Reviews (page 10 of 14)
nice
A fun rock album solid enough this listen
I liked it more than I expected, and enjoyed some of the album cuts I've never heard before more than the singles... but overall I'm kinda "eh...its okay" about it
Better than I thought it would be
I think this is actually what I would want from David Bowie's glam stuff. It does sound fairly similar but I prefer Marc Bolan's voice (preferred to most of Bowie's glam albums, not overall) It does get a bit samey though, I swear I had already heard Life's a Gas earlier on. Could do without Lean Woman Blues as as I've written previously, I've realised from the generator I'm not that into the blues for being largely formulaic and predictable 3.5 Highlights: Cosmic Dancer, Planet Queen
Favorite tracks on this: Mambo Sun Cosmic Dancer Girl I love the cover for this album. Pretty iconic. The album's significance in the canon of guitar driven rock is appreciated. Some of the guitar riffs are pretty great. A fun, good album. Not a perfect album.. 3.5/5
The song "Get it on" is really well known. But I don't understand why this has to be on this list. It sounds like generic classic rock to me. Nothing special. I like it though, but I don't get why this is considered groundbreaking.
Not bad
I think this album is good fun. OK - don't go looking for anything more. It's not profound, there's no virtuoso playing, and some of the songs sound like each other. For pure pop I'd go to a lot of other places first. But there's a few good songs, and it's good fun.
2.8
Groovy, love mambo sun.
Opening track sucks you right in, great riffs, warm 70s rock sound.
A well-produced glam rock album with some great tunes but nothing that really sticks out
I've heard so much about this album. I had very high expectations. I liked it but didn't love it. I'd give it a 3.5 I guess.
Fun album
Cool rock album. Some blues, some nice electric riffs, and fun vocals.
Sick riffs babyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Kind of mellow songs mixed with a few rocking ones. Not bad at all, it's very easy to listen to. The variety is really nice too, seems to check a lot of boxes. This was before my time but I could see myself listening to this if I was around in those days.
3- Stars (7/15)
Despite a pretty memorable set of tunes I never have found myself dying to keep it in rotation. Its great when Marc Bolan is delivering prismic psychosexual energy, but I feel the band isn't seconds away from smashing their shit enough. Great guest vocals from Flo and Eddie all over this record, they do this really satisfying nasally drone that really colors the arrangement.
I've heard this album once or twice before. While some tracks are more forgettable than others, overall this is a good album. Get It On is the best song but the whole album has a cohesive sound that I appreciate. I would listen again.
I don’t believe the hype if there is any
I don't get why T. Rex are so revered but that's just me. They sound good but that's it. Nothing really struck me as incredible or profound. I was never like "Woah that's super cool". Therefore they get a mid 3 stars. I'm convinced Britain keeps trying to gaslight the rest of the world into thinking they have a ton of incredible musical talent that just ends up being mid (or trash cough cough Radiohead) and kinda disappointing, to try to be relevant. Stay in your lane you silly little island.
I love the atmosphere and grooves this album sets from the first song - 'Mambo Sun' is a great opener, and a fantastic spectacle of the T-Rex sound. Other than the two other obvious picks, I am struggling to find any further highlights on this record. No bad, not amazing. Best Tracks: - Mambo Sun - Cosmic Dancer - Get It On Worst Tracks: - Girl - Rip Off Rating: 6/10
Sexy as hell!
The music is ok but I hate the tone of the lead singer lol
Lo único que rescato es lo limado que esta el cantante. Me gusta que giman al micrófono. Nota: 3.0
Get it on
I love the trumpet in "Girl" but I fucking hate it in "the motivator" and "rip off" because it sometimes sounds like a car horn which gives me a heart attack while driving
Great classic rock. At times cheesy at times trying too much to be bowie. But sounding good.
Already own this album, already enjoy it. Good glam rock, pop rock. Doesn't go as heavy as I always imagine the album cover implies (and that album cover alone is iconic), but a lot of catchy songs the more I listen to. Never disappointed when it gets played. Bang a gong (get it on) was my intro to T. Rex and is featured here
Favorite Track: Get It On
Nice sounding album but a bit samey
Did Bowie borrow some inspiration?
This was ok, the genre isn't particularly my cup of tea and it went on a bit too long. The singer has a bad case of what I describe as "Bowie voice". There's something about that weird affectation I find quite off-putting
Decent vibes.
Solid! Enjoyed
Alright. This is kinda fun.
This is perfectly fine....it's inoffensive, it's in tune, it's reasonably pleasant to listen to, yet it's completely vanilla. It's a 3 because it's not good enough to get a 4 but I do hasten to add that it's not bad
Some songs were great, but it wasn't consistently super cool from A to Z
Good, but not great, proto-glamor rock. Clearly this sound influenced Bowie, who took it to new heights. But I could easily get bored of this. Still I appreciate the influence. 3/5
Really wanted to like this album more but I couldn't. Feels like its my jam but it never really hits that point that sends it up for me. Stand out tracks: Mambo Sun, Get it On, Life's A Gas
0° grau pra mim ta otimo
Might grow on me but honestly feel like I totally get the influence but like... Bowie and the New York Dolls had better songs.... lol Band a Gong rules though
Always a fun listen. Many bands owe their sound to this. You can really hear The Smith Westerns and other 2000's fuzz rock revivalists.
3,5/5 Alkuun vaikutti oikein kivalta, sitten jostain syystä tylsältä ja loppua kohti taas oikein hyvää. Melkein 4 tähteä.
