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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Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Split Enz - I Got You

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Split Enz (the NZ is a reference to New Zealand, where the band originated) formed in 1973 in Auckland.  The founders - Tim Finn and Phil Ju...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Poco - Call It Love

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Casual music fans may view Poco as an answer to the trivia question: What group did The Eagles raid for their bass players?  In truth, Poco ...
Sunday, June 20, 2021

Rick James - Give It To Me Baby

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Although he was a funk artist, Rick James lived like a rock star. Huge highs, crashing lows, drugs, and horrific personal behavior defined m...
Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Mental As Anything - Live It Up

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"Live It Up" is an upbeat song with an interesting history from a cool, quirky band from Australia.  Mental As Anything were an ar...
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...
Friday, April 16, 2021

Los Lobos - Will the Wolf Survive?

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Los Lobos were an unlikely and underrated success story in the 1980s.  The group's roots date back to 1973, and they were originally nam...
Sunday, March 28, 2021

Cutting Crew - One for the Mockingbird

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Many ERV readers will recognize Cutting Crew as the band behind "(I Just) Died in Your Arms," a #1 song from 1987.  In typical Eig...
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...
Saturday, March 6, 2021

MC Lyte - Cha Cha Cha

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MC Lyte was a female trailblazer in hip hop and is the answer to a trivia question: who is the first solo female artist to release a rap rec...