Huge in Australia also, in the early 70's. Slade Alive (the album) was a massive hit and from that album, Alvin Lee's 'Hear Me Calling' one of the greatest all time rock show openers.
@@mauk2861 Seeing Slade ?, without Nod & Jim it's not Slade, i was a massive Slade fan back in the day, but i always thought that Dave was the one that stopped them being taken seriously in the music world.
Slade are from Wolverhampton, which is Birmingham's neighbour, and were good friends with Ozzy and Black Sabbath. Their most notable tracks include 'Cum on Feel the Noize', 'Far, Far Away', 'Mama Weer All Crazee Now', 'Merry Xmas Everybody', 'Cuz I Luv You', my personal favourite 'Im For A Penny', and so many more.
Slade was one of KISS big influences.80'S hair metal band Quiet Riot covered 2 of their songs "Cum On Feel the Noize" "Mama we're all Crazy Now" Slade songs "Run Run Away" "My Oh My" are a couple of their good ones
"Cum On Feel the Noise" released back in 1973 by 'Slade' was a banger. The rock band 'Quiet Riot;s' version of the song recorded on their 'Metal Health' album released a decade later in 1983 is smokin' hot.💫🎤🎸🥁🔊🔥
YES, YES, YES, thank you Rob Squad, you made a LOT of your fans smile today. Slade are a fantastic rabbit hole, every thing the released was a banger and they should have had a lot more exposure in the US, but their record company blew it. ✌️
Slade are a band that will always put a smile on your face. No misery, no pessimism, just good time rock n roll. They had numerous huge hits all over Europe and even a number one song in America. Great band, great fun.
I always had fun when that appeared on the jukebox every Christmas, because the B-Side was "Don't Blame Me". Put that on in a quiet pub and people sit up and take notice.
Dave Hill ,the guitarist in silver, walks his dogs past my house every evening , really nice chap and I installed satellite TV in noddy's house about ten years ago. Listen to their song called Everyday , it's truly beautiful.
Dave was the most confident member of the band .He was always happy and going for it with not a care in the world . I seem to remember an interview way back when he said ..I LOVE MY JOB lol 🎵👍. When you see Dave again say hello to him for me from a random fan 😂🎶you still rock Dave 👍
Because, as an American, those are the ONLY songs you were introduced to, firsthand! Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply [original (U.K.) title: The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome]. It was released in N. America about 2 years AFTER it got released in the U.K.! ...but this band were a core element in the Glam Rock explosion (created by: T. Rex's Marc Bolan.). ...you would, also, remember Quiet Riot's cover of "Cum On Feel The Noize" (although it's been covered by numerous artists - even by THAT point in history!), as well! and, probably, "Mama Weer All Crazee Now", also! (🤷)
Jay if it wasnt for tha early 70s Thier may not have been so many big hair bands They got their ideas from Slade and THe WSEET From my 70s SO THANK EM LOL.All in fun R,S LOVE U 5
Not just early rock but Glam Rock. Noddy Holder, the lead singer, is a British institution. Slade have a Christmas song (Merry Xmas Everybody) that I can't believe you've not reacted to, it's played to death over here in the UK during the festive period, but it's a classic!!! I think the other song you refer to that I'm sure has still be mentioned it's Cum On Feel The Noise, I definitely want to see you react to this, it's another song most people of a certain age, if not everybody, will have heard at some time. As for Slade, they are from Wolverhampton (close to Birmingham, England's second city and the former industrial powerhouse of the country). Big in the 70s, and had a revival when they stood in for Ozzy Osbourne, another Brummie (resident of Birmingham), at the Reading Festival in 1980, when he pulled out at the last minute. Love a bit of Glam Rock from time to time, other artists from genre T-Rex, Mud, and Wizard amongst others.
Wooohooo!! Finally your onto Slade, a band from my city! And the original band to have sung C'MON FEEL THE NOIZE! iconic band with one of the biggest all time Christmas songs too in merry everybody... Good on ya!! (And I used to see the guitarist regularly in the shop down the road too lol, he lived a street or so away from me)
Slade were massive in Australia in the early 70's. They had multiple albums and singles in our charts simultaneously. They also had some hit songs in the 80's as well. "Gudby T'Jane" was the 3rd single I bought with my pocket money, I still own it and cherish it. Don Powell's opening Drumming is still one of the most impressive intros to a song that I've heard. The reason that Don is sitting in that type of chair is to give him the physical support he needed after his near fatal car accident. Slade and Status Quo on the same bill in the 70's was mind blowing for me as a young Australian teenager.
Oh yes. With Jim Lea (the bassist) showing his chops on lead violin. When people in Britain saw that on Top of the Pops, most assumed he was miming over the work of a session musician. In fact, he had been a classical violinist since childhood, and rock fiddle licks were easy meat for him. A highly talented musician and songwriter who wasn't fully appreciated in Britain, let alone the States.
Noddy Holder famously bought his trademark mirrored top hat from Freddie Mercury, who was running a clothes stall in Kensington Market before Queen got a record deal
Slade had one of the biggest Christmas Hits EVER - with Merry Xmas Everybody in 1973 and it still isn't Christmas in Britain even today until they start playing it !!!
Noddy Holder is the front man. and He also used his father's window-cleaning van to drive Robert Plant to gigs with Plant's band at the time, the Tennessee Teens.