Odotin enemmän, eipä tullut uutta suosikkia tästä musiikki- ja soitinyhtyeestä.
Ihan miellyttävä albumi ja mukavasti vaihtelua. Toi mieleen Elton Johnin tuotannon, soundit toimii.
Bang a Gong is easily the best song on here. The songs that sound the most similar to it are good too. Everything else fades quickly from my memory. I really liked the way the album closed though!
T.Rex figured out quicker than anyone that prog was not the answer to the death of the American dream. As the pioneer of glam this feels like Bolan is finding his feet and when it peaks it peaks. Mambo Sun opens with a slinky proto-funk number with some ahead of their time delay and reverb tricks. Cosmic Dancer probably goes a bit too Beatles with over-orchestrated crooning. More studio tricks. More glam. Jeepster gets a good balance of bluegrass and glam-sheen, Bolan makes it real clear what it was about the Beatles that made them so great, that merging of pop sensibilities with good 12 tone. Monolith opens like a Kendrick Lamar track but loses steam with boring low-energy noodling. Lean Woman Blues slows things down even more but is mercifully a straight blue number with a short run time and no pretensions. Bolan finally picks up the energy on the second side with Get it On, the original and best glam track, one of the greatest songs ever written. I remember it being a bit faster and having a bit more of a crescendo, in reality its still quite slinky and filthy which I think is better. Owes a lot to Velvet Underground I think. Planet Queen reverts to psych rock tropes but at least has a good beat and the second half gets a bit funky. Girl is a bit ponderous, the brass sections are a good idea but it doesn't really go anywhere. The Motivator keys back in to what makes Get it On such a good track with sly lyrics and bass leaning against the sultry rhythm and some great counterpoint. Life's a Gas goes back to low energy noodling. Rip Off ends the album with a great proto-post-punk number, I just wish the whole album could have been stuff like this and Get it On! I agree with a few other people that its a real struggle to decide if this is a 3 or a 4. Bolan is a genius and one of precious few heroes in early 70s UK (see what I did there?). Visconti is also a genius and he deserves credit for such a well put together album. This was a great reminder that T.Rex have some great songs but unfortunately I just couldn't see myself sitting down to listen to this all the way through again.
Liked some more than others
pretty nice, if a bit repetitive. could've done without being yelled at by a bus driver...
I did’t mind this album although some of the songs did kinda sound the same and blended into one another. I recognised a couple of them but overall was new to me. very mid
Get it on.
This was pretty good. Feels like Black Keys gots some inspiration from this!
This album somehow sounds shockingly modern while also retaining its 1970s groove. You could have told me this album came out in 1971, or lied and said 2010 by some band like Wolfmother or Greta Van Fleet and I'd have believed either one. Standouts for me were "Jeepster" (lyrics were dumb-ish but the guitar and song itself are just fun), "Lean Woman Blues," and I never knew "Get it On" was T.Rex, but it's a hit for a reason. This was a great album, well produced, sounded sharp, had some slick guitar parts and mostly just plain catchy tunes! Nothing really really special but I had fun listening to it. Tough to choose between 3 or 4 stars for this one, would rate this probably a 3.5 if we had more granularity.
This album reminds me of like rock a bit, I like the songs so I would give the album a 7/10. Im intrested in this genre of music
I like this album because the songs are giving chill vibes. I like the melody in Get it on Bang a Gong.
Do you want to listen to some music that has some guitar? Well in Bang Gong you can! I rate this song a ⭐⭐⭐. I kind of recommend this song. Do you want to listen to some music that has some nice guitar? Well in Planet Queen you can! I rate this song a ⭐⭐⭐. I kind of recommend this song. Do you want to listen to some music that has a good beat? Well in The Motivator you can! I rate this song a ⭐⭐⭐. I kind of recommend this song.
Good to heat other songs by T. Rex besides Jeepster and Bang a Gong.
Nothing in this really stood out to me, very slow and dragging, but some songs had good guitar solos at least. 3/5
I'm not a fan of T. Rex, but listening to the album as a whole I thought it was good. I don't think I've become a fan or will seek it out further, but still good.
I enjoyed this one. A solid 3 pushing into 4 territory. Amazing how much Power Station from 1985 ripped off their sound.
Iconic album art but haven't heard the album before. I had forgotten we had previously had a t. Rex album until reading Jamie's review, which is pretty damning I guess. They use the same trick in a lot of tracks on this album and they sound pretty familiar. There were some good ones though, get it on obviously pretty iconic. Life's a gas was good too. Overall a bit disappointed. Was expecting more l
I was really digging the album until “Bang a Gong” took me out of it. I struggled to recover.
I banged the gong and now I am gone.
Backstroking in this sound bath
Cool beats and enjoyable, but not revisiting
I played this album a lot when I was younger but only connected with the singles "Get It On" and "Jeepster".
38/1001 Bolan's confidence in what he was doing, when combined with his ear for a decent, but simple, pop singalong shines through during the best moments of Electric Warrior. Elsewhere, a dreary reliance on 12-bar riffery exposes the limitations of the format and its inspiration. There is some subtlety - the trademark 70s drum slap-backs still sound fresh on the album's best arrangements - but it also does sag in places through lack of variety. Far from perfect, but there are enough straight-up solid tunes here to lift this above the average. I'm not a massive fan, but I can see why Bolan was such a big name before his untimely death. Cosmic Dancer is great, the singles are fine, and the quality is spread more thinly among the remaining tracks, but it is rarely awful.
got me in a good mood and was surprised by not the typical kind of 70s records singing
VERY 1970s; Stones-y blues-rock feel, with vocals maybe more stonery/a bit Pink Floyd-adjacent. Bass has chops, a bit bluesy, lots of rocking 5ths. Would listen again, a nice album. Highlights: Cosmic Dancer, Monolith, Bang a Gong (I've heard this song before, but it doesn't appear to have been used in any movies etc.)
