Oh Dear Royal Blood

lustycourtier · June 2023

Funkfingers said:

As has already been suggested, a Radio 1 festival audience was unlikely to overlap much with the RB fan base.

Given this situation, the correct response is best demonstrated by Slade at Reading, 1980. Booked as a last minute replacement when Ozzy cancelled, Slade came onstage to a hostile HR/HM audience and won them over by playing a blinder. Half way through the set, Nod had 'em singing along.

My wife had radio - on in car yesterday. In the 30 min drive they played Chili peppers, foo fighters blink 182 and Royal blood. So to say it’s not a rock station is pretty laughable. The band simply aren’t good enough to entertain a crowd that doesn’t know all their songs well.

Offset · June 2023

Philly_Q said:

darthed1981 said:

Funkfingers said:
Given this situation, the correct response is best demonstrated by Slade at Reading, 1980. Booked as a last minute replacement when Ozzy cancelled, Slade came onstage to a hostile HR/HM audience and won them over by playing a blinder. Half way through the set, Nod had 'em singing along.

Unfortunately that's the difference between a professional and a tart. It doesn't matter how big you are (and RB aren't huge) you need to respect your audience and put on a good show.

It's hard to believe RB didn't start out playing in toilets to people who didn't give a toss, everyone else does, so it's odd they had forgotten that.

Slade were also a lot better than anyone ever gave them credit for, and actually RB have some tunes which could have won the kids over with a bit of charm.

Slade had a bit of a resurgence just after that, with a slightly harder rock sound and a couple of hit singles (We'll Bring the House Down and Lock Up Your Daughters - disappointingly correct spelling). They played at Monsters of Rock in 1981 and went down really well, as far as I can remember (although it was raining most of the day and the field was a mudbath).

Slade were the first live band I ever saw (1976) and they were bloody brilliant. Still love them after all these years.

NB @Philly_Q - Ted N is indeed a complete donger, but Cat Scratch Fever has always been an absolutely belting track :-)

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