Slayed?
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One of the heroes of my childhood. I loved and love singles of this album as "Gudbuy T'jhane" and "Mama Weer All Crazee Now".
Furthermore Slayed? contents other good songs as "How D'You Ride", "Look at Last Nite" and with "Move Over" a great Janis Joplin cover.
Slade's key album post Ambrose Slade years. One of the heavier Glam Rock records of the era and featuring their most memorable songwriting and compositions, it's like right under New York Dolls' debut for one of the most fun rockers of the genre, even if their previous effort "Play it Loud" was even heavier, this is more accessible.
Released in the grey, industrial autumn of 1972, Slade’s third studio album—Slayed?—stands as a monumental, glass-shattering cultural explosion—a masterclass in rowdy sonic populist architecture that codified the stomping, skinhead-adjacent boot-boy ethos and forged the definitive, foundational blueprint for commercial glam rock and British heavy pop. While the contemporary rock scene was splitting into the hyper-intellectual mazes of progressive rock or the polished ... read more
What a pleasant surprise this one was! This era of early blues rock/Led Zeppelin ripoffs is interesting to look back on. I had to look these guys up and found out they made "Cum on Feel the Noize" (which tbh I always thought was a Quiet Riot song), and compared to this, I guess they've always been ahead of their time. The bass and drums are especially tight on these songs, and I like the singer's energy.
This album has a little more character compared to some of the other ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | How D'You Ride 3:10 | 89 |
| 2 | The Whole World's Goin' Crazee 3:34 | 90 |
| 3 | Look At Last Nite 2:53 | 88 |
| 4 | I Won't Let It 'Appen Again 3:14 | 89 |
| 5 | Move Over 3:45 | 94 |
| 6 | Gudbuy T' Jane 3:31 | 91 |
| 7 | Gudbuy Gudbuy 3:27 | 91 |
| 8 | Mama Weer All Crazee Now 3:43 | 91 |
| 9 | I Don't Mind 3:08 | 90 |
| 10 | Let The Good Times Roll / Feel So Fine 3:45 | 91 |
Total Length: 34 minutes
