Showing posts with label Hard Rock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hard Rock. Show all posts
Monday, February 14, 2022

Kix - Cold Blood

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Although they were lumped in with the hair metal scene, Kix were actually more of a bluesy hard rock band, along the lines of  AC/DC or Cin...
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Kiss - I Love It Loud

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Welcome to ERV's 10th annual All Hallows Even party.  A reminder to our newer readers: our  prior ghostly (ghastly) clips can be found ...
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Monday, May 10, 2021

The Cult - Lil' Devil

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Long time readers may recall that we have previously featured The Cult on ERV (twice), with " She Sells Sanctuary " and " Rai...
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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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Blue Murder - Jelly Roll

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While many readers may not know who John Sykes is, most will have heard his music.  In fact, Sykes' story is another somewhat sad rock a...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Iron Maiden - 2 Minutes To Midnight

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We love highlighting the diversity of eighties music at ERV, and we particularly enjoy abrupt transitions from one video to the next. This m...
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Friday, April 24, 2020

XYZ - Inside Out

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The story of XYZ begins in Lyon, France - not exactly a hotbed of successful rock acts.  However, Patt Fontaine (bass) and Terry Ilous (voca...
Thursday, December 19, 2019

Poison - Talk Dirty To Me

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Here's a fun conversation starter:  What is the most 1980s band?  Not the most successful act of the decade; rather, what artist or grou...
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Saturday, June 22, 2019

Vandenberg - Burning Heart

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The Dutch band Vandenberg was one of a surprising number of acts from that country to flirt with international success.  For example, both G...
Saturday, October 28, 2017

Dio - Last in Line

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After years of playing in bands, Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona) came into his own in the early 1980s, helped by his MTV-frien...
Saturday, October 8, 2016

Dokken - Just Got Lucky

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While Dokken's version of melodic hard rock seemed tailor made for the pop metal era, they never quite landed the big breakout song or a...
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...
Saturday, January 2, 2016

Helix - Heavy Metal Love

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I remember seeing "Heavy Metal Love" back in the day, and thoroughly enjoyed it.  The same holds true for Helix's earlier entr...
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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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Sunday, May 17, 2015

L.A. Guns - The Ballad of Jayne

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Best known as half of the inspiration for the Guns N' Roses name, L.A. Guns was a fixture on the Los Angeles hard rock scene in the 198...
Saturday, March 28, 2015

Iron Maiden - Flight Of Icarus

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We have posted many acts on ERV that were (are) one hit wonders, often with the caveat that there is no shame in having only one top 40 hit....
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Monday, February 16, 2015

Ratt - You're In Love

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There is no right way for a band to become successful, but there is a wrong (or hard) way: burst onto the scene with a huge first album befo...
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Judas Priest - Hot Rockin'

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Way back on August 7, 2011, when we hung out a shingle and opened for business, Judas Priest's " Breaking the Law " was the la...
Friday, October 24, 2014

Alice Cooper - He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)

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What better way to continue our Halloween celebration than with Alice Cooper.  Cooper (born Vincent Furnier) emerged on the scene in the 197...