SLADE "PERSEVERANCE" DOCUMENTARY - PART ONE - 1986

Excellent Slade documentary from 1986 called Perseverance.
This is Part One of five parts. Interviewing Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Dave Hill and Don Powell is Gaz Top. Shown on Music Box cable channel.
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[@kiamagreens4549]

This was the band of my youth. growing up listening to them was awesome and very special.It is still now one of my favourite bands, definitely.Good on you guys and thank you. Thank you so much for the great songs ,absolutely love them.

[@wokeupandsmellthecoffee214]

I'm in my early 60's and been a massive Slade fan since the early 70's and never seen this footage before, its freakin awesome thanks for the upload noizefeeler

[@iainholmes2735]

They were a monster band. Like the Sweet, they are known for hit singles, but the live footage is amazing: very loud, almost proto-metal glam bands.

[@alanjones5786]

Mick tucker was an amazing drummer

[@rchdeflepfan]

They should be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. A lot of their music was before my time, but they are such a great band.

[@fus149hammer5]

Too good for that and apart from the usual suspects ie Beatles, Clapton, Lennon, McCartney it's almost an exclusively american club.

[@AC-sd6fo]

@@fus149hammer5 WRONG

[@fus149hammer5]

@@AC-sd6fo Really? Have you looked at the listing?

[@fus149hammer5]

@user-dd8sy8tz7o I've just counted. 366 inductees 52 british 8 other which leaves 306 american. Don't forget some of those brits are in there twice. In a band and solo. Considering that for such a small island we have had a massive impact on popular and rock music for decades so convincing me that the RARHOF isn't biased towards american acts is going to be pretty difficult. It took Judas Priest 50 years to get there, and Maiden are so pissed off about being ignored they've told them to shove it!

[@laika5757]

2020 and still listening...🎼🎵🎶🎸

[@fus149hammer5]

2023 and still listening.

[@iainholmes2735]

Great stuff. It's so interesting how the seemingly accidental encounters in life can lead to something very special. Dave paints a good picture of the early days.

[@locmanvorkutinskiy2583]

Slade 🤘👍👋

[@jndrummer5131]

SLADE rulz! Great documentary minus the damn ads!!!

[@michaelholmes3446]

i was there , witnessed how brilliant you were Noddy mate

[@skudlugs]

Best male rock singer ever in my opinion.

[@sheilareynolds4027]

Omg love slade my dad got Jimmy my fave and noddy and Dave in 1973 autographs January 27th I got Don Powell finally completely my fave group x

[@dianemachin9247]

Thanks for uploading this. (And Noddy if you ever get to read this..... your fans are aware how many hits you had/records you sold - how much you charted! And believe me, we did notice when you were missed off the TOTP thing too!) xx

[@user-fs9iw8qm4t]

Hi all the are, I,m From Russia, and i,m very very loved Slade, like are many of us Russians since 1970s times. Noddy, Lee - ❤😂l🎉

[@margaretmacpherson3793]

Slade were brilliant 👍👍

[@JohnWalshLegend]

Didn't realise Noddy played Bass when Jim was on keyboards!

[@laika5757]

2023 and still listening.. 🎼🎶🎸

[@carlphone]

Thanks for the upload!!! Here is evidence how influential Slade was for other bands already in the late sixties and also, for the concept of the "double lead guitar" as explained by Dave at 4.30. Great!

[@Smeghead44]

Great upload cheers!! Slade are amazing!

[@rahan9886]

SLADE RULES

[@philh8288]

I was always amazed that slade never played live aid they would have stole the show and may have given queen a run for there money! They certainly would have out shone 90% of the band's that performed that day

[@aaronjohnson3463]

Spot on 👍

[@jazzhastings515]

Without doubt your right, as a young musician i was introduced to the Slade Alive album and it knocked me out, because they were caught up in the "Glam" era they were sometimes mistaken for a Musically lightweight band churning out "Anthems" but insiders in the business knew what a fantastically talented live band they really were, as Ozzy Osbourne said not that long ago "The best Rock voice out there is without doubt Noddy Holder

[@garrythomass5308]

They did ask geldof or they could play...but he said no as they weren't on the record!! What a dickhead

[@Johnny-dz6vl]

Biggest mistake they ever made by not appearing.

[@fus149hammer5]

The Sun that morning printed the list of artists playing that day. It said Slade. I was overjoyed! Unfortunately it was a typing error it should have said Sade.... Imagine if they did play? Rocking All Over The World would have been forgotten about and Queen? Slade would have blown them off the stage. Probably been the end of Mercury and his mob. Maybe that's why they never got asked.

[@johnregan326]

Brilliant.

[@philmuggeson1849]

Merry Christmas everyone is of course a good song and as traditional as turkey and the queen's speech and I'm sure noddy enjoys the royalties, however it probably didn't do them any favours in the long run as it's all they seem to be remembered for unless like myself your a real slade fan, Merry Christmas everyone is played to death for one month of the year but I can literally count on one hand how many times I hear other slade hits on the radio throughout the year, incredible when you consider they outsold every other band and artist in the 70s

[@fus149hammer5]

MXE might be all they are known for today amongst the uneducated but Nod and Jim aren't too fussed. Half a million quid each every year in royalties has paid for Noddy's mansion and no doubt Jim has a nice home as well but Dave and Don get naff all as they aren't the songwriters hence they still do the rounds of the pubs and clubs trading (badly) on past glories.

