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Merkelig album. Virker lite gjennomtenkt, men noen høydepunkter innimellom.
Liked the groove but not so much the voice.
This is alright, but I don't really hear anything that sets it apart from other middling British blues rock. The track "Jeepster" seems like it's trying to incorporate an American/Country influence and falls flat to me.
Couple of cool singles but overall not really my thing
pas si mal mais pas trop bien non plus
Nije mi bio ništa poseban, “get it on” je s razlogom najjača njihova pjesma no ostale s albuma su mi bile cisti mehh. Najbolje su mi bile “Cosmic dancer” i "The King of the Mountain Cometh".
Another early 70's album by a group I haven't heard of. I would have been okay with having never heard it.
For all of the fluff T Rex seems to get, I found this utterly underwhelming
Hell. 2/5
I liked knowing the “big hit” song. That was a fun surprise. I wish we were stoned while listening. 3/10
I think this is relatively lame. I don't get it.
Generic rock
Why do all early rock albums just sound the same, regardless of country of origin?
It was ok. Enjoyed the first half, became bored with it in the second half
I liked this enough but I could not focus on it, always faded into the background & I tried twice. I want to judge these albums harder because they’re supposedly ones I need to hear before I die but that’s too harsh; not like the bands are saying that about themselves. Well maybe Oasis would. That said…I have to listen to all the Beatles albums, did we really need this & other “stepping stone” albums? This was fine
Kind of a boring to mid album.
Meh. Bland. Nothing I found remarkable.
A lot more boring than I expected.
I think it’s cool at times and also boring at times
Not sure how to describe the lyrics. I didn't hate it. It was just ok.
It improves it to picture the whole thing as a concept album - the wedding of two uninteresting people, all feathered hair and dancing the hustle slightly off beat, then the purchase of a split level with shag carpeting that always smells of cigarette smoke and mold, the birth of their lumpen offspring and a montage of school pictures with closed eyes and crooked teeth, the divorce, the awkward reunion in the Tab aisle of Safeway.
Meh
Not my cup of tea
This is just ok. Ziggy Stardust for the skating rink. 2/5
A couple of classic songs and some mediocre. Not enough to lift it to more than two stars.
I didn't really like this one. Not that it was objectively bad, but it's really just not my cup of tea. It's a kind of early glam, kind of album, with a lot of blues inspiration. And that's what I don't like about it. Glam sometimes tends to be just a big nothing to me. They don't really sing, more like talk to the music. And the music isn't all that interesting, just fairly straightforward. Again, I'm sure some people really love this stuff, but I didn't.
Pretty standard glam rock album. Had some stand out hits but was overall pretty monotone
Boring
Not bad but nothing great
ts lowk pmo icl
Pretty chill, easy listening rock music. Nothing really jumped out at me Favourite Track: Bang a Gong (Get it on) 2.5/5
Not bad, but not my cup of tea, I thought it was a little samey and repetitive. Jeepster was a bop though!
Okay. Lyrics were a little flat and I thought the instrumentation made me more interested in the folk sound they had on previous releases.
A little better than the other T. Rex album I got but still a little underwhelming.
bang a gong, and the a lot of other crappy 70s music.
Nothing noteworthy about this one. Just generic 70s rock. I literally put it on and didn't realize it had ended 40 minutes later.
I'm real tired of mediocrity.
