At the time, 'Slade in Flame' did not match the public image of the group: first, this film is serious; second, its bottom line isn't funny at all.
Singer Noddy Holder tells us in his autobiography, that the original idea about this Slade-film was fun indeed. Featuring guitarist Dave Hill being swallowed by a monster, his long hair peeping out the monster's beak. However, Hill did not like this scene and put his foot down.
So 'Slade in Flame' actually was second choice, and shocked the majority of the Slade-fans back in 1974. Alienating them a little from the group, also because this film's songs are not that hilarious as Slade's many previous hits.
In retrospect, Slade must be praised for not making another copy of the Beatles 'A hard day's night'. More than forty years later, 'Slade in Flame' still provides a realistic & coherent picture about daily business around a famous pop group of its days. Still making a good watch, even in spite of its mediocre shooting. In this respect, the unique Slade enriched pop music-history with an unique film.
Singer Noddy Holder tells us in his autobiography, that the original idea about this Slade-film was fun indeed. Featuring guitarist Dave Hill being swallowed by a monster, his long hair peeping out the monster's beak. However, Hill did not like this scene and put his foot down.
So 'Slade in Flame' actually was second choice, and shocked the majority of the Slade-fans back in 1974. Alienating them a little from the group, also because this film's songs are not that hilarious as Slade's many previous hits.
In retrospect, Slade must be praised for not making another copy of the Beatles 'A hard day's night'. More than forty years later, 'Slade in Flame' still provides a realistic & coherent picture about daily business around a famous pop group of its days. Still making a good watch, even in spite of its mediocre shooting. In this respect, the unique Slade enriched pop music-history with an unique film.