Slayed?

Hard rock setentero. Vinilo.

Glam rock, hard rock. Escuchable.

This album confused me because it sounds like 80’s hair metal but came out in like 1972. Guess that’s why it made the list, for being so ahead of the times. Then it goes into ballads and a weird band member introduction over another bands song at the end of the album. WTF was that about? That said I didn’t hate it! Also is this one of the bands that inspired Lovefist of the GTA universe? Sure seemed like it. I’ll have to look into that.

They have such a fun, playful, makes-you-want-to-party sound! Irresistable!

Irresistible fun. Largely underrated.

Cock Rock with a Limp Bizkit.

Fun

Kind of bored of this one. Maybe I'm inconsistent in what I enjoy. Enjoyed: guitars in Move Over -- but then I learned from other reviews that this is a cover. I don't think it says much when the song I enjoyed the most is a cover. 2* because I didn't hate it/wasn't total trash. Just meh. Also a LONG album. Also what's with the terrible audio quality of this album on Spotify? Kill Em at the Hot Club was also very different from all the 70s dude rock but kind of enjoyable. What's the deal with that last track with them talking as if they are on the radio with excerpts of their songs? Was this a thing at the time?

Music that is barely hanging on to its "glam rock" status, similar to Kiss or some Alice Cooper, but I'd say this is pretty okay. Most of it is inoffensive rock 'n' roll riffs with vocals that are neither forgettable nor iconic, but every now and then something leaks through that I find enjoyable. I'd say it makes me hopeful, but then I remember its just because I like glam rock, and I can find that in much better artists and albums.

Put your shirt on, you factory defect Johnny Ramone looking mother fucker. This shit pretty dumb, but not very fun. I kinda want to like it but I really don't. The album needs to go harder or something. It just ain't it, my guy

'njoyable.

Pretty good glam rock. Way better than hair metal, even if it bears a passing resemblance.

Nice but dated

Just ok!

Nice and easy, no need to be eloquent about this one. Terrible album, couldn't listen to even one song from start to finish, too old, very much obsolete stuff. And quite a off-putting album cover, although I think that was the idea behind it.

Lyder meget foran for sin tid med sådan noget hårmetal. Charme i soundbits til sidst. Men det er gjort bedre af Van Halen og Europe siden

Just not very good sounding, the songs aren't catchy, boring even. No wonder they didn't catch on world-wide.

Too major.

J'ai toujours beaucoup aimé le glam rock. Cet album me semble si familier que je crois facilement que ce groupe a eu beaucoup d'influence sur le rock qui l'a suivi

Meh, it's ok.

Presumably foundation level stuff for this style of Brit rock. Lyrically functional though they seemed like a whole lot of nothing. Completely fine but I don't imagine I'll come back to it.

Just like MC5 predicting punk music, this Slade album is supposed to be some sort of proto-glam or something. But all I hear is generic hard rock with some subtle Bowie touches here and there. That's no T. Rex, that's for sure.

I don't feel "slayed", but this was a very energized record. Must have been cool at the time, but today it pretty much feels like a generic rock album.

A very fun and pleasant hard rock glam output. Nothing special or pushing boundaries, but I always have a good time with Slade.

Some classic Rock but not really my thing.

A couple of decent tunes (Mama Weer All Crazee Now and Gudbuy Gudbuy, but I think the idea of Glam Rock wasn't quite developed enough when this came out. Good on them for pioneering it but I still don't want to listen. 2.5 stars

Pish

70s hair metal. Halfway between The Stones and GnR, both in style and time period.

Full disclosure: I have a hatred for Slade just based on that damn Christmas song. So with that said, I didn’t know what to think when I searched for this to listen to but track one started off like something I could enjoy and then Nobby starts singing and you know what I think that is what killed it for me. I just couldn’t enjoy this album and I think that’s due to Nobby Holder’s voice. Some might say it’s unique, but for me it’s just not enjoyable to listen to.

Was pleased to see this, though as per usual I only know the famous ones. Got off to a dodgy start with the vocals overpowering the music in the first track. After that it evened out and you could hear how they must have influenced the American hair metal bands of the 80's. It was rawer, or perhaps with Noddy's vocals that's roarer. But still very good. I enjoyed it got to be a 4

I made an audible sigh when I saw a Slade album pop up here. That album cover. That album title. I’m just not going to like this am I? Scrolling through Apple Music looking for it, I couldn’t believe just how much music this lot made. First impressions were that Noddys voice will just annoy me. But they all seemed to be having a bloody good time making music. I then got into a little run of tracks that must have broken through my inoculation against 1970s big-flared-cheese-rock and I realised that I was having quite a good time too. Maybe I had a bang on the head or something, but ‘I Won’t Let it ‘Appen Again’, ‘Move Over’, and ‘Gudbuy T’Jane’ are decent tracks! I’m a sucker for good bass playing and this was decent enough to distract me from Noddys screeching. I guess this is why I’m still here with 1,001 albums every day. There’s some rubbish on the list, and some albums I already absolutely love. And occasionally I get a surprise like this! I’d never have listened to a Slade album and would’ve gone to my grave believing they were nothing more than a novelty Christmas act. P.S. I bet they were great to see Live P.P.S. Just because I like this it doesn’t mean I’ll suddenly like Status Quo. So don’t try it Mr 1,001 albums. Just don’t ok?