never heard of t. rex if i’m being honest. pleasantly surprised! a bit of a psychedelic type beatles vibe to it. not my favourite but still cool. 3.25/5
I know of T-Rex but I haven’t spent any time with any of their albums. I was curious to see what Electric Warrior was all about. Not crazy about Cosmic Dancer or Jeepster. First part of the album is slow going. Do know Bang a Gong (Get It On). Fine song that gets lots of FM radio play. Back half of the album is pretty bland. Nothing on here grabs my attention. There is a meme of Colin Farrell shrugging his shoulders. Not sure what movie it is from. That’s how Electric Warrior makes me feel. Just a shrug of the shoulders. No real substance. Just blah. If this was the beginning of glam, I’m just not seeing it. Found this quite silly and lame actually. Electric Warrior does nothing for me. This is a 2 rating. 2/5
прикольненько Mambo Sun, Planet Queen та Rip Off більше всього зайшли але подібна музика не зовсім моє
I'm sure I'm not in the minority when I say this, but the only T. Rex song I know is "Bang a Gong," which is a fantastic song (for what it's worth, The Power Station version is great too). I know T. Rex are pioneers in British glam rock, so while I think I have a decent idea of what to expect from this album, I'm not sure if I'm going to like it or not. There's only one way to find out! While I can appreciate the influence of this album, I didn't really enjoy listening to it. At first, I really liked the sultry and hushed vocals, but as the album went on, that singing started to wear on me. The guitar playing was pretty good, but it really didn't vary much over the course of the album, and the drumming and bass didn't really add much to the sound. The more this album went on, the more of a chore it felt like, as I didn't really feel like T. Rex explored the space they were creating with their sound. "Bang a Gong," is still great, and it definitely stands out on this album. I love the saxophone playing and Marc Bolan's vocals are perfectly suited for it. Other than "Bang a Gong," I thought "Jeepster" was pretty good; it had a rockabilly sound to it that I thought worked really well, and it stood out from the rest of these songs. Even though I didn't care for this album that much, I'm hoping that The Slider is much better.
Pretty repetitive lyrically within each track, but the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Never having heard glam rock before, I expected it to be a little heavier. Favorite track: Mambo Sun
Mycket låter samma
Outside of "Bang a Gong" there's really nothing noteworthy here for me. The stripped down sluggish vocals weren't doing it for me.
I'm conflicted. I want to give this a 2 or a 4 or maybe a 3? I have no idea. On its own, it's a solid 2. There are a few good tracks. Bang a Gong is fun and Rip Off really saves the album though a bit too late. The rest isn't bad, just trite. But then again, it's trite because this band's influence runs deep and this is the first album they really found that new sound so maybe it's actually pioneering? I think I'm rating more on my personal enjoyment of the music more than anything so I'm going with a 2 in that front though as a historical album it's interesting and could deserve a 4.
I go back & forth on this one. or I only like about every other track. mambo, bang a gong, motivator, & rip off best tracks (and really good). others more of a snooze-especially when he moves to the falsetto
I've never really seen the appeal of T Rex. The songwriting half the time (like Get it On, Hot Love) is pretty lazy and uninspiring 12-bar stuff with equally lazy lyrics. The rest of the time I can't get past Bolan's vocals. Songs like Cosmic Dancer are plain silly but there doesn't seem to be any irony in the delivery which just makes it annoying.
Really bland and overstayed its welcome.
No es. No sé cómo pudo ser música estos ensayos de garabato, bueno, en fin, hay gente ya con la mente retorcida con estos sketch.
was alright
A few solid songs, Bang a Gong namely, but other than a few solid tracks the album was overall meh. If you're into this kind of music you'll like it, but not for me.
Second album de ce groupe proposé par le générateur. Encore moins intéressant que le précédent, il est encore plus mou ... dans cet album aucun morceau n'a retenu mon attention, sauf peut être "rip off" qui est un peu plus original et qui le sauve de la note minimale. =>2/5
Song: Get it on this song is good it kind of reminds me of Fourth of July i do not know why it just gives me summer vibes i like it though this song would be like a 4 stars Song: planet queen this song is good again but just a little country for my opinion and then it just gives me like spring mixed like summer it gives me both of those vibes this is like a 3 stars Song: motivator This song is okay but for some reason it also gives me July vibes i do not know why this whole album is giving me summer vibes but i like it i would rate this song like a 3 stars maybe or maybe 2 stars and this album was slow and the same beat and like it was the same theme every time
What is happening on the cover? "Get it on bang a gong" was okay. It wasn't my favorite song but I would listen to it if I have too. It was kind of slow and boring and old. "Planet Queen" was better. It was much more upbeat in my opinion and I liked it a lot better. "The motivater" was also better then the first song. Overall this album was just okay so I would rate it 3 stars and I would not reccomend this song to anyone becuase it is boring and basic.
Overall, that was an unexciting album. Bang a Gong was the best song by far.
Fine. One big classic. Glam rock. Straight down the middle of enjoyment.
Meh, feel like once you've heard one T Rex album your heard them all. They definitely have their own sound, can immediately tell it's them. As I've said before, not sure what other bands even count as glam rock. That sound is defined by putting together about three riffs in various combinations though. Didn't hate it but would never go back.
