t rex for me. in 1971 i first heard electric warrior, and it was my favorite album for years.
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cum on feel the noize by... slade?
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t rex for me. in 1971 i first heard electric warrior, and it was my favorite album for years.
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What are you talking about, the 70s was a fashion apex with people like Slade, Alvin Stardust, The Sweet and Abba at the pinnacle.
I saw Slade in the 70s at a very rainy festival where the audience were hiding under plastic sheets from the weather... Slade got everyone out and dancing in the rain. Real rockers and an awesome live act. I can almost forgive them that Christmas song...
IIRC, he wrote it and left it in the studio as a gift to them, and only recorded it himself later. But I may have been misinformed.
Slade has an interesting history. They were barely even noticed, but influenced a lot of more famous bands.
They are also the group the movie Spinal Tap was based on.
They are also the group the movie Spinal Tap was based on.
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What an amazing collection of inaccuracies
Are you maybe thinking of Status Quo? Although even then the "bareley even noticed" comment would be wrong...
Not at all. According to what i have read, the movie based on Slade. And you are a musician, so you would be aware of them, but ask the average person on the street, outside of Great Britain, and they will not know the band. Now, if you have something to show that proves I'm not correct, I'd really like to see it. My source is very knowledgeable about the history of rock music. Part of his weekly radio show focuses on it.What an amazing collection of inaccuracies
Understand I'm not arguing, I'm seeking information.
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Well that is so unbelievably wrong as to be ridiculous. Slade were a huge band in the UK and Europe, had multiple No 1 chart singles, multiple No 1 albums, and wrote a Christmas song that is still played to death every year. Your source is is not knowledgeable at all, no matter what they might think.
I'm not fond of being called ridiculous. So being rude is your response to an honest question? I think my source is more knowledgeable that you are and he is a much nicer person.
What is wrong with you?
What are you talking about, the 70s was a fashion apex with people like Slade, Alvin Stardust, The Sweet and Abba at the pinnacle.
I saw Slade in the 70s at a very rainy festival where the audience were hiding under plastic sheets from the weather... Slade got everyone out and dancing in the rain. Real rockers and an awesome live act. I can almost forgive them that Christmas song...
Must have been more a UK thing than it was here in the USA. Slade was more like Uriah Heep where I was back then. Both were excellent bands that had their devoted followings. But definitely nothing you might consider at the apex of anything as far as popularity or mindshare went. Say "Slade" and most people knew (a) they were a rock band, (b) recall having heard something by them, and (c) generally remember having liked it. But fewer than one in ten could name what the song was with any degree of confidence, or ID a Slade song as being a Slade song if it were playing on a radio.
No matter. It takes nothing away from either band. I really like them both.
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Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Any time we look at any of these, we have to remember when they were made. I am sure there was a director just off camera (who probably knew absolutely nothing about rock and roll, or teenagers), telling them what he wanted them to do.
I remember doing a gig in London and Noddy was at the bar all night. There were only around 8 of us in the joint. I kept looking at him and the sideburns. The drummer hipped me to who I was looking at. The other guy that surprised me was Tim Rose the singer songwriter. God rest his soul...
Long live Rock!
Long live Rock!
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More to the point what is wrong with you? The statements you posted regarding the band - statements which you ascribed to someone else - were incorrect and ridiculous. If you now choose to take that as an insult that's your problem.
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