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The Bongos
12+ albums
new wavepower popjangle pop80sindie
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There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) The Bongos was an American pop band active in the 1980s. 2) The Bongos was a New Zealand rock band formed in Auckland in October 1981. 1) The Bongos was an American pop band active in the 1980s. They formed in Hoboken, New Jersey and were led by Richard Barone (vocals, guitar). The band also included Rob Norris, formerly of the Zantees (bass) and Frank Giannini (drums). James Mastro (guitar), later of The Health & Happiness Show, joined the band after the release of their first LP. The group grew out of a band called, "a", which had included the three original Bongos and Glenn Morrow, who later formed the The Individuals and helped found Bar/None Records. "a" were the first band to play Maxwell's, a rock and roll club in Hoboken. The Bongos recorded their early singles and their well-received debut EP for UK-based Fetish Records. Their debut U.S. album, Drums Along The Hudson, compiled from the band's British singles, was released in 1982 to mostly favorable reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. While Trouser Press suggested that the group "may trade a certain amount of substance for easy appeal," it added that "there's no better musical equivalent of whipped cream anywhere." Writing in the Village Voice, Robert Christgau dryly commented that "for all their jumpy originality [the songs are] still slight, and Richard Barone's lyrics are so oblique you have to wonder what his angle is." Regardless, in 2007, Jim DeR
top songs
albums
Drums Along the Hudson
Numbers With Wings
Numbers With Wings / Beat Hotel
Beat Hotel
Numbers With Wings (40th Anniversary Edition)
Rock the Christmas Cheer!
Beat Hotel (Expanded Edition)
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Drums Along the Hudson (Special Edition)
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Post Punk
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Numbers With Wings - EP
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Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80's, Vol. 6
Phantom Train