Slade was all new territory for me in late 2018. Though they'd been around since 1969, and continued to release albums through 1987, I didn't come across them until hearing the song, Run Run Away from their 1983 album, The Amazing Kamikaze. Which for all you astute readers, brings us to today's Retro Spins.
What drew me to Slade was hearing someone in a high profile band saying that they were who they listened to. I honestly don't remember who said it. Anyway, a search on Google for "Slade hits", resulted in the usual results of list. On said list, I saw that some of the songs were from the 80's. It was these I chose to focus on, eventually landing on Run Run Away. It was a solid track, and the album was put on my list of albums to collect.
Fast forward, and today I'm firing it up for the first time.It definitely has that hard rock / metal sound of the early 80's, reminiscent of early Ozzy Osborune / Mötley Crüe. Edgy, hard, but not excessively loud - Such as today's metal has become. Overall, it was a satisfying album to hear. Lots of solid guitar work and delightful backing drums and bass.
Though I initially started out with the aforementioned Run Run Away being the song which drew me to the album, I have to say that Razzle Dazzle Man may be my favorite. It starts out hard, rocking and thrashing, but then slows down with a haunting echo of vocals before kicking things back up again.
While I can't say I'll be rushing into more Slade in the near future, I will say that they're not a band I'll be forgetting. I'll definitely have to see what else they have going on. They are after all the group that originally brought us Cum On Feel The Noize, released in 1973. Granted, Quiet Riot's version is better, but still. Can't hate on the original.
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