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Debbie Peterson
(October 2005 Issue)
Doll Revolution Debbi Peterson's solid
backbeat propelled The
Bangles to the summit of the '80s pop charts
with five top-10 singles and double-platinum album sales. Then, at
the
height of their success, the band succumbed to internal friction. The
personal conflicts ultimately led to their break-up in
1989.
Now, after a decade of healing, The Bangles are back with Doll Revolution,
their first new album in
fifteen years. This time around, the band
bypassed the traditional yet impersonal studio atmosphere. Instead,
they set up
shop in a rented ranch house (dubbed "Stately Bangle
Manor") nestled deep in Beverly Hills.
"That recording
session
was liberating, fun, and joyous," Peterson says. "We all felt relaxed.
We were at a house, not a studio, so there was
less pressure." This
liberation gave Debbi the freedom to diversify her sound. "I alternated
between a really deep metal snare
drum and a couple of wood ones. Brad
Wood, our co-producer, is a drummer too. He had a couple of amazing
snares, so it
was fun to experiment during recording."
According to Debbi, experimentation was not limited to the drums.
"Brad
had a large assortment of fun percussion instruments: sandpaper blocks,
jingle bells, Indian cymbals - you name it. On
'Stealing Rosemary,' we
all did our kindergarten music session. We each took a percussion
instrument, and off we
went!"
Kraig Sollenberger
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