Reviews (page 11 of 15)
This was more poppy than I expected given the garage rock tendencies of TRex. Overall nothing crazy but good.
“Get It On (Bang A Gong)” was a pretty big sone in the early 70’s and used to get a lot of radio play throughout the decades. I presume it still shows up on Classic Radio. And while I had the song on a multi-band compilation album, I’ve never heard the whole album. But T Rex gets name checked a lot, from Mott the Hoople to The Ramones to The Who… So how’s the album? Well, it’spretty good. Kind of catchy, early glam…. Takes me back to the early 70’s Solid 3/5, will listen to again
Sempre desprezei a banda por considerar perda de tempo escutar rock farofa clássico, nem o hit Get It on. Pensei em tentar dar uma chance com a versão do Nick Cave para Cosmic Dancer, que continua sendo bm melhor. Mas o disco funcionou bem.
Was ok- Get it on was good 3
Das Album ist gut verträglich und plätschert so vor sich hin.
Quite enjoyed, 70s rock vibes
I like it. bang a gong or something
3.5. Pretty good. Fun, catchy.
Didn’t neeed to listen because I have the album
4/5/24
I feel like the idea of T Rex is better than the reality.
The only song I've heard from them before is their great "Bang a Gong/Get it On", so I wasn't sure what to expect (and very glad that that was on this album, their sixth(!)). Although they don't have much else that stands out on this album, it's an interesting album overall, with a lot more variety (and interesting experimentation) on the B side. It's also funny how out of place "Get it On" seems, as it's so familiar and the rest of the album doesn't seem all that similar style-wise (except the near-copycat "The Motivator"). There's something kind of haunting (and memorable) about "Cosmic Dancer", too, and I enjoyed "Planet Queen". I know many of the associations I made with some of the songs aren't really related to "glam rock", but for me there were a lot of echoes of bands both before and after in this album--David Bowie, Beatles, Iggy Pop, Velvet Underground, and so on. Or so it seems to me. :) I'm just really glad we didn't have to listen to their earlier fairy-tale folk music, as that sounds really annoying.
Giving it a 4 mostly on the strength of Get It On which is such a great song. The other songs weren't up to that level but some weren't too bad
I really liked this!
Richtig gutes Album. 5/5
Wack. 3/10
Creí que una banda llamada T. Rex haría música más interesante. My dissapointment is inconmesurable and my day is ruined.
Enjoyed the whole album. I knew only the most famous songs, Cosmic Dancer, Get it on... This album will never get old! 4/5
We love teee reex
This is the type of album I expect to be on this list. Timeless, unique and a delight to listen to. Love T.Rex and love Electric Warrior.
I like T. Rex. Very nice album. Jeepster, Get It On and Hot Love are the hits forever!
Not the greatest album I have listened to. But it is well worth the time.
This was fine.
Listened to this a couple of months ago before we started this. Quite liked it then, still do. A couple of the songs sound the same, though. Saw a documentary while back on glam rock in the early 70’s, which featured how huge a star (and heartthrob) Marc Bolan was in his heyday in England.
Pre listen: I know I listened to this a few years ago out of curiosity, but Spotify is telling me I didn’t “like” a single song. Not even bang a gong. So we’ll see what today’s listen holds.
Decent album, just didn't seem super outstanding. Great guitar
While an interesting album, it's not one that I would consider owning.
Good
Better album than expected. Dirty, sweet oh yeah
I honestly didn't expect to see T-Rex on this list. I only know a couple of their songs, and never liked either of them enough to convince me to give a full album of theirs a try. Thankfully, I never disliked them enough to intentionally avoid their albums either. I'm generally excited to hear a fuller picture of the band. It did exactly that. I'm considering giving another album or two of theirs a look at some point. It's definitely blues-inspired, but it's not just "blues but with fuzz", like I expected. If anything, "Bang a Gong" isn't the best example of their sound, similar to how "How Soon is Now?" doesn't reflect the overall sound of The Smiths, despite their respective songs' popularity. It was much more glam rock than I expected, in that sort of early Bowie way. "Cosmic Dancer" was probably my favorite track on the album.
Review on notion
Listened to this 3 or 4 times over on a Saturday arvo, they surely have to be up there with one of the world's most underrated bands.
5/10
Tough one. Might be having serious aversion to early 70s stuff.
Not that bad. Not that good. What catches attention is "Get It On" because it is known. The sad part is that no other track catches the attention :) But there are nice moments there, riffs and beats. So so.
I was pleasantly surprised. The only song of T. Rex that I was familiar with was "Bang a Gong," and I never thought it was very good. But I really liked this album. It was so much more than I expected.
I knew the name but couldn't name a song to save my life going into this album. There was definitely some "oooh so T Rex made that song. Okay" going on. All in all, this was a damn pleasant listen. Will revisit.
Mischievous, infectious and fun, as if a mythical Norse trickster hosted a cabaret. It sounds like Marc Bolan is grinning and winking throughout this glam-rock frolic. I could never nail down whether he had a devilish or just a whimsical bent, but a reissue of this record included a T. Rex interview setting it straight that Marc was jovial, joyful and thoughtful, not to mention teeming with swaggering talent and a passion for making music.
A good album but not a great album. There just isn't enough of something but I'm not sure what it is.
