with Annette Zilinskas (later Michael Steele), Vicki and Debbi Peterson adding their voices for choice songs, the band were one of the most successful bands of the eighties, but will be forever remembered for their hit track "Eternal Flame" from 1988. That's a shame, as a lot of their other tracks are so much better.
On the Greatest Hits album, they have made a good balance of all of their best including the likes of Walk Like An Egyptian, In Your Room, Hazy Shade of Winter, Manic Monday, Hero Takes A Fall and Going Down To Liverpool.
Overall, the album is very listenable and makes ideal background music for any occasion. Very lighthearted and...just pleasant.
...was mainly due to personality clashes within the band. In 1991 they made a compilation album "The Bangles Greatest Hits". I purchased this, and it is fantastic, it has all their best songs on it. I would highly recommend it, especially if you are a fan. ...
tallguy 12.08.2001
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Advantages: The early tracks are excellant Disadvantages: none
At the time the bangles seemed to be charactorised by "eternal flame" their biggest hit, which is sad since this sloppy ballard is not typical of the excellant singles they produced which had more of a a boppier edge.
Breaking out of the LA Paisley Underground, their 1st 2 singles "Hero takes a fall" and "going down to Liverpool" are excellant 60's pastiches, a style seen later in their cover of "Hazy Shade of Winter". Their next album a different ...
brownp1 18.12.2000
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Product details
Title
Greatest Hits
Performer
Bangles (The)
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
New Wave
Release Date
04/1995
Recomended Retail Price
5.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1990
Label / Distributor
CBS / Sony Music/Arvato Services
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
5099746676926
Catalogue Number
4667692
SPAR code
AAD
Additional notes
Album Notes
The Bangles: Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson (vocals, guitar); Michael Steele (vocals, bass); Debbi Peterson (vocals, drums). Producers: Rick Rubin, David Kahne. Engineers include: David Kahne, Tchad Blake, Peggy McLeonard. Recorded at Crystal Sound, Skyline Recorders and Sound Castle, Los Angeles, California; Sunset Sound Factory and Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California. Includes liner notes by Mark Rowland.
Somewhat unfortunately, 1990's GREATEST HITS covers only the Bangles' years at Columbia Records, meaning that their great garage-rocking debut single, "Getting Out of Hand," and their fantastic self-titled 1982 EP are MIA. Also, the collection focuses almost exclusively on the Los Angeles power poppers' singles instead of their moodier and more experimental album tracks, giving a rather unbalanced portrait of the band. That said, the singles are excellent, from the classic no-nonsense beat-pop of "Hero Takes A Fall" and "Walking Down Your Street" to languid ballads like the heartbreaking "If She Knew What She Wants" and "Going Down To Liverpool." Their non-LP version of Paul Simon's "Hazy Shade of Winter" is also including sparing you from the embarrassment of owning the soundtrack to the wretched LESS THAN ZERO. The set closes with two previously unreleased tracks including a terrific folk-rock cover of Gary Zekley's "Where Were You When I Needed You."
Album Reviews
Q (7/95, p.138) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...over their three albums they were responsible for some quite sparkling and sublime pop moments....A thoroughly likable collection all around."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Hero Takes A Fall
2.
Going Down To Liverpool
3.
Manic Monday
4.
If She Knew What She Wants
5.
Walk Like An Egyptian
6.
Walking Down Your Street
7.
Following
8.
Hazy Shade Of Winter
9.
In Your Room
10.
Eternal Flame
11.
Be With You
12.
I'll Set You Free
13.
Everything I Wanted
14.
Where Were You When I Needed You
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