Whatever Happened to Slade?
When the Whole World Went Crazee
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Omnibus Press
Published:29th Aug '24
Should be back in stock very soon
Slade were the most iconic group of the 1970s glam rock era. Although the original quartet – Dave Hill, Noddy Holder, Jim Lea and Don Powell – ceased working as a unit in the nineties, memories of the group remain strong, thanks mainly to their remarkable, enduring, festive single, 'Merry Xmas Everybody'.
But there is so much more to the band than just that one record. Whatever Happened To Slade? is the first serious biography of the group in over three decades. It details the complete story of this singular band, as well as the personal histories of the four individuals who combined to turn Slade into a genuine phenomenon.
Whatever Happened To Slade? charts their emergence from the 1960s beat boom, their initial successes, their epoch-making glam heyday, the group’s attempts to crack America, Slade In Flame, their bleak, retrospectively adored film, their re-emergence as hard rocking heavyweights, through to their final dissolution and post-Slade careers.
Drawing on hours of new interviews and meticulous research, with a foreword by Bob Geldof and an afterword by Jim Moir, Whatever Happened To Slade? reassesses a band that won hearts and perforated eardrums across four incident-filled, bittersweet decades.
A Sunday Times Book of the Year 2023
“An extensive, entertaining and illuminating look at the mercurial if qualified success story of one of Britain’s greatest hit making bands. A must have for the music buff.” Phil Jupitus
“Informative and thoroughly readable... one of the joys is the context in which it places both the band’s music as well as the young men who made it.” Telegraph
“A clear headed analysis” Record Collector
“Slade should be revered. Here’s a book that does that.” Bob Geldof
“The combination of Daryl’s writing skills, research and contributions from fans has cumulated in a book that gives Slade the serious recognition it deserves.” Jim Lea (Slade)
"Makes me want to go and investigate the obscure corners of the catalogue, which is always the sign of a great bio." Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree)
“At last! An author with insight, sympathy and commitment has written a substantial book about Slade that dissects the highs and lows of a career that is unique in the annals of British pop” Chris Charlesworth, Just Backdated
“Daryl Easlea analyses Slade’s phenomenal career with a serious eye, placing them in context between Bowie and Mud and evoking a world of ‘backstreet boozers with their pickled eggs and Big D peanut displays.’” Victoria Segal, The Sunday Times
“One of the joys of the informative and thoroughly readable new book . . . is the context in which it places both the band’s music as well as the young men who made it.” Ian Winwood, The Daily Telegraph
**** “A true labour of love” Andy Fyfe, Mojo
**** “(A) comprehensive analysis of all things loud and yobbish” Joel McIver, Record Collector
8/10 “A thorough, detailed, probably definitive appraisal.” David Stubbs, Classic Rock
“An engaging account of . . . one of the most underrated and influential bands of the 1970s.” Iain Key, Louder Than War
“The definitive final word on the band’s four-decade career” The Afterword
“An appropriately foot-stomping account of the Slade story” Peter Gallagher, Shindig
“An excellent in-depth history of the much-undervalued band whose Merry Xmas Everybody has become such an important part of the festive season.” Choice Magazine
“This is the new Slade bible” Don Powell (Slade)
ISBN: 9781915841490
Dimensions: unknown
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480 pages