Exceptional album: fuzzy, melodic, stompy, entirely uplifting. Brilliant pop tracks, occasionally gentle and meloncholic, always excellent and uplifting. Really encapsulates what I imagine the 70s to be.
I remember some of these songs from my childhood and I liked everything about this album. Glam rock that's fun and approachable and sounds good today.
Timeless. Great production from Tony Visconti.
Não tava na vibe
there is just something about T. Rex's sound that is so fucking cool, man. like this shit just oozes cool. i can't explain it. this was my first time listening to this album in full and i enjoyed it! i think overall, i prefer 'the slider' because i think the sound is more fleshed out and the crop of songs is stronger, but this one is still a fun time.
This is a first for me I don't think I've ever heard T. Rex in general (although the song "Get It On" sounds familiar). This is a glam rock record, a genre that I'm far from well-versed in, but I do think that this album is far lighter than what I expected. I say lighter because a lot of these songs come off as super quiet, soft, and even one-note at times. All the staples of the genre are here, like the expressive lead vocals, the backing harmonies, and a very recognizable set of melodic patterns, but just minus all the extravagance I'd expect from a genre like this. Maybe that's me projecting my preconceived notions onto this album, but it feels like a lot of the songs are meant to pick up in pace, but simply don't. Nevertheless, I did enjoy a fair bit of this album still. I like the subtle space themes that run across a few of these tracks alongside the varied instrumental palette. I enjoyed the first two tracks quite a bit, and on the slower end, the horn-backed balled "Girl", I enjoyed as well. My favorite song here has to be the intimate and slower "Life's a Gas", the lyrical sentiment here really stuck with me, and the way it was performed was very charming. The more psychedelic instrumentation of this album also really shines on this song. While not being anything too special, frontman Marc Bolan was still very enjoyable to listen to, but again he's on the more reserved end of the glam vocalist spectrum. It still works and the backing band is genuinely very solid. I find the mixing here slightly weird, everything seems almost bloated, and at times, it drowns out the vocals. It's not that big of a deal though. I also think the album gets a bit repetitive nearing the end, but overall, still dug quite a bit of what was offered here. It's a solid early 70s rock album that I think I'd get more out of on repeat listens. These are just my initial thoughts after all.
Pretty good.
Generic
It was okay.
Walmart David Bowie
Never listened to. Expecting zeppelin style rock from the album cover. Feel like it would have inspired slash. Let's get listening. Live thoughts: Opening song is a lot more lofi than I expected. Feels like middle of the road black keys. Love the Ozzie Osborne sounding yahhhhhh ahhhh in the background Cosmic dancer, didn't expect to hear strings on this album. David Bowie space oddity style? But this time about dancing from the cradle to the grave. Jeepster. There's the 70s rock I came to expect. I really dig the guitar tone on this one. Boogie down. And it's ending how I'd expect it with a big ol woahhhhhh. Monolith. Will it meet expectations to it's name? Starting off slow with a steady beat. This albums got gospel tones almost at times. Can see Beatles and Floyd inspo. Also can see it going on to inspire bands like Jesus and Mary chain with these slower rhythms. Oh yeah I can start to see peppers of glam inspo in this. The guitars aren't glam but the vocals have that basis where it's sorta whiney but cheeky too. Lean woman blues. Sometimes you just need a funky blues bass line that goes for a walk. B.B king, muddy waters. This song would be gigantic live I reckon. Ahh got it, white stripes ball and biscuit if it has a bass to back it up. Get it on. Okay I know this song. This was used in an ad for something like a decade ago. This is an absolute tune and a half. The epitome of coolness. The addition of a brass section is also welcome. I love how the guitar isn't doing anything too fancy staying in it's lane but keeps you jiving on your toes. Lonely boy style from the black keys. Planet queen. Intermission thoughts, I can see why this is loved by many after giving a quick Google. It's not trying to be too flashy with crunchy guitar solos and in your face attitude. But in saying that, it just oozes that mesmerizing tempo on each song. Some songs could be trimmed down a bit but they're very transcending. Okay I gotta get off the train. But I'll definitely continue to listen to this album. Recommended for sure. 4/5
Like a bit of T.Rex, never listened to a whole album. Quite liked it.
I liked this album much better than the other T. Rex album that I was served from this project. It was sultry, glammy, and the musicians sound like they're in love with every song they perform.
Very cool guitar work, sort of mellow rockin' stoner music.
Absolutely one of the best albums of all time. Bone loves to rock, yes he does, yes he does.
Here is the lyric sheet for this album: ah - ah - ah - oh yeah! I could have gone my whole life without listening to this and I would not have missed it. The album is derivative in countless ways and so weak musically that I was almost offended. Electric? Hardly. MAYBE "Bang a Gong. MAYBE. Whoever is playing percussion on this is trying to be heard above the drummer, so they're hitting the tambourine (or clapping, or the bongo) just before the downbeat. And it's not consistently done, either. Just random movements to offset whatever groove might be trying to emerge. The guitar sound is compressed and a little flat. The singer (Marc Bolan always made me uncomfortable and not in that "ooh, what-a-strange-and-interesting-person kind of way but in the creepy-but-thinks-very-highly-of-himself kind of way) has NO dynamics or range, the lyrics are insipid and tried. Listening to this is like watching a remake of a TV show that was based on a bad Broadway show that everyone in the 70's had to watch because there was nothing else on. A real overrated downer. Electric my ass.
