Showing posts with label Rock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rock. Show all posts
Saturday, October 29, 2022

Rick Springfield - Human Touch

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Our second All Hallows Even clip is Rick Springfield's "Human Touch."  This is Springfield's second appearance on ERV; hi...
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Sunday, January 30, 2022

Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart

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By the early 1980s, The Police were one of the biggest bands in the world, so Sting's 1985 solo album was huge news. Interestingly, The ...
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Monday, November 22, 2021

The Outfield - My Paradise

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The 1980s musical equivalent of a sunny summer day, The Outfield recorded a bunch of bright power pop gems, but somehow never became big sta...
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Thursday, September 9, 2021

Eddie Money - I Wanna Go Back

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This is Eddie Money's second appearance on ERV; " Think I'm in Love " was posted more than 10 years ago (way back in Augus...
Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Jim Capaldi - Living On The Edge

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While Jim Capaldi is not a household name (even here on ERV), he was an interesting and important figure in rock, especially during the late...
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Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Duke Jupiter - I'll Drink To You

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Here at ERV, we have a particular soft spot for the bar band.  In the 1980s it seemed as though every city had a few of these groups - compr...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Robert Plant - Burning Down One Side

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Nothing lasts forever - not even the mighty  Led Zeppelin.  John Bonham's death in 1980 ended the band, and left the remaining three mem...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Rush - Tom Sawyer

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As many readers will know, sometimes The Universe calls out and makes a request.  Often times these are serendipitous events, but some of th...
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Sunday, February 3, 2019

Del Amitri - Kiss This Thing Goodbye

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Although they were stars in the UK, Del Amitri never quite broke through in the U.S., through no fault of their own.  The band's strong ...
Sunday, December 2, 2018

Heart - Even It Up

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The early 1980s were a difficult time in the music industry.  While the disco and punk movements had somewhat faded from prominence, New Wav...
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Thursday, March 8, 2018

Pat Benatar - Promises In The Dark

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Pat Benatar's Precious Time album showcases the singer at the height of her powers and to this day it remains your author's favorite...
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Saturday, December 23, 2017

Divinyls - Pleasure and Pain

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"Pleasure and Pain" is the second Divinyls video to show up on ERV; " Boys in Town " was posted back in July 2012, short...
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Sunday, October 22, 2017

Golden Earring - Twilight Zone

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Welcome to ERV's 6th annual All Hallows Even celebration.  Yes, we've been doing our version of a Halloween party since we started ...
Saturday, September 23, 2017

The Kinks - State of Confusion

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We're back, and what better way than with a song that may be more apropo today than when it came out.  The lyrics of "State of...
Sunday, October 30, 2016

Peter Gabriel - I Don't Remember

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For this years' slightly abbreviated All Hallows Even celebration, we are going with Peter Gabriel's excellent, creepy, and underra...
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Saturday, August 6, 2016

The Babys - Back On My Feet Again

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The Babys were a British-American power pop act who by all rights should have become big stars in the 1970s.  Guitarist/keyboardist Mike Cor...
Monday, January 18, 2016

Glenn Fry - Smuggler's Blues

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It has been a tough few weeks in rockland; Atropos has been busy.  And while we already had posts up for Lemmy (" Ace of Spades "...
Thursday, December 17, 2015

Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul - Forever

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Yesterday, The Universe requested another video for the blog, and as per usual we am only too happy to oblige.  In this case, the rare and e...
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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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

The John Hall Band - You Sure Fooled Me

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Long time readers may (or may not) recall that we posted The John Hall Band's " Crazy " video way back in January, 2012.  That...