Showing posts with label Blues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blues. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Fastway - Say What You Will

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"Fast" Eddie Clarke rose to fame as Motörhead's guitarist, and can be seen on the " Ace of Spades " video, which was...
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Sunday, April 17, 2016

Jimmy Page - Wasting My Time

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It goes without saying that it's not a bad thing to be considered one of the greatest rock guitarists ever.  We suppose it is also not s...
Friday, December 11, 2015

Gregg Allman - I'm No Angel

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Although "I'm No Angel" and the album of the same name represented a solid comeback for Gregg Allman, they have become somewha...
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Sunday, August 9, 2015

Tora Tora - Walkin' Shoes

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Tora Tora (named after the Van Halen song, not the movie ) was a Memphis blues rock band that came close to a major breakout at the end of ...
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Cinderella - Gypsy Road

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When we posted Cinderella's " Shake Me " (back in December, 2011), we pointed out that the group was not a typical hair band. ...
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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Chris Rea - The Road to Hell (Part 2)

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Though Chris Rea was a major star in Europe in the 1980s and 1990s, he was more of a cult figure in the U.S.  Stylistically, his music was a...
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Sunday, January 4, 2015

ZZ Top - Stages

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ZZ Top may have been the most surprising success story of the 1980s.  True, the blues-rock trio had landed five albums in the top 25 from 19...
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Saturday, February 22, 2014

The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff

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While the Fabulous Thunderbirds 1986 album Tuff Enough was a commercial success, many fans and critics were disappointed by the record.  It...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Great White - Rock Me

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Part of the appeal of rock and roll is that it is an escape from the real world, but every once in a while, the real world crashes the party...
Saturday, March 30, 2013

Jeff Healey - Confidence Man

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John Hiatt has already appeared twice on ERV -- once for " Slow Turning " and a second time for Bonnie Raitt's cover of his so...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Keith Richards - Take It So Hard

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Man, it is hard to figure out how to start a blog post about Keith Richards.  Aside from the fact the he is seemingly indestructible (from a...
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Monday, February 4, 2013

Bonnie Raitt - Thing Called Love

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Let's face it:  not all of the stories on ERV are happy.  The blog is littered with talented artists who did not break though; in fact t...
Sunday, November 18, 2012

Treat Her Right - I Think She Likes Me

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Boston-based Treat Her Right was an interesting band who performed a modern, alternative version of the blues.  Loved by critics and the col...
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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Robert Cray - Smoking Gun

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One of a handful of artists who helped reinvigorate the blues genre was Robert Cray.  In fact, his 1986 major label debut, Strong Persuader,...