Slade Alive, Vol. 2

Slade Alive, Vol. 2
Slade Alive, Vol. 2
Live album by Slade
Released	27 October 1978
Recorded	USA autumn 1976 & UK spring 1977
Genre	Hard rock; glam rock;
Length	41:01
Label	Barn
Producer	Chas Chandler
Slade chronology

Slade Alive, Vol. 2 is the second live album by the British rock band Slade. It was released on 27 October 1978 and did not enter the charts.^[1] Titled as the follow-up to the band's commercially and critically successful 1972 album Slade Alive!, the performances on Slade Alive, Vol. 2 were taken from the band's autumn 1976 tour of the United States and their spring 1977 UK tour.^[2] The album was produced by Chas Chandler.

Background

Returning from the US in late 1976, Slade found the UK music business much changed from when they had left in 1975 to try and crack the American market. Punk rock had exploded to become the dominant influence on youth culture and the music press. Despite Slade's reputation as one of the great high-energy bands of their day, in this environment they had become irrelevant. Regardless, they were determined that they were now a better live act than ever and refused to call it a day. Their 1977 album Whatever Happened to Slade was a commercial failure, and on their UK spring tour they found they could no longer fill large venues.

By 1978, the band continued to suffer from a lack of commercial success. Despite being successful at filling small venues for their live performances, their new records were barely selling. With their new output no longer being released on Polydor Records but instead on manager Chas Chandler's label Barn Records, singles such as "Burning in the Heat of Love", "Give Us a Goal", "Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" and "Ginny, Ginny" were all chart failures. In the hope their live reputation would translate to success when released on record, the band released Slade Alive, Vol. 2 in October 1978. However, it too was a commercial failure, and Slade would only regain popularity after performing at the Reading Festival in 1980.^[3]^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea except "My Baby Left Me" by Arthur Crudup.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Get on Up"	6:01
2.	"Take Me Bak 'Ome"	4:19
3.	"My Baby Left Me"	2:41
4.	"Be"	3:50
5.	"Mama Weer All Crazee Now"	3:58

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Burning in the Heat of Love"	3:45
7.	"Everyday"	3:35
8.	"Gudbuy T'Jane"	4:58
9.	"One Eyed Jacks with Moustaches"	3:24
10.	"Cum On Feel the Noize"	4:20

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Record Mirror	^[6]
Superpop^[7]

Upon the album's release, Record Mirror described it as a "worthwhile, if not exactly essential purchase, and enough possibly, to get the group back on an even keel". They added: "Slade are essentially a live band, no matter how good their records are, they'll never match up. All they will ever be are plastic souvenirs of a great live show." Superpop felt the album captured "exactly what [was] actually going on" with the band at the time, adding that the album was a "neat little package".^[8]

AllMusic retrospectively said: "Slade Alive, Vol. 2, like all live Slade, is searing. The album is excellent, both in terms of performance and sound quality. They also did a great job of selecting material for this disc. A nice balance of classics and newer material that hadn't really been heard before. Slade has by this point developed into a full-fledged heavy metal band while retaining everything that made them great in the first place."^[9]

Personnel

Slade

Noddy Holder - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Dave Hill - lead guitar, backing vocals
Jim Lea - bass, backing vocals
Don Powell - drums

Additional personnel

Chas Chandler - producer
Alwyn Clayden - design (cover)
Alex Agor - photography
Alan Goldberg - stage lighting

References

^ "slade | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
^ "Vinyl Album - Slade - Slade Alive Vol Two - Barn - UK". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
^ We'll Bring the House Down – 2007 Salvo remaster booklet liner notes
^ Slade Alive! – 2006 Salvo anthology booklet
^ Ginsberg, Geoff. "Slade Alive, Vol. 2 - Slade". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
^ "Slade alive vol 2". Sladeinengland.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
^ "1978 Press Cuttings". Slade Scrapbook. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
^ "1978 Press Cuttings". Slade Scrapbook. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
^ Geoff Ginsberg. "Slade Alive, Vol. 2 - Slade | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[1] "slade | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[2] "Vinyl Album - Slade - Slade Alive Vol Two - Barn - UK". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[3] We'll Bring the House Down – 2007 Salvo remaster booklet liner notes

[4] Slade Alive! – 2006 Salvo anthology booklet

[5] Ginsberg, Geoff. "Slade Alive, Vol. 2 - Slade". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2011.

