Thursday, June 8, 2023 5pm ET: Feature LP: Bangles – Different Light (1986)

Different Light is the second studio album by American pop rock band the Bangles, released January 2, 1986. The album’s Top 40 sound was a departure from their earlier 1960s-style rock’n’roll sound. It is their most successful album, reaching number two on the Billboard 200 and producing five charting singles, including the Billboard top two hits “Manic Monday” and “Walk Like an Egyptian”. It is also the first album in which bassist Michael Steele sings lead vocals on some tracks.

The 2008 reissue CD on the Wounded Bird Records label (WOU 4039) adds a bonus track: “Walk Like an Egyptian (Extended Dance Mix)”.

1. “Manic Monday” 3:06
2. “In a Different Light” 2:52
3. “Walking Down Your Street” 3:04
4. “Walk Like an Egyptian” 3:24
5. “Standing in the Hallway” 2:56
6. “Return Post” 4:22
7. “If She Knew What She Wants” 3:49
8. “Let It Go” 2:32
9. “September Gurls” 2:45
10. “Angels Don’t Fall in Love” 3:23
11. “Following” 3:21
12. “Not Like You” 3:06

Susanna Hoffs – lead and backing vocals, guitars
Vicki Peterson – lead and backing vocals, guitars
Michael Steele – lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass
Debbi Peterson – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
Rusty Anderson – additional guitars
Barbara Chapman – harp, additional guitars
Mitchell Froom – keyboards
David Kahne – keyboards
Carlos Vega – additional drums
William Jones – electric sitar (uncredited)

Monday 8/22/22 11am ET: Feature Greatest Hits LP: Bangles – Greatest Hits (1990)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American pop rock band the Bangles. It was released by their record company, Columbia Records on May 8, 1990, to fulfill the band’s contractual requirements; by the time of the release of the album, the group had already broken up. The album peaked at #97 on the US Billboard 200 and at #4 in the UK Albums Chart.

1. “Hero Takes a Fall” (Single Mix) 2:55
2. “Going Down to Liverpool” 3:40
3. “Manic Monday” 3:06
4. “If She Knew What She Wants” 3:50
5. “Walk Like an Egyptian” 3:24
6. “Walking Down Your Street” (Single Mix) 3:17
7. “Following” 3:21
8. “Hazy Shade of Winter” 2:47
9. “In Your Room” 3:29
10. “Eternal Flame” 3:56
11. “Be With You” 3:02
12. “I’ll Set You Free” (Single Mix) 4:51
13. “Everything I Wanted” 3:37
14. “Where Were You When I Needed You” 3:05

Susanna Hoffs – rhythm guitar, percussion, vocals
Vicki Peterson – lead guitar, mandolin, electric sitar, vocals
Michael Steele – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
Debbi Peterson – drums, percussion, vocals
Rusty Anderson – additional guitars
Barbara Chapman – harp, additional guitars
Mitchell Froom, David Kahne – keyboards
Darryl Citizen – “noise”
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Bobby Donati, Vinnie Vincent – guitars
Tommy Morgan – harmonica
Jim Snodgrass – tabla
David Lindley – guitars, bouzouki, saxophone, Dobro, multi-instruments
Walker Igleheart, John Philip Shenale, David White – keyboards, programming

Thursday 1/13/22 6pm ET: RadioMaxMusic Special: The Music of 1981 A to Z – Part 8

This RadioMax special features our Library of music from 1981 A2Z.

We complete letter H and begin I. We feature music from: Police, Peter Cetera, Lulu, Pretenders, Abba, The Who, Glen Campbell, Terri Gibbs, Foreigner, Ronnie Milsap, Phil Collins, Donald Byrd, Carly Simon, Bangles, U2, AC/DC, Santana and many more. . .

6pm to 10pm ET

Tuesday 1/11/22 1pm ET: Feature Artist: The Bangles

The Bangles are an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. The band recorded several singles that reached the U.S. top 10 during the 1980s, including “Manic Monday” (1986), “Walk Like an Egyptian” (1986), “Hazy Shade of Winter” (1987), “In Your Room” (1988), and “Eternal Flame” (1989).

