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SLADE - STILL ALIVE
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Slade - earlier



Slade - Still Alive
...P r e s e n t a t i o n...

Slade may have never truly caught on with American audiences (often narrow-mindedly deemed "too British-sounding"), but the group became a sensation in their homeland with their anthemic brand of glam rock in the early '70s, as they scored a staggering 11 Top Five hits in a four-year span from 1971 to 1974 (five of which topped the charts). Comprised of singer / guitarist Noddy Holder (born Neville Holder, June 15, 1946 in Walsall, West Midlands, England), guitarist Dave Hill (born April 4, 1946, in Fleet Castle, Devon, England), bassist Jimmy Lea (born June 14, 1949, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England), and drummer Don Powell (born September 10, 1946, Bilston, West Midlands, England), the group originally formed in the spring of 1966 under the name the In-Be-Tweens, playing out regularly with a mixture of soul and rock tracks. But besides a lone obscure single, "You Better Run" (penned by future Runaways svengali Kim Fowley), the band never issued any other recordings. By the end of '60s, the group had changed their name to Ambrose Slade and signed on with the Fontana label. Soon after, the quartet hooked up with Animals bass player-turned-manager Chas Chandler (who had discovered Jimi Hendrix a few years prior), who promptly suggested the group shorten the name to just Slade and assume a "skinhead" look (Dr. Martin boots, shaved heads) as a gimmick.

After several albums featuring few original compositions from the quartet came and went (1969's Beginnings, 1970's Play It Loud), the group began to write their own tunes, grew their hair long, and assumed the look of the then-burgeoning glam movement, joining the same cause championed by such fellow Brits as David Bowie and T. Rex. This new direction paid off in 1971 with the number 16 U.K. single "Get Down and Get With It," which soon touched off a string of classic singles and led to Slade becoming one of the most beloved party bands back home. Slade also utilized another gimmick, humorously misspelled song titles, as evidenced by such singles as "Coz I Luv You," "Look Wot You Dun," "Take Me Bak 'Ome," "Mama Weer All Crazee Now," "Gudbuy t'Jane," "Cum on Feel the Noize," "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me," and "Merry Xmas Everybody" (the latter of which re-entered the charts every holiday season for years afterward). Several attempts at cracking the U.S. market came up empty (with track listings between their U.K. and U.S. full-lengths differing), although such albums as Slade Alive! and Slayed? are considered to be some of the finest albums of the glam era.

Slade continued to score further hit singles back home, including such correctly spelled tracks as "My Friend Stan," "Everyday," "Bangin' Man," "Far Far Away," "How Does it Feel," and "In for a Penny," but with glam rock's dissolution and punk's emergence by the mid-'70s, the hits eventually dried up for the quartet. Despite the change in musical climate, Slade stuck to their guns and kept touring and releasing albums, as the title to their 1977 album, Whatever Happened to Slade?, proved that the group's humor remained intact despite their fall from the top of the charts. A large, dedicated following still supported the group as they offered a performance at the 1980 Reading Festival that was considered one of the day's best, resulting in sudden renewed interest in the group back home and Slade scored their first true hit singles in six years with 1981's "We'll Bring the House Down" and "Lock up Your Daughters."

Slade received a boost stateside around this time as well, courtesy of the U.S. pop-metal outfit Quiet Riot, who made a smash hit out of "Cum on Feel the Noize" in 1983 that resulted in a strong chart showing for Slade's 1984 release Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply (issued as The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome in the U.K. a year earlier). Slade then enjoyed a pair of U.S. MTV/radio hits, "Run Runaway" and "My Oh My." Holder and Lea also tried their hand at producing another artist around this time as well, as they manned the boards for Girlschool's 1983 release Play Dirty. Despite another all-new studio release, Rogues Gallery, and Quiet Riot covering another classic Slade tune ("Mama Weer All Crazee Now"), Slade was unable to retain their newfound American audience or rekindled British following and they eventually faded from sight once more, this time without a comeback waiting around the corner. During the '90s, a truncated version of the group dubbed Slade II was formed (without Holder or Lea in attendance), while Holder became a popular U.K. television personality as well as the host of his own '70s rock radio show. A 21-track singles compilation, Feel the Noize: The Very Best of Slade, was issued in 1997 (re-released under the simple title of Greatest Hits a couple of years later), which proved to be a popular release in England. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide. (Written by Greg Prato)




Slade - now



Slade was a hugely successful English rock band of the early 1970s and was a major part of the Glam rock phenomenon of that decade. The band originated from the Black Country in central England. Slade never truly caught on with American audiences (who often deemed them "too British-sounding"), but the group became a massive sensation in their home country, with success to rival Wizzard. With their anthemic brand of glam rock, they scored 11 Top Five hits in a four-year span from 1971 to 1974 (five of which topped the charts).

The band members were: Noddy Holder (real name Neville Holder) - singer/guitarist. Dave Hill - Guitarist. Jimmy Lea - Bassist. Don Powell - Drummer.

The group originally formed in 1966 and was called the In-Be-Tweens, but initially had little success. In the late 1960s the band changed its name to Ambrose Slade and later to just Slade, and initially the band sported a "skinhead" look. They later abandoned this idea, grew their hair long, and became a part of the Glam Rock movement, releasing songs with deliberately mis-spelled titles which made them stand out.

This change of direction paid off, and from 1971 the band scored a number of hits, including the singles:

"Coz I Luv You," / "Look Wot You Dun," / "Take Me Bak 'Ome," / "Mama Weer All Crazee Now," / "Gudbuy t'Jane," / "Cum on Feel the Noize," / "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me," / "Merry Xmas Everybody" (which has re-entered the charts several times since and is arguably the UK's most famous Christmas song)...

Slade's attempts at cracking the American market were largely unsuccessful, although a cover of the single "Cum on Feel the Noize," by Metal group Quiet Riot was a smash Top 5 hit in America in 1983. Slade's sound and image influenced a number of American rock groups in the 1970s, particularly KISS. The bands albums "Slade Alive" and "Slayed" are considered by many to be some of the best of the Glam Rock era.

With the advent of punk in the late 1970s Slade's music became unfashionable and their hits largely dried up, although they had another UK top 10 hit in 1984 with the single "Run Run Away" (which would be their second top 40 hit in the USA and their first since "Gudbuy T'Jane", which barely made the top 40 in 1972). Despite being 'adopted' by fans of a harder rock genre, the band split up officially in 1991.

Holder went on to become an actor and in-demand broadcaster, while the others played in new versions of Slade. Their impact was kept alive by comedians Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, who respectfully sent up the band in a number of sketches in one of their TV shows in the 1990s. Holder also acted in the nostalgic late 90s TV comedy The Grimleys , set in the early 70s, where he played music teacher Mr. Holder. In one amusing scene he played a Slade song on the piano, and wished he could become famous...




Slade In Concert (2006)



Usually setlist of Slade's nowadays concerts:

Cum On Feel The Noize / Take Me Back 'Ome / Lock Up Your Daughters / Far, Far Away / Everyday / Red Hot / Coz I Luv You / Run Runaway / Gudbuy T'Jane / Mama Weer All Crazee Now / Get Down With It

Encores: My Oh My / Merry Xmas Everybody

Slade Fan Club:
Monika Kahle

Monika Kahle
Riukutie 10 G 23
00390 Helsinki / Finnland
Tel.: 0358 (0) 9 510 2373
Mailkontakt: info@poprocknews.com
WWW.POPROCKNEWS.COM

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