Singer Tried To Call Old GIRLFRIEND & Got TRAGIC News…Became This HAUNTING Song | Professor of Rock
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- Coming up… an interview with hard rock singer Mark Slaughter on his band, Slaughter's biggest hit: Fly to the Angels. It’s one of the most gut-wrenching songs of its time that came from very tragic circumstances. Mark had come off tour and called up his friend to get his old girlfriend’s number. He was looking forward to seeing here after being out on the road. His friend called the next day, but instead of giving him her this girl's number, he conveyed the sad news that she had just passed away. Fly to the Angels came to Mark when he attended her funeral. Up next, it's a powerful story from Mark Slaughter on a song that became a classic on Professor of Rock.
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It’s time for our latest edition of Revelations- where featured artists go deep on their greatest songs. Stories you won’t hear anywhere else! Today we have a special session with singer and guitars Mark Slaughter from the hard rock band Slaughter on the story of their biggest hit Fly to the Angels, If you remember Slaughter came at the tail end of the glam metal era releasing their double platinum album Stick it to Ya, one of the biggest records of 1990. The album featured 3 hits, Up All Night, Spend Some Time, and today’s feature Fly to the Angels. Mark tells the story of this heart-wrenching rocker next as we get into this interview.
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Lost my 39 year old daughter to stage 4 cervical cancer September 27 2020. She was diagnosed July 4th 2019. We played this at her memorial service. Yes I was sad . But in August 2022 my sister Donna Brandenburg took me and her son Scott saw Slaughter live at the Des Moines Fair when they were belting out Fly to the Angels I just sobbed uncontrollably because it really super hit and a gentlemen put his hand on my shoulder asked if I was OK, I said now I am.
Mark seems like a genuinely good guy. He's apparently an active supporter of St. Jude's Children's Hospital, which gains him bonus points in my eyes.
Yup. St. Jude is a godsend.
Keep in mind that Donald Trump Jr. was one of the biggest donors to St. Jude Children’s Hospital for years, but then it told Mr. Trump to get lost after his father became the 45th American president. I’m not saying that SJCH has become thoroughly and completely rotten, but telling a big-time donor to get lost definitely is an indication of *something* rotten happening within it.
St Jude is truly doing God’s work.
@@jaded5559 Absolutely!
I feel the same way. Mark is a decent guy who rocks in more ways than one.😊
I lost my wife to ovarian cancer 30 years ago, April 8, 1994 at 37 years young. This song touched me then and still does. Carry memories of her and this song.
Thank you for sharing. Peace to you my Richard.
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Really sorry to hear that. I hope you have peace in your life brother
😢❤So sorry for your loss. When we loose beloved ones to death, it never goes away 😢. We learn to breathe a different way and we never walk in the world the same. Prayers you have peace in your life❤
So very sorry for your loss 😔
You dont just hear 'fly to the angels' you actually feel it.
Mark's voice just rips through you.
'Stick it to you' is a rock masterpiece,
If only it came out three years earlier.
Exactly right!
My first wife passed away unexpectedly in 2016. Believe it or not, Slaughter was one of our favorite groups and the main reason we met in 1991. We both had on Slaughter t-shirts and met on happen chance. We quickly became friends, then dated and a year later we were married. 23 years and 8 months later I lost my best friend ever. This was the first song I played after I left the hospital. Had it on repeat for hours that I drove and tried to grasp the concept of not having the one person that was my best friend over half my life. Slaughter and this song helped me meet the person that brought the most joy in my life and helped me find closure on a loss that I will probably never forget. The pain of losing your true best friend, soul mate, it’s a pain that never leaves. It becomes tolerable but never leaves and this song totally encompassed that feeling. Every word in that song I felt that day and many times since. It also helped knowing that someone else knew how I felt and expressed it with raw emotion. Thank you Slaughter for the decades I’ve listened to you and you’ve shared the emotions of my life. Thank you Professor for never letting these songs die. I watch you all the time and this is the reason I’ve been loyal for a long time.
