Chris Slade

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Chris Slade , real name Christopher Rees , (born October 30, 1946 in Pontypridd , Wales , United Kingdom ) is a British rock drummer . He became known through his work in bands such as Manfred Mann's Earth Band , AC / DC and Asia .

Career

In 1963 his career began with his friend from Welsh Tom Jones . He played drums in his band "The Squires". In addition, he played from 1965 with the Count Basie Band and Ted Heath. In 1969 he got out of The Squires and played at Toomorrow , where Olivia Newton-John acted as a singer. In 1971 he recorded albums with Tony Hazzard and Tom Paxton and in late 1970 became a founding member of Manfred Mann's Earth Band (MMEB), whose first album of the same name was not released until 1972. He stayed with the band for eight years and recorded eight albums with her.

Slade left MMEB in 1978 when Manfred Mann broke up the band. Together with bassist Colin Pattenden, who had left MMEB earlier, he founded the short-lived band Terra Nova with musicians Chris West, Dave Fishel and Peter Cox, which released their only self-titled album in 1980.

In 1979 he recorded an album each with Frankie Miller and Kai Olsson, before joining Uriah Heep in 1979 , where he immediately took part on the album Conquest . He then played in the bands of Gary Numan , Mick Ralph and David Gilmour . In late 1984 he merged with Jimmy Page , Paul Rodgers and Tony Franklin to form The Firm , but they did not have the expected success. In 1989 he went on tour with Gary Moore , on which Malcolm Young , rhythm guitarist for AC / DC , saw him play. Slade originally wanted to start a band with former Aerosmith guitarist Rick Dufay, but in early 1990 he accepted AC / DC's request to become their drummer. Slade left AC / DC in 1995 because the former drummer Phil Rudd returned there. Instead, he played with the progressive rock band Asia from 1999 to 2005 .

This was followed by an engagement with the British band Damage Control . Other band members of this band were Jonathan "Spike" Gray (vocals, The Quireboys ), Pete Way (bass, UFO ) and Robin George (guitar, vocals). He is also touring with the Michael Schenker Group .

Newer own projects are The Monsters Of Classic Rock . and Chris Slade Steel Circle

Time at AC / DC

Slade's debut album with AC / DC was The Razors Edge ; on the world tour of the same name he was seen live for the first time on AC / DC (November 2, 1990 - Worcester , USA / Centrum). He also appeared on their live DVD Live at Donington . Slade made a lasting impression on the band. Malcolm Young later said of Slade's musical abilities: "Slade was the only real musician in AC / DC" ( Slade was the only real musician in AC / DC. ). However, Phil Rudd replaced him on his return to the band in 1995. It was only since the 57th Grammy Awards on February 8, 2015 that Chris Slade has been the regular drummer of AC / DC again.

Equipment

Since the Rock or Bust World Tour from AC / DC, Chris Slade has been playing a designer set from DW , in a paint job specially created for this tour with blue flashes. The set consists of:

Drums:

22x18 bass drum

14x5 snare drum

10x12 tom

12x12 tom

16x14 floor tom

2 times 22x gong drum.

Pool:

2 × 14 "Paiste Signature Reflector Heavy Full Hi-Hat

20 "Paiste Signature Full Crash

19 "Paiste Signature Power Crash

19 "Paiste Signature Full Crash

20 "Paiste Signature Power Crash

Chris gets his skins from Remo, while he plays his sticks from Vic Firth in strength 5a.

Discography

Manfred Mann's Earth Band

• 1972: Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• 1972: Glorified Magnified
• 1973: Messin '
• 1973: Solar Fire
• 1974: The Good Earth
• 1975: Nightingales & Bombers
• 1976: The Roaring Silence
• 1978: Watch

With Terra Nova

• 1978: Terra Nova

With Uriah Heep

• 1980: Conquest

With The Firm

• 1985: The Firm
• 1986: Mean Business

With AC / DC

• 1990: The Razors Edge
• 1992: Live
• 1993: Big Gun (single)

With Asia

• 2000: aura
• 2004: Silent Nation

Web links

• Chris Slade at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Greg Russo (1995). Mannerisms (1st ed.) Crossfire Publications, ISBN 0-9648157-1-0 , p. 79
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3. ↑ ^{a b c} Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ^ Greg Russo (1995). Mannerisms (1st ed.) Crossfire Publications, ISBN 0-9648157-1-0 , p. 112
5. ↑ ^{a b} Greg Russo (1995). Mannerisms (1st ed.) Crossfire Publications, ISBN 0-9648157-1-0 , p. 212
6. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Terra-Nova-Terra-Nova/release/1182540
7. ↑ ^{a b} Greg Russo (1995). Mannerisms (1st ed.) Crossfire Publications, ISBN 0-9648157-1-0 , p. 213
8. ↑ ^{a b c d} Archive link ( Memento of the original dated June 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
9. ^ ^{A b} Murray Englehart, Arnaud Durieux: AC / DC: Maximum Rock'n 'Roll . Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich, 2007, p. 430, ISBN 978-3-453-12115-7
10. ↑ http://www.michaelschenkerhimself.com/home.php
11. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
12. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.