Reviews (page 12 of 15)
Liked it a lot. Sounds kinda like bowie, looks to have influenced ratatat based on the album cover, only knew get it on before this.
Get it on - i know that one!
Pretty rad stuff. Get it on!
Glam Rock....I have heard a couple if these songs. Get It On (Bang a Gong) is the best on the album. It's got some unique sounds and an interesting vibe. Not bad...
This album wasn’t a Rip Off, more like a Cosmic Dancer.
Another of many on this list that is seemingly on the list for having 1 immensely popular song on it. But this isn't 1001 best singles you should hear before you die, it's 1001 albums, and as an album I found this lacking.
rock lable is not appropriate
Good album
This album was so much better than the last T. rex album it’s mind blowing. It’s the glam rock that they’re known for but I didn’t realize how good the whole thing was past get it on and life’s a gas. Mambo sun and planet queen were probs my favorites outside of those two but the whole thing was packed with super sick electric guitars.
There's so many artists I like citing T. rex as a big influence. I don't get it though. It's mostly bland and without direction.
продолжаю нюхать классику. сегодня у меня культовый альбом 70х. на удивление мне очень зашло, приятная поп музыка с роцком и даже с фолком в начале альбома. фолк рок корни тирекс всё таки ощущаются в этом релизе, и это придаёт ему какой то особый шарм. не поклонник текстов Марка Болана, но голос у него что надо, он очень грамотно играет вокалом и прекрасно чувствует инструментал, а музыка тут довольно разнообразная. от альбома с таким названием ждешь яркого дерзкого глэм рока, а тут чисто медитативный +вайб. вообщем очень понравилось, наверное буду включать на фоне во время работы время от времени. фаворитов сложно выделить, опять же, мне зашла большая часть альбома. короче балдёж оценка - 8/10
I love this album. Unique sound. Great songs. And so timeless. Last night while listening I asked my daughter, who is an amateur musician like the rest of us, to guess when the album came out. "2000s? 1980s? Is it new? Not the 90s." Like Roxy Music, the NY Dolls, and Velvet Underground, it's such a unique sound that it would have worked (and wouldn't have been popular) at any time in the last 60 years.
Not intolerable. But certainly uninspiring.
bomb ass album. fav song is definitely mambo sun. added it to my playlist right away. it was nice to hear some 70s rock that i didn't know.
yllättävä fanisuosikkki albumi, kivaa rokkia 70-luvulta. ei muuta. tiedä miten tämä präjähtänyt tälläinen tavanomainen poppisetti stratosfääriin tällä sivustolla kiva että jengi tykkäää hyvä hyvä... viisaan itämaan tietäjän sanoja lainaen : popowosci i belkotliwemu charakterowi nie da sie tego odczuc. HEHHEH aina naurattaa... get it on
It starts out pretty good, actually. Marimba Sun is catchy and doesn't sound overtly 70s, and cosmic dancer also holds up pretty well. Then it just kind of gets...boring. The vocals get a little whiny on songs like Lean Woman Blues, which is itself just a cookie cutter bluesy rock song without any thing to set it apart. Bang a Gong is one of those songs I've heard in stoner movies my whole life. It's fine, I guess. Overall it's just an Ok, pretty forgettable album. Oddly, Jeepster isn't available in my country via Apple Music, but I was able to listen to it through YouTube without a problem. Apparently that's one of the biggest hits off this album but, frankly, it wasn't worth the effort it took to listen to it.
Very good album! I love this time. There were very good sound in 1970 like “The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from the mars”. T. Rex like calm Bowie for my view but he plays with genres more specifically
Very good
Good glam rock album, 'Get In On' is a big hit, though the others don't stand out that much. None of the songs are have the 'wow' effect but as an album it's consistent and interesting. Somewhere between 3 and 4 but I'm giving it a 3 now.
I mean, I guess it was better than the other T. Rex album, but that doesn't make it actually good. 2.5/5
Truly excellent in every way. Nothing to complain about from a songwriting, performance, or production level. It’s all very good and I like it a lot. I just don’t have much of an emotional reaction to it, which is why I can’t go all the way with my score. 4/5
I'm familiar with The Power Station's cover of Get It On, and I heard of T.Rex but didn't realize they had recorded it in the 70s.
Typischer Glam Rock.
One of the coolest albums out there. There’s something so chill and lo-go about it that I love. ‘Get It On’ is the clear standout, but they’re all great.
From the first note of Mambo Sun you knew this album was going to be great. Would have given it 5 stars if I was high when I listened.
Decent album. I don't think there was anything here for me that made me say "wow" but also don't think there was anything that annoyed me. Just a generally good album with no offensive bits and no tasty bites. Might just not be for me.
Pretty good
I can recognize that this is probably good, but it’s just not really my thing
Exactly what you'd expect.
I figured I would detest this, but it actually wasn't too bad and sounded remarkably fresh considering it's over 50 years old now. It hasn't suddenly made me like glam rock, but there was surprisingly little filler, just a solid album with some pretty tight songs on it.
Liked it
A pleasant listen, compared to to the few other recent titles from this list. Much more gentle than I expected
Okay, turns out I like T.Rex! Somehow I missed that they wrote "Cosmic dancer".
