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Drummer Chris Slade (AC/DC, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) will be joining Keith Roth on Ozzy’s Boneyard (Channel 38, SiriusXM) this Saturday at 7 PM, EST to talk about the new album from The Chris Slade Timeline, out now via BraveWords Records. The show will re-air on Monday (August 26) at 9 PM, Eastern, and streaming on the SiriusxmApp.
The Chris Slade Timeline’s Timescape contains completely original new tracks and some of Chris Slade’s favourite covers. Purchase/stream here. The physical edition includes a limited edition postcard autographed by Chris Slade. Order at thestoreformusic.com.
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CHRIS SLADE On Why He Isn’t Part Of AC/DC’s 2024 Touring Lineup: ‘ANGUS YOUNG Probably Wanted A Change’.
In a new interview with Clint Switzer of On The Road To Rock, journeyman Welsh drummer Chris Slade, who has spent the past 60 years playing with everyone from Tom Jones to MANFRED MANN, THE FIRM and AC/DC, was once again asked if he was disappointed about the latter band’s decision to recruit Matt Laug — and not Slade — to sit behind the kit for the Brian Johnson-fronted outfit on AC/DC‘s spring/summer 2024 tour. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “No. You know what? Would I have done it, is the next question. I would say yes, I would do it, of course. Angus [Young, AC/DC co-founder and guitarist] probably wanted a change and thought maybe I couldn’t do it. I’m the same age as Brian. So, you can’t be ageist and say, ‘Slade‘s too old now,’ ’cause [Angus is] a spring chicken himself, you see. He’s only about 69, I think. I’m not quite sure how old he is — 66, 69, something like that. But, yeah, so he couldn’t be ageist on me.”
Chris continued: “I know Matt Laug, by the way. I used to know him when I lived in California. So I used to see Matt and talked to him many times. We have mutual friends who had a band in a place called Pancho’s in Manhattan Beach in California. And they used to play every Friday. So I used to go and sometimes sit in, but always went to see them, watch them. And they’re a fantastic band. And Matt was one of the drummers that sat in. So I saw him a few times down there, and we talked and he told me about… Alanis [Morissette] offered him the tour in the beginning, ‘Jagged Little Pill’ tour, and he wanted to concentrate on his studio work in L.A. So he said ‘no’ to Alanis. So he might’ve learned his lesson this time. [Laughs]”
Earlier in the month, Slade was asked by Real Music With Gary Stuckey if he would go back to playing with AC/DC if the band asked him to rejoin. Slade said: “Yes, I would. I would. I’m still playing with [THE CHRIS SLADE] TIMELINE. I’m playing every week. We do gigs. Last Saturday we were in France, in Lyon. In two weeks’ time, we go to Italy. We were in Poland about two months ago, Chechnya, Eastern Germany. We work all over Europe. We were in Spain a couple of years ago. We haven’t been back since. And so I’m playing with my guys, and I’m quite happy to do that. It’s a really, really great band. And there’s no need for me to go back with AC/DC, to be honest, but if they wanted, Angus knows he could ask me any time.
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