Slade Slayed? (CD - Union Square Music, 1972) *****
Genre: English pop/rock
Places I remember: FOPP Covent Garden - the CD replaced the old long gone vinyl copy.
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Gudbuy T'Jane
Gear costume: Look At Last Nite, Move Over, Gudbuy Gudbuy, Mama Weer All Crazee Now
Active compensatory factors: Back in 1972, after Slade Alive, I waited very impatiently to get my hands on this album.
I wasn't disappointed. The Slade sound delivered: Noddy Holder's instantly recognisable vocals (Gudbuy Gudbuy's sneer is peerless); Don Powell's iconic drum shuffle; topped off by Dave Hill's punk/glam/metal guitar.
All that is great, but, for me, the real star of Slade is Jim Lea - bassist, violinist, songwriter: listen to Look At Last Nite for the classic Slade sound and what do you find? Jim Lea's bass - that's wot.
Back in the day, these songs packed punch and they still do. Move Over is still remarkable and the Beatles inspired pop songs lead by Gudbuy Gudbuy, Mama Weer All Crazee Now and Gudbuy T'Jane are timeless.
Where do they all belong? Without Slade, no AC/DC (The Whole World's Goin' Crazee alone was the template)
Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence - ROBERT FRIPP. Information is not knowledge; knowledge is not wisdom; wisdom is not truth; truth is not beauty; beauty is not love; love is not music; MUSIC IS THE BEST - FRANK ZAPPA. I think we're a little happier when we have a little music in our lives - STEVE JOBS. Music in the soul can be heard by the universe - LAO TZU. Rock and Roll is fire, man. FIRE. - DAVID BRIGGS. Music grips you, gets into your soul - GEORGE MARTIN
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Mama weer all crazee now (Slade) (LP 272)
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Dave Hill,
Don Powell,
Jim Lea,
Noddy Holder,
Slade
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