Oh dear, two songs in and it's as bad as I thought it would be. I tried so hard to turn my unconscious bias off in my head, but it turned out impossible. I've never worked out if they were supposed to be serious or not, well they are Brummies, and it's difficult to take them serious at the best of times. This isn't helped by the deliberately bad spelling of the song titles. However, then the third song started and liked it to a certain degree. Probably as it wasn't as cringey as the previous two efforts. Fourth track in, and still out of the cringe zone and vaguely enjoyable (Can I hear sleigh bells in the background?). Are they Glam rock or just rock? Too many questions which I don't really care too much about to answer. Track five and enjoying certain bits of the song. Dave's guitar playing is good, Noddy needs to move to Toyland. Six. Mmm... Na. Seven. Gudbuy Gudbuy (was that a 70's discount store?) They nailed it instrumentally, poor Noddy... pretty good though! Eight. Crazee stuff. Their most famous non-Christmas song? It's probably the best fast paced song on the album. Nine, back to slower pace, which works better in my opinion. Finally ten, bleugh, back to square one like the beginning of the album. A band far from fashionable to even admit listening to, but liking it? Giving it another play in the future? Again, too many difficult questions to answer. It's a low 2 as there was some promise. And no, I won't be listening to it ever again, life is too precious to waste.

never heard of slade but i fairly liked their stuff. it’s nothing special but it was fine to listen to

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

Fun album name haha, only exposure to Slade is with the Rock n Roll Rollercoaster at Disney (which I did love tbf). Not so into 70s but I do enjoy rock so intrigued to see what I’ll think… Liking it off the bat! Guitar and music is fun, not entirely taken with the vocals. 3/5, vocals weren’t my thing but liked the backing. Not a library album.

Not a bad sound, but I'm not sure it'd get regular rotation. Standouts include Goodbye T'Jane, I Don't Mind, Candidate Y, and Man Who Speaks Evil.

How D’you Ride ? -8.5 /10 The Whole World’s Going Crazee - 8/10 Look at Last nite - 8.5/10 I Won't Let It Happen Again - 8/10 Move Over - 8/10 Gudboy D;jane - 8/10 Gudbuy Gudbuy - 8.5/10 Mama Weer All crazee Now - 8.5/10 I Don't Mind - 8/10 Let The Good Times Roll - 8.5/10 My Life is Natural - 8.5/10 Candidate - 8.5/10 Wonderin'Y - 8/10 Man Who Speaks Evil - 8.5/10 I'm Mee , I'm Now , An That's Orl - 8/10 Kill Em' At The Hot Club Tonite - 8.5/10 TOTAL - 131.5/160

I only listened to a few but Iiked it

Some good old R&R not unlike AC/DC. They are new to me ... didn't even realize that Cum on Feel the Noise was their song. This album has some good hard rockin tunes. 3.5 stars

Not a fan of his vocals. On some songs the vocals are also recorded really badly. Also, what's with the terribly spelled titles? I guess they thought it would be funny.

I've listen to only two Slade's songs in my life, and both are on this album and are their most famous, Cum on feel the noize and Mama we are all crazee now. This album was release at the hight of glam rock mania in 1972 in England and was one of the most sucessfull glam rock act of that time, between 1971 they would hit 5 #1 in charts and 13 top 10 songs. This album is their most acclaim, famous and probably their best work. Its a glam rock album in most fo the thing, but also a hard rock album, remind me of Aladine Sane, the New York Dolls or The slider by T.rex. Its very original their tradition to make mistake in the name of their songs, not very important to the music but still, its their trademark. Cum on feel the noize is accualy not on the album but a single realese for this album, anyway this song is a very good hard rock song, but the Quiet Riot version is more sucessfull and better. Mama we are all crazee now is the best of the album and probably their best of all time, i like this song is just very enegetic and powerfull. In general i will that this is a pretty good rock n roll album, plus Glam rock is one of my favorite music style so i'm kinda obligated to rate well this album. Even tho i wasn't struck by a lot of songs.

Who taught these fellas how to spell, Jack Nicholson's Joker? And is that Anthony Kiedis mugging on the album cover? There's a lot to unpack here. Like how Quiet Riot basically made a career off of these boys. This album sounds like a party that will clearly result in a wicked hangover because they only serve cheap vodka, and even though you can sense said hangover a mile away, you don't give a fuck. Mama mama weer ahl crazee nowe.

Just normal classic rock to me 2.5

"Slayed?" is the third studio album by the British rock group Slade. Glam rock and hard rock. Right on. It was produced by Chas Chandler and the bandmembers are Noddy Holder (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Dave Hill (lead guitar), Jim Lea (bass, violin) and Don Powell (drums). Commercially it did fantastic in the UK reaching #1 and staying on charts for 34 weeks. It reached #69 in the US. A lead guitar riff opens "How d'you Ride." Holder comes in vocally. Yeah! Woah, AC/DC must have been paying attention. This is straight-forward rock & roll. "How do you ride, Honey?" Layered dual guitars, shaking tambourines and a pounding piano carry "The Whole World's Goin' Crazee." A searing guitar solo and we're still rockin' pretty hard. "Gudbuy T'Jane" begins the second half. A catchy glam rock guitar riff. A great rhythm guitar too. It was inspired by a woman, Jane, who demonstrated a sex machine on a TV show on which the band appeared. Holder's vocals just shine on "Mama Weer All Crazee Now." Catchy choruses, hand claps and sort of a Stonesy groove. This is glam rock at its finest. Also, this just might be birthplace of hair metal...for better or worse. It's about the band playing a show where the band before them was "crazy with whiskey." The album's closer "Let the Good Times Roll/Feel so Fine" is a cover of songs by Shirley and Lee and Johnny Preston. It's sped up. Pounding piano drums and bass. A fitting ending. This was fun. Glam rock, rock and roll and a bluesy stomp. Great lead and rhythm guitars. Noddy Holder and bandmemmbers set the blue print for hair metal nation. Ah, Quiet Riot got that connection going, didn't they. This album is recommended for everyone and if you're a late 80's metal fan, you might need to listen twice.