The band’s classic lineup consisted of founding members Susanna Hoffs (guitar and vocals), Vicki Peterson (guitar and vocals), Debbi Peterson (drums and vocals), with Michael Steele (bass and vocals). As of June 2018, the band consisted of sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson, Hoffs, and founding bassist Annette Zilinskas.

Wednesday 4/14/2021 1am ET: Feature LP: Bangles – All Over The Place (1984)

All Over the Place is the debut studio album by American pop rock band the Bangles. Released May 23, 1984 through Columbia Records, the sound is lively and shows more Bangles collaboration and fewer keyboard overdubs than were used later on their more commercially successful albums. Although the album was not a major commercial success — peaking at #80 on the Billboard 200 albums chart — and didn’t produce a hit, it sold respectably, mostly through steady airplay on college stations. It also gave them the chance to perform as an opening act for Cyndi Lauper and Huey Lewis and the News, and brought the group to the attention of Prince, who would write “Manic Monday”, their first hit.

Two singles were released from this album: “Hero Takes a Fall”, which peaked outside the UK Top 40, and “Going Down to Liverpool”, written by Kimberley Rew of Katrina and the Waves, which won the Bangles the BPI Award, the British equivalent of the Grammy. The video for “Going Down to Liverpool” features Leonard Nimoy, who plays the part of the band’s chauffeur.

The album was reissued in 2008 on the Wounded Bird Records label (WOU 9220) adding a bonus track: “Hero Takes a Fall” (Single Remix). In 2010, UK label Cherry Pop re-released the album with one bonus track, their cover of The Grass Roots “Where Were You When I Needed You”, which was originally released as the b-side to “Hero Takes a Fall”.

1. “Hero Takes a Fall” 2:54
2. “Live” 2:36
3. “James” 2:36
4. “All About You” 2:26
5. “Dover Beach” 3:48
6. “Tell Me” 2:15
7. “Restless” 2:41
8. “Going Down to Liverpool” 3:41
9. “He’s Got a Secret” 2:42
10. “Silent Treatment” 2:07
11. “More Than Meets the Eye” 3:19

Susanna Hoffs – rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals
Vicki Peterson – lead guitar, lead and backing vocals
Debbi Peterson – drums, lead and backing vocals
Michael Steele – bass guitar, backing vocals

Wednesday 6/3/20 12am ET: Feature LP: Bangles – The Essential Bangles (2004)

The Essential Bangles is a greatest hits album by American pop rock band the Bangles, released in 2004. The album includes 15 tracks from the band’s first three studio albums, as well as non-studio album recordings and soundtrack contributions. It was released as a part of Sony BMG’s The Essential series.

1. “Manic Monday” 3:05
2. “Walking Down Your Street” 3:04
3. “I Got Nothing” 3:12
4. “If She Knew What She Wants” 3:51
5. “Eternal Flame” 3:58
6. “Getting Out of Hand” 2:15
7. “I’ll Set You Free” 4:47
8. “Walk Like an Egyptian” 3:24
9. “What I Meant To Say” 3:23
10. “I’m In Line” 3:03
11. “Be with You” 3:04
12. “In Your Room” 3:29
13. “Hero Takes a Fall” 2:56
14. “A Hazy Shade of Winter” 2:49
15. “Following” 3:21

Tuesday 4pm: Sounds of The 80s

This week on Sounds of The 80s we feature music from:  Anita Baker, Hooters, Bangles, Rolling Stones, Genesis, Danny Wilson, Gordon Lightfoot, Huey Lewis and The News, Jacksons, Warren Zevon, Sheena Easton and much more. . . 

Tuesday 1pm: Sounds of The 80s

This week on sounds of the 80s we feature music from;  Tina Turner, Dan Hartman, Saga, Queen, Journey, John Waite, Grace Slick, Brenda Russell, Bangles, AC/DC, Elton John, Charlie Daniels Band, Ozzy, and more.  . .