Great to see you discover Slade. From Wolverhampton in England, Slade had multiple no.1 hit singles in the UK, and also in Australia, where I live. I was 12 or 13 when I first heard them (in '72 or '73), and I was immediately entranced by singer Noddy Holder's voice. A song suggestion: "Get down and get with it" - which is old fashioned rock n' roll. Then perhaps later follow with "Cum on feel the noize" and "Mama we're all crazee now".
I bought this album in 1972 when I was 11 years old & is still the most played cd in my car to this day...they came together in 1965...the bass player Jimmy Lea was 16 the others 3 years older...they were still touring together up until 1984 but still continued to release albums after that...they are 2nd only to the Beatles for the most top 10 hits in England(between 1970 & 1975)...favorite songs are 'I won't let it 'appen again' & 'Do we still do it'...best albums 'Slayed' & 'Slade in Flame'...
This just makes me feel so old, I've been listening to Slade my whole life, I can name at least 30 of their hits, and I still listen to them now and I've shown them to my young granddaughter. Slade are my favourite group of all time, and all their big hits came in the early 70's. (Well, apart from My Oh My)
People in the UK still shout "It's Christmas!" at Noddy Holder dozens of times a day over the festive season, if you want to witness a phenomenon that the UK has loved (and been driven silly by) every year for 50 (yes, FIFTY) years, then listen to and watch Slade's Christmas song.
`Gudbuy t` Jane` actually made it to No 1 on the `New Musical Express` chart for one week. Knocked Chuck Berry`s "My Ding-A-Ling" off the top on NME chart dated 16th December 1972. My home town band and i`m dead proud of them!
These guys are what is known as glam rock. You can pick anything they released out and enjoy it, but they also made the very best christmas song of all time. Its 40 years old, still appears in the charts every year in December. Merry Christmas Everybody
OMG Slade! I’ve been recommending them for about a year! There are SOOO many great tracks by Slade. Cum On Feel The Noize, Far Far Away, My Oh My (beyond nostalgic for those of us who remember the 80s), Mama Weer All Crazee Now, How Does It Feel etc etc
Made my day! So glad you found Slade and you started with my favourite. Mama Weer All Crazee Now is a close second and that'll be a good day for me when (not if) you play that one as well.
At last you have discovered Slade. One of the best British rock bands from the 70s. Everyday was one of their biggest hits, also Far far away was great and the Christmas song Merry Christmas everybody gets released and back in the charts every December.
You just can't go wrong with Slade. Album cuts, singles, live performances, you name it, Slade delivered. I love so much of their music, you should check out their "Look Wot You Dun".
This song was written after a tour of America, the girl Jane was real, she loved her shoes, hence " She had them made to match up to her suits ", they should have been the biggest thing since the Beatles in America.
Glad you love them, i think they deserve much more recognition than they get these days. I recommend their song “radio: wall of sound” (less well known but brilliant and my favourite) and the commonly known ones are “merry christmas eveybody”, “run run away”, “we’re all krazee now”, “cmon feel the noize”….and “cuz i luv you” and “how does it feel” are worth checking out too.
YES, YES, YES!!!!! Great stuff, guys! I like SLADE a lot! It was one of the first rock & roll bands I fell in love with as a young bloke! Right up there with bands like Accadacca & the like. Great reaction!😊!
At last! Well done, guys. This band were huge in the UK - and their live songs sounded just as good, because of Noddy Holder's voice. If you want to listen to more, try out: Cum on feel the Noize - 'Mama Weer All Crazee Now' - 'Coz I Luv You' - 'Everyday' - 'Merry Xmas Everybody' - 'Far Far Away'. There are more, but these should set you up just right so you get a good feel for what Slade were about :) Enjoy!
Slade were an awesome band! One of my faves, growing up, the other main band being T.Rex. They hail from Wolverhampton in the UK. They were managed by Chas Chandler, bassist from the 60's band The Animals. He also managed Jimi Hendrix. The lead singer is Noddy Holder. The crazee glam boy (Super Yob) is Dave Hill. Jimmy Lea on bass was classically trained. And then you have Don Powell on drums. Other great songs to check out include Coz I Luv You, Mama Weer all Crazee Now, Look Wot You Dun, Take Me Bak 'Ome, Get Down and Get With It, Cum on Feel the Noize, etc. (Too many to mention!) Their biggest hit is probably Merry Xmas Everybody, which, you'll notice, has no deliberate spelling errors. 😉
SLADE!!!! Yes! My favorite song by them! Apart from the obvious one that Quiet Riot made a hit with in the U.S., such a great catalogue with "Run Runaway", "Take Me Back 'Ome", "How Does It Feel", "Get Down Get With It", "Radio Wall of Sound", "Coz I Luv You", "When I'm Dancin' I Ain't Fightin'", "Everyday", and "Merry Xmas Everybody"! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Noddy!! One of the best vocalists in rock, hands down. This is a bit tamer than some of their tracks, but in addition to other suggestions, "Get Down and Get With It" is a must for sure. Their live album "Slade Alive" is still one of my favorites of all time. They get slotted as a 'glam rock' band because of some of the costumes and make-up, but they're really just a good time blues bar band, much like T. Rex was, really. Hope you check out more of their stuff, for sure.
Omg! I’ve been waiting for Slade on the channel for a long time. They have a bunch of cool songs for you to check out. Run, Run,Away, Bangin’ Man, Let’s Call It Quits, Gypsy Roadhog. They were the original band that wrote Cum On Feel The Noize, Mama Weer All Crazee Now. Noddy Holder the singer had one of those great rock voices. When Christmas season comes around you guys can do their song Merry Xmas Everybody.
