Taking Sides: Clare Grogan vs. Susanna Hoffs

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battle of the oh-so 80s front ladies. both super cute with weakish voices but with charisma to spare so you didn't notice. solo & acting careers went nowhere, alas. seems like they both could have had a monster career with better luck/management. I'll pick Clare cuz Altered Images were soooo good for a brief period, Bangles were fun but seemed like they were victims of label micro-management or something. will this be a typical usa vs uk thing??

― timmy tannin (pompous), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 04:01 (twenty years ago)

this is actually pretty difficult. but hoffs' paisley underground connections make her the winner as far as i'm concerned. i love so much of what both of them have done though

― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 04:18 (twenty years ago)

also rickenbackers

― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 04:18 (twenty years ago)

oh gosh. clare.

― ruddy raleigh and the rickets (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 04:19 (twenty years ago)

yes, that's true, i just wish they had stuck more to their paisley deal, seems that got diluted quite a bit after the first record. but chicks with rickenbackers pretty much rule.
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― timmy tannin (pompous), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 04:21 (twenty years ago)

the bangles' early paisley stuff is pretty sweet.

― ruddy raleigh and the rickets (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 04:22 (twenty years ago)

both UBER MINXES!!! I should be so lucky *deep breaths 1, 2, 3...*

― boredom to the left, babylon to the right (fandango), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 10:05 (twenty years ago)

I think Clare, she seems more of a tuff little unit in general and I like that upfront quality more than possibly affected coyness. This does vaguely come through in the music btw...

― boredom to the left, babylon to the right (fandango), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 10:12 (twenty years ago)

this is closer than the 2000 election though.

― boredom to the left, babylon to the right (fandango), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 10:13 (twenty years ago)

YIKES. My head hurts.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 10:14 (twenty years ago)

grogan by as mile.

― danny boy (danny boy), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 10:40 (twenty years ago)

CPG by 1,000,009 miles.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 10:49 (twenty years ago)

That's a great number.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 11:16 (twenty years ago)

hahah

'grogan by a mile'

taken out of context, that's amusing

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 11:18 (twenty years ago)

this basically boils down to Gregory's Girl v "Manic Monday" for me. I'll go with Clare.

― The Ultimate Conclusion (lokar), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:28 (twenty years ago)

Fantasizing about Hoffs made me, briefly, straight. Her first solo album is dire in a rather splendid manner.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:31 (twenty years ago)

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