Åh hvor er det dog kedeligt... Men det et sikkert fordi jeg har lyttet til alt det som de har været med til at få frem i lyset. Kommer aldrig til at lytte til den her igen.
Rock skal ikke være så rart
Like it, nice feel to it, but don't love it
Should have give yesterday’s Deep Purple a 3 instead of a 2.
4.5/10
3 stars
Fun classic rock. But I probably won't come back to it.
The very best
good
je connaissais deja un peu l'album. de très bons sons et une bonne ambiance meme si j'aime pas tous les sons
The Big Bang for the glam rock era.
I've never heard the album in its entirety. Hot Love brings back memories of teenage parties long gone and fills me with a little nostalgia. I also find the music a bit boring. 3/5
This is such a great album. Every bit on the level Of Bowie and the like. Ok that’s maybe too far but this is great
я вообще не понял
Отчасти конечно тут можно завести шарманку, что на самом деле больше исторически и контекстуально важны лайвы и образы. Но музло вполне себе такое зажигательное. Буги-вуши, рок-н-рольчик, только теперь приправленый бэк-вокалом и блёстками. p.s. Егор поставил один, потому что здесь не было главных синглов. А они такииие пиздатые... просто почему-то он решил не издавать их на пластинках в принципе.
Muzikaal maar een beetje saai en niet bijzonder.
I freaking love this album. Its an all time classic.
I didn't really like this one. All songs are bland and hollow sounding. Half of the songs sound like weird versions of "Bang a Gong" but worse. The other half sound like garbage versions of the worst Beatles songs. Songs like "One After 909" that use basic blues scales that went over well in the 60's to fill album space like but sound like something that you would hear a beginners garage band attempt nowadays. Boring album that is outdated imo. 2/5
bang a gong, get it on
I don't think Marc Bolan was ever taken as seriously as he wanted to be (partly down to his over-inflated sense of his own worth) but even so, this is a lively collection with Bolan's slightly fey and ethereal presence at the microphone coupled with a distinctive guitar playing style.
4/10 low end of mid. Nothing of note
Lean woman blues Bang a gong The motivator Feels like the set list that woulda played at my dad’s prom. And the crowd went mild. Really just doesn’t do anything for me.
Oddly cozy, despite the name.
Pretty stellar glam rock album. Has a few lulls but the hits are great. I'd rate it between a 4 and 5 but will round down here
Good stuff.
A bit bland/generic beatles in solo
Bellino, per ora è 3
Some of the songs are enjoyable
It’s got great range, production, and instrumentation. The vibes are immaculate. Marc Bolan’s voice is so unique and versatile. The writing and lyrics are beautiful. Also epic album cover. I love this album from start to finish. It scratches every itch I could ever get. Fantastic. 5/5
Bangers and vibes
Wall to wall catchy
Solid 70's rock! nice!
Not the music I'd usually listen to tbh. I honestly don't have much to say about this, I didn't really enjoy it.
Best nice, maar of het hangen blijft
Niet per se een fan, wel een fijne stem om naar de luisteren voor de verandering
Alleraardigst wel. Maar niet mijn smaaku
Never listened to the whole album before. Really fun, cool glam rock. Not my usual thing, but loved it. 4.5 🌟
had a hard time getting into this one
What a treat ! I loved the hits, took me back to school discos. He was a lovely man and I remember where I was when I heard he’d died, way too soon. 4* for those rocking disco classics
It was good. Although the more I listened the more samey it became...
Çok benlik bir albüm değildi.
Excellent early hard rock album
Sexy, entertaining, all very listenable and great guitar.
Solid album. One real famous song in there but other than that just good solid tunes.
Interesting but pretty slow. Nothing to write home about. Bang a gong is a song I didn’t know was by them. The lead singer was deathly afraid of cars and never learned to drive and then died in a car accident at 29. Probably the most interesting thing about T. Rex.
Surely the best of that genre.
A timeless classic, it sounds as fresh as the first time I heard the singles in the 1970s, unlike other 'Glam-Rock' acts of the same era. I mean who could listen to the Bay City Rollers nowadays without cringing? I love Bolan's guitar style, it's surprising how influential he was. Shame he drove into a tree. A low 4.
Not my taste, but I can see where it was going. Decent listen.
Beautiful album, full of 70s pop and blues. Voice of a naughty angel. Immerse yourself
I went in really only knowing "Get It On", which strikes me as a classic "white guy" rock song. Not bad, but I wasn't expecting much. This was better than I expected... yet it's still just one of those "7 out of 10" albums, of which there are many, so I'm rounding down to 3 stars. I liked it more than expected though, so at least there's that. But I will never go out of my way to listen to it again.