Kuunneltavaa muttei aiheuttanut minkään tasoista kiimaa.

Ok rokkilevy

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

A much-needed rocker after some more challenging, droll albums this week. Keeps things nice and simple with some solid guitar, keen songwriting, and lyricism that has aged surprisingly well for the era. This straightforward formula does wear a bit thin by the album’s end, but an overabundance of some good meat and potatoes-level rock n’ roll is welcome after the picks I’ve had as of late.

One star for the shirtless guy on the cover.

Never heard of these guys before

This is like the polar opposite of Roxy Music. Fairly dumb straightforward stompy rock. They borrow a ton from the Beatles. Despite the mindless lyrics (and obnoxious song titles), these songs do have an earnest boogie to them. Slade is kind of like a less aggressive, less sexist, and less musically adept AC/DC. So I guess in 2023 I could feel fine turning them up to 11, but no one would really be that interested.

Ik wou iets met meer ballen en werd op mijn wenken bediend. Stevige glamrock, ik kan dat heel goed hebben. Niet serieus nemen, gewoon meebeuken. Allicht beter dan het gegalm van de Bee Gees van daarnet (die ik misschien toch een puntje te hoog heb gegeven).

Pas bij Move Over kijk ik even enthousiast op. Maar even later bij Gudbuy Gudbuy wordt thuis wanhopig gevraagd of dat kattengejank uit mag. Dit nummer mag zeker doorgespoeld. Conclusie. Een doorsnee rock-albumpie. Met af en toe een kleine uitschieter omhoog of omlaag. Een heel duidelijke 3.

Lollige 70s glamrock n roll. Met een zanger die niet zo'n zeikerige Britse zangstem heeft, maar een doorleefde schreeuwstem zoals Rod Stewart. Ik neem aan dat die zanger wel houdt van bitters en golden ales, dat kan bijna niet anders. Het vetste nummer is trouwens een cover van een andere schreeuwlelijk. Dat rockt de pan uit. Prima mee vermaakt met dit plaatje

Heavy glam boogie stomp goodness

Great voice but honestly bored me

These guys rock almost as hard as The Beatles! The music isn’t interesting enough to excuse the lyrics and vice versa. (They’re right in the Spinal Tap strike zone, though that isn’t their fault.) But if you zone out, it’s a perfectly comfy used rock ‘n roll sofa. It’s obviously secondhand and stained, but in the basement rec room, who cares?

I was prepared to write this one off, but while we were getting ready to go trick or treating, I found myself singing the chorus to “Mama we’re all crazee now” on repeat in my head. So, 2 stars for that.

When this album popped up I was excited because it was a band I didn’t know by name. Then I went to their Spotify page and learned it’s the band that originally wrote and performed “Cum on Feel the Noize.” Fun. When the album started it thought - not my thing, but I can listen. But as the album went on it just felt sillier and sillier. I can see the influence on bands that I really like, but this is probably the first and last time I deliberately listen to this band.

If the Rolling Stones and AC/DC had a baby, I feel like Slade would be the result. A progenitor of heavier rock, you can still hear the influences of the 60s on the music, but feel the oncoming rush of guitar riffs and hard hitting drums that would follow in the 70s-80s. I don’t know that I’ll be diving deeper into Slade’s discography, but I certainly enjoyed it more than some of my colleagues did.

It's fine

Good 70s guitar rock

Not really my thing. I can appreciate what they’re going for, but it just doesn’t really work for me. It sort of sounds like Led Zeppelin meets AC/DC with a sprinkling of honky tonk. Favorite song: gudbuy gudbuy. 4/10

Was not Slayed by Slade. Minor wound, maybe.

Fine. Decent classic rock. A few years ago I watched Slade’s movie Flame, which was okay. My biggest memory of watching that movie is being thankful for subtitles, because I was not familiar with their accents and could barely understand what they were saying.

Decent, like Kiss but probably less problematic? After a few songs I was good though.

I liked this alright. I don’t like those glam metal type vocals typically, and that opinion stood during this listen, but it didn’t grate on me too much. They had an otherwise really nice sound, but some of their instincts were not to my taste. For example, I was digging the Janis cover at the beginning with the bass, but then when they just had the drummer tapping on the high hat, I was like “Oh, come on.” Overall, I’m not mad I listened and actually enjoyed most things about it, but it couldn’t get over a 3, because it was dragged down by those things I didn’t like.

Slade har jo min favorittjulesang, så dei skal få litt goodwill i dag

Har sine øyeblikk. Litt kjedelig

Quality british classic rock

Not bad. Classic British rock with a hint of punk.

I never realized how much this guy sounds like Janis Joplin (or how much the guy from Quiet Riot sounds like this guy). However, I prefer when he just sings rather than the yelling that he spends most of his time doing. Musically, they sound similar to Sweet, imho. That's not a bad thing, but doesn't really help them stand out from the pack. The songs were okay, but nothing spectacular. "Gudbye Gudbye" was a really good tune. "I Don't Mind" had a bluesy swing to it that I liked. I prefer these guys to T. Rex, but I can see why they weren't as big as the T. Rex.

like if ACDC had no personality

These guys seem to have been important in the UK but I've never heard of them and they don't strike me as that interesting. Pretty middle of the road and bland.

70 glam rock. Originally did Cum on feel the Noize, not Quiet Riot.