[6] "Slade alive vol 2". Sladeinengland.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2011.

[7] "1978 Press Cuttings". Slade Scrapbook. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[8] "1978 Press Cuttings". Slade Scrapbook. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[9] Geoff Ginsberg. "Slade Alive, Vol. 2 - Slade | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

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v t e Slade
Dave Hill Don Powell Noddy Holder Jim Lea John Berry Russell Keefe Steve Whalley Steve Makin Craig Fenney Trevor Holliday Dave Glover Mal McNulty
Studio albums	Beginnings (Ambrose Slade, 1969) Play It Loud (1970) Slayed? (1972) Old New Borrowed and Blue (1974) Slade in Flame (1974) Nobody's Fools (1976) Whatever Happened to Slade (1977) Return to Base (1979) We'll Bring the House Down (1981) Till Deaf Do Us Part (1981) The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome (1983) Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply (1984) Rogues Gallery (1985) Crackers (1985) You Boyz Make Big Noize (1987)
Live albums	Slade Alive! (1972) Slade Alive, Vol. 2 (1978) Slade on Stage (1982)
Compilations	Coz I Luv You (1972) Sladest (1973) Slade Smashes! (1980) Slades Greats (1984) The Slade Collection 81–87 (1991) Wall of Hits (1991) The Slade Collection Vol. 2, 79–87 (1993) The Genesis of Slade (1996) Feel the Noize – Greatest Hits (1997) Get Yer Boots On: The Best of Slade (2004) The Very Best of Slade (2005) Slade Alive! – The Live Anthology (2006) B-Sides (2007) Rockers (2007) In for a Penny: Raves & Faves (2007) Live at the BBC (2009) Merry Xmas Everybody: Party Hits (2009) Cum On Feel the Hitz: The Best of Slade (2020)
Box sets	The Slade Box (2006) When Slade Rocked the World (2015)
Extended plays	Six of the Best Alive at Reading Xmas Ear Bender
Singles	"You Better Run" (The N' Betweens) "Wild Winds Are Blowing" "Shape of Things to Come" "Know Who You Are" "Get Down and Get with It" "Coz I Luv You" "Look Wot You Dun" "Take Me Bak 'Ome" "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" "Gudbuy T'Jane" "Cum On Feel the Noize" "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me" "My Friend Stan" "Merry Xmas Everybody" "Everyday" "When the Lights Are Out" "The Bangin' Man" "Far Far Away" "How Does It Feel" "Thanks for the Memory (Wham Bam Thank You Mam)" "In for a Penny" "Let's Call It Quits" "Nobody's Fool" "Gypsy Roadhog" "Burning in the Heat of Love" "My Baby Left Me - That's All Right" "Give Us a Goal" "Rock 'n' Roll Bolero" "Ginny, Ginny" "Sign of the Times" "Okey Cokey" "We'll Bring the House Down" "Wheels Ain't Coming Down" "Knuckle Sandwich Nancy" "Lock Up Your Daughters" "Ruby Red" "Rock and Roll Preacher (Hallelujah I'm on Fire)" "(And Now the Waltz) C'est La Vie" "My Oh My" "Run Runaway" "Slam the Hammer Down" "All Join Hands" "7 Year Bitch" "Myzsterious Mizster Jones" "Little Sheila" "Do You Believe in Miracles" "Still the Same" "That's What Friends Are For" "You Boyz Make Big Noize" "Ooh La La in L.A." "We Won't Give In" "Let's Dance '88" "Radio Wall of Sound" "Universe"
Video	Slade in Flame Wall of Hits
Related articles	Discography List of songs recorded by Slade The Dummies A Day in the Life of the Dummies "Shooting Me Down" Keep On Rockin' (Slade II album) Therapy (James Whild Lea album)