Probably marginally better than the previous album, The Slider, but not by much. Get it On is decent, but I swear I thought I heard it multiple times before it came on.
Not my thing. Songs are too similar and I don't dig the sound.
One good song and it’s probably overplayed
This is just intentionally listening to all the adverts of my (90s UK) childhood.
It was ok - some classics on there - Solid but unremarkable
Pretty boring glam rock.
Gave this a 2 on my other account
Mah
Meh
Actually quite enjoyable. Cosmic Dancer and Get it On stood out to me the most. I definitely do not see myself listening to the whole album again and some of the songs are already forgotten but it’s not bad
Kinda meh, second half especially didn’t connect with me
This takes me back to early high school and its not a pretty memory. Sounds so dated now, that canned pop music sound. Reminds me a bit of The Sweet, but funkier. No better than a 2
Never heard about T.rex Didn't have a bad time listening to it, wasnt't moved either Good voice 2.5
Oh not another Marc Bolan album, there are certain vocalists, Morrissey being another that I can't get past their voice to listen to the music as a whole. And that it appears is where I'm at with Bolan with his flaccid form, oh how the critics love it and I’m sure the young girls swooned in 71. As said, Just cannot get past that languid vocals and that's the main essence of his sound. It’s the equivalent of having no backbone, everything just falls flat, he’s singing a song about dancing and it sounds like he couldn’t get up off the floor, say dance. The album title, and guitarist in front of the big amp on the cover, even the band name, who are you trying to kid. As I said on another of his albums on here much rather have his songs sung by others. So maybe there are some good songs on here but I just really, like really dislike his feel and sound. 2 star, but if I have to hear anymore it will be zero.
pass
Joa
Meh. Just fine.
2.5 It’s whatever. I’m missing context obviously as to why it was important. The singer’s voice is annoying and I only like 3 songs
1 good song
It sounded alright, but not something I see myself going back to.
DNF
Hey this is the bang a gong record, neat. First and foremost I do not like the vocal style employed on this album, the vast majority is this weird breathy throaty speak singing that I just can’t enjoy. Musically I think this is a pretty big standard bluesy rock n roll album straight out of the 70’s. There’s some extremely obvious Beatles influences going on, which doesn’t do a lot for me. It’s fine, but nothing at all to write home about. I really struggle to find anything more to say about this album. 2.5* but I feel so strongly that it doesn’t deserve 3* that I’m going to round down for once.
Hmm.
I don't love t. Rex
Pretty ok…perfect description
Never been the biggest T. Rex fan. I've always found their music pretty pedestrian 70's rock. Bang a Gong is a decent song, but the rest are very meh. Don't hate it, but don't really like it either.
Not for me! Can’t say I’m excited by 1970s rock. Get It On a certified smash though.
Me gustaron mas los B- sides que la mayoria de canciones acá. Esta bastante ok el album, tiene varias canciones decentes pero la mayoria simplemente no me llegan tanto. Pero un buen álbum. Total del album: 68, casi 3 estrellas
I'm pretty uninspired by this album, minus the wonderful track: Bang a Gong, which I love.
Not bad, but not great. Bang a Gong (Get It On) is definitely the highlight of the album, the rest of it is not terribly interesting. 2.25 stars. I'll round down to 2.
Went in one ear and out the other. Mostly a pleasant and inoffensive listen, definitely something you could put on while driving and have a good time, but that's the extent of its merit. The only moment that stuck with me after the album was over is the very ending of the last song, Rip Off, when the music dissolves into noise and guitar feedback, which made for an interesting auditive experience. The rest of the album is just by the book 70s glam rock (which also might be because this was one of the pioneering works of the genre, alas I am not a music historian so I don't care about that) and the tracks ranged from borderline interesting to straight-up unremarkable. Nothing that David Bowie doesn't do a thousand times better. 5/10
Really not a fan of glam rock in general now that I’m no longer right.
Just ok for me.
