Slayed?

4 stars. Never heard of them but I really liked them

I would have loved this in high school. Not much imagination though. They rock, don't get me wrong, but in the most derivative way possible.

I found this a bit of a struggle. It's not a great set of songs. Sure, the glam/metal edge to it was interesting and for a time they were "huge" in the UK. But it really hasn't dated well.

I always lumped Glam in with hair metal, my mistake. This list has shown me the difference and I have to admit I like Glam but still hate hair metal. This album is fun and kind of silly, the music is catchy and upbeat but I prefer T rex

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

I love Slade at Christmas It is not Christmas I did not love Slade

Decent enough 70’s rock

Pretty good straight Up Glam Rock with a hint of Hardrock. The lead singer has a voice that really fits the music but definitely have to be in the mood for this one. Right now it’s a 3/5 but gonna give it another listen soon

This was a pleasant surprise. Never heard of the band but enjoyed the album. The songs were all decent length, great guitar and vocals. Can't believe I've never heard of them.

It's Slade!

Learn to spell Noddy. It didn't do loads for me to be honest, although Mama We're All Crazy Now (see - spelling is easy) is a bop and a half.

Early 70's Scottish hard rock, what's not to like.

I was gonna give it three, but that guys' ripples are just too much.

I mean, it’s rock. Not bad. But I don’t know if I’d listen to it again.

What a great glam album.

This was so fun! Slade reminds me of car journeys growing up. Almost certainly featured of the aforementioned air guitar album. Such a solid tunes. Iconic riffs. Put me in a good mood.

That was great fun for what it is, a load of rocking. I love those songs that are just liked 'we're a rocking and a rolling and it's a big rocking party and look at us we're rocking and looking at you, you're rocking too, we'll all having a big ol' rock 'n' roll party'

When you get to the Janis Joplin cover everything clicks and you realize what this is a lesser version of.

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Really good. Like a punk version of Led Zeppelin.

These guys are excited about their bowl cuts. 3.5

Yuck

I use this term a lot, but this just seems so generic, when you look at their contemporaries they dont really offer anything different, outside of a bit of a cross between Foreigner and AC/DC. Its a very beige album, royalty free rock. You could easily slip this in the background of a movie of some dressed up dorks walking into a biker bar.

Basically the most generic 70s rock music you can imagine. It’s enjoyable but there’s nothing here you haven’t heard before

Someone teach these mfs how to spell, I thought I was having stroke trying to sound them out aloud.

Second half is surprisingly much better than the first and it really grew on me. ACDC comparisons make sense but Slade shows an ability to diversify their sound more.

first listen they're fun but seem like they're in the shadow of some much better and more noteworthy bands in the same genre

It ain't bad.

Really good album. Never heard before. Reminded me of some of my favorite singers/groups of that time.

Glam rock, it started to grow on me in the middle but then I got tired of it. Stand-out: Gudbuy T'Jane

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

Slayed? Is a question. The answer is yes.

I didn't love this at first, but by side 2 I was rocking along with it.

This took the second listen to make me even remotely interested in what I was hearing. At that point, I still wasn't loving it though...just kind of tolerating it today.

A rocking good time.

It’s possible that this listen suffered from too many other albums like this (many or most perhaps following in this album’s footsteps?). But I was bored mostly by this and wasn’t sad when I finished listening.

I get the feeling that these guys sounded fresh and interesting in the early 70's but to me they just sound like a parody and maybe they are just having fun. Weirdly enough, the wikipedia article calls out Look at Last Nite as a standout track but on both listens I have no memory at all of that song. Fave? I don't know, maybe Let The Good Times Roll/Feel So Fine

It's a blessed relief to hear non-Christmas Slade songs! 🙏 Straight ahead party hard rock, it's a fun listen. Amuses me that they spelled the song titles as they did, but Noddy's singing voice is actually pretty well enunciated - he doesn't drop the H when singing "I won't let it happen again", for example. I suppose a full on Wolverhampton accent while singing probably wouldn't fly though, heh. Fave tracks - "I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen", "Mama Weer All Crazee Now", and "I Don' Mind" for the originals - their cover of "Move Over" is pretty good too!

Aww I like Slade! I only ever knew Feel The Noise and whatever their overplayed Christmas track is….but this album was an experience, their folky, they’re beautiful, they’re noisy! I like! It’s not quite a 5, as it wasn’t that memorable

Ugh. If this was an 80's band, I'd call it hack. But it's from 1972. So it's at the root of the crap I had to listen to in the 1980s. Then I head a song I recognized and thought, oh, here's a reason they persisted. Then it dawned on me it was a Janis Joplin song that they seemed to have taken into the alley behind the studio, pissed on, then added it to the album.

Not bad but doesn't particularly stand out for me. It's lively and I like Noddy's vocals, he's a got a great voice for a glam rock singer. The covers are pretty good.

I’ll preface this by saying I was never a fan of Slade. If I could describe this LP in one word, it would be ‘inoffensive’ (from a musical perspective), or ‘outdated’. It simply feels like a product of its time and nothing really strikes me as a standout throughout the tracklist. The band seem to be straddling a fine line between what I now consider ‘grandad rock’ (like Status Quo), and early glam rock (but they’re just barely holding onto that one in this album). I found Holder’s vocals to be irritating, repetitive, and try-hard. The musicianship feels uninventive. And most of the songs were, for lack of a better term, boring. The whole album just lacks originality. I don’t feel like there’s anything substantial to set Slade apart from other bands around that era - and there were a lot of great bands who were in their absolute prime then. In short - this album is totally forgettable and I think there is a vast amount of similar works that are more deserving of a spotlight.