Bang a Gong is a classic but not much else stuck with me on this one
Back to back classic rock type albums for us, and they're hitting me about the same. I've never really known this artist or album, but obviously "Bang a Gong" is familiar. Aside from that, some other enjoyable tunes too. Overall, very competent, solid rock album. Nothing too memorable, but it's good. Favorite tracks: Bang a Gong, Mambo Sun, Monolith, Lean Woman Blues. Album art: Really love this one, bold and powerful. Ghostly, electric outline of a man, his guitars, and a tower of amps. Just an extremely effective and memorable cover, even moreso than the music. 3.5/5
Dirty, sweet, and still banging that gong over 50 years later. Enjoyable listen. Mean while I’m still thinking… (2.9*s)
Definitely some good songs, but not my favorite type of 70s music
Surprisingly fun
Fantastic, no notes. I'd only heard "Get It On" before and will be listening to more T. Rex discography for sure.
Very derivative and uninspired. Honestly don't get how this band nearly rivaled the Beatles for a brief time
Such a fun jam.
People call The Smiths a singles band, but T. Rex is both their forebear and superior in every regard. Almost every great T. Rex song is a single without an album. But Electric Warrior represents the rare convergence of their more cohesive albums and their pop chops, and it's their best record for it.
More focused than The Slider and with better songs. On this listen I get why Nick Cave loves "Cosmic Dancer" so much.
I liked this a bit better than the other T. Rex album. Mambo sun and Jeepster have almost southern rock-ish, dirty boogie grooves. I've always loved the guitar tones on Bang a Gong, but it's clear it pervades this whole album. His voice keeps reminding me of Bowie and Ty Segall. Rip Off is a fun closer, percussion and drums, strings and sax playing the same melody lines.
Solid 70s rock with a bit of that 50s swing to it. Has some hits that I recognized. 7/10
It sounds great and there’s a stylishness to it that’s appealing. However, it’s hard for me to hear this as anything other than glam-era Bowie but with worse songs sung by a far less compelling singer.
This album had some good moments, but said moments got lost in how every song sounded the same.
I was only related to the song "Get It On" 'cause i've listened to it a few times. The album has good songs, good vocals, good rhytms. Yeah... it'll pass.
Marc Bolan and the boys. This one was my favorite of their releases. I wasn't a big fan back then, didn't dislike them, I just got distracted by other acts. 4 stars.
This was alright, nothing really grabbed me.
Great album, had a fun time listening. Not all of them are super memorable, but I feel like the general bar of quality is quite high. Unfortunately nothing on this album tops 20th Century Boy, but Bang a Gong is a legendary tune. Album cover is pretty sweet, and with the album title they have created a super solid rock n roll vibe.
Sometimes an album just irritates me and I don’t know of more of the blame lies with the music or with me. Either way, that was the case here. 2.5 rounded up
Outstanding
That was fabulous! Adding to the travel folder on my phone. Ended up listening to it twice today
Another album where I can appreciate the influence on other bands I like, but overall just not for me. 2.5/5
It's very bluesy at times. Lean Woman Blues especially, but it's good if you like that kind of thing. Bang a Gong is the big hit, but Girl is a nice one too. Everything kind of just plods along.
Went in knowing very little about them and was very impressed for a first listen. Call instrumentals and vocals and felt well ahead of its time, cool to place bang a gong with a band.
Meh. Beatles copium
Electric Warrior is a brilliantly tight and well-executed album, so much so that I can't really believe it was just their second record and that Marc Bolan was 23 when he was putting it together. Every song has a tight composition that delivers a groove and a vibe and a proper distinct sound; you know very quickly when you're listening to T-Rex and this is the album that defined that. No bad songs, a couple of quality ones (Mambo Sun, Monolith), and an all-timer in Get It On. Give it an easy 4 and enjoy.
Yeah, this is really good. Could maybe do with a bit more oomph - Get It On has that in spades, and it's by far the best track on the album - but it's still a great listen, a unique sound and voice and it works really well. 4/5.
taki wyczilowany nieprzeszkadzacz
decently good
Heralded as the ushering in of the glam rock movement - and I can see why
Got up to girl Pausing here There was a time / something has been my favourite track so far Sounds all the same to me (untrained ear) which admittedly is naive to say. Not really something I’d normally listen to
I've always got to give credit to the creators of glam rock, as while some of my favorite bands and singers, such as Sparks and David Bowie, would still exist, they would not be the same without Marc Bolan and co.'s influence, and show how good they are making one of the best record's in the genre very early into its lifetime. However, I do think some flaws with the album peek their head in as the album can feel sort of repetitive, and I think it tends to be too mellow, never really exploding into something that forces you to listen like most glam albums. Its sensual, but never makes its move, y'know? This is still a great time though, its smooth, Bolan's voice is fantastic, and there are some certifiably amazing songs in this one record to make it a worthwhile listen.
Chill 70s guitars, cool for cleaning, just hanging, road trip
It was fine, didn’t really grab my attention
I knew bits and pieces of T Rex - my Spanish teacher at school used to sing Debora all the time - but this is my first full listen of any album. It’s good stuff. ‘Life’s a Gas’ is so good - I wish it was longer. I think it needs a bit more variety and one BIG hit to be a 5/5 though. 4/5
Ok, i guess
Overall -I dig, another rock album that has great blues. I enjoyed it but wasn’t amazed Mambo Sun -loving the guitar, hating the singing Cosmic Dance -damn is that pedal on their guitar? Is the guitar being pushed backwards through the amp?? Jeepster -ok kinda bluesy? Lean Woman Blues -broooo the fucking bluess Bang a Gong -OOOOOOOOOH The Motivator -again with the blues
You can’t be mad about an album like this. It’s well written well played and has a decent amount of variety. Nothing all that special about it either in my opinion and seems pretty lack luster in the broader scheme of this list.
