Slade are fucking brilliant
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Mation
real life adventure worth more than pieces of gold
No but Jimi Hendrix did the Star Spangled Banner. In whatever form, with whatever intention, that is an unfailingly rubbish thing to do. Slade wouldna.
*Remembers Lennon christmas song.
He didn't sell peanuts for a living!
Mation
real life adventure worth more than pieces of gold
what's wrong with selling peanuts for a living, peanutist!
brokenyolk
vegetable lover
Slade are astoundingly good, hugely influential and had immense style - i'm not talking about clothes but their attitude was fantastic - superbly carefree and unapologetic, unafraid to massively rock.....
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I've met Noddy and he's ace. He even signed my Cup-A-Soup!
Spion
I hear ya
Crikey! Slade. I was about 10 when they were at their height. I have one of those memories of being that age. One of those Saturday mornings that you look back at and they seem so perfect - driving to the shops in my sister's mini, the outskirts of Brum in 1974, Cum on Feel the Noise coming out of a little speaker and the sights and sounds of my childhood neighbourhood whizzing by, spaghetti on toast for lunch. And I had a neighbour who went out with Dave Hill <quite probably drunken late night rememniscences>
ouchmonkey
Singe Gainsbourg
never considered Slade and Haiku together before
I'm not sure what to make of that.
really I'm not
Meltingpot
Living in our pools we soon forget about the sea
"In For A Penny" is a great song IMO.
i did the p.a. for slade a few years ago... dave hill's in charge and he's a jehovah's witness so nobody dare do anything that would get them in trouble... don powell was an officious up his arse wanker who thought that anything female wanted to shag him (but i did end up with a "don powell" drumstick that i'm planning to auction on ebay one day), and the others just did as they were told. they did a good set though and they're professional as musicians. i've worked with nicer people put it that way 
Fedayn
Well-Known Member
F'kin' right it is.... As is Skweeze me pleeze me, mama weer all crazee now, Far far away, C'mon feel the noize, How does it feel, In for a penny. Some fucking class tracks without doubt and a f'kin' good few more.
Paul Russell
Psychogeographer
i did the p.a. for slade a few years ago... dave hill's in charge and he's a jehovah's witness so nobody dare do anything that would get them in trouble... don powell was an officious up his arse wanker who thought that anything female wanted to shag him (but i did end up with a "don powell" drumstick that i'm planning to auction on ebay one day), and the others just did as they were told. they did a good set though and they're professional as musicians. i've worked with nicer people put it that way
Hmm, I'm old enough to have all the classic singles, so that's a bit sad to hear. Maybe that's why Noddy left?
Well, we still have the singles and the crap spelling. And, yes, Far Far Away is a great song.
A Slade fucking rock vote from me.
Despite their perceived image they were very original and spot on for their time. Used to laugh my bollocks off watching Noddy pull up outside Wolves station in his yellow (20 year old) Merc to meet friends and Dave driving his mini metro along the back road from *somewhere* to *somewhere* not far from Wolverhampton.
Pop genius and fucking nice guys with it. Rare you meet top stars and realise they're just ordinary blokes. Class all round for me.
Despite their perceived image they were very original and spot on for their time. Used to laugh my bollocks off watching Noddy pull up outside Wolves station in his yellow (20 year old) Merc to meet friends and Dave driving his mini metro along the back road from *somewhere* to *somewhere* not far from Wolverhampton.
Pop genius and fucking nice guys with it. Rare you meet top stars and realise they're just ordinary blokes. Class all round for me.
Meltingpot
Living in our pools we soon forget about the sea
I've got the tape of Ambrose Slade, there's some interesting tracks on it. It's mostly cover versions for the period (late '60s).
blossie33
trailer trash
I can actually remember them before that, when they were called the N'Betweens. They recorded 'You'd better Run' (originally by the USA band the Young Rascals I thiink). Robert Plant also recorded it around the same time (bout 66 or 67) which made for a bit of local rivalry
Meltingpot
Living in our pools we soon forget about the sea
They're good too, though I think they have a different appeal. I particularly like "Tonight" and "California Man," two singles from the '70s.
I liked Wizzard too; Roy Wood is a heck of a talented guy.
Termite Man
zombie flesh eater
I'm bumping this because someone dared besmirch the name of slade on the Gary Glitter thread
Meltingpot
Living in our pools we soon forget about the sea
Guilty, though to be fair I also besmirched T Rex, the Sweet, Elton John and Bowie in the same post 
Anyway, bumping a Slade thread's fine by me. I only saw them once, at Bailey's in Leicester in early '79. They were good but they'd have been even better IMO if they had played some of their old hits; their whole set was new stuff that I didn't know.
Anyway, bumping a Slade thread's fine by me. I only saw them once, at Bailey's in Leicester in early '79. They were good but they'd have been even better IMO if they had played some of their old hits; their whole set was new stuff that I didn't know.
Divisive Cotton
Now I just have my toy soldiers
I love this Slade track:
Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
I can actually remember them before that, when they were called the N'Betweens. They recorded 'You'd better Run' (originally by the USA band the Young Rascals I thiink). Robert Plant also recorded it around the same time (bout 66 or 67) which made for a bit of local rivalry
***ROCK TRIVIA ALERT***
Robert Plant, according to my copy of 'Hammer Of The Gods', did in fact audition for Slade at one time, before he was famous. But the other members of Slade, apart from Noddy Holder, didn't like his posing style.
Plant ended up in some down at heel and little-known beat combo called Led Zeppelin, who nobody's heard of since. Wonder what happened to them?
Fedayn
Well-Known Member
Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
They went on to make some really, really shite, over-hyped music.
HERESY!!!!!!!!
BURN HIM!!!!!!!
You dare to besmirch the reputation of the almighty heavy metal Gods Of Thunder that are the mighty Led Zeppelin?!
*Rouses angry mob*
*Stacks firewood*
*Makes the Devil's sign*
Fedayn
Well-Known Member
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