Slayed?

3.5 - In an alternate universe T. Rex hears AC/DC and decides to shift their sound slightly to something more macho with less sophisticated sneer. This record might be the result. Hard, glam-inflected rock - kinda cool, kinda dumb. Perfect dive bar playlist fodder.

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The mayonaisse of the genre

imo you should have to pass a minimum threshold of groove and charisma before they let you have a rock band. 4/10

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yes! It has this weird hybrid of almost Beatles esque sound in some parts but mostly good old dad rock throughout, was exhilarating Favourite song: Track 1 - How D’You Ride?

Really didn't enjoy the Janis Joplin move over cover, but most of the rest of the album is a pretty energetic, mostly entertaining rock album... though i can't help but think i wouldn't really listen much here as it seems Led Zeppelin was doing everything much better at the time.

There isn’t enough in this review about how bad these guys are. I was only a couple songs in when I realized I was getting nothing creatively. The production is poor and completely uninteresting. The instrumentation is alright, but derivative and the writing is so fucking atrocious. I don’t feel I need to explain. “The whole world’s goin’ crazee. Crazee crazee crazee crazee crazee.” The fuck? Not to mention they use the same hokey trop of spelling “crazy” as “crazee” twice on this project like they were really trying to get something going. Every song blends together and sounds like a boring version of every other glam rock artist out there at the time. “The Sweet”, “Rod Stewart”, “Mott the Hoople”, etc. Also the two covers on this record are insulting. I have no respect for this thing. Sorry. 1/5

Oh, my eyes perked up when I saw this next album. Probably my all time "Glittter Rock" band. They have originals that became hits for some other bands. "Mama, weer all crazy now" covered by "The Runaways" and "Quiet Riot". Quiet Riot's biggest hit "Cum on feel the Noise" was a Slade original. Of course thier cover of Janis Joplin's "Move on over" is pretty ritcheous, love the bass on that song. My all time Favorite Slade song is, "Run, Run Away"(not on this album), still remains heavy on my rotation. If you aren't familiar with it, do yourself a favor and listen.

This album sounds like it should be blaring in the grottiest bar imaginable in Blackpool. Some of the songs do sound like a B-Tec Led Zeppelin, and some of the vocals are incredibly grating. I was surprised by how much of this I enjoyed though, some of it is just meat and potatoes rock and roll done well. And sometimes that's enough to make up for their spelling of 'Goodbye'. Best Track: Gudbuy T'Jane Worst Track: How D'You Ride

Glam rock meets ACDC and it was simply horrrrible!

I’d never heard of these guys before and honestly didn’t expect much based on the cover (not fair I know). I was happy to be surprised by this one; it is quite good. Distilled hard rock without the blues posing or guitar wanking.

Bluesy and rough edged rock and roll. Rocks surprisingly hard, yet charming in its way. Fun stuff. Fave Songs: I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen, Move Over, Gudbuy Gudbuy, I Don' Mind, Mama Weer All Crazee Now

Fun album. I had now idea they stomped so hard. This is proto hair metal (which I guess is what glam was)

kiss but worse

Definitely not my cup of tea or coffee or whatever I'm drinking.

so catchy and bouncy and textured and silly and fun that i kinda cant believe it FHJFSHJSF...its the perfect length too, just a big burst of swinging, crunchy energy that gets in and out before it has any time to get old, and just bursting with personality and a Completeness Of Vision that makes being a big dumb rock band look easy. the mispelled titles tell u most of what u need to know , rly...its not quite fully self parodic, but it sure is a good tribute to music's capacity to overwhelm u in ways that just Make U Dumber. its own kind of spiritual enlightenment. MAN this is fun!

Really like Move Over, Gudbuy Gudbuy, I Don' Mind. Overall great album.

Consider me slayed. The cover of Janis Joplin’s Move Over is inspiring. I Don’t Mind may be slow paced, but it is powerful. This is a really good find.

Looking at the cover of Slayed? conjures up all sorts of bad vibes in the midst of the late 60s/early 70s sleaze; needlessly shirtless chap, suspicious looking geezers and the admittedly anticlimactic lameness of the album title. Color me sufficiently surprised, though, to hear that the music on here is like a blast of soda pop. It is no wonder that Slade's country folk embraced them and heralded them the patron saints of British rock and roll post-Beatles. Have a listen to Gudbuy T'Jane, Mama Weer All Crazee Now and My Life is Natural in order to come to terms with why. While best digested in short order, there's plenty of gems to be heard in this deluxe form. You'd be crazee to not give this a go. Favorites: The Whole World's Goin' Crazee, Move Over, Gudbuy T'Jane, Gudbuy Gudbuy, Mama Weer All Crazee Now, I Don't Mind, Let the Good Times Roll/Feel So Fine, My Life is Natural, Wonderin' Y, Man Who Speeks Evil.