I've never heard of this band but liked it. Seemed like 80s hair metal rock before the 80s.

Love the first song

British arena rock. It will sound like a lot of other bands that came after it.

Never really listened to Slade - before my time. They're another interesting 2nd tier band. Interesting to hear connections with Bowie and Beatles coming through the Glam Rock - Wandering Y and Man Who Speaks Evil were favourites

Good straight ahead rock. Early Zeppelin singing style mixed with Aerosmith’s early straight ahead rhythm, Stones vibes. Band had more good tracks than just Cum on Feel the Noise. 3/5

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

honest and classic seventies rock

Stór hluti plötunnar er bara þreytandi. Tvö lög sem ég fíla vel. Restin la la.

Definitely was not expecting this kind of band. This is alright. Noy my style of rock.

All I came to do was to Cum On Feel the Noize and instead I had to listen to some fun glam.

Interesting record. Was better than I thought it was going to be. Sort of The Who meets Alice Cooper.

Lots of terrible. Weak songwriting, simplistic junk. Some of the second half is a small redemption but I don’t want to encourage future me to listen to it again.

Fun glam rock album Standout songs: Gudbuy Gudbuy Mama weer all crazee now Let the Good Times Roll

3 stars. mid

3+

Didn't like it at all

This album sounds like it may have influenced the genre of glam rock. I hate glam rock. Quite poorly recorded; tons of clipping throughout the album. Several times throughout, I was wondering if I had accidentally damaged my headphones somehow and had to go listen to a reference track to be sure my gear wasn't the problem. It wasn't my gear. "I don't mind" wasn't bad. I liked the blues-like pace and feel, but toward the end, they went back to sounding like a high school AC/DC cover band that forgot all of AC/DC's songs. This album was really difficult to listen to. Very little merit for me 1.5

Nothing too memorable, but each track is solid with some standing out more than others and all quite enjoyable. Like the music style, the singers voice and find it surprising this album came out in the early 70s. Feels like early hair metal on some tracks.

Enjoyed.

Couple of cool songs on here

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

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

The mayonaisse of the genre

Well, I'm already familiar with Slade, having heard the two songs of theirs covered by Quiet Riot. In fact, one of those songs "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" is on this album. It's clear from listening to Slayed? that this is pure 70s hard rock bliss, where Noddy Holder delivers powerful snarly vocals while the rest of the band plays well for raunchy party anthems. It's the dumb kind of fun if the sound and misspelled song titles are to go by. If you can get into that mindset, then absolutely give it a shot.

Fun but not outstanding. Best song: Look at Last Nite. 3.5

Gudbye T'Jane Mama Weer All Crazee Now

They certainly have a distinct sound. I understand the popularity but it's just not for me.

Some nice songs

This was fun listen with a nice classic rock sound. It might be one of the better glam rock albums on this list, while clearly taking inspiration from some of its predecessors.

This is not the Slade you're looking for... Slayed Alive is the way.

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

Slayed? It didn't for me, not my kind of thing at all

theyre a fun bunch of blokes aren'ey

Just a good fun glam rock album, deserves to be on the list.

Generic rock but I liked it.

I had this album when I was very young and was singing along with all the tracks whilst listening. Great to see such positivity from people who have never heard it before. Good time rock n roll. A solid 4/5.

Good music to listen to whilst enjoying a bostin cup a soup.

Enjoyed this a lot, quite nostalgic for me. Extra points given for the black country connection.

Helt okej hårdrocksalbum. Lyssnade igenom flera gånger och kan säga att det är en del schyssta låtar men inget direkt speciellt. Snubben med hårdrockspottfrillan gör det mycket bättre dock. Skulle säga att det är en stark 3a därför får den 4.

Spayed.

i didn't feel the noize

Hard rock setentero. Vinilo.

Quand même pas pire pour du garage rock sale de mononcle, ça roll sur un 10 cenne

I really thought walking into this that it would be some AC/DC wannabe band but they’re actually pretty good even if somewhat similar. There’s also a pinch of glam-rock here that I did not expect to enjoy

Its okay, but feels a bit safe and bland at times

Ridiculous, I love it. Song 10 is maybe my fav.

Really fun album! I’m honestly surprised I haven’t heard any of these songs before. I would come back to this.

Did not enjoy this - the vocals are very grating and the music is pretty dull dad rock

Like AC/DC with less screaming

Not essential

Sure it rocks, but it is rock by numbers for knobheads - it was in 1972 and is in 2024, I can't believe anyone loves this music

This album is the worst I've listened to so far. This is like a glam rock cover band.

i really wanted to give these guys 5 stars out of the gate but the fact is the poor bastards couldn’t be expected to write a whole album, they get 4 stars for the singles and the cover

Not going to pretend that I finished this album.

Great tunes from the masters of glam rock. Make yourself a Cup-a-Soup, sit in your comfy chair, and give it a listen. 3.5 stars.

There was a time when this singles-band was the biggest thing on the planet, but personally, I don't find it a big loss they've mostly been forgotten.

That was a pleasant surprise, given I only knew them from their christmas song.

Pretty ok

Weirdly varied but can't stand all the talking st the end

Palletable.

weak rock, can't get over them not just being a Christmas novelty act and based on this album don't think I ever will. 2

70s Glam Rock. Ok. +2 for Move Over 4/5

Catchy and solid album. Reminded me a bit of some of the Nazareth hits I have heard on the radio. on the 3 side of 3.5 for me.

Not a terrible album, just a very generic sound. I enjoy the vocals but there is nothing unique about the instrumentals at all. I'm sure someone enjoys this album, it's just not me.

They're definitely a rock band.

