Reviews (page 2 of 15)
Fav song: Get It On
T. Rex showing that music doesn’t have to be complicated.
I need this one in my collection
Tänkte länge ge det en trea, men det var långtråkigt och jag kan inte komma ihåg en enda låt..
Stunning raw album
Enjoyable. Had heard a couple of these songs before I think
Electric Warrior was kinda a disappointing listen. I enjoyed The Slider to a pretty decent extent and this album feels like a proto version of that album. This album didn't really stick out too much unfortunately as many of the songs more or less used the same formula. That formula wasn't bad in and of itself but it eventually got very forgettable as the songs just went in one ear and out the other. I will say that the main highlight of this album was the closer (Rip Off) as that song had all the hard rock out sort of stuff i would want. The rest of the album is okay but suffers from the fact that it was just too forgettable for me. Best Song: Rip Off Worst Song: Lean Woman Blues
I like the fuzzy guitar, but there's about five songs that sound exactly like "Get it on" and his singing has almost no expression or variability. I'll day it again, this is simple bubble gum pop with louder guitars. Meh.
I know what T Rex sounds like (I've heard Jeepster and Get it On before), but I never bothered to go out and listen to an album from them before. It's silly, it's glam rock, it's a pretty cool ride if someone was in the mood for switching off their brain for a ride in a time machine.
I just don't get it. Absolute form over function soft pop "rock" music for people who don't normally like music. Maybe in its day it was interesting but no thanks, not for me
As the originator of glam, this is a surprisingly mellow affair... you can see its influence though, even beyond on people like Bowie perhaps... if perhaps via Visconti. There's arguably more laid back sleazy pop/rock and old-fashioned rock'n'roll here as there is pomp and bravado here...
groovy nothing special
This has everything that makes T. Rex good.
Hyvin vaikeasti arvioitava albumi jälleen kerran. Ihan oikeaa ja erittäin ammattitaitoisesti tehtyä musaa. Arvostan muusikkoutta tällä albumilla toki. Ongelma on se, että en pidä tästä musiikillisesti lainkaan. 2/5
Like candy with razor blades.
Całkiem dobrze słuchało się tej płyty, przede wszystkim ze względu na spójność stylu w jakim jest utrzymana i charakterystycznego, trochę minimalistycznego, glamo-grania gitarowego. To też jest niewielki minus, bo trochę jest to monotonne granie, i, jak na zespół który puścił tak potężną pieśń jak 'Children of the Revolution' to trochę spokojnie. Ale poza tym przyjemna przygoda.
Loved it!
Fun at times. Boring a bit of the time.
not my usual genre, but there are aspects I like which stand out to me. Gave it a good go and listened to it 3 times, and my top 3 tracks are 1. get it on 2. jeepers 3. mambo sun. overall the album is a 5 or 6/10 for my personal taste and depending on the day.
Lyrics are generic, arrangements are a step above generic. There’s still some soul in it. Spotify says this is glam rock? Seems a little low-key for that. Jeepster might be the most generic song I’ve ever heard. I do think the vocals are good.
Good.
Good album I liked how different a lot of the songs were from each other it was like unraveling a hersheys kiss Highlights: Cosmic Dancer (fav) Monolith
i liked it! getting some beatles vibes (?) but only a little. feel like we've been getting some meh albums so this was a nice surprise
Fine.
Hard to really describe what I felt while listening to this album. Could be because I'm sick but it was a little better than good. It was groovy and weird and had some standouts like jeepers.
Idk who named this but there was nothing electric about it. Favourite song : lean woman blues
Am I out of bounds when I say this sounds like off brand The Kinks?
I didn’t realize how much of what I think of when I think “Classic Rock” is just T. Rex. They sound like a backing track for all of the rock legends without actually taking on those larger than life personas. The chameleon effect worked. Also, if you’ve seen Billy Elliot, Cosmic Dancer starts off that movie on a sincere note that blends into the setting. Whole lot to love with this album.
Capable rock 'n' roll, but it doesn't rock my world. Guitar licks and tones are highly enjoyable, but there's something airy and thin about his singing voice that I find annoying? Horns throughout are cool. Love the low octave stuff on "Life's a Gas." Has enough in common with The Beatles that it just makes me want to listen to The Beatles, lol.
really high four and it has that one song
Always loved T.Rex, this album especially is perfect all the way through. Marc Bolan was yet another legend that tragically left us way too soon, R.I.P.
sehr gutes album fühles es mega
It was ok, I liked the first track and some other tunes as well, but I don’t exactly know which because I was driving. The guitar was really good, but the vocals weren’t really my thing. Might come back
Some bangers but also some art pop cookie dough.
I knew some of the songs previously, good stuff :,)
Great simple grooves. A little glam but quite fun with it.
3/5 Good Easy Listening Music Would not go out of my way to listen but wouldn’t switch a majority of songs Top Three Songs: Bang A Gong (Get It On), Planet Queen, Jeepster
This is a great rock and roll record!
Decent but unremarkable 70s glam rock that gets a bit too samey, just like the other one. Don’t think they needed two entries.
I don’t really know why but o never really got into Marc Bolan, he seemed like a good dude, he was certainly very influential and in listening to this he seems to have been a good songwriter…. I just sort of zone out, not sure why. It’s objectively a solid album but I will never seek it out again. It’s not Marc it’s me 2.4
T-Rex has somewhere in the region of five really good tunes, and only two of them are on here. 3.5/5.
It's fine. Quite a few songs sound the same though. There's one track that is pretty much a carbon copy of get it on. Marc Bolan is quite cool right enough.
I'm not sure I'd have classed it as Glam rock (or what I thought of as glam rock was something else entirely...), but whatever it is, it's pretty good. It's the sort of album you would put on to relax. Not something to rock out to exactly. Kind of the opposite of what I thought a band called T Rex would make in an album called Electric Warrior. I expected more loudness, more power. But that's not to suggest I'm disappointed with what I got. It's calming, but still active. Mysterious. Relatable. Occasionally a little bit off the wall. It's a fun way to just chill out on a quiet afternoon, listening along to some nice guitar riffs. Rating: I'm on the fence between 4 and 5 stars. I think I'll push to 5, just for how well "Girl" spoke to me.
Makes me think of guardians of the galaxy. Very low key album, a little like the doors pacing at times. A slow cruise. Some cool guitar tones and other twists. Nice listen
has some classics, but... nto really for me.
the blokes strike again
What a good album! Sort of thing I would’ve hated when I was younger. Now makes me want to have a smoke and dance around in my bedroom. Literally can’t stop myself from tapping my toes
boring
Meeh. Completely underwhelmed.
Good, probably too much 70s rock at this stage, some of the non singles bog standard
Didn’t feel Slider, their other album here, really stood out but this one is wonderful. Cosmic Dancer is so Bowiesque due, I am sure, to Visconti’s superlative production work here. Life’s a Gas is beautiful, all good here.
This is so very 70s pop rock sounding that it almost sounds like someone now trying to manufacture a 70s album (Daisy Jones & The Six style). The singles are fun and lively but not much else going on here.
Beast of a record. Bolan sprinkled pixie dudt on old fashioned rock n roll and created a singular sound perfectly matching the 70s gritty glamour. Great album.
Full of iconic tracks
i hate get it on with my whole being so i knew what i was in for…….
