Not in Hall of Fame

David Bowie is already a very deserving member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and to some he is the entry representing the Glam Rock genre. Whether that is right or wrong, we can’t help think that there should be at least two, and though T-Rex is ranked much higher to us, if Slade were to get in as the second Glam Rock artist it would not be a crime.

Many Americans are not that familiar with Slade, but in their native England, they were easily among the top of the Glam Rockers and one of its most commercially viable representatives. Despite being pegged as a Glam Rock band, the amount of musicians who deemed them influential is countless. Their live acts could enthrall an audience to no end and though Punk was a different sound from Slade, many Punk Rock groups loved Slade for their straight-ahead attack. Although they had marginal success in the States, they had such a profound effect on so many that could eke out an induction.

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Should Slade be in the Hall of Fame?

Definitely put them in! - 90.8%

Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 3.7%

Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 3.7%

No opinion. - 0%

No way! - 1.8%

The Bullet Points

Eligible Since: Sunday, 01 January 1995
Country of Origin: United Kingdom (Wolverhampton, England)
Why they will get in: The amount of bands that considered them an influence is a staggering.
Why they won't get in: There is no guarantee that another Glam band will get in.
Nominated in: Never
Essential Albums: Slayed? (1972)
Slade Alive! (1972)
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue (1974)
Slade in Flame (1974)
Our Five Favorite Songs as Chosen by Each Member of the NIHOF Committee: Take Me Bak ‘Ome (Single, 1971)
Mama Weer All Crazee Now (From Slayed, 1972)
Gudbuy T’Jane (From Slayed, 1972)
My Friend Stan (From Old, New, Borrowed and Blue, 1974)
Run Runaway (From The amazing Kamikaze Syndrome, 1983)