Such an underrated band and album. So many great deep cuts. Mambo Sun, Monolith, Lean Women Blues, Planet Queen, and Rip Off are all better songs than their "one hit" Bang A Gong. This album rules and if you haven't listened to it, do yourself a favor and do so.
Solid work.
Play TRex and people get up and dance
Bit more modern than the previous one. Slower but interesting. Got halfway through
Need to delve deeper into the T Rex discography! I dig the vibe.
Leppoisa henkistä rockia blues ja southern vaikutuksilla. Hiukan jopa modernia ikäisekseen. Get It On taisi olla jostain tuttu.
Pleasantly surprised at how much im loving this! Grungy and rockin and fun! Getit onnnnnnnnn woohoo! ok they really wrote a song where most of the lyrics are doodoodoo woodland rock sounds quite different from the rest with a swing vibe
Solid, didn't love it.
Glam rock but had enough pop and folk sound to be a really enjoyable album. Beyond the catchy hit "Get It On", "Mambo Sun" and "Hot Love" are great.
Decent. 3/5
Knew nothing about T. Rex other than a couple hits and that they were from the UK. Interesting, unique, just a skilled guitar player saying yea, I wanna do something bluesy, something fun, lets get more than just me and some drums and see where this goes. I bet the live shows would have been NEXT level
2/5. Nothing sticks out on this album. They remind me a lot of the Black Keys, which is just not my style at all.
Kinda nice
I liked most of the songs. They sound like classic rock and don’t really disappoint. I found some of them much better than others. I feel the way about this as how I remember classic rock when I was a kid — some bands had a good sound and nothing about it was bad but some songs were hits. It was interesting to hear some of the good to great sounds and recognize them from other places which I think speaks to the influence of this and how easily good the album is.
One of the greatest glam rock albums. Marc Bolan always gets compared with Bowie, but T. Rex beat him to the glam scene. As late as 1972 (before 'Aladdin Sane'), it was still fair to ask which was of two was better, in no small part to the strength of 'Electric Warrior'. Bowie was always going to win that battle in the long run, even if Bolan hadn't died tragically young. But T. Rex still stands as an important contemporary that holds up today.
Honestly... I did not care for this album. In fact, at times, I found it kind of whiney. This is one of those albums where I hear people praising it. Those who love T. Rex fuckin' love T. Rex. And this album is supposed to be their best? I was left very disappointed. Bang A Gong? Classic! 5 gongs out of 5 gongs. For sure. The rest of the album? Boring. I did like the horns and brass parts on this album. Perhaps that was the best part of this album. I really wanted to like this album. Really really wanted to. But there really wasn't anything memorable, aside from Bang A Gong... But let's be honest. Everyone and their grandma has heard that song. So, I think, just by its radio friendly presence, it's hard not to at least tap a foot to the song. Is it a masterpiece? Nope. But I just happen to like that song. The iconic album cover is great! The iconic album as a whole? Nah.
Pretty good
Loved it sm!! psychedelic indie rock vibes, each song brought something new and fresh :)) will be returning to T Rex and looking for their vinyls secondhand! Faves were definitely Mambo Sun and Get it on, Cosmic Dancer was a sleeper build but unexpectedly loved it cause of the lyrics and my own self-discovery through dancing
this was a very beatles like album but I found it more enjoyable at times!
Lekker beetje New Wave achtige vibes. Get it On is een banger en is ook het enige nummer dat in NL de top 10 heeft gehaald. In engeland was dit blijbkaar mateloos populair. Dat snap ik niet helemaal, maar ach.
erg goed, kende er een paar erg goed. Rest was ook allemaal beetje die classic rock. Ga er erg goed op
I’m surprised I didn’t like this more; T. Rex has some absolute bangers in their discography. I just kind of shrugged when the album was over.
I've never heard this and I enjoy it. 3.5/5 Cosmic Dancer is a really catchy.
Groovy, kind of reminds me of George Harrison
Psychedelic stuff really isn’t for me but the album is solid.
Blind album, know the artist and the hit from this album. Thought it was really good! Had some great gems sprinkled throughout and see how the band influenced many others and established Glam rock
Love the sound, great album.
Not my scene
I only knew T. Rex as "Bring it on", so this is the first time I've listened to them beyond that. This was an enjoyable listen, and more funky than I thought it would be.
Nice 60s/70s rock. Gives me Beatles vibes, which is never wrong!
Enjoyed that album, pretty cool and appealing. My favorites in no order are: The King Of The Mountain Cometh Get It On Cosmic Dancer 4.2
4.5 was a nice albumg with good songs,
Awesome album. Fabolous band! Knew them before. Love the Genre they are playing! Personal top3 in no order: Get It On Life‘s A Gas Hot Love
Einige gute Songs, die schnell ins Ohr gehen. 7.1/10
Know some of the songs but not the entire album. Enjoyed it.
Surprisingly enjoyable! The songwriting is nearly immaculate and this is really elevated 70s glam.
I haven't listened to this album for many years. Thank you for reminding me of it. LOVE IT. 5 stars.
Just because an album has 1 famous song doesn't make it a greatest album ever, just saying
Ganz knapp zwischen 4 und 5. Heute fühl ich aber eher die 5
First time listen besides the single “Bang A Gong”, which isn’t my favorite song. The album was a pleasant surprise. The album has a good mix of ‘70s rock sounds. It felt like Bowie lite at times.