I grew up listening to classic rock radio, so I was primed to enjoy this. It's refreshing to get an album from this period of early 70s rock that hasn't been played to death. And the Janis Joplin cover is great. It's certainly not intellectual and I don't think it's pushing any boundaries, but boy could you drink to it. Highlights: Look at Last Nite, Move Over, Gudbuy T'Jane, Mama Weer All Crazee Now, Let the Good Times Roll / Feel so Fine

surprisingly great 4

By track 2, I was ready to welcome this in my club of losers, but the album turned the corner, scraping, mainly thanks to the vocals. Which are kinda cool. Do I like it, nah, but the whole thing quite honestly rocks, I will admit. In a way that made me conjure a mental image of Beavis & Butthead, but they're wearing Paisley shirts. I learned something from it, though: if I'll never hear a sliding rock'n'roll piano again, it'll be too soon.

Slade are honestly a very underrated band. This album came out in 1972 so preceded bands such as AC/DC, so at the time Slade's sound must have been really quite unique. This album doesn't really have any filler and is just generally a fun time all around.

Nice bit of glam

Aw, Noddy and the boys sure do raise a smile. Is this an amazing record? No. Is this a fun record? Definitely. Is that an underrated quality in a record? Absolutely.

Not a very good album from Wolverhampton's 2nd finest. Mama Weer All Crazee Now was a landmark single when I heard it as a boy. I didn't think music could get more exciting. I was very wrong. (But I still like that song, of course).

I've never really gotten into slade though I like their big hits. This just wasn't that memorable for me.

This is quite a fun album. Unfortunately, the songwriting isn't quite there, except for the opening tracks and, of course, Mama Weer All Crazee Now. 6/10, a little underwhelming for album number 100

Didn’t know what I was getting. It was fun and I’d put some of these songs on at a BBQ or party for the energy and to get my friends scratching their heads. Is it earth shattering or revolutionary? Probably not.

Not bad but very uninspired. Background music esque

no hate that was also kinda boring, probably because I'm not a major rock n roll fiend but it wasn't shite

2.5 Can't say there is anything bad here, but it is not a good sign that I was not moved positively or negatively after an hour of listening. The whole thing feels competent and maybe they're foundational for what came later, but I was pretty bored throughout.

3+

Oo a bit of Slade. Noddy’s rasp got a bit too grating after a few songs in but then seemed to soften.

It's kind of alright but not really sure how the group got so big. They sound like they look - pretty ugly.

Slade is the kind of Glam Rock that has aged bad. Certainly compared to David Bowie, T Rex and even Mott The Hoople. The music is just 1970s rock with a bit of humor. It's a bit genetic now without the visuals of a live show.

Glam rock, hard rock. Escuchable.

I’m more of a fan of the later Beatles stuff, but this is still a good listen.

Straight rock.

Meh

Led balloon

Sounds surprisingly like a Rock n Roll Beatles knockoff, but in an authentic way. It's definitely brit influenced (as is half this list really). Hard for me to say what this is really adding compared to other stuff I've listened to from this project. It's certainly interesting but also kind of 'generic' and doesn't stand out from the crowd. To be fair, I'm coming off of Muddy Waters and some wild tango infused trip-hop which were both just really fun, and this is good but not outstanding in the same way. I do find it really interesting that they originally wrote Cum on Feel the Noize (which appears on a previous album), which I associate with Quiet Riot who covered it a decade later - why couldn't we have that Slade album instead?

Very difficult to not think of them entirely in the context of Christmas, but they were of course one of the leaders in glam rock. Now, I don't particularly like glam rock, but there's some fine tracks here - largely where Noddy (no giggling now) really opens the pipes.

Never heard of Slade, and I feel mind of conflicted about this album. There were parts that were really not for me, but then there were some bangers sprinkled throughout. I really liked Look at Last Nite, I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen, and I Don't Mind. The rest is pretty boring 70s rock to me. Glad I listened, don't think I'll be back again though.

This was ok.

Nobby shouts for half an hour. I enjoyed bits of it but was ready for it to end.

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Gudbuy T’jane, Gudbuy gudbuy, Mama weer all crazee now, I don’t mind

Loving a bit of Slade. Bringing back memories of dad listening to this on vinyl

2.5

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

Is Christmas already?

Noisy, but just not quitebthe rightvsort of noise. Kinda folk heros but never really engaged me. Still that guys fringe is epic.

I only knew the cartoonish (but undeniably great) big hits, this was very competent (apart from the lyrics perhaps) but felt kind of stuck between glam & blues-ey rock - never really matched up to its contemporaries in either direction.

Enjoyable bobbins.

Better than I'd expected... and more glam rock too!

Some albums can be judged by their covers or, more precisely, the haircuts thereon. Broad '70s stompiness and sizzly licks meant to titillate the bell-bottomed adolescent masses, glam for the non-thinking man. The Joplin cover is not especially successful. One must take exception to editorial assessment: simple and stupid – yes; sublime – not so much. Endearingly imbecilic is more like it. Seems mostly innocent in intent and empty-headed in execution. Though "Gudbuy Gudbuy" approaches sounding something like edginess (silly spelling notwithstanding), it's hard to believe 17 big hits from this yobby lot. Probably a 5 for being a near-perfect manifestation of what it set out to do, but just too willfully stupid to rate it so.

That is such a naff cover. The music is mainly a poor man's Ziggy Stardust. Noddy Holder can sing, but the songs are only really of interest if you're a Glam Rock fan. Sounds very dated too. That said, I can imagine Led Zeppelin might've been vocally influenced by this. 'Move Over', for example, is a raw rock 'n' roll number with a pretty funky bass in the verse and some good drumming, guitar and vocals. That's about the highlight of it. Not my cuppa.

