Doll Revolution

Doll Revolution

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They used to be seen as sex kittens. Now, on Doll Revolution, they look like the cast of Sex and the City. Yet 15 years after the Bangles' last album, Everything, the California power-poppers breeze back in looking and sounding as though they've been gone a mere 15 minutes. Eloquent, assured, and sensual, Doll Revolution is measured yet mesmerizing, considered yet colossal. This is one 80s comeback that really is a good idea.

So is this "doll revolution" some L.A. take on Girl Power? Or a glossy update on Riot Grrrl? Hardly. The Bangles never were ones for manifestos. Melodies are more their game, and these mostly self-penned songs display a beautifully developed sense of songcraft. "Something That You Said" is an exercise in sepia longing, while the sublime West Coast harmonies of "Stealing Rosemary" is a reminder that the quartet originally began life, 20 years prior, as Paisley Underground psychedelics named the Supersonic Bangs.

The gentle ballad "I Will Take Care of You" will have lighters aloft on the comeback tour, yet is also achingly intimate. And the yearning "Single by Choice," glancing back over a life half-done, is both a shoo-in for the soundtrack of the next Bridget Jones movie and also a knowing, experience-heavy poem that they simply couldn't have crafted the first time around. The Bangles have returned older but wiser and there is, as Doll Revolution amply demonstrates, simply no substitute for experience. --Ian Gittins

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Doll Revolution

Doll Revolution
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • "Head" as good as anything they did the first time around
  • Not enough Susanna Hoffs
  • Not enough Hoffs!
  • The pleasure of their company
  • What an embarrassment
Doll Revolution
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Manufacturer: Koch Records
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ASIN: B0000AM6HR
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

  1. Tear Off Your Own Head (it's a doll revolution)
  2. Stealing Rosemary
  3. Something That You Said
  4. Ask Me No Questions
  5. The Rain Song
  6. Nickel Romeo
  7. Ride the Ride
  8. I Will Take Care Of You
  9. Here Right Now
  10. Single By Choice
  11. Lost At Sea
  12. Song for a Good Son
  13. Mixed Messages
  14. Between The Two
  15. Grateful

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They used to be seen as sex kittens. Now, on Doll Revolution, they look like the cast of Sex and the City. Yet 15 years after the Bangles' last album, Everything, the California power-poppers breeze back in looking and sounding as though they've been gone a mere 15 minutes. Eloquent, assured, and sensual, Doll Revolution is measured yet mesmerizing, considered yet colossal. This is one 80s comeback that really is a good idea.

So is this "doll revolution" some L.A. take on Girl Power? Or a glossy update on Riot Grrrl? Hardly. The Bangles never were ones for manifestos. Melodies are more their game, and these mostly self-penned songs display a beautifully developed sense of songcraft. "Something That You Said" is an exercise in sepia longing, while the sublime West Coast harmonies of "Stealing Rosemary" is a reminder that the quartet originally began life, 20 years prior, as Paisley Underground psychedelics named the Supersonic Bangs.

The gentle ballad "I Will Take Care of You" will have lighters aloft on the comeback tour, yet is also achingly intimate. And the yearning "Single by Choice," glancing back over a life half-done, is both a shoo-in for the soundtrack of the next Bridget Jones movie and also a knowing, experience-heavy poem that they simply couldn't have crafted the first time around. The Bangles have returned older but wiser and there is, as Doll Revolution amply demonstrates, simply no substitute for experience. --Ian Gittins

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars "Head" as good as anything they did the first time around.......2007-03-31

"Tear Off Your Own Head (Doll Revolution)" written by the famous songwriter Declan MacManus and featuring the unmistakable vocals of Ms. Susanna Hoffs, starts off this CD like a crack of thunder. It's a full-frontal attitude piece, reminiscent in spirit of the earlier "Hero Takes A Fall." The thing that set The Bangles apart from other "girl groups" from the beginning was the attitude...that sideways look from Susanna in the "Walk Like An Egyptian" video, for starters. I have a bias when it comes to this band. I'll support anything they choose to release, and in this situation, that support reaped an ample reward.

2 out of 5 stars Not enough Susanna Hoffs.......2006-05-22

Doll Revolution has one major flaw. Only a few of the songs showcase Susanna Hoffs on lead vocals. (I love to hear her sing.) If you purchase this album and enjoy Hoffs' voice, you'll be left wanting more. While I applaud the idea of trying something new, it didn't work here. The Bangles need Hoffs on lead vocals. It's just that simple.