Knew a song from this. It's not bad 70s glam rock.
Mambo Sun- 5/5 Cosmic Dancer- 5/5 Jeepster- 4.8/5 Monolith- 5/5 Lean Woman Blues- 4.9/5 Bang a Gong (Get It On)- 5/5 Planet Queen- 4.6/5 Girl- 4.6/5 The Motivator- 4.8/5 Life's a Gas- 5/5 Rip Off- 5/5 Total- 4.9/5
5 stars for Bang a Gong.
3.5
get it on is a classic banger vibes are great
Why didn't I enjoy this more? I don't actually know, except to say that I didn't really find it that interesting. The songs I knew were nice to hear again, and the ones I didn't were not ones that I'd hate to hear again, but I'm not seeing their place in the rock canon. It's always cheering to know that Marc Bolan's son is called Nolan.
With the exception of Bang A Gong for the fleeting second of “Oh that’s who sings this song!”, I was pretty bored listening to this
Best of the strangely large number (three?) of T. Rex albums in this list. Very Bowie-esque.
T. Rex Like that 70’s glam rock sound with the hand claps, fuzzy guitar, falsetto bgvs. Really liked Mambo Sun. Bang a Gong was cool. Cosmic dancer was cool too. Rest of the album is ok.
Kinda groovy at times but also pretty boring. Probably a 2 in real life but a 3 for this project
I like Life’s a Gas. There were cool moments and I like his voice. Also, please note that I put the review for Wilco under flaming lips. I give flaming lips a 4
T Rex is a classic. It pioneered rock in the 90s and 2000s with influence stretching from greenday to the strokes. The album feels very Velvet underground which is always a plus in my book.
70s chill music
Good to have on as background music. Low-key, good beats
Influential.
Only like Get It On
0/0 You
was aight
Put on the lipstick and eye shadow. Hold your guitar for me, right out there in front of you.
Bastante bien y con el extra de Cosmic dancer y por supuesto Get it on. Merece la pena ser escuchado sin ser una obra maestra en su momento debió significar mucho para el glam rock y para todos los músicos a los que influenció después.
I really didn’t know any T. Rex besides the big hit off this album. I actually liked a lot of the other songs. They’ve got a great style that speak to their early 70s setting. Another standout song for me was “The Motivator” possibly because it was similar to “Get it on (bang a gong).” Speaking of which, it’s still the standout track, but I’m not sure if that’s because I know it well, or because it’s actually better.
Very classic. Interesting guitar work and vocals
Bolji Dejvid Bouvi . Malo 1D
Unexpected psychedelic surprise!
Beetje eentonig. Goeie sound maar gewoon net niet interessant genoeg om echt engagerend te blijven
I was expecting glitter and glam rock and was delighted to hear more than just this. I have never had a reason to really listen to T-Rex so this was a nice nudge. Good stuff in here.
First time I've listened to T Rex past Bang a Gong and 20th Century Boy. Pleasantly surprised at how easy this album is to listen to. A mix of chill, psachadelic tunes with the occasional fusion of funk. Almost like a more striped down David Bowie.
Kind of inoffensive background music
I was ready for this to be more fun than it turned out to be, as Get It On is a blast, but the rest seems a little ordinary. I find Bolan's vocal style a little annoying. I like the fuzzy guitar tones.
Not my personal taste but I do see why it's appealing. Groovy melody and interesting vocals. 4/5
3 for actual quality, 4 for personal enjoyment. It grew on me.
Pre bowie post Beatles glam rock. Also some prog jazz elements?
fun songs but nothing too spectstuclar
Hab schon wieder vergessen. Guess hat keinen Eindruck hinterlassen
Great
I enjoyed the opener, Mambo Sun, but otherwise found the album fairly bland and don't care much for the lyrics.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Snoozer of a light smooth classic rock album. Not into it.
I just feel like I've heard the same style of songs done better by other artists. Not a bad listen, just not memorable. Some songs remind me of the later Beatles, some stuff is blues-rock forward. A little too mellow. 1.5/5
sure why not
Classic rock
Bang a gong? Wtf?!!!
Good
Loved it
Enjoyed it very much. Can definitely see how it influenced glam rock.
Love love love. Always think I'm listening to Bowie but an album I love either way. Always fun. 4? 4.25?
Some fun stuff, some meh. Makes more sense after listening to so much Bowie
Some songs are cool but meh
Glam, but still cool. Very Bowie-lite, and a few of their more famous songs, but patchy and inconsistent. Not my favourite genre (or band) but better than I expected
Ok - never heard of this band before but was surprised when Get It On played since I’ve heard it on the radio all the time In general though, just sounds like every other 70s rock album
It was a pretty good album and one I am glad to have listened to. I probably wouldn't put it on again, but I'd be glad to hear it if it were playing somewhere.
Well lets try this thing.... gonna just write down the songs that catch my attention the first time around. Mambo Sun Monolith (this one is weird but pretty) Get It On is iconic Hot Love Woodland Rock (ISTG I've heard a song identical to this but I'm sure its not this one) I feel like so many of these songs sound the same oh wait shit some of these songs are in here twice
The poster that came with the album was on the wall for some time. A super fine collections of songs many of which stand up today, some down to familiarity. Plenty of positive and bouncy tunes elevated by the clever well crafted production.