Ugh. It’s fine for what it is. They’re a solid product of their time, while innovating nothing. Not as good as the Beatles, the Stones, or Zeppelin who they clearly bite from. If I wanted more of that sound, this would be great but really I’m tired of this kind of music both from this playlist and from it being used in commercials to sell all kinds of crap my whole life, and from being bombarded with “classic rock” radio all of the place for decades. Nothing essential to a complete life to be found on this album.

Unbearable hair rock

Brit Party 70s Rock.

I hate this kind of music. I did not listen since I've heard it before.

I enjoyed this more than I expected I would. It definitely rocks, and the softer tunes are, well, tuneful.

Sounds like the origin of a lot of shitty 80’s rock.

First time hearing them - a good ol rock band.

These guys are like the worst parts of all the great rock bands of their time.

Se lo pasan bien, eso seguro.

Sometimes, the most cliché is everything you need to.

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

2.5/5

I don't think I've ever heard of Slade before, but this was a pretty fun album. These guys have some decent chops when it comes to hard rock. The guitars and drumming were good, and I liked Noddy Holder's vocals. As much as the purposeful misspelling of the song titles and album title were a unique touch, they weren't really enough to make this album a memorable listen. In the crowded field of 70's hard rock, Slade doesn't really stand out to me. This album was kind of like a roller coaster: sure, it was fun while it was happening, but when you're not on the ride, it's hard to feel that sensation again. I guess it's more succinct to say that this album just isn't terribly memorable. Other seventies hard rock acts Kiss and AC/DC have some absolute ear worms, and that's what's missing from this album. I'm still glad I got to branch out and listen to this album, but it was pretty middle of the road.

Sort of generic, partly annoying, but mostly forgettable. The Joplin cover and the other cover were the only tracks I really enjoyed. Also I’m mildly triggered by all the track title misspellings. 2.4 stars

Not my cup of tea a two and that’s generous

Pretty forgettable

You can really hear what would become the hard rock and heavy metal of the later 70’s in this one.

Haven’t heard much British rock in this project that’s party riffs and a general upbeat style of rock and roll. This is definitely preferred to most of the other British rock albums that have been presented here. Pretty fun listen.

4.0 YouTube

Not great, not terrible. Interesting to learn that Cum On Feel the Noise wasn't originally Quiet Riot. That's about all I'm going to say about this album. nothing special.

This was fine, not something I'll remember.

This was honestly more difficult to get through than I thought it would be. It started off strong because it felt like a rock album, but towards the end, I got kind of bored and it just felt like very ongoing. I can still understand why it’s good and, it’s not horrible however, not as good as I thought it would be. Too long.

It feels a little weird that my favourite cuts on this are the covers of Janis Joplin and Quiet Riot. 5/10 3 stars

For some reason this wasn't listed in apple music

Right after getting the evil Kollaps album, we get this shit. Just another classic rock band, British guys with a few rock anthems. No, it's not a bad album, it's decent. But why should this list be so packed with decent albums? Even if you give Kollaps one star, it made you FEEL something, right? The violent urge to cut your ears off is still a feeling, this album is the exhalation of air through the nose when your friend sends you a meme. We don't need this. Favorite tracks: Look at Last Nite, Let the Good Times Roll, Man Who Speaks Evil. Album art: This is actually quite clever, a play on confusion as to the band's name. Is it Slade? Are they saying "slayed?" Who was slayed, Slade? Who's on first? Band photo made a lot better by the bit, the guy on the right is goofy as shit. 3/5

Meh wasn't terrible. Just did not care for it.

So, Quiet Riot could have covered any of their songs it seems. This was a decent album. It’s a party album where everyone is sitting around drinking or drugging. No dancing. I’ll give other albums a listen after this. I’ll be giving this a 4 but it could have easily been a 4.5 if that option was there. Choice Cut: Gudbuy T’Jane

Interesting album with some good guitar riffs, though the jarring swings from hard rock to blues rock to the beetles(?) felt disjointed. Great energy that never quite feels earned or fully does the job of making something special. Would probably be a 2.5.

We're all crazy now.

Pretty solid classic rock and roll

Feels like a precursor to 80s hair metal but still rooted in 70s classic rock. I love the snarl of the lead singer. It feels like KISS and AC/DC but still having a bit of connection to 60s rock.

This one was tough to swallow for me. Unbridled crappy rock and roll. I only like the gimmicky novelty song they put together at the end titled, “kill em at the hot club tonite”

This one was definitely a surprise to me as I had never heard of this band before and the album cover looked a bit cheesy. I enjoyed their song, to me it was a mix of sound of ac/dc and Led Zeppelinesque lyrics. I’ll definitely check out more of their stuff.

I do like how polite they are in the promo voiceovers. But it's a lot of the same.

Workaday glam rock, competently executed, but nothing that stands out as overly memorable.

This was a decent glam/hard rock album by a band I’d never heard of. While it was enjoyable enough, not much of it stuck with me. Additionally, the 70s have plenty of better examples of glam and hard rock. Nevertheless, there were some good riffs.

