Thursday, February 15, 2018

BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE SLADE.

I've been listening to Slade for decades and I still don't know whether I really like them or not. Are they too stupid to like, or too stupid to not like? They sure were a visual spectacle. I mean, fucking Noddy Holder, what was he thinking with those stupid hats? And poor ol' Dave Hill, the lone space glam dude.

I do remember listening to them a bunch back in the day. What I can't figure out in hindsight is why. I don't remember ever going all in, but I've never disliked them. I think, more than anything, I liked the fact that they existed. The stupid look, the grating vocals of Holder, the goofy lyrics, intentional misspelling, the Slade fist; the whole package.

~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~
Listen:
Slade - Cum On Feel the Noize mp3 at Internet Archive
Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now mp3
at Internet Archive

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

True story: back in the mid-'80s, when Sade was hot, my local record store marked up the file tab for the Slade albums to let everyone know the name was pronounced "Slar-Day".

Hey, it gave me a chuckle.

Marc

Tom G. said...

I love record store humor.