Slayed?

Nah, not the best sound of the 70’s

Solider und unspektakulärer Rock der 70er.

Glam Rock/Hard Rock Favorite Song (Although I’m not going to be sending them over to my music library): Look at Last Nite Least Favorite Song: The Whole World’s Goin’ Crazee Honestly, why is this album on the list? No, seriously. I’m not the type of person who complains about whether or not if an album should be in the that 1001 Albums book, but with the exception of that last album (to which I just thought it’s good and someone could make the argument about it), I thought that it was a bit…bad. The songs are mostly boring, and the mixing was kinda bad. The vocals were too loud to where it kinda drowns the guitars. And as one user on this site pointed out, it sounded like they’re AC/DC, except they weren’t innovative enough to stand out. Idk, it’s just…kinda bleh. 4/10, though I’m a bit skeptical if I should’ve just made it 3/10.

honestly this is probably a 2-3 star album for me personally but I'm bumping it up to 4 stars because I feel like it's being dogpiled by humorless dorks lol

Why on earth is this here.

Proto arena hair. Gudbuy.

Quite good and catchy, thx

Not too bad, “oh these are the guys that made the original Cum On Feel the Noize”. Some good songs, but they’re “too British” for this American 🦅🇺🇸

Rating: 4.4/5 Short Review: Loud, stomping, stupidly fun glam rock. Slade aren’t trying to be sophisticated here, they just make everything sound enormous. Noddy Holder’s voice is fucking ridiculous. A little repetitive, but that almost feels like the point. Favorite Track: Gudbuy T’Jane

It’s aged terribly, and probably wasn’t all that pretty the day it was born, but that said you can hear all the bits Noel stole to make records I love so I can’t fully hate it.

decent but not outstanding classic rock album

Meh. I came into this thinking Slade were pretty cool, but it's all a bit much in a full album form.

Eh

Yea the album was pedestrian at best

Tämähän oli oikeastaan aika hyvä rokkilevy. Useampi tutun kuuloinen biisi oli. Energistä meininkiä eikä liian vakavaa. Myöhemmin 80-luvulla Quiet Riot teki uran versioimalla Sladen hittejä.

Just…no.

This is so shockingly generic and average across the board that if it released today, I’d wonder if it was actually AI generated. The singer sounds like he’s purposely trying to imitate a number of better singers, and the guitar is so understated on all of these songs, I barely register it’s even there occasionally. Ask AI to generate something that sounds like a less charismatic AC/DC and this is what you’re left with. Side note: Please don’t actually use AI for anything that should be used for creativity, the world will rightfully think less of you for it. This album isn’t terrible, but god damn. Why is it here?? What even is this generic album, and what is this band?? Is this “British flash in the pan band #500” that the author included simply because he remembered them existing out of the blue?? Not a terrible album, but it’s not good either. For certain, I’m giving it a 3. This was one of those albums where I finished it, and my only thought was that “Yeah, that sure was an album, and I sure did listen to it for an hour”. What the hell is going on in “I'm Mee, I'm Now, An' That's Orl”?? I’m so confused at what I’m listening to. It’s just a bunch of songs mashed together with the band thanking the public for supporting them. It’s not even a real song. Was this on the original release of the album?? I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a band doing something like that before, but it was really weird and offputting, especially considering it even included songs that had been played on the actual album itself. Seriously, what the hell was that???? Update: Spotify put the interview from the end of the album over the actual correct song, surprisingly. So the same interview is mislabeled and plays twice. It was done in error clearly, and now everything makes sense. I’ll still leave in the rambling to pad out this review, but I’ve never seen Spotify mess something up like that before. Weird. The actual song is still just very average and generic as a whole, but now I see why I was confused initially. My favorite song on this album, if I had to pick, would be “Move Over”, as it did some fun things with the guitar. This is going to be out of my head by tomorrow. It’s just painfully average and kind of annoying. I don’t particularly love the singers voice. You’re not AC/DC little bro. A 3/5.

Are songs about how crazy it is being in a rock n roll band a sign that maybe you lack a little creativity? They say write what you know, I guess.

This album had a few moments that weren’t too bad, but honestly, it also embodies everything I find distasteful and trashy about 70s tough guy glam rock. The whole time I couldn’t shake the mental image of the lifestyle this music seems to celebrate, like shirtless dudes in cut-off jeans, chugging cheap piss-water beer, ripping gas and belching like it’s a show of masculinity, all while parking their fleet of broken down cars in the front yard. So yeah… I’d definitely say this album took me on a journey, but just maybe not one I’d want to take again.

The singer wants to be Robert Plant but isn't close, the songs are boring and pointless, and I refuse to acknowledge their dumbass spelling

Feels like a reluctant 3.5. Most is not great, but good enough to sometimes cause a toe tap.

The Faces meet Sweet? Fun, innocuous stuff. Not out to change the world.

1050 - "Here's your juice box and orange slice. Thanks for coming."

#245 Heard Before? Nope. I think I saw it in a book of bad album covers. Notes: - we brits, funny innit? - big dumb riff after big dumb riff combined with drunken gang vocals comes off as fun or grating depending on my mood. Verdict: Glam rock without the glamour. Listen Again? Nope.

