playing some 70s slade this morning you would think it would be really dated but its not

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Slade are well under rated. A brilliant band, and very raucous for their time. They had loads of great songs.

Noddy, is a great bloke ... really down to earth.

playing some 70s slade this morning you would think it would be really dated but its not

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I quite like them, but their Xmas 73 song is not as good as the Wizard one in my humble opinion.

Their stuff still sounds ok today to me. Noddy Holder's autobiography is a good read.

I used to really like Slade when I was young saw them in concert a couple of times they were brilliant really knew how to get the crowd going.

I was upset when at school I had Slade written in my pencil case and another girl went mad saying only boys liked Slade!!! I am sure that wasnt true was it?:huh:

I used to really like Slade when I was young saw them in concert a couple of times they were brilliant really knew how to get the crowd going.

I was upset when at school I had Slade written in my pencil case and another girl went mad saying only boys liked Slade!!! I am sure that wasnt true was it?:huh:

at the time guys liked slade and girls either liked the osmonds or david cassidy or if you where me aged 8 i liked slade gary glitter and david bowie:)

Slade are true Glam rock!
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So cum on feel the noize
Girls grab the boys
We get wild, wild, wild
We get wild, wild, wild !!!!!

Some of their songs are great, but that Christmas one they did in the 80s was just cheesy and annoying IMO.

I used to work in a Supermarket around Christmas time, and "So here it is merry Christmas" was played in constant rotation alongside the equally annoying Shakin' Stevens Christmas song, I was never so happy to reach the end of the day come 5 PM.

That was recorded in '73 (I think) Rich, and has done everybody's biscuit in since.

That said, they headlined Donington in '81(??? before my time), and everyone I spoken to who went said they were absolutely awesome.

That was recorded in '73 (I think) Rich, and has done everybody's biscuit in since.

That said, they headlined Donington in '81(??? before my time), and everyone I spoken to who went said they were absolutely awesome.

slade got a new lease of life in 1980 with the nwobhm boom , i heard that concert they did was a good set and im sure its on cd

The very first record I bought with my own money was "Sqweeze me pleeze me" in 1973. Cost 33p IIRC. God I feel old.

You can count me in as a slade fan. My favourite track is Far Far Away.

They were so big in the 1970s it has to be pointed out how many hit singles they had. They are about 7th in the all time record of top 20 hits and during the 70s most top division football clubs had a slade song as one of their fave chants. A bunch of incredible talents too.
They were much bigger than Oasis ever got at their height, but there wasn't quite as much money in it in their time more is the pity..

does anyone know what this means ?

" I got a red light on the wrist without me even getting kissed "


There must be some hidden meaning :)

Muddy, I don't know what you mean ...... ;)

yes, I like these many hit wonders.

From the standpoint of popular music, they were probably the best thing to come out of the Black Country since Robert Plant (and better than either Judas Priest or UB40).

They would never win any prizes for sophistication, but they were very good at what they did.

They also made a film in broad Black Country accents. This required the distributors to add sub-titles when the film was shown in the US

They would never win any prizes for sophistication, but they were very good at what they did.
How dare you!! Holder was clearly very sophisticated - see his mirrored top hat as proof. ;)

We'll not mention Dave Hills' "SuperYob" guitar though.

How dare you!! Holder was clearly very sophisticated - see his mirrored top hat as proof. ;)

We'll not mention Dave Hills' "SuperYob" guitar though.

"Arrise, Sir Nodwald Holder"

How dare you!! Holder was clearly very sophisticated - see his mirrored top hat as proof. ;)

We'll not mention Dave Hills' "SuperYob" guitar though.

Ah yes, I forgot about the mirrored top hat, which was clearly a sartorial artefact of profound symbolic significance, probably having something to do with reflecting the souls of all those who gazed upon it. Indeed, it probably derived from the skull scene in Hamlet - 'alas poor Yorick, he is dead', or from the Nietzschean warning that 'be careful not to stare into the abyss, in case the abyss stares back at you'.

As for Hill's 'superyob' guitar. we should remember that this was in perfect balance with his silvery, super-high platform heels

Slade, the best band around 1972/3 I saw them at the City Hall, Alex Harvey band were there support group then.
I have to disagree though I think Slades music is very dated but in a good way like 50s rock n roll.