Very underrated band. They definitely need to get in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but because of them not being a big name in America they probably won't.
@@grod1360 You said exactly what I was going to say. the Rock and Roll hall of fame is a joke. they sold out and let the rappers take it over. the musicians that are inducted into the HOF shouldn't be forgotten. but as for inducting anymore musicians forget it.
@@HistoricallyMarked 90% of the inductees are american. Apart from the usual suspects like McCartney and the Stones it's more or less a yanks only club. FFS! They've even put Dolly Big Tits Parton in it!
No matter what your view is of this great band ! There is no getting away with the fact that this band were huge in the 1970's, and the quality of their songs leaves me with no doubt whatsoever of their mastery of song-writing and giving the crowds at their shows a night to remember..
Seriously. No mention of their comeback.ozzie at the last moment pulled out of Reading. Said get Slade. They laughed at this. They had no choice. Slade walked on in front of a hostile crowd of 60,000. 45 minutes They left the stage in pamdomanina. Next day the music press had head lines. Slade slaughter Reading. Yet still thinking they were had beens were against Chandler booking them at a theatre with a capacity of 3,000. An hour later Chandler got a phone call. Slade said. We told you not to do this. Which Chandler replied. It's already sold out. The concerts started getting bigger. Put out a single We'll bring the house down. Peaked at number 10 so big now they co headlined Donnington castle Acdc. What's neglected was they were playing at the same venues during their so called glam say. ( Look at their opening number at Newcastle. Look at Noddy taking full control in front of 25,000 at Locheim). My oh my was such a monster hit. They received a gold record. One day someone will know what they are talking about when it comes to SLADE
No one rocked harder or louder or made you laugh till your jaw was sore than SLADE……the ultimate good time party band …KISS saw them and said , “We gotta do that “, and so , they did …
Yeah shame there wasn’t any detail about the legendary Reading performance. I know two non-mutual friends who were there on the day. Both told me the crowd started drifting away from the main stage before they came on but Slade went at it full tilt and thousands of people turned back to watch and admire. And legend has it they played Merry Christmas Everybody (in August).
Despite being narrated by what sounds like a high school sophomore reading his "Pick A Band You've Never Heard Of And Do A Report On Their History" assignment in front of his music class, this is actually a great, underrated band that, while cited by many bands as influencing them, never quite had the success they deserved (at least not in the U.S.) Helloween would be another band in this category. While I do have their entire catalog, I'm especially fond of Slade's final 3 albums. Real good stuff.
Whatever happened to Slade was in late 74 they pissed off to America for two years abandoning their loyal British fans in search of the Yankee dollar. They flopped and came back forgotten by almost everyone except for their hardened fans. There was even graffiti on walls asking 'Whatever Happened To Slade'. They took their next album title from that. It took Ozzy pulling out of the Reading festival to give them a second chance.
All genuine slade fans stuck with and always will and I'm 63 and I play slade in the car every day and yes it's loud very loud keep on rocking nod and the boys there will never be another group like slade they are the very best
An interesting fact that you may have missed about Slade is they featured in the off-beat 1991 German comedy "Go Trebi Go", set during the reunification of Germany. Thanks for the video, I have several Slade albums on vinyl from the 1970s when I was a teenager. 😁
'whatever happened to Slade".The Stranglers took over. If in the Seventies if you drove passed The Oval. Whatever happened to Slade was painted on the wall. Some wag added. The Stranglers took over. Not that I drive that way much these days, when I do it always brings back memories.,
My favourite slade album is slade alive volume 1 you can hear and feel the raw power if like me you were lucky enough to see nod and the boys then I consider myself to be so lucky. And yes I'm going deaf too I'd forgive slade anytime.