Me being an ignoramus, I put off listening to this record a long while. Here I had this expectation it would be raunchy knuckledragging heavy metal - I had the impression Slade did the highly uncouth song 'Cum On Feel The Noize' and I was never in the mood. This is indeed a fact about Slade, but I was thinking of the Quiet Riot cover. Imagine my surprise as I listened to Slayed and had a raunchy glam good time instead. Wikipedia says they did migrate into metal for a while, but I'm reminded to keep an open mind. Now I wonder if Quiet Riot ever had a glam phase.

Not sure if this was a 2+ or 3-. It was fine, as glam rock goes, but not groundbreaking or that enjoyable to listen to.

This is not the music for me

There’s plenty of reviews that already state the sentiments I feel. This is pretty bland classic rock with little creativity

This is Spinal Tap. This is entirely be a joke right? That's cool. I could handle 30secs of the joke. Any more and the joke is on me.

A stomping, rollicking gem of an album from a band I hadn't heard before. Nothing too original but lots of hooky choruses and fine hooting and hollering with the volume up to 11. The singer is pretty over the top but it fits the music and it works. Points deducted for the stupid song titles though.

Listened to the original tracklist of 10 songs only because a little goes a long way. Not bad 70s hard rock. Got a little bored of the singer's Robert Plant impression, and also fuck off with the deliberately butchered titles - but has enjoyable moments. Not a regular rotation kind of band for me but I don't mind it.

Solid 70s rock

Never really given Slade a proper listen. Very iconic, very British, but very good stuff. Not the most amazing, but glad to have listened to it, and definitely appreciate it.

Slade were chart toppers in my youth, but I only ever heard their singles. Well, as it transpired I was delighted to be reacquainted with Noddy Holder's wonderfully enthusiastic vocals. The singles on here (I played a deluxe edition) were by far the best. I don't really think Slade were really an album band, and they weren't really a sophisticated band!

I was not previously familiar with the artist or album. This is a glam rock album from the early 70s. It has some nice moments, including a cover of Janis Joplin's Move Over, but overall this album is good but not great. I may listen again because I like the genre, but there's nothing particularly groundbreaking here for me.

I'm sorry but why does every song sound identical? The album is...okay. But it's not original or interesting, just okay. The tracks sound slightly watered-down, the band is cohesive but I feel like they could do better.

It's fine for what it is. I didn't mind listening to it and even found myself bopping along at a few points. It didn't especially blow me away though.

Do you wanna listen to a band that sounds like four or five bands you know really well? Only, you haven’t heard of this one and also they make worse songs?

This is ok. Pretty standard glam rock, maybe like T. Rex with more hard rock mixed in. Guitar and bass tones are pretty nice Highlights: Move Over

Nice. Finally another rock n roll album. I enjoyed it but it wasn't mind blowing. I'd give it another listen for sure though.

it was so great - wasn’t expecting that

This would have been a good glam rock album if the vocals weren't so annoying. Like bro is not Robert Plant. It's a high 3, because at least the instrumentals sound good.

Yeah, sure, this album’s influential. It influenced butt. They don’t even know how to spell

3.5

Slade are decent but their songs do all sound quite similar. Noddy doesn't have a huge amount of vocal range. Also it doesn't have come feel the noise on it.

It's not horrible, but when acts like 1970's ACDC or Rod Stewart exists, I can kinda see how these guys got lost in the mix. "Gudbuy T'Jane" was one of those many classic rock songs that haven't aged well both sonically and lyrically. It didn't get noticeably better unfortunately. The singing was sometimes too shrill, a lot of the songs felt like they were missing a component or two to make them proper rock anthems. "Let The Good Times Roll / Feel So Fine" had me asking myself if I'd heard this song before or if it was just plucking every boomer radio cliche. "Wonderin' Y" was the closest thing to a glimpse of introspection and humanity. It was so refreshing, but way too little, way too late. These guys seem like they're having a good time, but this ain't it. Straddling the line between 1/5 & 2/5 stars. The album cover practically smells like thrift store album bin

You know when you start counting the tracks until an album ends and you unintentionally stop listening like halfway through the track? Yea, that's what happened with this one. I can see the audience for this. but it aint me.

Just vaguely sounds like AC/DC & not in a good way. I know it's supposed to fun & it can be at times. It's just so generic. 2 Learn to spell. It ain't cute.

Horribly generic glam rock. The cutesy spellings in the song titles I found rather annoying. The two covers here, one from Janis Joplin, are insulting. This is one where I kept checking to see how many songs I had left until it was done and luckily I checked Wikipedia to confirm when the bonus tracks started so I could turn it off.

My dad had a couple of records by Slade and The Sweet, and I claim to remember this from my childhood. Still, I don't think I could tell the two bands apart. This isn't particularly interesting music, but in all its silliness, it puts you in a good mood.

I don't think Slade's ever been on my radar. Also, these song titles are BRUTAL. The music itself is fine, glam rock that leans into more of the party rock side of things. There's simply better rock from that era and year specifically.

Бодрые деды. Поющие гитары, короче. Опять же: хорошо для своего времени, безусловно

Great album and a lot more to it than just the singles. Good old fashioned seventies rock and a pleasure to listen to.

Son unos macarras limitados como músicos, pero me hicieron pasar muy buenos ratos cuando era joven y aún hoy sirven para animar a viejas glorias en un festejo. por eso se merecen seguir sonando en los autos de choque y cuatro estrellas.