It's fine 2.25
A little generic but otherwise enjoyable. Fav Track: Cosmic Dancer
Eh, a very average listen. Really just kind of boring and nothing really stands out. Vocals are a less good Bowie, the music is pretty slow and repetitive as well. 5/10 (2.5/5)
It's fine. A couple that I'd heard before without thinking I needed to dig deeper. Best: Get It On. Worst: It's A Gas, Rip Off 2.5/5
Not bad but simultaneously quite boring 4 / 10
Generic 70s rock. Few bangers but mostly sound the same.
It was whatever
Liked it better when I was younger.
Boomer rock for cool dads
Okay album but only got half through it in truth 4/10
So first suggestion by 1001 Albums...
Yet another boring rock album.
This album has a lack of fuel in the engine. I tried many times, but I just don't get it with T. Rex.
I really love 70s rock, but this album is just OK. It’s repetitive and not a fan of the singing style. It’s one that I think I would have liked more if I heard it when it first came out. Bang a Gong is clearly the best song on the album, and almost sounds like a different band wrote and performed it. That’s even more true with It’s a Rip-off - it’s like someone finally got them in the studio when they weren’t on shrooms (but maybe on uppers?). Also, what did “bang a gong” actually mean in the UK in 1971? 2.5-ish⭐️ (but I’ll round down)
You can bang the gong all you like, it still won't make me dig the rest of the album....
Add this to the “one big song so the album should be on the list” list. 3/10
Not my thing.
The only song I have heard of by T. Rex is Bang a Gong. That was after hearing The Power Stations remake. I am still much more of a fan of later version. I also had heard T. Rex was a pre-glam band who influenced many like Bowie and The New York Dolls. I feel many of the songs need a bit more of an aggressive approach. Much like Robert Palmer gave to Bang a Gong. Feels like they are holding back a bit. That being said, it was an enjoyable album.
mambo sun och cosmic dancer var en så stark start, underbara låtar 🌈🌈 Dessvärre dippade kalaset efter dessa. Avskalat är absolut inte dåligt per definition, men detta lät bara väldigt tomt och ofärdigt. Samma groove som mambo sun hände aldrig igen 👹 Även när det kändes som idéerna fanns där levererade det bara inte. Get it on och hot love led lite av samma grej men är så köriga att de ändå är intressanta. Dock när han lugnar ner sig gör det ju inget att det inte händer så himla mycket, så girl och life's a gas var iaf bra 👍 loco toppar och dalar supersvårt betyg, men överlag blev det bara liiiite för tråkigt bästa: självklart cosmic dancer 🌷🌷🌷🌷 bara jättefin
marc bolan is just not for me
A little on the boring side for me with a few ok tracks. Will I listen to again: 0%
Ok some hits
just boring most of the time
Except for 'Get it on' I didn't really get it on for this
Not overly catchy or interesting. Cosmic Dancer best track
Had promise but i quickly become bored with the melody. All it did was drive me to want to listen to CCR in the end.
Listened Before? N It was okay. I think the author is a bit hung up on 1970s British rock, because this is yet another one that doesn't stand out. The big hit off the album (Bang a Gong) is severely overplayed in the US, so I can only imagine how overplayed it is in England. Anyway, just sorta generic. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Cosmic Dancer
One of the weakest starts of a rock album I've ever heard, had to abort the listen The vocalist in particular is really underperforming, and the mix makes it even worse
Wasnt feeling this album besides for 3 songs
It is fine.
pretty standard blues rock. Nothing too special, drummer and bass player are probably more bored than me.
Marvin’s version of “Get It On” is better.
decent 2. I just like, the songs are chill i guess like i can mess with the vibe but sometimes they really draw out. like its a 4 minute song playing the same shit with like the chorus 4 times with no other buildup. what saves it is how chill this genre is and some catchy parts in some of the songs 1. Mambo Sun 2. Life's a Gas 3. Cosmic Dancer
Get It On is a great song, but the rest of the album lacks the energy and catchiness that their one hit song emotes. This is an okay album, but not one I’ll likely come back to. T. Rex will be relegated to one hit wonders in my book.
Drags.
Gitarrenpop der 60er. Gut zum nebenherhören. Nichts besonderes
Just meh.
Look, this albums fine, that’s not the problem. What’s wrong is that the last 5 albums I’ve gotten are calmer ones. Look, all I’m asking for is just please give me something, anything that isn’t classic rock, hell I’d be fine with jazz.
