Everything

by Denise SullivanThe Bangles really turned up the glamour meter for Everything, but the success of Different Light would have been hard for anyone to top. Yet again enlisting the aid of professional songwriters along the lines of Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, the band's original guitar rock intent suffered at the hands of over-the-top song structures and production. Teaming the Bangles with such odd pairings as metal guitarist Vinnie Vincent was a very misguided concept. Although the record yielded the number one hit "Eternal Flame" and another hit, "In Your Room," the group imploded a year later under the weight of diminished expectations and artistic differences. At that point, they could afford to retire.