He was a great drummer back then, before the 2000's, but his age cought him.. maybe even health issues. Have seen him live solo recently.. absolute catastrophy :( The rock or bust tour already was not good anymore but now.. he obviously doesn't care about ruin his legacy.
BBjazzman (50 +yrs various percussion and drumming):"Any Hard Rock drummer can slap the hell outta the drum for 15 minutes without swing or feel and keep time, most of the listeners aren't musicians , they won't really know or care ".. IMHO..Chris Slade Sounds like a Trainwreck every time I've heard and seen him, wasted my time and my concert ticket money.. someone here posted better than Rudd??? YEAH right.. he's so great he was permanently canned from ACDC.. Angus: yes well,sometimes things happen ya know.. it's what we're do for the time being.. Malcolm:..Phil has that swing and feel.. that's what's missing with other drummers we've played with.. he's just always been the perfect drummer.. he's like a machine..
I remember seeing him at st. George's hall in Bradford with Manfred mann's earth band. And I have been a fan ever since he is magic as far as I am concerned that was way back in the seventies.
Oh my God, guys; just because this isn't Neil Peart, it doesn't mean it is not a good solo. Slade doesn't need a spinning drumset and electric pads. He's a classic jazz and rock drummer and it a legend in his own style and right.
Chris Slade may not be flashy or technically proficient but he’s a good solid, powerful player. If I had to choose between Phil Rudd or Chris Slade as an AC/DC drummer I’d choose Chris because his drumming style isn’t lazy. Chris knows how to add some extra spice here and there without overplaying or tampering with AC/DC’s simplistic yet steady formula. Aside from the fact that he’s almost 74 years old and he plays (played?) for one of the best rock bands in the history of the planet, from what I’ve read about him I like the guy. He’s a genuinely good person who doesn’t blow off fans like a lot of other famous artists do so he’s cool in my book.
Despite what some here might think, that was a great solo. Very rudimentary but, hey, aren't they all, one way or the other. A helluva lot of 'feel' in this, which is what really makes it, for me anyway. Nice one, Chris! Good work... \m/ (:o)
I love all of these comments about how he is a great drummer LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First off, to be a great drummer, you have to be very versatile, play any genre, have great technique, be able to perform RUDIMENTS instead of just throwing off singles everywhere, have a great meter and have some creativity and/or originality. Chris Slade is an AVERAGE ROCK DRUMMER AT BEST. That's it. For the amount of time he's been playing, the experience he has, the time and money he has at his expense to practice and hone his craft, I wouldn't even say that he's good, never mind great. Session drummers and the best drummers of today have raised the bar to such levels that Chris sounds like a 3 year old just picking up the sticks. No offense to any Chris Slade fans but that solo was fucking brutal.
Rick Davis I'm retired now. I was touring from 2001 to 2007. I had a full endorsement with Sabian and Tama. Things didn't work out because of irreconcilable differences and I didn't have it in me to start over at 33 when I worked my whole life to get to that point (deal with BMG, endorsements, working with Steve Thompson and other big name producers, touring independently and with festivals such as The Warped Tour, playing to 30,000 people). Now, I realize that I didn't achieve the success that Slade did but that does not mean that he is a great drummer, just a great businessman. I would drum circles around him with one hand. That solo was ridiculously basic, boring, lacking technique and originality and it actually sounds like the first solo I ever did when I first picked up the sticks at age 11. For someone with his money and resources, he should be honing his craft and taking pride in it. That solo sounded like he was just doing his job, predictable and fucking lame. Like he almost hates going to work. No passion, no emotion. He's terrible and whoever thinks that he's amazing clearly have never heard of drummers like Felix Lehrmann, Gergo Borlai, Benny Greb, Ramon Samson and Eric Moore.
How anyone can say, after presumably having listened to Powerage, Highway to Hell and Back in Black, that Phil Rudd wasn't perfect for AC/DC, is beyond me.
James Griffiths Phil’s work on those albums is absolutely phenomenal. He is the driving force and groove behind Malcolm’s rhythm, cliffs time, and angus, color.
I meant the hi-hat rape. Sounded weirdly forced and out of place. Again, Chris Slade is one of my favourite drummers, so I'm not trying to put him down as a drummer.
Playing drums in AC/DC is not that hard. Okay there are many tempos in their song, but you don't need to be Mike Portnoy. Phil Ruud plays the grooves so tight and that is his signature. No need for multiple fills. Chris Slade has been a stand in for Phil many times, but he does basically the same thing as Phil.
chris slade is twice the man phil could ever be Chris has a awesome personality awesome attitude he loves his fans interacts with them he is a better drummer than phil phil is good but Chris is great you rock Chris
Geeeez.. he sounds like.... ? Me !!! I'm 61 I had more speed and stamina when I was younger and I'll tell you why. I used to smoke. At the end near 3 packs a day. If you are a drummer and smoke... Quit now.
Nobody cares how tecnical or good he can be or is... He is not ACDC and Phil is. And this drum solo is pretty lame compared to a great many other drummers. Sorry.
Solos don't mean shit if you can't lay it down steady like a frieght train for and extended period behind a song as part of a good rhythm section like Phil is flawlss at doing. He has that swing and groove that is part of the guts of the ACDC sound. Brian himself said in an interview a long time ago after one of Phils absences from the band that when he came back he said, yeagh with Phil back... That's ACDC. Unless there's some kind of intelligent reflection and reasoning behind what you have to say... Shut the fuck up. Have a nice day : D
Search you tube. There are 9 yr old drummers better than this. I found a Justin Bieber video where Justin is playing the drums. You can hear the audience commenting in the video about how good a drummer Bieber is. Then search any and every Bieber drum solo on you tube. Everyone one of them is the exact same ‘solo’
