Critical Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Phonograph Record | unfavourable |
| Q-Magazine | |
| Allmusic | |
| George Starostin | |
Upon release, reviewer Lester Bangs of Phonograph Record stating the album "was a real dud."
In August 1991, Q Magazine reviewed CD re-issues of Beginnings, Play It Loud and Slade Alive! in one review, using the opening line "Three re-issues from the Slade archive that cover their pre-Merry Xmas japery". For Beginnings, a rating of two stars was given, with the review stating "Beginnings (1969) offers a brace of self-penned originals from the psychedelically-hewn foursome. Interspersed are covers of Zappa's 'Ain't Got No Heart', The Move's 'Knocking Nails into My House' and Steppenwolf's 'Born to be Wild'. It's an odd but pleasant album, which sees the quartet nervously relax in The Small Faces' shoes."
Record Mirror reviewed the lead single "Genesis", "Rather weird sound effects et al, but this is a group who have made a fine debut album "Beginnings", and I think they have very substantial talent. Distinctly freaky."
Read more about this topic: Beginnings (Ambrose Slade Album)
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