Only knew it as the album with "Get it on" on it. I did not know what to expect. It's good! Especially the production - which is perfectly ballanced between pretty and raw. I can hear how influential theese ideas and sounds has been to so many artists - way too many to mention here! As a classical album compared to other classics i will rate it 2. As an album compared to other albums i will rate it 5. stand out tracks: Mambo Sun Cosmic Dancer Monolith Planet Queen
It sure is fine!
This didn't do much for me. Not bad, but not compelling.
Wack. 3/10
Não tava na vibe
Walmart David Bowie
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.
4.5/10
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
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.
Some of the songs are enjoyable
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.
Niet per se een fan, wel een fijne stem om naar de luisteren voor de verandering
had a hard time getting into this one
Çok benlik bir albüm değildi.
Meh. Beatles copium
taki wyczilowany nieprzeszkadzacz
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
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.
Another forgettable 70s psych rock album.
Some good but they're all quite repetitive and all sound very similar to each other.
Eh. I didn’t like this. A couple songs were alright. Is it supposed to be a rock opera?
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.
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.
Sounds like cheap trick
Fínt Rokk!! ... ekkert sem ég myndi hlusta á reglulega en bara alveg ágætt. Ekkert lag héðan sem stendur uppúr.
Oooh yeah, Glam Rock isnt really for me. Some of it sound alright though.
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.
Nice mellow rhythm but the subdued vocals are not my jam. Maybe just a little too mellow for my taste
Didn't love this one. Pretty slow
Lighthearted and fun classic rock. Some of the songs were repetitive.
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.
2.5 it exists
Kinda boring
boring
not my fav
Did this make the list because that one song is in all the car commercials?
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.
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.
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.
Not intolerable. But certainly uninspiring.
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.
I mean, I guess it was better than the other T. Rex album, but that doesn't make it actually good. 2.5/5
Typischer Glam Rock.
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.
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.
Not my scene
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
Only like Get It On
Beetje eentonig. Goeie sound maar gewoon net niet interessant genoeg om echt engagerend te blijven
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
Some songs are cool but meh
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'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.
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.
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
Average
Sounds kind of blended together with only a few low points
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.
Da e greit
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.
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
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.
Bad
It's OK. "Bang a Gong" is clearly the one hit but it has been overplayed in countless TV ads.
Kinda glam rock British sound. Has the Get it On song that plays in a lot of movies. Rest of album is meh.
Not interesting
kinda boring, wasnt streinous to listen to but not good
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
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.
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?
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.
Not my kind of music. I don't get anything out of this.
Not really into it.
Just not that interesting. Not bad per se, just uninteresting
Dislike
'Bang a Gong (Get It on)' is alright. Dull. 2 / 5 stars.
Surprisingly bland, even boring. Never really seen the fuss about Get It On or Jeepster. Disappointing.
The album artwork is like the JUSTICE album. Unfortunately, this isn't even close to being as good as that album. This list has a highly disproportionate amount of rock and rock-adjacent genres. As an album that came out in the '70s, it falls under some of the trappings of most 70's music where they don't know how to end songs. Most of the songs are pretty boring too. "Get it on" is the most popular song on this album and while it is ok it deffinetly sounds like something that would be playing in a rundown bar where the average age is 55 and if you are under that age you are getting hit on by someone at least 20 years older than you and is gives big creep vibes. Needless to say this I am not liking this much at all. It isn't terrible I can see the musicallity of it, and the merrits of it. I wouldn't mind it all that much if it was playing in the background somewhere (most likely a bar as mentioned) but I don't want to liten to more of it if I had to. A strong 2/5
not very good. 2.5 star music, but i had to stop listening before the album was done because i was tired of it, so rounding down to a 2
probably a 2.4. some classics, but quite samey a lot of the time
Glam rock just isn’t for me.
Hate to be too harsh on this album, it's good, but it sounds like every other 70s album on here. Having trouble finding distinct differences that make a T.Rex or Curtis Mayfield stand out.
Not that interesting.
All the songs sounds the same in my opinion.
This album was just not my cup of tea. I did not like it at all. Bla.
A lot of mediocre stuff. Lots of it.
