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| The Bangles Rock Busch Gardens? |
| Saturday, 24 July 2010 00:00 |
Don't Miss The Bangles This Weekend - July 24 - July 25!
The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles through much of the decade. Rock historians view the Bangles as one of the greatest all-female bands ever, lauding the L.A.-based quartet for its inventive incorporation of '60s folk rock, sunny SoCal harmonies and Beatles/Byrds/Beach Boys/Big Star godhead into a sound all its own - beguiling, frequently bittersweet, but always life-affirming; a canny merger of art and commerce. Theirs was a rags-to-riches story, from the band's beginnings in L.A.'s Paisley Underground scene through their reign as the smart-pop princesses of the 1980s - a problematic decade that was far richer for the Bangles' presence in its unfolding. Quote this article on your siteTo create link towards this article on your website, copy and paste the text below in your page. Preview : ![]() Powered by QuoteThis © 2008 |
| Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 July 2010 06:41 |