Slade – How D’You Ride
Oldies Songs A Raw Introspection: The Road-Weary Soul of Slade’s “How D’You Ride” (1972) A stark, almost confessional ballad that strips away the glam-rock veneer to reveal the raw, introspective soul of…
Slade – I Won’t Let It ‘Appen Agen
A Defiant Stand Against Fate’s Grind: Slade’s “I Won’t Let It ‘Appen Agen” In the gritty summer of 1972, Slade, Wolverhampton’s stomping glam-rock titans, unleashed “I Won’t Let It ‘Appen…
Slade – Know Who You Are
A Rebel’s Quest for Identity: Slade’s “Know Who You Are” In the restless autumn of 1970, Slade, the Wolverhampton warriors of rock, unleashed “Know Who You Are”, a single that…
Slade – All Join Hands
A Defiant Anthem of Unity and Resilience, a Celebratory Call to Arms from a Band That Refused to Die. By the mid-1980s, Slade was a band that had already lived…
Slade – Ooh La La in L.A.
A Poignant and Desperate Anthem of a Fading Dream, a Veteran Band’s Final Bid for American Stardom. By 1987, the British glam rock revolution that Slade had so fiercely pioneered…
Slade – Look at Last Nite
A Gritty and Profound Monologue on Regret, a Painful Reckoning with the Aftermath of a Wild, Unforgettable Night. In 1972, the musical world was a glitter-drenched playground, and at its…
Slade – We’ll Bring the House Down
A Thunderous Anthem of Defiance, a Roaring Declaration of an Unstoppable Musical Comeback. By the late 1970s, the glittering empire of glam rock had all but faded. For Slade, the…
Slade – In for a Penny
A Desperate and Theatrical Gamble on Fate, a High-Stakes Anthem for a Band at a Critical Crossroads. By 1975, the unstoppable glitter bomb that was Slade was starting to lose…
Slade – Radio Wall of Sound
Slade on Top of the Pops 1991: “Radio Wall of Sound” and the Last Roar of a British Rock Institution On 17 October 1991, Slade returned to the BBC’s Top…
Slade – Skweeze Me Pleeze Me
A Riotous Celebration of Live Rock and Roll, a Glorious Testament to the Unbridled Frenzy of the Glam Era. In 1973, as the world was still reverberating from the seismic…