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Cliff Stocker originally
founded Slack Alice back in '73. The band a product of the 70's
rock/blues era. In the years before the band was formed various members
served their time in 'travelling jukeboxes' touring working men's clubs,
American air force bases, Germany, etc 'learning the trade'. within a
few months of gigging Slack Alice were spotted by Bob Harris. In 1974
Bob had booked Slack Alice for their debut on the legendary ‘Old Grey
Whistle Test’, this show propelled the band on to greater things
which included many festivals and huge hits on the continent including
the blues rock ballad ‘There Goes Another Dream’
The song ‘Buttercup Fields’ the Broken Dream LP
is now the signature song for national add campaign for ‘Work With
Water’
A talent for writing was
revealed soon after formation, and this original material was really
well received at universities, colleges and clubs. This soon resulted in
a lot of interest from the record companies of the day, Larry Page
(Penny Farthing) records and the manager of The Kinks and The Troggs,
and Elton John's Rocket Records, they eventually signed for Chapell
Music, but due to the vinyl crisis, the band's efforts to release their
music were frustrated and the band split in '77, and that would perhaps
have been the end of the Slack Alice story ...
There was an album
produced, "Billy+Nine" by Stocker, Greenwood and Friends" on the Changes
label in 1979, now a collectors item, and Cliff also worked with the
band 'Seven Year Itch' with Dave Walmsley (ex Los Bravos - of 'Black Is
Black' fame) who had a hit record in Holland with 'Oh Ya Ha'.
Following encouragement
from fans who recalled the great music of the 70's, Slack Alice reformed
in the mid 90s, and songs such as 'Monday Morning Blues' performed live
by the band in the 70's surfaced on the epic CD 'Broken Dreams'.
Since their initial
reformation there have been several changes in the band's line-up, the
band continue to be fronted by the charismatic Cliff Stocker, with the
original 90's recruit Chris Preston being joined by Colin Redmond giving
the band a phenomenal twin guitar sound. Behind them the powerhouse
rhythm section of Lee Davies (drums) and Alan Sagar (bass) complete this
amazing band.
Unlike many of the 70's
bands who reformed in the 90's, Cliff Stocker's Slack Alice continue not
only to play songs such as 'Monday Morning Blues' and Janis Joplin's
'Piece Of My Heart' which featured in their 70's stage shows, but a
whole batch of new songs that continue to explore new musical boundries
...
Now into the 21st century
the Slack Alice phenomena continues ...
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