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My girlfriend passed away 3 years ago, April 15,this song got me through hard times. ✌❤🎸ROCK ON 👍🔨
Peace to you Charles.
Sorry for your loss.
Speaking of Kool-Aid my step dad was a framer when i was little. For about a year he'd sneak us to houses they were building on the weekend when no one was there and hed nail up broken pieces of sheetrock between studs and we'd all pretend to be the Kool-Aid man. It was so damned fun.But he was diagnosed with cancer and it came to an end. He fought like hell but passed a year later. To remember and honor him I've built a small wood frame in the backyard and once a month I'll buy some cheap sheetrock,put it up and me and my kids will play KOOL-Aid man. They love it,as do I. Just giving them memories for when I'm gone too.❤LIVE LIFE AND LOVE HARD!
This is so adorable 🥰 thanks for sharing
Once a month! That's some great dedication! Good on ya for keeping his memory alive & making memories for your kids ❤
Aww how beautiful ❤ Thank you for sharing 🥰 God bless you and yours 🙏
@@chasity71mvp19 And God bless you too. 🙏
Thank you all for the wonderful comments. It gives me hope to see that good hearts still exist!
Her passing and seeing him there to honor her....she gave him that gift when the words entered his mind...that was her whispering.......and he said it....THEIR BIGGEST HIT...... her thank you to him for seeing her off and having her in his heart
Such a thoughtful comment
I have a similar story. I had a girl friend that I would visit about an hour away from me. It started as dating but we ended up just very good friends. One day she popped into my head and I thought, I hadn’t seen her in a while and I’d be in town soon, maybe I’ll give her a shout and hook up. I was also thinking, wow it’s been a little while since we spoke last. I checked her Facebook profile and was devastated when I saw all the condolences about her passing. She had died just a short time before. I recorded a cover of myself playing Fly To The Angels and posted it to her wall. It’s still there today.
RIP Diana Haddon Lane
I lost my Father in November of 1991. When I left the hospital to go home, this was the 1st song that played on the radio. Thank you both so much for this song.
My husband died February 3, 2009 at the age of 39 yrs old. As I was driving home from the hospital, I heard the song "Arms of the Angel" by Sarah McLaughlin. I lost it. Strange how these songs would just be classics on any other day, but when we hear them immediately following a death, it's crushing. I still can't listen to that song. I probably never will. I'm sorry for your loss.
Such a sweet guy... loved his music (hey..old Zepplin groupie here 😊). Prayers and sympathy to all the people here who expressed personal loss and how they relate to this song. 😢 The beauty of music.
Music is the universal language.
I lost my uncle to a drunk driver on the 4th of this month. I've always loved this song, but now knowing the story. I will play this at the service for Henry. Thank you Professor.
Sending a better road ahead for you and your family..
I hope you’re doing as well as can be. 🙏🏻🎼 It’s frustrating that such self absorbed people can’t be kept from driving.
Sending you warm hugs from a stranger ♥️
So sorry for your loss🙏🙏
Love this song. This was my best friend and guitarist in our bands favorite tune. Today him and I still reminisce about the time him and I were driving this time for some reason in silence and out of nowhere I said, You know what song I would love to hear right now? He immediately replied, Fly to the Angels, Exactly what I was thinking. There was something magical about the late 80's early 90's. It wasn't just a bombardment of incredible rock bands cranking out hits but even the classic Rock bands and artists had a resurgence, Not to mention entirely new styles of music coming out. Just over like five years, The amount of money I spent on new albums. Slaughter, Firehouse, Dream Theater, Queensryche, Saigon Kick, Every Mother's Nightmare, Sabotage, Gary Moore, Fates Warning, Scorpions, Great White, Tora Tora, Skid Row, Aerosmith, Bad Company, Damn Yankees, Steelheart, Extreme, White Lion, Motley Crue, Guns and Roses, and so many more. Such an incredible time for music and for one to just becoming an adult.