Nice to revisit some of these tunes
Yeah
Surprisingly meek and pleasant for an album called Electric Warrior in a genre associated with flamboyance
3 stars feels harsh but 4 is too high. Really enjoyed parts while others didn't do much for me. Would listen again
T. Rex have always had a strange mythology around them that I’ve found to be quite impenetrable, so this is the first time I’ve truly listened to them. Marc Bolan is likely the best to ever carry glam rock on his back, but as a genre I feel it’s quite limited; there’s a reason Bowie left the genre behind to move onto (arguably) better things. This album was good, but just good.
Alright
Cosmic Dancer is good. Get It On is a well loved classic. Jeepster is great, too. Overall sound is pretty catchy.
This felt like such an easy going record. It was fun but not crazy fun. I kinda just zoned out for a lot of it but every now and then, a riff or something would catch my attention. It seems like Stu Mackenzie was trying to copy the T. Rex lead guitar tone on B741.
I've heard the album that followed this one, but it's my understanding that the group really embraced the glam rock sound with this entry specifically. This album never really "takes off" if you will. I'm sure many will recognize "Bang a Gong" once that bassline starts playing, but the remainder never really capitalizes on that, however. I guess I wasn't quite as entertained as I was expecting to be. I didn't realize that glam rock could be such low energy.
From the Wikipedia page for this album: “ The lyrics on the new album marked a dramatic departure from the dense Romantic poeticism and Tolkien fantasy imagery of Bolan's first five albums, including the most recent T. Rex album”. Let me tell you, they should have stuck with the Tolkien stuff, since that would have been much more interesting than this. Nothing against this, but dense poetic fantasy music rules. Overall, this was fine but not took memorable. Side B was much better than Side A. Favorite Track: Bang a Gong (Get it On)
A very OK rock album. The jazz and string elements were pretty nice, though overall pretty plain. 3/5
I had heard this album before, but didn’t remember it very well. After listening to it again, I found that there were a few songs I really liked, but the rest were pretty meh. In the end, this album works out to be a three for me.
Not a bad album, no where near a "need" to listen. Another case of a single hit getting an album on a list where the album itself is rather Meh.
Feel kinda let down by this one. With about 10% more swagger it would have been a banger.
Heard it before. T. Rex makes such sweet music, it puts me in a good mood and inevitably makes me think about Billy Elliot 3/5
Interesting listening experience, and I think I’ll return to it. I absolutely love the guitar solo on “Monolith”. Expressive and fun vocals. Standout tracks are: “Monolith” and “Lean Woman Blues”.
Interesting mix of Glad rock and the Blues. Highlights are “Lean Woman Blues”, “Jeepster” and “Get it on”.
None of these songs break the five-minute mark (most under four), but they all seem to drone on longer than they should. I guess that's not a very good sign. Now, I know very little about the technics of music, but maybe this "lag" is because the songs are written in a strange half-time or something? I mean, I like Robert Palmer's version of "Get It On", but I don't like it as much here. I dunno... All-in-all, it wasn't a painful experience, though - so I'll just slap a 3 on it and move on.
This was decent. Album lacked depth, and I didn’t really care for the vocals. T Rex might be the dumbest name for a band. I want to rate them lower just for that, but I’m not feeling that level of petty today.
Enjoyable overall. I would enjoy it more if they had more raw energy though.
heard 'get it on' a million times without knowing who the artist was... (i still don't know who the artist was)
vi dirò, non malaccio
It was alright
It’s okay not my taste
Kind of like it.
Pretty good glam-rock pioneering.
Not bad, but not super memorable.
I like the flamboyant nearly gleeful vibe. I've long been a fan of Get In On. Sounds like a band having fun and it's infectious. But honestly, the album taken all together, from the vantage point of 2025, it actually kind of mid, isn't it? I did dig the groove of The King of the Mountain Cometh.
This is an album that in theory I should absolutely love. There’s some great moments on the album and some beautiful arrangements. I can’t pinpoint why exactly, but it’s just not my vibe.
Quite cool for being glam rock, which I am not particularly into. 3.5 stars
A band that have done some truly classic singles during the early stages of glam and indeed Bang It On (Get It On) is a veritable evergreen glam stomper and easily my favourite here. There’s a couple of other decent snazzy tunes near the beginning like Cosmic Dancer but most of the other songs are actually fairly humdrum rock n roll and Bolan’s voice is also a bit too tremulous and annoying. An okay album to wash dishes to. Less Electric Warrior, more like Electric Scullion.
6/10 Harmless rock and or roll. you know...for kids. 3-3-2025
Track 1 was my favorite - great guitar tone. Cool 70s era music though.
Decent
Fav: Get It On Least Fav: The Motivator Not much to say, but I do think the album cover goes hard af
Wulah c'est sympa en vrai
T. Rex? More like T. Meh.
Really enjoyable to listen it, the first songs were pretty good like the instrumental part was really good but the lyrics didn't really get me but then I really got into "Get It On" like that's for me the best of the album, there is this part in the chorus which catch your attention and you want to sing along. I also really enjoyed "Lean Women Blues", there was something in the singer's voice that was pretty nice. That was a good album, which made me discover some good ones but I wasn't amazed so that's a 3/3.5.
