Saturday, February 21, 2015

The Little Heroes - Young Hearts

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When we started ERV, we originally envisioned posting only really rare videos (such as "Young Hearts"), as a way of highlighting s...
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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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

The System - Don't Disturb This Groove

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By combining two seemingly disparate musical styles -- synth pop and soul -- The System created some very interesting music in the 1980s and...
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Friday, February 6, 2015

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Featuring Stevie Nicks - Insider

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Long time readers will recall that we love a good rock & roll story at ERV and "Insider" totally fits the bill.  Eighties musi...
Sunday, February 1, 2015

Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers - I'm Not Your Man

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Last September, we put up " If We Never Meet Again ," a solid pop/rock song by Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers.  This was a...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Big Country - Fields of Fire (400 Miles)

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This is Big Country's second appearance on ERV, as " Look Away " was posted on the blog last August.  While U.S. readers will ...
Saturday, January 24, 2015

David Lee Roth - Goin' Crazy!

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For my money, David Lee Roth's 1985 departure from Van Halen was a real musical tragedy.  Led by Diamond Dave's showmanship and Edd...
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Sunday, January 18, 2015

Prince - Uptown

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"Uptown" is the answer to a great trivia question -- it was the first single released off Prince's classic Dirty Mind album.  ...
Monday, January 12, 2015

Roger Hodgson - Had a Dream (Sleeping with the Enemy)

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Any discussion of Roger Hodgson has to begin with his time in Supertramp, as he co-fronted the band (with Rick Davies) from its 1969 foundin...
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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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