17 consecutive top 20 hits, of which 6 reached #1 on the UK Singles Charts all between 1971 and 1976. Most successful group of the 70's based on sales of singles. 1971 Get Down Get With It #16 1971 Coz I Love You #1 1972 Look Wot You Dun #4 1972 Take Me Bak 'Ome #1 1972 Mama Weer All Crazee Now #1 1972 Gudbuy T'Jane #2 1973 Skweeze Me Pleeze Me #1 1973 Cum On Feel The Noize #1 1973 My Friend Stan #2 ❤ 1973 Merry Xmas Everybody #1 1974 Everyday #3 ❤ 1974 Banging Man #3 1974 Far, Far Away #2 ❤ 1975 How Does It Feel #15 1975 Thanks For The Memory #7 1975 In For A Penny #11 1976 Let's Call It Quits #11. 1983 My Oh My #2 ❤ 1984 Run Runaway #7 ❤ In total between 1971 and 1991 they charted with 37 songs plus 1 re- entry in 2013 with Everyday.
It is so nice to hear/see you react to this band. They are more known for the songs Mama Weer All Crazee Now and Cum on Feel the Noize (which were both covered by Quiet Riot), but Gudby T' Jane is the song I most appreciate. Well done!!
I cant understand how these weren't huge in America, definitely a "Greatest Hits" must get and Noddy has one of the best rock voices ever. I LOVE Far Far Away & (Mama we're all crazy and Here it is Merry Christmas)
"Flame" is one of the all time great movies about the music industry and has a fantastic soundtrack. "Them kind of monkeys can't swing" is one of my favorite songs from the 70's and is a real banger.
Your first by Slade!!!! My word! You'll get 15>20 amazing suggestions for Slade songs, most of them rockers, but check out Everyday... a slower tempo work of genius.
Hi Jay and Amber! It's Andrew Erroch fae Paisley in Scotland here. I'm so happy to see you finally reacting to Slade, and it's definitely another rabbit hole for you. They are from Wolverhampton in England. As others have said, this isn't even their biggest hit, as they have so many. It's amazing you've reacted to this one, though, at this time, as I've had this song in my head a lot recently, including this very week. Their most successful hit by far will be 'Merry Xmas Everybody' from 1973. It is still played every year, and it is probably the biggest Christmas hit ever in the UK. Noddy Holder was able to retire on that one song alone and was quoted as saying ‘It’s like having a hit record every year. So it’s a nice pension plan, I’ll say that.’... It has the famous line that he shouts out which is "It's Christmas!!!" and everybody waits for that moment in the song. You must check out many more of Slade. You will definitely not regret it. Trust me. Æx 🙏
Another thing you and your viewers should check out are the brilliant and funny Slade spoof sketches that were on the BBC in the UK, by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer with friends. Just search UA-cam for 'Reeves And Mortimer Slade', and you'll see some examples. Vic and Bob even appeared on Noddy Holder's This Is Your Life episode, which you can also see on UA-cam. There was a connection to Cup-A-Soup adverts and I can't remember why. Maybe Noddy once advertised them, or something. Please check them out. I love them! Æx 🙏
They were MASSIVE in the early seventies. From Wolverhamton, they had 17 consecutive top 20 hits and 6 number ones on the UK Singles Chart. They also had one of the most popular christmas songs ever. Noddy Holder, the lead singer, and Bassist Jim Lea, who jointly wrote the song, still 50 years later, share approximately £500,000 a year in royalties from ''Merry Xmas Everybody'' because it's played on the radio so much.
Slade is such a fun band! Run Runaway, Mama Weer All Crazee Now, Thanks for the Memory, Cum On Feel the Noize, and their Christmas song, Merry Xmas Everybody. Pretty much anything they do is fun and catchy.
Slade rose to fame at the beginning of '70s once they had got Chass Chandler (who had played bass in The Animals in '60s) as a manager. Compared to other main glam rock bands of the era - T. Rex and The Sweet - Slade's fan base was more masculine. A typical Slade fan was a young working class male who's main interests were girls, beer and football (the European kind, of course). My own favorite Slade hit is Coz I Luv You, which has Jim Lea (arguably the musically most talented member of the band) playing violin. Other notable Slade hits from their most successful period include Mama Weer All Crazee Now, Cum On Fell The Noize, and Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me.
Very glad you got round to having Slade on your channel at last. They had 5 number 1's here in the UK. They had just as many number 2's! Their first number 1 was "Coz I Luv You" 2nd was "Take me Bake 'Ome" 3rd, Cum On Feel The Noise", "Skweeze Me, Please Me" & of course their perrenial hit " Merry Christmas Everybody". There are just so many to choose from. Check out " Coz I Luv You" for starters! You won't be disappointed.😊. Keep up the good work you two!!
WOW! I'm sooo glad you have finally done Slade. One of my favourite bands. I was about 8 when they were at the top. Brilliant! Awesome! Please, please, please do: Get down and get with it. Take me back 'ome. Mama we're all crazee now.
Slade are an awesome band so many great hits and the lead singer Noddy Holder is great very unique voice! Please please delve into more of their hits! A few would be (Everyday, Merry Christmas, come on feel the noise, get down and get with it) and tons more!
Noddy is a favourite guest on various TV shows these days as he's such a humorous and down-to-earth kind of guy. In 2018 he was diagnosed with a very serious illness, with only a few months to live, but responded well to experimental treatment and is now in great shape for his age.
