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''Slade in Flame'' (also known as ''Flame'') is a 1975 film starring the members of the band Slade. In 2007, BBC film critic Mark Kermode called it the "''Citizen Kane'' of rock musicals" and included its soundtrack among the 50 greatest soundtracks in cinema's history. ''Record Mirror'' magazine voted the film at No. 4 on the top 10 best films in February 1976.〔Record Mirror magazine 14 February 1976〕 A paperback book was released, based on the film, written by John Pidgeon.〔()〕〔Slade Fan Club Newsletter December 1974 – January 1975〕 The film's book peaked at No. 3 in the best selling paperbacks according to the Sunday Times chart around April/May 1975. It was the largest printings that the published Panther had done for home market which was 250,000 copies.〔()〕〔Slade Fan Club Newsletter April – May 1975〕 In October 2007, Classic Rock Magazine listed "Slade in Flame" at No. 42 in the "Hollywood Rocks: 50 Greatest Rock Movies" list.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rocklist.net...Steve Parker...Classic Rock Lists )〕 ==Plot== The film charts the history of "Flame" a fictitious group in the late 1960s who are picked up by a marketing company and taken to the top, only to break up at their zenith. The film begins with the future members of Flame playing in two rival bands, one with a singer named Jack Daniels (Alan Lake), and the other, The Undertakers, fronted by Stoker (Noddy Holder). Flame are formed from the two bands, with Charlie (Don Powell) joining on drums, making up the same line-up as the real-life Slade. They are picked up by marketing man Robert Seymour (Tom Conti) and with the help of publicity stunts the band's fortunes improve, but their former agent (played by Johnny Shannon) stakes a claim to their earnings, and uses violence to try to get his way. The band members tire of the music business and the band breaks up. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Slade in Flame」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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