Meanwhile, two bands had a very large commercial and pathbreaking effect in the early and mid 1980s; both came from the LA punk/garage scene, though did best commercially with the work most slickly distant from their roots.
Meanwhile, two bands had a very large commercial and path breaking effect in the early and mid 1980s. The Go-Go's and the Bangles, both from the LA punk/garage scene, were the first all-female rock bands to find sustained success; however, their commercially successful works were fairly distant from their roots.