In our house Christmas isn't Christmas until you hear Slade's 'Merry Xmas Everybody' on the radio - check out their definitive Top of the Pops video, cut together from a couple of performances (of course they're miming, that's how the show was back then), and helped that they'd had a few beers before going on, it's a funny watch. Also note: Noddy used to refer to the song as his "pension scheme" as the royalties from its play every Christmas made him (as co-writer along with bassist Jim Lea) hugely wealthy. It's estimated it still brings in £500,000 in royalties per year.
Hi Jay and Amber. I've been following you guys for a while love your show because of the variety. SLADE was my favourite, brought back memories of my child hood when I was a teenager growing up in the 70s. Thankyou Lol Mitch Australia 🇦🇺.
Wow! Slade were huge in the UK especially in the 70s. Glad you liked them. The lead singer is Noddy Holder and the guitarist you mentioned is Dave Hill and indeed, they were famous for spelling their song titles incorrectly. They were part of the "glam rock" movement in the UK which also included T. Rex, The Sweet, Mott The Hoople among others. You can also check out "Cum On Feel The Noize", "Coz I Luv You", "Look Wot You Dun", "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" and not forgetting one of the most famous Christmas songs of all time here "Merry Xmas Everybody" from 1973. It gets played on the radio so much every December and some people say that isn't truly Christmas until you hear "that Slade song."
They were never truly appreciated in America, but they were HUGE in England.
And HUGE in Germany
Every Christmas.
Also in Scotland and Wales
and Australia.
Huge in Australia also, in the early 70's. Slade Alive (the album) was a massive hit and from that album, Alvin Lee's 'Hear Me Calling' one of the greatest all time rock show openers.
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Slade.... Glam Rock at its best. "Mama Were All Crazy Now" "Cum On Feel The Noise" "My Oh My" & "Run Runaway".
Dave is still going and we are seeing Slade in September!
@@mauk2861 Seeing Slade ?, without Nod & Jim it's not Slade, i was a massive Slade fan back in the day, but i always thought that Dave was the one that stopped them being taken seriously in the music world.
Far Far Awayyyyyyyyyy
Noddy Holder is probably one of the most underrated rock singers of all time, fantastic voice.
Even Ozzy Osborne said Noddy had got the best rock'n'roll voice
Not easy to replicate
His voice was spot on live.
@@billlane755 True !!!!
Kipper tie?
Two sugars...
Wolverhampton dialect
Slade are from Wolverhampton, which is Birmingham's neighbour, and were good friends with Ozzy and Black Sabbath. Their most notable tracks include 'Cum on Feel the Noize', 'Far, Far Away', 'Mama Weer All Crazee Now', 'Merry Xmas Everybody', 'Cuz I Luv You', my personal favourite 'Im For A Penny', and so many more.
Noddy came from Walsall, Jim Wolverhampton, Don from Bilston, and actually Dave was born in Devon, but moved when he was young.
Slade was a very important part of Rock and Roll history. Definitely a band to investigate.
Slade was one of KISS big influences.80'S hair metal band Quiet Riot covered 2 of their songs "Cum On Feel the Noize" "Mama we're all Crazy Now"
Slade songs "Run Run Away" "My Oh My" are a couple of their good ones
My favourite track of theirs is '' How does it feel '' ❤ Glam Rock at its best ❤
@@TOPCHEF19733 I've requested My Oh My before. I think Amber would like that song.
what about "Mama Weer all Crazee Now"
And 80's metal band, Britney Fox, covered this song ,Gudbuy T Jane.
There's also, 'Coz Love You' and 'My Friend Stan'.
“Run Runaway” by Slade is a MUST! It is one of the most catchiest and upbeat songs of the 80s.
and "My Oh My"
"Radio Wall of Sound", their last hit, always seems to be underrated.
@@ggreigyeh, unfortunately their last hit but their last song Universe should have been bigger than it was
I love Run Runaway .. especially the extended 12" mix
It was a success in the US without them even trying which is ironic after all the time they spent there in their early career🤷♂🤷♂
“Coz I Luv You” is my personal favourite.but they were all bangers
Bolero-esque that one. A superb arrangement.
A great choice it was different to the others with the violin instead of guitar that for me makes it stand out
TRUE!
Giants of glam rock. Amazing live, the lead singer Noddy is an absolute legend.
"Cum On Feel the Noise" released back in 1973 by 'Slade' was a banger. The rock band 'Quiet Riot;s' version of the song recorded on their 'Metal Health' album released a decade later in 1983 is smokin' hot.💫🎤🎸🥁🔊🔥
Britny Fox did a pretty banging version of this song , I think it was on their first album from 88 .
Clicked on this soooo fast lol. Slade just got better and better one of the best from the glam rock era
Me too, been waiting for Slade!
Far Far Away, How Does It Feel, Everyday (for their calmer side)
Cum on feel the noize, Mama weere all crazee now (banger)
Never got tired of Slade
YES, YES, YES, thank you Rob Squad, you made a LOT of your fans smile today. Slade are a fantastic rabbit hole, every thing the released was a banger and they should have had a lot more exposure in the US, but their record company blew it. ✌️
Yeah, I've been into Slade very early, actually got to see them in 74. But they never seem to catch on in the states.
Saw them at the Ship and Rainbow in Wolverhampton when they were called the 'NBetweens. Always were brilliant!
Saw them at the Ship and Rainbow in Wolverhampton when they were called the 'NBetweens. Always were brilliant!
@@DavidRold-pt3ngrun of bad luck too with Don having a car crash and losing his memory
@@gypsyroadhog And Jim caught Hepatitis on one tour of America and they had to come home early.
