IN THE MIX Vicki Peterson Edition Vol. 1
I’ve loved THE BANGLES since day one. They perfected a mixture of jangle pop, folk, psychedelic garage rock, and Beatlesque harmonies that I never get tired of, and when I saw them live on their reunion tour, they really delivered.
Guitarist VICKI PETERSON sang lead on maybe a third of the band’s songs, and she wrote, or co-wrote, a lot of them. I was surprised to discover (in my researching this post) that one of my favorites by The Bangles; Hero Takes A Fall was one of the first songs she wrote with Susannah Hoffs.
IN THE MIX Vicki Peterson Edition Vol. 1 starts off with an early collaboration between Australia’s HOODOO GURUS & THE BANGLES. They also backed TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS.
Aside from her Banglemates, Peterson’s voice blends best with SUSAN COWSILL’s (her sister-in-law) with whom she formed THE PSYCHO SISTERS. The two originally supplied guest vocals for THE CONTINENTAL DRIFTERS, and were asked to join the group which also included Peter Holsapple of The dBs, & Mark Walton of The Dream Syndicate.
PETERSON is a born collaborator—and a fantastic harmony singer. She’s also sang background vocals on recordings by REDD KROSS, GIANT SAND, & JOHN DOE, & I’ve included a track from her newest & highly recommended release Long After The Fire (with her husband, JOHN COWSILL) on bandcamp as a download, a CD, or on vinyl: Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill After The Fire
I’ve mixed in some live performances. Three tracks by THE CONTINENTAL DRIFTERS were recorded in New Jersey bars, two by THE PSYCHO SISTERS recorded live on L.A.’s KCSN FM.
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To feel good about downloading IN THE MIX Vicki Peterson Edition Vol. 1, we request you share your ONE choice for the most underrated “second banana” in a band (leave some for the next visitor like you do on Halloween when there’s a bowl of candy out front).
Vicki is MY choice because she started The Bangles, she writes her share of the songs, & she sings lead on about 1/3 of them. (Vol. 2 is already finished!)
IN THE MIX Vicki Peterson Edition Vol. 1
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Thanks for this and everything else you do, Stinky.
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DeleteThanks for all the music! Chris Hillman has played second banana in several bands
ReplyDeleteMos' Def!
DeleteChris Hillman - Byrds, Burritos, Manassas...thanks for all the music!
ReplyDeleteIndeed! I ran across this CHRIS HILLMAN performance the other day--I'd forgotten THE DESERT ROSE BAND did a great NICK LOWE cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEHx8YoF9JE
DeleteThanks a lot - the Bangles are one of my alltime favourites
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear it! Watch this space! There's Vol. 2 of VICKI PETERSON's IN THE MIX and I've finished one on her sister-in-law SUSAN COWSILL.
DeleteGeorge Harrison was probably a third banana.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! He's a great example. George could/would have been the main songwriter in any other band!
DeleteCan't think of an answer to your question but I can say thank you for the mix--RK
ReplyDeleteThanks, RK!
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