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THE CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE New Album Timescape Now Available on BraveWords Records. Chris Slade Looks Back on Passing on a Chance to Perform with Elvis Presley.
TORONTO, CANADA (July 22, 2024) -- THE CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE announce their new album "Timescape" is now available worldwide on BraveWords Records. "Timescape" contains completely original new tracks and some of Chris Slade's favourite covers. THE CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE album Timescape can be purchased or streamed HERE.
The physical order includes a limited edition postcard autographed by Chris Slade. Order it HERE
If you tend to enjoy hard rock and a little bit of metal in general, and hard rock explored with an orientation towards progressive rock ideals and ethos in particular, then this is an album that will be of interest. Especially if you also enjoy hearing the skills of a quality, veteran drummer. - Progressor.net
BraveWords had the honour to speak to legendary drummer Chris Slade for a Streaming For Vengeance chat. In an excerpt from the interview, BraveWords asked if there was ever a gig that he regretted turning down.
Watch the video here:
“Yes. Elvis Presley. ‘Sorry Elvis I’m too busy.’ He asked me to play drums with him for one month originally in Las Vegas. And Gordon Mills (Tom Jones’ manager, who incidentally co-wrote signature song "It's Not Unusual") said to me, ‘Where is your Welchness. What are you doing?’ In the end, Gordon went to Col Tom Parker and said ‘You can’t steal our drummer.’ I would’ve loved to of done that. I said to Tom, ‘Look, you are great, what about having the drummer that played with you and with Elvis Presley!’ Because they were mates, they were friends and until Elvis died they were friends. And it was a mutual admiration society because Tom grew up with Elvis right from the start. I sort of came in halfway through. When I met Elvis, and I met him a few times. He gave a party for us and I have a picture of Elvis on one side and Tom Jones on the other. I call it ‘Who’s that with Slade.’”
Album Credits:
All songs and melodies written and arranged by Chris Slade except song 2.
With great chordal and musical assistance from Professor Michael J. Clark
JOYBRINGER: Writers, Gustav Holst,Slade, Mann, Rogers
WE WILL SURVIVE: writers Stevie Gee,Cornford, Clark.
QUESTIONS: writers Mann, Slade. Based on Schubert’s 3rd racket.
END OF ETERNITY: Writers Cornford, Clark, Slade.
Tracklisting:
1. SUNDANCE
Writer: Slade Publisher: Bucks Music GroupVocals: Paul “Bun” DavisBacking vocals: Gee, Slade, Cornford, Clark
Writer: SladePublisher: Bucks Music GroupVocals: Chris SladeBv’s. Gee, Cornford, Clarke, Slade, Bourne
9. END OF ETERNITY
Writers: Slade, Cornford, Clark.Publisher: Bucks Music GroupGtr. James CornfordBv’s: Kelly Bourne, Nicola Tee, Beth Hunt, Kyanna Hayes
THE CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE is:
Paul “Bun” Davis vocals
Stevie Gee vocals, Bass
James Cornford guitar, vocals
Mike Clarke Keyboards, guitar, vocals
Chris Slade Drums, vocals
Andy Crosby Bass on Sundance, Vengeance, Questions
Mark Veich Godden was playing bass live shows for 2022
Chris Slade launched the band ‘THE CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE’ in 2012 to mark 50+ years as a professional rock drummer. For this project, Slade took on phenomenal vocalists STEVE GLASSCOCK and PAUL “BUN” DAVIS with the added stunning musical techniques of guitarist JAMES CORNFORD along with keyboard and guitar player MICHAEL J. CLARK you most certainly have a band to be reckoned with and worthy to mark Slade’s illustrious musical career.
This is a concept for Slade that will include performances from a varied set list from Tom Jones, Manfred Mann’s Earthband, Uriah Heep, The Firm, ASIA, MSG, David Gilmour, Gary Moore along with a fair degree of AC/DC numbers and many surprises to be unwrapped along the way.
"After all these years recording and playing with some of the world’s greatest rock musicians such as Tom Jones, Manfred Mann's Earthband, Gary Moore, Gary Numan, Denny Laine, Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers, David Gilmour, Uriah Heep, Asia and of course AC/DC
About Chris Slade:
Slade started his career at the age of 16 with Tom Jones before he changed his name to Tom Jones, this included World tours and recording throughout the 60's. Chris Slade was a founding member of 'Manfred Mann’s Earth Band' in January of 1971. He was to spend seven years with the band, recording eight albums and achieving three UK Top Ten singles in the process: 'Joybringer' (No. 9, October 1973), ‘Blinded By The Light’ (No. 6, September 1976 & a multi million selling #1 in the USA) and ‘Davy’s On The Road Again’ (No.6, June 1978). After 'Earthband' he spent 2 years with 'Uriah Heep.' A Year with Gary Numan and a year with David Gilmour in 1984.
He later teamed up with Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers and bassist Tony Franklin to form 'The Firm'. They produced two excellent albums for Atlantic in 1985 and 1986 that gave them a few radio hits including 'Radioactive' and 'Satisfaction Guaranteed.
' Then Chris joined Gary Moore, taking over from Cozy Powell just four days before the start of the 1989 ‘After The War’ tour. It was at one of Gary Moore’s gigs in The UK that Malcolm Young saw Chris Slade play. After the tour it was Chris’s intention to put together a band with ex-Aerosmith guitarist Rick Dufay. But the call from AC/DC scuppered those plans as he was destined to tour and record with them over the course of the next five years, playing on their acclaimed 'Razors Edge' Album, and giving a killer performance on their concert DVD “Live from Donington”.
After his stint with AC/DC Chris joined the prog-rock band 'Asia', who (even with the many personnel changes over the years) had still been managing to churn out some excellent music. Chris recorded with them on their 2000-2004 studio recordings, 'Aura' and 'Silent Nation' , and put forth his 'trademark' energy-filled live performances on all the subsequent tours that ensued over five years in total.
In the 21st Century, for a period of 5 years, Slade played drums for German guitarist Michael Schenker before forming THE CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE in 2012.
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