Good old cheap 70s glam rock. With their harder rock sound and crazy energy, they were highly influential to both glam metal and early punk. It's very true-to-form to rock n roll. I could see most of these songs translating extraordinarily well to live performances, with arena sounds. It's all really decent; I feel they were influenced a lot by Led Zeppelin with both the bluesy guitar and expressive vocal style. Compared to other glam artists like T Rex or Roxy Music, it lacks ingenuity, relying on catchy riffs and lyrics, suffering from repetition and doesn't take the music too far. There's some creative deep cuts in here like "I Don't Mind", but I felt like a lot of it was filler that had little to offer. I'm sure a lot of this is because of the dated sound that sounds generic from a modern perspective but was probably new and weird back then. Or maybe people just loved it because of the mainstream nature and accessibility, combined with their flamboyant and wild live performances. Apparently Kurt Cobain liked it though, so maybe there's more to it? Favorites: The Whole World's Goin Crazee, Move Over, Mama Were All Crazee Now

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

Decent but ultimately fast forgotten glam rock

A decent rock album from a British band. Definitely in the time of when many other rock bands were putting out as much as they could it’s easy to have never heard of this album. Not that these guys weren’t that good they just didn’t have the long term appeal as other British rock bands. Nothing amazing but good enough to be average in this list. 6.2/10

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

Glam metal vocals with 70's rock instrumentation. While I don't doubt that glam had it's moment in the 70's and reinvented into the 80's, I can't help but feel like this album does not need to be on the list.

eh. not awful but will never revisit

It was better than I expected, but doubt I'll ever listen to it again.

Reeves and Mortimer have a lot to answer for, as does Dave Hill’s fringe. Nice to hear something from Slade that isn’t Christmassy - but I bet that song has paid for a lot of Christmas presents. Not unpleasant.

Beetje glamrock kan ik wel smaken. Niet de allerbeste uit het genre, maar wel een toffe plaat

Merry Christmas everyone

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

Lots of fun catchy tunes

Du glam/hard rock très standard des années 70. Pas tellement mauvais, mais je ne vois pas tellement comment ça se démarque de la panoplie de bands similaire de cette époque. Ça ne doit pas aider que ce genre de hard rock me fatigue à la longue. 5/10

Pretty standard 70s British rock n roll album. Shirtless, flamboyant, and some very uneeded tambourines. I learned something new though. That Cum on Feel the Noize was originally theirs and Quiet Riot just made it better. But it's not a bad album or band. It's just if you've heard any glam rock song before you've heard them all, they all have the same vibe. I'm also glad tambourine solos are not a thing anymore.

Best Song: I Don't Mind. It's got that in your face bravado that really fits the raw nature of the musicians. Worst Song: Gudbuy Gudbuy. Do they think the dumb spelling thing is cute? Does it make sense to have a song that's just repeatedly screaming "Goodbye" over and over anywhere but the end of the album? Overall: Another contender for worst cover art on this list. An album from that early 70's era where you didn't need to be particularly talented or attractive to be popular. You just needed to sing really hard and that eagerness would take you pretty far. That being said, I like how hard he sings.

Slade are probably most famous for their Christmas song but they have a lot of absolute rollocking bangers when you give them a proper listen. Easy to make a joke of them but really they were much cooler than you think.

They became a bit of a joke but they were the archetypal glam band at the time. The hits are still good to listen to. Good old fashioned Brummie rock. I have a grudging soft spot for them I guess but can only guess what the Yanks make of them......

They have more songs than 'Cum on feel the noise'!!!

Hugely influential on a diverse range of genres, including punk, glam, and hair metal. This is rock at its least pretentious. It's just unpolished, screaming rock and roll to get you out of your seat.

Always a fun band.

Better than I expected. I still wouldn't listen to this over AC/DC or something, around the same time, but not bad.

Just the inclusion of gud buy t jane justifies this album. Slade are the forgotten heroes of glam. We tend to remember Bowie, Bolan and Queen, but Slade, Suzi and sweet were there too. Noddy has become a notable figure. They were probably not quite ‘there' to be the superstars that Bowie and Freddie became. But their best was magic.

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

Slade were a singles band. Which doesn’t mean they didn’t have hit albums. This was a big hit album. But, apart from the 2 hit singles taken from it, Gudbuy T’Jane & especially Mama Weer All Crazee Now, the remainder is less than thrilling. They actually released 2 other singles, both covers : the Janis Joplin hit Move Over (Japan only) & the old Shirley & Lee rocker, Let The Good Times Roll (U.S. only) neither of which they embellished. I found most of this album dead boring. Slade’s best album by a country mile was Slade Alive, the album that preceded Slayed. It was great, probably because they were terrific live. I have a single, Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me, which was released in 1973 & the B-Side, Kill ‘Em At The Hot Club Tonite is amazing - it’s like a nod to Django Reinhardt. So they were an interesting band. But not a lot on this album.

Well, wasn't this a rough-as-guts piece of heavy glam rock! Not nearly as polished as many of their contemporaries, Chas Chandler made a good call by harnessing a pretty live and loud Slade at the height of their powers. I noticed how much better this sounds as you turn the volume up. I also didn't realise how much Nobby Holder sounds like Janis Joplin until I heard this cover of Move Over. I'd still take Janis' version over this, but it would have kicked arse in concert. That said, the songs selection shows me that they had a pretty narrow view of what their appeal was at the time. The songs on the album are all uniformly loud, raucous and stompin' rock and roll, which makes them seem like a one tricky pony. It all got a bit wearing by the time I was halfway through the album. It was a bit repetitive. I mean, Gudbuy T'Jane immediately followed by Gudbuy Gudbuy suggests that they were maybe a little short of inspiration. But here is a counter-factual to consider: The expanded edition I listened to had a bunch of b-sides appended to the main album; My Life is Natural, Candidate, Wonderin' Y, and Man Who Speaks Evil. They were all pretty good (especially My Life is Natural) and provided a bit more variety of texture than the songs on the album proper. What would have happened if they had cut the four most repetitive songs on Slayed? and replaced them with these more varied tracks? Then I think we're moving from a 2.5 star album to a 3.5 star record. For the purpose of ratings, though, I'm going to split the difference. Three stars.

