You Boyz Make Big Noize is the fourteenth and final studio album by the British rock group Slade.
[6] In a mid-1986 interview, lead vocalist Noddy Holder spoke of the upcoming album: "We've finally got it finished and feel we have some of the best songs we've ever written.
"[9] Speaking in a late 1987 fan club interview, Lea commented of his production work on the album: "When I listened to You Boyz Make Big Noize, which is the last thing I did, I thought "this really stands up, I can put this on and be proud of it".
Responding to rumours of the band splitting up, Hill replied: "Fans might be feeling a little left out and a bit disappointed, but they've got to understand that 21 years now is a long time to stay together as a group.
[11][12] The album's title was chosen after Betty, a Wessex Studios tea-lady, commented to Slade "you boys make big noise" during a recording session.
In a 1987 fan club interview, Hill discussed the song's failure: ""Still the same" is basically being regarded as a flop in terms of what was expected of it.
"[20] Paul Taylor of the Manchester Evening News stated that Slade are "still in a class of their own for the blindingly obvious sway-along rock melody".
He continued, "In the cold light of day, it's lumbering and cliché-ridden, but with the right company and the odd beverage, who can say they have not bopped joyfully to Noddy Holder's gravelly tones?
"[21] Mark Kearns of the Harrow Leader remarked that Slade "still have the knack of knocking out catchy, if vacuous, tunes" and felt that "there's no real quality here, but a certain dogged persistence that pays dividends".
was mixed in his review, nothing that while "all the songs bear the unmistakable Slade stamp, 12 potential singles, 12 stomp-along, shout-it-out choruses", there was "nothing remotely new" within the "12 terrace anthems" and even Holder, who "as ever sings his heart out", "sounds a little jaded after all this time".
Billboard recommended the album and commented that the "long-lived glam rockers cleave to their formula of raucous, guitar-based rock with shout-along choruses".
"[18] The Press of Atlantic City wrote, "Today, Slade continue to play it heavy but their records are far more positive than most of the sonically similar newer acts.
"[25] Eric McClary of the Reno Gazette-Journal described the album as "basher rock all in the spirit of fun" and "good-time music for rugby players and drinking buddies", with "simple unison choruses", "sentimental lyrics" and "lots of optimism".
He concluded, "Slade is not deaf to new rock sounds, but the lads know what's kept them going all these years: teary-eyed pub anthems and carousing party tunes.
"[19] David Emerson of The Boston Globe remarked that Slade's "style of bombastic, teen anthems has changed little", with "songs of defiance, camaraderie, and rock as savior still hold[ing] court in their much copied high camp fashion".
"[26] Tom Harrison of the Canadian newspaper The Province noted, "The Troggs of the '80s are as unrepentantly loud as the LP's title proclaims.
"[27] Dale Winnitowy of The Surrey Leader praised it as "glorious, trashy pop-rock tailor-made for excessive volume", with Slade "still best at dynamite teen anthem sing-a-longs like the title song, 'Me and the Boys', 'Sing Shout (Knock Yourself Out)', and 'It's Hard Having Fun Nowadays'".
He added, "Face facts, AC/DC stole Slade's shtick all those years ago and now can't write its way out of a six pack, while these crazee boyz are still having fun slinging crisp chops and heavy hooks.