Thanks for sharing that memory
My neighbor outside of Vegas took guitar lessons from Mark before they broke big- He still had Marks handwritten lessons and everything. Said he was just the sweetest guy ever back then and that he never changed when he ran into him later in life.
It's true what Mark said, when you are sad, you want to listen to sad music because it does actually make you feel better. So many sad songs were born of really sad situations like his.
Mark seems like a man of conviction and humility. It's comforting to be aware of other genuine people. So few it seems these days.
HE's a great guy.
I admire him, even though I wasn’t familiar with his music before today.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980Same here! I've heard of Slaughter, but I've never heard their music before. Def gonna look for more songs from them. 😅
Couldn’t have said it better myself. From one genuine human to another
I took my son to his first concert last summer to see Slaughter. We got to meet the band and they autographed his guitar. Mark and Dana were so cool to talk to. Very down to earth guys.
Slaughter is a story of a great band that appears and even in a short time leaves a huge mark on the fan base.
It is a shame that they were so late. The emotion and purity of their music is something you never forget.
We need bands like this now.
I never heard this song until today. So timely. I lost a good friend of 10 years to breast cancer in February and my uncle passed away 2 weeks ago. This song says exactly how a grieving person feels.
In 1990, I had just recently graduated high school. The best friend of an ex-girlfriend had a fatal accident riding on the back of a motorcycle. She was one of those souls who deserved to live forever. It was devastatingly sad for her to pass away so suddenly just before her senior year of high school. This song stood for me as an anthem in her memory. It took years for me to hear it and not get choked up. I'm right back there since the passing of my wife 4 years ago.
When my mama passed away in 2019 I listened to this song over and over and over. It got me through some of the worst days of my life.
Peace to you. I know exactly what you mean.
Sorry for your loss.
Mark Slaughter said it best. WE NEED YOU PROF OF ROCK
Thank you so much for what you do.
Nice interview. I agree with you that if they had come out 2-3 years earlier, they would've been even more successful, but let's face it: most rock bands didn't survive the grunge revolution of 1992. Winger, Warrant, and Skid Row all were hit hard, as well. Glad Marc seems to be in good spirits and doing well. Thanks! - Dave
IT's very sad. Some great bands at the end there!
That makes a lot of sense. Grunge was like a bulldozer that crushed many artists in its path. The tiny seeds in the ground represent the few bands who were able to have success after the Seattle movement.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I really hate the "blame Seattle" excuse. But some of these bands (like Slaughter and Tyketto) deserved to continue, and others didn't. I don't think it was Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley or Chris Cornell's intention to "kill" glam metal the way it happened. Radio and MTV played a HUGE role in it. And you don't hear Mark or Dana complaining about the Seattle scene the very same way Vince Neil, Tom Kiefer, Don Dokken, members of Ratt's rhythm section (not necessarily Stephen P.) or others have in years past. They were like the guys from Bon Jovi. According to Jon Bon Jovi himself, "Tastes change." And Mark is somewhat the very same way on this subject. NOT a single one of Poison's members have EVER complained about the Seattle scene. Just found out recently that Bret Michaels actually embraced the 90s alt scene and was great friends with members of Alice In Chains (already knew that the other three members embraced it, according to interviews.)
I think we sometimes forget to think about what may have inspired some of our favorite songs. Thank you, Professor, and Thank you, Mark, for sharing this with us all.
Thanks for listening! You a fan?
Vocals lyrics and music of this tune is a great tribute to his ex,but don't overlook when he whispers "Cindy, I owe it all to you" at the very end,just a great tune💜
Dude, I freaken love your level of honesty and humility.
I was really glad to hear him say that no one was more or less important than anyone else, we only are what we should be. I thought I was the only one who still felt that way. He truly sends us his feelings thru his music. Love the show.
That's one of the coolest home guitar rooms I've seen watching musicians interviewed in their home. 🎸🤘
This was the song that got me through a horrific time when i was in my late twenties, i didn't think id make it through the trauma, this song was literally my saving grace. Slaughter was tremendously underrated. Fly high...❤
I recommended this channel to a co-worker today. He'll appreciate your encyclopedic knowledge of the greatest songs!