It's super mellow and poetic but with electric guitars and distortion. I liken it to Harry Nilsson meets The Archies. It's good, it just isn't my thing.
For bang a gong, 3
This must have sounded pretty extraordinary when it came out. Still sounds good today.
I wanted to like this but it was very hit or miss for me. I didn't really know what "glam rock" would sound like but now I know it's David Bowie-ish. It was good all around but did not impress me or seem that special.
I was excited that this album came up today as its one thats been on my radar for a long time, but I have never actually listened before. Its pretty good although the songs I already knew i.e. Jeepster and Get It On are definitely the best ones here. I also like Life's a Gas and The Motivator.
Didn’t realize I knew a couple of these songs. Groovy dude
decent but pretty monotonous
Amazing best album I've heard all year
Partly heard before Saved 5/11 Top track: Get It On
Not for me. 3/10
Not so great that I want to come back to it, sadly.
This album blows. The lyrics are lazy and instrumentals uninspired. They repeat the same musical idea over and over in every song. The cherry on top is the lead singers weird "Hey Im whispering in your ear while I sing" voice, along with going "oh oh oh!" on every other song. Bleh
A unique mix between Cream, Vanilla Fudge, The Black Keys, and Buffalo Springfield. A classic rock album with a hint of psychedelic. Contains the well known song Bang a Gong (Get it On). Overall not bad, but not the greatest classic rock album out there.
Luckily if you don’t know the words to one of the songs on this album you can just sing the words from one of the other songs. They could have recorded 3 songs and gotten the same point across. Not terrible but fairly boring and repetitive.
#5. This album was a little bit of everything. A little bit of Bowie, a little bit of Holly, a little bit of the Beatles... Their influences were obvious. A little of this, a little of that. The only thing I didn't notice was that little bit of whatever it is that makes music interesting. I know not every album has to be some genre defining masterpiece, sometimes they just gotta be a little bit fun. And personally I don't think that album is that, so it only gets a little bit of stars from me. 2/5: meh Song added to playlist: Get it On I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
Terrible. I would give this 0 stars if I could. It commits the cardinal sin of being both boring and repetitive. T-Rex wears their influences on their sleeve, while saying absolutely nothing of their own. I hate this, and I never want to hear it again. If you told me the CIA uses this to torture detainees at Guantanamo bay, I’d believe you.
Average
Another one I haven't encountered before, but this was a really cool album! It starts off with - in my opinion - the albums best song 'Mambo Sun', and just keeps going with cool songs. When I got to 'Get It On' the coin finally fell down since that is quite a well known song. The singer had a quite unique style, but it fitted very well with the songs. I think in general most songs were just very good, which doesn't happen very often when I come across an "ordinary" rock album. Hats off to this!
There is just something so fun and upbeat with T.Rex, it's just a joy to listen to. There are plenty of good tracks on here "Mambo Sun", "Cosmic Sun" "Jeepster" and "Get it On" to name a few. Qirky, upbeat and interesting without being pretentious. I only miss "20th Centuary Boy" on this album to make it my one stop all T.Rex album.
The entire albums feels as though it as sung at 3am in all it's glory. I feel as thogh i could listen to this album lying in the dark doing nothing, and my mind would never drift. Overall a very solid melow rock album
Yet again T. Rex surprises me with how great it is. Just a fun vibe and sound over the whole album . 4/5
Fun, jangling, up beat. I listened to this album like 4 times yesterday. The lyrics are whimsical, especially in Cosmic Dancer. Love this.
Sleazy sexy 70s pop 5/5 love it - Harry Styles please take note dear boy
Great, smashing, super.
I think it’s fine. My largest problem as a generally vocals oriented guy is that I find the vocals sonically uninteresting. There’s some interesting lead guitar, and once in a while there’s some cool rhythm or keys, but generally I would describe it as unique and decent enough to keep me listening but not up to my rotation standards
Fine collection from the 70s glam popsters.
definitely reminds me of other music from the era. television, tom petty, british wave. can't decide if I like it enough to keep coming back.
quite nice, a taste of fresh stuff from some time ago
Not bad, would listen to again. didn't blow me away
Mambo Sun is a very call yet soothing vibe. 4/5 Cosmic dancer had amazing vocals in the background and the guitar reminded me of exactly the 70s. 4.5/10 Jeepster was alright but the lyrics for me didn’t really resonate. 3/5 Monolith intro reverberated into my soul. The guitar throughout as well as the lyrics. 5/5 Lean Woman Blues was good at capturing the feel of the blues yet with a more rock style that fit the 70s. 3.5/5 Get it on perfectly encapsulates what the rock and upbeat feel of a country drive. 4.5/5 Planet Queen felt very rhythmic and smooth while also having a nice higher voice and showing off the range. 3.5/5 Girl takes on the slower side and sadder side of the album comparative to the rock side. The guitar in the background makes it. 4/5 The Motivator held good vocals and better guitar, especially the mini solo. 4/5 Life’s A Gas was a lot slower than I thought it’d be for the name. 3.5/5 Rip Off felt slightly repetitive coming back to the song title over and over I’ll be frank. 2.5/5 Hot Love - A Side reminded me of the more upbeat songs from this time. An ode to a girl yet catchy and slightly repetitive but not annoyingly. 3.5/5 Woodland Rock - B Side reminds me of much older times, such as older rock and the 50s and Elvis. Not expected in this album. 3/5 The King of The Mountain Cometh - B Side had a good part it kept coming back to that was an incredibly vibe to come back to over and over and the feel of the song felt like you were pushing in and waning back with each sentence. 5/5
One of my most listened to albums ever and thus one of my favorites. I remember the first time I listened to this, I was disappointed it didn’t ROCK the way the album cover portrays, but I quickly learned to love it as one of the best pop records ever made. Easy 5 stars for me, something I can throw on anytime.