Another 79’s rock band, that did nothing on the charts. Boring.

very forgettable

Comon' feel the noise! That's exactly what this album is :-(

3.25

Brave enough to rhyme "the whole world's goin' crazee" with "crazee crazee crazee crazee crazee"

This whole album gives me big Beatles vibes. The vocals sound very familiar in that way to me, a bit like... I think it's Paul that it's reminding me of? But it could be Lennon and I'm just an idiot. Solidly enjoyable listen. 4.5

Before listening: These guys sang 'Cum on Feel the Noize'. Which I only know from Quiet Riot. Which I only know from Oasis. Other than that, I know nothing about Slade. Oh, I also know they misspell song titles for some reason. I don't know if I should take them seriously. To me, they look a joke band, a bit like Spinal Tap or KISS. After listening: I really felt nothing for this album. Wasn't bad, just you know, blah. I'll be honest, the album I had was an expanded version that went for over an hour so your boy DNF. I've already forgotten all of the songs I've heard. That's two boring albums in a row for me (Thanks, Aftermath by the Stones), but oh well, onto the next.

Not as awful as I thought it was going to be based off the cover, but still not something that I will find myself revisiting. 2.5/5

kind of what I expected, but better. Slade are very Slade. Noddy's voice is about as distinctive as it gets. It's good, honest 70s rock. Tougher in places than I expected. I have a lot of respect for it.

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It was ok, I liked the opener a lot. It had good songs, but overall I ‘d say this was just ok.

It's classic rock. It's good classic rock, but I'm not really a classic rock kinda guy. Probably enjoyed My Life is Natural the most.

Pretty cool! Its listenable, sounds just like some anonymous rock band but a good one!

Solid 70s rock album

Really unmemorable and kinda annoying.

nah. deducted a star for those cringey song titles

Slayed? I do like Slade’s greatest hits but I don’t think I’ve ever listened to an actual album of theirs. How d’ You Ride. Exactly what you might expect from the opening song to a Slade album. The Whole Worlds Going Crazee. At their best these stomping 50s style glam rockers with big choruses seem so effortless and fun, but this one is a bit of a struggle Look at Last Nite is great though, love the bluesy groove and the sinewy bass and it’s a nice change of tempo. The fade out is a bit abrupt though. I Won’t let it ‘Appen is nice too, again a welcome rhythmic variation with great bass. The cover of Move Over is fine with its satisfyingly crunchy guitars. Gudbuy T’Jane - classic Slade. I like to think Dan sings this with his guitar to Jane every time she leaves the house. Love the dynamic between the guitar and bass on the riff, very satisfying. Gudbuy Gudbuy. Have to admire the consistency in their spellings. Has it’s moments but a bit meat and two veg. Mama Weer All Crazee Now - more classic Slade, along with Cum on Feel the Noize this is probably the apogee of their sound. Love it. I Don’t Mind. I don’t mind it. I feel like every band in the 70s covered Let the Good Times Roll, and aside from the energetic performance I’m not sure what this brings. Overall I guess it depends on whether you like Noddy’s voice and whether you like their musical template. I like both so I enjoyed this a lot. There’s is a bit more musical subtlety than might be expected, Don Powell is a very good drummer and Jim Lea is a very good all round musician - I particularly like his bass after the choruses in Gudbuy T’Jane for example. And they do move slightly out of the stomping lane from time to time, which is very welcome. It’s a very fun listen, it has no pretensions or ambitions beyond what it is, but has enough musical interest to it bear related listens. It lands somewhere between 3 and 4, but I’ll go for a very enjoyable three ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ps My Life is Natural, the first bonus track and b-side of Coz I Love You is the Led Zep/Pinball Wizzard mash up we didn’t know we needed. I think Rush might also have taken some of the melody for Tom Sawyer

Glam rock is near the bottom of my music genre tier list. This album didn't do anything to change my mind on that front. My favorite song on the album was Move Over, which isn't written by this group. My least favorite song was Gudbuy T'Jane where they just kept repeating "she's so young". It always feels creepy when a band full of men does that, and I feel like it happens a lot in this era.

Rolou bem, boas doses de um rock clássico em que o o ponto alto foi a cover da Janes Joplin.

didn't slay, unfortunately 😄🙄 wonderin', y

did not slay

I can't take Slade seriously after all this time. This is a fun listen though for sure. I only recognise mama were all crazee. Best songs besides that, Move Over, Gudbuy Gudbuy.

Wish this album was on apple music. Had to track it down on YouTube. Would listen again, good 80s sounding rock

Struck me as the epitome of “meh”. Lots of generic guitar noodling with mediocre songwriting.

Favourite tracks: mama weer crazee now

2 - It's boring and a bit repetitive, as I was worried it might be. Anything I enjoyed got repeated so many times that I didn't care anymore. Not much else to say. I'll probably forget that I listened to it.

Non

Slayed? Gud al’bum, vut not slayed

It was something... definitely. But they did not slayed that hard. Mid. 5/10

Bright and energetic, if a bit samey

weird sounding album. It strandles this line of being heavy blues or early metal. yea whatever.

Reminds me of Rush but a little less prog. Pretty good!

Imposible evaluarlo con la mirada de hoy, no tendría que situar en los años, puede haber influenciado a una banda de artistas, tiene alguans somilitudes con deep purple led zeppelin y hasta ac dc, el cantante es un loco, no se como le pinto esa en esa época tiene momentos bastante picantes, super rockeros, banco la tapa que tiene algo de AC DC "Highway To Hell". Miraaaa hasta pensaba que era de EEUU jajajajaja

Good

This makes me think if the Beatles and Van Halen had a musical baby. Not as bad as I was expecting this record to be. Kind of a fun record.

These guys could pump out AC/DC or Zeppelin b-sides all day. Interesting to hear the intersection of these bands and the Beatles. Earnest and energetic but not enough to win me over for another listen.