Slade are a band that will always put a smile on your face. No misery, no pessimism, just good time rock n roll. They had numerous huge hits all over Europe and even a number one song in America. Great band, great fun.
Finally a Slade reaction 👌👍👌👍 absolutely awesome group
biggest 'hit' is probably "Merry Xmas Everybody" - at least for me that's the one you still hear played at Christmas time
I always had fun when that appeared on the jukebox every Christmas, because the B-Side was "Don't Blame Me". Put that on in a quiet pub and people sit up and take notice.
Not only their biggest hit, but also the biggest Christmas hit ever! Æ 🙏
Slade very popular in Australia and yet the Xmas song is close to unknown here.
Seems to have become a UK tradition somehow.
@@johnd8892 I wonder why that is... 🤔
SLADE sings chtistmas ! 💥
Dave Hill ,the guitarist in silver, walks his dogs past my house every evening , really nice chap and I installed satellite TV in noddy's house about ten years ago. Listen to their song called Everyday , it's truly beautiful.
Dave was the most confident member of the band .He was always happy and going for it with not a care in the world .
I seem to remember an interview way back when he said ..I LOVE MY JOB lol 🎵👍.
When you see Dave again say hello to him for me from a random fan 😂🎶you still rock Dave 👍
When I hear Slade I think of “run runaway” and “my oh my”. Love those songs
Love that song
C’est la Vie.
Yes! They must react to those two!
Because, as an American, those are the ONLY songs you were introduced to, firsthand!
Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply
[original (U.K.) title: The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome].
It was released in N. America about 2 years AFTER it got released in the U.K.!
...but this band were a core element in the Glam Rock explosion (created by: T. Rex's Marc Bolan.).
...you would, also, remember Quiet Riot's cover of
"Cum On Feel The Noize" (although it's been covered by numerous artists - even by THAT point in history!), as well!
and, probably, "Mama Weer All Crazee Now", also! (🤷)
Still have the album “don’t step on my power supply “
Come on feel the noise, and cuz I luv you are two of my favourites from Slade. Thanks for reacting to them.
These guys and Sweet are the original glam bands. Amber still needs to hear Ballroom Blitz.
Jay if it wasnt for tha early 70s Thier may not have been so many big hair bands They got their ideas from Slade and THe WSEET From my 70s SO THANK EM LOL.All in fun R,S LOVE U 5
Please do Fox on the Run by Sweet.
Slade and the Sweet (sailor to) where great bud the original is T-REX
Ballroom Blitz is on the top floor of the Hard Rock Hotel in a room by itself.
Open that door and hang on!!!
@@donnajean3202Yes .and love is like oxygen 👍
Not just early rock but Glam Rock. Noddy Holder, the lead singer, is a British institution. Slade have a Christmas song (Merry Xmas Everybody) that I can't believe you've not reacted to, it's played to death over here in the UK during the festive period, but it's a classic!!! I think the other song you refer to that I'm sure has still be mentioned it's Cum On Feel The Noise, I definitely want to see you react to this, it's another song most people of a certain age, if not everybody, will have heard at some time.
As for Slade, they are from Wolverhampton (close to Birmingham, England's second city and the former industrial powerhouse of the country). Big in the 70s, and had a revival when they stood in for Ozzy Osbourne, another Brummie (resident of Birmingham), at the Reading Festival in 1980, when he pulled out at the last minute. Love a bit of Glam Rock from time to time, other artists from genre T-Rex, Mud, and Wizard amongst others.
From my home town of Wolverhampton. Slade were absolutely massive in the 70s in the UK
They were massive in the UK in the early 70's Glam Rock pioneers.
70's were GLORIOUS & Slade are definitely Brits! Such a fun band.😅
One of the pioneers of glam rock, along with T-rex and David Bowie.
The singer is Noddy Holder--so named because he nodded in school rather than actually answer the teacher.
Wooohooo!! Finally your onto Slade, a band from my city! And the original band to have sung C'MON FEEL THE NOIZE! iconic band with one of the biggest all time Christmas songs too in merry everybody... Good on ya!! (And I used to see the guitarist regularly in the shop down the road too lol, he lived a street or so away from me)
So glad you've discovered Slade...you have to listen to Run Runaway!!!!
Slades best work was their early music, proper foot stomping stuff
I liked Little Sheila too
Slade were massive in Australia in the early 70's.
They had multiple albums and singles in our charts simultaneously.
They also had some hit songs in the 80's as well.
"Gudby T'Jane" was the 3rd single I bought with my pocket money, I still own it and cherish it.
Don Powell's opening Drumming is still one of the most impressive intros to a song that I've heard.
The reason that Don is sitting in that type of chair is to give him the physical support he needed after his near fatal car accident.
Slade and Status Quo on the same bill in the 70's was mind blowing for me as a young Australian teenager.
These guys were so huge and influential. And atleast here in the States highly underrated.
React to ‘Cuz I Luv U’ next.
Oh yes. With Jim Lea (the bassist) showing his chops on lead violin. When people in Britain saw that on Top of the Pops, most assumed he was miming over the work of a session musician. In fact, he had been a classical violinist since childhood, and rock fiddle licks were easy meat for him. A highly talented musician and songwriter who wasn't fully appreciated in Britain, let alone the States.
