Once I had the era defined for
my purposes, I started thinking
about what sorts of things led to
the end of Lite Rock’s chart success. What happened in 1982,
specifically, that would lead to
bands like Ambrosia and Little
River Band finding themselves
shut out of the music scene?
Obviously, tastes change. So that
was part of it. But the other thing
that happened in 1982 was the
emergence of MTV, which really
became a cultural force. And,
with all due respect, Randy VanWarner and Robbie Dupree just
were not built for MTV.
As I thought of ideas for a follow up to Drink A Toast To Innocence, I knew that I wanted to
do something that had more of
a specific theme than just “Early
MTV.” Were there sub-genres
that were particularly important to the