Feel The Noize- Greatest Hits
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Feel The Noize- The Very Best of Slade was a compilation album by the British glam
/hardrock group Slade
. It was released in 1997 and reached number 19 in the UK charts, encouraging other Glam rockers to jump on the band wagon and release their own 'Greatest Hits' packages.
A huge resurgence in Seventies music was happening, due to the constant mentions from Blur's Damon Albarn
and Oasis's Noel Gallagher
. David Bowie
was also quick to release two 'greatest hits' compilations, which sold very well too.
The album also peaked at #10 in Norway with the 2002 version of this compilation.
The album peaked at #202 for 1997 on rateyourmusic and #4366 for overall albums.
and Jim Lea
unless otherwise noted.
Glam rock
Glam rock is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the UK in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter...
/hardrock group Slade
Slade
Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles...
. It was released in 1997 and reached number 19 in the UK charts, encouraging other Glam rockers to jump on the band wagon and release their own 'Greatest Hits' packages.
A huge resurgence in Seventies music was happening, due to the constant mentions from Blur's Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn is an English singer-songwriter and record producer who has been involved in many high profile projects, coming to prominence as the frontman and primary songwriter of Britpop band Blur...
and Oasis's Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Noel Thomas David Gallagher is an English musician and singer-songwriter, formerly the lead guitarist, backing vocalist and principal songwriter of the English rock band Oasis. He is currently fronting his solo project, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.Raised in Burnage, Manchester with his...
. David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
was also quick to release two 'greatest hits' compilations, which sold very well too.
The album also peaked at #10 in Norway with the 2002 version of this compilation.
The album peaked at #202 for 1997 on rateyourmusic and #4366 for overall albums.
Track listing
All tracks written by Noddy HolderNoddy Holder
Neville John "Noddy" Holder MBE is an English musician and actor. He was the lead vocalist and guitarist with the rock band Slade....
and Jim Lea
Jim Lea
Jim Lea , is an English musician, most notable for playing bass guitar, keyboards, violin, guitar, and singing backing vocals in Slade.-Career:...
unless otherwise noted.
- "Get Down and Get With ItGet Down and Get With It"Get Down and Get With It" is a single from rock band Slade which appeared on the album Sladest. It was written by Bobby Marchan. The single was released in 1971 and peaked at #16 in the UK, spending 14 weeks on the chart. This was Slade's first chart entry in their career...
" (Bobby MarchanBobby MarchanBobby Marchan was a well-respected American rhythm and blues bandleader, MC, singer-performer, recording artist, and female impersonator, who initially began performing in New Orleans nightclubs, specifically the Dew Drop Inn and the Club Tijuana in the mid 1950s.Marchan also toured with the band of...
) - "Coz I Luv YouCoz I Luv You"Coz I Luv You" is a song by Slade, written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea and produced by Chas Chandler. It was the band's second hit single in the UK and the first of six number one singles. It was released on 30/10/1971 and was last seen on the charts on 05/02/1972 at #44...
" - "Look Wot You DunLook Wot You Dun"Look Wot You Dun" is a single from glam rock band Slade which appeared on the album Sladest. It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder, bassist Jim Lea and drummer Don Powell. The single was released on 05/02/1972, just when Slade's previous single Coz I Luv You had its last week in the top 100...
" - "Take Me Bak 'OmeTake Me Bak 'OmeTake Me Bak 'Ome was a popular single by Slade.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, Take Me Bak 'Ome was the second of Slade's six UK number one singles spending a single week at the top in July 1972. The single took 5 weeks to reach the top and was last seen on the...
" - "Mama Weer All Crazee NowMama Weer All Crazee Now"Mama Weer All Crazee Now" is a popular song originally recorded by the British Glam rock band Slade on their album Slayed?.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, it was the band's third number-one single in the United Kingdom. The single entered the charts on its first...
" - "Gudbuy T'Jane"
- "Cum On Feel the NoizeCum on Feel the Noize"Cum On Feel the Noize" is a rock song originally released by Slade in 1973.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, "Cum On Feel the Noize" was Slade's fourth number-one single in the UK and their first to enter straight at number one...
" - "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me"
- "My Friend Stan"
- "EverydayEveryday (Slade song)"Everyday" is a single from glam rock band Slade which appeared on the album Old New Borrowed and Blue. It was written by the usual collaboration of lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea. The single was released in 1974 and peaked at #3 in the UK, spending 7 weeks on the chart, the shortest...
" - "The Bangin' Man"
- "Far Far AwayFar Far Away (song)"Far Far Away" is a single from rock band Slade which appeared on the album Slade in Flame. It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea...
" - "How Does It Feel"
- "In For a Penny"
- "We'll Bring The House DownWe'll Bring the House Down (song)"We'll Bring The House Down" is a single from rock band Slade from their 1981 album We'll Bring the House Down. It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea...
" - "Lock Up Your DaughtersLock Up Your Daughters (song)"Lock Up Your Daughters" is a single from rock band Slade which appeared on the album Till Deaf Do Us Part. It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea. The single was released in September 1981 and peaked at #29 in the UK, spending a total of 8 weeks on the chart...
" - "My Oh MyMy Oh My (Slade song)"My Oh My" is a power ballad originally sung by rock band Slade. The song appears on their album The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome and on the band's 1984 American counterpart release, Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply. The song reached number two in the UK chart by Christmas 1983 and soon after...
" - "Run RunawayRun Runaway"Run Runaway" is a hard rock song performed by English band Slade. The song was written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and was on their 1983 album The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome...
" - "All Join HandsAll Join Hands (Slade song)"All Join Hands" is rock band Slade's third hit single in 1984 from the album Rogues Gallery. It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea. The single was released in 1984 and peaked at #15 in the UK, spending 10 weeks on the chart. The single was aimed at the Christmas market and...
" - "Radio Wall of SoundRadio Wall of Sound"Radio Wall of Sound" is a song by the English rock band, Slade, issued as a single in 1991. It was included on their compilation album, Wall of Hits....
" (Lea) - "Merry Xmas EverybodyMerry Xmas Everybody"Merry Xmas Everybody" is a 1973 song by the English rock band Slade. Written by lead vocalist and guitarist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by Chas Chandler, it was the band's sixth number-one single in the UK...
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Critical reception
Chart performance
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
|---|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 19 | 5 |
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 158 |
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 115 |
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 180 |
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 192 |
Personnel
- Noddy HolderNoddy HolderNeville John "Noddy" Holder MBE is an English musician and actor. He was the lead vocalist and guitarist with the rock band Slade....
- lead vocals, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together... - Dave HillDave HillDave Hill is an English musician, who is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist in the English glam rock group, Slade. The music journalist, Stuart Maconie, commented "he usually wore a jumpsuit made of the foil that you baste your turkeys in and platforms of oil-rig-derrick height...
- lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure... - Jim LeaJim LeaJim Lea , is an English musician, most notable for playing bass guitar, keyboards, violin, guitar, and singing backing vocals in Slade.-Career:...
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Don PowellDon PowellDon Powell is a drummer who founded the English glam rock group, Slade.- Biography :As a child Powell joined the Boy Scouts where he became interested in the drums after being asked to join the band on a Sunday morning parade. After Etheridge Secondary Modern School he studied Metallurgy at...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....