I saw them on German TV recently, they had to play one of their evergreens and didn't look happy about it at all.
freddy was a bit too versatile for his own good though i could never get passed their cabaret act for geeks vibe to liking them, i know some of their earlier stuff is good and all. Like a mate of mine used to try convince us slade were dead heavy, he kept on telling us to listen to the early b-sides, but how can you get past dave hill??
They have some catchy songs -Sound of the underground,the show etc plus their hot, especially Kimberley Walsh
I like a lot of newer rock bands out now that no one seems to like much. It's very main-streamy stuff but I'm liking them quite a bit.
Heroes del Silencio, even Enrique Bunbury new stuff, he is just a freak, but he has talent. Angra, Blind Guardian, Helloween, Rage, Gammaray, Stratovarius (early stuff), etc etc