It's groovy, it's vibey, it's lots of 12 bar blues, it's nothing amazing, but I like it. Dad has this on vinyl and I preferred listening to it drunk on Christmas with tons of dust on the record. But that's nostalgia value for ya
Dull in most places
The album is fine. It’s a bit boring and uninteresting. It’s got a good sound overall, but it starts to get samey as the tracks tend to all have the exact same feel and sound. For a full album, it doesn’t hold up, but it makes for decent radio music as you’ll only end up hearing one of the songs anyway. Favorite track: Rip Off
People who think this is party music must go to pretty shit parties. Primary school nonsense lyrics and bland "grooves". I'll never get the love for T-Rex. Best Tracks: Mambo Sun; Jeepster; Get It On
10/20/22 Lean lady blues that’s all.
This kinda left me flat.
-S Tier- ***n/a*** -A Tier- Mambo Sun Jeepster -B Tier- Bang a Gong (Get It On) -C Tier- Lean Woman Blues Girl The Motivator Rip Off -D Tier- Cosmic Dancer Monolith Planet Queen Life’s a Gas AVG SCORE: 2.09 / 5
J'en ai marre du rock des années 80 là
Pretty good
Packaged with songs reminiscent of 1970s Vietnam War-era rock 'n roll, this album–an archetypal byproduct of the British Invasion–presents music that sounds like a mediocre imitation of more noteworthy artists from its decade. Perhaps, I am being ignorant and this is actually the album that inspired the more superior work of subsequent musicians, but even then, Electric Warrior is not so great. My only favorite tune off of this album is \"Cosmic Dancer.\" I acknowledge that if I were a baby boomer, I would most likely rank this album as one of the greatest in the history of rock music, but I have simply been exposed to this type of music too much in the past.
I had no idea this album was so soft. Almost.. too soft. Meh. Enjoyed "The Slider" more.
I never was a fan of glam rock nor the song Bang A Gong. I like some of the songs on this album though. I think I might like the previous incarnation of this band as mystical folkies since that's more my thing and since I do like some things about their sound.
Funky.
Initial impressions - how disappointing. For a band called T-Rex, they certainly don’t have any bite. It’s light rock and roll country styled sound, which is fine, if not a bit forgettable, but I personally did not enjoy the voice of the singer, his voice is not particular distinctive, even weak and dreary at points ‘Get it on’ - the hit song from this album stood head and shoulders above the other songs. ‘Rip off’ is pretty noisy and heavy, a welcome change from the other songs. ‘There was a time’ has some good string accompaniment. The album is well produced, and has a good variety of instruments featured, and for the 1970s, I can see that it’s well regarded - with a different singer, I could have quite enjoyed it, but as it stands I found this album quite a chore to listen to really. 4/10
Pretty boring. At least to my ears.
Toch knap gedaan
God I hate this guy’s voice. The instrumentals save it from bottom marks.
They never really hit for me - always seemed to be style over substance
My first exposure to T. Rex was as the weird original version of the Power Station’s awesome “Get It On,” which was very popular when I was in high school. I got to appreciate the T. Rex version more as time went on. I did feel like this was the album you’d get if you just bought it for that song. It sounds about right for the group, but there’s nothing better on it to grab your soul. It’s not unpleasant, but it’s just not obvious to me why it’s on this list.
Letkeätä perusrockia melkoisen 60-lukulaisilla soundeilla. Jossain biiseissä stemmoineen ja jousineen tulee hyvin vahvat myöhäisemmän ajan Beatles-vibat. Get it On oli tuttu kappale josta en ole koskaan pitänyt. Valju kokonaiskuva jäi vaikka varsinkin levyn loppupuoli oli jo hieman mielenkiintoisempaa. Kax.
Knew Bang a Gong. Pretty standard early 70's sound with some bluesy riffs. Lyrics mostly nonsense, annoying at times.
Fine but not very memorable.
Bit boring
The first 2 songs feel like they came up with 1 minute of material, then used the repeat function in FL Studio. Rest of the songs didn't do much for me.
Better than the last one (George Michael), still pretty straightforward. Would give 2.5 and listen again without being mad about it.
Very familiar glamrock sound, having heard the song Get In On (too) many times on the radio. Will avoid listening to this album ever again if I can help it.
Inte lika bra som jag hade hoppats på, allt låter lite same-same, har sett den fladdra förbi i min periferi men inte helt övertalad..
always thought I quite liked T-Rex having heard a bunch of their bigger songs, turns out an album is too much for me!