They were really cranking these out in the 70s huh? Sounds like replacement-level rock. Towards the end of the album it went in a strange direction with some beatles-y stuff, with a violin in there? It was better than the rest of the album but too little too late.

I like slade’s hits, but this was bog standard

Ehh its fine, it’s rock, you get what you play it for.

AC/DC if they sucked

Nettes Rock Album aus den 70ern. Nichts, was ich kenne, klingt aber gut. 3/5

Smile smile smile🙂🌞🙋‍♂️

About as good as Coldplay

This was absolutely exhausting. Before the last two tracks I was considering a 1, those two saved it. Just. Merry Xmas Everybody is one of the best festive songs though.

Une sorte de sous-sous-sous-sous...sous-sous AC/DC

Sounds great and sounds similar to a lot of greats of the time, but Slade’s biggest hit isn’t on this one. I just want to feel the noize dammit!

You can't really not like it....

wack

like a close cousin of queen's more rocking songs, but without the vocal dexterity or cool harmonies

the voice is annoying. the sound is bland. the topics are boring.

Not a big rock fan.

Classic dad rock

I’ll give it 2 stars, made it through 3 songs . It made me think this is what Spinal Tap is parodying

Why? If I knew nothing about this band and paid a $20 cover to see them and some other random bands at the Middle East, I would be pretty happy. It’s rock and roll. It’s decently executed. I would not buy the album. The first couple tracks sound like The Who dumbed down with “edgy” vocals. The next track sounds like the Beatles. And then there is a Janis cover. Note - if you do an overly faithful cover of an iconic singer, the only thing anyone will hear is the ways in which it falls short of the original. After that we get some more Beatles sounding tracks and then about 4 Zeppelin sounding tracks before finishing off with another Beatles sounding track and some flaming hot garbage of a covers medley/interview mashup. This last bit is what dooms this record. I was going along thinking “this is just a collection of derivative sounding mediocre music that is fine as far as that goes but absolutely does not belong on any list of albums. I don’t hate it. It’s a grudging 3.” And then that last bit. F that. The 2 I’m giving it suddenly feels generous.

We are all entitled to enjoy guilty pleasures as the mood may take us. But when we tell other people they are missing out by not partaking -- that crosses a line. This could have been safely reserved for Afte I Died.

I have to admit I saw this review on the main 1001 page and laughed out loud: "I Won’t Listen T’ This Agen." I won't either. The first song took me by surprise and I thought maybe I would enjoy this but no.

Honestly pretty run of the mill hair-metal. Nothing super interesting here (Except the album cover because wtf is that) Best Song: Mama Weer All Crazee Now Rating: 4.5/10 Stars: 2

Честно, трудно сказать что то по поводу этого альбома. Мне он не понравился, хотя есть достойные песни, думаю через время надо переслушать

Another one of those bands that seems not to have broken big in the US. Basically the missing link between that late Beatles / Stones kind of rock and early metal and arena rock. I had no idea “Cum On Feel the Noize” wasn’t originally by Quiet Riot.

ITs okay

I'm aware of this album, though I've never listened to it start-to-finish. Obviously, this album is pretty foundational to the sound of glam rock. Unfortunately, glam rock just isn't that important in the grand scheme of rock history. And I just don't generally like glam rock to boot. This is okay, but certainly not great.

Unfortunately the music did not slay as much as the title. Just alright

Fun rock album - not something I would listen to often though. I really had no recollection of this group before this listen.

Агрессивный старпер под кайфом. Это совершенно другие 70-х, хотя довольно настойчиво слышалось однотипность. Сто процентное сравнение с queen, только тяжелее и раскрепощения больше. Надрывистый, даже рваный голос заряжает в любых его проявлениях. К сожалению нашел "оригинал" моей любимой песни Наутилуса "шар цвета хаки", это не вдохновение а ужасная копия, что конечно понизило русского исполнителя. Возвращаясь к музыке она максимально энергична и заряжает тонной энергии за несколько песен. Оценка 8/10

I know this band was so big in the UK and never made it in the US. But it’s just feels to me like feel good generic party rock with and crappy lyrics. It’s not bad per se (the lyrics are though). It’s fine..just not listen to before you die. Pure 2.5

Good album. Didn't know how many good songs they had

2.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/slade/slayed/ Meh, boring. Standard glam that is not my thing.

2.5

cool

Just pretty plain meat and potatoes glam rock. It's ok,... but yeah. That's about it.

Pretty decent rock album, felt slightly less jokey than I was expecting

came and went. nothing sticked. not a big fan of glam rock...

loved this, randomly

File away as fun, dumb, and a bit interesting.

3/10 I absolutely LOATHE whenever the lead vocalist does this weird forced rough thing with his voice - it sounds so, so bad. Unfortunately I don't much like his voice, or the music itself, in any other track either. The album sounds very derivative.

Rock

AC/DC sound-alike

Not bad per se, but not interesting in any way.

When it skewed more glam rock it was insufferable. But when it was less so it wasn’t that bad.

Gud glam

I could not get past the first song.

70s cock rock with an annoying singer. If I really wanted to torture myself with that kind of music, I'd listen to Led Zeppelin who at least are better musicians.

Like it 3/5

Fun pop rock but I didn’t finish it

it's chriiiiisssttmaaaaasssss!!!!! extremely dated.

7/22/26. Fun glam rock. Sounds like this band directly influenced The Struts; I would go as far to say The Struts listened to this record and completely ripped it off!

