Tag Archives: Jim Lea

Album review: SLADE – Alive, Slade In Flame (splatter vinyl)

Posted on February 5, 2022 by jason

BMG [Release date 26.11.21] BMG continue their excellent Slade reissue campaign. The West Midlands glam rock legends had many a hit in the 70s. Fronted by Noddy Holder, they were the face of laddish glam hard rock. After a difficult … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged 70's rock, album, Alive, BMG, classic album, glam rock, hard rock, Jim Lea, Noddy Holder, reissue, review, rock, Slade, Slade In Flame | Leave a comment

Album review: SLADE – Slayed?

Posted on August 22, 2021 by jason

BMG (LP, splatter vinyl) [Release date 03.09.21] Wolverhampton born legends Slade were important and successful innovators in hard rock and glam rock during the 70s, both musically and visually. There have been many reissues, but this LP reminds us of … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged 70's rock, album, classic album, glam rock, hard rock, Jim Lea, Noddy Holder, reissue, review, rock, Slade, Slayed? | Leave a comment

Album review: SLADE – Come On Feel The Hitz: The Best Of Slade

Posted on September 13, 2020 by jason

BMG [Release date 25.09.20] You have to love Slade – one of Britain’s finest hit makers during the 70s and were strongly associated with the glam rock and hard rock scenes. But with a unique frontman (and one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album, best of, BMG, classic rock, Come On Feel The Hitz, glam rock, hard rock, Jim Lea, Noddy Holder, review, rock, Slade | Leave a comment

Album review: SLADE – Feel The Noize The Singlez Box

Posted on August 17, 2019 by jason

BMG [Release date 31.05.19] One for vinyl lovers, this box is, even at first view, an amazing package. With their roots in the late 60s, Slade found fame in the early 70s and were front runners in the UK Glam … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged box set, classic rock, Dave Hill, Feel The Noize The Singlez Box, glam rock, Jim Lea, Noddy Holder, review, Slade, vinyl singles | Leave a comment

EP review: JIM LEA – Lost In Space

Posted on June 18, 2018 by jason

Wienerworld [Release date 22.06.18] Formed in the 60′s, massive in the 70′s and enjoying something of a revival in the 80′s, the original Slade finally came to an end in 1991. Since then vocalist, Noddy Holder, has become a a … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Single and EP reviews | Tagged 70's rock, classic rock, EP, Jim Lea, Live at the Robin, Lost In Space, Noddy Holder, review, rock, Slade | Leave a comment

Interview: JIM LEA

Posted on May 22, 2018 by jason

Jim Lea, the former Slade bass-player and one half of the mega-hit Holder-Lea song-writing duo, has a brand new six-track EP out: Lost In Space. I caught up with Jim to discuss the inspiration behind the title track and the … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rock Stars | Tagged bassist, Classic Albums, classic rock, Cuz I Luv You, Dave Swarbrick, EP, interview, Jim Lea, Lost In Space, Noddy Holder, rock, Slade, songwriter | 1 Comment

Book review: SO HERE IT IS by Dave Hill

Posted on December 18, 2017 by jason

Unbound Books [Published date 16.11.17] Noddy Holder has written a couple of books and drummer Don Powell has published his memoir, now it is the turn of guitarist Dave Hill. Dave Hill was born in a castle in Devon, the … Continue reading →