Slade: Dave Hill , Don Powell , Jim Lea, Noddy Holder.
Audio Remasterer: Tim Turan.
Liner Note Author: Dave Ling.
Recording information: Reading, England.
Before the hits really starting coming, Slade showed why they were one of England's best live acts with this fevered concert recording from 1972. Set alight by plenty of stomping beats, lumbering bass, fat guitars, and Noddy Holder's hoarse vocal scream, Slade Alive! finds the lads from Wolverhampton goading on their rabid fans at every juncture ("Wan ya ta really let loose on iss one"). In return, the crowd's handclap choruses and drunken exhortations fire up the band, inspiring them to take pub rock to glam proportions ("In Like a Shot From My Gun"), make a fine mess out of a Steppenwolf classic ("Born to Be Wild"), and add a bit of feedback to John Sebastian's folk-pop ("Darling Be Home Soon"). Plus, hits like the MC5-esque "Know Who You Are" and retro-rocker "Get Down Get With It" are given proper live workouts. ~ Stephen Cook
Professional Reviews
Uncut (p.89) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he infectious din of a heavy metal Little Richard reborn in the working men's clubs of Walsall and Wolverhampton."
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