Falling somewhere between the glam of
T.Rex
and the hard rock of
Nazareth
,
Slade
's finest moments came with arena rockers
"Cum on Feel the Noize,"
"Mama Weer All Crazee Now,"
and
"Gudbye t' Jayne,"
songs specifically written to be strong live numbers that would get kids up off their seats.
Sladest
is a "best-of" collection that includes all of the material that helped the band sell tons of records and fill arenas in the U.K. in the early '70s. When
stray from their successful formula of catchy guitar riffs and big choruses -- with soft rockers like
"Coz I Luv You"
"Pouk Hill"
-- they tend to fall flat. ~ Paul Tinelli