Meh, Get It On I liked.
Not bad, but forgettable. Did nothing for me.
This fell off the note I thought it was riffing on Bowie stuff. Some bright lights, but not enough
Favorite lyric - I danced myself right out of the womb. I feel that Get It On was the only song on the album that they focused on producing.
I now know why "Bang a Gong" is the only song I've heard from them.
Interesting. Not something I would normally listen to and I found my self not really interested in listening now. However, I did enjoy it in some way. 2/5
Wanted to like it but was kinda dull and creepy. 20th century boy is great song. Didn't like much else though.
Its a classic seventieth album. Not bad and a couple all time greatest. But is it truly exciting? Does it make me want to listen to it again? After a while I feel they all sound the same. So I don't have a need to listen to it again... Hence a 2 star.
Ok but not great, apart from the big hits obviously
Glam rock. Get it On is a good pop song, but not convinced by the album overall.
it was okay, boring, obviously i knew the bong a gong but other than it was nothing spectacular
First time I’ve listened to the album. I definitely enjoyed Get It On, which I already heard and had in my library. The rest are just a much of a muchness.
Had heard one or two songs before. Some are catchy, and the album is very much a reflection of its time. Not a group I really enjoyed before -- didn't actively dislike, just never felt that interested or engaged with their music.
Decent rock project. Classic classic rock.
This is album is apparently huge for glam rock but personally I found it to be a bit boring. Other than a sudden sax in a track or two, every audio track sounds dull and flattened and in every song on the album the sum of these always a similarly washed-out kind of beige nothing. Good on them for being the forerunners of a genre I know nothing about - that kind of provenance is always neat - but I can't say I feel particularly interested in those that followed them based on this album. Get It On is a cool little track though.
meh
Pretty good but not too much my vibe
Not a fan of glam rock.
Helt greit, bra stemme men litt kjedelig ellers
I mean I didn't love it. There were some songs I recognized that I had no clue were by this artist - but overall, I felt like I skipped more songs on this album than listened to completely.
Not into this.
Found it a little unremarkable and disappointing. Feel like a lot of it felt like ‘Bang a Gong’ retreads.
boring
70s English rock that is better left A) in the 70s, B) in England, and C) under a rock.
Pas mon style
Not my cup of tea.
Didn’t really like this music
not really my thing couldnt listen to the whole album maybe cuz its js way too old for me that cosmic dancer was kinda good tho
not the worst but wouldn't listen
Just rocket rock rock on boddg
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david bowie if his lyrics were awful and you stripped him of all charisma and flair
Ass. Bang a gong ok
They're really showing the bias of this list with this album - a bias towards this era of rock and roll There's nothing special about it. I could think of many superior English rock bands from this time that were similarly inspired by the Blues. The hit "Bang On" is alright, and none of the other tracks seem to have the same quality of production. Certainly none of the others are able to grab my attention.
Hated
I am three weeks into this and two albums from T. Rex have already come up. I have the same opinion on this one as the other one....it sucks. I have nothing else to say about it.
Good album
Didnt listen well (like past 1 song at all lol), not my kinda music!
Beklager T-Rex, men dette likte jeg ikke særlig godt. Klarte så vidt å fullføre albumet. Sterk en stjerne da
Ass
Really not my thing
Like the Rolling Stones, sorta. 1/5
I understand that this album had some influence on the bands from glam rock genre that I like so much, but listening to this album was a strugle. Very boring and for me very irritating Mark Bolan voice to listen!
i forgot about it as soon as i finished listening to it. This was just an ok album
I didn't like T.Rex back then and I still don't just a bunch of meh
I did not like this album. It didn’t fit my style of music
Very boring with absolutely nothing of interest and never tries anything different
Despite my great memories of this album, the music is boring.
Slow music. Too slow even on the upbeat songs and not interesting enough to like
1. mambo - 1.5 2. dancer - 1 3. jeepzter - 1.5 4. monolith - 1 5. bluez - 1.5 6. get - 1.5 7. queen - 1 8. girl - 1 9. motivator - 1.5 10. gaz - 1.5 11. rip - 0 12 hot - 0 13. rock - 1 14. mountain - 0