Okay

Never heard of them, but they seem rocky. What type of gen z name is that, I know it has a different meaning but like "slayed?", they really must slay just because of being that cunty. Anyway starting off with First song, they are rock, but it started off with them screaming already. It's fun, I like the energy they bring, the verse was better than the chorus. It's quite basic tho I must say, howeverr, this is such a karaoke like song, knowing the lyrics and head banging uncontrollably to it too. Overall I'm not impressed yet. Second song, this one had a Beatles vibe definitely, just it's too hard. It started off in an interesting way. I don't like their voice, but I appreciate the effort they put into this. The instrumental break is so dad rock, it went on perfectly too. Their live concert must have been full of energy. I liked the screaming here. Outro made the song fade away. I'm not feeling this, because there are too many bands like this already, but in their time, it must have been something unique. It's the kind of songs that you need to know from your childhood to actually like it, I love many Beatles songs because they are nostalgic to me. Third song, this one's less screamy, and I guess that's better. The instrumental break is the best part here. The "la la"s are not as good as expected, though it's something different so I'll take it. It's not catchy, but I'm not annoyed either.It's not necessarily bad, I would never want to listen to this again tho. Pixes vibe, just realised, with those screams. 4th song, the start is quite energetic, and it goes with that beat whole song I assume. Not many lyrics. It sounds the same, it's expected though. "'appen" first time hearing happen said like that. Lyrics are basically done and only instrumentals are gonna be next I guess. I was mistaken, Spotify just didn't put other lyrics, because they repeat I think. The instrumentals were the best part, still I'm not entertained enough. 5th song, OOOH I WAS GONNA SAY IN THE LAST SONG IT HAS JANIS JOPLIN VIBE, AND NOW HER COVER. I've listened to Janis's album, and it was soo good, but Slade doesn't have the voice I liked in there, though the album has Janis injected into it. I very much prefer Janis's one still, her voice is just differently good for me. This type of thing happened when I found out Bob Dylan is the original singer of "make you feel my love", I only knew Adele sang it. 6th song, classy start, almost typical. Beatles vibe, with those lyrical delivery. This one's interesting, I like it more than others. Chorus is the best part here. The verses are fine, especially that "T'Jane" pronunciation. It faded away. Well this one is the best one here for now. 7th song, hard start. Verse is goood, it's Beatles, but screamy. The beat behind is so fun to pay attention to. The "bye bye" part is so weirdly put in. They mentioned the word "Gudbye" in two songs already, they do love wordplay in their way. The second half of the song, is basically the same, but there is this instrumental break, and more chorus. Well I do love the almost overpowering lyrics here. 8th song, doesn't sound any different. The last two songs did. Chorus is not for me. The second verse has this clap sound, and it fits quite well, that's the best part here too. Chorus for choiry now. I'm not moved. 9th song, it's slow, almost arctic monkeys' vibe. I'm kinda sick of this, and I can't even dance to it, to make this less boring. Imma listen to this tomorrow then. 10th song, I'm starting fresh. That scratchy voice is interesting almost like Janis Joplin, but a man. The instrumental break is loud, but in a good way. It's not Dion bad at least, it's just something I wouldn't listen to again. They can do better than this. 11th song, the verse and the intro are quite basic, but there is this intonation change I like. Now the chorus is catchy and rhymey. Interesting lyrics in a way. The post-chorus is veery fun. This was one of the best because of the chorus. 12th song, I fell asleep, it is mostly instrumental, but when it wasn't it was an usual rockish song, not amazed by lyrics or production. 13th song, it's too slow, I can say that definitely. The instrumental break is melancholic, but in a guitar way. Sounds like a ballad, not bad because of that, it's just insufferable for me right now. I say that I prefer fast and energetic ones here. 14th song, ohh this one has the energy absolutely. The chorus sounded like a verse for a second. Even though the name of it is quite attractive, it isn't as good as I wanted it to be. Guitar was the best part, the voice already is getting on my nerves, I need another perspective for this album, like I have to see this songs somewhere else and then I'll realise if they're actually good, I'm too objective now that is. 15th song, forgot to say stuff about it. I don't really have anything else to say. Everything is quite the same even in this song. The name is quirky, but not the song surely. I like the guitar only here, again. 16th song, I think these are those expanded version songs. This one's melody sounds like SpongeBob. Oh this is definitely not their style, I love this. It's jazzy, but like Broadway cored. He isn't screaming and making just pure noise. This is the best song yet, I just realised that the rockishness was the thing that annoyed me. The violin is doing its jobb. It's so simple, yet fun. 17th song, and the best vibe is gone. It was screaming, but now there's this talking, which I didn't expect at all, it decreases the volume of the song. There is two songs in this because of that "/". It's actually him talking, I prefer him screaming without the instruments, much more powerful. This song has changed its course 3 times already, I love it. Slow, talking, fast, instruments, screaming, I wonder what's next. They're thanking us, basically this is credits as if it was a film. Thing is I consider this as the most diverse song here. It's instruments now only, mostly guitar, oh the voice came in. Basically that's it I think, Imma just finaaaly rate this. I was gonna give this 3 stars, because nothing happened really, but because I like the genre and their energy, and especially those last two songs made me go with 4 stars, there might not be much reasons for it, but I potential in them

It rocks hard so it’s ok with me. A bit long.

Nice

I felt the noize

Its classic 70's rock a la Motley Crue. Just not my music.

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

Added

Pretty fun! I’ve always thought of Slade as a novelty act on account of their inescapable Christmas hit, but this shows that they had real chops when it comes to writing entertaining, meat and potatoes rock. Not my cup of tea, but still good.

Standouts: Move Over, Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me, Cumn on Feel The Noize, Mama Weer All Crazee Now, I Don' MInd, Take Me Back 'Ome, Kind of annoying, but gud. 3.5

i wont let it happen agan,

This just misses the mark of being up my alley. I love the energy -- it sounds like they're having a blast -- but the vocals were a little grating to me, and there weren't many memorable songs to my mind. This would be a great soundtrack to a barfight, but for a more casual listen, not so much. To be fair, it's probably better than the glam rock it later inspired.