3 out of 5 stars Not enough Hoffs!.......2006-03-22

I loved the Bangles back in the good old days of the 80s, and so I was pretty excited when this CD came out. But like the title says, there is too little Susanna Hoffs and too much of that other one singing. None of the songs are especially strong, but "Something That You Said" and a couple of other tracks are decent, and show Hoffs in good form. But the other songs, about 2/3 of them, are hard to listen to, as the "other singer" does the vocals in her dull monotone voice. Too bad! Hope they come out with another album with Hoffs on all the vocals...

5 out of 5 stars The pleasure of their company.......2005-12-27

When was the last time you bought an "album" and the artist DIDN'T disappoint you. Well, welcome back the Bangles - proving with Doll Revolution that they were more than pretty faces. This is sophisticated songwriting and performance that leaves the listener aching at the beauty of it. Every track is a treat and it's one of those albums one can put on and just daydream. It is an aural pleasure to be back in their company. No one can ever say these ladies - excuse me, these musicians - weren't deserving of their fame. This is music that doesn't disappoint - real people making knocked-out real music. As I said, it's a pleasure to be back in their company.

1 out of 5 stars What an embarrassment.......2005-09-13

I waited 15 years for this? The ladies need to seriously hang it up before they accidentally wake up their sleeping kids.

Once you get married and have kids, dont ever pick up the guitar or drums and hit the record button. EVER.

And please spare the general public your very owned penned lullabyes.

This cd should be a prime example of these cringe worthy phenomenons.

If you want to listen to a good Bangles album, pick up All Over The Place and call it a day. However the musicians who recorded All Over The Place no longer exist. They have been replaced with baby ga-ga mommies, less Michael Steele (who should never have agreed to join this broken down band wagon).

Michael, there is still hope for you... run, run and dont look back! You could be up there with the likes of Bonnie Rait, Sarah Mclachlan or Sheryl Crow! Besides the fact that The Bangles failed to make a hit record after all this time, they proved that they couldnt even pull the songs off on live television. They are supposed to be pro's, right? One would think so after 20 years in the music biz, but they just hide behind their "garage rock" label.

What they pulled off with Hazy Shade of Winter in 1987 will never ever be reproduced. This time around, they had all the same control over the recording process and what we got was horrid.

The included DVD was hardly worth the effort of the physical act of placing the DVD in my DVD player. Completely forgettable and trivial.

This album was many years in the making and many more years trying to find a label to actually market it. I wonder why. Perhaps the perspective labels actually heard the album demos.

If the ladies choose to put out another new cd with this same crappy formula, I suggest they change their name, because they are no longer the Bangles that I remember.

Such potential... such potential..... wasted. At least stick with decent covers. Good covers would have been better than this!

They still kick ass in concert. Too bad, the album didnt contain any of their live energy.
Doll Revolution
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • the BANGLES are back!!!!
Doll Revolution
The Bangles
Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008A8KV
Release Date: 2003-03-18

Tracks:

  1. Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)
  2. Steling Rosemary
  3. Something That You Said
  4. Ask Me No Questions
  5. The Rain Song
  6. Nickel Romeo
  7. Ride The Ride
  8. I Will Take Care Of You
  9. Here Right Now
  10. Single By Choice
  11. Lost At Sea
  12. Song For A Good Son
  13. Mixed Messages
  14. Between The Two
  15. Grateful

Album Description

'Doll Revolution' is the fourth studio album from all-girl pop quartet The Bangles and their first since 1988's 'Everything'. The girls continue with the pop-rock sound that served them well in the mid-eighties, but with a modern twist. The album also features the single 'Something That You Said'. Liberty/EMI. 2003.

Album Details

Features Two New B-sides, Including a Rare Vintage Bangles Track from 1981 and an Acoustic Version of 'eternal Flame' Recorded Live at the House of Blues, L.a.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars the BANGLES are back!!!!.......2003-09-12

the songs in this new album are really good specially "something that you said" and "ask me know questions". after almost a decade of being separated they still can really make good music. it is woth buying it take it from me.
Doll Revolution
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Bangles still don't get it.
  • The Bangles bring the 60's Jangle into the 21's century
  • The Bangles bring the 60's Jangle into the 21's century
  • The Bangles bring the 60's Jangle into the 21's century
  • The Bangles bring the 60's Jangle into the 21's century
Doll Revolution
The Bangles
Manufacturer: Victor Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000084TK6
Release Date: 2003-03-10

Tracks:

  1. Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)
  2. Stealing Rosemary
  3. Something That You Said
  4. Ask Me No Questions
  5. Rain Song
  6. Nickel Romeo
  7. Ride the Ride
  8. I Will Take Care of You
  9. Here Right Now
  10. Single by Choice
  11. Lost at Sea
  12. Song for a Good Son
  13. Mixed Messages
  14. Between the Two
  15. Grateful
  16. Getting Out of Hand [*]
  17. Call on Me [*]

Album Description

Japanese edition of the reunited girl-group's 2003 album includes two bonus tracks, 'Getting Out Of Hand' & 'Call On Me', which originally appeared on the band's very first self-recorded & produced single put out on the Down Kiddie label in 1981. Limited edition digipak for first pressing only! JVC.

