to think that Slade are not

[Mathewbellamyismyman]

... a Heavy Metal Group? Seriously. A friend said they were but they're not!

I once saw Dave Hill buying stamps in Lea Road post office in Wolverhampton.

Black Sabbath had certainly 'invented' metal when Slade were at their height.

pmsl
omg slade heavy metal that is just daft

i think we should get noddy on for a livechat to sort this out once and for all

AC/DC just the beginnings of heavy metal though, just like Slade/Mud/Trex turned into what I would think of as glam rock in Faster Pussycat/Motley Crue/Poison.

( at the memory of drunkenly thinking I could dance to them)

Hmm. No idea that they were even still together in the 1980s. They were not even close to heavy rock in the 70s when they were in the UK charts.

Dead Kennedys... are they punk?

Deep Purple

"I once saw Dave Hill buying stamps in Lea Road post office in Wolverhampton."

I once saw one of the blokes out of Sweet in Hayes near the swimming pool, they weren't heavy metal either.

bestiswest - an ex neighbour of mine's first kiss as a teenager was with Jim Lea [the best looking one]

AC/DC consider themselves to be a blues band.Personally I'd file them under hard rock,but they're certainly not Metal,though some songs have came close to being metal.

I had this argument with a manager in HMV once after looking all over the rock section for their albums,only to be told they were in the metal section.

I once saw Dave Hill buying stamps in Lea Road post office in Wolverhampton."

I see Bob Carolgees quite often but he;d not a rock star.

Can't remember where I heard it, but someone classified Radiohead as 'melancholy rock'

yy to black sabbath mary, and led zep - classic.

(after my time though )

"just like Slade/Mud/Trex turned into..."

I know for a fact that Trex was cooking fat!!

Dave Hill buying stamps and the bloke from Sweet in Hayes near the swimming pool

This is making me think of Vic and Bob doing Slade going camping

Definitely glam rock, with a side order of pop.

Ha ha at Bob Carolgees.

I would put AC/DC under Heavy Rock.

80's glam rock, particularly the Poison/Motley Crue stuff is my main thing, and I would say it was a lot different to the 70's glam music.

I am going seeing Motley and Def Leppard in Dec at Wembley... cant wait

Anyone who likes Motley Crue, should have a listen to Sixx AM, which is Nikki Sixx's other current band, as they are fantastic.

Of course Slade looked much harder when they were Ambrose Slade and dressed as skinheads. Still not heavy metal of course.

Hell no! YY at Glam Rock!

And ACDC deffo heavy rock - there's no metal in them at all. More denim than leather, if that's any help.

I am going seeing Motley and Def Leppard in Dec at Wembley... cant wait

...and whose going to buy their stamps?

The stamp-buying rockers just seem so British don't they?