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Boring, a bit like George Harrison’s solo work if it was bad. Should’ve stuck to Christmas songs
Trash but fun to listen to. Some heavier sounds than I was expecting. Slade are the also-rans of rock and roll, but kind of nice to see them on this list if for no other reason than the absolute bafflement they cause to Americans and non-Brits, and it's not like this list doesn't have more questionable inclusions anyway.
This is the kind of thing you wish you didjt like but you just can't help it. Dumb and fun.
This smells so much like the '70s, I can even smell someone who forgot to use deodorant... wait, that's me.
Not for me
Oh boy. Liked this one. Glam rock must be one of my happy places for Roadtrips. Janis Joplin wasn't the greatest, but I like the bulk of this album...production value not the greatest but it still hits awesome for me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Was it excruciating? No. Was it interesting or memorable? Also no. And the misspelling is annoying. And that haircut...
A bit long and a bit generic
Песни для пира во время чумы, чудесно подходит к начинающимся 70м The whole world’s goin’ crazee and weer all crazee now, как говорится
Давно люблю Slade, но слушал до этого только сборник. Подозревал, что в альбомах вряд ли будет что-то новое. И действительно. Группу относят к глэм року, но их звук на самом деле более рок-н-рольный и драйвовый, чем у лощеных коллег по жанру. Но основной минус рок-н-ролла - однообразие. Хиты с альбома хороши, особенно люблю Gudbuy T'Jane, но остальные песни не дают чего-то нового. Разве что замечательная водевильная вещь Kill 'Em at the Hot Club Tonite из расширенного издания (зря не в основном, тем более в тот сборник она попала). Тем не менее, отличная группа с хорошими песнями, которым хочется подпевать. P.S. слава богу, что эта тема с неправильным написанием названий песен осталась в том времени. Напоминает кошмарные времена "превед медведа"
Slayed? Slay полный. Круто родиться в Вулверхэмптоне и писать такую музыку. 4, но за то, что эти люди когда-то написали лучшую рождественскую песню - 5.
Лучшая песня: Gubduy Gudbuy Худшая: The whole world В принципе, не понравилась одна песня только
на удивление неплохо, 3.5
Ну шо, так звучит slay 70-х? Обложка тупо: «Можешь ли ты представить себе, как этот мужчина плачет и набирает дрожащими пальцами телефон, чтобы рассказать о своих чувствах? Можешь представить, что он работает полгода, раздавая листовки, чтобы купить себе айфон? Ты видишь в нем человека, который стесняется сказать родителям, что на свой двадцать четвертый день рождения он хочет выпить с друзьями? Теперь посмотри на него еще раз. Видишь ли ты на нём стильные брендовые вещи? Может он покрыт вздувшимися мускулами и толстыми венами? Он обладает внешностью киноактера или мужчины-модели? Сзади него стоит дорогой автомобиль? Посмотри снова на этого мужчину и спроси самого себя, что с ним не так? Почему в его взгляде — железо, в его осанке — сталь, а вместо кожи — свинец?»
Didn't listen to it all but...idk man
Not a fan of the music and not sure why. There is mixing sounds of Beatles style mixed with 80s power ballads. Music feels loud but none of the songs jumped out to me personally
Meh
TIL that Quiet Riot was a Slade cover band. I heard this album back in the 80s when quiet Riot copied them - screeching, rabid guitars, etc. There are some good musical ideas but they get lost in Noddy Holder’s nails-on-chalkboard voice. Hard pass.
Key phrases on loop Favourite track: Let the Good Times Roll
This album, in all aspects, is pretty much as basic as they come. That being said, I have a weak stop for playful, energetic music, and on that front, this album definitely delivers. Again, there’s nothing to write home about, but it definitely delivers a fun time. 7/10
6/10
Pretty fun.
6/10… glam rock / proto punk / *1972
01) How d' You Ride - 6,0 02) The Whole World's Goin' Crazee - 5,5 03) Look at Last Nite - 5,0 04) I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen - 5,5 05) Move Over - 5,0 06) Gudbuy T'Jane - 6,0 07) Gudbuy Gudbuy - 6,0 08) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - 6,5 09) I Don' Mind - 5,5 10) Let the Good Times Roll / Feel So Fine - 5,5 TOTAL: 5,65 (57/100) Current ranking: 724/853
Some ganche on her tried to claim that Slade made the worst ever Christmas song. Everyone knows Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses is the worst Christmas song, and quite possibly the worst song full stop. Fuck that song.
3/10
Just a bit samey
This slaps. Led Zeppelin took notes here.
Too associated with that Christmas nonsense. Every song sounds like it. Noddy Bellend.
Even though that genre not my cup of tea at all, I normally would be open and listen to the album without any negativ opinions or thoughts beforehand. But this was just bad, sry.
Sounds like a bad AC/DC cover band.
удовольствия не получил.
who tf made this list come on
Feels very ahead of its time. Super neat.
Sheeet
I’m sure the drugs said that making this album was a good idea. Boorish, thrusting, spandex-clad glam rock at its most vacuous. Listening to this was like the comedown without the high. 2 stars. Could very nearly be one.
Álbum enérgico!
These guys look and sound like four cavemen that stumbled out of the ruins of Stonehenge and decide to mayk sum rokk n role, baybee. On a different day, maybe I would view this as a positive. Not today.
I know slade. I haven’t listened to them though. I’ve heard a couple of their songs. How D’You ride?: 6.5/10 Not too bad, I like the guitar. The whole worlds going crazee: 5/10 Cliche city. Look at last nite: 5/10 Pretty standard song. I won’t let it appen again: 4.5/10 Boring. Move over: 6/10 Gudbuy t’jane: 4/10 Gudbury gudbury: 4.5/10 Mama were all crazee now: 4/10 I don’t mind: 4/10 Let the good times roll/ feel so fine.: 4/10
Erster Eindruck: Sweet für Arme, zu viel Fokus auf abweichende Schreibweisen von "crazy". Als Hintergrundmusik für eine staubige Bar ziemlich geil. Für andere Standorte nur mäßig geeignet. Am Stück durchzuhören anstrengend, auch aufgrund der langen Laufzeit. Funktioniert vermutlich, wie schon Sweet, besser als Singles. "Kill em at the Hot Club tonite" ist z.B. ein absoluter Banger, der komplett anders klingt als der Rest des Albums und im allgemeinen Getöse untergeht. Abgesehen davon klingt das ganze Album so, als hätte ich es mit einem Kassettenrekorder von einem übersteuernden Lautsprecher abgenommen. Das kann man nostalgisch finden, der Fuzz im Gesang ist ja auch irgendwie Genretypisch. Auf Dauer nervt es aber.
Vorher noch nie gehört und positiv überrascht worden. Nett zu hörendes Album. Erinnert sehr an Sweet.
Muss zugeben, hab das noch nie gehört. Nettes Album. Klingt wie Sweet.
Very samey over a full album. Like them though.