[@fus149hammer5]

Gaz Top might have been a big Slade fan but he came to one of the fan club do's in London after making this doc and proved to be such an arsehole he was politely asked not to come back in the future. He spent most of the night shooing away people who just wanted to chat because he had "to take calls" on his new mobile phone. He genuinely felt that as the band weren't in attendance HE was the big name. The only important things that night was Slades fans and the music. And the beer.

[@paulgoddard8133]

SLADE..i so wish they would of got the chance to have done Live Aid.. believe me they would of stole the show with Noddy being the ultimate crowd pleaser..Slade would of gone down a storm and in history too..luv ya lads.. best ever band..

[@jeffnettleton3858]

Like the raygun guitar!

[@gazriley624]

i met dave hill last year nice bloke

[@ronchabale]

Deffo remember Slade

[@slaphead59]

fantastic documentary...love it.

[@AC-sd6fo]

Take a shot everytime Dave says “you know” or “you see”, but have 999 ready

[@Slinkygal]

Ahh yes, Now I see, you see, you know😃

[@fus149hammer5]

Makes a change from "Like" as you get these days.

[@andrewlafite6527]

Wow that's gaz top interviewing

[@micknordstrom2591]

Jim was always the good looking one!

[@berrychy2990]

He kinda looks like the lovechild of Tony Banks and Donald Fagen haha 😂

[@guywesthead111]

They should have been offered a spot at liveaid. After all it was just after two very big hits in run runaway and my oh my. Typical of the industry to ignore their talents. But good for Slade in still giving royalties away from their super do you believe in miracles single just before Christmas 1985 despite the earlier snub. They are made of the right stuff our boys.

[@unniwilliams2120]

If Slade had appeared at Live Aid they would have blown everyone else away,including Queen.

[@fus149hammer5]

@@unniwilliams2120 I suspect that's why.

[@Andy-jg2lk]

Im in love

[@chap666ish]

My word this makes me feel old. I'm sure I still have the 45 of My Friend Stan somewhere. I wonder if it's worth something? :-)

[@philh8288]

I used to go to a lot of record fayres... mint condition original sleeve anywhere from 8-£20, if you've got signed and proof of authenticity 50-£100 good luck

[@fus149hammer5]

Big hit? Worth bugger all! Test pressings maybe or foreign promo copies but standard polydor? A couple of quid in good condition. Now very early good condition genuine N'betweens and Ambrose Slade? Worth a lot.

[@jukkilein]

gaz top was so sweet .-)

[@trevhoare4658]

dave hill must have been the charachter that was barry in auf weidersein pet

[@boum62]

The accent. Dave was actually born at Fleet estate in devon

[@deborahcrossley525]

Jimmy Lea was smoking hot.

[@adamswitlak1242]

The best looking bass player in rock history. He is the reason I pick up the bass while I was 17.

[@pompom7x728]

They are great, they really have their own sound and style. Kiss copied them 🤩👍🏼🎸🎼🌺😊

[@aaronjohnson3463]

They copied the new York dolls

[@iainholmes2735]

I've heard an interview where Gene spoke highly of Slade.

[@rayenbow3281]

How many times did Dave Hill (not Jim Lea) say 'You see'? Did you see? Watch again, I bet you can't keep count.

[@Sixalienasa]

Who is this Chipmunk?

[@tylerthompson1842]

I always thought Dave looked a bit like Ricky Gervais or rather the other way round lol

[@paulwitveendaal3381]

not a happy Holder...

[@fus149hammer5]

Considering Nod and Jim are filthy rich they do today seem miserable bastards.

[@alphalunamare]

I always liked Slade but they were a 'skinhead' band gone popular. Sure it's great with the internet and hind sight but at the time that was the stigma. How could you take such a cross over serious? In those days, no internet, conjoining thought, it was all word of mouth and last month's melody maker. Stupid act's die hard and that skinhead shit did them bad for since forever. Which is funny if you consider the number of skinheads who attended Deep Purple concerts. In 2020 folks can change with ease just like in photoshop, in the old days you had to use your own paint, so silly prejudices lasted because there was no 'Cntrl Z'. You could love Slade but you couldn't shout it cos it wasn't cool ... you could say Noddy sounded better than Lennon but then you'd end up in a fight as usual :-)

[@westboundbadger]

They were never "Skinheads",..They were asked to try that image by their manager/record company,. It didnt last long.

[@paullucas1492]

WORKING CLASS BANDS NEVER GET RECOGNITION SAXON ARE ANOTHER BAND WHO NEVER GET RECOGNITION FOR WHAT THEY HAVE ALONG WITH SMOKY .

[@funguyfarage3615]

hill is a big headed prat though

[@OhYeah32]

Only know of him to speak to at the back of the stage. Got to say he always had time to chat.

[@philippaine]

What a hideous hair "style" the chap at the start has!!!

[@fus149hammer5]

1980's. And they say the seventies was the decade fashion forgot.

[@macca63]

Slade ✌️👍✌️!