Thursday, July 31, 2014

Duran Duran - Girls on Film

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Duran Duran were one of the first acts to truly embrace the emerging music video revolution, and their proficiency with the media helped the...
Saturday, July 26, 2014

Loudness - Crazy Nights

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Loudness (ラウドネス) are likely to be the only Japanese group to appear on ERV, and are one of a handful of Japanese acts that had the potential...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Jon Astley - Jane's Getting Serious

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We frequently discuss one hit wonders at ERV, but it is easy to forget just how hard it is for an artist to have even one song break the top...
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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Chris Isaak - Don't Make Me Dream About You

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Although Chris Isaak has only landed one top 40 single ("Wicked Game"), he has built a solid career on an updated Roy Orbison-infl...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Tony Carey - I Won't Be Home Tonight

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"I Won't Be Home Tonight" is a great example of one of those wonderful videos that often showed up on MTV in the Early Years. ...
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Saturday, July 12, 2014

Timex Social Club - Rumors

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Originally called the Timex Crew, Timex Social Club switched names after a lineup change and ended up as a classic one hit wonder.  The grou...
Tuesday, July 8, 2014

U2 - I Will Follow

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Before U2 became one of the biggest bands in the world, they were just an earnest, post punk act from Ireland.  Note that in 1980, college r...
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Saturday, July 5, 2014

Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song

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"Mountain Song" is a truly great, groove-driven hard rock song that was unlike virtually everything on the radio in 1988.  For rea...
Thursday, June 26, 2014

Whitesnake - Love Ain't No Stranger

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"Love Ain't No Stranger" was the first Whitesnake song to make a dent in the U.S. market, reaching #34 on the Mainstream Rock ...
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Monday, June 23, 2014

The Call - The Walls Came Down

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"The Walls Came Down" was one of two charting songs by The Call, though the group never had a top 40 hit.  [" Let the Day Beg...
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