After several albums featuring few original compositions from the quartet came and went (1969's Beginnings, 1970's Play It Loud), the group began to write their own tunes, grew their hair long, and assumed the look of the then-burgeoning glam movement, joining the same cause championed by such fellow Brits as David Bowie and T. Rex. This new direction paid off in 1971 with the number 16 U.K. single "Get Down and Get With It," which soon touched off a string of classic singles and led to Slade becoming one of the most beloved party bands back home. They released Slayed? in 1972. Slade also utilized another gimmick, humorously misspelled song titles, as evidenced by such singles as "Coz I Luv You," "Look Wot You Dun," "Take Me Bak 'Ome," "Mama Weer All Crazee Now," "Gudbuy t'Jane," "Cum on Feel the Noize," "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me," and "Merry Xmas Everybody" (the latter of which re-entered the charts every holiday season for years afterward). Several attempts at cracking the U.S. market came up empty (with track listings between their U.K. and U.S. full-lengths differing), although such albums as Slade Alive! and Slayed? are considered to be some of the finest albums of the glam era.
Slade continued to score further hit singles back home, including such correctly spelled tracks as "My Friend Stan," "Everyday," "Bangin' Man," "Far Far Away," "How Does it Feel," and "In for a Penny," but with glam rock's dissolution and punk's emergence by the mid-'70s, the hits eventually dried up for the quartet. Despite the change in musical climate, Slade stuck to their guns and kept touring and releasing albums, as the title to their 1977 album, Whatever Happened to Slade, proved that the group's humor remained intact despite their fall from the top of the charts. A large, dedicated following still supported the group as they offered a performance at the 1980 Reading Festival that was considered one of the day's best, resulting in sudden renewed interest in the group back home and Slade scored their first true hit singles in six years with 1981's "We'll Bring the House Down" and "Lock up Your Daughters."
Slade received a boost stateside around this time as well, courtesy of the U.S. pop-metal outfit Quiet Riot, who made a smash hit out of "Cum on Feel the Noize" in 1983 that resulted in a strong chart showing for Slade's 1984 release Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply (issued as The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome in the U.K. a year earlier). Slade then enjoyed a pair of U.S. MTV/radio hits, "Run Runaway" and "My Oh My." Holder and Lea also tried their hand at producing another artist around this time as well, as they manned the boards for Girlschool's 1983 release Play Dirty. Despite another all-new studio release, Rogues Gallery, and Quiet Riot covering another classic Slade tune ("Mama Weer All Crazee Now"), Slade was unable to retain their newfound American audience or rekindled British following and they eventually faded from sight once more, this time without a comeback waiting around the corner. During the '90s, a truncated version of the group dubbed Slade II was formed (without Holder or Lea in attendance), while Holder became a popular U.K. television personality as well as the host of his own '70s rock radio show. A 21-track singles compilation, Feel the Noize: The Very Best of Slade, was issued in 1997 (re-released under the simple title of Greatest Hits a couple of years later), which proved to be a popular release in England.
Discography
Beginnings (as Ambrose Slade, 1969)
Play It Loud (1970)
Slayed? (1972)
Slade Alive! (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)
Till Deaf Do Us Part (1981)
The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome (1983), re-released in 1984 as:
- Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply (1984)
Rogues Gallery (1985)
Crackers - The Christmas Party Album (1985)
You Boyz Make Big Noize (1987)
Keep on Rockin' (1994) (as Slade II), is the only studio album by Slade II. The album was released in 1994 and has seen various re-issues and guises under alternative names such as Wild Nites (1999), Cum on Let's Party! (2002) and Superyob (2003).
There are other artists with the same name:
2. Slade less commonly refers to Grady Slade, Jr, a Rap artist
3. Slade also refers to a rapper who made music from 2013-2016 under the label, Chapter 9. He currently makes music under a new alias, Dante Oasis.
Raven
Slade Lyrics
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Chasing everything that glitters
Colored pieces chattering
Doesn't miss a single thing
Gold and silver polished stone
Never leaves a thing alone
Belts away every hour
Storing his spoils
Of the fruits of his toils
You beware of the sight
Of the roundabout flight
Often you'll see the raven
Flapping wings and calling loudly
He doesn't care what others feel
Thinks he has the right to steal
Gold and silver polished stone
Never leaves a thing alone
Belts away every hour
Flies to his loftly tower
Storing his spoils
Of the fruits of his toils
You beware of the sight
Of the roundabout flight
Break
Belts away every hour
Flies to his loftly tower
Storing his spoils
Of the fruits of his toils
You beware of the sight
Of the roundabout flight
The song Raven by Slade is a cautionary tale about a bird, the raven, who is consumed by his desire for shiny objects. The song's lyrics describe his constant pursuit of these treasures, โChasing everything that glitters,โ and his unwavering determination to acquire them, โNever leaves a thing alone.โ The raven is depicted as a relentless hoarder who spends every moment collecting and safeguarding his shiny spoils in his โloftly tower.โ He is unapologetic and indifferent to the feelings of others and believes he has the right to take what he wants, regardless of who it belongs to.
The song's message is a metaphor for greed and the destructive nature of obsessive materialism. The raven's endless pursuit of shiny trinkets represents our own human desires for material possessions and our propensity for excess. The song warns of the dangers of pursuing wealth and material gain to the exclusion of other values like empathy, kindness, and compassion. The raven ultimately becomes a symbol of human greed and the destructive effects it can have on individuals and the wider community.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell raven that it's fatal
Warning the Raven that its behavior will lead to an unhappy ending.
Chasing everything that glitters
The Raven has an obsession with shiny objects that makes it chase after anything that catches its eye.
Colored pieces chattering
The shiny treasures the Raven chases make noise as they move and clink against each other.
Doesn't miss a single thing
The Raven is incredibly thorough and never overlooks any shiny object it might want to steal.
Gold and silver polished stone
The Raven is only interested in items that are valuable and glow in the light.
Never leaves a thing alone
Once the Raven sets its sights on an item, it will stop at nothing until it has it in its possession.
Belts away every hour
The Raven is constantly on the move, flying from place to place in search of more treasures to add to its collection.
Flies to his loftly tower
The Raven has a place of refuge where it takes all the shiny objects it has collected, keeping them safe in its tower.
Storing his spoils
The Raven is a hoarder, keeping all of its shiny objects in its tower and not sharing with anyone else.
Of the fruits of his toils
All of the shiny objects the Raven collects are the result of its own efforts, but it does not see the harm in stealing from others to obtain them.
You beware of the sight
Others should be careful and wary of the Raven, as it will steal anything that catches its eye, regardless of who it belongs to.
Of the roundabout flight
The Raven's flight patterns are unpredictable, and it may suddenly change direction to swoop down and snatch a shiny object from someone's hands.
He doesn't care what others feel
The Raven has no empathy or concern for others, as it is solely focused on obtaining shiny objects for itself.
Thinks he has the right to steal
The Raven believes it is entitled to take anything that it wants, and sees nothing wrong with stealing from others.
Break
The song pauses briefly at this point.
Lyrics ยฉ Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BOB CREWE, BOB GAUDIO
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