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, July 25, 2016

Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight

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A wonderfully catchy piece of dance-pop, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" was the peak of Wang Chung's career, and might also be t...
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Monday, May 23, 2016

Shannon - Let The Music Play

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"Let the Music Play" was a successful and influential single that helped create the dance sound of the eighties.  When the song wa...
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...
Sunday, April 3, 2016

Steve Winwood - Still In The Game

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Steve Winwood got his musical start at the tender age of 14 when he joined the Spencer Davis Group, though he would go on to even greater fa...
Monday, March 14, 2016

The Long Ryders - I Want You Bad

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This is the second appearance on ERV for The Long Ryders; the superb " Looking for Lewis and Clark " was posted on our little blog...
Sunday, March 6, 2016

Ray Parker, Jr. and Raydio - A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)

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Ray Parker, Jr. formed Raydio in 1977 with with Vincent Bohnam, Jerry Knight, and Arnell Carmichael.  The group's smooth pop/funk quickl...
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Saturday, February 20, 2016

The Hooters - Day by Day

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After a long, bumpy road, Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman finally saw significant success with The Hooters 1985 Nervous Night LP.  The album pea...
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Monday, February 8, 2016

The B-52's - Private Idaho

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New wave and surf rock might seem like an odd combination (ok, it is an odd combination), but somehow the B-52's hit on a sound that wa...
Thursday, January 28, 2016

Indigo Girls - Closer to Fine

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Indigo Girls were part of the late 1980s folk revival scene that included 10,000 Maniacs , Michelle Shocked , and Tracy Chapman, among other...