The Glam bible
One of my all time favorites
Finally something worth listening to. The de facto magnum opus of Marc Bolan, a giant of early glam rock and a contemporary of David Bowie’s before his passing in the ‘70s. The sound of this album is clear and obvious: glammy, gold, powerful shit. Now, there’s some softer stuff, some harder stuff, some bluesy stuff, and I don’t love all of it; “Lean Woman Blues” is annoying, “Monolith” is a nothing song, I could go on, but even so, Marc Bolan’s voice and presence is incredible the whole way through, and really carries this album. Also don’t really love the slower B-side, it doesn’t really work. I think a lot of things here don’t really work. That being said. Whatever really. 7.0/10 DOES IT BELONG ON THE LIST: I guess? Reason: relevant? I suppose?
An enjoyable sound, but just a bit too mellow for me to fully get into.
I felt that most of the songs didn’t develop how I wanted them to and kind of got stuck??
uma experiência deliciosa.
i mean i've already listened to this before and it was good but nothing that stood out to me, so i guess i'll just have to see if my opinion changes on my second listen. oh wow this is actually quite a bit better than i remember, i can see myself maybe coming back to this? the first half was really good and the second half was honestly just alright but still good enough for a 4/5
There's definitely something there somewhere, but the lack of variation in pace made it very monotonous and a drag to get through. Low 2.
Had a lot of fun with this album, and preferred it over their “The Slider” album. 3.5 / 5
I can appreciate the influence in 1971.
Excellent Album
cool proto glam rock! fuzzy bowie.
Gloriously steps forward from 60s folk into 70s glam, but still comes across as pretty low and slow compared to contemporary
I Really liked this, it was my first contact with the band.
Unusual album but I enjoyed it. NOt sure I need to listen to it again, but still fun.
I imagine this guy being like a 70's Beck. Didn't really hook into this album. Aside from Get It On (pretty good) and Cosmic Dancer (REALLY good), I probably won't revisit this album. 2 stars feels too harsh, but 3 stars also wouldn't feel fair.
I have never listened to an entire T Rex album before. I enjoyed it. Bang A Gong is an obvious all time rock and roll classic. It also joins Baba O’Reilly in the pantheon of songs everyone knows and few people know the title of. The rest of the album is a little uneven but has some great tracks.
I like this album. I've listened to T Rex sporadically for quite a few years. Marc Bolan was consistently erratic. I think this was easily his best album. Even here, he has some clunkers. But several really good ones. There is a tendency for these songs to sound like various versions of the same song ... which is ok, if the song is good. A lot of fun songs here.
I really enjoyed this. T. Rex carries a lot of bittersweet nostalgia for me. A long time ago my brother used to make me mixed tapes and for a time he included a lot of T. Rex on them. I've never listened to a T. Rex album before but many of these songs were old favorites. That said, some of these songs seem to plagiarize each other. I mean, "Motivator" seems like a rough draft of "Get It On," right? Yet I still love these songs and I think I have to channel my inner Andrew and rate this maybe more highly than it technically deserves. Whatever that means. I just know I will listen to this again, happily.
very cool and relaxed!
I liked the compilation of so many rock genres. We went from a glam rock vibe to blues rock to folk (?) rock. That made this an interesting listen! It reminds me of a conversation I was just having with my husband - rock is such a broad, expansive genre and there is so many places you can go with it. This was a decent rock album, but I wouldn't reach for it again. It ran long and was a little top heavy for me. Favorite Tracks: Mambo Sun Cosmic Dancer Hot Love
Beneath The Mambo Sun 1001 Albums Generator 343 (9/6/2026) Some really good glam rock guitar and I really like Marc Bolan's voice. It's crazy to find out that this is basically where glam rock was invented. Mambo Sun is a perfect intro to the sound, while Rip Off ends the album with some scorching punk. Between these two, you have a mix of various rock stylings, including the fantastically beautiful folk rock of Cosmic Dancer. There are also some surprisingly good sting/horn arrangements on Electric Warrior. However, there is a lull in the tracklist near the back half that would keep me from coming back to this album in full. 3.5/5, rounded down to 3. Favs: Mambo Sun Cosmic Dancer Rip Off Least Fav: Lean Woman Blues
Not at all what i was expecting
Some good songs but low key the same thing over and over
Really fire. Kind of pre-Elliott smith in its softened version of the Beatles sound. I really liked the horn in girl. Just such a raw record and something special for sure
I'm gonna suck ya
Some of the songs sound like the same but others are more eventive. I think that they were great precursors of the greats so thanks, T-Rex
nice
This is a really good album. Even Bang a Gong, which tended to feel like filler in the thousands of hours of classic rock radio I listened to as a kid, sounded better to me on this labum.
I like T. Rex but I think I like other T. Rex stuff more
I expected more bangers. I'm disappointed that it's midder than I remember. 7 keepers in 11 (64%). 4 stars.
Music is a 5 lyrics are a 1. Makes this great music almost unlistenable. It's so repetitive and dull
Fun electric funk
One-hit wonder but I’d like to check out their other albums.
Album art is nice
Mediating whether I should give this a 3 or a 4 tbh, some great moments
I don’t really have much to say about this one. It’s good but like there isn’t much going on here. I enjoy T. Rex’s songs but nothing blew me away. It’s just kinda ok I guess, not bad but not great. Bang a Gong is my favorite from this one obviously, but the positives I see from this song are just subtracted by others song being extremely forgettable.
Fabulous, groovy, scintillating album - both rocking and mellow. Classic!
it's so awesome it just sounds awesome and cool. it's got crazy swag
Generally enjoyable! I think "Get It On (Bang The Drum)" was the only song on here I was familiar with, and that's definitely the standout for me here, but also enjoyed "Mambo Sun" and "Life's A Gas"
Couple of classics here. Rest is still good but falls short of being great
# Album Name: Electric Warrior # Artist: T.Rex # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: Fucking great album filled with great tunes all throughout # Top Tunes: whole album # Would I listen to it again? Yes
I barely noticed this was even on. Which is kind of nice. But with both albums I've heard by them, it all feels very generic to me. Oh wait the other album was Mott the Hoople. WTF those are different bands?
One of the most misleading album covers of all time. On the cover: Marc Bolan playing his guitar in front of a full stack, shot from below to look extra mighty. On the album: a lot of low-key rock that a practice amp could handle. "Get It On" is the obvious highpoint, though "Rip Off" also brings the energy. But if you're expecting decibels, you'll be disappointed. Which is why I own this and have played it only a couple times. 2.5 stars, rounding up to 3.
I mean this album is neat, has some lovely songs, but I feel like for me most of the aura comes from the album cover and not much else.
thats what i want
Cool
Cool vibe. A historic album that inspired a lot of other genres to come.
I didn't really like it. couldn't hook me.
Solid sound. Marc Bolan was taken from us too early. Not everything on this album hits, but it hints at the possibilities.
I have heard "Bang a Gong" before and thought it was mediocre, so I kind of think that's what this album will be. And it is pretty mediocre, kind of in the same vein as that song. Vaguely catchy guitar riffs mated to poppy beats and nearly-inaudible whispery vocals do not make for a great album. The lyrics aren't particularly good, and the whispery delivery is not really something I'm a fan of. This album feels very insubstantial when listening, often making me wish it had more meat behind it, so to speak("Monolith" was anything but, and the other songs were all on the boring side). Not one I think I'll return to. This album is ranked #11 of 37 albums for 1971. Other 1971 albums rated by me: Led Zeppelin IV(1/37)-5 Who's Next(5/37)-5 Sticky Fingers(6/37)-4 Pearl(7/37)-5 L. A. Woman(8/37)-3 Maggot Brain(9/37)-4 Imagine(14/37)-4 Fela Kuti Live!(15/37)-4 Nilsson Schmilsson(16/37)-4 Coat of Many Colors(18/37)-5 At Fillmore East(19/37)-4 Surf's Up(22/37)-4 Every Picture Tells A Story(25/37)-4 Songs of Love and Hate(29/38)-5 Tago Mago(33/37)-4 Histoire de Melody Nelson(35/37)-1
(Guy who has listened to "Hay Fever" by the Kinks, an album cut from an album that came out 7 years after this one, about a million times voice) I'm getting a lot of "Hay Fever" vibes from "Bang a Gong (Get it On)" Ok but seriously, T. Rex show themselves here to be capable of quite a wide range of sounds on this album, actually, only one of which is sounding kind of like the Kinks; on other tracks they dip into crunchy blues rock or a lighter kind of Big Star thing. This album is allegedly an important one in the history of glam rock, but I am not convinced that that genre has any kind of distinctive sound other than "sounding kind of like David Bowie." Whatever it is... it's good! Also shoutout to "Lady, I'm crazy about your breasts," one of the most out of pocket lyrics in any song ever.