Sounds like a lot of other bands, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Kinks. If Slade was first they could be called influential, but I guess it’s poor imitation.

Too long but it grew on me as I kept on listening

Track one hits in and it never feels like track one stops! Just a generic sounding glam rock era band with nothing imaginative at all going on in the music or the lyrics- I mean just smashing a cymbal at one point and expecting it to sound good?!? Also what’s with all the random spellings like they are expecting the English language to be reinvented by them and take off. I even listened to the expanded edition so one glimmer at the end was the snippet of come on feel the noise! So disappointing. Best track- the snippet of ‘come on feel the noise’ on track 17.. I know a kop out so let’s say ‘track 1-17’ Worst track- also tracks 1-17 There’s been worse on this journey, just! 2/10

Slade - Slayed Like everything and everyone from the Black Country it was a bit ponderous, a bit clunky, a bit simple, couldn't spell, was always wanting to be something it wasn't, and made me want to stay no longer than was necessary. But also like everything and everyone from the Black Country it had honesty, optimism, a bit of fun and didn't have bad bone in it. Glad I went there. Won't be going there again in a hurry. But don't mind passing through. Again just like the Black Country. Best Track - I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen Worst Track - I Don't Mind 5/10

These guys reminded me of a less hook-heavy version of T. Rex. They were perfectly competent, but many of the songs blended together, making it difficult for any one track to really stand out. Slayed? was an enjoyable enough listen, yet nothing on the album left me eager to dive deeper into the rest of Slade’s catalog.

This is 100% rejected music from the Dazed & Confused soundtrack. Typical 70s tongue in cheek Rock n Roll. It's a fine listen.

I must admit, I was pretty underwhelmed by most of the album. I couldn't understand why Noddy kept shouting at me. I think that the album is saved by The run of "Move Over", "Goodbye to Jane" and "Mama We're All Crazy Now" (Yes I've spelled them correctly). Aside from that the album felt pretty forgettable.

This could have been a decent 3 but the singer is absolutely annoying for most of the songs insanely difficult to sit and listen too. Move over was the highlight of the album though.

More Glam Rock. Not that there is a huge amount of it in the book, but beyond Bowie and T. Rex there isn't much of anything the genre had to offer, really. Unless, that is, we stretch the definition a bit to include some (great) oddballs such as Roxy Music or Sparks. This is ok, I guess. Just four chopped dudes making regular chopped Rock & Roll.

Better than I was expecting honestly. It was a solid listen. 3.5/5

Did Slade walk the walk before AC DC could run? Not much here that truly stands the test of time but an interesting listen when you compare it to later bands that refined the sound.

Eh

The album immediately hits you as sounding like absolute shit. Everything sounds flat and narrow, entirely living in the midrange. But once the vocalist-of-questionable-ability decided to posit that "the whole world's going crazee" before seemingly giving up mid-thought, unable to finish the chorus, I knew the sound mix wasn't going to be the biggest issue here. Calling this tiresome, vapid, one-note garbage "generic" is giving it too much credit.

Not my jam but fine

hmmmm fine

смешное название альбома и песен, звук местами очень битловый (возможно просто качество записи), местами тяжеловато. особо не запомнилось)

Firmly convinced this band was never meant to be anything but a live bar band with a handful of singles. They're listenable to be sure, but it just drags on and on without too much to speak of. If they were a local band that played at a bar in my town every Friday I'd enjoy them fine, but they probably shouldn't have been releasing albums.

Wooowww this absolutely sucksss

Garbage. Oh wait… they’re English. RUBBISH.

An ok rock album. Not much to say on this honestly. Early 70s rock, ok vocalist, and a hilarious album cover.

Never heard of them, but great! What happened?

Not bad, but pales in comparison to some of the other hard rock groups that were putting out iconic albums during this period.

Bluesy, ballsy, fun but not earth shattering

Awesome. If they were still around, I'd go to the bar they're playing at, drink far too much, probably get into a fight, and not remember any of it, and do it again the next night. This is a spiritual ancestor to AC/DC. Solid fun. My rating:5/5

low expectations, didnt dissapoint, too long though, it turned into a point that all the songs were kind of repetitive. felt kinda like the beatles and rolling stones mixed up

Lo voy a escuchar

7/10

8/10 The sound of British working classes having fun. Guess it doesn't travel well, but hey, who cares. I love the guitar and the stomp.

This could have come out at any point from the 60s to present. It's perfectly fine but I don't think I'd have missed anything not listening to it.

Mama Weer All Crazee Now

Music doesn't do too much with me, it sounds like generic 70's rock to me. 2.5, rounded up towards 3 because Slade made one of the only bearable Christmas songs!

I love glam, I love glitter, I love good timin' 70s pub rock. This was so much fun! I was gonna give it 4 stars, but all of the terrible reviews made me up it to 5.

One of those albums where I tapped my foot along with it sporadically and then when it was over couldn't remember anything memorable.

On a long string of 2s that may have been the worst

Ok I know there are super fans of them out there. Like hearing this for the first time I was going, "I have questions. Who legitimately enjoys this? Why?" It's not that it's bad, it just like they are trying to sound like the most average band in the 70's. Like they listened to Zeppelin went we can do this, and no one told them you need to be, charming, or have talent. It's like that band in high school, they weren't bad but they sounded like whatever band was popular at the time and that was it. So yeah, why is this on the list? I'm supposed to hear the most middle of the road rock band before I die? Come on!

wut wuz dat??

