Usually loud, brash, and even silly, UK's Slade once released a stunning, melodic rocker that would have fit nicely into another British foursome's canon.
Been so slammed with projects I just was able to get to this, but I've been saving it for when I had time. Kudos to you for featuring Slade. I loved the band when they first showed up, and long assumed they were much bigger than they actually got--because they should have been huge! What a unique yet familiar sound. Saw you mentioned Suzi Q in your listing of glam-adjacent artists. For those who are interested, I wrote about her a year ago: https://medium.com/the-riff/kicking-the-doors-down-suzi-quatro-d3f74ffdeb14
Great piece on a great song by a great band. I produced two Slade comps for Shout! Factory about 20 years back, one greatest hits and on odds n sods, and I made damn sure to wedge this one onto the latter!
Been so slammed with projects I just was able to get to this, but I've been saving it for when I had time. Kudos to you for featuring Slade. I loved the band when they first showed up, and long assumed they were much bigger than they actually got--because they should have been huge! What a unique yet familiar sound. Saw you mentioned Suzi Q in your listing of glam-adjacent artists. For those who are interested, I wrote about her a year ago: https://medium.com/the-riff/kicking-the-doors-down-suzi-quatro-d3f74ffdeb14
Great piece on a great song by a great band. I produced two Slade comps for Shout! Factory about 20 years back, one greatest hits and on odds n sods, and I made damn sure to wedge this one onto the latter!