Sooooo close to hitting the 4 tier, but too many non-bangers
Some good songs
guter alter rock - ich kannte keinen titel .. und dann Get It On, Hot Love! rock-klassiker.
Doch man kennt sie. Schrammiger Rock zeigt, dass auch die 70er gute Musik hatten
What a great vibe. Loved it. That guitar sound is superb.
Good album
Not bad
It's aight. Sounded very ahead of its time tho. Light 7/10
Released in 1972, this album represents the beginning of glam rock. Marc Bolan's impact on rock music as well as what a rock star is (hair, makeup, clothing, etc.) is huge! The songs can be clasified as rock with pop, boogie and blues flavaors. They're relatively simple but great. You can tell he influenced Bowie and vice versa. Fav songs are Mambo Sun, Cosmic Dancer, Jeepster, Get it On and The Motivator.
I enjoyed this from the first track. Thick and heavy in sound and tone and, not knowing much T. Rex, I was pleasantly surprised when 'Get It On' came on. Anything even threatening to step into glam rock wouldn't really appeal so I was glad not to know too much beforehand. Liked it, even if it will never make my top 50
This one was really fun. I like Mambo Sun the best and skipped a couple songs that I’ve heard too many times like Life’s a Gas
Decently solid album, front to back. In hindsight, I don’t remember a specific track that stands out, but I remember not hating it.
T.Rex, growing up it was a clearly identifiable artist from a different era, yet listening to it now it sounds so unique, such a personal artistic expression that now it seems less of an era.
I don’t know quite how to explain it but I loved this.
For starters, I love T.Rex. The first three (maybe four) albums are like ear candy for me. Once I start listening to them I just want to hear more. If you are a Flo & Eddie fan like me (look them up if you don’t know) they provide backup vocals and the first three albums which is a plus. This all goes to say I love this album. If you’re wondering why there are bongos throughout the album, seek out Tyrannosaurus Rex, the music Marc made before the name change.
*1971. English glam rock. *Get It On is the only song I know, and I guess I've never known who sings it. *If you told me this was a David Bowie cover band, I'd believe it. Not in a bad way. *Pleasant 70s soft rock right from the start - also mixed with a few more upbeat quirky tracks that didn't quite land. Nothing stands out, but most tracks are pretty good. RATING - 6.5/10
I like T. Rex but I'm never sure how much of their magic is down to Marc Bolan being handsome, charismatic and dead, versus their musical output, which is basically two or three very good songs mined for all they're worth. I wish Bolan didn't tend to fall back on such samey vocal lines – Bang a Gong, The Motivator and Hot Love are the same song! Luckily it's a great song, but still. I do enjoy T. Rex's languidly groovy stylings despite that. An ideal album to drive along to on a sunny Friday.
Used to have the LP but got rid of it in my twenties when I thought I'd grown up enough! This was clearly teenage pop but listening again I remember T. Rex were SO good at the time. They had to be - John Peel told me so. Although to be honest that was when it was still Tyrannosaurus Rex and he was promoting the earlier "My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows" which has to be one of the craziest album titles. Bolan was at his acoustic, folky and hippy stage here though rather than glam-rock. Still an interesting album though. John Peel even appears on one of the tracks reciting some daft stuff about a mole. But I digress... Not sure Electric Warrior has stood the test of time really apart from the singles Jeepster and Get It On. Oh and please, album generator people (or AI more likely), this is a UK record originally and that single was only renamed Bang a Gong when it was released in America due to copyright restrictions from memory so please rename it correctly on your listing!! No need for anything other than "Get It On" as the title. Lose the brackets. Only noticed how many references to cars there are in his lyrics on hearing this again. They were obviously a big thing for him which is even sadder knowing how his life ended. Enjoyed reliving this anyway although the last track - Rip Off - should be avoided. Reviewed by my wife as "inoffensive crap" which I couldn't really argue with.
I have fond memories of this record as it was one of the records we used to play when opening/closing the coffee shop I used to work at (this and Sade - which I really hope is on the list). A good fun record to listen to!
1 and 2 and BUCKLE MY SHOE
(6 estrellas)
não é a minha vibe em hipótese alguma, mas fato é que é super bem executado
ou, dá pra ver que o bowie tirou uma coisinha ou outra desse pessoal, hein um glamzinho desse tipo me agrada demais, gostei bastante!!
Far too repetitive for my liking, considering we're repeating simple hooks and familiar rock n roll progressions. I can hear the innovation in style that is a precursor to a lot of other music, but precursors aren't always timeless.
pretty lit
4.5
Spent most of the second half of the album trying to remember what advert uses “Get it on”. Some cool songs but started to feel very samey.
Idk I cannot seem to vibe to this at all. Vocals are fucking weird and it feels like it’s trying to be a Beatles knockoff at some points
Fun listen. Out of the many, many, m a n y, blues rock albums on the list, this one didn’t feel too drawn out, and was often pretty groovy and danceable.
all hail marc bolan
Pretty alright.
T. Rex kills it again
Meh 2.5 At one point I thought, “this is kinda like the Beatles” And then I stopped caring
Not my thing but nice lyrics
Joa, ist mir irgendwie zu eintönig und zu lange. Ein paar schöne Songs sind dabei.
I am aware of T. Rex and currently have 2 songs liked by them - both are from this album. Liked songs are "Jeepster" and "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" - which were the popular radio songs. I don't believe I've ever listened to the whole thing though. Thoughts after listening 3 times ... This was a fun listen. It's got a good groove throughout most of this. I won't say I understand what he's singing about all the time - but it's catchy. I honestly don't understand what "glam rock" is - other than a fashion/performance style. Because listening to this (and not watching any videos) it just sounds like catchy/poppy-ish rock music to me. It's a similar thing to how I knew and liked a whole bunch of David Bowie songs before I ever saw what he looked like when he was performing or doing music videos for those same songs. Was reading about Marc Bolan and how he died in a car crash. I've been to that town in the UK (Richmond) many times where his shrine is but never knew it was there. I ended up liking 7 "new to me" songs, in addition to the 2 I already liked. The songs "Planet Queen" and "Rip Off" just didn't click with me - but the rest of this was cool. The bongos and congas and background singers are great in many of these songs. As well as the "stabby" kind of guitar playing. Liked songs on Spotify: 9/11 Rating: 4/5
marc bolan makes me believe in god
I want a band called T. Rex to be heavier than this
This was alright, pretty standard rock and roll from the 70's
3 - I thought T. Rex was a much newer band. I liked this alright.
This was fine. I wasn't blown away by anything here, but nothing felt abysmal. Just sort of middle of the road guitar rock. Probably stood out in 71 but doesn't do much listening back to it now.