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Kinda AC/DC-esk but not as good.

Slayed? Slade. Slade!

Best track off this album wasn’t even on the album it was a non album single. These boys should have spent more time in school, their spelling is atrocious

Better than I assumed. Never heard of them prior.

If ACDC and Led Zepplin's baby had a cousin who was friends with Queen's uncle thrice removed, you would get Slade. That said, some of the songs are genuinely good that I enjoyed listening to. It merely reminds me of bands I have heard before who did it better, with more soul. Perhaps just not as phonetically British lol

Didnt do anything for me, but I also didn't outright hate it.

Rambunctious, rollicking rock ' roll!

Meh, it was fine. Not bad, not terribly interesting. Decent instrumentals, average vocals. Almost every single adjective I think of screams 3, so here we are. Favorite track: Let the Good Times Roll

How deed thay take the Rolleen Stones and ackshually improof the sownd? I lyke how rowdee and energetic this album is.. the nock-off Stoenes butt better! 6/10

Rock music that kinda rocks.

How I would expect a Slade album to sound

Lame. It just keeps going and going too...

Ok

Knew this album, but it is not the kind of glam rock I usually like to listen to. It is miles away from T. Rex, David Bowie, Mott The Hoople etc. The album cover is rather silly and says it all. Some catchy songs though - it is a pity that many of their classic singles were non-album tracks... Score: 2 stars.

Catchy but simple rock & roll songs on this album. I thought the second half of the album was much better, but then realised these were bonus tracks.

I can listen to this but there's really no reason to do it.

No

It’s a good listen. Not much though.

Mucho glam y sleezy-rock. Canciones con ritmo, rock suave con voz característica. No muy guitarrero.

Not really in my bones anymore…

HL: "Let the Good Times Roll", "Look at Last Nite", "Mama Weer All Crazy Now" July 30, 2023

They know how to rock.

Couldn't get past the low quality. Feels like a cheaper version of every generic 70's rock radio trope combined into one. 1 "no thank you" out of 5 🚫

- This is exactly what I hear when someone says 70s rock - Good and fun to jam to but nothing I'd deeply listen to - Good beer music

- this is a really fantastic album - lots of 70s rock bangers - a few curveballs that they executed well

It's a good enough listen but doesn't fundamentally alter the view that they were a singles band. Poor spelling too boys, must do better.

Dubin rock mais sans plus 3

Nobby’s voice is so grating most of the time, though there are some decent songs later on where he uses a lower register and they reign things back a bit (Gudbuy Gudbuy and I Don’t Mind primarily, as well as the very Zeppelin-esque bonus track My Life is Natural) For the most part though this is just the most tepid form of cock rock, with hideous mixing and lyrics that range from being intolerably cringe (slayed r just soooo crazee n luv rok n rol) to pretty creepy in Gudbuy T’Jane

Pretty good!

feeling generous, but its definitely a strong 4

This is the sort of thing I wouldn't have liked much when it came out, but I find more bearable now. I didn't read the reviews, but I'm sure they're proto-something or other, and influenced a lot of bands that I didn't like, but at least they were the first.

Glam rock meets ACDC and it was simply horrrrible!

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

Highlights: "How D'You Ride," "Gudbye T'Jane," "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" Begrudging praise for its clear influence and lots of strong craftsmanship. The combination of Queen production techniques with ACDC vocals before either of those bands existed would have ripped my head off in 1972. Predates New York Dolls by a year too, a very similar rock style with very different guitarwork. There's some super sharp work by the band on here that just gets ruined repeatedly by the singer's inability to vamp or jam without losing his touch. Every time he tries to riff in the last minute of every song it completely ruins it. Never had a bigger whiplash than going from that scorching opener to the second song, legitimately one of the worst things I've ever heard. The sound is consistent, but the quality isn't. Extremely uneven album.

Nice old school rock album. Little monotonous.

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

Slade did not slay on “Slayed?” It’s fine. It just never rises above its influences, which starts with late 60s hard rock and gets more and more like a late-Beatles clone later on the album.

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

Demonstrating the art of being noisy for the sake of being noisy

Leuke glamrock

they are so british

2.5

When played backwards, this album sounds like The Beatles growing their hair out and taking their shirts off. 2.5/5

A 70s band that sounds like an 80s band in the worst way

This is pretty fun, and it grew on me over the course of listening. It had lots of familiar sounds and styles in it; at times I felt like I was listening to AC/DC + the Beatles + Twisted Sister. The Janis Joplin cover was great, better than the original in my opinion. These guys did the original version of Cum on Feel the Noise, which explains why I'm hearing some Sister/Quiet Riot in here. Not every song was great, but overall it's a decent record.

This was fine. I didn't realize this style of cock rock existed in 1972 though. Sounds like proto-AC/DC or something. 2.5/5

That was alright, not surprised that these guys never caught on in the states, because we had enough bands like them at the time. The Quiet Riot covers sound almost note-to-note. C-

I guess this is what they called 70s glam rock? Gives off T. Rex vibes, but I little heavier. I knew Mama We're all Crazy Now and Goodbye to Jane. Fun songs, rest of the album about the same quality. Everyone knows Quiet Riot made a living out of this band, but it occurs to me that the likes of LA Guns and Faster Pussycat owe them a Christmas card as well. Overall pretty good, didn't blow my mind but I enjoyed from start to finish. 4/5.

