The Bangles or The Go-Gos

Bangles ROCK!!!

Anyone who seriously picks the Go-Go's over the Bangles is a looney! The Bangles are much more of a tight rock outfit with some serious musicianship going on and stellar harmonie vocals whilst the Go-Go's are still the Go-Go's and thats not good. LOL! What has happended with them since that awful disc GBTGG's anyway?

I have to pick Bangles because MY BAND ARE SUPPORTING THE BANGLES ON TOUR NEXT WEEK!!! WWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

No, I don't know any details. There are two British dates, Manchester on Wednesday the 19th, London (Shepherds Bush Empire, I think?) on Thursday the 20th.

Yes, I am bricking it. I mean, the freaking BANGLES. Everyone is going to be like "Oh, yer supporting the Bangs again" but no, we're supporting the Bangles. I just checked my phone to make sure I didn't dream the whole thing. But wow. I was just trying to figure out the riff from Hazy Shade of Winter the other day...

I hate the Go Gos but Belinda is OK. Jane Weidlin's voice makes me want to punch her in the face.

So, yeah, Bangles.

And cast my vote for "Eternal Flame" is awful.

I know I should be happy and honoured and everything that we were even considered, but right now it's leaving a horrible taste in my mouth because we couldn't even get a definite "no" out of anyone.

in answer to the question, i'd probably say the go-gos on account of "beauty and the beat" being a fave record of mine. but i want to pick the bangles because michael is bee-yoo-tifull.

Dan, it goes: "I can't be late cos then I guess I just won't get paid. These are the days when I wish my bed was already made." Just in case you were still wondering, years later.

Oh, and the Bangles all the way. I never liked the Go Go's besides "Vacation". In fact, I hate them. Hazy Shade of Winter blows apart like every other song in the 80s, besides the other ones I like.

The Go-Gos' first three albums were all pretty good, so I guess I'd have to give it to them for consistency.

We used to have a song called "In Your Room" in homage to the Bangles, as well. Heh. I'm going to shit myself. I mean, the motherf@cking BANGLES!!!

OH MY GOD THE BANGLES WERE SO LOVELY!!!

They were amazing. They sounded good, they looked good, and they were so SWEET!!! It's utterly amazing what fantastic musicians they are, I was totally flabbergasted. Vicky Peterson ... christ! it was embarrassing being on the same stage as her, she is so good! And the harmonies... WOW! It's hard enough to pull off two-part harmonies live, but they just sang like birds, it was utterly mind-blowingly incredible how good they sounded. Horton and I were coming down the backstage stairs at the Empire, and we could hear them warming up in their dressing room, just singing a capella, and it was AMAZING, we just stood outside and listened to them. Oh, they rocked. They were so incredible.

And they're lovely. They really are. We snuck upstairs into their dressing room at Manchester, and I was so convinced they were going to throw us out, and they were really polite as I was gushing about how good they were until they realised "Oh, wait, you're a Lollie!" and it was just love, love, love, they were so wonderful. I kept gushing at Vicky what an inspiring guitar player she was, I think I embarrassed her, but she's incredible. It was so cute, because we got to the Empire early, and we were stood there watching the soundcheck and they're waving at us from the stage.

It was just a really really wonderful experience. Yes, they played all the hitz- Hazy Shade of Winter (rah!), Manic Monday, In Your Room, Walk Like An Egyptian, If She Knew What She Wants, Going Down To Liverpool, Hero Takes A Fall ... it was really fantastic. I love them so much!

I just bought the Bangles grebtest hits for £3.99!! And BLOODY HELL...there's a version of Emmit Rhodes's 'Live' on it!! WHOA!!! I DIDN'T KNOW THEY DID THIS!!! Was it a single or summat? I'm familiar with the original via the Nuggetts box, but this is even grebter. Wow.

Did they do this the other night, Kate?

Second the recommendation for AOTP--what a wonderful album.

The Bangles are headlining the LA Pride festival in June, together with Taylor Dayne and Berlin.

(Were 1986 and 1987 particularly gay/lesbian/bi/trans years?)

So, I'm wondering, is this a generational thing? Like if you were a club-hopping teen of the times, do the Bangles go way up for some reason? Because for this to even be a contest, to my ear, there has to be something else in play. Otherwise it's the Go-Gos in a walk.

Also, I hate the Go-Go's.

The Go-Go's were just as uneven, but they have one more near-great album (Talk Show) than the Bangles. So, the Go-Go's win, in a photo finish.

So, yeah, the Go-Go's were better songwriters.