The music is repetitive but the grooves are good. And that's about it...strong riffs played over and over. I did not expect "Mambo Sun" to be that funky - strong start!
meh
I love this album. It's so chill and it takes you for a laidback ride. I think Cosmic Dancer bottles everything good about this album into one song.
It good
Mambo sun + Get it on ++ life's a gas ++
much more understated than i expected it to be. marc bolan sings like he's a kid recording this album in secret while he's supposed to be asleep and is trying not to wake up his parents. the recording/production quality doesn't help. it all sounds a kind of amateurish and weirdly limp and off. the more i listen to it the less i like it. i'm genuinely confused as to how this is so highly acclaimed. i know people were making better music in the 70s. UPDATE: now listening to the 2003 remaster which does WONDERS for this album. brought it up from a painful to listen to 1.5 to a perfectly decent 3 highlights: mambo sun, jeepster, monolith, bang a gong, rip off
4/5
I love this album
Love lean woman blues
A couple of bops on here (bang a gong inclusive) but found myself struggling to get into the rest of the album.
Solid album. I was dumb and thought Get It On was a stones song, and I’m probably not the first. I enjoyed some of the blues stuff too. Wouldn’t mind another T. Rex album but I have a feeling this is it on the list.
bardzo oki dzienki uwu klasyczny rock, nic zaskakującego ale dalej bardzo przyjemnie się słucha, super klimacik
Está bueno, pero cruza la línea entre sello propio y monotonía. Lo escucharía de fondo, no guardé casi canciones
I enjoyed the album but towards the middle of the album they relied alot on similar chord structures
Cool electric guitar solos and experimental sounds, nothing that stuck out to me though unfortunately.
What’s in a name? A half dozen albums into their career, Marc Bolan decides to rebrand from Tyrannosaurus Rex to the catchier T. Rex, while changing the approach from their earlier psychedelic folk to a more electric guitar-driven sound. On this, their second album with the new moniker/sound, he hits it big(ger) and allegedly manages to “invent” glam rock as we know it. Love the demented perviness of “Get It On” and “Jeepster”, and the rest is not bad either. Four stars for me.
Enjoyed
It's quite good and we enjoyed the album.
Yep - that is T-Rex. Not much more to say really.
This shit is hard af.
Cool album. Feels at the cutting edge of glam rock. It has very bluesy roots to it. I think the stuff that was more experimental at the time holds up better, like Mambo Sun and Cosmic Dancer.
i like the sound. ends up a little slow but has some bangers. favorite song is either Mambo Sun or Girl. soft 3
Rating: 8/10 I'm a little bit sorry for myself that I didn't listen to T. Rex until getting their albums on this website. Turns out I really like Marc Bolan's songwriting and I'm just starting to appreciate him for the glam rock legend that he was. This album is so cool and so fun, it can be quite energetic and groovy and also vibey and dreamy, which I wasn't really expecting. And it all works very well. The album starts off with a few really kickass songs in Mambo Son, Cosmic Dancer, and Jeepster, and only starts to have some weak tracks with Girl and The Motivator, they lost me a bit. But after that, Life's a Gas and Rip Off end the album so solidly. All around Electric Warrior is definitely one of my favorite late discoveries of the early 70's.
Pretty soft and easy listen to record. Not many skips at all you get what you expect from a Glamrock standout album. 4,3/5
Loved the first half, lost me in the second
I found it very slow but I was busy at work so couldn’t give it my full attention (3 for fairness)
Superb piece of work glam rock at its best. Might not be as complex as some would like it. But it’s proof that you don’t need complexity for a great album
Fue un muy buen álbum. Definitivamente fueron los pioneros del glam rock, al punto que muchas bandas y artistas de la época comenzaron a seguir la tendencia. El estilo musical que tiene es muy hipnótico, las canciones siguen un ritmo movido con vocales que muchas veces se pueden incluso llegar a sonar femeninas. Mis canciones favoritas fueron: Mambo Sun y Get It On
Some classic cosmic boogie woogie
-Första intrycket var go bas och gitarr. Rösten låter lite som Electric light Orchestra och passar ändå stilen av musiken. De första två låtarna känns goa att köra bil till med vänner i bilen, de skulle man kunna ha i bakgrunden i huset. Elgitarr delarna är magiska. -Tredje låten är riktigt svängig och gitarren är riktigt catchy, Goa vibbar! -Älskar den fjärde låtens instrumentala delar och rösten är kanske inte alltid på samma nivå men på sina delar passar det riktigt bra. Svårt o säga om det är den bästa hittills men den är riktigt bra. Elgitarren👌 -Femtelåten, Lean Women Blues, har asbra elgitarr. Rösten och lyricsen passar bra. -Get it on är definitivt den bästa än så länge, med sin riktigt catchy ”get it on” som sägs flera gånger och det instrumentala. -Planet Queens backing vocals är svinbra och slutet är även det superbra. -Rösten på Girl är bra och han nynnar o sånt vilket passar låten. Det är något instrument i bakgrunden som också funkar superbra, den gör nästan hela låten för mig. Lite elgitarr på slutet som knyter ihop låten bra. -The motivator har en go elgitarr. Rösten och alla instrument spelar tillsammans i ett lag där de jobbar tillsammans och gör mål. Instrumenten är riktigt bra och komplimenterar varandra. En av de bästa låtarna hittills! -Life’s a gas -Rip off är definitivt min favorit. Mer energi än de förra och instrumenten är fantastiska! Slutet är chefs kiss. -There was a time/Raw Ramp är muy bien. -Hot love har en go vibe och rösten är riktigt bra. Gitarren är svängig. Känns lite som att allt kommer in mot slutet och jobbar mot att avsluta låten på topp. -Woodland rock låter som något annat jag har hört. Riktigt bra, hade definitivt kunnat lyssna på det här igen. Riktigt svängig och någon man skulle kunna sjunga med till. Känns som att den hör skulle kunna vara den mest populära från albumet (har ingen aning vilken som är det utan det ör en gissning). -Sista låten är kanske inte något som jag skulle välja att lyssna på. Den är inte dålig men skulle inte kunna se mig lyssna på den här själv. NVM slutet på den är episk, kanske gör att man vill lyssna mer på den här låten😶🌫️ (Elgitarren är crazy) -Alumbet är väldigt solid och kommer gå tillbaka till flera låtar, men det är några som jag kanske inte fastnade för på den nivån att jag lyssnar på dem ofta. Men väldigt skoj att lyssna på musik som jag oftast inte lyssnar på. Skulle ge det här albumet en 8/10. Bra instrument, bra röst, intressanta låtar och varierande händelser i låtarna och låtarna emellan.
This was fun. Would listen to again. Liked some weird beats, funky guitars and interesting vocals
loved.
This was fine. Glam rock, definitely in its infancy, but you can see where those like Bowie took it and ran with it in following years. I enjoyed it, not too long, but a good listen.
An interesting concept, but nigh-unlistenable in its execution.
The album cover is striking. The music is enjoyable. The songwriting is interesting. I just don’t like Marc Bolan’s voice and I can’t get past that. I could listen to this album either with another singer or as an instrumental and enjoy it much more.
Listening session: august 11th, while getting ready in the morning Listened to before: heard two songs before Thoughts: enjoyable album, although some songs could have been a bit more heavy for my liking Favourite tracks: Cosmic Dancer & Get It On
Sometimes I get albums on this list and I feel that it’s 4.5 stars, it’s not perfect, but I enjoy it enough to round up to 5 stars (sorry, White Album). Sometimes I don’t love every second of a record, but it makes such effective use of the album format that it’s worth forgiving a few missteps (sorry, Wu Tang). This is not one of those times. This is a full 5.0, no notes.
