Originally Colours, the Supersonic Bangs and the Bangs, the all singing/all performing four-woman the Bangles formed in 1981 and sprung from the LA Paisley Underground scene. Later they traded their garage band roots for a slick, heavily-produced pop sound that turned them into one of the most successful chart groups of either gender during the '80s.
In the beginning, the group played original, 60's-based guitar-rock, and were fond of covering Big Star, the Merry Go Round and Love. ...