Noddy Holder famously bought his trademark mirrored top hat from Freddie Mercury, who was running a clothes stall in Kensington Market before Queen got a record deal
😆 at least ONE brings that up on every single Slade vid 😅
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Freddie sold shirts on the market not hats, Slade bought shirts off him not the top hat
@@alanwhitney3263 never let the truth get in the way of a good story …😉
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Slade had one of the biggest Christmas Hits EVER - with Merry Xmas Everybody in 1973 and it still isn't Christmas in Britain even today until they start playing it !!!
Finally you got around to doing Slade, although I am surprised you never did their Xmas song yet.
Run Runaway. Must listen.
Noddy Holder is the front man. and He also used his father's window-cleaning van to drive Robert Plant to gigs with Plant's band at the time, the Tennessee Teens.
Top of the Pops , & you think of Slade every time , a must for Thursday nights
Great to see you discover Slade. From Wolverhampton in England, Slade had multiple no.1 hit singles in the UK, and also in Australia, where I live.
I was 12 or 13 when I first heard them (in '72 or '73), and I was immediately entranced by singer Noddy Holder's voice. A song suggestion: "Get down and get with it" - which is old fashioned rock n' roll.
Then perhaps later follow with "Cum on feel the noize" and "Mama we're all crazee now".
I bought this album in 1972 when I was 11 years old & is still the most played cd in my car to this day...they came together in 1965...the bass player Jimmy Lea was 16 the others 3 years older...they were still touring together up until 1984 but still continued to release albums after that...they are 2nd only to the Beatles for the most top 10 hits in England(between 1970 & 1975)...favorite songs are 'I won't let it 'appen again' & 'Do we still do it'...best albums 'Slayed' & 'Slade in Flame'...
ton of hits coming up here , your gunna love this rabbit hole :)
I'm 77 and this brings back so much happiness in my youth . Slade always brought a smile and grin .
slade is a deep rabbit hole! Lead singer is Noddy Holder and lead guitarist is Dave Hill.
'Get down, get with it' from Slade alive is one of the greatest Rock vocals of all time! No auto-tune required here
Slade alive bought it in 71. Still have still play it.👍🏴
I have seen every top band live starting in the late 60s onwards, and trust me no band live came near Slade.
This just makes me feel so old, I've been listening to Slade my whole life, I can name at least 30 of their hits, and I still listen to them now and I've shown them to my young granddaughter. Slade are my favourite group of all time, and all their big hits came in the early 70's. (Well, apart from My Oh My)
People in the UK still shout "It's Christmas!" at Noddy Holder dozens of times a day over the festive season, if you want to witness a phenomenon that the UK has loved (and been driven silly by) every year for 50 (yes, FIFTY) years, then listen to and watch Slade's Christmas song.
70'S groups that could sing and play their tools of their craft ... absolutely magnificent!
`Gudbuy t` Jane` actually made it to No 1 on the `New Musical Express` chart for one week. Knocked Chuck Berry`s "My Ding-A-Ling" off the top on NME chart dated 16th December 1972. My home town band and i`m dead proud of them!
slade was one of the best live groups of the 70,s early 80,s wrote some top songs, sadly never to be repeated
These guys are what is known as glam rock. You can pick anything they released out and enjoy it, but they also made the very best christmas song of all time. Its 40 years old, still appears in the charts every year in December. Merry Christmas Everybody
50 years I think - Christmas 1973.
OMG Slade! I’ve been recommending them for about a year! There are SOOO many great tracks by Slade. Cum On Feel The Noize, Far Far Away, My Oh My (beyond nostalgic for those of us who remember the 80s), Mama Weer All Crazee Now, How Does It Feel etc etc
Made my day! So glad you found Slade and you started with my favourite. Mama Weer All Crazee Now is a close second and that'll be a good day for me when (not if) you play that one as well.
Guys you have opened pandoras box with Slade ! An awesrockin band from the 70s and 80s ! Plus just as good live ! 🎼🎙🎸🎹👍🍺🍺
The best natural rock voice....ever
One of the best Rock Singers...Slade Alive great Live Album
At last you have discovered Slade. One of the best British rock bands from the 70s. Everyday was one of their biggest hits, also Far far away was great and the Christmas song Merry Christmas everybody gets released and back in the charts every December.
One of the greatest British bands, the legendary Slade !!! 🇬🇧👍🏽
You just can't go wrong with Slade. Album cuts, singles, live performances, you name it, Slade delivered. I love so much of their music, you should check out their "Look Wot You Dun".
This song was written after a tour of America, the girl Jane was real, she loved her shoes, hence " She had them made to match up to her suits ", they should have been the biggest thing since the Beatles in America.
Glad you love them, i think they deserve much more recognition than they get these days. I recommend their song “radio: wall of sound” (less well known but brilliant and my favourite) and the commonly known ones are “merry christmas eveybody”, “run run away”, “we’re all krazee now”, “cmon feel the noize”….and “cuz i luv you” and “how does it feel” are worth checking out too.
YES, YES, YES!!!!! Great stuff, guys! I like SLADE a lot! It was one of the first rock & roll bands I fell in love with as a young bloke! Right up there with bands like Accadacca & the like. Great reaction!😊!
At last! Well done, guys. This band were huge in the UK - and their live songs sounded just as good, because of Noddy Holder's voice.
If you want to listen to more, try out: Cum on feel the Noize - 'Mama Weer All Crazee Now' - 'Coz I Luv You' - 'Everyday' - 'Merry Xmas Everybody' - 'Far Far Away'.
There are more, but these should set you up just right so you get a good feel for what Slade were about :)
Enjoy!
