Get Yer Boots On: The Best of Slade

Slade

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 2004)
• Original Release Date: March 23, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shout Factory
• ASIN: B0001LYGMG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,403 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
In the early 1970s, glam rock band Slade dominated the British charts with 17 Top 20 hits, including six at #1. While their star didn’t soar as high in the States, the band wasn’t completely overlooked. Covers of "Cum On Feel The Noize" and "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" by ’80s rock band Quiet Riot brought Slade renewed interest. Other bands followed suit with covers by groups as disparate as Oasis, The Runaways and Wonderstuff. Get Your Boots On – The Best Of Slade marks the first time this legendary group sees a domestic greatest hits collection.

• Slade had a total of 17 Top 20 hits in the UK.

• Slade’s songs have been covered by everyone from Oasis to the Runaways but none so familiar in the U.S. as Quiet Riot’s hit with "Cum On Feel The Noize" and the hit "Mama Weer All Crazee Now."

• Slade’s own U.S. chart success peaked in 1984 with their album Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply and the Top 40 singles "My, Oh My" and "Run, Runaway."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First US CD Compilation, March 26, 2004

By	T. C Lane (Marina, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Hard to believe it took until 2004 for a U.S. Record Company to release a Slade compilation. So, here you get 16 gems (including all 6 of their UK #1 songs)covering the years 1971-83. The liner notes are good as they explain the origin of each song. If you're looking for good old fashioned hook-filled glam rock, then this is an essential addition to your collection.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Could be a lot better, November 23, 2006

By	A. Johnson (Upstate NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Essentially this collection is Greatest hits through 1975 plus the two American top 40 singles from 1983 slapped on the end. If you like Slade, then obviously this collection is very much incomplete but if you use this CD to get into Slade, then you will probably import some of their other Cd's anyway. The CD is only 60 minutes long so there were lots of missed opportunities to include other music released after 1975 or even include some choice album cuts from the early 1970's. Had I a chance to order this again, I would opt for importing one of the more complete greatest hits collections or gone after the box set. Too bad that Slade Cd's are so hard to find in the US. Those comments aside, the music on the CD is terrific.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars These boyz made great noize, November 16, 2004

By	Tim Brough "author and music buff" (Springfield, PA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Finally, an American release that gets the best of Slade. Cleaned up and gathered in one disc, this is glam rock when it still had no real pretense to art. Along with the likes of Gary Glitter, Status Quo, and Sweet, Slade was playing loud and loose, and never losing sight that one of the best parts of making rock was having fun with it.

Slade never took sides. They just wanted everyone to "Get Down and Get With It." Despite such nonsensical titles like "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" or "Gudbuy T'Jane," Slade was serious about having a good time. While they were never as huge in America as they were in the UK, these songs will still sound like hits to unfamiliar ears. The Quiet Riot driven resurrection of Slade even brought them a hit album and singles in the 80's (and finally, and American Top 40 rocker in "Run Runaway"). Slade understood the power of gritty but goofy fun. "Get Yer Boots On" drop a 16 chord salute to one of the best party bands of the seventies.

Also, if you can catch a viewing of the recently issued "Slade In Flame" DVD, from which the song "How Does It Feel" is culled, give it a look. It's the antithesis of what The band's music represents, and one of the better rock movies.