Slade Album: “Slayed?”

I've owned this since was first released. It is just really FUN rock and roll music. Very energizing and contagious in terms of creating a good mood. Did you ever want to listen to a band just for fun? Well, Slade were really a band of Rock and Roll Rogues and they'll kill you with their straight ahead rock, simple but tasty guitar solos, and Noddy's great sandpaper iron lunged voice. Dare I say...Party Music? I like How to you ride, Were All Crazee Now, G'bye to Jane, and the second cut "we all get our kicks playing in a rock and roll band." Great lyrics abound such as "I got a rock and roll reputation I got to try alot of new things today" "you know I turned my first car over" "don't you think it's funny we're only in it for the money?" These guys will have you laughin and smilin. Every song on the album is a winner and the stand out tracks out number the very good ones. Lotsa chrunchy guitar. Yum!

A must-have for any Slade fan. A classic gritty sound, characteristic choppy guitar and drums. These guys were basic grit with a playful humor. What more can I say? I do love Slade.

The sound is improved by remastering to a huge degree and the bonus tracks are far from throw away and in fact are quite good. This is a solid album presented well with a nice booklet with informative notes and fun pictures...I'm pleased to have upgraded to it and have ordered more of the Slade re-issues!

Bounding from the momentum of not only a best-selling live album but also several chart topping singles, Slade released their third LP in the fall of '72. `Slayed?' would be seen by many fans and critics as the epitome of the Slade long player. It is now doubt their most consistent record of their rather large catalog. Two of their biggest hits also appear on the record as well with "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" and "Gudbuy t'Jane" standing alongside notable album tracks as "I Won't Let It'Appen Agen", "How D'you Ride" and "The Whole World's Goin' Crazee". Slade then really goes for the jugular with the densely heavy "Gudbuy Gudbuy"; feature a sledgehammer riff that would make Tony Iommi proud. Calling an album to wreck music halls with as one pundit noted may not be far from the truth. `Slayed?' came during an incredible run of success for the band and it seemed like the hits and good times would roll on forever but of course all good things in life... Slade had many more hits throughout most of the decade but they had such a potent combination of hit album and singles as they did with `Slayed'. Seemed like the whole world wanted to shake them by the hand....

Very good remastered edition sound is much closer than 91 release and plus bonus tracks which I never heard before