Slade are a goodtime band. Get Down and Get With It, is one of my alltime favourites from Slade. You can't go wrong with Slade.
I always think of Come on feel the noise, Far far away, My friend Stan... So many great memories
Fantastic back catalogue of songs and they have the biggest Christmas EVER!!
The days when music made you happy and want to sing along
Slade were an awesome band! One of my faves, growing up, the other main band being T.Rex. They hail from Wolverhampton in the UK. They were managed by Chas Chandler, bassist from the 60's band The Animals. He also managed Jimi Hendrix. The lead singer is Noddy Holder. The crazee glam boy (Super Yob) is Dave Hill. Jimmy Lea on bass was classically trained. And then you have Don Powell on drums. Other great songs to check out include Coz I Luv You, Mama Weer all Crazee Now, Look Wot You Dun, Take Me Bak 'Ome, Get Down and Get With It, Cum on Feel the Noize, etc. (Too many to mention!) Their biggest hit is probably Merry Xmas Everybody, which, you'll notice, has no deliberate spelling errors. 😉
Just the S at end of Xmas was back to front on originals
SLADE!!!! Yes! My favorite song by them! Apart from the obvious one that Quiet Riot made a hit with in the U.S., such a great catalogue with "Run Runaway", "Take Me Back 'Ome", "How Does It Feel", "Get Down Get With It", "Radio Wall of Sound", "Coz I Luv You", "When I'm Dancin' I Ain't Fightin'", "Everyday", and "Merry Xmas Everybody"! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Moma Weer All Crazee Now, Cum On Feel The Noise, My Oh My, Run Runaway" - all classics.
Noddy!! One of the best vocalists in rock, hands down. This is a bit tamer than some of their tracks, but in addition to other suggestions, "Get Down and Get With It" is a must for sure. Their live album "Slade Alive" is still one of my favorites of all time. They get slotted as a 'glam rock' band because of some of the costumes and make-up, but they're really just a good time blues bar band, much like T. Rex was, really. Hope you check out more of their stuff, for sure.
FINALLY! Not the track I'd have picked, but good to know you have now heard this great band
Omg! I’ve been waiting for Slade on the channel for a long time. They have a bunch of cool songs for you to check out. Run, Run,Away, Bangin’ Man, Let’s Call It Quits, Gypsy Roadhog. They were the original band that wrote Cum On Feel The Noize, Mama Weer All Crazee Now. Noddy Holder the singer had one of those great rock voices. When Christmas season comes around you guys can do their song Merry Xmas Everybody.
One of the top Glam rock bands when I was growing up here in Ireland .Hope we get to hear more of their great hits 🤙🍀💖
17 consecutive top 20 hits, of which 6 reached #1 on the UK Singles Charts all between 1971 and 1976. Most successful group of the 70's based on sales of singles.
1971 Get Down Get With It #16
1971 Coz I Love You #1
1972 Look Wot You Dun #4
1972 Take Me Bak 'Ome #1
1972 Mama Weer All Crazee Now #1
1972 Gudbuy T'Jane #2
1973 Skweeze Me Pleeze Me #1
1973 Cum On Feel The Noize #1
1973 My Friend Stan #2 ❤
1973 Merry Xmas Everybody #1
1974 Everyday #3 ❤
1974 Banging Man #3
1974 Far, Far Away #2 ❤
1975 How Does It Feel #15
1975 Thanks For The Memory #7
1975 In For A Penny #11
1976 Let's Call It Quits #11.
1983 My Oh My #2 ❤
1984 Run Runaway #7 ❤
In total between 1971 and 1991 they charted with 37 songs plus 1 re- entry in 2013 with Everyday.
It is so nice to hear/see you react to this band. They are more known for the songs Mama Weer All Crazee Now and Cum on Feel the Noize (which were both covered by Quiet Riot), but Gudby T' Jane is the song I most appreciate. Well done!!
This would be a good rabbit hole to go down . So many great songs.
I have heard Noddy was offered the AC/DC gig when Bon passed.
Yeh but wasn’t interested so BJ got the gig
I cant understand how these weren't huge in America, definitely a "Greatest Hits" must get and Noddy has one of the best rock voices ever. I LOVE Far Far Away & (Mama we're all crazy and Here it is Merry Christmas)
"Flame" is one of the all time great movies about the music industry and has a fantastic soundtrack. "Them kind of monkeys can't swing" is one of my favorite songs from the 70's and is a real banger.
Your first by Slade!!!! My word! You'll get 15>20 amazing suggestions for Slade songs, most of them rockers, but check out Everyday... a slower tempo work of genius.
Hi Jay and Amber! It's Andrew Erroch fae Paisley in Scotland here. I'm so happy to see you finally reacting to Slade, and it's definitely another rabbit hole for you. They are from Wolverhampton in England. As others have said, this isn't even their biggest hit, as they have so many. It's amazing you've reacted to this one, though, at this time, as I've had this song in my head a lot recently, including this very week.
Their most successful hit by far will be 'Merry Xmas Everybody' from 1973. It is still played every year, and it is probably the biggest Christmas hit ever in the UK. Noddy Holder was able to retire on that one song alone and was quoted as saying ‘It’s like having a hit record every year. So it’s a nice pension plan, I’ll say that.’... It has the famous line that he shouts out which is "It's Christmas!!!" and everybody waits for that moment in the song.