It's been over 10 years since my first and last listen of this album. I've been depriving myself of some good shit....fine glam rock. Damn fine glam rock. Love the sound.
I liked The Slider somewhat, but this is nowhere near as good. A surprisingly boring album.
I always enjoy T. Rex but they never blow me away
A fantastic example of glam rock. The bass is funky and ticks along with a warm and pleasing rhythm. The lead guitar sounds dirty and has plenty of distortion. The strings give the whole thing a level of gravitas and theatricality that makes this album a seriously important thing to listen to. But the thing that really elevates this whole thing is Marc Bolan's vocals. He sounds like he just arrived as a visitor from another place. Not unlike David Bowie, there is an ethereal or extra terrestrial quality to the way that he sings and the way his voice interacts with the reverb. It is absolutely mesmerising. There are a few massive hits on the album including "Jeepster", Get It On" and "Hot Love". Which, despite being full on 1970s glam rock staples. They sounds as good and as catchy today as the day they were released. (3.950)
Saai, gewoon saai
Klassiskt album, inte lika bra som jag kom ihåg det men bra grooves och cool snubbe som sjunger.
Great album that is well worth a listen 👌 Would listen again on my own time
nice. old times. c
Ty Segal: Origin story. Fr tho. More like a 3.5. But I just love the sound too much to not round up here. I prefer his other releases. This one tends to lean towards the more generic in terms of songwriting and melody. But I still genuinely admire the tones and timbres they achieve throughout.
Although this record has one of the most iconic album covers, it is not even the best by T-Rex. Some real heaters on here though,
Marc Bolan had such an abundance of swagger, it overflowed from this album and covered decades of music since. there are so many highlights on this record, and it's not like it's just one sound done really well repeatedly. "Mambo Sun" is lust wrapped in rhythm and groove. "Cosmic Dancer" follows with an acoustic guitar and string-drenched ode to the questions that eccentrics confront. "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" is an all-time greatest song in rock music and beyond. that eccentricity shines through the rest of album, pushing ever forward atop a confident band riding a wild high, reaching peaks again on "Planet Girl" and "The Motivator". not every song is as strong as the rest, and I wish the last 55 seconds of "Rip Off" continued for another 5 minutes. I knew Ty Segall was influenced by T. Rex (he released a covers album called "Ty Rex" after all), but you really start to hear where a lot of his sound and the sounds of other like-minded folks came from as you dig into "Electric Warrior" and its follow up "The Slider", which I'm glad we're also getting to in this list eventually. this one's a 4.5 for me.
It seems like there’s a lot of different versions of the same song, with “Bang a Gong” being the obvious best one. What a song that is. Gets me fired the hell up. The rest of the variations on that pulsing rhythm are fine enough.
6/10
1. "Cosmic Dancer" 2. "Jeepster" 3. "Get It On"
Some great segments of music and some nice songwriting but as ever with glam rock I'm just left thinking it's ok...
En ollutkaan tutustunut T. Rexiin muutamaa biisiä enempää, joten innoissani aloin kuuntelemaan Electric Warrioria. Kyseessä on oikein mainio glam rock-levytys, vaikka kannen perusteella voisi odottaa jotain vielä rajumpaa.
Get it on
Pretty good for the time. Get it On is a banger. Added it to several of my playlists.
Fun album - groovy tunes that hold up alongside the classic "Bang a Gong", but the slower songs gave too much of a Beatles vibe.
Wasn't feeling it at first, but by the end I was having a good time in spite of myself.
It can be a bit too repetitive for me at times, but the production is crazy good, and there are some absolute bangers. Also "Lean Woman Blues" is super underrated! It gets a mid 4
Better than expected but still nothing to get excited about.
Liked this a lot more than I expected to.
Pioneers of Glam Rock ok purr. Admittedly, I only know a few of these songs by sound. This album sounds so reminiscent of The Beatles, which funnily enough they cite as a major influence for this album. They used to be more aligned with folk rock acts like Bob Dylan and this album was the shift away from that. Bang a Gong (Get It On) - Come on, an American Classic. I think leaning into the bluesy and up beat tempo really works. I can see why this song broke through and achieved an enduring fame. Interesting read: https://www.grunge.com/268470/the-untold-truth-of-t-rex/
It was cool to hear ‘Bang a Gong’ in the context of its whole album. Overall—fine. Not my favorite vibe. My favorite part unironically was the ending (with the strings).
This was the first one where I haven’t heard of the artist much less the album and I REALLY dug it? This might just get added to the regular rotation idk. I’m really enjoying how clearly you can hear the blues and rockabilly influence in this early 70s stuff. Very cool effects too with some of the loops and backwards audio. Second act montage needle drop in my biopic: “Monolith”
This album was a little samey and repetitive but had definite highlights! I did not expect to know any of the songs on here because I did not recognize the band but I had heard bang a gong before. Fav: "bang a gong (get it on) and "lean woman blues"
First track : stained LCD Soundsystem , tame impala Also electric love, woahouwoah (first two tracks) crowd echo (cries) through an ever rolling kaleidoscope Second Track : ELO psychedelic ballad I danced myself outside the womb I danced myself into the tomb By track three I begin stumbling down into the dark tavern , lost somewhere in San Francisco venom of desire transpiring in the lost gaze sky island of cigarette smoke Guitar strings like 5 heroin filled veins Track 4 moment on the sofa [very brief] I come back howling Track 5 begins with that tear jerk honey bear voice , WHINE serenade …. Woah woah woah my boat , I’m down bad for a second *the black keys tried but could never Reminiscent rockabilly Iggy Pop is your weird uncle in a bathtub somewhere Track 6 actually, I’m a sleazy race car Track 7 Aladdin Sane textures Like another rock n roll suicide [Bowie] prism Heavy picking on the acoustic guitar Like a hiccuping clock Track 8 I’m thinking of a Syd Barrett long distance call Track 9 has me swirling in a pocket of quarters on the way to the laundromat …. that tambourine says : strut, slut
Cosmic Dancer is my favorite it struck me I love the sound of it I think if the whole album sounded like this I would like it even more. It usually takes me a while to warm up to new albums but I liked this one on the first listen. I’m always looking for albums that are calm enough to listen to without disturbing my peace but have enough of a beat to hold my attention and I think this album has that rare combo. PS the song Rip Off sounds like the Vampire Lestat iykyk
i love when he says OwhhhhH! I really really like this album very much i think it’s wonderful and fun and grooovayyy, favorite track will always be bang a gong.
Booyeah this was some yummy music, im hearing strings, I'm hearing some high pitched backing vocals, I'm hearing a kick drum really pushing it's weight, they've got some good ingredients in their soup Extra shout out to the first and last songs on this album, good glam rock range Likelihood that the members of this band lezzed out IMO: 3/5 they all look exactly like dykes, I think anything they do would be sorta gay at least
Had never heard the whole album before. Mambo sun changed my life I think. This album made me want to pick my guitar up again so for that alone I’m giving it a full 5
too tired to condense notes into a review so buckle up here are my stream of consciousness listening notes re: cosmic dancer strings and dueling backwards guitars???? so corny & so good this is my favorite JEEPSTER slaps . am i hearing tap shoes lyrics don’t need to mean anything if what you’re saying sounds cool enough i read someones review on here that said marc bolan is like if bowie read less books . or maybe it’s the other way around and bowie is a well read bolan either way i agree just like a car…. you’re built like a car…. cadillac king dancer in the midnight……. life’s a GAS ??? hmmm . ok i really wanna watch rocky horror on vhs when i get home does anyone wanna come watch it with me this album is cool without taking itself seriously, so horny without being cringe there’s so much repressed filthiness lurking in the sound. very understated , many small tasty moments that u will miss unless you’re really leaning in i think i really appreciate classic rock more since i started taking testosterone rest in peace marc bolan you would have loved crash (1996)
pleasant
Bang a Gong is pretty great.
