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Thanks to a pair of Quiet Riot cover versions of early Slade songs, Slade was brought to the attention of a new generation of hard rock fans, who turned around and made their first album in ten years a fair-sized hit. Aiming to capitalize on their resurgence, the boys went back into the studio to record the follow-up, Rogues Gallery, even going so far as to give opening track, "Hey Ho Wish You Well," the same galloping beat and Celtic string work that made "Run Runaway" such a great comeback. Unfortunately for everyone (most notably the band), the decision was made to lay on a whole pile of keyboards this time out, perhaps trying to tap into the success Van Halen had achieved with breakthrough album 1984; the end result was an album that was far less endearing than Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply. In fact, some of the songs are downright embarrassing, like "Walking on Water Running on Alcohol," which marries a "Be My Baby"-style big beat to Van Halen keyboards and then adds a melodramatic but ultimately sad-sack set of lyrics. Far worse is first single, "7 Year Bitch," which could have been a thoughtful look at someone who's attracted to younger women, but which kills off any chance of moral high ground with the question "...can you control the bitch?" (whether the question was asked in persona or not). Given the title of the album, perhaps such sentiments shouldn't be all that surprising, but it has to be said that the rogues' gallery concept probably would have been a lot more convincing if the music had been stripped of the keyboards and overly slick production and given more of a rock & roll edge. That edge doesn't really emerge until the track "Lock Up Your Daughters," tellingly a track that the band pulled out of the vaults.
© Sean Carruthers /TiVo
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James Lea, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - John Punter, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1985 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - John Punter, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1985 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Producer, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1985 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - John Punter, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1985 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - John Punter, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1983 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - John Punter, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1985 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - John Punter, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1985 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Producer, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - John Punter, Mixer - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1985 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Producer, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1985 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - John Punter, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1984 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Producer, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1984 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - John Punter, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1985 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Producer, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1985 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - John Punter, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1985 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - John Punter, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1985 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - John Punter, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1985 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
James Lea, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - John Punter, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1985 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Composer, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - John Punter, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1983 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Backing Vocals, Bass - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - David Hill, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - John Punter, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1985 Perseverance Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Album review
Thanks to a pair of Quiet Riot cover versions of early Slade songs, Slade was brought to the attention of a new generation of hard rock fans, who turned around and made their first album in ten years a fair-sized hit. Aiming to capitalize on their resurgence, the boys went back into the studio to record the follow-up, Rogues Gallery, even going so far as to give opening track, "Hey Ho Wish You Well," the same galloping beat and Celtic string work that made "Run Runaway" such a great comeback. Unfortunately for everyone (most notably the band), the decision was made to lay on a whole pile of keyboards this time out, perhaps trying to tap into the success Van Halen had achieved with breakthrough album 1984; the end result was an album that was far less endearing than Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply. In fact, some of the songs are downright embarrassing, like "Walking on Water Running on Alcohol," which marries a "Be My Baby"-style big beat to Van Halen keyboards and then adds a melodramatic but ultimately sad-sack set of lyrics. Far worse is first single, "7 Year Bitch," which could have been a thoughtful look at someone who's attracted to younger women, but which kills off any chance of moral high ground with the question "...can you control the bitch?" (whether the question was asked in persona or not). Given the title of the album, perhaps such sentiments shouldn't be all that surprising, but it has to be said that the rogues' gallery concept probably would have been a lot more convincing if the music had been stripped of the keyboards and overly slick production and given more of a rock & roll edge. That edge doesn't really emerge until the track "Lock Up Your Daughters," tellingly a track that the band pulled out of the vaults.
© Sean Carruthers /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:22:21
- Main artists: Slade
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2007 Perseverance Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
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