I was literally reading an extract of King Lear before this, going from sophisticated Shakespearian English to Slades shit spelling is an eyefuck. Also Slade kinda piss me off cuz my favourite band is the band Suede and the names sound very similar so I never know what one people are talking about. But… it’s just normal hard rock with a screechy voiced singer 3/5
Yeah! It alright! Songwriting is nothing to write home about, musicianship is what's expected. Nothing special, the album is fine. It's "cruisin around" rock for sure. Tracks 3 and 9 stand out as well written and something I may put on an mp3 player separate from the rest of the record. Most interesting part are the vox, the harmonies are usually the classic arp stack and the lead singer's voice is unique in a good way. I'm not sure I needed to hear this album before I died though, and I kinda guessed what a good portion of it sounded like with a look at the cover. It's a 2 because of those two tracks being the only standouts, but I'm tempted to knock it up to 3 because it's SHORT AND SWEET. Let's hear it for short albums that show up and do their bit the best they can, and then gfto. That said though, it still slogged a little between those 2 standout tracks despite the shorter run time, so it'll stay at 2.
Slade are responsible for the worst Christmas song ever and for that alone I hate them. Turns out their regular music is bad too. No Slade, you didn't "slay". Now sashay away 1/5
Yet more english dad rock. I though there was something fun at the start, but it truly didn't last. I like the drumming, but the vocals were samey, and if i wanted to listen to things that sound like this, I have better options.
Background noise (derogatory)
Forgettable dad rock, sorry
I had to Google how long the original length album was when my streaming provider gave me the extended version. Fortunately this made it short enough for me to tolerate it. A grating voice and little on the lyrical intelligence wouldn't have let me cope with much more.
Like most of the albums on this list if you like 70's rock you will more than likely enjoy this album. Not my cup of tea but I made it though a majority of album.
Slade slayed
The boringest version of the most boring kind of 70’s rock and done very poorly. Sounds like a fictitious band in a movie about a mediocre band and the actors are playing and singing the instruments instead of professional musicians. Also did not realize that Quiet Riot didn’t write Cum on Feel the Noise. Also the thing with sideways thumbs is probably one of the worst album covers ever.
This just felt totally pointless. Nothing interesting and every element of it feels like something another band has done better. Was so bored of it by the end. Doesnt feel important or influential in any way
I don’t care for this. I likes I don’t mind
It’s an 80s rock record. Not great, and I’m offended by the spelling of some of the songs. What are we doing here. 1.5/5.0
I didn't know the band who sang Merry Christmas everybody were also a very generic rock band but you learn something new everyday I guess
Glam rock with 17 consecutive top 20 hits. Their best-selling single, "Merry Xmas Everybody", has sold over one million copies. They were skinheads before they got in to glam in the early 70s, which, okay, guys. Thanks for moving on from THAT. Also, a bit of trivia: Slade originally did Cum On Feel the Noize, well before Quiet Riot. It's a little more... poppy then the version us 80s rock kids knew but Quiet Riot played it almost note for note, with very little experimentation. The original is that good. Look, it would take me a whole day to write up a thing for this band, because holy gads, the original guys are all still alive and some of them are still going. And the number of bands quoted across timelines and the globe is too much for me to even paraphrase here. Standout: Mama Weer All Crazee Now
Never heard of this before. Wish it stayed that way, I can't stand that boring classic rock sound.
Not bad! Aggressively British. Pretty much how you’d expect this era of UK rock to sound.
what a surpriseeee - will be on my playlist from now on
Buen descubrimiento! Sonido potente, bonito, clásico, ganas de volver a escucharlo o escuchar otros discos!
I had never heard about this band. Surprised for good!
meh.
Really not much to say about this, all blends into one. And it’s one I don’t like.
I felt myself getting dumber listening to this.
Sounds like a cross between AC/DC and the Who. Pretty generic '70's rock. Interestingly they are the original writers of "Kum on Feel The Noise", but not surprisingly Quiet Riot did it better.
Noddy Holder is the X factor for me with Slade; with most other vocalists, I’d probably feel similarly to this album as I do with a lot of other “meat and potatoes” glam rock albums, but his conviction bumps it up a notch. 4/5
This sucked
More like 3 and a half
Glam rock meets ACDC and it was simply generic. Not sure what makes this a record to hear before I die… 2⭐️
I've heard all about Slade from DH who is a huge AC/DC fan and told me about them asking Noddy Holder to be their lead singer after Bon Scott died. After listening to this album, I can understand why he was asked since he would've fit right in with AC/DC. This album is fine. It's definitely a product of the 70's.
I should have realized this was going to be glam and campy based on the play between the band and album names. Honestly, I had a good time with their lack of seriousness because Slade just had fun. The songs are silly and go hard! Slayed is glam but has a punk feeling, too. Maybe this album isn't worthy of being here, but I at least had a good time.
I didn't really find this to be anything special, but I was a sucker for the general glammy hard rock sound of it all. Probably about a 2.5 that I'd round up to a 3.
Power glam rock, most of it is fairly generic. There are a few great tunes, they do a good job on the cover songs. I really didn't like Noddy's singing style, pretty grating after the first couple songs. I do think they ended the album on a high note with 3 decent tracks. I don't think this is something I would go back to for replay, just stream the few songs that I enjoyed.
Sub-replacement level 70s rock.
I've been sleighed? Feels like ACDC without the umph
Never heard of album or band. Low expectations. First song is fine. The sound mixing is bad. Vocals way too low. Cool guitar tho. The one part repeating over and over again for the last minute plus doesn’t hit at all. Background track on the whole world is really good. Sound mixing again sucks. Goofy vocals. Songwriting is pretty good it’s just the sound engineering that makes it sound bad. I like the piano a lot on this one. I hate the repeating of nding again. Just end the song if you have nothing else to add. Look at last nite Is very Beatles wannabe. Good guitar, good harmonies just unoriginal. Honestly it’s def the best song so far. Won’t let it happen is good not great. Need more guitar solo. Lyrics are trash. Move over is more of the same. I like the guitar. Lack of substance to the lyrics. Gudbuy tjane is dated. Icky feeling when they Talk abt her being so young. Best story telling in this one. Background track is very 70s. Wha are these ridiculous clapping sounds on gudbuy. This production sucks. Guitar is by far the best part of this band, rest of it is so generic and forgettable. Hate the production aside form guitar again on mama wear. This band really likes repeating the same shit over and over and over again. This band is Walmart AC/DC. These song would be so much better if it was normal vocals, a guitar drums and some keys. That’s it. But it’s not. First minute of I don’t mind is exactly what I was asking for. This is a good rock song. Good times roll is fine, but not even the best song using the chorus. It’s way dated, and overproduced as is a lot of the rest of the album. This is a solid 2/5. A couple “good” songs and then 6-8 songs that sound exactly the same. Don’t waste your time.
Solid rock album. Good band and singer. Definitely an influence on 80s American hair bands.
A rock solid 70s rock album with a handful of standout tracks. I don't know how often I'd return to this over lots of other stuff in the genre, but this was a lot of fun.
I tried, but really couldn't get into this one beyond a superficial level. Felt like some of the songs jammed (e.g., Move Over) but at the same time sounded completely unoriginal. Maybe this would have hit different at the time of release, but it didn't do a lot for me. High 2.
The guy on the right on the album cover is making me laugh. Nothing to write home about this one. Coulda died without it.