Not what I expected. I knew of this band from their hits and their status as pioneers of glam rock, but this was so much more soft and bluesy than I expected. It's still very good though.
I like "Bang a Gong (Get It On)," but the rest of Electric Warrior doesn't hit for me.
This album feels out of time
Ikke så verst.
I enjoyed this without being blown away by it. It’s a perfectly fun time, and I quite like his style. I thought it would be more flamboyant and energetic to be honest.
Lo empezamos a escuchar en la oficina. Nos recordó a Prince con ciertas guitarras. Estuvo okay, está bueno para tener de fondo.
MY FAVORITE T. REX ALBUM
8/10 Widely regarded as the first true glam rock album, this record completes T. Rex's journey from psychedelic folksters (under the name Tyrannosaurus Rex) to pop-rock innovators. Marc Bolan is clearly the key to the success of the transition, with his charismatic rock star swagger and full commitment to his delivery of each song at the forefront of the record's success. He also, as a songwriter, has an ability to transform what are often fairly simple musical ideas into songs that are broader, more musically interesting and almost endlessly hooky than they have any right to be. The tempo is set for the album straight from the off, with Mambo Sun presenting the trademark blend of staccato, off-beat guitars against a strolling, pinned-down bass line and legato, almost slurred vocal delivery. That mix of staccato and legato tones really is a key feature of this record and the glam rock sound in general, providing interesting textural blends that add depth and interest to the work while ensuring that there is always punch and sharpness. As we move through the album, it's really easy to feel the through line from this to other glam rock work, particularly Bowie's Ziggy Stardust record, which would release the following year. It's innovative, exciting stuff, but most of all it's so much fun, and Bolan's charisma carries that energy to the extent of its potential. At its peak, this album hits some monumental highs, from tracks like Jeepster, Get It On and Life's A Gas, but there's decent range here too. Personally, my preference is more towards those poppier, hook-laden songs full of drive, swagger and energy, but there's plenty to enjoy elsewhere too, with interesting approaches to structure on The Motivator and the sonic interest and gorgeous melodies of Cosmic Dancer. It's not necessarily the most consistent album though, but that is perhaps to be expected from a record that did so much to tread new musical ground. Tracks like Monolith (sorry Dad) and Girl don't quite do it for me, with slightly underdeveloped ideas and slightly odd tonal blends, and Lean Woman Blues kind of feels a bit like album filler, rather than something completely coherent as part of the record as a whole. With that in mind, I don't feel like this can really hit the highest of marks, but it is definitely one I'll be back to, and its importance to the development of 70s music cannot be understated. Mambo Sun - The style and groove of this is established straight out of the gate. There's a subtlety to it with the short, staccato guitar work, but it's got a great deal of swagger and charisma about it that feels like it's pushing against the seams. It's a simple composition, but so well put together and a great kick off for the record. Cosmic Dancer - This is a lovely song, and it feels like there is a very direct line from this to Bowie's Ziggy Stardust album, which was released the following year. The drums give it a lot of forward momentum, while the rest of the instrumentation kind of leans back against that to create a laid back feel, but with an edge of pace. Melodically it's excellent, it's lyrically simple and the core idea is not particularly broad, but there's enough range and development in the orchestration and production to give it plenty of interest. Solid. Jeepster - The first properly front-foot track on the record now, and it's a good 'un. Built on a fairly simple bluesy rock base, it's all about vibe and charisma. The sharp staccato guitar work against the strolling bass is great, and there's some great secondary guitar adding extra range. Again, the core of this is super simple, but there's enough playing around and depth to the instrumental work to make it maintain interest, and Bolan is wringing the neck of it with every drop of his star power. Monolith - This is apparently my Dad's favourite song. It's a bit one paced and plodding for me, to be honest. There's some really nice guitar work, and Bolan provides a good dose of swagger and attitude, but there's probably not enough in there for it to really get its hooks into me, and while I appreciate the change in pace, it could have done with a bit more range. Lean Woman Blues - The pace is still dragged back here and, while the performances are all good and Bolan again delivers his trademark charm and power, it just feels a bit bland. While the more glam stuff still feels fresh and vibrant, this feels a bit like treading over old ground and not adding anything particularly exciting to the mix. Get It On - And we're back. Those sharp off beat guitars are great and the bubbling nature of the verses build really nicely into the chorus. And what a chorus. Short and sweet, but with a brilliant hook, it's perfect pop music stuff. There's not much more than a couple of simple ideas here, but they're so well executed that it doesn't matter in the slightest. There's actually more to the orchestration than is apparent on first listen and that all adds to the broad quanlity of the song. It's snappy, hooky and fun. Excellent. Planet Queen - The shuffling groove to this is great. The vocal has some great hooky moments, and Bolan's delivery is again excellent, just leaning into it and giving the song so much personality. It's a good song, rather than a great one, but there's some interesting stuff in there compositionally, especially as it doesn't rely too much on a really hooky chorus, and it thrives on the personality of the performances. Girl - Back to a more stripped back effort. It feels tonally a bit weird, with the flugelhorn and guitar blend jarring and not seeming particularly related musically. It's a bit meandering too. The Motivator - The glam is back again. Structurally, this is quite interesting, in that it technically doesn't really have a chorus, but the last two lines of each verse act as the hook. It's got more of that great blend of staccato and legato playing that give great texture to the mix. There are great performances all round and there's quite a lot going on instrumentally that give this good depth and range. Cool stuff. Life's A Gas - A much more successful stripped back number now. The pace is slow, but it's so full of swagger and verve that it's incredibly engaging. Melodically it's brilliant stuff and there are some great hooks and riffs all around the track. Sonically, it's great, with an interesting blend of tones and again, it's a very well put together piece of work that's got a very bittersweet feeling to it, especially given Marc's death only a few years later. Rip-Off - Something fun to finish us off now. It's full of attitude and more of that swagger. There's some great horn and string work in here that work well against the more driven, rocky tone of the band. It's grand in places, dirty and gritty in others, but it's a very interesting and enjoyable blend that's a solid way to close out the record.
didnt feel anything tbh
Chill and fun
Aaaah, enfin un album un minimum sympa, je commençais à désespérer ! Le premier album de T. Rex de la liste ne m'avait pas parlé du tout, mais celui-ci, je l'ai trouvé finalement plutôt sympa. C'est pas forcément mon style, mais en me renseignant, j'ai vu que c'était un album fondateur dans le glam rock. Enfin, ça me change des albums dont le seul impact culturel que Wikipédia est capable de me cracher est "Bah, il est dans le livre des 1001 albums à écouter de Robert Dimery".
Pretty chill listen, but nothing too special. Very sexy sounding guitar riffs, just nice vibes all around. Something I would listen to with the top down on the car
Sounds really beatlesque to me, more than glam rock. Nice listen, but very thin lyrics. Typical 70s album which is an era I like a lot but did not became a T.Rex fan. I think I only was familiar with Get it on. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Very cool!
somewhat inert but pretty fun!
4.5/5
Rock comum, nada de muito diferente. Não é ruim mas também não é marcante. Achei bem normalzão..
A few nice guitar riffs and melodies here. Marc Bolan doesn’t impress me that much all things considered, but I recognize his talent is real and possibly under-appreciated these days.
