Slade

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Slade
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Slayed?
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I Don't Mind

Cum on Feel the Noize.

Slade are one of the most recognisable acts of the glam rock movement, and were at their peak the most commercially popular band in the UK. During the height of their success, Slade out-performed their chart rivals Wizzard, Sweet, T. Rex, Suzi Quatro, Smokie, Gary Glitter and David Bowie. In the UK, they achieved 12 top five hits from 1971 to 1974, six of which topped the charts. In total, Slade had 17 top 20 hits between 1971 and 1976 including six #1s, three #2s and two #3s. No other UK act of the period enjoyed such consistency in the UK top 40 and Slade actually came the closest to emulating The Beatles' 22 top ten records in a single decade (1960s). Three of their singles entered the charts at #1, and they sold more singles in the UK than any other group of the 1970s..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slade.Mama Weer All Crazy now.

.Filling in the gaps. No.14http://mog.com/Neill/blog_post/29537(Thanks; Terry Staunton for reminding me......)

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1234chainsaw says Good gap to fill, Neill. It always saddens me when people think that Quiet Riot wrote "Cum On Feel The Noize".

Permalink posted 12/12/2006
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RobinH says Good call. I heard Noddy on the Radio last month, promoting the release of the recently remastered CD's. I always forget just how much chart success the band had. Do you remember the early 80's revival that they enjoyed of the back of NWOBHM/Reading Festival? Here is an interesting account of the start of this 'bounce' from the Wikipedia article: ??In August 1980, Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard Of Ozz cancelled their set at the Reading Festival with very short notice. Slade, who had all but disbanded, were recommended to replace them. A demoralised Dave Hill had effectively left the band and initially refused to do the show when asked by the other band members, but manager Chas Chandler convinced Hill to play what could very well have been their last ever live show in front of a huge crowd rather than in a small club. To Hill's utter astonishment, the band were well-received at the festival, and quickly became darlings of the music press again — despite doing nothing different at Reading than they had done onstage in recent years.?? "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slade#Career_history":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slade#Career_history

Permalink posted 12/13/2006