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anyone heard this yet? i just bought the single 'something that you said' and it's nice, if a little underwhelming.. is the rest of the record like it?

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 03:22 (9 years ago) Permalink

It's not a bad album. I heard it a couple months ago and liked it, but I can barely remember any of it now. Its centerpiece is the Costello song, which is not one of his best works. Having had Prince, Kimberley Rew, and Jules Shear write some of their best 80's songs, this one just seems half-baked.

― Paul Cox (paul cox), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 03:32 (9 years ago) Permalink

It sounded nice live.

― kate, Wednesday, 28 May 2003 10:56 (9 years ago) Permalink

Jules Shear....I know he/she wrote 'Whispering your name'.... but what other credits do they have?

― russ t, Wednesday, 28 May 2003 11:14 (9 years ago) Permalink

Jules Shear has a few of his songs performed by other people; he's the one that wrote "If She Knew What She Wants", "All Through the Night" (done by Cyndi Lauper). He's also the guy (I think) that's responsible for the whole Unplugged movement, having hosted the first season of the show on MTV. BLAME HIM. But still, a lot of his solo work is great, and I'd definitely recommend The Great Puzzle.

As fer the Bangles, I saw this in the used bin already and nearly grabbed it. Too bad if it's disappointing.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Friday, 30 May 2003 21:11 (9 years ago) Permalink

Before he started writing for others, he fronted his own band, Jules & the Polar Bears, and released a couple of quirky late-70's power pop records. There's a compilation that came out some years ago called Horse of a Different Color which has his versions of "If She Knew..." and "All Through the Night," along with some other really decent work.

― Paul Cox (paul cox), Friday, 30 May 2003 22:16 (9 years ago) Permalink

8 years pass...

...and a new album!

― ***** (SeekAltRoute), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 10:39 (1 year ago) Permalink

Like it on first listen.

― ***** (SeekAltRoute), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 10:40 (1 year ago) Permalink

It's kinda... country!

― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 10:49 (1 year ago) Permalink

http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/842693/the-bangles-susanna-hoffs-talks-past-present-and-future

― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 10:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

Listening to this on Spotify. On first listen, it's a heck of an improvement over "Doll Revolution." (And better than the new Matthew Sweet, too.)

― Woolen Scjarfs (Phil D.), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 14:29 (1 year ago) Permalink

Holy cow, it closes w/a cover of The Nazz's "Open My Eyes."

― Woolen Scjarfs (Phil D.), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 15:09 (1 year ago) Permalink

I'm only halfway through, but I'm liking what I hear. "Ball 'n' Chain" is straight up country, and you can hear a country influence in "I'll Never Be Through With You" as well. Their harmonies are still so great.

― thinveneer, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 15:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

Yeah, I was just gonna note the Nazz cover. Most of this sounds pretty nice, a little CS&N-y in places, but I guess thats in keeping with the California rock theme.

― Prostetnic Vogon Limbaugh (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 15:26 (1 year ago) Permalink

Not bad. The songwriting is pleasant. I only hear the cracks when they take solo turns.

― Anakin Ska Walker (AKA Skarth Vader) (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 15:27 (1 year ago) Permalink

"Anna Lee" is so good. The bridge toward the end with the vocable singing is a great 'going the extra mile' moment. Very moving.

― timellison, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 17:54 (1 year ago) Permalink

Such depth to this album! A lifetime's allegiance to an aesthetic and it's all there as the "bubbling underpinnings" (to quote Meltzer) of a rich creative process.

― timellison, Thursday, 29 September 2011 00:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

I want to believe the Bangles have it in them to make another good album. Although I'm suspicious of pinning the evil of eighties crossover on record company machinations, in the Bangles case it certainly ruined a quarter of Different Light and most of Everything, especially when the good Peterson-Hoffs songs on All Over the Place and DL were as wise and surprising as any indie band's. I need to hear this: these women should have something to say about being over forty.

― Anakin Ska Walker (AKA Skarth Vader) (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 29 September 2011 00:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

i dig it. i'd call it their equivalent to fleetwood mac's "say you will"

― minge beat (electricsound), Thursday, 29 September 2011 00:34 (1 year ago) Permalink

i'd like to hear them do the entire of the first nuggets LP

― minge beat (electricsound), Thursday, 29 September 2011 00:39 (1 year ago) Permalink

Yes, yes, yes.

I can't believe that a lot of these songs were just sitting around all this time. This album is a really nice surprise.

― thinveneer, Thursday, 29 September 2011 07:07 (1 year ago) Permalink

it's a good album. doll revolution wasn't bad either. but this one is better, despite there being no michael steele on bass (I don't think her lack of songwriting is really that big a deal).

― akm, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 06:00 (1 year ago) Permalink

Quality-wise they're late-blooming songwriters, but bloom they continue to do, in sunshine and smog, incense and peppermints and kid bills (bloomin' reality's in there too). "I'll Never Be Through" with you is an excellent choice for the first single (O Susanna). Sweetheart of the Sun and Doll Revolution are both currently streaming on http://www.myspace.com/thebangles I'm finding more and more albums posted posted on artists' MySpaces, btw.

― dow, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 19:23 (1 year ago) Permalink

9 months pass...

Anyone else listening to Hoffs' new solo album?

― timellison, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 18:31 (10 months ago) Permalink

Because it's very, very good. My favorite record I've heard this year so far.

― timellison, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 17:52 (10 months ago) Permalink

Reviewed it a couple of weeks ago. There are a few rhymes that are just distractingly poor (on "Picture Me," in particular), but it really is just a lovely album. Her voice sounds better on it than on either of the two post-comeback Bangles albums, and there's no faulting the construction or arrangements on any of the songs. Not my favorite album of the year, but I'll second "very, very good."

― jon_oh, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 23:08 (10 months ago) Permalink

Where is your review, Jon?

― timellison, Thursday, 26 July 2012 02:58 (9 months ago) Permalink

Long interview with SH here

― Like Monk Never Happened (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 29 July 2012 17:02 (9 months ago) Permalink

4 months pass...

Sweet video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SCVz-Kn3xEs

― timellison, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 23:44 (5 months ago) Permalink

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