No

The album was alright. It wasn't bad but not great. I don't think I recognized any of the songs. I didn't hate any of the songs. It was a short album at just over 30 minutes. Better than a 2, not really a 3. I will round up.

That was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. A bit goofy at times, for sure, but it was still a pleasantly shreddy, driving album.

Nice to hear Slade songs that aren't that bloody Christmas song.

Hm...sounds like something that should be on Dazed and confused. For a band I'd never heard of I really liked their sound. Iconic 70s rock. The vocals reminded me of the intro song to Freaks and Geeks. I wonder why they aren't more well known.

Slade en el seu moment estelar, el disc en estudi que iniciaria la seva época imperial. Era poc abans que els tratges impossibles i la seva imatge glam robés protagonisme al seu rock musculós i atractiu, sense complexes. Van pertànyer a un lloc i un moment, però aquell lloc i moment, va ser tot per ells

Je vais encore une fois consacrer un temps précieux à contester l'avis plein de mauvaise foi émis par le duo eltrapeze-père. Cet album est excellent contrairement à ce qu'ils ont pu en dire, leur mauvaise appréciation de celui-ci n'est que la traduction de leur haine envers moi, rien de plus. N'en tenez aucun compte.

Super jeu de mot les mecs bravo, pour la musique on repassera.

Tired glam rock from some of the ugliest men from the black country - and that's saying something. The songs are meant to be fun and rock at the same time - it just sounds dated. Nostalgic purely for the singles that were played while I was growing up but more of a curio than anything. Best Tracks: Gudbye T'Jane; Mama Weer All Crazee Now; I Don't Mind

I did not expect this

Soa só muito clássico, sei la, genérico talvez. Até agora Move Over é a melhorzinha. Eu estou na metade e não aguento mais. Eu escutei a versão extendida no Spotify e ficou mais legal no final, 2.5

Glam Rock generally ends up being way better than I expect--I am not sure why I don't have a better association with it. It's cheesy, but all music is. This album is a lot of fun, it's stomping and it rocks.

Quiet Riot covered a couple of their songs, so that’s the main reason I even heard of this band. They did have a hit in the 80s in the USA with Run Runaway. I can definitely hear why some have compared them to T. Rex, with a little more heavy edge. It isn’t bad…. 3/5

Slade har jo min favorittjulesang, så dei skal få litt goodwill i dag

Slay 💅

flat, uninspired, generic rock

Nothing complicated, just good, solid, fun rock n' roll. A little bit glam, a little bit power pop, a little bit heavy metal. The vocals are a bit too AC/DC-ish to me (I realize this was before AC/DC, but I just mean that sort of feel), but overall this is a fun ride. Side note - the guy on the right has what could possibly be the worst haircut in rock n' roll history. 3 stars.

For its time and genre, I can see why it held a lot of appeal. It's energetic and fun rock performed with a lot of skill. Personally, it doesn't really click solidly with my own tastes. Nothing at all wrong with it, not at all, just how I happen to experience it.

Neither heavy metal nor Zeppelin-style blues noodling. Better than Status Quo and T-Rex. Fun like AC-DC but with less memorable riffs. Great raw guitar tone. High 3

Solid

I like the harsh vocals, I definitely prefer the less shouty tracks that still keep that energy. I liked this album a lot more as it went on, the early tracks I feel give a different impression to the back end.

Britisk hard rock, 70’er

I thought this was pretty okay, nothing really dates it so that it sounds like from the 70s so that was pretty nice.

inoffensive enough, wouldn't turn it off if it came on the radio

I mean, they're fine but I'm surprised they made this list.

Never heard a Slade album but familiar with some of their 70s hits. Blues rock akin to some 60 Stones. Noddys vocals grate a bit. Couple of hits on the second side. Not that bad really.

It's early Slade. Nothing much to say. You can hear it's them, but there is no fireworks.

I cared so very little for this (though it had a few surprising numbers)

Some fun glam, unsurprisingly missing substance.

https://youtu.be/eWksvwqM3Ok

A drug-fuelled, sweaty pick up truck is where I first laid my ears on this doozy of a record. For all their obvious limitations, Slade succeed at providing a mad house of fun and chaos that leaves its listeners feeling rather crazee indeed. An immature firecracker of joy that made my knickers as wet as your mum's cock-hungry pussy.

You slay, girl. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Fucking hell.

fun

I like the vibe, but I really don't like this thin-ass papery production. Great energy throughout, some mild fun number - Mama We're All Crazee Now, Gudbuy T'Jane. But man, that production sounds so bad. And none of this really, really digs in for me.

Uncomplicated knockabout fun from Noddy, Superyob et al. Through the lens of nostalgia Slade are often viewed as fairly cartoonish figures, but this is harder and meatier than I expected. Not much to say - switch you brain off and get your toe-tapping to this brawling, slightly lumpen clutch of rockers.

Fun enough, innit? Don't know if you guys listened to the expanded version, but there's a track that's a weird sort of promo where they play a little of a song and then have guys from the band send their hearty thanks out to the readers of Melody Maker. And then they play a little more music. And then another guy gets on and gives his thanks. And so forth. Kind of cool and you can hear what is clearly the sound of vinyl/needle cracks - which means this is a recording of a recording? Not sure how that would've worked, but it's a fun inclusion from a bygone era. Certainly not everything here works, but I quite liked "I Don't Mind" which I had never heard before. It's funny though, this dude's voice - it's so distinctive that now I feel like Quiet Riot not only owes their commercial success to this band and the song "Cum on Feel the Noize," but that they also simply wouldn't exist without this band. Anywho, enjoyed it!