I bought _Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply_ on vinyl after hearing both "My Oh My" and "Run Runaway" and seeing the videos. It has 10 tracks on the album of which 6 were really good. Noddy Holder was in great vocal form. Although it wasn't clear what style power ballad "My Oh My" was, it became clear from "Run Runaway" and other songs that this was a Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band. Being as I was just getting into Heavy Metal at the time (in 1984), Slade made their big comeback at the right time for me. Unfortunately, it wouldn't last long, although I did like "She Shela" from _Rogues Gallery_ in 1986. But that would be their very last hurrah. It makes sense, though: At that time the Metal world was split between the NWOBHM bands like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, other 70s Metal bands like AC/DC, Whitesnake, Scorpions and Accept, and the burgeoning Glam-Metal bands like Mōtley Crüe, Ratt, Dokken, Europe, Cinderella and Poison, and therefore Slade jad nowhere to fit there. It's ok, though, as Slade was definitely a part of my wonderful high school Rock 'n' Roll years. 🤘🏻
@MOo8996cz slade are bigger than ac dc always will be ac dc we're good but slade were the masters of the concert nod had the crowd in the palms of his hands such a legendary showman
Not very complete… You forget to mention their huge succes at Reading 1980 that fact brought them back to the eye of the music scene! Also Jim Lea made a few recordings for cd and Don Powell has his own band these days.
Could you make a video about "Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds"? It would be great; they were so underrated, incredible musicians who should have had much more success. All of their songs are fantastic.❤
@@SpenceCurry unfortunately, Hugh Hefner's record label went bankrupt to avoid paying royalties. For over 20 years, they also didn't pay the rights to Danny Hamilton's songs, who passed away in 1994, and his daughter and wife were able to win a $500,000 lawsuit in 2012, after so many years of not receiving royalties. It's so sad how the music industry takes advantage of musicians and their families.
Good effort but jumped about a bit. I love anything about Slade. You missed out the 80’s revival was due to an appearance at Reading Festival replacing Ozzy, whos band weren’t ready. Slade rocked a metal crowd. You should really listen to some interviews on RUclips , get a more linear feel . Enjoyed it though 👍
They got a huge following in St Louis and I saw them open up for Black Oak Arkansas at k e i l Auditorium in 1976. The singer who had a really big hat on was entertaining however they are just not a band that sticks with me being as I primarily was into progressive rock. It was a good time though you could cut the pot smoke with a knife😅
The only good thing about hawkwind is that Lemmy was a roadie for Emerson Lake and Palmer. Oh I almost forgot he gave Keith Emerson his Nazi daggers. That is his true claim to fame😅😅
Many glam bands in the US have been very much carbon copies of Slade. Actually including Twisted Sister, Poison and Bon Jovi. In the case of Bon Jovi some of their songs feel like Slade rip-offs, but enough smartly done to avoid any legal issues. Honest people like Quiet Riot, Cheap Trick and Gene Simmons gave due credits. Gene often tell a little story that in the early KISS days the band hopped on a plane to UK to watch and learn from Slade.
Saw them twice in Southern Cal in mid 70’s. They seemed like a bit of a copy of Mott the Hoople. Not really impressed and I can understand why they didn’t catch on here in the States. Hindsight is always 20/20 though - isn’t it ?
Slade is one band I could care less what happened to them as long as they are gone. In fact the only thing they did was provide Quiet Riot a song and Quiet Riot is another band I’m glad is gone gone gone. Slade= group of idiots.
im shure noddy and jimmy are gone gone gone when every year thousands drop in royalties for merry xmaxs you moron take youre sponge of a head stick it up well you know where its been there all youre spunk drop of a ouiet life merrry xmas what a riot
Very underrated band. They definitely need to get in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but because of them not being a big name in America they probably won't.
RHOF is a damn joke. They keep putting in rappers instead of the real rockers like Slade.
@@grod1360
You said exactly what I was going to say. the Rock and Roll hall of fame is a joke. they sold out and let the rappers take it over. the musicians that are inducted into the HOF shouldn't be forgotten. but as for inducting anymore musicians forget it.
@@HistoricallyMarked 90% of the inductees are american. Apart from the usual suspects like McCartney and the Stones it's more or less a yanks only club. FFS! They've even put Dolly Big Tits Parton in it!
It is possible that if Slade went into the Hall, all the other bands would leave.
make your own hall of fame the american means nothing outside america... "plz plz camboya add us in your hall of fame!!" ... pathetic
They were ahead of their time.
no, they were OF their time....They didn't last because they were a part of a trend.....
Most successful English band of the 70s hardly a disappearing act 🥳
@@NicholasANappiNick The album 'Whatever happened to Slade' had that title for a reason...