It's decent, but the entire time you're just waiting for something interesting to happen. Good background music, I guess?
While steeped in rock and competently played, these songs lack an edge that truly makes them stick with me. Some of the songs look and sound alike, on account of using the same basis. It's like they are trying to sell you the same idea multiple times.
non rock come mi aspetterei
This is one of those albums that I get where I only know the popular song before I listen to it and after listening, understand why I only know the popular song. Get it On is a fun song, but everything else is alright. I think it has to be because of the vocals. I agree with some of the reviews I read on this site that Bolan kind of sounds a little annoying. It doesn’t really help that, lyrically, most of the songs rely on repetition. It’s especially noticeable on Cosmic Dance, god that song was a little grating between the womb and the tomb. There are some nice songs on here like Girl and Life’s A Gas, but otherwise everything’s just alright. I think I’ll just stick to Get it On for this album. Favorite track: Bang A Gong (Get It On) Other hits: Girl, Life’s A Gas, Mambo Sun, The Motivator, Rip Off
Mambo Sun, The Motivator, and Bang a Gong all sound like variations on the same song, and sound like what I expect from T-Rex. But the rest of the songs on the album sound different, in a good way.
Not bad. Funky but good. 73/100
the slider is a triumph this is just amusing
This album surprised me. It started off meh, but picked up after Bang A Gong. The singers vocals are annoying at times, but the instrumental makes up for it at times. Solid album. 3.25 Favorite Songs: Bang A Gong (Get It On), Rip Off Least Favorite: Cosmic Dancer (why does he say dance like that?)
Every time I think of T. Rex the image of my minds eye is this proto metal band that rocks. And then I listen to them and it’s like this totally fine 70s rock album that never gets past the second gear. Like I love the song Jeepster, but I wish the other songs kicked it up a bit more. Idk man. It’s fine
very obviously high quality with a really strong two song opening run, but I doubt that I’ll return to it much
Flutes and guitar on girl?? che slay
This sounds like Thin Lizzy or The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I think lots of people like this kind of thing but I don’t get it. I guess the Baby Boomers stopped caring about peace and love and spiritual enlightenment and just wanted to be gender fluid and get laid and snort cocaine and later start disco dancing? This is better than Donovan et al but it doesn’t really click for me.
Good production for an old rock album. Probably would have listened to this in high school during the era when I was listening to classic rock more. Fits right in. Some slower almost Velvet Underground sound on one or a couple tracks, but mostly just standard pretty good rock. Last song (Rip Off) was distracting and was really the only miss.
BANG A GONG! Other than that this was just an alright listen.
I liked!
A couple recognizable songs. Idk burned out by this point in this list. Gonna keep going though
6/10. It has been brought to my attention that I may not be being harsh enough given every album on this list is destined to be very good. So here goes nothing. Look, everything on this album is really good - it's a lovely fusion of blues and rock which I imagine is quite typical of its time, but I have to say nothing here was awe-inspiring. Like, everything was just sort of what I expect from blues and a couple of songs felt like they were building up to something that never happened. Personally, I missed the presence of some 'epic' guitar parts which would've elevated the whole album for me. Get it on is definitely a banger and it did have me humming it all day though. Idk, maybe this more genre defining than I'm giving it credit for but for me three stars seems fair.
I could hear right away how this band was influential, esp to many early/mid 200s bands. The sound was more modern than I expected, but after a few songs I began to feel like it was a bit repetitive and the melodies all sounded a little to same ish. When a song started playing and I was like "ooh this is cool, what makes the sound so different" I looked at my phone and realized the album was over and Spotify had started auto playing a Led Zeppelin song ... So yeah. If their album was a led zeppelin album I'd love it I guess. 65/100
Based on mambo Sun, and seeing bang a gong on there, I thought I'd enjoy the whole album more, but it turned out to just be so-so.
Another album I've heard at least a million times, thanks to it being on the jukebox of a restaurant where I worked. It's a fine album. Nothing really wrong with it. I'm not big on Glam Rock, but this was an early example of the genre, so I guess it is important.
T Rex is great, but the songs don't really go anywhere. Mostly nonsense rhyming repeated too many times. I still love the sound, but I wish there was more meat on the bones.
很安静 很经典
First song gives me Teenage Dirtbag vibes right away. Sample? This first song i keep waiting to take off and it doesn't. Very frustrating listen Lean woman blues starts to make the album better. Get it on. A song I've actually heard before. Love all the instruments in this one. More teenage dirtbag in these songs. This was definitely inspiration for that song Ended on a good stretch of songs. 3 stars
Aight
Meh.
Decent, but nothing outstanding. Chill glam rock, almost like a less exciting version of Queen at some points.
This was just alright for me.
Solid album! I’m glad I listened, but off of the reputation of T.Rex as the first glam rocker, I did expect something more bombastic. This was perhaps an early draft of the style? Still fun, either way.
I think this is a great album. Five stars for many. But I'm just not that into it.
Didn't know we already met before, glad to be reacquainted.
Hadn’t listened to T Rex before aside from “Bang a Gong” of course. While that’s among the best tracks on Electric Warrior, it’s a solid album overall. Nice, sleazy sounding, low-key early glam rock. I’m not sure how often I’ll come back to this record but I like it. Also I meant to give You Want it Darker a 3 and write a brief note. I liked it overall, very strong lyrically. It starts off strong, especially the lead title track. It ends well too. But the middle feels like a bit of a slog.
