tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229907471491191498.post950327625485659185..comments2024-01-23T21:31:29.160+00:00Comments on From Roots To Boots!: The Slade Story: Run Runaway 1984Mickey P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09465481718047448681noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229907471491191498.post-44729765463119488722020-08-18T20:56:15.134+01:002020-08-18T20:56:15.134+01:00I wonder if the black and white is a reference to ...I wonder if the black and white is a reference to stout.Perhaps a modern drinking song.I have listened to Slade and this song had much more potential than anything Big Country released.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470795927083957150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229907471491191498.post-80619603491332196012019-02-15T21:28:28.280+00:002019-02-15T21:28:28.280+00:00I couldn't actually pin it down to one actual ...I couldn't actually pin it down to one actual Big Country song in particular? It just sounded like them, because of the style of guitar playing. There's nothing like experimenting with different styles to get people talking!John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229907471491191498.post-28313924394045835542019-02-15T20:36:42.300+00:002019-02-15T20:36:42.300+00:00I can remember people comparing this to Big Countr...I can remember people comparing this to Big Country's second single "Fields Of Fire" which was released in February 1983.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229907471491191498.post-62697011003289593582018-01-23T05:30:02.889+00:002018-01-23T05:30:02.889+00:00I quite like Run Runaway as a song, though I would...I quite like Run Runaway as a song, though I wouldn't profess to being an active fan of Slade. (Don't dislike them but have only ever listened passively to them). I know OF several of their songs but that's about it.<br /><br />I would, however, respectfully question your statement that Big County had not, at that time, produced anything like that sound. Run Runaway would arguably be most reminiscent of BC's very first single, "Harvest Home" which was released in September 1982. The chord progressions are in a similar order, though not held for the same number of beats. Even the album on which that song appears, "The Crossing" was released a good six months before the date you list as Run Runaway's release.<br /><br />Important to note, of course, that both bands were really just incorporating elements of Celtic music. Elements which predate the 20th Century, of course. It's probably one of those times where different people came up with similar ideas at similar times, and to those of us not involved it looks as though one might have borrowed from another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com