Just one listen, I sense a strong Beatles influence, sometimes it's like I'm listening to John Lennon. Liked it, will explore it further.
Overall a good album, but I never knew they played "Bang a Gong (Get it On)"
Sounds kind of blended together with only a few low points
In many ways this album reminds me of a love child between Bowie and Lou Reed or Iggy Pop. There is an effortless feel that the latter engender mixed with some of the eccentricities and strong song-writing / composition of the former. Early standout is Cosmic Dancer, which is a such a pretty song with the string flourishes accompanying wistful lyrics and a tight drum progression. Monolith is another that features layering of choral vocals around some slithering guitar and a slow RnR. Bang a Gong is the one that everyone knows and its obvious why. This song is a low-key jam. Fuzzy bass tone with smoky vocals and a chorus everyone can hang onto. Such an effortlessly cool song. This was a lot stronger album than I ever would have expected. I mean Bang a Gong is a cool song, but I did not expect T. Rex to show as much depth across a whole LP. I will definitely come back to this one at some point. 4 / 5
Not sure what to expect on this album. I like the strings on Cosmic Dancer. Feels like they got a ton of inspiration from The Beatles. Bang a Gong is a song that I had never looked up the artist for. Disappointed by the lack of gong in this number. Another ho-hum album.
I really like the scratchy old timey sounding guitar to go along with the horns in the whole album. Bang a Gong is a classic that I didn't really like as a stand alone, but having it in the middle of the album it is a great song. Overall solid album with some unique sounds with a little bit of funk.
2 songs in and I love it. Cosmic Dancer specifically rocks. Definitely heard this recently on a Bowie documentary (which makes sense given the significance of this album to Glam Rock). Had to make sure Apple Music was working correctly with Jeepster. Just started and ended choppy. I'm sure it was an artistic decision but meh. Next two songs are good but nothing special. I have heard Bang a Gong a shit ton of times in my life and don't think I ever knew the name or band. Jam of a song. The sax is awesome. Planet Queen is also a jam. Love the fuzzzzz on Life's a Gas. Was boppin to Rip Off. Very solid album I had never heard of. I'll be back for more Cosmic Dancer.
I expected this album to be more glam-rock and it wasn't as glam as I expected. T. Rex did more folk-ish music in the past, so this feels like a transitional album for them. It has the big hit (Bang a Gong) on it and there are 4-5 other really great songs on the album. Overall, I would recommend this album and I enjoyed it. It's some really great rock and I know there are a few more T. Rex albums and can't wait to hear those as well.
C'était cool, excellent glam rock.
Ahh, un cd que j'aime beaucoup, mais qui était un "4" dans ma tête. C'est un 5 à la réécoute, c'est cool, c'est du bon rock qui tâche, les chansons sont variées, ça envoie, que demande le peuple
LP
Yeah good album. Didn't love any of it, but liked pretty much all of it. Fav track: Life's a Gas 3.5
Pretty good I think! Can see how this was hugely influential on decades on psyche/rock to come and deserves its spot on the list. The vibes carried me a long way, but they were just starting to wear thin by record end, and the insistent, sometimes creepy horniness got a bit wearing. Three and a half. Fave track: Rip Off
A classic among classics - a tight and triumphant collection of songs that left its influence on countless bands to come. Simple and effective songwriting and a perfect feat of engineering. Bolan just nailed it here - just sleazy enough while keeping it fresh and providing some of the most memorable melodies in rock and roll. Fave track: Life's A Gas
Solid album! One song stands out among the rest.
Nothing much more to say other than the rating. 3/5.
I've been looking forward to this album for a while, and not just because it has a fucking iconic album cover. I've been surprised by how much I enjoy glam music. I'd always thought of it as being superficial in nature before I'd actually listened to it. However, I've really enjoyed the glam that I've gotten on this list, especially the 70s stuff. This album is no exception. It's more mellow than I thought it would be, but it's good throughout. The production is excellent. It really lets you hear the little details of the album. It feels very intimate. The vocal harmonies are a nice touch, though Marc Bolan's vocals always steal the show. It's really interesting that they were a folk band previously. You can definitely hear that influence on the album 4/5
This was fun.
This is an album full of songs that I did not need to hear, but in the middle of it, you'll hear songs like "Girl" and "Rip Off" that make you actually pay attention to it because it sounds like they actually tried. I'm sure this is a classic to some people, but it's not my cup of tea.
har fått sansen får denna t.rexen i da sista
Da e greit
A fun listen, nothing blew me away though. Wouldn't be mad to listen to again, but nothing really grabbed me, nothing made me want to know the name of a track or listen to it over and over again.
