Slayed?

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

After their breakthrough with Get Down and Get with It in 1971, Slade scored one hit after another. The live album Slade Alive! reached second place on the album chart in 1972. Slayed? was the third studio album and was released in December 1972, under producer Chas Chandler. Mama Weer All Crazee Now came out as the first single in August and went to number one. The idea for that title came from a doorman in Lincolnshire, who told of a band that had played drunk. Gudbuy T'Jane followed in December and reached number two.

The album sounds stomping and hard, with fat guitar riffs and the screaming vocals of Noddy Holder. Yet there is melancholy in it too, especially in Look at Last Nite, a ballad about fame. Reviewers of the time praised the raw energy. The album topped the British chart and is later counted among the albums you must hear.

Listening

Track list

1. 1How D'You Ride3:12Apple Music ↗
2. 2The Whole World's Goin' Crazee3:36Apple Music ↗
3. 3Look at Last Nite3:06Apple Music ↗
4. 4I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen3:17Apple Music ↗
5. 5Move Over3:46Apple Music ↗
6. 6Gudbuy T'Jane3:33Apple Music ↗
7. 7Gudbuy Gudbuy3:29Apple Music ↗
8. 8Mama Weer All Crazee Now3:45Apple Music ↗
9. 9I Don't Mind3:06Apple Music ↗
10. 10Let the Good Times Roll / Feel so Fine3:47Apple Music ↗
11. 11My Life Is Natural3:18Apple Music ↗
12. 12Candidate2:53Apple Music ↗
13. 13Wonderin' Y2:50Apple Music ↗
14. 14Man Who Speeks Evil3:18Apple Music ↗
15. 15I'm Mee, I'm Now, An' That's Orl6:47Apple Music ↗
16. 16Kill 'Em At the Hot Club Tonite3:21Apple Music ↗
17. 17Slade Talk to 'Melanie' readers (Interview)6:47Apple Music ↗

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