Slade - Alive!

According to the internet, it was Friday 17th December 1982 when I saw Slade live at the Hammersmith Odeon.

They were in the midst of one of their revival periods. They were great. Must’ve been bloody fantastic back in October 1971 when this album was recorded.

Years later, when I moved to South Australia, I discovered that people were into an 80s pub rock band called Cold Chisel. Local legends and all that.

I happened across the little school exercise book that I used to write all the gigs I’d been to in. Turns out the Chisel had been the support band that night. I wrote ‘Cold Chisel * [1 star] Shit’.

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LW5 - Ripe For The Picking 12"

In April 1985, according to Raysgigs.com, I saw these at the Hammersmith Odeon supporting Maze. I remember really liking them. (Maze, on the other hand, I remember
finding a bit underwhelming.)

I always felt LW5 should have achieved more, really.

This is a nice slab of Brit-boogie, in the same ballpark as Loose Ends.

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