Thanks for that! What would you like to see next?
@@ProfessorofRock Brain Salad Surgery :-) ELP is the major omission in your great body of work. Thanks!
Hearing this story about what prompted Mark to write this song literally brought tears to my eyes.
I don't think I could've ever imagined that heartbreak that Mark experienced about trying to reconnect with an old girlfriend and reminisce, only to find out that she'd died.
I met a friend of a friend, a few years ago, who had just returned to town to meet his only child; a 21-yr-old son whom he never knew existed… he got here just one day after he had passed. We just never know.
I've been a long time fan of Slaughter. I love this band, I love this song! This is my favorite Slaughter song! Two years ago, my best friends mom passed away suddenly. My bffs mom was like my other mom. On the day I found out she passed, I heard this song and just started sobbing.
RIP Linda. Thank you for everything. ❤
I play this song for my daughter. Fly high, Lucy.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds.............
The production quality on Stick It to Ya is one of the best ever. Spot on.
The drums! Dear Lord, cannot get enough of them. Blas is a master at work.💜🕊
Two years ago today I lost a friend who was a big metal fan. I don't remember this song, but I dedicate this song to him.
Mark is such a beautiful soul. I love every interview with him. I got my mom's keepsake urns yesterday with 3 birds flying, so this interview is extra special today.
Thank you for sharing that!
OMG! I literally just downloaded this song last week! I had just found it! So sad because of the circumstances behind it. But what a great song!
And what an awesome interview too. The reason I initially listened to this song was because I was sure that my brother had this song on his playlist, who I had lost 2 years ago when he was only 52. So this interview really hit home like my brother had sent it to me. Which would most definitely be something he would do to me! Because music was his passion!
2 years earlier, Mark was the voice of The Vinnie Vincent Invasion. Their song "Love Kills" from A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, is still one of my all-time favorite power ballads👍
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That's right!
I was just about to comment on that song. It's one of Mark's best vocal performances.
One of my all time favorites, too!
Also, That time of year another great one from that CD
The label loved the VVI band, but didn't love Vinnie, so they basically formed Slaughter without him.
Mark seems like the coolest guy!! So down to earth and kind! I’ve never really heard him talk so this is very interesting and treat! Thanks Adam! I’m so glad you got him on.
HE's a great guy.
I’m Australian and had never heard of these guys until recently as they were not really known here at all. But I heard this song not long ago and what a great piece of music it is! I lost my darling best friend 12th April 1997 to cancer aged just 34, leaving two little girls. She is a grandma now and those children are missing the most amazing woman from their lives. I miss Meredith every day of my life still. Such a beautiful loyal and strong human being.
He gave YOU such a great tribute! Well done, you! And well done on this interview!
Thanks!
My wife and I saw Slaughter just a couple of years ago. These are the coolest bunch of rockers. They spent half the show in the audience just having a great time.
You sound like an awesome husband. 🤘🏼🎶 Where do single men like you hide? 😅
Life can change on one tick of the clock.
Be it good or bad,
We still have to rock..
Thanks for another great interview Professor!! The song Fly to the Angels hit me hard after losing my son to suicide. He was only 17. Now, when I hear it, I think of him. At least I don't break down crying anymore when I hear it. I learn something new every day watching your channel. ❤❤❤
Peace to you.
Thank you @@ProfessorofRockI love your channel and learn something new each day. I found your channel last week and it's all I've watched since finding it. I'll be joining your patreon soon. Thank you for all you do to keep the music alive. ❤
SO sorry.
I’m so sorry for your loss🙏🙏
Slaughter was not just your average hair metal band stick it to ya is.a fantastic slice of early 90s melodic rock and totally deserves to be remembered as an early 90s rock classic
Agreed!