They weren't a bad band but they definitely weren't ahead of their time. They were trend chasers
best live band of the 70,s early 80,s, top,top, group, sadly never to be repeated"
No matter what your view is of this great band ! There is no getting away with the fact that this band were huge in the 1970's, and the quality of their songs leaves me with no doubt whatsoever of their mastery of song-writing and giving the crowds at their shows a night to remember..
Been a fan since the 70s. I bought 1 album and still play it. I still enjoy Slade music.
Seriously. No mention of their comeback.ozzie at the last moment pulled out of Reading. Said get Slade. They laughed at this. They had no choice. Slade walked on in front of a hostile crowd of 60,000. 45 minutes They left the stage in pamdomanina. Next day the music press had head lines. Slade slaughter Reading. Yet still thinking they were had beens were against Chandler booking them at a theatre with a capacity of 3,000. An hour later Chandler got a phone call. Slade said. We told you not to do this. Which Chandler replied. It's already sold out. The concerts started getting bigger. Put out a single We'll bring the house down. Peaked at number 10 so big now they co headlined Donnington castle Acdc. What's neglected was they were playing at the same venues during their so called glam say. ( Look at their opening number at Newcastle. Look at Noddy taking full control in front of 25,000 at Locheim). My oh my was such a monster hit. They received a gold record. One day someone will know what they are talking about when it comes to SLADE
No one rocked harder or louder or made you laugh till your jaw was sore than SLADE……the ultimate good time party band …KISS saw them and said , “We gotta do that “, and so , they did …
Cheap Trick got their name from them.
Merry Xmas Everybody will keep this group in our collective consciences for many decades to come!
Their worst song. Your nostalgia will die. Quiet riot will keep them alive with a world first number 1 heavy metal album.
Slade had some very , very great songs.
Mesmerizing to watch. Dave Hill’s iconic hair and outrageous outfits are unforgettable.
Saw them at Festival Hall Melbourne in '74 - it was epic!
Melbourne Showgrounds 4 th February 1973, one of the best days of my 15 year old life.❤🎉🇦🇺🎼🎤🎻🎸🎸🥁🎫🎟️
Drummer Don Powell is still rocking with his group, Don, and the Dreamers.
Yeah shame there wasn’t any detail about the legendary Reading performance. I know two non-mutual friends who were there on the day. Both told me the crowd started drifting away from the main stage before they came on but Slade went at it full tilt and thousands of people turned back to watch and admire. And legend has it they played Merry Christmas Everybody (in August).
Despite being narrated by what sounds like a high school sophomore reading his "Pick A Band You've Never Heard Of And Do A Report On Their History" assignment in front of his music class, this is actually a great, underrated band that, while cited by many bands as influencing them, never quite had the success they deserved (at least not in the U.S.) Helloween would be another band in this category. While I do have their entire catalog, I'm especially fond of Slade's final 3 albums. Real good stuff.
We don't need a "know it all" American telling us about a great British band, we already know.
What did happen I seen them in Texas in 72
Whatever happened to Slade was in late 74 they pissed off to America for two years abandoning their loyal British fans in search of the Yankee dollar. They flopped and came back forgotten by almost everyone except for their hardened fans. There was even graffiti on walls asking 'Whatever Happened To Slade'. They took their next album title from that. It took Ozzy pulling out of the Reading festival to give them a second chance.
All genuine slade fans stuck with and always will and I'm 63 and I play slade in the car every day and yes it's loud very loud keep on rocking nod and the boys there will never be another group like slade they are the very best
An interesting fact that you may have missed about Slade is they featured in the off-beat 1991 German comedy "Go Trebi Go", set during the reunification of Germany. Thanks for the video, I have several Slade albums on vinyl from the 1970s when I was a teenager. 😁
I lived in Europe in the 70s... being intoduced to Slade was a shining moment of that experience.
Brilliant band,saw them live in Sydney in 74 my first live gig loved the experience it caused an addiction to live music. Hate AI crap voice.
I think Noddy is still a DJ on local radio although he is in ill health
These guys actually sold gazillions of records.
Only last week I purchased a Slade Alive Cd ........... 43 years ago I had the album
I still have my 72 gatefold sleeve album.