7/10
Da un titolo così figo aspetti una gran punkettata, ed invece…
This was probably incredible when it came out. Just something very new and different at the time. Now, all I can think of is glam rock and hair metal and no thanks. Not a bad record though, just not my personal taste.
me gustó y descubrí de donde salió el riff principal de cigarretes & alcohol (Get it on)
I definitely got Beatles vibes from them, similar time, genre etc. I did like it overall, but nothing really stood out to me
A tough sounding album by an apex predator with an unexpectedly relaxed feel
Ye it’s alright, it’s just rock n roll with a bitta lipstick innit?
Not bad, but not my thing.
This was fine but nothing about it was very captivating to me.
I wasn’t expecting it but I really liked this album, was a good listen and would proselytize listen to most of the songs on here again
Pretty good album although no song in particular stuck with me.
T-Rex was more image than substance at a time when image was all that mattered
More influence on the White Stripes than you might expect
Not my favourite but I didn't hate this. I do wish the entire album was more like the b sides. So many of the other's were just so one note and boring.
herm.. this album was good, had a few recognizable hits from the big man himself. i could groove to a few of the tracks, felt like i could jump around to monolith. 6/10 skibidi toilets
Pretty good. Great guitar playing. Not really my style.
Wieder mal eine Gruppe, deren Name ich noch nie gehört habe. Zumindest "Get It On" und "Hot Love" sind recht bekannt.
I liked it😄
Täähän kuulostaa Black Keysiltä, tai siis toisin päin. Bändin jäsenillä on tätä tehdessä hymy huulilla. Paikoin yllättävän fiftari.
3,5/5 Lekker albumpje, vooral leuk om originele cosmic dancer te horen, ik zie mezelf het ooit nog wel eens opzetten
As I do often I had this playing while doing something else. Something that doesn't require much concentration and can be abandoned at any time without consequences. This did not caused me to do that. I did recognized some of it but it never grabbed my attention.
Salright
Doesn’t get more middle of the road than this one! It’s fine. It is not spectacular.
Does every track sound the same?
Nice mellow rock album. Some bluesy elements to it, which isn't my favorite type of music. Hey, I recognize the Bang a Gong song. Catchy tune. Overall a good 70's album. Glad I heard it, but wouldn't seeking out again. Maybe a 3.5 on this.
I first heard of T. Rex as one of the groups that Guns N' Roses covered on their "The Spaghetti Incident?" album of covers. Soley based on that cover, I wrote them off as some early glam club act from LA. I'm happy to hear now--all of these years later--that I was wrong. This is more like experimental pop psychedelic folk. In other hands, "Jeepster" would be a back porch country song but through the lens of T. Rex, it is a bit more bar room loose and sonically could fit on the Rocky Horror Soundtrack. We stay in the Rocky Horror style in the arrangement of oohs and ahhs of the backing vocals on "Monolith." And now I better understand the type of glam they introduced; this isn't Poison or Cinderella, but more conceptually aligned with Bowie and the Velvet Underground. From a songwriting standpoint, they aren't breaking many rules or pushing many boundaries, but the sheer breadth of the styles they are incorporating (rock, country, blues) into their own sound displays an appreciation of musical roots while ushering them into a refreshed era of modern sonics. The album maintains an up tempo groove to keep the party going, but by the end of the album, all the allure is overplayed a bit too much.
I like this. I've heard Bang a Gong, of course, but I also recently heard Cosmic Dancer on a commercial (why am I getting introduced to music primarily via commercials now? 😭), and it caught my attention enough to look up who it was, so I was happy to encounter it again tonight. Something about that song pulls me in. I like the lyrics: "I danced myself right out the womb... I danced myself into the tomb." I got hints of Bowie, Weird Beatles, and I could see the roots of later Britpop in the cool, unruffled vibe. 3.5
This stuff sounds ahead of it time and had a bit of a David Bowie tint to it. I like Mr. Bolan's voice.
Kuunneltu ja ei traumatisoinut jee
Seemed very 60’s Beatles like
Fun rock album
Decent songs, good lyrics, superb delivery, but let down by some muddy production and unsophisticated arrangment.
I only recognized the song Get it on. It's a good song and the rest of the album is somewhat forgettable. Alright 70s glam rock.
Lyssnat fram och tillbaka på denna och the slider. Första låten på denna, "mambo sun" är dem bästa på båda skivorna (bättre än get it on). När jag hörde den tänkte jag, "fan vad roligt, t-rex fortsätter att leverera". Men tyvärr är det nog i princip bara den första låten som är svinbra. Sen dippar det. Var lite på gränsen med förra albumet. Detta hamnar nog på andra sidan 4-gränsen.
I've gone through stages with this album since I first heard it at 13. Initially, it took me by surprise and I didn't understand it. Still don't in some ways. Then I decided I hated it and I really never listened to it for many years. Cosmic Dancer is rife with meaning. An amazing song. Planet Queen, Cosmic Dancer both very pleasant. Songs like Rip Off are still pretty unpleasant to me. Vocals on Planet Queen are so unique and characteristic of no band but T Rex.
There are a few annoying duds, but in general it's some decent proto-glam, from before glam got to be too much for me. Never knew who sang "Bang a Gong (Get it On)," and glad to now connect it to a name. Which, as their most enduring song, really doesn't sound glam. Still disappointed in the lack of dinosaurs, but if this and Sparks are both glam, this is much more tolerable any day.