It's reasonably fine rock, nothing special one way or another.

Slade is not really for me. I get why they were popular back then - hard rock meets glam…

There are brief decent moments on this, but for the most part it's simplistic, adolescent junk. Think Motley Crew.

Worse AC/DC funny music Gudbuy T’Jane is cool, nvm beginning was nice tho Pretty horrible

What if AC/DC was Rod Stewart? This was fine but not notable enough to revisit.

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Hot licks played sick, really fun and I enjoyed them speaking to me directly😃

There's a bunch of reviews comparing them to ACDC, which i can sort of here. Alas, I was never a fan of ACDC.

Was a bit worried when I read “party rock” but it’s actually nuanced, creative and diverse enough! Really enjoyed this album

Did I like this? No. Did I hate this? Noooo. It was just glam rock - boppy, fun, not my thing. But I spent a lot of it thinking "I've heard these guys, I'm sure of it". So I dug deeper, and they have a song "Merry Xmas Everybody". I will say that I much prefer hearing that in the local supermarket during the Christmas period than Mariah Bloody Carey. It wasn't on this album but thought I'd bring it up because I hate Mariah's Christmas songs and I'd much rather just hear Slade on repeat than another Mariah Carey Christmas carol ever. I have to rate this higher than Mott the Hoople so I'm bumping it to 3 stars but really it's a 2.5 for me.

Highlights: How D’You Ride, Look At Last Nite, Move Over, Gudbuy T’Jane, Mama Weer All Crazee Now 3.4

I used to be very keen on Slade, had three of their albums but not this one. It's classic Slade - raucous, rocking, a bit of boogie, focused on hooks. I was thinking I'd class it as hard rock, with glam in visuals only - but after listening I could agree the simplicity of vocals and presentation of hooks is a bit glam. I like that they cover Joplin's Move Over, released not long before this album came out. Generally I think it's fun. The intensity of Holder's singing is weird but iconic, I don't mind it too much. I still like to hear Mama Weer All Crazee Now, other tracks are okay but doesn't really meet replayability because the style makes it too much to play a whole album through. So I'll say it's Okay, 6/10.

slayed? the jury is still out. slade? Of that there is no doubt

6.5/10 - Good album but none of the songs in particular got me, hence the lower review. Enjoyable to listen to but not enough to really grab you.

Kinda cool. Old school glam rock.

Not brilliant but listenable.

My ears definitely feel slayed after listening to this shit

It was fine. Song titles are dumb as hell. Not moved by anything here, but it certainly rocks along.

why do i need to hear this before my demise?? it was fun and groovy tho

‘One of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll releases ever’? Really? From the title to the cover to the outfits, Dave Hill’s ludicrous hairdo, the crazee spelling and Noddy Holder’s raucous below it’s all a bit naff. That one hit is quite good though

Quik fun. I like that there wuz a cover of Let the Good Times Roll, luv that song

Ridiculously funny (I’m sure that was not the intention and they take themselves very seriously)

A like Slade. They be having fun

This was ok. Not sure why it was on this list

It's not bad. Good rock but nothing that made me sit up and take notice.

I discovered Slade from “Run Runaway” and the “Keep your hands off my power supply album. I’m going to look for this album on vinyl. I loved it.

Catchy and fun

I thought the album was fine, three stars, but my sixteen-month-old freaking loved it- he was twirling, bopping, bouncing, waving his arms. Man, he loved it. And that was adorable. Give it an extra star.

Need more UK rock albums

Of all the 3s I’ve rated, this was the 3-est of them all.

Man if you’re going to put glam rock on this list it should at the very least be GOOD. You know, that one necessary criteria? This is polished but boring as hell.

It's a fun rock album although not really my taste in music.

Fun 80s rock

This album does not respect the notion of quality over quantity. None of it is necessarily bad, but why am I listening to this exactly? It's not particularly special in any way, feels like filler.

Gonna have to come back and give this a fair shake, I was deeply distracted listening to this one actively mixing audio for a video. I’ll give it a place holder three til I can come back but absolutely nothing stood out here. Okay I gave it it's time, this is ACDC wanna be garbage and it's all bad. Saving it from a 1 is like a riff or two that I liked.

70s glam happiness

Rather forgettable except for the track that Janis sang better.

Poster child for the worst era in rock. Late 70s garbage only a few years early.

Second half saved it from being a 1, the first half was just tragic.

A slightly odd mix of good time pop with Stones-ish rock and the occasional slice of blues. Lyrically it’s largely routine but with a bit of introspection layered in now and again.

Mixed 70s rock. Not sure I’ve heard of them before which is surprising given the raves but did not last!

Such good rock and roll

Not really my kind of rock and roll. Sonically inoffensive, but everything just kind of blended together.

Бодренький рок, но не более того

50% bangers, 50% meh.

It was fine. It gave me something to listen to at the gym.

solid

More enjoyable than I expected. "Look at Last Nite" was quite good. Favorite track: Look at Last Nite

Slayed? Is a solid meat and potatoes rock album, in that it's not particularly interesting to talk about, but it manages to be enjoyable regardless. This is some early party hard rock, spiritually (and sometimes aesthetically) similar to the likes of AC/DC. It feels like this is best enjoyed while belligerently and publicly drunk, and that is not a state I often find myself in. But there are enough good songs here to pull this through regardless, Gudbuy Gudbuy, I Don't Mind, I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen, and more are really solid. And these songs are driven by simple, catchy riffs, and really good vocals. Noddy Holder brings an energetic, gruff, pitchy approach, and it honestly does make me think of Bon Scott a little. But Slade is pretty locked in here generally, and it shows, I had some fun.