Pretty standard 80s hair metal that didn't ever get me very excite
This was some pretty generic 70's rock. Not really bad but wasn't great. Meh 3.
Knock-off Bowie. The first draft of Oasis. But nowhere near as good. Extremely British amplifier guitar sound, chugging bar room blues rock riffs, big thumping bass, glam aesthetics, stupid lyrics and over the top forced anthemic vocals. Cheesy fun ok in small doses.
Combination of old rock style and some of the grungier/punk-style rock. Very conversational British in the song titles. Very high energy, with mics peaking in several songs. Overall pretty enjoyable but some of the yelling/electric guitar wailing got to me. "Kill 'Em At the Hot Club Tonite" almost felt like an old western song from a bygone era. Creative.
After a few background listens, I feel this is a cheesy example of early hard rock. It's not quite wowing me, though I can appreciate the production and the overall energy. I feel there's other artists at around the same time bringing a more genuine sound A more dedicated listen and, aren't they British? I'd expect a sound like this to come from a southern US state. Don't know how to feel about that. Not worse than what I feel about their grammatical fuckery, it is an absolute pain to the eye sockets to read the track list. I'm not docking points for it, though. This record doesn't need an expanded version. 2.7/5
For no reason that I can explain, I never explored Slade. I was aware of them thanks to the Quiet Riot covers and the two hits from their 80s resurgence, but I'd never checked out an album. They write and play way better than they spell. Killer guitar tones, tough riffs, and some great rock piano as well. I'll listen to this again.
This is proto-glam rock and people seem to really hate it. I don't hate it, I personally enjoy glam rock and all of that but I do really hate this album cover. I would say that I probably enjoyed this a little bit more than the Rush & Led Zeppelin albums (which I also gave a 2) but I don't think I can rate it higher because I don't think it's as good. It might be more enjoyable to listen to but I don't think that this album is very good, it's not interesting, it doesn't seem quite worthy of being an essential album compared to other albums.
It's very glam. Not really my jam.
Another boring 70s rock band album that sounded like all the other 70s rock band albums.
Idk it had some bad ones and some good ones, fav might be “Candidate”
favs: the whole world’s goin crazee wonderin’ y rating 1/5
This was a nice, quick listen! I’d put it at 3.5, but I’m okay with 4.
This band is an embarrassment to British culture. Old fashioned dad rock which hasn’t been relevant in 50 years. Has no place on this list.
Overall, high energy good sound, but found the vocals grating on several songs and a few became too monotonous with the lyrics. Faves were Look at Last Night and GB to Jane.
Too much yelling by song 2. I could hear some potential in the instruments, but it took me multiple tries and I don’t think I finished the album.
2/11/26 - Listened while I did our taxes. Sounded like great classic rock to me, I thoroughly enjoyed. Top Song - Mama We're All Crazy Now
Who? Edit: This sucks
What is this doing in this list? I feel like a lot of also-rans from England end up in this list. Not essential. I guess fine for glam rock/proto hair metal, but I don't care about listening to this again.
- Wow, that second song is so annoying. - We had to hear this? Why? The vocals feel like Temu Zeppelin + AC/DC with awful lyrics. And what was with the annoying spelling of these words, like "Mama weer all crazee now"? "Gudbuy T'Jane" (oh, and pedo-coded lyrics in there, to boot)? Huge eye roll. - This music is basically ripping off a bit of everything... even the Beatles. There are some okay songs, but it's super unmemorable as a whole, and I will never reach for this again, and will probably leave if someone puts it on. - The guitar playing is pretty good (or just gud?) when you can hear it through the fuzz of everything, I guess.
No bad songs but nothing to get too excited about either. Reminds me of a British Aerosmith.
Dumb fun rock.
Triple blind. I liked it. I had to glance at the year on the album because it definitely sounds more 80s than you'd think. Clearly an influence on hair metal bands. Good listen.
Overall the album was pretty average. Hard to tell if the band was influential or if they were overly influenced. Either way, other bands have done it better
Felt like Proto ACDC. not bad, but better acts would build on this sound better
I don't think this is great by any means, and when compared with similar artists it also doesn't hold up as well. However, it's also not bad. It's a perfectly ok, reasonable listen. I wasn't upset by it. It's got some consistency and it plays nicely enough in the background. It also made me revisit the Reeves and Mortimer Slade sketches, and that was an added bonus.
Ahead of their time. They sound like an 80s hair metal band like Great White. Enjoyable album. 4 stars
Pretty generic 70s dad rock. I enjoyed this but the album is too long. I'm really enjoying reading the 1-star reviews.
Banging album
It’s a shame that Slade are only really known for their Christmas song these days cause there’s some good stuff throughout their discography. This album is a good enough, solid listen but since it’s their only one on the list it probably isn’t the one I would’ve went for. Slade In Flame or Slade Alive! would’ve been better choices in my opinion. Top Track - I Won’t Let It ‘Appen Agen
Now appropriate that Slade were more than Noddy and Christmas. some good tunes.
If The Beatles, Zeppelin, AC/DC and Motley Crue spawned a band, this is what you'd get. Not as bad as the one guy on the cover caused me to expect.
Feels like a cross between early Queen and T. Rex with a markedly worse vocalist. Thanks but no thanks. Regardless of any musical content, THAT is one of the worst album covers I've ever seen in my life. I don't know who approved dude on the right's ability to walk around shirtless and with that haircut, but they should be questioned. I don't want to think it's affecting my interpretation of the music, but it's a sensory nightmare. I can smell this picture and it's not pleasant.
Pub rock par excellence. Underappreciated and occasionally great.
Pretty good classic rock album from the 70s. Sounds a lot like they want to be Zeppelin, but still an entertaining album. Highlights: "Gudbuy T'Jane" and "Wondering' Y"
this was ok, probably won’t listen again tho felt a bit too generic for me
Occasional moments of “oh, this isn’t awful” were drowned out by the rest of the album.
This is #day544 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… I've seen this record cover before, but I never really had a reason to listen to it. Well, here I am. I get the context, the '70s, glam rock, and all that, but... Guess I'm just not slayed enough? This is a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day545.
Surprisingly decent 70s rock. Not too much going on besides rocking out, but there is absolutely a time and place for just jamming and having fun. Shorter runtime also helps. Top tracks: Gudby T'Jane, Gudby Gudby, Mama Weer All Crazee Now
Likes: Easy to listen to when they find a groove that works; guitar has some fun moments Dislikes: very repetitive; lacks substance in both lyrics and music; bass is very McCartney-esque, and it doesn’t align with what the band is doing most of the time; tracks drag and would benefit from being sped up to liven them up Overall, feels like an all filler, no killer effort. Having “Cum On Feel The Noize” and not putting it on the record feels like a ripoff
did not slay the house down but my dad would love it 3 stars
This is like the Beatles but better
bissl lame leider
Sounds fairly generic. Singer’s voice bothers me a little.
borringgggggggg
very catchy, rocky feeling
Yikes. This sucks.
