OOPS … Bolan on releasing ‘Slave To The Grind’ as a single; “Our biggest mistake… I disagreed with the decision”

[DangerZone]

Bolan was the main lyric writer and that album is very verbose.
That kept chicks away more than any perceived heaviness

[FreddyFender]

I figured this was just going to be revisionism, but actually calling radio stations and asking them to not play a song, only to be told to fuck off is an oddly specific thing to make up.

Saying that, STTG isn't a commercial album compared to the debut. Quicksand Jesus is cool, but it ain't no hit single (and wasn't). The chorus only comes in once and doesn't hit until almost 4 minutes in for fuck's sake.

If anything, the album overperformed given how dark and uncommercial it is.

[StateOfShock]

Wasted Time should have been single number two for sure.

[Hair I Go Again]

Just rewatched their SNL performance (Nov 1991) --

Part 1 - https://vimeo.com/82215907
Part 2 - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1161rl

Good god (bless my soul), they were on fire. For their second song, you'd think they would have played another new one -- maybe even (gasp) a ballad -- but instead, they came out full guns blazing (and hair flying!) with an oldie that's one of the heaviest songs in their catalog. Ballsy move.

Love the build-up in "Monkey Business" too. "You're allowed to have fun." "This is a nice, mellow one."

A moment in time. Too bad it didn't last longer.

[Hair I Go Again]

Replying to myself.

Just watched this for the first time -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nq7Fs5PTe4&t=1207s

They run through "Riot Act" twice. Again, pure fire. Wonder why they pivoted to "Piece of Me" instead for the live broadcast.

[FreddyFender]

Just rewatched their SNL performance (Nov 1991) --

Part 1 - https://vimeo.com/82215907
Part 2 - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1161rl

Good god (bless my soul), they were on fire. For their second song, you'd think they would have played another new one -- maybe even (gasp) a ballad -- but instead, they came out full guns blazing (and hair flying!) with an oldie that's one of the heaviest songs in their catalog. Ballsy move.

Love the build-up in "Monkey Business" too. "You're allowed to have fun." "This is a nice, mellow one."

A moment in time. Too bad it didn't last longer.

Man did that take me back. Thanks for posting.

What a difference having a bass player that can actually put down a groove makes. Bolan is a fucking monster of a player.

[Nobodyspecial]

He’s just re writing history. The band obviously wanted to be heavier and took Pantera out with them for that reason.

All of a sudden, he wants to bake cookies, play acoustic love songs and appeal to the female audience from 35 years ago.

^^^THIS^^^