I’ve always had a soft spot for Slade. They’re a band that never seem to take themselves too seriously, and their combination of big riffs, catchy hooks and good-time rock and roll is always a lot of fun. Slayed? delivers exactly what I want from a Slade album. The album is energetic, loud, busy and hugely entertaining from start to finish. There’s a real sense of fun running through every track, and it’s packed with the kind of singalong choruses and stomping rhythms that made the band so popular. It’s not trying to be clever or groundbreaking; it’s simply a collection of great rock songs played with enthusiasm and confidence. My only minor gripe is the deliberately misspelled song titles. I know it's part of the band's identity and charm, but I've never been a huge fan of it. That said, it's a very small complaint on an album that is otherwise incredibly enjoyable. This is an easy album to put on, have fun with and revisit. If you're looking for serious, thought-provoking music, look elsewhere. If you want infectious glam rock packed with energy and personality, this delivers in spades. Favourite tracks: “Gudbuy T'Jane”, “My Life Is Natural” and “Mama Weer All Crazee Now” Least favourite tracks: Everything on the album is worth a listen Album artwork: Cool album cover

new band for me, def like the vibe right off the bat. classic rock vibe that definitely is very cohesive and is overall a great listen. my favorite kind of sound!

always a single band for me

Didn't really enjoy this much just sounded like a worse ac/dc. "Gudbuy Gudbuy" was fine

meh vaag

Pretty good sound, nothing too crazy imo

This band kind of feels like a knockoff led Zeppelin, but nowhere near as heavy.

Nothing that good about this this one. Pop hard rock

there were some bangers and there were some songs I was agitated by the stupid and unnecessary yelling

Can’t say it slayed. It wasn’t bad music, but definitely isn’t special enough to warrant a spot on this list.

In the grand circus of '70s rock, this band's tent feels familiar. There's no pyrotechnic burst, no unexpected flourish.. It's a competent performance, but it fails to capture my attention. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Look at Last Nite - Gudbuy T'Jane - Mama Weer All Crazee Now

Honestly pretty sweet! Great loud guitars, wild singing.

It’s ok. Not bad

Some sweet grooves. A very solid OG rock ‘n’ roll album..

surprisingly nice

You got slayed!

Ganz ok!

If he would just clear his throat, he wouldn't have to sound like that. Throw-away lyrics. Trying too hard to be fun and failing.

Not as bad as I thought it would be. 2.5/5

Sillee and stoopid.

A tight, fun little blast of glam rock — I listened to it and just felt happy the whole way through. Slayed? is pure good‑time energy, and I absolutely loved it.

My initial point of comparison on hearing this record was AC/DC. The vocals and the lyrics in particular are similar to them, but the music is as well, although not in all cases. Ironically, this record came out years before there were any AC/DC records and it sounds more like late 70's than early 70's AC/DC. There are some exceptions like the slow burning "Look at Last Nite' and "I won't let it happen again'. They also do a pretty good cover of Janis Joplin's Move Over. A great hard rock album with touches of low glam. I'm definitely going to listen to this again and will pick up a reasonably cheap copy of the album.

Day867 - bonus points for having fun songs. deduct points for their spelling.

Quintessential glam rock, right here. 4.5 bumped up to 5.

I’m a’a 3. This album’s big issue is its inability to separate itself from the base of each track; a great rock/metal band ala AC/DC can do something t’ keep a track memorable / energetic throughout. These tracks all just kinda find a peak and sit in it, making those peaks feel less effective. When the peaks are less effective & the tracks plateau too early in terms of their energy, the progression of each track just doesn’t really play well to the ears. Combine that with each of the 10 tracks here following the same formula in an overly safe way, and you end up with a hard rock album that just feels like it’s riding the coattails of its peers. I did like 7 of the tracks here, but I always kept noting that they just felt basic, whether lyrically or instrumentally. As a whole, I’m just not too crazee about this one. There’s really not much to say; if it clicks at a higher level, then good for you. For me, it just didn’t, as it never hit a higher gear in a way that stuck out. There’s no bad tracks, but I just don’t think it has anything very special going for it. Hence, a 3.

Fucking awful

More enjoyable than I initially thought it would be. Wasn't super into the first half, but it really picks up in the second, starting with the really incredible cover of Janis Joplin's "Move Over." Overall, I had a good time listening.

I can absolutely see why Slade was such a huge band in the 70s. They could write a great straight-ahead rock song in their sleep. The glam influence makes it fun. Overall I really enjoyed this - except for the lead vocals. He has a good rock voice, but he tends to shriek a bit too much for my taste. It just gets so grating! If he was just a bit more chill, or was less of a one-trick pony vocally, this would be a solid four, but as it stands - THREE STARS

2,4/5

good fun

its fun

I thought this would be bottom of the pile but in the end it’s not the worse album this year

Not even the album with Cum on Feel the Noize? You know, the (only) hit they have - that Quiet Riot made famous What's the point of listening to this generic glam?

slayed? no.