I dug this album, it's the perfect type of music to pad out a rock playlist. I don't think anything was super amazing, but the vocals were good, I loved some of the instrumentals and the band sounded really good in general. I listened to the expanded version on Spotify and the extra songs after Let the Good Times Roll were some of my favourites. Wonderin'Y in particular was a really good song. I also listened to Slade's original version of Cum on Feel the Noize after the album, having never listened to it before, and I'm not sure but I might like it more than the Quiet Riot version. All in all, I'm really glad to have found Slade through this, I'll definitely be checking out more of their music. Favourite song: Mama Weer All Crazee Now
A raw and uninspiring album. Not my sound at all, with a lot of rock albums I hope for some range in songwriting and pacing, but this album is a straight shot all the way through.
Sumbudy dont spel to gud.
They wanted to be AC/DC and somehow were worse. Boo.
Pretty good. There were one or two familiar bangers in there but I wouldn’t revisit the entire album
I've been listening to this album and its fine, glam rock and fun, but didn't knock my socks off or anything. Then they played a clip of Come On Feel The Noise and i thought well thats odd. I thought that was from the late 70s or 80s with quiet riot. Turns out no, it was these guys. Then I realized this album is from 1972. Talk about being ahead of the curve.
Nothing really remarkable, but fun time in the background for sure
I enjoyed it, but it was very run of the mill classic/glammy rock.
2/5 It was okay. A bit boring and samesy, but it wasn't terrible.
Gran sorpresa. Grupo desconocido para mí, pero discazo.
not memorable but not horrible
Good solid glam rock. Better than I thought.
very basic
Sure, it's childish goon rock from the 70's with a crazee predilection for misspelling, but it's an Ok listen. I don't think I'd play whole this thing again, but I also can't dunk on them too hard. If I had heard this when I was a teen, I would have banged to it. Hearing it now (and reading some other reviews) it sounds kind of derivative and lowest common denominator. But if you recall, this was 1972. So, a lot of the ideas and tropes they're pushing were reasonably original at the time. We're tired of it now because it's been done to death. But it started somewhere, somewhen, right? I don't love his voice, but at least he shows a bit of range and tries some various styles/tones. It's ok for what they're doing. Is it an album everyone should hear before they die? Nah! But it is an interesting tidbit that marks a particular time/style. Generously throwing them a 3.
Meh
Excellent party rock album
105/1001 First listen. Never cared for Slade. Maybe their connection to Quiet Riot, a band I liked for a minute in my early teens. Wasn’t as bad I was expecting. The recording sounded like a warbled old cassette in places. That hairdo though. Would listen again. 5/10
Ahh, yes, the grammatically challenged band that is Slade. They were billed as a glam rock band, but really they were more of a proto metal band that was signed during the rise of Led Zeppelin. Rhythm guitarist and Lead vocalist Noddy Holder's voice sound like Robert Plant's, but the band's sound was something a bit different, something that, along with Kiss, would inspire the rise and dominance of hair metal in the U.S. in the 1980s. I am perplexed why the first 2 tracks were not bumped to the back of the album. They were pretty weak and sloppy, compared to the tracks that followed. To me, the album doesn't feel like it finally finds its groove, with regards to engineering and production until track 3, "Look at Last Nite". From that point onward the album holds together forming one of the better proto-metal albums of the early 1970s. Sadly, SLAYED? does not have their greatest song, and my favorite, which is "Cum On Feel the Noize", released as non-album single early in 1973, but you can hear the seeds of that sound on this album. A worthy entry to represent one of the few truly proto hard rock/metal bands in the early 1970s. As an American, Slade was one of the those hard rock/metal bands that you discovered by accident. They were never truly huge here, and probably did not receive the love that they should have, not until Quiet Riot covered their mega hit "Cum on Feel the Noize" in 1983, and even then their name recognition increased, but their sales numbers, not so much.
Like I kinda enjoyed this in a weird way when I know I shouldn’t for whatever reason. Still wouldn’t come back to this but it just reminds of a dirty dive bar and I like that.
Just a terrible album
Good stuff
This was better than I expected after accidentally judging it by its goofy-ass cover. Just straight up rock and roll and a huge dose of 80’s hair metal a decade before dumb bands like Motley Crue ran with this sound.
For an album with this amount of energy I did not feel very excited or interested in what they put together
4.5/10 Diz iz stoopid
5/10 Favorite: Mama Weer All Crazee Now
Good fun and a few rocking anthems. Difficult to see why these get a free pass and status quo have a bad rep. Cut from the same cloth. Meh
Sucked?
This seemed much more rock than glam and so it was different from how I expected knowing only their singles. Pretty good though.
Not bad tbh
I’ll take 550 Albums to hear before you die if it means I don’t get anymore of this mediocre militant 70s rock records
I thought I recognized this horrible mediocrity - it's the Cum on Feel the Noize guys!
I don’t hate the guitar rock, but I really hate the guy’s voice.
meh.
Du rock, ça s'écoute, pas de grosse pépite
Un mélange de tellement de choses … black sabbath un peu C’est sympa mais je vais oublier
Du rock
The top review of this album says "perfect dive bar playlist fodder". That.
mouais trop basique
sympa mais mid
Pb sur la balance des aigus, sinon c’est littéralement quiet riot. C'est du glam rock très classique. Par contre comment ça 1972 ils sont vraiment en avance
This is pretty decent. Kind of AC/DC and kind of Alice Cooper and bit Queen and a bit Sabbath and most importantly a bit Spinal Tap haha. Would listen again.
Slade on this record are giving shades of AC/DC if they lacked the same level of punch. There's a lot that is okay about this album, but I just don't find it that interesting - the songwriting & lyrics lack depth, the production feels dated and I don't feel the ‘swagger’ in this album that many reviewers seem to. There's also a lot of similar guitar riffs, which gets tedious as the album progresses. It's a 5/10 album for me, not terrible but not particularly memorable.
These guys sound like you had A.I listen to a classic rock station for 500 hours and told it to make it's own song. Nothing really interesting or creative. A few songs where you could hear a Beatles influence. The closest to a compliment I can give it. 3/10
Admittedly, my knowledge of 70s party rock is a bit lacking, but everything I want to compare this to happened AFTER this record came out. AC/DC? Formed in 1973, conspicuously soon after Slade held the number 1 & 2 spots on the Australian charts. KISS also formed in 1973. While listening to “The Whole World’s Goin’ Crazee” I thought about how much it sounded like something out of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. That came out in 1975 and Meatloaf didn’t put out his first record until 1977. Andrew W.K. wasn’t even born until 1979. I guess Rod Stewart’s career predates Slade, but that’s the weakest comparison I’m willing to make. What I’m saying is, these guys are probably more responsible for your favorite shitty dive bar music than you’d like to admit. I came into this wanting it to be much worse than it actually is, and somehow find myself really rooting for these guys. Maybe it’s the “AC/DC before AC/DC” of it all, but I find it more compelling than I do AC/DC and I’m having trouble resisting the fun here. It’s so lowbrow that I can feel my knuckles dragging, but I can point to several punk albums with worse musicianship that I also love anyway. To that point, it’s interesting to think about this record in the context of 1972. Yes’s Close To The Edge also came out that year and is widely considered the popular high watermark for prog rock before the lowbrow backlash began to build. I won’t argue that Slade is proto-punk (all hail The Stooges!) but they certainly feel like an early prototype for all the party bands of the late 70s and 80s. Helluva rock & roll album! I have absolutely no idea which one of the guys on the album cover is the singer - half the time it sounds like it might be the geezer, but I hate that thought. (Spoiler: it's the geezer)
gng you arent led zep
Some people really shouldn't sing, and this guy is definitely on that list. However, I'm sure this guy inspired a whole generation of talentless hair metal singers. All of their songs are just a 2 second chorus that repeats for 3 minutes (especially how d'you ride). This album was a chore to get through. Mid 2.
