Reviews (page 3 of 14)
5/5
The first 4 T. Rex albums are pretty much perfection in my opinion. Still listen to them regularly. Such as shame we didn't to see what Bolan would do later in life, because I have no doubt there many more amazing works to come
Electric Warrior sits imperious in the perfect brilliant/stupid singularity toward which all rock music tends. His folkier music before this is delightfully ridiculous, his heavier music after this is as subtle as a werewolf howl on the moors but this record is a like a lit cigarette trapped in amber - perfect distilled coolness.
Ballads, rock 'n' roll joints, riffs, grooves, this album does so much. Never really listened to it before but will listen to again.
Consistently on my top 10 albums of all time list. And probably on my top 10 album covers of all time list. So yea, 5 stars.
Truly unique, their sound, Mark Bolans voice and writing make T-Rex totally a stand out band.
10s across the board! now thats an album!
The best. I love T.Rex so much. No notes.
T Rex (Marc Bolan) marcaron la pauta a comienzos de los 70, musical y estéticamente. Este es su mejor disco, contiene el megahit y eterno Get it on (con Rick Wakeman al piano y Ian Mcdonald al piano) o el trotón y genial Jeepster. También las geniales Monolith (con esa guitarra maravillosa, y que como el resto del disco influyó claramente en el Bowie de Ziggy) o la psicodélica Cosmic dancer. Motivator es otro temazo con la base de Get it on, pero si Oasis lo fusilaron sin piedad (Cigarettes and alcohol) por qué no iba a hacerlo, además mejor, el propio Bolan en su propio disco?? Un disco disfrutable de principio a fin. Produce Tony Visconti... No incluye Hot Love, lanzada previamente y que es otro de los mejores temas de su carrera.
First, confession time. I was today years old when I learned T. wrote "Get It On". I proclaim to be "into music". I am a liar. Second, I know this project and the reviews are sorta a "music diary/journal" in a sense, and those reviews are PUBLIC. So it's risky for me to write personal things here. That said, this tapped into some feels I'm feeling in the best positive way. And goddamn, this thing STRUTS. Every riff, every groove, every ridiculous lyric - it’s all dripping with a kind of effortless, leather-clad cool. It’s dirty but glamorous, loose but laser-focused. The guitars grind like they’ve been up all night drinking champagne in a dive bar. Feels like if The Rolling Stones got high, put on sequins, and decided they were too sexy for blues. Spins: All Day Playlist Additions: - Mambo Sun - Jeepster - Lean Woman Blues - Get It On - Life's A Gas
Decadent rock and roll swagger. I love the whole vibe.
4.5
I'm not that high on T. Rex overall, but I think it all comes together for Marc Bolan and the gang on this album. I think it has a super cool sound with great production from Tony Visconti and Bolan's songwriting is peak here. This album kicked of the glam rock era, and while it was often imitated, only Bowie really was able to duplicate it. Stand outs for me are "Cosmic Dancer", "Jeepster", "Monolith", and "Life's a Gas", but really the whole album is filled with highlights. "Lean Woman Blues" is the closest thing to a dud on the album. 5 stars.
So so good, I feel like I'm always in the mood for this one. It still sounds so fresh to me. I remember the first time listening to this, just blown away instantly. One of the landmark albums of the glam rock movement and absolutely lived up to the hype for me. The only tough question is if I give a perfect score. I think it’s just a hair under for me. Rating: 4.9
THe best album (Top 3) marc bolan my king every song 10/10
Belters start to finish. I've listened to it too many times to get full enjoyment unfortunately. Bolan's crash site was the first place I visited when I moved to London in my 20s. It's a weird place, highly recommend.