#418/1001. I don't know how, but this review brliw got posted to a Ray Charles review, an album which I had day earlier but didn't listen / rate yet. Electric Warrior was the picture shown on the page as I wrote the review. So first the T-Rex review and then the Ray Charles (which probably ends up to my yet unreviewed Kanye slot). Glam rock? More like blah rock. I used to own it when I was a teen (makes sense), but don't regret selling it. Most interesting comment about this was that probably Prince was inspired by this. Can see the possibility. 2/5. #419/1001. Ray Charles: The Genius of Ray Charles It probably is difficult to pick the greatest Ray Charles album out of 60 or so albums, but this and the first choice I have had (country and western greats or something like that) are quite weird big band arrangements. His voice comes through nevertheless, but the mellower B-side is just again very close to drift over to Disney kitsch. Somehow I'm thinking the original people who wanted to include him chose the most white albums they could find. Where is Busted, Hit the Road Jack, Mess Around, Hallelujah I love her so, Georgia... I hope some of them turn on this list so that I could rate and review them properly. Unless it gets miscategorized under Kanye). 3/5
Really enjoyed. Violently 1970s but in the best possible way. Nice guitar work, good vocals too. Album cover also goes hard.
Not that i don’t need Bowie anymore but i need him less! Some moments really foretold the future of power pop
glam GOLD!! absolutely love
I liked it a lot
This was okay, nothing super up my alley but who doesn't love Bang a Gong?
𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 runs on swagger, hooks, and Marc Bolan’s unmistakable charm. The songs are often built from very simple ingredients, but the fuzzy guitars, loose grooves, and playful vocals make the whole album feel instantly distinctive. It is glamorous without becoming ridiculous and catchy without feeling disposable. Not every song is essential, but the album’s style and confidence carry it a long way.
Totally torn on this one. .This is ok, but not bad ass enough to be T-Rex....more of a Veggiesaurus than an apex Meatasaurys predator. Solid 3 stars.
It's fine. Not much variety to the songs, and lyrics were uninspired.
Great, cover to cover. Glam will never be a favourite of mine but this transcends
Partially known. Fine.
Never been keen on Marc Bolan’s weird almost talking / singing style, which seems like he’s just filling the space without actually trying to sing or stretch himself vocally. Aside from that, the funky bluesy playing is the real star and I like the production which seems to give each element room to breathe. Overall, I liked this more than I expected.
I can only image the amount o music projects that have fed from this album, and yet I can name a bunch of them that immediately came to my mind immediately after listening to the firs two songs. I liked this album so much. I'd never heard of T.REX before, but my first impression on this was immediate. I loved the slow yet light cadency of cosmic dancer, emotional and yet not melancholic. The funk of mambo sun and Bang a Gong, the intimacy in girl' and the general sound of the album, so outstanding. I enjoyed this discovery so much.
This album is very underappreciated just like the entireity of T.Rex. Life's A Gas / Mambo Sun / Get It On / Cosmic Danger / Girl
Not badish... DNF but that's cuz i'm just not in the best mood for listening to new music? i think if i finished it it would be 2 stars tho
I can’t fault the craft, it’s an immaculately produced album and one that’s super important in rock and glam history. That said, I think I still only really love Get It On and could take or leave the rest.
Enjoyment: 4/10 Replayability: 3/10 Cohesion: 5/10 Flow/Pacing: 4/10 Artistic Merit: 5/10 Weighted Average: 4.05/10 Review: I enjoyed the bass and guitar throughout this entire album, but I'm not a fan of how soft and breathy the vocals all are. It causes the tracks to just blend together in a puff of hot breath blown in my ear. Liked Song(s): Mambo Sun, Jeepster, Bang a Gong (Get It On), Rip Off Disliked Song(s): Monolith, Planet Queen, Life's a Gas Recommend? Maybe Heard Before? Partly
I've heard the bang a gong song way too many times more than I would have wanted from growing up with classic rock radio. The rest is very meh to me, I don't enjoy it.
Not into this.
You can hear the Bowie. 1971 is pretty crazy when you think about the difference between music of the early 60s, moving on to this and everything in the 70s being 10-20 years. It's 2026 when I'm typing this and music from 2016 still sounds current. Music in 2036 isn't going to be radically different either.
never heard of this group(?) but i really like this sound. not totally unique but i like how familiar it feels
Todella kova levy vaikka hieman samaa kaavaa monessa biisissä. On yks omia tän ajan suosikkeja ollut aina
Hittibiisin lisäksi aika perusrokkia.
Sillai tässä on ihan mukava kujeileva fiilis, mut jotenkin sit pettää vähän kun on niin sama poljento ja ätmös joka biisissä. Potentiaalit on ja hitit löytyy, mut ei sit kuitenkaan jaksas kauheesti enempiä. Ainaskaa tätä levyy.
On khyl kova! Bowien kanssa hiihdetty samaa latua, Bolanin laulu kuulostaa paikoin tosi paljon Bowielta ja kitaristi (kuka ikinä onkaan) kuulostaa todella paljon Mick Ronsonilta. Toki biiseissäkin on samankaltaisuutta.
Even if I thought "I don't need to listen to that album again. I may want to listen to something else for a change." As soon as it is on I remember that almost nothing is this perfect and satisfying all of the time/everytime.
I've only heard 'the greatest hits' via the radio or TV, so about time I listened to am actual album. Thought it was brilliant. And a smart move moving from folk to glam and shortening the name! A keeper this one.
Was expecting this to be punk or metal. Still a good album, just a little boring and anticlimactic to me
Big part of the early 70's glam movement. Had a really different sound, a few great songs but a lot of filler.
I really liked the structure of the songs. They are layered in a tasteful fashion. The beginning of the album sets up the tone pretty well and the rest follow. The delivery is pretty good. The songs are also diverse and explore different angles of the same sonic themes. My drawback is once again a purely subjective one. I appreciate the artistry but I can't say it affected me emotionally. For me the main highlight definitely is the guitar which beautifully leads the variety of sounds that can be found across the tracks. My favorite tracks are "Mambo Sun" and "Cosmic Dancer".
This album is awesome. It’s really quite timeless and idk how I didn’t know this artist before!
Past Its Expiration Date So I went into Electric Warrior knowing T. Rex was supposed to be like this huge influence on glam rock and everything or whatever. Sure, I could hear that influence here and there, but taking it at face value? It's just not that interesting. The whole sound is very subdued. Still a melodically decently but just an okay voice, nothing to really stand out. And that's my main gripe, a lot about this album feels stale and past expiration. If I had been a teenager when this came out, I'd probably have loved it. But listening now? It's like a bland cracker. ALSO, if you're gonna name yourself T. Rex, one of the coolest dinosaurs ever, and on top of that name your album Electric Warrior, and on top of on top of that put a badass rock silhouette on your cover, I'm going to expect some loud shit. This wasn't that. "Mambo Sun" – Catchy but still sounds very old. I like the melody and the "youuuu" singing in the back. 3-4/10. "Cosmic Dancer" – I love the strings. Definitely a Bowieness to it. Kind of melancholy, gets better as it goes. The reversed riffs are cool. Favorite so far. 5/10. "Jeepster" – Soooo dated. Sounds like The Beach Boys or something. I think it's the bongos. 3/10. "Monolith" – Switches up the vibe. Like the bass. Also old-schooly, gets better as it goes I suppose. 2-3/10. "Lean Woman Blues" – Even older. That "rock scream" is soooo dated. It's fine if not bordering on weird. It's not really blues either. 2-3/10. "Get It On (Bang a Gong)" – Oh I've definitely heard this one. Quite catchy. Pretty basic. Expected more. The chorus sounds more like a bridge than anything. 4/10. "Planet Queen" – Lyrics are a little more interesting. 3/10. "Girl" – More of that Bowie DNA. I like the brass. 3-4/10. "The Motivator" – "Egyptian ruby" :sob: Oh my 70s. Not bad. The moaning is annoying lol. 3-4/10. "Life's a Gas" – Feels like I've heard this somewhere. Sounds like it should belong in an ironic scene in Deadpool or something. 3/10. "Rip Off" – A little cooler. God 70s rock guitar players were bad. At least boring. The jazz part toward the end is good tho. 3-4/10. Final Verdict: This album shares some stuff with Bowie, but it's all somehow less interesting. I don't mind the basic ah lyrics or the basic ah drums, but everything about it is just deeply forgettable. It's the sound of something that was probably incredible in its time but hasn't aged well at all. Rating: 4/10
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Better than I had expected.