fun note-taking bg music, nothing special tho
Just uninteresting and boring rock is all I hear. Not for me.
fine, didn't love, wasn't terrible
middle of the road for me. Neither bad nor good. 2.5* rounded down
I know that Slade was very popular in the 70s and honestly trying to put myself in the moment. But I don’t really see (or hear, rather) what’s the big deal. If this band was playing in a local pub, I’d have a good time listening to them - but there just isn’t a lot more than that here. I guess I can credit them for being an influence to a band like AC/DC or hair metal? When thinking about other music out at the time, this is utterly unremarkable stuff though. It is musically basic and uninteresting. I didn’t even find it very hooky. This is a miss for me.
Early 80s glam rock - reminds of Quiet Riot. I suppose the word ‘fun’ comes to mind but not something I’d reach for or want to put on regularly. In this regard 2/5.
Day 145 Had never really given Slade a chance before, mainly because how overplayed the Christmas song is but I really enjoyed this, some absolute stompers. 8/10 Highlights I won’t let it ‘appen again Gudbuy Gudbuy Mama weer all crazee now
This is either just as great as "Licensed to Ill" or just as terrible, but it's exactly the same either way.
I didn't hate it all, there's some catchy tunes but it's not for me. It's just the Christmas song band, soz
Really odd album. A couple of absolutely great tracks and a load of dross. No real quality control.
every song sounds the same
Is this meant to be a joke or some sort of parody??
These vocals are like chalk and cheese. It worked on the Christmas song. It falls firmly flat on its face here
I was actually surprised by this one- an interesting mix of progressive rock, hard rock, and early brit pop. It kind of sounded like a mix of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin. Overall- good album. 3.5/5
Just ok
Unique classic rock hell yeah. Glam-ish, hard rock-ish. Good boogie woogie and swagger. Sure its not a moonshot important classic rock album that will inspire the ages, but its got hooks, rock riffs and grooves. Fun stuff.
Slayed? - Slade Yeah, this brits got some bops. Solid album!
decent album, fave song and sound was ‘look at last nite’. good length, 35 something minutes. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Oh, put on your clothes and shut up
Always can identify a Slade song / album by its very recognizable sound. So there’s that.
Didn’t listen to the rest of the album outside of the title track bcs I was busy :(
I thought this album was supposed to be good for how many times I've seen it around. But it's just proto cock rock and can get a 1 star for the album cover. Will I listen to again: 0%
- Sits somewhere between Humble Pie and early AC/DC. - For God's sake, do not take a drink every time he says "Crazee". - They're not actually "crazee", just English-eccentric. - Slade is best at being the source material for better performances by other artists. - Speaking of which, does this list include "Metal Health" by Quiet Riot? It should. It's a great album from a band that reached it's peak after losing their most musically proficient member, the legendary Randy Rhodes. And RIP Kevin DuBrow. - I'm beginning to think that I just don't like Glam-Rock. - Was Slade the Andrew WK of their day?
I've never been able to put a finger on it, but Slade just annoys me
Not bad. Felt like AC/DC and Spinal Tap had a baby at the beginning, but it got better.
Such an iconic and distinct sound but I need to know if his vocal cords are fried Best = I don't mind Skip = The whole world's goin' crazee
Fat bros tryna get laid with their best Led Zeppelin impression.
My dad used to play his own Slade home brewed cassette "mix tapes" in the car on longer trips. I think I recognized one of the songs from this album as being on the cassette he used to play. This is what I think this project can be good for; rediscovering old songs you've completely forgotten about and wouldn't have come across otherwise. Especially when it's music you don't really dig that hard.
Slayed? Kinda. Filthy mullet though - extra point
No
19/12/2025 I actually enjoyed this album Surprisingly. Spotify listeners: 5.8 million
Ben c’était vraiment sympa ! J’avais vraiment l’impression d’écouter du proto-AC/DC, surtout pour le côté très hymnique. D’ailleurs, d’après la description, cet album a vachement bien marché en Australie. Y’a pas de fumée sans feu. Dans tous les cas, j’ai bien aimé et je me le suis mis de côté.
Both kinds of music.. Rock and Roll! Another album from the early days of my journey.
Lots of nostalgia in this album for me - and I really like it.
I'm to understand this is proto-glam rock? First thought: *sigh* If only you had been strangled in the crib... Thing is tho, it's proto-. Early stages, still developing, & the bones are not terrible. That's the problem with strangling babies. They're babies! So cute & sweet. And they grab your pinky with their entire little hand and the little fingernails are so impossibly adorable. Even when you know they will grow up and unleash a plague on society, it's difficult to follow thru. I mean, it's not *difficult.* Probably one of the easiest strangulations most people will encounter in a lifetime. But *emotionally* I mean. *Morally* difficult. ANYway... Obviously it's nowhere near the worst excesses of the glam era. And there are certainly bits and pieces that are, at the very least, enjoyable. But it's iust so goddamned much. *A* song or three is great in a dirty strip club mixed in with some other god-awful lowest common denominator top 40 slop. But an *entire album* STRAIGHT THRU?!?!! Couldn't do it. It's a 1-star from me, but tack on an honorary star for trailblazing in the intentional misspellings space. (Oh gtfo myface with the beatles--that was one thing & a clever pun. These cats are capitalizing on each &every opportunity to trick things up for apparently no reason other than they love chaos. Shoutout the OG *Cum on Feel tha Noize* AND a double high five for being significant/influential in their scene. But still. Point-83 stars, rounded up to 1.
yeah kinda enjoyed. Bit long & samey though
2 stars, kept a couple songs. 1/5 didn’t finish the album 2/5 didn’t keep the album 3/5 kept it and will listen when songs randomly show up on shuffle 4/5 kept it and will listen to it again front to back on my phone 5/5 buying the vinyl
Kawał dobrego rocka, świetna energia. Wokalista to jakby był pod prąd podłączony, w kółko na pełnych obrotach. Ich cover "Move over" to mega sztosik, ich perkusista tam fantastycznie gra. Zresztą przez całą płytę dobrą robotę robi. Wahałem się długo co do oceny, ale naciągnę lekko na 4.
Solid Glam Rock effort from the early '70s. Top track:(Janis Joplin cover) "Move Over"
Overall 2,5 Forgettable-to-Average album with a few good songs Best: Look at Last Nite, Gudbuy Gudbuy, I Don't Mind Worst: This Whole World's Goin' Crazee, Let the Good Times Roll, Move Over
slay album. had fun with this and was surprised. knew 'move over' from them actually before in knew it was janis joplin's song.