I will listen! Sorry I came late to this band.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 if you like melodic rock than you'll enjoy this band another band from this same era that I totally love is giant and their 1989 release last of the runaways produced by aor legend Terry Thomas and a mini supergroup led by session legends dan huff and Alan pasqua
@@georgemathie8123 Never heard of them either. I guess I have some listening homework!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 It's what I do is introducing new bands and classic albums to ya enjoy
I seen Slaughter about a year ago. They still sound amazing. I'm glad I got the chance to see them in person. I lost my father about 5 years ago. This song has helped me with my grief. Thank you Slaughter ❤️❤️
I agree with you if slaughter had come out a couple years earlier they would have had more hits. They had it all the musical chops, the song writing, the soaring guitars and yes the looks. It's unfortunate the music scene changed. I love Mark's guitar/ music room, he is definitely a real and cool guy. Never knew the story behind this classic, great interview and episode professor!
Thanks My Name! Love it!
They would fit perfectly in the mid or late 80s. I’m sorry I hadn’t heard of them sooner!
When my Mom passed in 2014, i listened to this song for about 2 weeks straight it seems like. I know at least once a day for 2 weeks I had to have it & New Years Day 2024 my Dad passed and I went right back to this song, again just had to have it. If anything I appreciate them for the song.
It's crazy that I knew what song this episode was about just by seeing the title of this episode. It is such a great heart felt song
Spending the night at a friends house, mtv playing about to fall asleep and their video came on… I was hooked. Bought me a casette tape the next weekend. Love this song.
That is awesome!
Mark seems like a good dude. Thx for the stories behind the music. It's really important.
Thanks for listening!
Fly to the Angels by Slaughter is one of my favorite songs. Love this band, still on my play list today!!!
This song goes out to my grandson 6/17/16.
This song is felt as much as it’s heard or listened to IMO
For sure!
You can just tell that Mark is the real deal. Love that and his band too!!
"You gotta have that lift." YES. That's what's missing so often in today's music. No lift. Music is supposed to move you. Thanks for doing this. So many people dismiss this band. I love this album straight through, and it's still in regular rotation.
Thank you, Mark for joining the POR family. Great interview. Great episode!
THanks Jimmy!
Have never heard of this song. Obv never made it acriss the Pond. The ending of the Rock era was , musically speaking, a sad time. Very glad my youth 8 to 18 was spent in the 70s and as such i loved the 80s too. I like this song .
Please listen!
Yeah it sounds really great.
It's so amazing you got to intreview Mark!! He shok my hand at a concert since I was in the front row in El Paso, such a great guy with an amazing voice.
Opened for Slaughter about 24 years ago.. how time flies..
.. point is.. Mark was amazingly great to us.. and they played over 2 1/2 hours including so many cover hits from the 80's.. He is a genuinely Human.. Being .. with positive vibes shared even a couple days before our show together.. I had no clue the guy talking great about our music was who he was until showtime.
.. Always Grateful for His Words.. Thank You Always Mark.. and Thank You for sharing all this info with us Professor.. YOU ROCK ❣
One of the best interviews that I have ever heard.Mark is a real person first and foremost.
My daddy died in 2002, then I lost my mom in 2014. I felt like I'd lost everything. I came home from both funerals and prayed for God's comfort, then I played this song over and over. I sang along as my grief streamed down my face. This song really helped me to get through my pain
Thank you Slaughter. ❤
As a child, my first cassette tape i bought with my own money was Slaughter. Bought it at a bike show. Such a great song.
Such a good song. In HS my ex bf drove his corvette into a tree. Then a year later my current bf was on his way to pick me up in a jeep and rolled it. He lived but his best friend did not. Such painful memories.
Slaughter is still one of my main faves from back then and still turn them up every time I hear them on the radio.
Love all slaughter I've heard,but up all night and fly to the angels were the big ones for me. Fly to the angels helped me a lot when I lost my Aunts and my mother in law-truly my 2nd Mom. Thanks much !!
I've loved Fly to the Angel's since High School.
Such an awesome song from an underrated band.
I love Slaughter. I was hooked from the first notes of this song. I had this tape and listened over and over. Thank you for finally covering this song and getting Mark on the show.