Not a big fan of the voice of the lead singer. The songs are pretty good, though. It’s right there between 3 and 4 stars, really.

Solid rock album!

Spelling leafs a lot to be dizired

Не надто приємний вокал, але вцілому музика нормальна

I was thinking this probably isn't getting a fair shake in 2026 when this clearly influenced so many other future bands. I then tried to place other albums before and after and noticed Led Zep released albums I-IV before this and they are timeless, so maybe it's influential but just not very good. 2.5/5, raising to 3.

Very interesting album. Great 70's sound but hard to tell each track apart from one another. Would recommend to friends that love that era of music.

This record is so nice from pretty much all standpoints. It's a great fun to listen to this. Released in 1972, "Slayed?" is all but an outdated release. There are so many bangers among just ten songs that last a bit more than half an hour. Highlights are "I Won't Let It 'Appen Again", "Mama Weer All Crazee Now", "I Don't Mind", "Gudbuy Gudbuy", and "Let the Good Times Roll". Take the closing track—it's instrumental part is truly crazy, a word so often on the lyrics here. Every instrument delivers, and the vocals are just great for the album's style, carrying most songs. All in all, this album is good in pretty much all parts, delivers tons of emotion. Outstanding work, I'd rate it A–ish, but 5/5 with the scale we use here. I'm writing about the initial 1972 release, with no additional material, in particular that wich is on the streaming platforms with no original album published separatety, which sucks. Relisteting the songs makes you only love the album more instantly.

dumbass album title. obnoxious as fuck absolute hard rock slop

Maybe this was new and exciting at the time? Now it just sounds generic, like quite a bit in this list so far.

Decent 70s rock. Was today’s years old when I learned “Cum on feel the noize” by Quiet Riot was a cover song. It’s not on this album, but I did not know that

Kind of generic early 70's rock with an awful lot of self promotion in the later tracks. I didn't realize these guys wrote the only song I know by Quiet Riot.

2.5 - Not bad. This sounds like a ton of bands I've heard before, so it must have been super influential.

Glad Metallica offered the final version of this, kinda sucks. Not an AcDc fan or much of this “hard rock”. Zeppelin does a decent job because it’s hard blues inspired, same with Blue Cheer. This is too but its more facile, there’s not much bite, teen party music

70s rock is often hit or miss for me and this is kind of a miss. The mixing sounds good and the distortion on the guitars feels classic rock. But the songs aren't catchy enough and I don't really want to listen to any of them again. I probably wouldn't turn this of if it started playing but I would never choose it either.

It may be the "Seinfeld isn't funny" effect on display, but any rebelliousness or edge this album may have possessed has well and truly been lost in 2026. What's left is only the very blandest of rock and roll. Also, I'm sorry, but if you enjoy "The Whole World's Goin' Crazee" unironically, I don't think we can ever talk music. That shit was dire.

whatever.

Oh I do not like this at all. "The Whole World's Goin' Crazee" is one of the least pleasing songs I've ever heard. I smiled when it finished, not 'cause it happened. The album is Glam Rock at its worst. Contains the same elements as other, far more successful bands, but not superlative enough to stand out. Just unattractive grunt-singing and not great voices. They may have been pioneers or something like that, but they are far from being good.

Rv

They really did slay

I went to college with a guy name Stone Slade.

Sleezy and scuzzy. A link between ACDC and T Rex.

A bit too 70s rock for me with the live shout outs, but solid rock album

Was it good? Not really Did I enjoy it? Yeah a bit

(43/100)

Solid early hard rock, but nothing special.

Best Song: Move Over This is way better than I expected. I had never heard of the band Slade but did know a couple of the songs as we went. This sounds so early-70s, it's great. I feel like this whole album could be added to the Dazed and Confused movie soundtrack and no one would have noticed. Listening to it makes me wish I had a big, gas guzzling, jacked up GTO I could cruise in and listen to this. Great stuff, and I will listen again. 5/5.

eh 2.5 nothing great

Im a sucker for this stuff 4 stars

Taký hardrockový rock&roll.

While this did not fall to the level of “I actively disliked listening to this album,” there was nothing here that moved the needle in a positive way. Lyrics were repetitive, vocals were borderline unpleasant, drums weren’t anything special. Some fun guitar parts, but nothing I haven’t heard a better version of dozens of times elsewhere.

Holy shit was this bad! Did I kill an innocent man in a previous life and this is my punishment? I am sorry. I believe after listening to this my penance has been paid in full plus some.

Audio was terrible on Spotify.

What a pleasant surprise this one was! This era of early blues rock/Led Zeppelin ripoffs is interesting to look back on. I had to look these guys up and found out they made "Cum on Feel the Noize" (which tbh I always thought was a Quiet Riot song), and compared to this, I guess they've always been ahead of their time. The bass and drums are especially tight on these songs, and I like the singer's energy. This album has a little more character compared to some of the other releases of this era. I don't think I'll actively seek it out again, but it's a good background listen. Favorite track: Look at Last Nite

Solid glam rock

Gustóme

It's not their fault that I'm in a bad mood, but I can't understand what makes this music that important to listen to that it's in the book. Focking wankers

Pretty good fun, shame about the spellingz!

Pretty generic rock.

I really can't take this vocal style

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Standard high pitched yelling rock. Not bad.

Fairly average early 70s glam rock. Feels like a precursor to 80s hair metal. It not bad but also not deserving of being on the list.

