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''Rogues Gallery'' is the twelfth studio album by the British rock group Slade. It was released on 29 March 1985 and reached number 60 in the UK charts. The band tried hard to make this album contain radio-friendly hit singles and quality material, but because the album was released more than a year after their two Top 10 singles had been riding high, many critics claimed the momentum and public interest in Slade were waning. In fact, this album contained more singles than any of their others, including their Seventies efforts. The album was released in the US on the CBS label, with a re-worked version of "Lock Up Your Daughters" (the original of which had appeared on the ''Till Deaf Do Us Part'' album four years earlier) replacing "All Join Hands." The tracks also had a slightly different sequence. Noddy Holder explained in a New Zealand television interview at the time of release that the band had set out to write an album where every track could be a single. The band believed they achieved this and Holder stated the band hoped to release all tracks as singles somewhere in the world. == Background == After the success of Slade's American hit singles "Run Runaway" and "My Oh My", the band were to go on tour in 1984 with Ozzy Osbourne for 6 weeks. Unfortunately, after a handful of successful warm up shows, bassist Jim Lea collapsed after the first gig and was diagnosed with hepatitis. Most bands would have simply waited for Lea to recover and then get back out to tour. However, this disappointment coincided with Noddy Holder losing his enthusiasm for the back-breaking work of Slade on the road. Holder's tireless devotion to Slade had taken its toll and he'd reached the end of his rope. "I've got to put my priorities in the right order now, I've given the band 20 years of priority and now I can't. I've got to give my kids priority", he told the Slade fanzine ''Percy'' in the mid-80s. Regardless of no touring, the band were still contracted to RCA and the band set out to record their 12th studio album. The release of the single "All Join Hands" at Christmas 1984 wasn't the smash hit that the band hoped for but it did make a respectable No. 15 in the UK. However, the following single in January 1985 was a disaster. "7 Year Bitch" was virtually banned by the UK broadcast due to its title and lyrics. This caused a backslash that could be argued Slade never quite recovered. "Myzsterious Mizster Jones" was released shortly after but stalled at No. 50 in the UK. Slade would not trouble the top 40 UK singles chart again for six years. The album was also released in March 1985 and though in the circumstances it was never going to set the world alight, it was nevertheless an interesting record with some strong moments. Glossy, poppy and thoroughly professional. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rogues Gallery (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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