You must check out many more of Slade. You will definitely not regret it. Trust me. Æx 🙏
Another thing you and your viewers should check out are the brilliant and funny Slade spoof sketches that were on the BBC in the UK, by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer with friends. Just search UA-cam for 'Reeves And Mortimer Slade', and you'll see some examples. Vic and Bob even appeared on Noddy Holder's This Is Your Life episode, which you can also see on UA-cam. There was a connection to Cup-A-Soup adverts and I can't remember why. Maybe Noddy once advertised them, or something. Please check them out. I love them! Æx 🙏
They were MASSIVE in the early seventies. From Wolverhamton, they had 17 consecutive top 20 hits and 6 number ones on the UK Singles Chart. They also had one of the most popular christmas songs ever. Noddy Holder, the lead singer, and Bassist Jim Lea, who jointly wrote the song, still 50 years later, share approximately £500,000 a year in royalties from ''Merry Xmas Everybody'' because it's played on the radio so much.
Great band. I own and listen to their whole catalog often.
Slade is such a fun band! Run Runaway, Mama Weer All Crazee Now, Thanks for the Memory, Cum On Feel the Noize, and their Christmas song, Merry Xmas Everybody. Pretty much anything they do is fun and catchy.
Slade rose to fame at the beginning of '70s once they had got Chass Chandler (who had played bass in The Animals in '60s) as a manager. Compared to other main glam rock bands of the era - T. Rex and The Sweet - Slade's fan base was more masculine. A typical Slade fan was a young working class male who's main interests were girls, beer and football (the European kind, of course).
My own favorite Slade hit is Coz I Luv You, which has Jim Lea (arguably the musically most talented member of the band) playing violin. Other notable Slade hits from their most successful period include Mama Weer All Crazee Now, Cum On Fell The Noize, and Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me.
This band was such an influence on the hard rock / metal of the 80's
Fantastic... what a great band they were & brilliant live as well. Loads of other top tracks to check out as well
Their cover of Darlin Be Home Soon is a must. Just do it. These guys had more fun than the audience, great band.
As teenagers Slade were simply the best, a lot of hits in a relatively short time. Thankyou for this one took me right back ❤
Very glad you got round to having Slade on your channel at last. They had 5 number 1's here in the UK. They had just as many number 2's! Their first number 1 was "Coz I Luv You" 2nd was "Take me Bake 'Ome" 3rd, Cum On Feel The Noise", "Skweeze Me, Please Me" & of course their perrenial hit " Merry Christmas Everybody". There are just so many to choose from. Check out " Coz I Luv You" for starters! You won't be disappointed.😊. Keep up the good work you two!!
Mama weer all crazee now was #1 too so 6
Oh yeah, forgot to put that one down.😮
WOW! I'm sooo glad you have finally done Slade. One of my favourite bands. I was about 8 when they were at the top. Brilliant! Awesome!
Please, please, please do:
Get down and get with it.
Take me back 'ome.
Mama we're all crazee now.
Oh yes, some classic Slade hits the channel! The legendary Super Yob on guitar! 😎
Slade are an awesome band so many great hits and the lead singer Noddy Holder is great very unique voice! Please please delve into more of their hits! A few would be (Everyday, Merry Christmas, come on feel the noise, get down and get with it) and tons more!
"Hear Me Calling" "Coz I Luv You" "Tak' Me Bak 'Ome" "Look Wot You Dun" "Everyday" "Know Who You Are" "Thanks for the Memory" "Darling Be Home Soon"
Their early stuff was their best, Slade alive is by far the best live album ever.
@@Maccaxxx Agreed!
Noddy is a favourite guest on various TV shows these days as he's such a humorous and down-to-earth kind of guy. In 2018 he was diagnosed with a very serious illness, with only a few months to live, but responded well to experimental treatment and is now in great shape for his age.
In our house Christmas isn't Christmas until you hear Slade's 'Merry Xmas Everybody' on the radio - check out their definitive Top of the Pops video, cut together from a couple of performances (of course they're miming, that's how the show was back then), and helped that they'd had a few beers before going on, it's a funny watch.
Also note: Noddy used to refer to the song as his "pension scheme" as the royalties from its play every Christmas made him (as co-writer along with bassist Jim Lea) hugely wealthy. It's estimated it still brings in £500,000 in royalties per year.
Hi Jay and Amber. I've been following you guys for a while love your show because of the variety. SLADE was my favourite, brought back memories of my child hood when I was a teenager growing up in the 70s. Thankyou Lol Mitch Australia 🇦🇺.
I've scanned the comments and I'm shocked that no one else wants to see the yellow lights go down the Mississipi. Slade's masterpiece, Far Far Away!
Yes! Forgot about that one! What a song!
By far the best live band i ever saw, and i have seen them all since 1967, in Noddy the greatest voice in rock, they were also very very loud.
How have you never heard of Merry Christmas Everybody 😁 It's still a big Christmas hit in the UK to this day. Keep doing what you do guys.
So so many Slade tracks you need to listen to
Grew up listening to them, absolute class
Wow! Slade were huge in the UK especially in the 70s. Glad you liked them.
The lead singer is Noddy Holder and the guitarist you mentioned is Dave Hill and indeed, they were famous for spelling their song titles incorrectly. They were part of the "glam rock" movement in the UK which also included T. Rex, The Sweet, Mott The Hoople among others.
You can also check out "Cum On Feel The Noize", "Coz I Luv You", "Look Wot You Dun", "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" and not forgetting one of the most famous Christmas songs of all time here "Merry Xmas Everybody" from 1973. It gets played on the radio so much every December and some people say that isn't truly Christmas until you hear "that Slade song."