Rock In My World

Slade - My Life Is Natural

Sometimes, I like to delve into the era spawned by 60's psychedelia, the hard-rockin' early 70's, so this week I bring you: Son Of Psychedelic Sunday!

Slade was a band that never quite became a household name in the US, even as glam artists such as David Bowie, T. Rex, and Sweet were embraced by many mainstream-loving fans. Glam made lots of people nervous, since ambiguous sexuality was a hallmark of the genre, and that's not something 15-year-old record-buying boys felt comfortable with back then. I mean, Alice Cooper and Deep Purple were more what the rocking boys were into, while girls, like my sister Val, were more intrigued by the glam guys.

In their 4-year career, Slade racked up eleven top 5 hits in their home country (England), with five of them hitting number one. Not too shabby. They're best known for their 1984 hit, Run Runaway, and as the original artist of Quiet Riot's mega-hit, Cum On Feel The Noize.


For my choice today, here's Slade with a bonus track from the 2006 reissue of 1972's Slayed?, My Life Is Natural. I love love Noddy Holder's voice, which sounds like Freddy Mercury meets Robert Plant to me. I don't know why this song wasn't included in the original version of Slayed?, since it rocks like crazy. Enjoy.