Slade will always be a christmas band to me, so I went into this fully expecting a joke album. Especially with that haircut 🙈 But wow was I wrong! Actually a pretty good album!! Ended up actually knowing a handful songs too. The guys voice I didn't really like though Slayed? You kinda did 4 ⭐️

A delightful surprise! Never actually heard this band before - mainly just know them for Quiet Riot's cover of their "Cum On Feel The Noise" - I had a lot of fun with it. A few reflections, Larry King style: Makes me want to drink 75 pints of bitters and get punched in the nose...this is what's playing in the background when Ray and Dave Davies are getting into one of their legendary drunken fist fights...they must've inspired AC/DC...the Joplin cover is aces!

These greasers know how to have a good time! I like this strange Zeppelinesque/Beatles/Stones inspired ripoff thing they're doing, and they've given it a little sprinkle of Sabbath for good measure. The dude with the bangs fucks. He's a picture perfect vintage 70's rocker archetype that brings it all together. I like this a lot.

Really fun proto glam rock, if a bit willfully ignorant. Best track: Goodbuy T'Jane

In my post-daylight savings time adjustment haze this morning, I got excited about this record, because I mistook Slade for the Sweet and I was excited to rock out to Fox on the Run today. Shortly after, I realized it was Slade and I would have to rock out to Gudbuy T’Jane instead, which is not quite as cool, and maybe the lyrics haven’t aged well, but the song is still pretty good.

Before: This looks fun. Love the album title and art. I think I've heard of Slade but couldn't name a single song. The track names look ANNOYING lol Standout tracks: Gudby T'Jane Wonderin' Y Least favorite tracks: The Whole World's Goin' Crazee Let The Good Times Roll/Feel So Fine During/after: Oh this is so early 70's. After listening to the first couple of songs, I'm not digging it. The vocals are so fried and the melodies are kind of annoying. The Whole World's Goin' Crazee makes me want to rip my eyelashes out. Gudby T'Jane has some fun little guitar riffs and stood out to me a bit. Wonderin' Y was definitely one of the better ones as well. Kill 'Em At The Hot Club Tonight was my favorite track, probably because it was SO different from the others. A lot of these tracks sounded more or less the same. It's like Led Zeppelin but much worse. I did appreciate that the band doesn't seem to take themselves too seriously. I was glad when it was over. It was a little painful. Not quite egregious enough for a 1/5, so 2/5 it is.

horrifically generic and boring glam rock, solidly in the category of "will be impossible to recall exactly how it sounded two months from now"

I was 10 years old when this album was released. I didn't hear it until a little later, but it was thanks to Slade, among other things, that my musical tastes were formed in great detours. Nostalgia? Not a trace.

Sometimes a cover tells you all you need to know. One of their albums (till deaf do us part) has a bent 6 inch nail hammered into an earhole. And I now believe these man-boys of Wolverhampton had no more meaningful or artistic ambition than to 'ave a go and cash in on the crap glam rock era. They sure 'ave succeeded in making satirically aweful music. But why did they make so much of it? As if english food, and the weather wasnt enough.

Excellent

Gudbuy T'Jane.

rowdy and raucous early glam, or maybe punk rock? if you're a metal oldhead, holy damn this album will be right up your alley. absolutely the kind of music to bang your head and stick your tongue out like a fool. it's a real ruckus of an album, sounds like a group of stupid drunk dudes gathered and made a punk album in their garage. you can smell the sweat from the vinyl record. lots of the tracks are intentionally misspelled. i found it very enjoyable!

Fanbloodytastic. Great exciting get of the floor and party music. But the Yanks won't understand it and vote it down.

I love Slade. They are totally underrated in America.

9.5/10. This is a really fun glam rock album. It is such a pleasure to listen to this album.

Is this the birth of hair bands in the 80s? I was adding this to the 80s genre playlist and I went back to make sure I was right and was off by a decade! Good stuff here, solid 4, easy 4.5 and I’m high we go high🤩

Five stars and your opinion is irrelevant!

Joyous glam-rock. I'd forgotten most of this album and it was a real treat to hear it again. Much underated, too - they really could rock. A solid 5 stars.

Awesome album!! Pure, straight forward rock and roll. They just need to learn how to spell.

Memories of teenage years. This band were the epitome of the skinhead cult in their early days and they were up there at the front. Went on to become legends.

So good. You can hear so many of rhe bands they will go on to influence

My dad bought this on release. I'm not sure why, I think he only played it once. I played it a lot, still play it occasionally. I absolutely love it. Favourite songs have changed over the years, from Gudbye T'Jane or Mama weer Crazee Now to Look At Last Night.

great album

I was surprised to see a Slade album on this list. I'd really only heard the Quiet Riot versions of their songs. I enjoyed this a lot. High quality good time rock and roll.