Bang a gong! Driving music
The Bang a Gong guy! I remember loving this song when it came out. There a couple of songs I really liked on the album. Pretty neat that an interview was included. But overall, I didn’t really like the singer’s voice that much.
Pretty good. Some David Bowie “Major Tom” vibes.
feels like a 'proto' of many bands, classic; Bang a Gong (Get it On) - familiar, jammy; feels pretty 70s, fun and fine
Really like Cosmic Dancer. Everyone knows Bang a Gong. The Motivator sounds like a Bang a Gong outtake. Rip Off feels like I’ve heard someone cover it, but not quite. I do like some of the guitar sounds and it has that classic 70s production. Not sure I’ll listen again but glad I did. Good start to this journey.
Eh, it was ok? There’s some cool tracks, Get It On was cool. Not the best lyric wise either. It was just ok.
I was so excited to get this album today. It's an all timer for me, easily one of my top 10 favorites. Electric Warrior is a genre and decade-defining work, the perfect distillation of all the best things about glam. It's catchy and cheeky, fanciful and freaky. It can be gleefully nonsensical, but also disarmingly lovely. The album has an infectious blend of bold rockers and shimmering, dreamboat ballads that all flows beautifully from one song to the next. Marc Bolan is a force of nature here as front man - swaggeringly sexy, but with a vulnerability that is incredibly engaging. This is a perfect rock album that continues to get better with age. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Get It On, Cosmic Dancer, Mambo Sun, Life's a Gas, Jeepster, Monolith, The Motivator, Planet Queen, Rip Off, Girl, Lean Woman Blues
Surprisingly chill. Quite psychedelic and vibey. Obviously main song is the highlight but other songs aren't as good
Mambo Sun and Life’s a Gas are the best songs, followed by Cosmic Dancer. I was surprised by the semi rock indie feel of the first track. I think they were on the same drug trip when he wrote Bang a Gong and the Motivator, then had a hard time picking them apart from each other. Planet Queen is one of the most pointless songs I’ve ever heard. Rip Off has some great music in there, but I felt “ripped off” that they cut the most creative sounding music parts to go back into the same tiring sound when he yells “it’s a rip off!” I hope it was intentional. Other songs not mentioned don’t really need any comments. In general I can appreciate the music if it was unique for its time, but by the same token, I don’t think it’s particularly reasonable to say it’s good just because it may have been different. I would not listen to any of those songs again by choice asides for the first three mentioned.
*Get It On* is the typically "oh that's who sings that song" song, but I'm really feeling *Monolith.* 19 September 2023
Has some of Bolan's best but, overall, not a great album. I prefer The Slider.
T. Rex were a bit on the whimsical side for me, but can't deny this is a great album. Favourite: Planet Queen.
Really great, glad I heard it
A good album. I just didn't really like the guy's voice that much.
Fantastic! Cosmic Dancer still makes me want to cry.
ok. but why does the main singer sound so bored and unenthusiastic. and then suddenly he starts going “ow” like a dog just got released into the studio and started biting his ankles
Yeah, great. Such a distinctive sound. MB was a great pop star, and the songs are good.
slay
I see how this is an influential piece and it certainly sounds similar to things I like, but it feels too undercooked. It features a lot of things that I have heard done better, so I suppose being early does not benefit them in a game of comparison here.
Lots of good tunes here!
After just 1 listen, I'm fairly certain glam rock peaked here. 5 love at first listens out of 5 💋💋💋💋💋
Good album, just some nice bread and butter songs. Sounds amazing and loved the background vocals. But nothing really mind blowing, just some good music. 7/10
Very good
Another favorite album of mine. Another one where I wish half stars could be rewarded because it’s just shy of a 5.
Now I know the T. Rex sound beyond their mainstream hit (hits?). I had no idea their tunes were so pensive. Need to listen again sometime to better appreciate.
Bad
I started off thinking I wasn’t going to like this. The lead singer’s voice was grating and I found it very annoying. For reasons I can’t explain, though, this band grew on me as I listened more. Now, I really think I’m going to listen to this one some more.
Production really holds up! Very glam. Catchy, cool, and iconic. Cosmic Dancer is the biggest surprise to me... really nice song. A lot of similar sounds going on, but it is super solid. 4/5
extremely mixed bag. at times sounds like it's ahead of its time, and then immediately sounds like 1971. the parts that hit are very entertaining. best tracks: mambo sun, hot love, cosmic dancer
It's OK. "Bang a Gong" is clearly the one hit but it has been overplayed in countless TV ads.
I was surprised how listenable this album was. All I ever heard from T. Rex was Get It On.
Bang a gon (get it on) sort du lot. PAs désagréable a écouter, mais rien de tant mémorable. 6/10
loved it
L O C U R A
It’s ok, found myself singing along to quite a bit of it but I don’t remember any of it the next day
Slightly too noisy
Delightful.
Classic
Mambo Sun // Cosmic Dancer // Jeepster // Monolith // Get It On // The Motivator // 4-4.5/5
Technically great, easy to listen too. I just know I don't like glam rock enough appreciate this album
A good album for easy listening, more slow paced than I'm used to but blurs into the background. 'Get it on' and 'Hot Love - A Side' break the trend and are good bops.
pretty fun, but glam just wasn't THAT interesting musically
Pretty ahead of it’s time for 1971.