@@roderickmain9697 Good stuff
@@roderickmain9697 Slade. Nice!
Then my friend you got the best ever slade album listen to the sheer raw power and great drumming from don powell. Keep on rocking fellow slade fan
@@noddyholder1976 Will do, cheers!
Chas Chandler also was the manager for Jimmy Hendrix.
He said that
'whatever happened to Slade".The Stranglers took over. If in the Seventies if you drove passed The Oval. Whatever happened to Slade was painted on the wall. Some wag added. The Stranglers took over. Not that I drive that way much these days, when I do it always brings back memories.,
The stranglers are a great band but couldn't clean Slades boots slade were true music legends keep on rocking slade fans
Till Deaf do us Part is my favorite Slade album , I still play it up loud, maybe that's why my hearing is shot 😂
My favourite slade album is slade alive volume 1 you can hear and feel the raw power if like me you were lucky enough to see nod and the boys then I consider myself to be so lucky. And yes I'm going deaf too I'd forgive slade anytime.
I bought _Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply_ on vinyl after hearing both "My Oh My" and "Run Runaway" and seeing the videos. It has 10 tracks on the album of which 6 were really good. Noddy Holder was in great vocal form. Although it wasn't clear what style power ballad "My Oh My" was, it became clear from "Run Runaway" and other songs that this was a Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band. Being as I was just getting into Heavy Metal at the time (in 1984), Slade made their big comeback at the right time for me. Unfortunately, it wouldn't last long, although I did like "She Shela" from _Rogues Gallery_ in 1986. But that would be their very last hurrah. It makes sense, though: At that time the Metal world was split between the NWOBHM bands like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, other 70s Metal bands like AC/DC, Whitesnake, Scorpions and Accept, and the burgeoning Glam-Metal bands like Mōtley Crüe, Ratt, Dokken, Europe, Cinderella and Poison, and therefore Slade jad nowhere to fit there. It's ok, though, as Slade was definitely a part of my wonderful high school Rock 'n' Roll years. 🤘🏻
Thanks for the novel😅 did you find a publisher yet😅😅😅
Noddy turned down ACDC
Yeah he respectfully turned down AC/DC. but he was very flattered that Malcolm and Angus thought of him to replace Bon Scott.
Slade was bigger than ACDC back then
@MOo8996cz slade are bigger than ac dc always will be ac dc we're good but slade were the masters of the concert nod had the crowd in the palms of his hands such a legendary showman
@@musicauthority674 From what I've heard, Malcolm and Angus tried twice before they made up their minds and went for Geordie.
Not very complete… You forget to mention their huge succes at Reading 1980 that fact brought them back to the eye of the music scene!
Also Jim Lea made a few recordings for cd and Don Powell has his own band these days.
Have to agree, also has much wrong with it.
0:31 you forgot to mention that they were the best live band ever and influenced Kiss, Cheap Trick, Oasis, Sex Pistols etc.
Could you make a video about "Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds"? It would be great; they were so underrated, incredible musicians who should have had much more success. All of their songs are fantastic.❤
I agree. Joe Frank should be been huge. What happened? Dennis yost from classics four went down in flames when he shoulda been Neil diamond
@@SpenceCurry unfortunately, Hugh Hefner's record label went bankrupt to avoid paying royalties. For over 20 years, they also didn't pay the rights to Danny Hamilton's songs, who passed away in 1994, and his daughter and wife were able to win a $500,000 lawsuit in 2012, after so many years of not receiving royalties. It's so sad how the music industry takes advantage of musicians and their families.
Two words - Jazz Odyssey.
Slade in flame was a bitter aftertaste of the performance movie from 1970. The dark side of mysic biz on display here.
Yes, it's the best rock history movie ever made.
What about the album We'll Bring The House Down???
I saw them Everytime they came to Memphis. Great party band.
I always wanted a red suit like the bass player. Great hair too.
I hope you didn't say anything to Elvis about that you know how jealousy can get😅😅😅
So did I, I came over the bridge from Arkansas, a hick from the sticks that loved Slade! Still do dammit, I love em!!
I love the history you give to these groups. How about something on: The Tavares or Silver Connection?
They got a female singer in the mid eighties and came out with the hit Smooth Operator.