I liked this one! Reminiscent of The Who.

Not for me

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

Hm...I'll admit that I have perhaps never knowingly heard Slade before this. The first few tracks makes me wonder if they were influential on later bands, as there's a sort of AC/DC vibe to something like "How D'You Ride?" and a general southern rock vibe to some of their songs, plus plenty of echoes from later mediocre glam bands like Quiet Riot and Twisted Slayer. But I guess it doesn't seem all that distinctive or memorable, and the quality of the lyrics *really* leaves something to be desired (along with the embarrassing song titles); it probably says more about the "Classic Rock" magazine/site than the band that it considers this album an "essential classic." It also didn't sound horrible, thankfully, and I won't hold it against them that the YouTube Music link provided extra (painful) songs that weren't on the original release. (Hence the wishy-washy 3 stars.) I *did* think it was funny that the album cover screamed to me that this was a British (English) band, despite almost none of them showing their teeth. And one guess which of them is the drummer, right?

Wow, I enjoyed this WAY more than I thought I would. Maybe it's because I've had prog rock for the past two albums. Definitely dated and definitely a lot of fun. This is an album you play when you're really fucked up and can't find your Deep Purple. Is it me or was there a Talking Heads Psycho Killer vibe to "I won't let it 'appen again"? Chef's kiss to the bangs on shirtless dude on the cover.

If I stumbled upon this band in a country pub on a Friday night, I would feel okay about it. If I heard they were playing again next week in a pub 5 miles away, I would not make the trip. Noddy Holder seems like a safe geezer though. I hope he earns a fat paycheck for many Christmases to come.

Actually really liked it.

Hardest album cover ever made.

#128 band prompt: What if Ac/dc, but also The Who? 3/5: I'm not really sure what I think about this, honestly Song added to playlist: The Whole World's Goin' Crazee I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

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

Pretty standard cock rock from this era, though at times it's hard to tell if they're making fun of their peers or joining them for the success. Either way, not a hugely interesting release.

She's a queen, can't you see what I mean She's a queen See, (see) see, she's a queen And I know she's alright, alright, alright, alright I say you're so young, you're so young I say you're so young, you're so young I say you're so young, you're so young Yikes

This is more of a 3.5 i started off not loving the album. But after a while i dug the texture of the production, the glam of the guitar, and the fun lyrics. It sounds like a heavier beatles, like helter skelter but a little more rockin and heavy.

Slade was a glam-rock band in the early 70's. They achieved remarkable success in Britain, and limited success in a few other countries, but very little notice in the United States. Slayed? is their third studio album, and was released in the middle of the band's most successful period - the first half of the 70s. Slayed? is full of energetic, potent rock songs. These are fun, punchy tracks that seem precursors of glam rock/pop metal of the 80s. This album includes a interesting collection of songs of notable range, and makes Slade one of the curiosities of popular music - why were they not more successful...?

Basic rock and roll from the distant past. It doesn't really tick many boxes for me. I always think of Slade as being an earlier form of other gimmicky bands like Black Lace, slightly embarrassing lyrics, lots of props to make up for the lack of talent, a bit cheesy. I don't like the dumb spellings in the song titles; it's just a bit sad. There were a couple of songs here that were kind of okay, but not enough to elevate this above a 2 star rating.

2.6 - I think it was fine, nothing iconic

Falls into the unnecessary category for me. Not really as annoying as I thought it would be, but also didn’t find any of it catchy (save maybe the penultimate track), just feels very generic at this point. 2.4/5

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

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

Cool blues driven hard rock.

this album was so boring and bland that it made me freak out about wasting my life.

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

Started off ok. Straight ahead Rock & Roll. No pretentions, just fun rock. By the end of the looong album, I no longer cared much. Not very good songs, not very good guitar work. Sounded like a high school version of AC/DC. Probably won’t ever listen to it again.

Defo not for me, glamrock is not my genre. 5/10

Instantly recognisable as Slade due to Noddy Holder's inimitable voice. Otherwise, despite looking like typically ridiculous 1970s British Glam Rockers, Slade sound very Britpop here. Could they be considered the first Britpop band, 20 years too early? Probably not, but they must have been a big influence. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Mama Weer All Crazee Now Date listened: 25/01/24

Great album! Put your power on

Perfectly okay, though feels especially generic. Everything -- music, vocal style lyrical content -- is kinda meh. The cutesy funetik song titles really helped push this into my first 2-star rating.

Sometimes they take me back to the first Queen...

Kind of interesting, more that I expected, but finally, it all sounds too similiar.

First album of the 1001 that I haven’t heard before! And… it’s dad rock. They’re not bad though, they remind me a bit of Rainbow but more on the glam side and less on the hard rock/metal side. It’s interesting but certainly not something I’d consider for a top 1000 albums of all time. I could see this being well-liked when released, but it seems quite tame compared to lots of other glam/hard rock of the time. I also think they sound similar to some other bands like The Saints or Twisted Sister which came later, so I can see how their vibe set the stage for later bands to expand and improve on the sound.

listened to two songs and had to stop.

Never heard of this band.. You can tell this band is talented but lack the breakthrough songs. The songs are pretty generic garage rock. Vocals are pretty rockin' and they might be the best part of the band. Guitar work is pretty good in some songs but kind of forgettable in others. Drumming is average. Bass is... Well, it's there. I don't typically care for this type of Rock and Roll. Doesn't really do anything for me. It was an easy listen for sure. But this bands' peers definitely outshined them and left this band in the dust.