A rocking good time.

Enjoyed.

Hard rock setentero. Vinilo.

I'll be the first to admit the lyrics are a bit trite, but that sound of Noddy Holder's highly distinctive vocals, fuzzed up guitars and pounding drums, oh man that sound is freaking awesum. I wish there was a contemporary band with this sort of ballsy rock.

This album has a great amount of rock styles and variety. Every song was good and you can tell there’s a lot of talent on the roster. Solid listen.

Nothing but bangers all the way through. What a blast.

So much fun! And great fucking songs. 5 stars album. Great old-school Brit rock.

Once in a while the UK bias of this list pays off. I doubt this album would be here otherwise. Like most Americans my age, we first heard Slade on their song Run Runaway. It was only years later I found out two of Quiet Riots biggest hits were both Slade songs, so I had to look into them. I've only listened to their greatest hits and live albums, but I can say I'm a fan. This is my first time listening to a studio album. It's just good, fun, stripped down rock & roll at its finest. You can tell the band is having fun playing. I had fun listening to all 10 songs. Gudbuy T'Jane and Mama Weer All Crazee Now were the ones I knew best, so they were my favorites.

I usually get bored with some pure classic rock bands but I loved this entire thing. Will definitely be looking into their other stuff. Rating: 4.8

I like it

Hard rock setentero. Vinilo.

Man I love this band. How did I not know of them until this year? Crazy. They are the original party band. Catchy, straight-forward rock & or roll. Love it!

Som massa, vocal lembra o led mas bem rockzao alto astral

Heavy glam boogie stomp goodness

Fantastic rock album! So engaging, stands the test of time.

The British equivalent of AC/DC but yammier and funnier. Underrated musicianship too. That backline is deceptively funky and tight for what is glam rock fun. Brilliant.

feeling generous, but its definitely a strong 4

Wow. Never heard of these guys, but super into their energy and sound. Raucous and dirty. Listen loud!

Pretty dynamic, it reminds me of sounds from Queen, Elo, or Oingo Boingo. Probably a good album to listen to while driving. I listened to some other albums by Slade, and I absolutely loved them! Favs: Dontcha stop Moving in Stereo

Have never taken Slade seriously and think that is exactly the way to approach this album. Don't take it seriously and just enjoy the beat, and I did enjoy it.

Better than I expected as have never really listened to them before

Slayed? is just a great, fun, no frills, unabashed, unapologetic, sleazy slab of rock n roll. The way it should be. Not a fan of the mix, the vocals are generally too loud and the drums are often lost under tambourine or shakers, but those issues don't take away from the vibe at all.

Pretty cool, sounds a bit like ac/dc before there was ac/dc.

This is not an intelligent album. Luckily, it doesn't need to be. It's not original. It doesn't stand out. It's not incredibly well-known. It's not packed with technical prowess. Luckily, it doesn't need any of these things! It's rock, it rocks - and it's pretty good at that! And that's enough! Exclamation mark!

Pretty nice

Never heard of these guys, and the album cover made me think it would suck. But No, I was happily surprised! This album had me smiling! This is very fun summertime drive the pickup truck to the dive bar rock. Nothing complicated about it. Rack up the pool balls, grab the cue stick for some air guitar, enjoy that beer and let’s go!

Kevin Dubrow and Quiet Riot is awesome.

The second half feels locked into a tighter group of songs that all fit together nicely. Like a fun precursor to AC DC.

Dudes got pipes and there’s consistent musicianship with variation between songs. Guitar sound is a bit grating, I’d like to hear them with modern polish on the recording.

Du vrai Rock !!!

Du bon rock 70s, toute en simplicité. J’ai apprécié. Par contre je dois dire que dans ce registre, Alice Cooper était bien meilleur.

rocks

Surprised me on the second listen.

6.5/10 - Nice album that goes hard. It can feel generic at times but it had that signature slade sound to it

Huikeeta seisarijytää! 4/5

great rock and roll!!! Inspiration for a lot of newer bands!

Lots of fun!

The band reminded me of early AC/DC, although AC/DC was a little bit more tongue in cheek. The intentional misspelling of words started off as cute, but then got a bit annoying. That's just me being nitpicky, though. They sounded like a fun band having lotsa fun and laughs. You can't argue with that. Top tracks: "Mama Weer All Crazee Now," "How D'You Ride," "Move Over," "I Don't Mind"

Never heard of these guys (or knew that Quiet Riot covered their Cum on Feel the Noize) but apparently they were major players in the glam rock movement. You can also hear their hard rock style; I feel like AC/DC is a descendent of Slade's style. It was a fun, rockin' listening experience. Not everything was gold, but there was a good groove going throughout the album. My favorite tracks were I Won't Let it 'Appen Agen, Move Over, Mama Weer All Crazee Now. and Let the Good Times Roll / Feel So Fine.

