Slash Puppet - Slowdown
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Slash Puppet is a little known Canadian band that made some great music before getting swept under the rug by the grunge invasion.
Formed in Toronto, Ontario by Mif (vocals), Frank Bartoletti (guitar), Lou Garscadden (guitar), Pete Dove (bass) and Franklin Wyles (drums), Slash Puppet would play their debut show on October 1989 at Rock ‘N’ Roll Heaven. In one short year they managed to win the Toronto Music Awards’ “Best Club Act” and are quickly picked up by Rush’s management and signed to a production deal with Sony/Anthem. The band released their first video, “Slow Down”, to MuchMusic in mid-1991 which helped sell over 2500 copies of their independent demo. A year later they were in the studio recording a 6-song EP.
During recording of the EP Slash Puppet went through some changes by being released of their management/label contracts and bringing in new bassist Dave Carreiro. With a second video, “When The Whip Comes Down”, on TV rotation to promote the new self-titled album the band also got a couple of songs included on the soundtrack to the movie Chain Of Command. After winning the “Best Independent Video” at the Los Angeles Area Music Awards the band replaced Garscadden with former Smashed Gladys and Succsexx axe slinger Marcel Lafleur and embarked on a short Canadian tour.
Sensing a musical climate change, Mif announced he was leaving the band to pursue an acting career and Slash Puppet performed four final shows before breaking up. Mif ended up releasing an album with THD in 1996 and Wyles is currently in The Cronics. 2007 saw the release of No Strings Attached, a collection of some of the band’s earliest works.
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June 16th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Great in’ song. …
Great in’ song.. woohoo.. I always liked this band.
June 16th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Hullmar Dr. , home …
Hullmar Dr. , home of Rock n Roll
June 16th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Hi Frank! You …
Hi Frank! You stated there’s more footage of SP?
June 16th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Thanks for …
Thanks for releasing this Slash Puppet Video of Slow Down here on Youtube. What a nice surprise. Glad to see it still holds up. Thanks for all positive comments. More to come soon! Franklin Wyles. Drummer of Slash Puppet.
June 16th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
frank nolfo rocks
frank nolfo rocks
June 16th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
The music industry …
The music industry needs ANOTHER kick in the . Its state today is beyond pathetic - just look at what’s on the charts, and don’t even get me started on that American Idol B.S. and all of its ‘bastard children’ spin-offs. Seems that most of the record-buying and music-downloading public has been so brainwashed or celebrity-struck they have no idea what actual music or talent is at all… or maybe they just don’t care. Celebrity beats talent and bling beats artistic vision and creativity.
June 16th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Hey! The music …
Hey! The music industry needed a KICK inthe !!! Nirvana were a breath of FRESH AIR!!! This stuff as good as it was, had ran it’s course!!! Beside’s the ORIGINAL (Aerosmith) came back and all of these bands that were filling Aerosmith’s void were sent home!!!!
June 16th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
I saw them a couple …
I saw them a couple of times,they were a good band
June 16th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Rockin….If anyone …
Rockin….If anyone has there other video please post it or any live footage..I’ve seen the material so I know someone out there must have it .
June 16th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Has it really been …
Has it really been 20 years since The Demo? Man I feel old…but this song STILL kicks butt. Was SO glad to finally get The Demo on CD!
June 16th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Killer Tune
miss …
Killer Tune
miss the Power Hour…..
June 16th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Hey Ma….I’m on …
Hey Ma….I’m on YouTube!
Haven’t seen this in a while…
June 16th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Fantastic - I’ve …
Fantastic - I’ve been looking for this one for ages. Thanks for uploading!
June 16th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
yeah the whole …
yeah the whole grunge period!!
June 16th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
aw man, these guys …
aw man, these guys are awesome, too bad grunge had to come along