Missed this band the first time around, but happy I found this. Great!
The music is generic rock, maybe a little punk if punk had existed at this point. Nothing special, but not bad either. The vocals range from ok to fingernails on a chalkboard annoying, though.
Not my thing
Fun enough, hair band rock and roll. A little juvenile and simple lyrics at times but nothing completely offensive.
I had to give this a few listens. Never heard these guys before. I like it! I Won't Let it Appen Agen is great because we all know he's going to let it appen agen. Move Over was good but sorry, nobody sings it better than Janis. However, they do an especially great cover of Let the Good Times Roll.
I’m so sick of these expanded editions on music streaming. I AM NOT INTERESTED in listening to leftovers, live tracks, and fucking interviews with the band for an album I don’t know…particularly in this project which contains 70 to 80% hubris. Apple Music normally offers the original form of the album but sometimes not, as on this record. I’m venting over nothing really. For fans, the expansion is amazing but even I don’t tolerate this from my most adored bands. Who needs 5 extra hours of music??? At that point the artist is just being narcissistic. I guess I’m venting because this album is not special. It’s chunky 70’s rock, done by a million bands almost exactly the same way. It’s straight white men dishing out what they always do, and it’s repetitive and SO FUCKING BORING. I went through the phase in my life of liking this brand of music and I’m moving beyond it now. If this music shows up in a cool movie soundtrack, I’d be nostalgic for this time period that I wasn’t alive in, but not much else.
This was catchy 70s rock, but they kinda just sound like a lot of other rock bands from the 70s and 80s. Nothing really sets this apart.
mja. jag gillar ju glam och sådär men känns som att det här är rätt långt bort från t.rex alltså.
Early 70s UK glam rock/hard rock. It reminded me a lot of AC/DC but with worse vocals, and they sounded like they were the predecessors of 80s hair metal. It was an okayish listen, even fun here and there but then I realised it's not an album I should listen to before I die, and I didn't enjoy it.
Meat and potatoes rock and roll, lacking salt. Music for the pub. I can hear the influence of better bands all over this. It’s a fine listen but I really don’t think you have to listen to this before you die. Slade will always have Christmas.
Gran descoberta d’un disc d’ un grup de rock britànic amb tocs glam. Yiihi!🌈
This was decent. I will have to give it another visit. 3.5/5
Energetic ball busting rock n roll from the early 70s. The overall vibe is rocking, but the vocals weren't my cup of tea, which tended to be more AC/DC than the Who or Rolling Stones.
Ehh, pretty fine I guess. If I lived in England on the 70s and was at one of their concerts at a bar or something I know it'd be absolutely, as they say, mental. What is very interesting is how you can hear that Glam style in full form and they do do that very well. I thought I recognized the band and then confirmed that they are indeed the band that first made Cuk on Feel the Noize (but that's not on this album). Fun nonetheless but nothing too notable
70s hard rock. Pretty decent but very standard stuff.
Alright. Didn’t really vibe with this. The best song I know by them is still the Christmas song lol
4.3 / 5 (3.8 +0.5 for authenticity heard in the last recording) Although I consider myself pretty well-educated when it comes to Rock, I've never - ever - heard of this band before by name. The very first thing I noticed was how similar Noddy Holder (Slade's singer) sounds to Kevin DuBrow who formed Quiet Riot. Yet they have more to offer than just the usual Glam Rock / Glam Metal stuff. Finally an album worth listening to from start to finish to rate it accordingly. The sound of this group falls somewhere between T-Rex, QR, AC/DC and W.A.S.P., although not as hard as the latter 2. Slade sound like a natural stepping stone from normal pop-rock into real rock territory. A second striking thing for me is how many of their songs have been covered. I also enjoyed their version of Janis Joplin's "Move Over" way more than the original. Quality-wise this is actually not bad at all. Looking at the median score and some of the reviews shows that this group is a bit controversial. Imho though it's not bad at all, I'd even consider it good Rock music. Some of the songs here are definitely on the same level as other contemporary artists of the genre. It was a bit sad to read that Slade never really held their fame. (Small AC/DC rant coming in now) I'm honestly a bit surprised because when I compare the raw quality with some of their competitors, both Slade's songwriting and musical fidelity are both more creative and eloquent than AC/DC. Might be a shocker to many, I know, but AC/DC primarily has one sound that they put out very well - but that sound is both uninventive and repetitive, leading to a situation of "if you know 1 song, you know them all". Slade on the other hand mixes things up, some songs are a bit more upfront while others keep a more mellow undertone, creating something that could best be described as Led Zeppelin in a different flavour. The only thing that lacks a bit is the production quality, seem like this album didn't get a remaster, sadge. Given how bad some other and more well-known albums/artists are on the list, this one actually holds up and I'm surprised how good it is. I'd even consider it a hidden gem that deserves to be on this list and my personal Top 1001. "Slayed?" is definitely worth listening to if you're into Classic Rock. Best album of the genre so far (~110 albums in). Appendix: The last song of the album contains sincere thank yous to the people who bought Slade's albums and pushed them to the top of the charts, along with many happy cheers. The honesty, down-to-earth nature and charisma is something you rarely hear from any band on any album. With most bands these acknowledgements often sound made up or dishonest, but the Slade members sound like they were truly happy and actually thankful. This catapults the album into into the 5-star-territory for me and way beyond AC/DC.
seventies british rock - nothing more.
Solider Rock der gefällt
Noddy’s famous scream about Christmas was actually recorded when Len Houmous gave him a nipple cripple. No one could quite get Noddy to go all the way until Len said ‘hold my coat’ and walked into the recording studio 4.1 8/17 Mama Weer All Crazee Now
Not really my thing, although I do respect that they wrote some powerhouse hits that other bands covered much more successfully. Still, nothing on this album blew me away or made me say these guys deserve to be on this list.
Initial thoughts when this popped up were that in period Slade was something I regarded as a bit of a 'novelty band', with a penchant for song titles that mangled the English language, and that if it wasn't for a certain Christmas anthem they would have been long forgotten. Then I remembered that I rather liked 'Far, Far Away' (possession of the single may have been 'a guilty secret' [I am admitting nothing]) and was disappointed to see it wasn't on 'Slayed?'. Oh, well. I should listen to it and not work on preconceptions. Thing is this is 'OK'. I mean it's not awful. The songs are well enough done. It sort of hangs together as an album. The production is... well, it clips and distorts (and not in a good, Jimi Hendrix style distortion way) at times. It's 'OK' though. It's an 'OK' album. It has no place on a list like this. Neither does Slade to be honest. Did I enjoy it, well... sort of. If I was in a pub for a night out and the band played this, I wouldn't walk out. 2/5. That seems cruel as 'It's Christmaaaaasssss' but yeah. postscript: Memories of 'Far, Far, Away' sent me off in search and I landed on 'Slade in Flame'. Now, if THAT had been the album on this list it would have been 4/5.