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks: 'getting Out of Hand', and 'call on Me'.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Bangles still don't get it........2003-10-19

I was amazed that Hoffs only sings lead on 4 songs. She is the only one that has a special voice. They still must have the same problem that broke the group up. They were jealous of her popularity instead of embracing it and feeling fortunate that they had something special. Too bad, because with Hoff's voice and the groups harmonies, they could be much better.

5 out of 5 stars The Bangles bring the 60's Jangle into the 21's century.......2003-08-27

I have always loved the Bangles due to the fact they could really play and sing well together. They have good songs as well as 4 different, distinct lead vocalists. This album shows alot of growth as writers. I think Michael Steele's contributions on the cd are awesome. She is definitely their secret weapon as a singer, writer, and as a bass player. I don't really think of the Bangles as a girl-group, I just think of them as a really great band. I recently purchased their new cd, thinking I was getting the import(which has 2 bonus tracks), but found these tracks not on my copy. I can't wait to hear these songs. I'm sure I'm going to love these tracks as much as the rest of this album.

5 out of 5 stars The Bangles bring the 60's Jangle into the 21's century.......2003-08-27

I have always loved the Bangles due to the fact they could really play and sing well together. They have good songs as well as 4 different, distinct lead vocalists. This album shows alot of growth as writers. I think Michael Steele's contributions on the cd are awesome. She is definitely their secret weapon as a singer, writer, and as a bass player. I don't really think of the Bangles as a girl-group, I just think of them as a really great band. I recently purchased their new cd, thinking I was getting the import(which has 2 bonus tracks), but found these tracks not on my copy. I can't wait to hear these songs. I'm sure I'm going to love these tracks as much as the rest of this album.

5 out of 5 stars The Bangles bring the 60's Jangle into the 21's century.......2003-08-27

I have always loved the Bangles due to the fact they could really play and sing well together. They have good songs as well as 4 different, distinct lead vocalists. This album shows alot of growth as writers. I think Michael Steele's contributions on the cd are awesome. She is definitely their secret weapon as a singer, writer, and as a bass player. I don't really think of the Bangles as a girl-group, I just think of them as a really great band. I recently purchased their new cd, thinking I was getting the import(which has 2 bonus tracks), but found these tracks not on my copy. I can't wait to hear these songs. I'm sure I'm going to love these tracks as much as the rest of this album.

5 out of 5 stars The Bangles bring the 60's Jangle into the 21's century.......2003-08-27

I have always loved the Bangles due to the fact they could really play and sing well together. They have good songs as well as 4 different, distinct lead vocalists. This album shows alot of growth as writers. I think Michael Steele's contributions on the cd are awesome. She is definitely their secret weapon as a singer, writer, and as a bass player. I don't really think of the Bangles as a girl-group, I just think of them as a really great band. I recently purchased their new cd, thinking I was getting the import(which has 2 bonus tracks), but found these tracks not on my copy. I can't wait to hear these songs. I'm sure I'm going to love these tracks as much as the rest of this album.
Doll Revolution
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Not just your ordinary reunion
  • Bangling Now
  • Almost Bangleicous
  • Well worth the wait
Doll Revolution
The Bangles
Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008CLMV
Release Date: 2003-04-28

Tracks:

  1. Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)
  2. Stealing Rosemary
  3. Something That You Said
  4. Ask Me No Questions
  5. The Rain Song
  6. Nickel Romeo
  7. Ride The Ride
  8. I Will Take Care Of You
  9. Here Right Now
  10. Single By Choice
  11. Lost At Sea
  12. Song For A Good Son
  13. Mixed Messages
  14. Between The Two
  15. Grateful

Album Description

Australian edition of the reunited girl-group's 2003 album. 15 tracks. Copy Controlled. EMI.