This album was much better than I expected going in since I only knew "Bang a Gong" prior. It has a similar vibe throughout, a bit repetitive but listenable. I didn't really know what kind of music T. Rex was making but I wouldn't really consider this glam rock. It's fine.
T. Rex brings the swagger on this album. I'm down for some early glam rock. Can def hear some Bowie likeness. Been looking to add to my collection but always a high price tag. Belongs in the list indeed.
Very enjoyable solid album. Really dug Mambo Sun and Bang a Gong is a well-known classic. Some very fine deep cuts to accompany. I dug the vibe pretty much the whole way through. Never knew T Rex was such a big influence on glam-rock roots. What a great slice from a band I only was exposed to 1 song of previously. 3.41 stars
One of the better mixed albums on this list. I really enjoyed listening to this, though nothing stood out as exceptional at the same time.
Interesting, but just feels like a psych rock band of the 60s/70s similar to The Beatles. Worth a listen, but nothing particularly special in my opinion.
Comparisons to David Bowie and Ziggy Stardust will inevitably be made, and true, Ziggy is a slicker and more grandiose record, but ‘Electric Warrior’ still more than holds its own against it in contrast, considering it predates Ziggy by a year as the first Glam Rock record proper. It’s a more straight-ahead rock record but it chugs along with relentless rhythm and groove, and before you know it, it’s gotten under your skin and you’re bopping along. This was a lot of fun.
Engelsk 70’er glam rock, lidt poppet, get it on
This band had such a cool, unique sound and the songs are clever and well-written.
Another forgettable 70s psych rock album.
Didn't know t.rex made get it on
Admittedly I was not sure what to expect with this album because my familiarity with T. Rex was pretty much just “Get It On,” which I think is an okay song. But I’m so glad I listened to this whole album. The first half is damn near brilliant, and the album as a whole is really good and funky. “Mambo Sun,” “Cosmic Dancer,” and “Rip Off” were the highlights. This was the perfect album to listen to on one of the first sunny days of the year.
T-Rex.. why do I feel like I should know this artist? I like it. Sounds kinda like oldies and rock mashed together. Hm, the most popular song on spotify by him is Bang a Gong, which is also on this album. So we'll see if I recognize it. I did not recognize it. BUT now I know why he sounded familiar! Quentin Tarantino used the song Jeepster in Death Proof!! Thanx Quentin. Oh! Get it on! I know that one too. meh, 3 stars.
hehe 🦖 Najbolje pjesme: 1. Planet Queen 2. Get It On 3. The Motivator 4. Monolith 5. Life's A Gass 6. Cosmic Dancer ... (they all good)
Listened to this album a lot when I was younger and enjoyed it. I think I liked it more then than now. Still a good album. Favorites Cosmic Dancer and Bang a Gong.
I only knew Bang a Gone (Get It On) from this band, and honestly I never liked it that much. I was hoping their other stuff was better and more glam rock like Sweet or Slade, but this album was just too...mellow, and just kind of mediocre overall. Finally, on the very last track of the album (Rip Off) they wake up and start glamming it up. Why wasn't more of the album like this?
Was a fun listen but if felt it became kind of repetitive
Ive always loved this album. Every song is catchy. Will be checking out their other albums.
Pues muy chulo.
Decent album, with some groovy themes throughout. Nothing too memorable really, other than the one song nearly everyone has heard for some reason or another.
Some good but they're all quite repetitive and all sound very similar to each other.
Good album. Pretty chill. Kind of like Steely Dan with a fuzz box...
Eh. I didn’t like this. A couple songs were alright. Is it supposed to be a rock opera?
hard to believe this came out a year before the Dolly Parton record we just listened to. this is it for punk and glam all rolled into one.
Heck yeah. Mambo Sun has a special place.
Fuck yes.
early 70’s glam rock. catchy songs. very strong bowie vibes at times. quality listen. highlights: “monolith”, “get it on”, “rip off”
A classic, not bad.
Another foggy square of the map charted, and happily: my grunge-punk orientation robbed me of T. Rex as a teenager, and I probably would've benefited from this marriage of romanticism, cosmic chug and faintly emetic lasciviousness. The songs are somewhere on the line between rather good and brilliant. Bolan manages to sound both young and very old, which serves a deathless mystic persona well; I don’t know which came first. His guitar playing is a clever swerve from “sad man is sad because girl” to “we’re all going to die, but you can’t stop my horn” - Brit blues, but with poppers swapped for constipation. (Those who would present the R Stones as counter-argument should take note of what heroin does for the bowel movement.) The elegiac quality draws me more than the horny chug: Cosmic Dancer halted me within its first few seconds, banjaxed, brain switched to a vague but strong feeling of loss. Don’t think I’d heard it before, either. Strangely, I think of Peckinpah’s use of “Knocking of Heaven’s Door” in "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid", and has me imagining a similar pairing with Nic Roeg. Bolan grew up round the corner from where I've spent most of my grown-up life, which I never knew until this weekend. Nice.
