Bangles ?¨C Different Light

NEW VINYL LP ON MUSIC ON VINYL 2022

180 GRAM VINYL.

The Bangles' first album, All Over the Place, may have earned them a smattering of radio and MTV airplay, but it's clear that with Different Light they were aiming for much higher stakes, especially when Prince -- who was reportedly infatuated with Susanna Hoffs -- offered to write a song for them. "Manic Monday"'s baroque, keyboard-dominated sound was a far cry from anything the Bangles had recorded before, and while Hoffs' breathy voice and her bandmates' fine harmonies fit the song like a glove, it also sent the group down a path that led them away from the '60s-influenced pop/rock that was their strongest suit, and though Vicki Peterson does get to show off her guitar work on a few songs here, the differences between Different Light and All Over the Place are telling and a bit sad.

Tracklist

Manic Monday ?? ?3:30
In A Different Light ?? ?2:50
Walking Down Your Street ?? ?3:02
Walk Like An Egyptian ?? ?3:21
Standing In The Hallway ?? ?2:53
Return Post ?? ?4:19
If She Knew What She Wants ?? ?3:47
Let It Go ?? ?2:28
September Gurls ?? ?2:42
Angels Don't Fall In Love ?? ?3:21
Following ?? ?3:18
Not Like You ?? ?3:05

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