Slade e kinda nice wid it?!

This is like AC/DC but way more swag

Kinda bra! Andra sången va jättebra.

2.5 I suppose, its just rock and I saw Marvin Gaye and Pink Floyd in my history tab so I couldn't really wait for this to get to over to get to them.

this one one me over. I hated the first few tracks for being exactly the same, but grew to enjoy the rougher AC/DC glam/hair rock honky tonk blues here. guessing the non-expanded edition is a tighter experience overall. 4/5

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

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

These lads can’t spell to save their lives, but they sure know how to write ‘em. Let the good times roll, indeed.

Schurkt nogal dicht tegen glamrock aan, dus qua zang wordt de kitscherige pap vrij vlot naar binnen gelepeld en is het aan ons om te blijven slikken. Even los daarvan is de muziek wel oké natuurlijk. Het voelt een klein beetje aan als een huismerk Led Zeppelin met flinke Rolling Stones invloeden. Toegankelijke 70s rock. Ik kan me voorstellen dat deze gasten op menig festival geboekt werden om centjes te besparen vergeleken met de echt grote bands en als bezoeker met een aardige postzegel LSD in de mik ben je te druk bezig met elfjes bekijken om het verschil door te hebben.

Interessante: glam rock di una band a me sconociuta

Pretty good. Surprising. Sounded a bit like zeppelin

Paint by numbers pub rock

Slade's third album. They are from England Genre: Hard rock, glam rock Singles: ------------------------------------- Mama Weer All Crazee Now (#1, UK, 76 USA) Gudbuy T' Jane (#2, UK, #68 USA) Let the Good Times Roll (#114, USA) From the Bonus Material: Cum on Feel the Noise (#1 UK, #98 USA) Skqueeze Me Pleeze (#1 UK) Take Me Back Ome (#1 UK, #97 USA) Other (good) tracks: The Whole World's Goin' Crazee, Look at Last Nite, Move Over, I Don't Mind, Let the Good Times Roll 3/5

Rock n roll

great classic rock album

Feels like generic 70s hard rock

My first taste of Slade besides Merry Xmas Everybody and Cum on Feel the Noize. I didn’t realise their penchant for misspelling spread throughout their entire catalogue - mildly irritating. After the first couple of tracks I dismissed them as one trick ponies, but I soon discovered they had *two* tricks; I much preferred the slower, brooding stompers to the Quo-esque rock’n’rollers. Not inspired, but they would’ve be fun band to see live in a rowdy bar, I imagine.

This album being actually pretty damn good feels like a glitch in the matrix. During multiple points I was like "yeah, I like it so far, but they'll DEFINITELY drop the ball on this next song!" ... and they never did. They did in fact slay. Strong 3/5 in the music department, but horrible spelling. See me after class.

First song could have been a one-hit wonder. The rest is garbage.

"Slayed?" by Slade is an album that truly lives up to its name - it's a raucous, energetic, and downright fun rock and roll romp that had me tapping my feet from start to finish. Overall, I would give it a solid 4 out of 5 rating. One of the standout features of the album is the band's infectious energy. From the opening track "How D'You Ride" to the closing "The Whole World's Goin' Crazee," Slade's raw, unbridled enthusiasm is palpable. The songs are catchy and memorable, with singalong choruses and earworm riffs that will stay in your head long after the album is over. Another strength of "Slayed?" is the band's musicianship. The members of Slade are skilled musicians, and they showcase their talents throughout the album. There's some impressive guitar work on tracks like "The Bangin' Man," while "Look at Last Nite" features a driving drum beat that propels the song forward. One of the things that sets "Slayed?" apart from other rock albums of the era is the band's sense of humor. From the tongue-in-cheek lyrics of "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" to the irreverent cover art, Slade doesn't take themselves too seriously. This lightheartedness adds to the album's overall charm and makes it a joy to listen to. If I had to nitpick, I would say that there are a few tracks on the album that don't quite measure up to the rest. "Gudbuy T'Jane" and "I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen" are both decent songs, but they lack the same spark of some of the album's other tracks. Overall, "Slayed?" by Slade is a fantastic rock and roll album that still holds up today. With its catchy hooks, driving beats, and irreverent sense of humor, it's a true classic of the genre. Whether you're a longtime fan or a newcomer to the band's music, "Slayed?" is definitely worth a listen.

Slade are good fun 70s rock and roll, this album has a couple of blinders but the rest of it is middle of the road stuff. Still enjoyable though.

Another fun album, but not a lot really stands out (apart from the atrocious spelling!). Mama Weer All Crazee Now is the best of a beige bunch, 2/5.

Feels pretty standard 70s music, nothing special.

Is this where “alright alright alright” originated?

Fun album

Sådär!

Wish Led Zeppelin 3 4

It has the elements for a good rock record. You can tell it birthed some hair metal. It’s like the Beatles could r dubs a good hook. Too much discombobulation.

Jawel

Begon met lichte tegenzin, maar viel me niets tegen (als eerste plaatje weer sinds weken)

Voor mij kleeft er altijd iets 'te joligs' aan Slade. En deze plaat heeft dat deels ook, maar ik hoor toch ook wel best toffe (soms Beatles-achtige) melodieën. Voordeel van de twijfel.

Over de top en over de datum.

Not for me

no

7/10 pretty fun, certainly enjoyable, but a tad cringe

Eh.

Surprisingly interesting - genuine band here and not just novelty songs.

Maybe you had to be there to get it.