Unfortunately, when I saw the date and the genres I immediately knew I'd be filtered a bit by this. It's solid, well played, and I can easily see its influence, but straightforward early 70s glam rock isn't my forte in the slightest. When I even struggle with Hunky Dory (which this album reminds me of in spades) it makes a lot of sense why this album failed to connect with me. It's solid but nothing I'd return to over time. 6/10
I know 'Get it on' all too well from my days playing trumpet in my high school pep band. I had never heard the rest of this album before. Nothing grabbed me - it was fine, just pretty average.
3/5 (easy listening) Had no idea this is where "Bang a Gong" came from. Groovy rhythm section. Vocals/lyrics meh. Very 1971.
Contains some nice songs but a little too mellow overall. Mambo Sun rules though.
The music on this has some appeal, but the writing, please - "....bang a gong, get it on...," or "...girl I'm just a jeepster for your love." Not exactly stellar.
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How could a band with a name like T. Rex have music this soft?
Enjoyed it more than I though, first time listening to a T Rex akbum
Not my type of music
Good classic rock
Pretty good
Fun. Worth listening. Definitely hear some samples in there!
It was fine, but didn't excite me
Favs: cosmic dancer, get it on
Не моё, но норм
Nunca había escuchado al artista, me gusto.
First time hearing to this. Glam rock starting out.. Favorite track: Bang a gong other picks: cosmic dancer, mambo sun
Hmm. Not that exciting actually, but Get it on, on the other hand, iconic!
Standard rock and roll. Some good hits, like Lean Woman Blues, Get It On, and Life's A Gas. Solid album. Best song: Lean Woman Blues
Was really hoping for more out of this. It’s got that Bowie feeling that I love, but none of the unique melodic decisions that Bowie comes up with. All the songs end up sounding very samey, and the hushed vocals get tiring quick.
I really thought "Get It On" was a Rolling Stones song. Interesting. Anyhow, that song is pretty good. So is Cosmic Dancer. "Rip Off" has pretty good energy. Parts of this album sounded like 60's blues/rock and some inched towards 70's classic rock. This is a high 3 for me.
Almost a 4. I feel like the quality drops off in the second half, but overall I like their sound and this represents thevsort of new-old music that I was hoping to be exposed to through this challenge.
Classic Dad Rock
This album manages to sound incredibly influential and also quite derivative, all at once. Influential in the sense that I have heard numerous indie-rock acts that clearly grew up on a healthy diet of T. Rex (cough *Cage The Elephant* cough). It is really hard to believe this album was released in 1971. Some poor redditor was just as dumbfounded at this fact as me and all but accused T. Rex of ripping off David Bowie (lead singer & founder Marc Bolan and Bowie were both born in 1947 and had a mutual respect of one another). There were a few tracks that reminded me of The Beatles which is unsurprising considering the release year. Highlights for me included the dynamic drum work & occasionally dramatic vocals. While this isn't an album I will likely return to, it is very clearly a groundbreaking release that is worth a listen. Top 3: 1. Cosmic Dancer 2. Lean Woman Blues 3. Jeepster Bottom 1: Rip Off Overall Score: 7.0/10
A little psychedelic, a little shoegaze. I feel like the mixing really muted down the instruments to match the softness in the vocals. Enjoyed it well enough, but these days doesn't really stand out.
Fun album. It took me a little bit to enjoy the singer's voice, but I enjoyed it. The Extended Version is better than the original release in my opinion. It's a fun album with good guitar parts. Probably a 3.5 Liked Songs: "Mambo Sun", "Monolith" , "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" , "The Motivator" , "Rip Off" , "Raw Ramp" , "Woodland Rock" , "King of the Mountain Cometh"
Muy bueno, me gustó mucho. Es medio basicon y no es que te deslumbra, pero tiene riffs medio de ska o funk que muestran algo distinto.
Decent bluesy 70s rock. Better than expected.
Unexciting 70's bluesy rock.
Ecoutable. Léger. Get it on et la dernière.
Man kan höra ganska väl vart The Black Keys fått mycket av sitt sound från. Ganska bra platta. Gubbrock.
Not my personal taste but solid album. Favorite song: Rip Off This band made the song 20th century boy.
This was quite a journey. I wasn't listening closely, unfortunately, so I can't give super concrete responses to most of the tracks, but I did enjoy having it on and I know I was humming along to most if not all of the tracks. I probably won't listen to it again thought -- Marc Bolan's sound is not really nice for me to listen to, but I appreciate it for the importance it has. Three stars.
Likably loose and tossed-off-seeming, but with a distinct sameyness; several songs sound like outtakes or variations on “Bang a Gong.” This is music for super chill cool kids or slackers (a generation before that term came into vogue). “Life’s a Gas” is best cut. Lyrics (particularly the women-to-autos similes) won’t make anyone forget Lennon and McCartney (though it must be said that the women-to-celestial-bodies metaphors are notably more effective). Cool use of strings, horns, the wah-wah pedal and guitars run backward. Still, for all the cool, it does read a little tired, a touch dull. However it does succeed in at least one sense: it makes one want to get the bong out.
I think I'd be as likely to listen to this album again as I would a Zeppelin album. To that extent, I'm surprised I'm less familiar with this band.
This was fun - I already knew "Get It On" so I sort of knew what to expect. I was surprised to hear some quieter songs and orchestra features. It did get a bit repetitive toward the end of album.
