9 8 7 , ▁which ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁reviews ▁in ▁the ▁press . ▁Daily ▁Mail ▁stated : ▁" Th ough ▁a ▁top ▁band , ▁S lade ▁never ▁cut ▁much ▁ice ▁with ▁rock ▁sn obs ; ▁ir onic ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁star ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁ever ▁rock ▁films ▁from ▁this ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic . ▁The ▁play ▁a ▁Northern ▁group ▁pack aged ▁and ▁hyp ed ▁by ▁Tom ▁Cont i ' s ▁s lick ▁prom oter ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁dis aster ▁– ▁a ▁telling ▁tale ▁of ▁the ▁si xt ies ▁music ▁biz ." ▁The ▁Sun ▁said : ▁" Rem ember ▁side burn s , ▁fl ares ▁and ▁awful ▁rock ▁music ? ▁S lade ▁do ▁– ▁and ▁the ▁Se vent ies ▁pop ▁group ▁decided ▁to ▁base ▁a ▁whole ▁film ▁around ▁them ." ▁Today ▁wrote : ▁" The ▁pop ▁group ▁S lade ▁in ▁surprising ly ▁sharp ▁sat ire ▁about ▁the ▁rise ▁and ▁fall ▁of ▁a ▁band ▁– ▁not ▁entirely ▁unlike ▁themselves ." ▁London ▁Even ing ▁Standard ▁commented : ▁" Old ▁hat ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁pop ▁groups ▁rise ▁and ▁fall ▁given ▁some ▁m ild ▁interest ▁by ▁the ▁cl ash ▁between ▁the ▁band ▁and ▁the ▁manager ' s ▁background . ▁Otherwise ▁listen ▁to ▁the ▁sound track ." ▁The ▁Guardian ▁said : ▁" Sh rew d ly ▁disc ern ing ▁exam ination ▁of ▁the ▁mid - Si xt ies ▁pop ▁music ▁scene ▁using ▁the ▁rise ▁and ▁fall ▁of ▁a ▁band ▁played ▁by ▁S lade ▁to ▁comment ▁sharp ly ▁on ▁media ▁manip ulation ▁and ▁the