Enjoyed this a lot. Marc Bolan is the Buddy Holly of glam; early doors, not everything is bursting with ideas but he delivers a *lot* of tunes and most are pretty great. I guess this is the definitive album (maybe The Slider?) but I'm solidly in the Greatest Hits domain here; every home should have one.
Excellent, I've heard of T Rex but never listened before for this was a good introduction.
That was nice. This was one I had as a cassette back in the day, and it was good then, and I think it's better now! If you listen to any classic rock radio station, all you will hear from this is Bang a gong. But they really should play Life's a gas or Rip off, or some of the other gems on this one.
Was surprised by Get it On, great but seemed outta nowhere
Excelente
Loved this but it’s not quite up there for a 5 I think. Didn’t quite realise how influential he was
2.5 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Muy divertido. 3/5.
A couple of good songs. All in all, don’t think this is one I’ll revisit
Solidly enduring sound, doesn't sound dated. Enjoyable and lots of music I'd never heard before
Like this one. Saved a few to listen again.
A nice chill vibe
Didn’t recognize this band name when I saw it. But I do know the song “Bang a Gong (Get It On).” Which is a fun song though the rest of the album was fairly dull.
Mist i blinken! Aldri hørt om T rex, men jeg kommer aldri til å glemme det
Such a discrepancy between the heavy noise the cover promises and the chilled out woozy grooves of the music. It's a mellow sunny album with it's feet grounded in mid tempo blues guitar rock and it's head in the clouds of excursions into lush & orchestral blissed out psych. Never got the hype with TRex though, it's all very competent and there's nothing I actively dislike but it's pretty plodding and a bit boring.
I never understood the appeal of this album. Sounds like a bunch of acoustic hippie bullshit with some electric guitars on top. “Jeepster” and “Bang a Gong (Get it on)” are the notable exceptions.
Sounds like cheap trick
Bang the gong. Get it on.
Thank you for a break from the noise experiments.
Aika hyvä 3.5/5 Jep
Fun album…kinda weird noises from the lead singer at times…groovy bluesy stuff. Not really my thing though.
The closest thing to my taste in music but didn’t really grab my attention enough to listen to the lyrics
I really enjoyed lean woman blues, bang a gong (get it on), and monolith. I loved the instrumental elements and I liked how it was a softer rock album than some of the others I’ve listened to. Overall, I probably wouldn’t listen to it again front to back but I loved this style of rock
Generous 4 maybe, love how slinky this is
Oh hell yes. Every song could be a single and the entire album rocks as a whole. Masterpiece!
Not bad but unsure I’ll listen again
idk probablemente le ocupo dar otra oportunidad
Great Record! Bang a Gong
Nice vibe here. "Cosmic Dancer" is lyrically fun. And it has that Lou Reed 50s-but-make-it-punk energy.
Very good. Particularly enjoyed the second side. Half and half in terms of familiarity, so it was good to hear it afresh
Holds up ok for early 70s blues, odd song would sound good
2 good songs, others were eh
Oh man, these guys are behind their time, can't believe they came out in 2018, from that post on youtube. They should have been one of those 70's stars. The sound is straight out of the decade, I can hear the fuzz from tube amps, and smell the patchouli (that's masking the stale bongwater). This stuff would have been so great following up that band that did the "Bang a gong" song... What? That was these guys? Seriously? How is it that I didn't hear about them before? Wasn't it Robert Palmer that did that tune? Are you sure? This stuff sounds brand new... Huh. O.k. Well then... Dang, my whole world has just been readjusted.
Conocía alguna, pero sorprendida para bien - 9.5
I had only new the Gong song...but that album is fantastic!!! Way ahead of their time.
Just like everyone else that was alive in 1971, I'm familiar with Get it On and thought of T Rex as a one hit wonder. This album goes a long way to dispel that notion. Although a bit simplistic at times, it showcases a breadth and versatility that I did not expect. This is a solid album that doesn't need to make any excuses fir being included on the list.
Sounds huge !
Get It On is definitely the highlight of the album. Okay bluish feel to the rest of the songs. I can understand why it was popular in its day.
You can probably skip this one. Just listen to get it on and imagine 10 variations of that. Done. Repetitive but fun 7/10
Fínt Rokk!! ... ekkert sem ég myndi hlusta á reglulega en bara alveg ágætt. Ekkert lag héðan sem stendur uppúr.
Fun 70s rock. I liked the surreal lyrics and the groove.
This has been a favorite of mine for the last decade. It's beautiful, it makes you boogie, it's got swagger and style. Glam was a genre that could have been cringe-inducing, if done wrong. But Marc Bolan always made it classy, and more importantly, fun.
Incredible album all the way through.
Glistening pop brilliance from start to finish here. There's only one track I would skip (Lean Woman Blues), everything else is with perfect or interesting in some way. Nonsensical lyrics notwithstanding (what the hell is a Jeepster? And bang a gong? Why?) this is great. Surprised there are only 2 singles. Life's a Gas and Cosmic Dancer could easily have been, and have basically been treated as such in terms of radio play. I wasn't expecting that much as I liked rather than loved The Slider and see TRex as a singles rather than albums band. But this was ace.
Another very good album that at times rocked, rolled, grooved, rumbled, and blues-ed out. Bolan has a very unique voice, and at times when very emotive feels like he carries the whole room. Favorite tracks: Jeepster, Lean Woman Blues, Bang a Gong (Get It On), The Motivator, Rip Off.