I've already had a T. Rex album (The Slider) and thought it was repetitive and forgettable. This album gets the exact same feedback To me they seem to be a one hit wonder band with Get It On. If the rest of the album had been more upbeat like that song, it might have scored higher 3 ⭐️
This album was alright, nothing that special, to me at least. Nothing jumped out at me you know. I did like ripoff. That's about it. 3
yeah i mean its just soft rock really, sometimes with an extra special really boring twist but like
a cool 60's hippie rock record. lots of wah wahs and doo doos and good guitaring
This is what I expected the 70s to sound like. Some slower and some faster songs. Overall I would say it‘s not my favorite album, but if you are in the mood, go for it. Favorite songs: Mambo Sun Get It On (of course 😉) Hot love - A side
Bowie or Bolan? Hmmmm. Strange how we embraced one when the other was equally talented and influential. Really good album. Felt like nostalgia.
Get it On is obviously the highlight here and the album itself is notable for being the first glam album, but that’s about it. Seemingly standard 70s fare.
I liked this album better than their previous one (which I think might have been a rare 1 rating for me), it was okay. I still don't get the hype but I thought this was decent for its time. Rating: 3
Yes not bad.
CArino, sono indecisa tra 3 e 4
I don’t like it so much, but I see why people would like it so much
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Generic glam rock, kind of bland. Bang a Gong is ok
TRex is a mood. Compared to his rival/friend David Bowie, there's just as much style, but there's far less substance. It doesn't really matter. This album is here to make you boogie
Holds up very well
I've listened to this three times already
6/10. Had some goodness to it. Added 2 songs to the playlist. But a lot of parts were just “meh”.
Only song I recognise is Get It On but enjoying the rest of the album
Not extraordinary but we'll creafted indy pop
I really enjoyed this album! Good early 70s rock
Rock. Not bad, a little softer than I expected it to be. Still a fine listen
The album that defined the glam rock genre. Without this album you don't have a glam rock David Bowie era. Without this album you don't have half the hair metal bands of the 80s, who were all influenced by Marc Bolan's sound and look.
Good/ fun band from the 70’s. Good songs, certainly the sound of the 70’s.
I didn’t think it was anything to fawn over. The album didn’t necessary grab my attention in that overwhelming “I NEED TO STOP AND LISTEN” kind of way. It’s the archetype for that sleazy glam pop rock sound. It’s alright with me. Revolutionary for its time, I can concede that.
3/5
Get it on!!! Well...It is a good album but for me it is too slow and the tracks are not distinctive enough. I mean there are a lot of good tracks on this album e.g Mambo Sun, Planet Queen, Rip Off. But for the end of the album the album gettin tiring.
Quite the effect on its day, but a little ordinary now, perhaps.
I knew Bang A Gong but nothing else of T. Rex. I really liked Lean Woman Blues. The Motivator was so close to Bang A Gong that it would justifiably result in a copyright suit if it were written/recorded by someone else. Speaking of rip off, Rip Off should have been left off the album. It was an ill fit and not very good. Overall I liked his guitar sound. My expectations weren't high but I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. 3.5/5
Basic blues progression... simple is good. Less is more.
Pretty good bluesy rock n roll album.
A distinctive sound that still works.
Quite liked it. Low level rock
sounds very familiar at start, then "Get it on" - now i know why
Seventies soft rock done exactly as it should be. Not too bad!
Electric indeed
Another Ok album. Was good background music for a drive.
Not a bad album, just not really for me.
Not bad.
Better than The Slider, but I still really don't get the hype around this guy.
Decent
Not bad
rooaaaarr raaahh argh grrr graahhy (that was fun)
Nearly a 4 some chunky old riffs
Bra album, swagger vibes.
I still don't get the hype for this record, and i've given it a fair shake plenty times. I always think "this time will be different" but it just doesn't speak to me I guess. It feels too reserved and doesn't go hard when I feel like it should. It has it's moments sure but not enough to make me want to come back. 2.5/5
I think I’ve given this album a bad rap in the past, because it is quite good, and a shining example of glam rock. This album is at its best when it gets as close to David Bowie as possible, for example on “Cosmic Dancer” and “Planet Queen”. These songs would have easily fit in on Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, not just because of their titles and space-age lyrical themes, but because of the orchestrations and smooth vocals. “Get It On (Bang a Gong)” is iconic and along with the fantastic “Jeepster” does a good job cementing the album. But where it really falters are the more bluesy songs like “Lean Woman Blues” and “Girl” which fall flat compared to the more glam-esque songs. Overall though there’s a lot more that I like here than I originally remember, and “Girl” has grown on me even if “Lean Woman Blues” hasn’t. “Mambo Sun” is a great opener, and “Like a Gas” feels like it would be a great closing track. “Rip Off” is the actual closing track and it’s fine but it feels like the album peters out at the end.
I don't mind hearing this at all. Not great, but definitely not the worst album on the list. Favorite song: bang a gong.
british blues bang a gong
Solid 3.5. Glam rock 101.
Not as good as I was hoping sadly! Couple of huge tunes on it but other than that, I’m not having it!
Although it wasn’t the kind of genre I would usually listen to, I still enjoyed it quite a lot. I especially liked the song “Rip Off” Great album overall.
I can see how influential this album is. A lot of its sounds and concepts I recognize from other bands and songs that definitely came after. That said, not a big fan of it. It's too glitz, glitter, and pop for me. I like rock but hard rock. Always cool to glance into the legacy of a genre but unfortunately no saved songs and no real interest to come back.
