Whatever Happened to Slade?

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Whatever Happened to Slade?
Studio album by Slade
Released	March 21, 1977
Genre	Hard rock
Length	40:40
Label	Barn
Producer	Chas Chandler
Professional reviews
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Slade chronology
Nobody's Fools (1976) Whatever Happened to Slade? (1977) Slade Alive, Vol. 2 (1978)

Whatever Happened to Slade? was an album by the British glam/hard rock group Slade. It was released March 21, 1977, but did not enter the charts.

Slade's popularity was waning as were their record sales. They recognized this (thus the Album's title). By 1977 the Glam movement had died, along with the careers of Mud, Gary Glitter and Marc Bolan. In Britain, where Slade had traditionally been most popular, the fashion of the day was punk rock. With this record, Slade firmly stood its ground as a straight Rock group (gone were the 'Glam' statements of the early decade). With this album, Slade were perhaps the only popular English Rock band that had successfully made the transition from Punk (a'la Iggy Pop and Frank Zappa) to Glam Rock back to Punk (a'la The Jam and The Sex Pistols).

The album was met with critical praise and support from the English punk uprising. Nevertheless, the record was a commercial failure and the band's financial woes continued. For many years, the album was a much sought after collector's item amongst fans. Today, however, the album is available via CD and download.

This album was a popular trade amongst American musicians developing what would be known as "Grunge" as both Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) and Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) have cited the album as influential.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Be" (Holder/Lea)
2. "Lightning Never Strikes Twice" (Holder/Lea)
3. "Gypsy Roadhog" (Holder/Lea) UK #48
4. "Dogs Of Vengeance" (Holder/Lea)
5. "When Fantasy Calls" (Holder/Lea)
6. "One Eyed Jacks With Moustaches" (Holder/Lea)
7. "Big Apple Blues" (Holder/Lea)
8. "Dead Men Tell No Tales" (Holder/Lea)
9. "She's Got The Lot" (Holder/Lea)
10. "It Ain't Love But It Ain't Bad" (Holder/Lea)
11. "The Soul, The Roll and The Motion" (Holder/Lea)

[edit] Bonus tracks on the 2007 remaster

12. "Forest Full Of Needles"
13. "Burning In The Heat Of Love"
14. "Ready Steady Kids"
15. "My Baby Left Me/That's All Right"
16. "OHMS"
17. "Give Us A Goal"
18. "Daddio"
19. "Rock 'N' Roll Bolero"
20. "It's Alright Buy Me"

[edit] Personnel

• Noddy Holder - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Dave Hill - lead guitar
• Jim Lea - bass guitar
• Don Powell - drums

• Chas Chandler - producer

v • d • e Slade Dave Hill • Don Powell • Mal McNulty • John Berry Noddy Holder • Jim Lea • Steve Whalley • Steve Makin • Trevor Holliday • Dave Glover • Studio albums Beginnings (1969) • Play It Loud (1970) • Slayed? (1972) • Old, New, Borrowed and Blue (1974) • Slade In Flame (1974) • Nobody's Fools (1976) • Whatever Happened to Slade? (1977) • Return to Base (1979) • We'll Bring the House Down (1981) • Til Deaf Do Us Part (1981) • The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome (1983) • Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply (1984) • Rogues Gallery (1985) • You Boyz Make Big Noize (1987) Live albums Slade Alive! (1972) • Slade Alive, Vol. 2 (1978) • Slade on Stage (1982) Compilations Sladest (1973) • Slade Smashes! (1980) • Crackers: The Party Album (1985) • Wall of Hits (1991) • Feel The Noize- Greatest Hits (1997) • The Very Best of Slade (2005) • The Slade Box 4 CD Anthology 1969-1991 (2006)