I remember when this song came out. I always thought this song hit differently, but I couldn't put my finger on why. After this deep dive into this song, it all makes sense. I've heard several people speak very highly of Mark Slaughter. Dangerous Darren on Hair Nation just spoke about him yesterday about how nice and awesome of a guy he really is.
He's a wonderful guy. Seriously such a good dude.
Wow. I had not heard of him or his music before so will check it out.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I'm not sure what band Darren played in.
I've loved this song since it was new. It's truly musical therapy.
This song really does bring up all the feeling of loosing someone but really helps you to get through it!!! Great interview!
One of the last great glam metal power ballads in my opinion. Great interview Adam! Also, you should do a video on FireHouse since CJ Snare just passed away.
Thanks Evan.
Slaughter and Firehouse toured together in 1997.
I didn’t know CJ died! Sad. 😢
dude bummer didnt know either bill is a friend of mine only saw them.once rva homecoming show met him.once maybe white heat days seemed like laid back nice guy good singer bummer didnt know bill and i hung out in school and heat days coworkers also great guy previrus the guys were weekend warriors bill told news lady but yeh bummet didnt know him well but good ol boy he was talented guy
bill was in my sisters class year older than me so we were friends in school.abd after his dad was my foot doctor wrench ankles basketball tennis i was jock sterotype he was the rocker loved outlaws skynyrd ted steve morse fan went to few dixie dregs club shows then his white heat club band cj was a good singer but as said didnt know him welli didnt know he had passed
I loved the way he described how he pictured part of the song spreading your wings and taking flight. It definitely feels like that experience sonically. Love this album, it was one of my first CDs and still have it.
I remember this song ! Haven’t seen the MV in ages ! Iconic song !
And pay homage to his fellow colleague the lead singer of Firehouse who recently passed away - CJ Snare- RIP - both Slaughter and Fire House had big hits in 1991
Great college freshmen memories of these two bands in 1991
Thanks for sharing the news about CJ. Gone too soon! 😢
Thanks for watching.
@@EvilJester119 Very sad.
dude bummer i f
didnt know about c.j. only saw them once rva homecoming bill is a friend mine hung out white heat days cj was a really good singer met just once sidnt know well seemed cool.laid back guy previrus they were doing weekend warrior shows bill told paper
I didn’t know the Firehouse singer died. R.I.P.
A lot of tears are falling now. A lot of pain has been building up lately and today you set them free. Thank you Professor.
Mark seems like a great guy, smart but down to earth, too. Great video! Great song, too.
I can't believe I forgot about this band. That song was awesome then and still is today. Thanks for jarring my memory. Now I have to find it on vinyl
Great interview with Mark. I still have that CD. Very heartbreaking story about the song. I feel your pain about the loss of your dad. I lost my father nearly 15 years ago and it still feels like yesterday. I still use his influence in my life.
Thank you for sharing. It never goes away.
@ProfessorofRock I loved his shout out to you and your channel at the very end.
My little sister actually introduced me to Slaughter. 😂 I had heard of them, but I was more into classic rock at that time. Mark's signature voice brought something different to 80s hair metal. I always liked this song and the story behind it makes me appreciate it even more.
Adam, I’m so HAPPY for you BECAUSE people are noticing you and your encyclopedic knowledge of music! I KNEW I couldn’t be the only music geek out there!! Rock on , Adam/Kasey! Rock on…
My sister passed away suddenly in Oct of 2022. Around this same time, my b/f decided he wanted to burn a bunch of CD's to listen to in the car. He burned this album. I was driving home from my mom's a couple days after my sister passed & was listening to this. This song came on & I was bawling by the end. Her birthday is tomorrow.
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I’m so sorry for your loss 🙏🙏
Slaughter was an awesome band. As a night owl, Up All Night was like my personal theme song. And Mark had a voice like no other.
My cousin would sing this to the top of his lungs when we’d cruise around. Miss those days. Amazing song, amazing story.