Feels a little like early glam...
bang a gong
Big fan of trex and Bolan for that matter. This is an all timer for me, but I'd like to address some negative reviews. This is trexs most pop-y album. It seems like the payoff IS missing from some of these tracks. I feel mark played ot safe here and got what he wanted. Earlier tracks are less polished and more heartfelt
Fun album
Kinda glam rock British sound. Has the Get it On song that plays in a lot of movies. Rest of album is meh.
Thought some of these were rolling stones
T. Rex's first album since their change from a folk to an electric sound. Whilst basically a revolution, this album is still more of an evolution and much more subtle than I would have imagined. Overall a nice surprise to hear something a little bit different to the fully formed T. Rex sound. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: Get It On Date listened: 09/08/23
Not interesting
kinda boring, wasnt streinous to listen to but not good
First listen to a John solo album, and he maintains the great quality.
Gøy! Get it on.
Bang a Gong (Get It On) is a classic of course, I stuck that one on repeat occasionally. There are some other gems here too. Worth the listen for sure, but doesn't really stand out too much to me besides the obvious hit. Solid 3.5
A banger start to finish
This record only contains hits. From the first song to the last one. It only gets better with every listen
Listening to this as a teenager back in the 70s you probably thought it was the shit, but by today’s standards, nothing particularly great about this album
enjoyed it, its a vibe
Not bad, didn't really pop for me but easy to listen to
A funky rocky jam session.
This was quite good. There were a few songs here that I'd heard but never known who they were by. This was a bit soft for me to fully appreciate today though, it didn't keep my attention and even kind of got repetitive at times. Still good though. Favourite: Get It On
Didn't realise there were so many stone cold classics on this. Great album
Distinct sound
Fíla þetta glam rokk.
V dnešní době zcela generické, standardní rockové album. Všechny písničky jsou velmi klidné a lehké na poslech, což však má za následek, že všechno zní stejně a nic příliš nevybočuje, tudíž také nic není zapamatovatelné. Melodie jsou dost chytlavé, avšak texty nestojí vůbec za řeč a spíše mi kazily prožitek z alba. Celkově dost nudné, ale jako neurážlivý hluk do pozadí asi fajn. Kdybych to jen cíleně poslouchala, nemohla bych udržet pozornost, jak ploché a nicneříkající to je. K žádné písničce se nejspíš vracet nebudu. Avšak jak již bylo řečeno, instrumentace byla asi nejsilnější stránka a vokály také nezní špatně, tudíž asi chápu appeal tohoto alba. Nic pro mě, bohužel. Nejlepší písnička: Rip Off (text meh, ale hudebně bezkonkurečně nej, punk vibes) Nejhorší písnička: Planet Queen (vybráno arbitrárně, celkově meh, ale to lze říct o více písničkách) Hodnocení: 5/10 (neurazí, ale nenadchne)
i liked 2 tracks, the rest of it i really didn't like. Alot of repetition.
Super buena guitarra 8/10
I stan Marc Bolan.
Interesting early 70's rock. Might give it a second listen when I'm not catching up on new albums. Now I know where Bang A Gong came from!
Oh ya
Bang the Gong! Get it on!
Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust may be the greatest glam album of all time, but this is a very close second Bolan’s ability to write insanely catchy pop hooks is best displayed on this album Favourite tracks: Mambo Sun, Cosmic Dancer, Jeepster, Get It On, The Motivator, Life’s A Gas
Great album, great classics and lots of blues references.
Ate
highly enjoyed this album, a few songs i knew and loved, really brought you back to the era
hmmmm idk, love it or no
So they changed directions from folk-rock to whatever the hell this is: glam rock, because they put on makeup? Whatever. "The Motivator" rips off "Bang a Gong", but is the better song. "Planet Queen" was also a good song. An extra star for those efforts, but that's it. I don't get why everyone goes apeshit for these guys. Every song is the same level of everything: middle of the road on every count. And it's not possible for the singer to mumble any more than he did. Sheesh. Were these guys trying to be so quiet that you weren't sure if they wanted to actually be heard or not? These guys are a nothing burger with cheese: the cheese is good, the bun is good. But without the meat, then what's the damn point?
À part Bang A Gong, pas grand chose a captivé mon attention sur cet album. Je trouvais que ça partait de façon intéressante, mais j'aurais aimé un certain build up et que plus de pièces soient un peu plus "rock n roll". De façon général c'était un peu trop similaire d'une chanson à l'autre. Aucunement mauvais, mais se ne se démarque pas plus qu'il faut. 6/10
Hallo
Better than I was expecting!
It’s no Stegosaurus, but it’ll do.
You know what? Better than I remembered. Lots of trash on here but there are a couple medium songs and of course Bang a Gong is a classic.
Completely had a different opinion on T.Rex as glam rock novelty act. This is Psychedelic, Folke-y lyrics and similar to the best of Bowie, one of the few albums where the well known tune actually is a step down from the rest of it. Loved it. 5
Highlights: "Mambo Sun," "Jeepster," "Bang a Gong," "Rip Off" T-Rex might have some innovation to its name, in this space before there was a definitive sense of disco as a separate genre against which racist rock fans could draw a line. I was curious about how close Bowie was in 1971 to this blend of rock and uptempo soul, but thumbing through Hunky-Dory it sounds closer to Beatles still. The problem is it's all just jams, however good their central idea is. All slightly overlong. I can kind of block out the delirious, delusional Led Zeppelin porno psych lyrics, but not the slimy goblin vocal delivery. Definitely hear the good and the bad of Castleface artists here, who were overtly influenced by this band. The closer is actually probably my favorite; want to spend time hanging out on that progression, and the dramatic final sostenuto is one of the best I've heard in a rock album.