Album Details

The girls' first reunion album, coming out over 10 years since their last studio album.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Not just your ordinary reunion.......2004-01-26

When the Bangles reunited to record this album, I had huge expectations. They were one of the best bands from the 80's, although they broke up way too soon to leave a lasting impression on the wide public. Would they be able to make a solid album after all these years ? Well, duh ! Yes, of course !

"Doll Revolution" is good from top to bottom. There are 15 songs here, so for once it's really all Bangles, meaning that each of the four members get many songs to prove their respective abilities. Michael Steele, the band's most underrated asset, once again proves that she is the best musician and songwriter of this band; her "Song For A Good Son" is a masterpiece, with its striking visual references and feelings of regrets and alienation, and her rocking "Between The Two" is so great that you can only wish there'd been more on the album. Susanna Hoffs is as great as ever, and her voice has gained a rougher, raspier edge over the years; ballads like "I Will Take Care Of You" and the debut single "Something That You Said" show the full range of her exquisite and expressive voice. Debbi Peterson also leaves a deeper impression than on the band's 80's albums; "Lost At Sea" is a high point of the album, and "Ask Me No Questions" proves that Susanna Hoffs isn't the only Bangle able to carry a ballad. Vicki Peterson's songs are the only minor disappointments of the album; songs like "Mixed Messages" and "Single By Choice" lack the tough in-your-face attitude of past songs like "Angels Don't Fall In Love" and "All About You" - but they are still great, just not as strong as her bandmates' efforts. I particularly like her "Stealing Rosemary", so original and catchy. And what can I say about "Ride The Ride", which they all sing together ? It's the album's best song, and should be released as a single as soon as possible. It's that good !

All in all, this is an album like they don't make 'em anymore. Honest production, catchy songs, expressive vocals, trademark harmonies, down-to-earth arrangements, great musicianship. What more can you ask ?

4 out of 5 stars Bangling Now.......2003-07-16

The Bangles are back with some great music! I don't think they ever wanted to be more than they are on this CD, just rocking and ballading the way most of their non-hit songs did, so there is nothing novel here. They look and sound great on their sincere Elvis Costello cover (Doll Revolution) and on their own material. The bad thing is they waited and waited to release this CD in the U.S. although it was completely ready by May 2002, and their handling is awful, both distribution and touring. Where are they? They only do a handful of appearances in little places, and other countries. Further, this Australian version of the CD does NOT have the two bonus tracks at the end. They are on the Japanese version. The U.S. version to be released in Sept. 2003 also will not have the bonus tracks.

3 out of 5 stars Almost Bangleicous.......2003-06-06

The disc starts top-heavy with its best music. The rocking title track and harmoneous "Stealing Rosemary" lead into the highlight of the album, the made-for-heavy-rotation-on-every-pop-station "Something That You Said". Unfortunately, things go downhill from here.

It's not that the rest of the disc is bad...it's filled with solid tracks and a couple of gems (especially "Ride the Ride"), but the momentum is just lost with Tracks 5 and 6, the Bangles' take on Vicki Peterson's other band's "Rain Song", and the dreadful "Nickel Romeo". Everything past these two tracks could have held my momentum for the duration, but it's just gone.

If The Bangles get a US distribution deal, they would be best served to lose these two tracks completely. Even without the (alleged) bonus tracks at the end, it would be a much better disc. I would just dub a copy with the two tracks omitted, but the copy protection (which also makes the disc skip in about a half dozen specific places) ruined that idea.

5 out of 5 stars Well worth the wait.......2003-06-06

Fifteen years is a long time between albums, but the Bangles have successfully managed to avoid sounding either like ripoffs of themselves or like something totally alien. They are truly back in form, with the slickness factor turned way down from _Everything_ (though this is by no means _All Over The Place_, Volume 2).

I am most impressed by the Peterson sisters' work on this album. I like Michael's "Nickel Romeo," but her other songs here don't make much of an impression on me. Susannah sounds great as ever, but seems to be content mostly sticking to ballads ("Something That You Said", "I Will Take Care of You", "Grateful"). Not that these aren't great tracks, but she sounded great on the uptempo numbers from the early days--for example, the two bonus tracks on this album, both sides of the Bangles' first single. But Debbi turns in some of her best Bangles performances, period, on "Ask Me No Questions" and "Here Right Now," and Vicki sounds great on "Single by Choice," which I take not to be a defiant song of independence but something more akin to Simon & Garfunkel's "I Am A Rock." And am I the only one who thinks she sounds like Shania Twain on "Mixed Messages"? As for "The Rain Song," great stuff--but I have to say I liked the Continental Drifters' arrangement better. If only Vicki had been given the lead instead of Susan!