Cookin
até que foi divertido, apesar de uma músicas me irritarem um pouco
Is this just a lower quality AC/DC? Fave track: Gudbuy T'Jane
Rubbish. 1/5
### **Slade – *Slayed?* (1972)** **In-Depth Review: Lyrics, Music, Production, Themes & Influence** --- #### **Overview** *Slayed?* is the third studio album by British glam-rock icons **Slade**, released in November 1972. Produced by **Chas Chandler** (former bassist of The Animals), the album debuted at **#1 on the UK Albums Chart** and became a cornerstone of 1970s glam rock. It features two of the band’s biggest hits: **“Gudbuy T’Jane”** and **“Mama Weer All Crazee Now”**, both of which helped define the genre’s sound and attitude. --- ### **🎸 Music & Sound** Musically, *Slayed?* is a **raw, high-energy blend of hard rock, glam, and pub-rock boogie**. The band ditched the more experimental and Beatles-esque tendencies of their earlier work (*Play It Loud*) in favor of **concise, riff-driven anthems** designed for maximum impact. - **Riffs & Hooks**: Tracks like **“Gudbuy T’Jane”** and **“Mama Weer All Crazee Now”** are built around **infectious, muscular guitar riffs** that became templates for later glam and metal bands. - **Pacing**: The album is **fast, loud, and relentless**, with few moments of respite. Even the slower tracks like **“Look at Last Nite”** carry a swaggering intensity. - **Influences**: You can hear echoes of **Chuck Berry**, **The Rolling Stones**, and **early AC/DC** in the band’s boogie-rock rhythms and bluesy structures . --- ### **🖊️ Lyrics & Themes** Lyrically, *Slayed?* is **not profound**, but it’s **effective**. The band embraced a **working-class, party-hard ethos** with **deliberately misspelled titles** and **simple, chant-like choruses**. - **Themes**: Youth rebellion, drunken fun, sexual innuendo, and working-class pride. - **Notable Tracks**: - **“Mama Weer All Crazee Now”**: A **riotous anthem of chaos and celebration**, with a **call-and-response chorus** that feels like a football chant. - **“Gudbuy T’Jane”**: A **gender-bending, tongue-in-cheek rocker** about a femme fatale, with **clever wordplay** and a **memorable hook**. - **“I Won’t Let It ‘Appen Agen”**: A **defiant mid-tempo track** with **undertones of paranoia and control**, hinting at a darker side beneath the party surface . --- ### **🎛️ Production** Produced by **Chas Chandler**, the production is **raw, punchy, and intentionally lo-fi**, giving the album a **“live-in-the-studio”** feel. - **Pros**: The **energy is palpable**, and the **guitars and drums hit hard**. The **vocals are upfront**, and the **mix is uncluttered**, allowing the **riffs and choruses** to dominate. - **Cons**: Some may find the **production too thin or dated**, especially compared to the **more polished glam rock** of contemporaries like **Queen** or **T. Rex** . --- ### **🌟 Influence & Legacy** *Slayed?* was **hugely influential** in both **glam rock** and **early heavy metal**: - **US Impact**: While it **flopped in the US** (peaking at #69), it **inspired American bands** like **Quiet Riot**, who later covered **“Cum On Feel the Noize”** and **“Mama Weer All Crazee Now”**, bringing Slade’s sound to a new generation . - **Stylistic Legacy**: The album’s **boogie-rock swagger**, **chant-along choruses**, and **glam fashion** laid the groundwork for **’80s hair metal** and **pub rock revivalists**. - **Cultural Impact**: Slade’s **intentional misspellings**, **anthemic choruses**, and **rowdy persona** became **genre trademarks**, influencing everyone from **The Sweet** to **Twisted Sister** . --- ### ✅ **Pros** - **Infectious energy** and **memorable hooks** - **Genre-defining tracks** like “Gudbuy T’Jane” and “Mama Weer All Crazee Now” - **Raw, live-feel production** that captures the band’s swagger - **Influential sound** that helped shape glam and early metal - **Fun, unpretentious**, and **instantly accessible** --- ### ❌ **Cons** - **Lyrically shallow** – no deep themes or storytelling - **Repetitive song structures** – many tracks follow the same formula - **Production may sound dated** or too thin for modern ears - **Limited emotional range** – mostly stuck in “party mode” - **US underperformance** – never broke through in America during their peak --- ### **Final Verdict** *Slayed?* is **not a masterpiece of musical sophistication**, but it **doesn’t need to be**. It’s a **gloriously raucous, beer-soaked celebration of glam rock** at its most **pure and primal**. Slade **perfected the art of the dumb-but-brilliant rock anthem** on this album, and in doing so, **helped define a genre**. **Recommended for fans of**: AC/DC, The Sweet, T. Rex, early Queen, glam punk, and **anyone who likes their rock loud, dumb, and fun**. **⭐ Rating: 8.5/10** **Essential Tracks**: - “Mama Weer All Crazee Now” - “Gudbuy T’Jane” - “The Whole World’s Goin’ Crazee” - “Move Over” (Janis Joplin cover)
Cock rock that rocks pretty damn hard. I keep going back to Move Over; great bass line, cool song. Not terribly interested in revisiting the album, but it's got some merit.
A very listenable rock 'n' roll album!
Ich fand die Stimme des Sängers sehr nervig, ansonsten war es in Ordnung.
This felt like dollar store AC/DC. Def not the worst thing I ever heard but not particularly special either. Would probably be fun to grab a couple of pints and see them play a small local club in the 70s though…
I’m sure these guys were once considered the maddest lads in Wolverhampton on a Friday night, acting all crazee and shirtless... but half a century later, it’s hard not to chuckle at how tame and corny this all sounds. I’d probably enjoy seeing them live in a pub ; other than that, it’s barely listenable. I'm not sure what they bring to this list, considering bands like Mott the Hoople and T Rex are much more interesting specimens of the British glam / proto hard-rock scene. And don’t get me started on the ridiculous cover art, which looks like a promo shot for an unreleased Guy Richie movie about a gang of small-town reprobates with dubious pastimes, terrible teeth and hilariously British nicknames. I didn't hate it, there’s even a couple of fun riffs here and there, but overall I really can’t take this very seriously. 3/10
Surprinsingly much better than its cheesy sleeve.
It's a rock album that feels dated, but it's good rock that isn't too dated for my taste, so I enjoyed listening to it. However, it's nothing exceptional or particularly memorable.
The music, the vocals, and the lyrics are perfectly matched, at exactly the level of the album cover.
This album cover looks like a down syndrome ACDC
Rock, but not hard.
A bit guff
It's just straight-ahead early 70s Rock. Nothing special. It kind of makes me feel nostalgic, actually.
It’s not bad, but it is fairly uninspired and kind of bland. Hard to distinguish from other bands of that era. Must have been relevant for the list creator. 2.5/5 Probably won’t listen again
they were a bit samey but good vibes
Honestly couldn’t get through this glam rock ac/dc sounding stuff. Maybe I’ll give it another go eventually but this was just not it for me.
Not bad! Get down and get with it is sweet
Love it, Great singalomg tunes.
Not for me. It does rock, though.
I like this way more than I expected. Only knew them from the random Christmas song. Kind of an AC/DC vibe but a little more diverse in the song writing. Really like the vocals.