The highs are very high and the rest is decent but I don't have the reverence for this that others do. Honestly struggling to write anything about the album, it left a very little impression on me besides thinking, That was pretty good. Maybe I'll try it again in the future, but at least I got a few new songs for my playlist. 16/01/24
Loved it.
Easily one of the best guitar albums of the 1970s
Oooh yeah, Glam Rock isnt really for me. Some of it sound alright though.
It was an alright album overall, didn't really feel the glam rock until it came to the sixth track with Get It On, that has been heard in a bunch of media since it's inception. The whole album is a bit all over the place in terms of style but somehow manages to pull it together in a somewhat cohesive manner. Best: Jeepster Worst: Monolith
Great album all the way through, added these guys to my Beatles station
Inumin.
Fair to middling. A couple hopping songs, a couple I recognized, mostly background noise. Bang a gong!
Loved the music.
Classic
Meh. Bang a Gong was in constant rotation on every northern MI classic rock station, and the rest of the songs seem about the same. It's fine I guess, but I won't be listening again.
Fundamental!!!
This album is great. Some really amazing tracks, I can totally hear how this influenced artists like Bowie. I’d give it a full 5-stars if I thought all the songs were knock your socks off level
Really liked this one. Wasn’t aware of the band until now. Except the one song
Brilliant
It took me 3 tries to get to listening this album all the way through since I was busy each time. By the time I got to the 3rd though it was actually pretty solid. Bang a gong baby
Really nice chill album. only complaint is it felt like it dragged on a little longer than i wanted it to.
Ha sido el primer álbum que he escuchado y me ha encantado. Son unos ritmos super tranquilos y aun que tenían esa parte de rock me han recordado mucho también a los Beatles. La de Bang a Gong es la mas famosa y la parte del estribillo me encanta con las voces agudas detrás y el ritmo, me recuerda a las bandas sonoras de las películas americanas, Lo que mas me ha gustado de las canciones son los tonos del fondo y las dobles voces, además de la parte instrumental.
This was surprisingly great. I only knew one song and didn't even know the band really, but I liked it very much from the beginning to the end.
If someone put this album on, it wouldn’t bother me. But likewise, if I never heard it again, that wouldn’t bother me either. That’s the problem with it - it does nothing for me. It doesn’t offend, it doesn’t move me, it doesn’t inspire, it doesn’t irritate, it doesn’t make me happy, it doesn’t make me think….it just….is. And that’s not enough for me. However, I still like Bang a Gong.
I liked it, but not really my bag
100 ALBUMS! I have reached another milestone, and with it comes another album to listen to. Is "Electric Warrior" by T. Rex worthy of being my 100th album? I'm not sure. Despite the fact that I haven't heard of this album until now, this album definitely deserves to be on the list. It was one of the first, if not the first, glam rock albums ever made, which is definitely significant in my books. You can really hear that too. There were multiple parts in this album where I thought, "Yeah, I can see how this influenced David Bowie". In a way, the connection to the first album I ever gave a 5 kind of do make this deserving of being album #100. But is this album good? Yeah. The singing isn't my favorite. Sometimes it's good but it isn't always that way and it's kind of weird for some songs. The writing has good aspects such as interesting concepts and good imagery, but isn't always the most intriguing. The album is slightly repetitive, but it's not that big of a deal. Overall, this is a decent album that is worthy of being on this list, but not quite the big celebration I was hoping to get with album 100. Maybe #200 will be something great. High 3/5.
Nice mellow rhythm but the subdued vocals are not my jam. Maybe just a little too mellow for my taste
Strong Beatles vibes on Cosmic Dancer. That's pretty cool and one of the first times I've seen a real direct influence that would be relatively contemporary Have definitely heard Get It On before. Not sure I would have guessed this was British rock. Bass line and rhythm riff feel like southern rock to an extent. There's an undertone of Zeppelin here. I'd be interested to know if the prior Tyrannosaurs Rex albums were closer to Zeppelin. Wiki says they were more folky prior to this album.
Didn't love this one. Pretty slow
Quite enjoyable. But is the beat exactly the same for every song? But really likes it
Really like this album.
Classic album for the time period
this website really seems to like showing me glam often, not that i mind! it's really interesting hearing true glam; to an outsider i feel like the genre makes people think of shit like twisted sister... when really the actual style of the genre is much more... artistic, diverse, gritty and brash. this album is smooth and bumpy at the same time, some really good rock tracks that i feel like a lot of people, especially newcomers would enjoy if they took some time to themselves. nothing too complicated, nothing too confusing... just juicy, fuzzy, invigorating rockkkkkk.
Killer album. 10/10 would listen again
An oldy but a goody. Although I am realising that I am less of a rock person than I used to be when I was younger...
I absolutely loved this album. The vibes were immaculate, the beats were perfect, and lyrics matched the music. I love the songs with that electric sounding guitar. I also love the vocalist, I can’t tell if it’s a man or woman, but I really enjoy it. Loved this album. Get It On is my favorite, obviously their most famous song, but there were a few others that stood out to me.
