Based on a novel by Terry Davis, the 1985 film Vision Quest is the story of a high school wrestler and his quest for glory and getting laid. A mash up of a coming of age story with an underdog sports story (ala Rocky), the film starred Matthew Modine, the oddly deep-voiced Linda Fiorentino, [...]
The pride of Halifax, Nova Scotia, April Wine scored a few hits on the AOR charts in the early 80s and actually had a bit of longevity — their first hit was in 1972, and their last was in 1993.
As the followup single to ballad “Just Between You and Me”, the harder-rocking “Sign [...]
This song actually hit #70 on the Hot 100 in 1983, but surprisingly did not hit on the Mainstream Rock chart, where many a horrible “rock” song did hit. This video is so bad and so cheesy it HAS to be seen. Is that lead singer a dude?
Though primarily a purveyor of soft rock hits, in 1982 Kenny Loggins “manned up” with Don’t Fight It. This muscular arena rock duet with Journey’s Steve Perry was a massive hit, peaking at #4 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #17 on the Pop Singles chart. The song was featured on Loggins’ 1982 [...]