Has dated
The horrendous misspellings are a key part of this album's charm
Did Slade slay on Slayed? no. Nothing memorable about this album or band... Would I listen to again? I might have to listen again, because I can't remember one song from the album. Maybe I fell asleep?
I’ve always considered Slade to be an underrated band who have suffered from a general comical view of their output. This has been backed up by listening to compilations of their singles, however i’m not sure my view is so strong on listening to Slayed?. It all just feels a bit ploddy and samey. Mama we’re all crazee now is a clear stand out in an otherwise unremarkable affair
I’m not sure if Slade are thought of a little bit differently outside of the UK, but it’s the only explanation I have for their inclusion. If I could give it a 1.5* I would - but I’ve heard worse, so 2* it is.
I listened to this while walking the hour to work and so, while I'd noted the version of this album was the extended one, I'd not made any attempt to work out where I was supposed to stop listening to get the normal experience. As a result, Noddy appearing to do an ad read was really very surprising. That might be the oddest thing I've ever heard on a deluxe album. I really don't have that much to say about the rest of the record. I enjoyed it, in a toe tapping way, but I have subsequently remembered none of it other than the song I already knew. The very definition of "alright". 3/5
Mediocre, unlist worthy with poor spelling gets a rounded up 2
Doesn't get much more middle of the road than this: it's even a mid point between glam and metal, lacking the swagger of either. There's some solid guitar work though and, at their best, a hint of actual rock attitude: the last three tracks are the best. Passable background music, nothing more.
Fun romp!
3.3
Fun if not a raw version of glam rock. Occasional Rush vibes. Not obnoxious but not super memorable.
#8 ...you know, I went into this project to hear new and unfamiliar music to broaden my understanding of influential music, and that's exactly what I'm getting...
Standard 70s hard rock. I guess their gimmick is that they spell their songs wrong. Not bad, but I don't think this will be in rotation too much.
Not bad 70s rock. Weird that Quiet Riot had more success with Slade’s songs than they did.
1. ride - 1.5 2. uuhole -1.5 3. night - 1 4. happen - 1 5. move - 1.5 6. jane - 1.5 7. Goodbye - 1.5 8. Mama -1.5 9. Mind -1.5 10. roll - 0 11. natural -1 12. candidate - 0 13. Wonder - 1 14. Evil - 0 15. Now - 1.5 16. Tonight -1.5 17. Fine - 1
= the Beatles Perfectly fine but why is this on here? There are tons of bands exactly like this but better
I always forget how big an influence Slade were on Oasis. I really enjoyed the glam drums of 'Good Times' but the rest mostly made me think of Christmasses past.
There's more to Slade than the singles suggest. Much of this album is good old boogie bar room riffs, with an English sense of humour. It's bloody great fun. But it's not all one great big knees up. There's a darkness to Slade, something that is rarely explored outside of the mainstream narrative. The guitars get a little too heavy for my liking in areas. It almost strays deep into Led Zep territory. But what do you expect? It's Slade, innit.
Of its time. The unique thing about them is Noddy Holder’s voice, which is also the worst thing about them, they seem to be a decent bunch of musicians held back by that screaming banshee of a man.
I Don’t Mind this album.
I basically knew Slade was a glam rock band whose popularity didn't really translate outside of the UK, so I was not expecting to enjoy this at all. To my shock, it's actually one of the better glam rock albums I've heard! It's not quite on par with Transformer or Ziggy Stardust, but it's easily better than Electric Warrior, and maybe even a bit better than Hunky Dory. Guitars are all good and crunchy, I like the singer's voice, really no complaints here. It's nothing world-changing or anything, but I guess I'm actually kinda glad I heard it?
Gibt keine 0
In 1972 there are probably 20 bands in the UK alone that are 10 times better than this, and in the world probably 50-60. So why is this piece of mediocrity on this list?
Ragged, british and full of spunk. The sounds are unclean the right way, but not too inspired
I had to turn it off after 4 tracks. All sounds the same, not musically interesting, clearly the band has limited musical talent.
Perfectly average early ’70s hard rock. Loud, a little sloppy, and exactly what you’d expect — nothing more, nothing less.
Filed in the "this has no place in this list" bucket.
It tried. A little too hard.
When the time is right and you’re in the mood you cannot beat a bit of Slade. Trouble is the time and mood normally coincide with Christmas (it’s November as I write so any day now that bloody song will be everywhere) or wedding do’s when a bit a dad dancing is order of the day. Rest of the time Slade are a bit naff. My ex absolutely adored Slade so I’m trying not to let that influence me despite an old LP (might be this one actually must check) hanging around my collection. Timely reminder I guess to give it her back 30 years later. Moving on from that, got to say Noddy is very much a national treasure and responsible for making a lot of 70’s teenagers of which I was one, very happy. So a worthwhile addition to this list albeit musically shallow. 3/5 11/11/25
Umm... OK. This is VERY era dated and genre specific. Nothing wrong with that! It IS 70's rock. All in and if it were not for the number of similar bands from the time, it would be iconic or at least canon for what the genre is. Maybe in a sense Slade IS iconic, but for some reason other bands seem to pop up in my mind first, let alone some "new" retro stuff that is mind boggling. So what to do? Fun, check. Energetic, check. professional (good quality, etc.), check. Iconic, .... ? Maybe... They are 70's high school... I suppose if one is hardcore in the mood for this genre (70's glam rock) than sure. Maybe it was just too "the same" for me? IDK...
No thank you
this is good, but after a bit in each song theres wasnt much to keep me interested. i liked "i wont let it appen again" and "move over".
This voice — it’s impossible to mistake. I’ve listened to Cum On Feel the Noize so many times, and his vocals are so distinctive that whenever a similar chord progression appears in another Slade song, it immediately calls Cum On Feel the Noize to mind. The whole album has this infectious, rough-edged energy, and even when the songs differ, they all carry that unmistakable “Slade” stamp.
This is some cool rock stuff.
Much cooler people than myself have told me for years how great Slade is and I still never listened to them. The only thing I ever knew about them is that a couple of Quiet Riot classics from my youth were covers of their songs. Well this rocks, and I'm embarrassed I slept on this band.
interesting album, this is why I signed up for this experience. To find out about bands and albums I never heard of but should listen to
Oh the '70s when the licks were set to scorching and the stomp designed for industrial strength, when men were men, when fun and sex were the lingua franca of rock and roll and the hair styles absurd or surrealism-adjacent. "Mama Weer" is good clean fun, innocent-seeming and triumphantly empty-headed. The best that can be said that at least they didn't take themselves too seriously, possessing at least that much self-knowledge, though two songs with "Crazee" in the title and various other silly spellings, plus the goofy cover suggests maybe they should have done.
Growing up in the 80s, Slade were a joke band. This changing that view, but still its seems a basic glam rock. Nothing stands out. 3 Heard before? 1 song Owned: No: 27/103 (26%) Will I get? No
If, like me, your only exposure to Slade prior to this album was their Christmas song, it will be hard not to hear it in some way listening to this because Noddy Holder's vocals are so distinctive. This ended up being a perfectly okay rock album, but there's probably better things to listen to. Like that Christmas song.