I always thought that 'Bang a Gong' song was by someone else. This album is great, start to finish. What an album cover too. I wonder how many people were inspired to buy a full stack amplifier from that image. It's making me want one right now! The music did not match what I expected based on that image, but I think the context of the album cover might have something to do with the band ditching their folk origins for a more electrified sound. There's parts of this album that feel so ahead of its time. I would not have guessed 1971. Even the lyrics feel
Always an enjoyable album to listen to. Never tire of hearing this album Favourite tracks: Mambo Sun | Bang a Gong (Get it On)
Lighthearted and fun classic rock. Some of the songs were repetitive.
Pure and simple Rock! OK!
Pretty good, nice hip twist on traditional rock and roll.
I think I get what this is going for but a lot of the tracks come off extremely boring. The singer is essentially whispering the entire time, and the band might as well be doing the same. It’s definitely going for the more spacy, sexy, thing, but it rarely hits for me. Bang a Gong, The Motivator, Lean Woman Blues, and Rip Off seem to have a bit more energy and carry the rest of this thing for me.
I learned that I should listen to more T. Rex! really fun album!
T Rex at their best!
pretty deece
I wasn’t blown away but only listened once
Really solid album all the way through and an archetype of this style.
Surprisingly solid 70s rock album.
Come for Get It On, stay for Cosmic Dancer
I was familiar with a few of their songs but not aware of T Rex as a band. Sad to learn the lead died at such an early age.
Great sound with some classic hits.
2.5 it exists
Bit of a funky feel to begin, remnants of 60s with the orchestration. Beatles vibe. Kinda reminds me of Little Feats (around the same era). Get it on (bang a gong) certainly the most popular song on the album.cool groove on Motivator. Most songs have room to breathe. I enjoy this one a lot
The only song I recognized off this album was "get it on bang a gong". I've heard it many times on classic rock stations. Other than that, the reat of the songs were pretty generic 70s rock
Track 5 - Old time favorite. Get it on…
My foot never stopped tapping the whole way through. Marc Bolan's untimely passing robbed the world of so much great music.
Cool album with lots of funky beats to spare
It's a shame Bolan died as early as he did. There's a lot of potential that was never realized on this album.
I liked this a lot! A good start to the journey. I thought I hadn't heard of the band, but then I heard a couple of songs that I recognized, like Bang a Gong (Get it On). Fun 70s groove
Kinda boring
This has an immaculate mood, in a normal context I'd have found cringe to be compared to a car (?) but Bolan sells it and I don't know how. Enjoyed every song, some more some less but it's not granted in a LP. (I don't like numeric ratings, I just give 3 to anyone)
The big hits are classics for a reason. The other tracks didn’t hold my attention between those songs.
Bonkers lyrics, choogling guitar, a sprinkling of glitter - what's not to love? The album where Tyrannosaurus Rex goes electric, becomes T. Rex and which brings a clutch of top notch pop-rock LPs, dominating the charts for a couple of years with some stellar singles.
Enjoyable grooves. Bang a Gong is a great song but not great enough to up the album’s rating beyond a 3.
Love me some T. Rex, though I prefer The Slider to this one. This one is pretty great as well. That song Lean Love is kinda lame though, wanky 12 bar blues. It doesn’t live up to the material around it.
I got into this album in the early 2000s, but haven’t listened since. I very much enjoyed this relisten, but this album drops off in quality after Get It On. There are some overall flaws, and some of the lyrics are repetitive. But overall, a lot of fun and I loved the guitars.
boring
250226 18:04 4
not my fav
Marc bolan es dios
Not as upbeat as I expected. Hoping for more of the songs to be like Bang a Gong. Good album. 3
Did this make the list because that one song is in all the car commercials?
Didn’t remember how great this is start to finish. No real weak spots (maybe “Motivator”, which is a less good version of Bang and Gong)
Honestly we need half stars. 3.5 is legit. Fun record that launched a thousand glam rockers. Pretty great even if I never need nor want to hear Bang A Gong again. It's a nice day-starter this morning, hadn't put in on in a minute.....
Viel zu lahm
Narp. Just not a T-Rex fan. If you like his voice I’m sure you’ll like this album but it’s a bit too whiny for me.
Meh. Langweilig. War sicher mal toll, aber heute klingt's halt wie siebziger Jahre Gedengel.
A stompy glam classic, one of the most fun albums to listen to all time.
Good glam rock
A great blast of Glam, it's the simplicity that makes this album groove. And combining the upbeat songs with some very reflective lyrics. Life's A Gas was a highlight for me on this album, about not dwelling on missed opportunities but embracing life’s joys and celebrating the beauty that it has to offer.
Love it!!!
I like some of the deep cuts beyond their big hit
Incredibly I had never heard this album. Everyone has heard the classic Bang A Gong track, but the rest was a mystery. Sonically it’s pretty interesting considering when it was recorded. I’m not so sure the songwriting overall stands up a well as I would have hoped. But still, pretty solid.
Great album, several good tunes, surprising addition to Bang a Gong.
Besser hörbar als das letzte, aber auch nicht meins
It's a good album. I'd prefer The Slider.
Equal parts Bowie/Beatles rip-off with passable blues guitar work...
I'd never heard that album before or even know that Bang a Gong (get it on) was from a band call T-Rex. That was a really cool album, very funky and rock forward. Would listen to that again for sure!