The Go Gos
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The Go Gos Biography
The Go-Go's were the most popular all-female band to emerge
from the punk/new wave explosion of the late '70s and early '80s,
becoming one of the first commercially successful female groups that
wasn't controlled by male producers or managers. While their hit
singles -- We Got the Beat, Our Lips Are Sealed, Vacation, Head
Over Heels -- were bright, energetic new wave pop, the group was an
integral part of the Californian punk scene. And they did play punk
rock, even if many of their rougher edges were ironed out by the time
they recorded their first album, 1981's Beauty and the Beat. Even as
they became America's darlings, the Go-Go's lived the wild life of
rockers, swallowing as many pills and taking as much cocaine as
possible, trashing hotel rooms, and just generally being bad. More
importantly, their earliest music -- now collected on Return to the
Valley of the Go-Go's -- was raw and rocking; it may not have directly
inspired the female alternative rockers and riot grrrls of the '90s,
but it certainly foreshadowed it.
Originally formed in 1978 as the Misfits, the group featured Belinda
Carlisle (vocals), Jane Wiedlin (guitar, vocals), Charlotte Caffey
(lead guitar, keyboards), Margot Olaverra (bass), and Elissa Bello
(drums); the group soon changed their name to the Go-Go's and began
playing local parties and small clubs in California. In 1979, Gina
Schock became the group's drummer. During that year, the band recorded
a demo and supported the British ska revival group Madness in both Los
Angeles and England. The Go-Go's spent half of 1980 touring England,
earning a sizable following and releasing We Got the Beat on Stiff
Records. An import copy of We Got the Beat became an underground club
hit in the U.S., which meant the band was popular enough to sell out
concerts, yet they had a difficult time landing a record contract.
At the end of 1980, bassist Olaverra became ill and had to stop
performing; she was replaced by Kathy Valentine, a guitarist who had
never played bass before. Early in 1981, the Go-Go's signed with IRS
Records. Released in the summer of 1981, their debut album, Beauty and
the Beat, became one of the surprise hits of the year, staying at
number one for six weeks and selling over two million copies; Our Lips
Are Sealed hit number 20 and a re-recorded version of We Got the
Beat spent three weeks at number two.
The following year, the group released Vacation. Although it sold well
-- the album made the Top Ten and it went gold, spawning the Top Ten
hit single Vacation -- it failed to keep the momentum of the first
record. During the next year the band was unable to perform as Caffey
recovered from a broken wrist. In 1984, the Go-Go's returned with Talk
Show, their most musically ambitious album. While it had two Top 40
hits -- the number 11 Head Over Heels and Turn to You -- it failed
to even go gold. By the end of the year, Wiedlin had left the band; the
Go-Go's broke up in May of 1985. Belinda Carlisle became the most
successful solo artist, scoring a string of mainstream pop singles in
the late '80s, including the number one single Heaven Is a Place on
Earth. For a while, Charlotte Caffey was in Carlisle's backing group;
she eventually formed the Graces, who released Perfect View in 1990.
Jane Wiedlin recorded two solo albums and acted in a few films. Wiedlin
also organized the group's brief 1990 reunion, where they performed at
a benefit for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals; they also
recorded a version of Cool Jerk for their 1990 Greatest Hits album.
The Go-Go's reunited once more in 1994, recording three new songs for
the double-disc compilation Return of the Valley of the Go-Go's; after
recording the songs, the group decided to continue as a full-time unit.
In 2000, they appeared on VH1's Behind The Music series and released an
accompanying best-of album, VH1 Behind The Music: Go-Go's Collection. ~
Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Written by Stephen Thomas Erlewine