What an iconic, rock voice. I feel that the songs were not structured well enough to accompany that voice, especially lacking lyrically.

This album definitely influenced a lot of bands. Kill em in the hot club tonite was a fun surprise

I really don't know what to think about this album. It's a relatively early heavy rock album, but there were plenty of hard rock albums that paved the way for this one. In some ways, it sounds like a lesser version of Led Zeppelin. It's not a bad listen, since the songs are pretty fun, but it tends to fade into the background as the songs drag on 3/5

This is the kind of band that the movie This is Spinal Tap probably had in mind. Very 60s/70s Brit rock. A bit dated, pretty goofy, but still fun.

slay 💅 jk not bad 3.5

Bar 3.5, dobar album za raditi.

Expertly crafted bluesy power pop. Pretty good. Doesn't rock my world but enjoyable enough.

All I can hear is their Christmas song.

Y’know what

it's fine i guess the first couple songs had me thinking this was gonna suck ass. It's probably somewhere between 2 and 3 but I've been giving everything 3s lately so 2 it is

Love the album name and it’s fun enough! That’s about all I can say.

Rough with every song sounding identical. 1/4

I listened to 3 song, and they were all shit from ass. I don’t need to listen to more.

As far as glam rock goes it's alright but it's just a genre I will never respect or appreciate I think.

Not terrible but sounds like an AC/DC side project, who I'm not a fan of anyway. A few decent jams in here

Está bien. Leyendo que era glam rock, va bastante más duro de lo que pensaba que iba a ir.

I don't think I've ever heard of these guys but they have 9.6m listeners on spotify. They sound like a lot of 70s hard rock. Not bad. News to me that Cum On Feel the Noise isn't a Quiet Riot original.

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

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

I'll be honest, SUPER low expectations after seeing the album cover...pleasantly surprised. Some good guitar, vocals and overall I enjoyed this.

Knee jerk reaction was that these guys reminded me of Quiet Riot. Turns out that popular Quiet Riot song, Cum On Feel The Noize, was actually written by Slade. These guys are like hard rock lite. The music just feels a bit unfinished. I'm not sure what it's missing, but there's something lacking. That's not to say the music is bad, it's just a bit lighter than I'm used to with this genre. Favourite songs: Gudbuy T'Jane, "I'm Mee, I'm Now, An' That's Orl", Let The Good Times Roll/Feel So Fine, How D'You Ride, The Whole World's Goin' Crazee, Mama Weer All Crazee Now, My Life is Natural Least favourite songs: Candidate 3/5

Glam rock without a terribly huge amount of glam. Incredible how this list can pick a Slade album with only one of Slade's best three tracks.

Not bad. It occurred to me that Holder sounds a bit like Janis Joplin at times, so I was amused when their cover of Joplin's "Move Over" started playing. Apparently he's well aware of the vocal similarity. 3.5 stars.

Fun 70s glam rock with some nods to 60s jams. I can also see how this band greatly influenced 80s hair bands like Quiet Riot & Twisted Sister. 3.5 stars

So many bands namedrop Slade as influences and you can see why. Classic album. Classic sound.

Blind album, know the artist from their big hit. Album was alright honestly. Nothing big or memorable but I am glad I tried it.

How D'you Ride - 3 The Whole World - 2 Look at Last Night - 4 I Won't Let it Happen Agen - 3 Move Over - 2 Gudbuy T'Jane - 3 Gudbuy Gudbuy - 2 Mama Weer All Crazee Now - 2 I Don't Mind - 4 Let the Good Times Roll - 3 My Life is Natural - 3 Candidate - 3 Wonderin' Y - 3 Man Who Speaks Evil - 3 I'm Mee, I'm Now - 3 Kill Em - 2

How'd you ride - 2 The whole worlds going crazy - 2 Look at last nite - 2 I won't let it happen again - 2 More over - 2 Gudbuy tjane- 2 Gudbuy gudbuy - 4 Mama weer all crazy now - 2 I don't mind - 2 Let the good times roll - 2 My life is natural - 2 Candidate - 3 Wonderin' Y - 3 Man who speaks evil - 4 I'm mee - 2 Kill 'em - 5 Let the good times roll - 2 2.6 - there are some tracks that prove this band has potential, but the album is overwhelmingly bland.

Mid

Slayed? By Slade Wednesday 5/15/2024 10:42, office A Tier————————— Kill Em At the Hot Club Tonite B Tier————————— How D’You Ride I Don’t Mind I Won’t Let It Appen Again Gudbye Gudbye My Life Is Natural Man Who Speeks Evil Gudbye T’Jane Look At Last Nite Let The Good Time Roll Wonderin Y Move Over C Tier————————— Candidate The While Worlds Goin’ Crazee Mama Weer All Crazee Now

Very mediocre.

Not to bad for a band I had never heard of. Glam Zeppelin. 3/5

This was an interesting one. Coming out in 1972, that surprised me, but some of the songs on here were quite good. However, with 50 years of music after it, it has lost some of its original charm. I wasnt around then, but if i was i reckon id give it 5 stars

good and unexpected. didn't know about Slade.

Generic. Holds up unbearably neutrally.

I like it

Slade are something of local legends around the Black Country, most famous for a few big hits, including "Merry Xmas Everybody" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". Despite that, I'd never really thought to have a listen to their albums. They sort of existed as a band with a couple of singles rather than having albums that might be worth listening to. This album wasn't revelatory or anything, but it was certainly better than I'd expected. Enjoyable glam rock and well worth the listen.

Better than I expected. Always assumed they were a novelty group.

A just okay apbum