I'd rather just hear AC/DC or Led Zeppelin. The voice also was a bit grating for me at times, maybe this album is just in need of a remaster.

The Whole World’s Goin’ Crazee // Look at Last Nite // Move Over // Gudbuy T’Jane // Mama Weer All Crazee Now // 4.5/5

Solid 70s rock album.

In a nutshell: if AC/DC made a glam album. Overall: 3/10

Vitsi miten hyvä rocklevy! Tätä kuunnellessa ei voi kuin tulla hyvälle tuulelle! Tulee tunnelmana mieleen viime viikkoinen Michael Monroen keikka. Tulee myös mieleen nämä esikuva-asiat rockhistoriasta: olikos Slade jo ennen AC/DC:tä ja Hanoi Rocksia? No, ei sillä ole mitään väliä! Loistava lätty! 4/5

Previously unknown. Dumb fun.

I think this was alright, nothing too special but had some moments I liked. I had never heard of them before. 3 stars.

Slayed? Yes, my interest was slain pretty quickly.

Not very enjoyable to me. I learned while listening to this slog that Come On Feel the Noize was a Slade cover. I never liked Quiet Riot and now I know they were a glam rock mimic of another glam rock band I don't particularly like.

“We have led zeppelin at home”. They’re actually okay, but lack in songwriting. 7/10

It was okay. Some decent songs but most kinda corny

I hate everything about it, the sound, the lyricism (or better complete lack thereof), the "cool" misspelling of the song titles, the cover, the songwriting, everything. Slade is one of these bands you'll find on half-heartedly compiled best-of-the-best-of-the-70s collections, not because they have a lasting impact, but because their licensing is - thanks to their desperate search for continued relevance - dirt cheap. Would give 0/10 if I could.

Bostin’, mah mayte!

This actually ripped

Not bad, but also not super great. Sometimes a bit repetitive up to annoying

Non-thinking man's The Who? Led Zeppelin lite? Fun arrangements, catchy rhythms and melodies, hooks everywhere. Pure entertainment. I wanted to dismiss this album as being derivative but found myself tapping my foot along. Like I would for a really good pub band.

The voice is just as gritty as the recoding quality - I love it. They show a great "I do my thing" attitude, but there were no highlights that really shook me.

An album that tastes like cigarettes and beer

Imagine Status Quo crashed an Oktoberfest, put on platform boots and glitter, and recorded everything by shouting into a bucket. That's Slade. The music underneath is actually fine — simple, stompy, unpretentious party rock. But Noddy Holder's vocals, compressed and doubled into some kind of glam rock choir from another dimension, are either the best or worst thing you've ever heard depending on your mood. Without the bucket singing I could see myself enjoying this at a Volksfest. With it — 3/5, and that's partly because at least something is happening, unlike tomorrow's album.

On the negative side, it's somewhat dumb party rock. (I'm no AC/DC fan either.) On the plus side, it's somewhat fun party rock. But still not much there to really catch my attention ("Look at Last Night" and "I Don't Mind" were pretty cool though). 2,5/5

slayed? absolutely slayed. this wasn’t on tidal so had to listen on youtube so that was a bit annoying but had a great time

One of those bands well known for their singles but underrated on their album output. This album clearly demonstrates that they were a lot more than a singles band. Some cracking rocking tracks

It was alright, but didn't blow me away.

The cover photo really doesn't sell this band well. I had trouble sleeping after seeing the right-most dude's haircut. I also expected the music to be much more corny - a feeling I got directly from looking at the photo. The actual music wasn't too bad. What stands out to me is the singer. What a powerful voice. There's some pretty cool guitar playing at times as well, and I really like the tone of it. I can imagine this music being quite fun live, but as an album it just didn't stand out too much. The riffs and compositions just aren't memorable enough to me, even though the band's performance on each song is above average.

Ugliest cover in quite a while. Like, how did they think this was a cool cover? Why is one of them shirtless? Why is the picture so zoomed in, and why are they standing so close together? Is this the origin of the YouTube clip “Daft Hands,” with how they wrote the band name on their hands? Anyway, the album was surprisingly glam-rocky. It felt a bit like T. Rex in an alternative reality. I liked the tambourine, the guitar tones, and the vocals. Sadly, none of the songs really stood out to me. It sounds like the band has potential, which is also proven by them writing “Cum Feel the Noize.” It was a surprise to me that Quiet Riot didn’t do the original. A cool album, just lacking any real hits. Getting a 3-star rating.

My dad used to have this album when I was a kid and I listened to it a lot. This was the album where they really defined their chart-happy glam rock sound, a formula which worked well for them. Gudbuy T'Jane & Mama Weer All Crazee Now are classic Slade.

2.75 rounding it up to a liiiiight three. The original “big in Japan” band. Most of the songs just kinda mush together. It’s not without its charms, though

2/5

Made me think of a lot of generic late 70s stuff. But I have to be charitable and imagine that's just the sound of the times or even them inspiring later bands, not them just being copycats. I was also impressed by the general breadth of sound they managed within that framework. All in all a really good listen. Except for whatever the heck that last stupid "thank you" track was.

Non male

Bra!

Cool album Best: Look At Last Nite, Gudbuy Gudbuy, I Don't Mind Worst: How D'you Ride

It was average 70s hard rock

Never heard this band. Decent 70s Hard Rock

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