This didn't really wow me. Everyone knows Bang a Gong (Get It On) but it's another song that has slowly been so overplayed that it no longer excites. I was excited to hear the rest of the album but it too didn't excite me all that much. I did like Cosmic Dancer's bizarre love of dancing and Life's a Gas and Rip Off. The rest just kind of played. Maybe you need to hear the entire album played as much as Bang a Gong to appreciate it. Or would that make you hate it?
Als je geregeld het Trash Theory kanaal op YT checkt, over het ontstaan van genres, dan kun je niet anders dan respect hebben voor de pioniersrol van Marc Bolan in de alternative rock arena. Een visionair op vele fronten, in z'n presentatie en in z'n muziekopvattingen. Dit is zijn magnum opus, voor velen. En qua dichtheid aan typische catchy T. Rex tracks dan is dat ook zeker zo. Het is aandoenlijk, het jammed, en het swingt aan alle kanten. En de passie waarmee elk nummer wordt gepresenteerd valt te prijzen. De eerste helft van het album is waanzinnig vermakelijk, met de fabuleuze reeks 'Mambo Sun'- 'Cosmic Dancer' - 'Jeepster' - 'Monolith'. Hiermee wordt wel direct het gehele T. Rex spectrum tentoongesteld, en horen we later veel van het zelfde maar dan minder pakkend. Natuurlijk veren we halverwege weer even op bij 'Get It On', die weigert ooit te vervelen. Ook het kalmere 'Life's A Gas' moet hier genoemd worden. Deze was me onbekend, en bestempel ik bij deze als favoriete ontdekking van de week. Vlammend begin, gezapige tweede helft. Maar een gewichtige plaat in het canon der alt rock, en absoluut een grote wens nog eens tegen te komen in een platenzaakje. 7,5/10 Highlights: Cosmic Dancer Jeepster Get It On Life's A Gas
Ken de hitjes van T. Rex maar nog nooit echt een album geluisterd. Cosmic Dancer zou zo één van de grootste Bowie hits geweest kunnen zijn. Get it On is natuurlijk echt een klassieker. Life's a Gas is mijn persoonlijke favoriet en nieuwe ontdekking. Kort maar prachtig. Verder lijkt het allemaal best veel op elkaar. Zo heeft the Motivator bijna dezelfde tune als Get it On. Vreemd dat twee zo vergelijkbare nummers op een plaat staan. T.rex was een getalenteerd mannetje, lekker plaatje. Maar niet bijzonder genoeg om echt vaker op te gaan zetten. 7/10 Highlights Cosmic Dancer Life's a Gas Rip Off
Meh, it was fine.
Przyjemne. Bardzo niezobowiązująca płytya, ale nie wiem czy się czymś wyróżnia. Get it on to znany utwór, kojarzy mi się ze Suitsami. Obiektywnie 3/5. Nie ma wad, ale też niczym nie zachwyca.
Liked it overall Standout songs: Cosmic Dancer Jeepster The Motivator
for a minute there i thought id die i thought id stay
Get It On and Hot Love are classics. The rest was just ok for me 3/5
I thought Life’s a Gas was really good, and the vibes were pretty consistently solid throughout, but I wasn’t too moved by it! Maybe it will grow on me over time!
Pretty fun! Some good bops and unique sounds but has never done a whole lot for me. I do revisit it every so often and have a good time though and today was no different!
i've never listened to this before but my next door neighbour in halls certainly did
First time listening to this, and Bang a Gong is the worst track on here. There's a lot more personality to these guys than I would have expected from that one single.
Yea, twas fun
It’s solid fuzzy Beatles rock. Pretty okay.
Slightly pervy, but kind of throbbing and muted, and it's easy to see how they changed things.
Enjoyable album, great vibe, though only a couple memorable songs.
Sort of a glam rock. Not my jam but not terrible
Pretty good
Fun! There are some really good songs on here. I didn't know anything about this coming in and was expecting a more hard rock type of sound from a band called t Rex, for some reason, but it's more glam. I'm interested in hearing more from this band. The album drags a bit toward the end though, for me.
Cute
I quite liked this album and know how much David Bowie LOVED Mark Bolan so I have to give it a three, even though it was a bit boring lol! :-)
5/10, достойно, но а) я такое не люблю, б) все треки однотипные
Kinda good, but didn't hear anything very special. Some Bowie-like vocal chain action which I hate too
It says a lot that this was the top-selling album in the UK in ‘71 - the same year as Who’s Next and Bowie’s Hunky Dory. Also says a lot that it doesn’t have the same staying power as those two albums. It’s got some catchy songs that were enjoyable to listen to, but I don’t see myself seeking this out for a 2nd or 3rd play.
3.5*
5/10
DECENT
Not bad, sounds like it kicked off the hair metal movement.
Really feels like a relic of its time great music also not for me
It was a fun album at times, but didn't feel substantive. At times it felt like it was trying too hard to come off as amazing and glamorous, which ended up sounding overly dramatic or like it was too much. The song that's stood the test of time ("Bang a Gong (Get It On)") was fun, if silly. Overall, it wasn't a *bad* album, per se, but if I find myself wanting to listen to fun glam rock I've got better options.
Not really my style but had 1 or 2 songs I liked.
Sounds good
Not available in Mexico
Pretty fun casual listening, might have to check out T. Rex a little bit more. 3.5/5
I had not ever listened to this album before but I thought it was pretty good.