Hårdrock. Över förväntan. Några bra låtar som jag skulle kunna lyssna på.
Good album. All the songs are good, although two of them (Bang A Gong and The Motivator) are a bit alike in the verse.
As much as I want to say something snarky about another one hit wonder album, I just can't. These guys sorta pull it off.
Honestly this album is really fun. Nothing earth shattering about it, but just fun proto-glam fuzz guitar blues. Some super catchy songs too that still totally hold up.
i don’t like glam rock much but this album was solid! the hits are hits for a reason, and the rest of the album is fun as hell
Groovy, funky, psych rock. Enjoyed it
Top glam. Feels a bit lightweight at times but highly distinctive.
No Ody else sounds like T Rex. Loads of bands have tried to copy them, but they get the chugging sound and don't get the whimsy or the funk or the sheer joy of the band. I don't think I necessarily got this myself till I listened to this today. The whole album feels like it only took 20 minutes to listen to. Brilliant stuff.
Some nice numbers on this. T Rex manages to pull off sexy rock without it sounding desperate or contrived. Vocals were a bit weak and at one point records started to become identikit. Not bad, but wouldnt listen through again.
Pretty fun, I had only ever heard Get It On before this. I like the album but it’s a little long
T Rex is always great - makes me feel like I'm in the 70s :)
You can feel some Beatles influence, but also hear the contributions he made to David Bowie and Sweet among others.
Dunno what made me really like this album. The charisma, probably. And the great melodies. And instrumentation. Damn, it just does lot really well.
Chill
favs - there was a time / raw ramp / electric boogie - mambo sun - monolith - planet queen - life's a gas - woodland rock
This is a good album full of good songs, all of which are outshone by Cosmic Dancer, which is excellent. But the rest is still good. Best songs: Cosmic Dancer Worst song: Rip It Off
The album starts out very laid-back with Mambo Sun. Cosmic Dancer reminds me of Bowie. Reminds me of Five Years from Ziggy Stardust. Not the biggest on Jeepster, doesn’t appeal to me. Monolith was better. Lean Woman was vibey. Loving Bang a Gong. Planet Queen is even better. Girl even BETTER? Loving the acoustic tracks on this. Ironic considering the name of the album. The Motivator is nice, so is Life’s A Gas. Rip Off is an alright album closer. I liked the album overall.
Me gusta el estilo y el nombre T rex
Nice diving rock. Good to see how blues inspired a generation of rock and roll. Some classics like "bring it on"
3.5 - the .5 is for Get It On
Not my kind of music. I don't get anything out of this.
Legalzinho, esse tinha umas musicas maneiras
bangers bangers bangers
Not a bad album but nothing really caught my attention for any length of time. The only track that really popped for me was Bang a Gong, but probably only because I knew it. It’s got a nice groove but I didn’t love any of the instrumentation on this record. Maybe it’s more important to music than good.
Enjoyed listening to this album. Went by fast. Had hints of The Beatles about them, though Get It On was fun to relisten to after a while!
Meh. I don’t hate it but it doesn’t do anything for me. It’s pretty generic sounding and it may have been ahead of its time, but I don’t feel like it’s aged super well.
Nice consistent album, with no particular weak songs. Bluesy, with a lot of backing vocals and strings. The guitar and drum fills keeps the songs interesting. The vocals doesn’t do much for me, though. I haven’t found a glam rock album that I really love yet. Maybe it just takes some getting use to.
A pretty good record. Lots of great songs filled with great guitar riffs and vocal performance from Marc Bolan. Honestly don't really have much to say except this record was a very pleasent listen. favourite tracks: Cosmic Driver, Jeepster, Lean Woman Blues, Get It On and Planet Queen. Lest favourite tracks: Mambo Sun and Life's A Gas, didn't really enjoy them.
Ah yeah pretty good cool to have a softer mix on something punk esque. The kick drum is recorded quite nice. Can hear the aul David Bowie influence quite strongly
Not really into it.
на автомате планировала отказать гламроку, а они ничего! бодрые)
Such a cool funky album. I love this one, even upon first listen years ago! The songs feel like jams but work very well! 8,5 out of 10
Just not that interesting. Not bad per se, just uninteresting
Decent, couple of good songs, gets a bit bland in the middle
Great album, the first half is very strong. Falters a bit in the second for me, but still enjoyable! Saved tracks: Mambo Sun, Cosmic Dancer, Monolith, Get It On
Pretty good glam rock album. I don’t think it’s quite as good as most people believe but I think that has to do with the style of music I enjoy rather than the quality. Bang a Gong is obviously the most famous song but it doesn’t reflect the rest of the album. Most of the tracks feature more subdued vocals and are less immediate or poppy in general. The only outright bad track is the closing one, but other than that every song hits pretty well, just nothing outstanding in my opinion.
Intersring. Worth rehearing