The ensemble vocals on "Ride the Ride" and "Stealing Rosemary" sound superb as well, and the instrumental playing is top-notch throughout. Vicki's mandolin is a nice touch.

My only criticism of this album is that it's a bit long. Not all of these songs are essential--I might have shortened 'Doll Revolution' by dropping "Lost at Sea," "Song for a Good Son," and "Between the Two."

I understand some of these songs have been floating around for years--indeed, some have been recorded and released before--so it will be interesting to see if the fifth album, if there is one, can measure up to 'Doll Revolution'. But even if it doesn't--who ever thought there would be a fourth?
Doll Revolution
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    Doll Revolution
    The Bangles
    Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000DESXO
    Release Date: 2003-05-05

    Tracks:

    1. Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)
    2. Stealing Rosemary
    3. Something That You Said
    4. Ask Me No Questions
    5. Rain Song
    6. Nickel Romeo
    7. Ride the Ride
    8. I Will Take Care of You
    9. Here Right Now
    10. Single by Choice
    11. Lost at Sea
    12. Song for a Good Son
    13. Mixed Messages
    14. Between the Two
    15. Grateful
    Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)
    Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    • A Disappointment
    Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)
    Elvis Costello
    Manufacturer: Umvd Import
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000641ZF
    Release Date: 2002-05-07

    Tracks:

    1. Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution) [Album Version]
    2. Imposter vs the Floodtide (Dust & Petals)
    3. Revolution Doll

    Album Description

    Full title - Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution). First single taken from his 2002 album When I Was Cruel. 4 Tracks 'Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)', 'Imposter Vs The Floodtides (Dust & Petals)', 'Revolution Doll' & 'When I Was Cruel'.

    Album Details

    The First Single from his 2002 Return to Rock, 'when I was Cruel'. The Accompanying Tracks Are NON-LP B-sides and Exclusive to this Single.

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars A Disappointment.......2002-10-13

    This CD single arrived in my mailbox about a week ago. I have yet to even listen to it. A slightly more recent Elvis Costello release, titled 'Cruel Smile', contains all the b-sides on this single.
    Doll Revolution
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Well worth the wait
    Doll Revolution
    The Bangles
    Manufacturer: Jvc Japan
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00008J2SB
    Release Date: 2003-03-04

    Tracks:

    1. Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)
    2. Stealing Rosemary
    3. Something That You Said
    4. Ask Me No Questions
    5. Rain Song
    6. Nickel Romeo
    7. Ride the Ride
    8. I Will Take Care of You
    9. Here Right Now
    10. Single by Choice
    11. Lost at Sea
    12. Song for a Good Son
    13. Mixed Messages
    14. Between the Two
    15. Grateful
    16. Getting Out of Hand [*]
    17. Call on Me [*]

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Well worth the wait.......2003-04-13

    Fifteen years is a long time between albums, but the Bangles have successfully...They are truly back in form, with the slickness factor turned way down from _Everything_ (though this is by no means _All Over The Place_, Volume 2).I am most impressed by the Peterson sisters' work on this album. I like Michael's"Nickel Romeo," but her other songs here don't make much of an impression on me. Susannah sounds great as ever, but seems to be content mostly sticking to ballads ("Something That You Said", "I Will Take Care of You", "Grateful"). Not that these aren't great tracks, but she sounded great on the uptempo numbers from the early days--for example, the two bonus tracks on this album, both sides of the Bangles' first single. But Debbi turns in some of her best Bangles work, period, on "Ask Me No Questions" and "Here Right Now," and Vicki sounds great on "Single by Choice," which I take not to be a defiant song of independence but something more akin to Simon & Garfunkel's "I Am A Rock." And am I the only one who thinks she sounds like Shania Twain on "Mixed Messages"? As for "The Rain Song," great stuff--but I have to say I liked the Continental Drifters' arrangement better. If only Vicki had been given the lead instead of Susan!

    The ensemble vocals on "Ride the Ride" and "Stealing Rosemary" sound superb as well, and the instrumental playing is top-notch throughout. Vicki's mandolin is a nice touch. My only criticism of this album is that it's a bit long. Not all of these songs are essential--I might have shortened _Doll Revolution_ by dropping "Lost at Sea," "Song for a Good Son," and "Between the Two." I understand some of these songs have been floating around for years--indeed, some have been recorded and released before--so it will be interesting to see if the fifth album, if there is one, can measure up to _Doll Revolution_. But even if it doesn't--who ever thought there would be a fourth?

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