1. A funk band fro… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least six artists using the name Slave:
1. A funk band from Dayton, Ohio
2. A rapper from Los Angeles, California
3. A hardcore band from from Denmark
4. A powerviolence band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
5. A hardcore band from Los Angeles, California
6. A punk band from Doylestown, Pennsylvania
7. A Powerviolence band from Birmingham, Alabama. http://slavepv.bandcamp.com/
1) Slave was an Ohio funk band popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Trumpeter Steve Washington and Mark Hicks (Drac) formed the group in Dayton, Ohio in 1975.
Trombonist Floyd Miller teamed with Tom Lockett Jr. (sax, keyboards), Carter Bradley (trombone), Mark Adams (bass), Mark Hicks (lead and rhythm guitar, lead and background vocals), Danny Webster (rhythm guitar, lead and background vocals), Orion Wilhoite (keyboards), and Tim Dozier (drums). Vocalists Steve Arrington, Starleana Young, then Curt Jones and keyboardist Raye Turner came aboard in 1978, with Arrington ultimately becoming lead vocalist. Their first big hit was the single "Slide" in 1977 for Cotillion Records, where they remained until 1984. Their best work was usually based on bass licks and the band's general arrangements emphasis on the rhythm section and soaring lead vocals.
Other Top Ten R&B hits were "Just a Touch of Love" in 1979, "Watching You" in 1980, and "Snap Shot" in 1981. They added Charles Carter on sax and brother Sam Carter on keyboards. Young, Washington, Jones and Lockett departed to form Aurra in 1981. Slave added Roger Parker, Delbert Taylor,JR., and Kevin Johnson as replacements. Arrington himself left in 1982 after the Showtime album. They continued on, though much less successfully, into the late 1980s.
They moved to Atlantic Records for one LP in 1984, then switched to the Atlanta-based Ichiban Records in 1986. Their most recent release was The Funk Strikes Back in 1992. Rhino issued Stellar Fungk: The Best of Slave Featuring Steve Arrington, an anthology of their finest cuts, in 1994.
2) The hip-hop artist SLAVE has released “El Che” as a single in early 2010. There will be a few releases during ‘10 including “Will I Ever Be Free?” demo tape along with some mixtapes. You can find El Che and future releases through blogspot, tumblr, etc.
3) Danish hardcore punk band from Copenhagen in the early 2000's.
4) Powerviolence band from Oklahoma City, formerly known as No Man’s Slave.
http://www.myspace.com/nomansslave
http://elitereform.blogspot.com/
5) Hardcore/metal band from Los Angeles ; http://weareslaves.bandcamp.com/album/abyss ; http://www.facebook.com/weareslaves
They have a 6 song ep coming out titled Abyss.
Hero
Slave Lyrics
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Get away from me eventually
I was smacked around
And beaten to the ground
My head became a piece
Of broken coal
I never thought that I
Would ever let you in
You
You were my only hero
You saved me from the sea
So, come take a bow
My hero
You brought me back
To me
Bitter words were said
I screamed them all myself
I pounded on your door
Ten times or more
You got under my skin
But I didn't let you in
I put up doors to let you out
The lyrics of Slave's song "Hero" speaks about taking certain aspects of life for granted and realizing their true value only after they are gone. The vocalist sings that he had been constantly criticized while becoming a broken version of himself, and he never believed that he would let anyone in. But the hero in the song had saved him from drowning in the sea of criticism and brought him back to the surface. The hero had a positive impact on the vocalist, who now praises and thanks the hero for regaining his lost confidence.
In the second stanza, the vocalist admits that he had been the one who always spoke bitter words and slammed doors on the hero's face. The hero had to knock ten times or more to get under his skin, but the singer never let him in. To keep the hero out of his world, he put up doors, but soon he realized that he was only keeping himself out. The hero helped him realize that he had been a victim of his own criticisms, and the hero had better causes to fight for, which made him the real hero.
Line by Line Meaning
The simple things that I take for granted will
What I consider basic for my survival could be stripped away from me in a moment.
Get away from me eventually
Nothing lasts forever, everything has to come to an end sooner or later.
I was smacked around
I have been physically abused in my life.
And beaten to the ground
I was made to feel helpless and powerless.
My head became a piece
My mind was shattered into multiple fragments.
Of broken coal
My thoughts and ideas were darkened and soiled by pain and suffering.
I never thought that I
I couldn't imagine that I would ever be capable of something.
Would ever let you in
I didn't think I would allow anyone to see the real me.
All I did was criticize
I found faults even in the smallest of things because of my internal pain.
You
The person I am referring to, who saved me, my hero.
You were my only hero
You were the only person who saved me in my life.
You saved me from the sea
You saved me from drowning in my own pain and emotions.
So, come take a bow
You deserve to be recognized and applauded for your heroic actions.
My hero
A term of endearment for the person who saved my life.
You brought me back
You helped me return to a better version of myself, my true self.
To me
You helped me rediscover and re-embrace who I am as a person.
Bitter words were said
Hurtful and harmful things were spoken in our relationship.
I screamed them all myself
I was the one who initiated and caused the harmful communication.
I pounded on your door
I purposefully and assertively tried to seek your attention and care.
Ten times or more
I tried to come in contact with you several times.
You got under my skin
You were able to deeply and profoundly affect me as a person.
But I didn't let you in
I was afraid to allow you to affect me, so I prevented you from entering my inner circle.
I put up doors to let you out
I used barriers and compartmentalization to push you away and prevent you from helping me.
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