My spell checker is going haywire with this track listing. My initial reaction was "this is pretty typical glam rock." This is where doing a little research matters - Slade was at the forefront of the movement and directly influenced a ton of later acts, including punk bands, the glam metal acts of the 80s, and a lot of future Britpop (even if I'm not a huge fan of Britpop). So, they deserve respect for that - tons of other bands sound like them, but they were originals with this sound. As for this album, it rocks and has a great sound throughout, apparently often imitated. I wouldn't call it a 5, but I definitely enjoyed rocking out to it. Favorite tracks: Look at Last Nite, I Won't Let It 'Appen Again, Move Over, Gudbuy Gudbuy (ugh with these spellings).

Being unfamiliar with the band before this, I immediately got AC/DC and Twisted Sister vibes when I started listening to the album. So I looked it up, and turns out this album came out at a time when both of those bands had just formed/were about to form. I'm guessing Slade had at least a little impact on them (and countless others), which is likely one reason this band/album is on the list. As for the music, the album is about as straight forward as rock'n'roll can get. Strong guitar riffs leading the way, rock-style vocals carrying it along, the drums/bass beefing it up, and some extra flair added at times. As a result, there really weren't any bad songs on the whole thing, and it's a fun listen. They threw a softer track in there too for good measure, which helped break up how similar a number of the other songs were. I think my biggest critique for this album is that there isn't a lot to set it apart from other similar bands/albums, including a few I've gotten on here so far. It's good, but not super unique. Some of those other bands/albums are better than what I hear on Slayed, even if it is good. Of course, there's something to be said about being good at what you do, and this album is certainly better at it than plenty of other efforts that have been put out, both before and since. But, I'm not sure that takes it up to "great" level. All that to say, this is a solid album without any real weak spots. It's not going to be the best thing you'll ever listen to, but it will be something you can rock out to any time you put it on. That makes it pretty good in my book. Overall: 3.6/7

Slayed? was definitely one heck of an enjoyable album. It was always good but it did take until the third track to really get going but when it got going, it really did get going. The main thing i like about this album is the fact that many songs had very different melodies that gave off very different vibes from a Beatles vibe with Look At Last Nite to a more bluesy vibe with Mama Weer All Crazee Now. And of course, every song managed to be a good listen and just as whacky as their names. I don't think it's a perfect album but it is still a really good listen. So, It's pretty safe to say that these guys most definitely slayed with this one (pun very much intended). Best Song: Look At Last Nite Worst Song: How D'You Ride

Det høres ut som helt typisk 70-talls (glam)rock og æ vet ikke koffor man treng mer enn et sånt album på en sånn her liste, så det gjenstår å se om det dukke opp flere. Det e ikke dårlig, men det e heller ikke interessant.

I know of Slade through the cover of “Come on feel the noise” by Quiet Riot. Still basically new to me though, I didn’t love this outright but it grew on me and by the end I was jammin’. 3.75/5

"I'm A Goofy Goober" stretched out to 10 songs. 8/10

An original hair band

Cool vibe hella cool vibe Kill'em at the hot club tonite is so good, jazzy and chilly yet catchy

I really enjoyed this! However, we hate a mega mix, especially a badly put together mega mix. If I could do half points I would doc this half a point for the bad mega mix.. but I can’t so it will stay at 4 stars.

estoy escuchando un disco de 1986 hecho en 1972

If I'd need to describe this album in one word.... REVERB. I don't think the vocals have enough reverb on them... jokes. It's a really good rock album. It's a bit samey but i've had it on the past 2 days on repeat so it cant be that bad right?

Maybe they don't propose nothing new or revolutionary but I like it, it was good, pure hard rock

No tenía idea que Slade existía, escuché el disco, hoy amo a Slade y quiero escucharles todos sus álbumes. Ese rock ochentero que tanto me gusta está aquí en cada nota. Buenísimo.

4/5

Much better than I expected this to be

A nice comfy 70s jacket to sleep in - not unpleasant at all - 3.5, rounded to 4 as although it didn't set my mind on fire, it made me happy! :)

Straightforward, hook laden glam rock but there's enough bite here to keep me interested. Crunchy guitars, the bass is present, and vocals are perfect for the style. Highlights: I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen, the surprisingly heavy Gudbuy Gud but, Mama Weer All Crazee Now, Let the Good Times Roll. Go on then.

Often viewed as something of a joke in the UK (watch Reeves and Mortimer) this is actually a pretty decent record. Sure, they’re a pretty low effort Led Zeppelin wannabe, but they still did some banging tracks