Lol, nice
Still love Noddy’s vocals. Nothing in the world like it!
Good video. Nicely done and informative.
Glad you liked it!
. . . The xmas single gives Noddy a handsome annual income , played on radio stations far and wide during the season
Good effort but jumped about a bit. I love anything about Slade. You missed out the 80’s revival was due to an appearance at Reading Festival replacing Ozzy, whos band weren’t ready. Slade rocked a metal crowd. You should really listen to some interviews on RUclips , get a more linear feel . Enjoyed it though 👍
Exactly! A MAJOR turning point & my fave gig of all time The Reading Festival 1980. Rubbish research here. KOR bud.
Holder would have been killer in ACDC
He probably wanted to play guitar while singing
Noddy had the voice to strip varnish, but was not the type of frontman AccaDacca were looking for. Brian Johnson, from Geordie, was a much better fit.
Can you please do a whatever happened to on David Bowie and Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars?
This subject has already been covered by many other channels, movies, books and documentaries etc...
What are you fruit? Don't we hear enough about that pansy as it is😅 give me a freaking break😅😅
How stupid are you?
No Noddy, no Slade. Just how it is, chaps.
Ils n'ont pas eu la renommée qu'ils méritaient. Ça c'est clair ! The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome est un vrai chef d'oeuvre.
I love Slade but I couldn't get to the end of this due to the suicidal commentator 😮
8:52 That is the Mission UK
What is the gesus of Slade ? Just curious.
They got a huge following in St Louis and I saw them open up for Black Oak Arkansas at k e i l Auditorium in 1976. The singer who had a really big hat on was entertaining however they are just not a band that sticks with me being as I primarily was into progressive rock. It was a good time though you could cut the pot smoke with a knife😅
How about Hawkwind
The only good thing about hawkwind is that Lemmy was a roadie for Emerson Lake and Palmer. Oh I almost forgot he gave Keith Emerson his Nazi daggers. That is his true claim to fame😅😅
You can really tell where Twisted Sister got their sound from. Twisted Sister sounds like an exact carbon copy of Slade😮
Many glam bands in the US have been very much carbon copies of Slade. Actually including Twisted Sister, Poison and Bon Jovi. In the case of Bon Jovi some of their songs feel like Slade rip-offs, but enough smartly done to avoid any legal issues. Honest people like Quiet Riot, Cheap Trick and Gene Simmons gave due credits. Gene often tell a little story that in the early KISS days the band hopped on a plane to UK to watch and learn from Slade.
Jim Lea teamed up with Rick Parfitt of Status Quo and Jimmy Nail, as well as playing with Status Quo in place of Alan Lancaster
Holder should have joined ac dc; he was the first choice; a missed opportunity
Great job thanks
No problem 👍
That skinhead and Doc's image was about the worst advice they could've been given!!!!!!!
Eight years ahead of their time.
What happened to Wishbone Ash?
Keith Buck is with top Eagles tribute band Talon.
TRES Cool/Heavy
Should be in the RRHF!
Saw them twice in Southern Cal in mid 70’s. They seemed like a bit of a copy of Mott the Hoople. Not really impressed and I can understand why they didn’t catch on here in the States. Hindsight is always 20/20 though - isn’t it ?
Right up there with Sweet for ugliest band of all time
Shit is shit. However you package it.
You my friend are not a true slade fan they were total Kings of the 70s and Kings of live shows
Slade is one band I could care less what happened to them as long as they are gone. In fact the only thing they did was provide Quiet Riot a song and Quiet Riot is another band I’m glad is gone gone gone. Slade= group of idiots.
im shure noddy and jimmy are gone gone gone when every year thousands drop in royalties for merry xmaxs you moron take youre sponge of a head stick it up well you know where its been there all youre spunk drop of a ouiet life merrry xmas what a riot
Wanker
Oh no, you were trolling and no-one has responded. Did that make you feel even more unimportant?
@@Swumhole help me swumhole help me to become relevant again. L
@@thetownspeople6486 I'm so sorry thetownspeople6486, I fear you may be beyond help. Keep taking the tablets and pray for redemption!
Back when you could be ugly and still be a rock star...Wait, did the narrator say "doctor" martins?
Very enthusiastic the commentator. 😴