Found it a little unremarkable and disappointing. Feel like a lot of it felt like ‘Bang a Gong’ retreads.
Vet album. Veel leuker dan ik had verwacht!
Listened while cleaning room after work and So tired. Enjoyed life a gas but i feel like a hippie.
Good! Not memorable to me
T. Rex, wat was dat ook alweer? Glamrock, blijkbaar. En nog best goed gedaan ook, in aanmerking genomen dat het, geheel volgens de regels van het genre, een bak melige flauwekul is: 'I'm a vampire and I'm gonna suck you for your love'. Of: 'Flying saucer, take me away, gimme your daughter...' Sterker nog, kennelijk was dit het eerste glamrock-album aller tijden. Dát is nog eens een genre neerzetten, want verder dan dit is het genre hierna eigenlijk ook niet geëvolueerd. Alle aspecten, likjes, gekkigheidjes, koortjes, gilletjes van de navolgers zitten hier al in. Knap gedaan. Jammer dat een echte hit ontbreekt.
Wat een relaxte start. Dat smaakt naar meer. Voor het volgende nummer is de zang belangrijker en tja, dat is niet de sterkste kant van de band. Het derde nummer rockt. Ook hier is de zanger niet het sterkste element., maar het nummer doet wat het doen moet. Het hoofd gaat automatisch op en neer. En dat is ook wel de omschrijving van dit album. Het doet wat het doen moet. Niet heel vernieuwend, niet ergens bovenuit springend. Maar zou je de band treffen in een kroegje, dan vermaak je je waarschijnlijk prima.
De zanger is het toppunt van aanstellerij en dat is behoorlijk irritant. Gelukkig is de muziek veelal bluesrock, wat ik een stuk beter kan waarderen. Op wiki lees ik ook de term boogie rock, een vorm van blues rock: "Its key feature is a repetitive driving rhythm, which emphasizes the groove." Dat hoor je wel terug en is zeker fijn om te luisteren. Halverwege krijgen we het hitje "Get It On", dat ook nu nog wel eens voorbij komt op de radio/stream. Daarmee is dit album echt stukken beter te pruimen dan het andere album van T. Rex dat we al eerder kregen en voor mij niet ver van 1 ster af lag. Dit album verrast me wat dat betreft in positieve zin. Ik ga de 3,5 afronden naar een 4.
The sound of this record is just brilliant - it's smooth and just glides through the tracklist seamlessly. Definitely one I'll be coming back to. Favourites: Mambo Sun Cosmic Dancer Get It On
Classic banger.
2.53
Didn’t know psychedelic music could be shades of beige
Mambo Sun: This song was kinda chill, it was based around a chord progression on the guitar and the hook was the singer saying “for you” at the end of every stanza. It slowly built up towards the end and stopped without any huge release. Definitely feels like an opener. Cosmic Dancer: Acoustic and Strings. Ok I liked this one a lot, definitely more than the first one. Another slow buildup but I feel like it had more of a payoff. The end was particularly good, I loved the instrumental section with guitar and violins. Jeepster: A lot more upbeat, same deal with the slow buildup. I liked how the guitar solos with the singing at the end to keep it interesting. Weird screaming at the end. Monolith: I also really liked this one. The backup singing is what stood out to me. I also liked the lyrics. Lean Woman Blues: Also liked this one. Seems like pretty traditional blues to me, it had a really cool descending guitar riff a few times that I liked. Bang a Gong (Get it On): Not sure how I feel about it. I saw it had way more streams than the other songs on the album but so far it’s not my favorite. Seems a little shallow. Planet Queen: This is probably my least favorite so far. No part of it really interested me. Girl: Back to something I liked. The trumpets were really good and it might have my favorite lyrics so far. The Motivator: Another good one. The lyrics were interesting, they started out a little shallow but had a sudden turn to be a little more odd and loved how the music built up around that switch. Life’s a Gas: wow, one of my favorites. Great lyrics, great vibe. Felt like a series of lifting you up and then bringing you back down to earth. Rip Off: The most unique. Not sure how I feel. Kinda weird. Saxophone? Not my favorite but interesting to say the least. Really enjoyed this. Had a few songs I didn’t care for but the ones that hit, hit hard. Does a very good job of doing a lot with a little, everything was surprisingly simple. Liked the surprise instruments that pop up here and there.
Kind of amazing it can be this fun while being super understated the whole time - he's whisper singing and there's like one muted guitar but it's super poppy. I guess just really good dynamics - it gets loud when it needs to.
Perfectly fine 70s rock; couldn’t figure out where I’d heard Bang a Gong before Playlist add: "Jeepster"
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Meanwhile, I’m still thinking…. Marc Bolan might be Meg and Jack’s dad.
Day921 - marc bolen has to be one of the coolest frontmen. the whole album is great but the big four songs; mambo sun, jeepster, cosmic dancer and bang a gong are all time greats
Thought this was rather lovely
nice but not my taste
The diversity of sound on this album made it an interesting listen. I really enjoyed it and I have added it to my playlist. I am glad this will now be in my music rotation.
Now we're talking!
This one oscillates between fine and great, but it’s got a charm to it that you don’t find on many other albums on this list. Any other day and I’d probably give the is a 3 but I’m feeling generous.
A decent example from glam rock’s emergence in the early 1970s, with Get it On the iconic track of this album. Overall though, I think it is a bit lacking in substance, especially compared to its contemporary Ziggy Stardust. A decent listen, but you’ll find better examples of the genre.
Often considered the first big glam rock album, despite the orchestral adornments on many tracks, at its core the music here is pretty straightforward rock ‘n’ roll. With its emphasis on catchy grooves and comically nonsensical lyrics, this is the sort of album you listen to when you just want a bit of mindless fun. It’s easy to see why a song like ‘Get It On’ was a smash hit. On the other hand, apart from that song I don’t find myself getting too excited about any of it. It’s all perfectly enjoyable in the moment but ultimately pretty insubstantial.
I didn't realize I knew one of their songs until I heard "Bang a Gong (Get It On)." Overall this album was just OK--lyrics were fine, music was fine, but I didn't love it.
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mambo sun - cool. dr strange. Cosmic Dancer kind of catchy. I like the guitar solo at the end. Jeepstar - this one was good. The guitar riff is good. The solo at the end is good. Monolith - kind of felt like i should listen to this falling asleep. I felt so sleepy listening to it. lean woman blues - I thought it was short and great. get it on - bang a gong lifes a gas - one of the better ones
Every time I listen to T Rex, I wonder why I bother listening to anything else. Marc Bolan is like if Buddy Holly was born 10 years later did a bunch of drugs and wrote songs about wizards and dragons. T Rex is the apex of the glam rock era. I like to boogie. 4.7