"Though it hurts me way deep inside
When I turn and look and find that you're not there
I try to convince myself that the pain
The pain is still not gone"
The first time I heard this lyric after my high school girlfriend was killed by an intoxicated driver during the summer of 1991, the meaning of the song clicked and the tears started. To this day, I have to fight the tears when hearing the song, even during the little snippets played in the video. After being with my wife for almost 30 years (between dating and marriage) and raising 3 kids, the pain is still not gone. Some pains scar over but never fully heal.
That is so awful! I’m sorry.
Slaughter definitely one of those bands that were much better than credited. Mark slaughters vocals are phenomenal
Not only with Vinnie Vincent’s invasion, but with his signature band slaughter he took it to the next level This band also included the musical legend Dana Strum also known as Dana Strumwasser that was responsible for many musicians hooking up together during the 80s forming very unique bands. Marks vocals are so phenomenal they can bring goosebumps at times as he intertwines a wonderful story with music thanks to his native roots.
This was one of those songs that me and my buddy Dave drove around, cruising the streets and hanging out. Good stuff.
Great song and great interview . I have new respect for mark and Slaughter
First off very sad story and also many others posted below. Thank you for sharing everyone.
I grew up in a small town in Northern BC. My best buddy had a satellite dish (the huge one on the back lawn) so he got MTV. When we heard Slaughter for the first time we raced down to the one decent local music store. They had no idea what we were talking about. The guy said we could look through their ordering catalogue which was like
3 huge huge phone books in a giant binder. We convinced him to make a special order. It took forever for the CD to arrive but when it did, oh man, we played it repeatedly. Great album! I agree Mark is very genuine.
Slaughter is a band I've not seen live yet. I had tickets to A Bill they were on during covid, but the show was cancelled. Never rescheduled. So to this day, I'm still looking forward to seeing (Mark) Slaughter in a live show. 🎸👍🎸
I listened to Fly To The Angels a lot especially after losing loved ones. My husband passed in 2006 and my oldest son passed in 2016 from a drug overdose. He was 39. I still feel the pain as you know it never goes away. But this song was cathartic in helping me adjust without them. I saw Slaughter many times with my friends and got to know them a bit. They were a great group of guys and friendly to the fans.
For us music lovers it helps us throughout our lives.
Great subject ❤️
Great words of wisdom from the singer
Awesome interview and story. ALWAYS loved this song, very emotional and i may even have the cd buried somewhere in my old collection but hadn't heard it lately although i don't listen to as much music as I would like anymore. Thanks for bringing it back to me, and to Mr. Slaughter abd Dana for writing it. My mom passed in 1997 and my brother in 2019 and hearing this again brings me not just sadness of the loss, but comfort. Truly a classic that lives forever. I need to get more SLAUGHTER ❤
Refreshing to hear an artist who is down to earth. Great song.
Blessings….
Thanks!
Greatest song ever! MASTERPIECE!
Fly To the Angels really moved me from the first listen. The vocals, the guitars, lyrics and production- they’re all perfect. And a hook that’d land a whale. Not bad.
Great interview with Mark Slaughter, one of my favorite artists. I had that album in cassette lol! I alway loved the song, because it conveys the pain and emptiness you only get to know with grieving. Now, after so many loved ones gone, this song is catharsis.
Music is the soundtrack of life.
Once again Mark is the ambassador of what a Rock musician should be. Humble, insightful and just down to earth. Met him a few times back in the day along with Dana. Some of the nicest guys who actually take the time to really engage and listen to you, the fan. They both are 100% responsible for Traci Guns signing one of my Ibanez RG550 guitars. Still hangs on the wall to this day. And then you, Professor of Rock. You are truly one of the few who are really keeping the great music of the past alive n' kicking. I love what you do!!!! 🤘🤘👊👊🖤🖤
I love their music as much now as I did then. They made some great music
Another very powerful byproduct of a song is the understanding that what you’re going through isn’t unique only to yourself, that someone else is going through the same thing or can identify with. That knowledge helps us cope and rise above the negative.