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Slade

I'm sure you'll all be interested to know that former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade now has his own website that can be found here. Slade was recruited in 1989 by Malcolm Young. He was best known for The Razor's Edge album and AC/DC Live cd and video, where hits like Thunderstruck, Moneytalks and Are You Ready came from. Although Slade stayed until 1995's Ballbreaker album, rumour has it that Phill Rudd replaced the drum tracks for the album. Rudd was AC/DC's original drummer who left the band in 1984.

Anyway, Slade has had quite a career. He has played with some greats including Tom Jones, Jimmy Page and a band called "Toomorrow" which feature a young Olivia Newton John. I'm interested to see whether he answers my email about playing with two of the greatest living guitarists in Angus Young and Jimmy Page or Led Zeppelin fame and what are there strengths and weakness'.

In reading Slades new site, this brought me to my next issue I will deal with today. For some reason I was brought here through a few links - a site listing the 200 most significant Australians. Now...here's the problem...No mention of Angus Young, Malcolm Young, George Young, or anyone with the last name Young for that matter (George Young for those of you that don't know was the founder and lead guitarist in the Easybeats that had the hit Friday on my Mind in the 1960's).

So I looked at the criteria for the inclusion of people which is as follows.

People who are the world's best at something significant. - well AC/DC has the best selling hard rock album in the history of the world, and Rock and Roll is pretty significant in my books. That might suffice here. See also induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

People who have helped us understand or think about who we are - If you can't tell me that when you were at a party, or playing on a sport team, or with your favourite girl and Thunderstruck came on, or You shook Me All night Long, this didn't help you understand who you were? Cmon!!!!

People who have made a significant, lasting difference or impact - meaning that Australia or the world is a different place because of them - well as I've said before, the fifth best selling musical group in North American History, the best selling musical act in Australian history...that's a heap of albums sitting around to not constitute making a difference.

People who have captured the public imagination over a significant period of time - See above

People who have created, invented, inspired or contributed something of long term significance. - Please see Back in Black, Highway To Hell, For Those About to Rock (we salute you), High Voltage, Powerage....I could go on...

People who have achieved something. For most of our history, Australians have admired those who have rolled up their sleeves and done something . - There isn't a band out there that is more hard-working than AC/DC. They're known for giving it all every time they go out on stage. They're not pretentious, they just wanna play Rock and Roll.

Anyway....I'll continue this later...I've got to go to the driving range now.

posted by The Vitamin's Blog @ 11:39 p.m.