I can’t say much about the record musically because there’s not much here. It’s blues rock done in a seventies style. I was put off by the singing because I felt like it didn’t match the music underneath.

If Axl Rose wasn’t listening to this, then I think my ears aren’t working. Also, Dave Hill is what Nicholas Hoult would look like if he played for a glam rock band in the 1970s. All of the fritterances aside, this album was completely unknown to me, as was this album. It was thoroughly enjoyable.

Slade are antecedent to much, but they don't capture the magic of influences, influees, or the in-between here. Killer cover and a strong build in the second half, but I found it slightly flat and neither glammy nor jammy. Can't say I've heard any of these songs at the supermarket; Maybe we should have.

Not bad, a bit samey but fun to listen to

More fun than I thought, although their spelling is atrocious (tee hee). Probably won’t listen to it again, but it was easy enough on the ears. They are more than just ‘that’ Christmas song and ‘Mama, we’re all crazee now’ is a classic. I think what I’ve always liked about Slade, whenever I’ve seen them on television playing or in an interview, is just they always seemed to be having a good time. I know that’s not the whole story - they’ve had problems like most bands but during their heyday their glee was manifest.

Hard rock or glam rock? I thought the band was heavy metal or hard rock, but it turns out that they’re actually glam rock. Although I’m not sure what image they are trying to convey on their album cover. Makes me think a little bit of Måneskin. And Queen. I went into the listen thinking I would rate this album a 2. But I didn’t know I’d like it so much and now here we are. Or, here I am

The very first album I ever owned was gifted to me by my cousins in Lebanon. They had a copy of Sladest, which was a best-of album by Slade, and I was captivated by the look of the band — sure the long-haired guitarist was a woman... he had long hair, after all. I was so smitten, I still consider that album (I still have that vinyl LP) one of my all-time faves. Marianne and I went on a mini Slade tear not long ago. I don't remember what spurred it, but we watched some videos, and I just love how ridiculous these guys are. Totally having a ball, pretty freaking hilarious, reminded me why I hold them dear. When I spun this album the first time, I wasn't sure what to rate it. On one hand, I sincerely LOVE all the tracks that were included on the Sladest album (Gudbuy T'Jane, Look At Last Nite, Mama Weer All Crazee Now) but recognized the other material was sometimes difficult to listen to. I was leaning toward a 3-star rating. But I listened again (and even through to some of the material on the extended version) and I bumped that up to a 4. These guys are fantastic. Album is chock-full of Slade-itude.

Yeah, I don't know. First of all, the guy's voice grates on me. And although the band is clearly tight (great bassist!), I just can't get into this kind of meat-and-potatoes, feet-stomping, high-school-beer-chugging rock-n-roll. I did, however, enjoy the hell out of Gudbuy Gudbuy. Final note: Their idiosyncratic spelling really gets on my nerves.

Slay me! Maybe it’s because they teeter in that space between Spinal Tap and Led Zeppelin or maybe it’s because my husband loves them or maybe it’s because we’re all crazy now. But I dig Slade for all these reasons. They rock!

Super fun!

Can’t believe I’d never listened to these guys before

This is music that only white people without much rhythm would like. So, like Judas Priest. And the music is juvenile. AC/DC's music is pretty simplistic too, but AC/DC is the best there is at such music. Slade is not. This is music that would mostly appeal to middle school children... from the 70s, no less. Note: I am not at all surprised that the general editor of the 1001 Albums book is British. Once again, we have an album that hit #1 in the UK, but was largely ignored anywhere else except Australia. More British bias, IMO. Just because you (and your friends) grew up really digging a band doesn't mean they're good.

Apart from the song, Come On Feel the Noize, I hadn't listened to any Slade and that was second-hand as that song "popularized" by Quiet Riot, annoys the crap out of me anytime I hear it on the radio. Slade is an okay rock band, though so generic they are hard to differentiate from other similar sounding 70's hard rock bands and you can hear their influence on early Queen. I listened to the whole thing, because there wasn't much to hate, but I will take a pass if I see a Slade album at the record store.

I mean, it's okay? But it feels more like someone's cover band than anything that's really worth listening to when there are far better rock bands from this timeframe.

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

7/10. I liked this, reminded me a bit of Rush?

I don't want to be mean but these guys look like Neanderthals. Their music is pretty mediocre too. 5/10

A solid, fun rock album. The Janis Joplin cover was a highlight for me.

Feels generic, probably because the band seems to be a precursor for years of later rock. It’s kind of hilarious sometimes, but I’d never listen to it again.

Interesting predecessor to a lot of better bands? Favorite song mama weer crazy or whatever it's called

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

I'm sure there's something to be said about the foundations of glam but who really needed it anyway

This was basically Led Zeppelin crossed with a really early version of hair metal and it was whatever. It was energetic and fun enough I guess but nothing super interesting or enjoyable.

Slade: not just for Christmas. Wizards and cheese rolled down the hill - notes of prog and the West Country, Nobby's voice a rare regional delicacy, even at full yell

better than expected but still pretty generic meat'n'potatoes stompers from the glam rock AC/DC. bonus tracks are terrible

it's fine? Not really my cup of tea, but I didn't mind listening to it.

Hard rock

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

A bit less shouting and a bit less lacking in the hair metal promise would have been nice.

Slayed ar gud fn nd alwayz garanteed too plai sum sollid rok.

Just another rock album, nothing less, nothing more. A dissapointing record.

meh. Just not feeling it

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

bro i’ve heard this same album too many times now, i feel like way too many albums on here are way too similar, uninspired and derivative

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

Not hard enough to be metal, but too much screaming to be rock. Kinda like Aerosmith a little, but not as good.

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