I've listened to a few T. Rex songs and have two of these songs from this album on my liked songs (Mambo Sun) and (Life's a Gas). T. Rex is very chill while also still being very cool rock and roll. Cosmic Dancer is another favorite. The strings that come in on the chorus make my brain feel gooey and good. I hate that Jeepster reminds me of the Tarantino film but it's such a classic banger that surprisingly didn't get more air time. Not that Tarantino films are bad, I just dislike him as a person. I added Jeepster to my liked songs, again. I feel like Spotify will just play certain artists so much that you become burned out by the song, which is why I originally removed it. Hopefully I don't have the same problem. Monolith is an interesting down tempo song where Marc wails above his slight fuzz guitar. The harmonies in the back just add the cherry on top. I was unaware that Bolan died in 1977 right before the final release of their last album. Such a loss considering the potential he had for further projects. I'm certain he would have had a thriving and interesting solo run. RIP Marc... Lean Woman Blues is interesting. It suggest he has fallen for a woman who doesn't feel the same way about him, thus blues. The solo is a choatic masterpiece. We all know "Get it On" the most played song of T. Rex. But for some reason I never paid attention to the lyrics so much. Built like a car? Does that mean she has curves? Teeth like a hydra. Now this could mean she speaks like the devil or is a native english speaker? Who knows to be honest. He mentions slim in the beginning so maybe he is saying she is slim waisted but curvy in other places, thus she dances when she walks. I noticed a parallel with Planet Queen and The Pixies "where is my mind." The intros are almost exactly the same. Fair to say The Pixies would be influenced by T. Rex. Turns out I am right... "In a 1988 interview, the Pixies' songwriter said that T. Rex's "if it sounds cool" approach influenced his writing." Is this entire album about one woman? Every song is about a woman. Oh I guess it's about androgyny and sexuality rather than one woman. So Marc is just a sexual being. Which makes sense for Glam Rock. Girl is probably the weakest song on the album so far but still better than many other bands good songs. The Motivator is quite similar to the groove of Get it On. I wonder if this song was played together with Get it On. "Life's a Gas" is missing out on a potential life partner but realizing it all really doesn't matter at all does it? Poetic of him to say "I hope it's going to last." Realization of ones own mortality. So Marc just came into the scene, started a revolution in music and went back to his home planet. Okay Rip Off is a gem. Honestly sounds like a modern punk band song. The lyrics suggest to me gay and straight sex, "rockin in the nude, I'm feeling such a dude" ... "See your baby's stud, sliding in my mud." I mean come on, pretty straightforward there. I love it. Being bisexual myself I am really relating to this album and it's sexuality. I'm sure if everyone in the 70s listened to this without hearing the lyrics they would have never known, and perhaps would have been less received in the more conservative 70s. Of course hippies were different then. Raw Ramp is the 70s version of "Roses" by Outkast. The lyrics at the end suggest he was seduced by an older woman. The end also goes back to Bang a Gong style. Reminds me of Pink Floyd using overarching themes in their albums to tie it in together. I'm sure live they could just jam and weave in and out of these songs. More like a jam band. Overall this album deserves it's place in the catalogue of most influential albums. This sounds like it came out in the early 2000s because it was so far ahead of it's time. After reading a bit on Marc and his career it appears he wanted to always keep this sound in all his future projects and either didn't want to change or didn't know how to proceed. Many compared him to Bowie who was also influenced by T. Rex. The difference is that Bowie changed with the times. Who's to say if Marc hadn't died that he would have changed or made a more experimental album. Either way this album is a crowning achievement that any artist could be proud of. The themes represented in here appeal more to me than Bowies tongue in cheek approach. I noticed a lot of reoccurring lyrics in this album. One word used a lot is mud, and walking. This has inspired me to want to know more about Marc.
I've loved this album for such a long time. Marc Bolan's lyrics were often silly or nonsensical but he often offered up such great grooves.
There will never be a time, place, or occasion where I won't be happy to hear this album. Every single song is great. Accessible and catchy while being interesting and fresh even 50 years later. Love T-Rex.
Great, old psyche rock. Early punk. Really good stuff
I’m surprised genuinely thought I had this one but I haven’t… I actually find electric warrior to be quite samey throughout the tracklist, like cosmic dancer, girl and lifes a gas, basically all the slow ones give off the same feeling. Funnily enough they’re actually some of my favourites on here. But on initial listening electric warrior didn’t grip me for that reason. Get it on and the motivator are kinda too similar but at least it’s not as direct as get it on and cigarettes and alcohol. Monolith is really forgettable. People hate on the last track rip off but its so different from the others honestly making it more enjoyable for me. Strange album closer but still. Jeepsters awesome though gives the album a 5/5
very groovy, had a lot of fun listening to this one
All these years later I still have no idea what a Jeepster is, but this shit is perfect.
Fantastic
unimaginably great album. it got me smiling all evening this album has a lot of great songs and i got a little bit of nostalgia pure satisfaction
own
FUCK YES!!
absolute no skip album. takes me through the full range of human emotion. rip marc ❤️
This is the 6th album I’m rating and I’ve only listened to Bang a Gong (Get It On). I’ve heard good things about the album and the song was pretty good. So I hope this’ll be good. Mambo Sun - Not Adding to my Playlist. I don’t think the singing style works very well with the instrumentals. Cosmic Dancer - Not Adding to my Playlist. This is not what I was expecting going into this album. Jeepster - Adding to my Playlist. Sounds pretty good. I like the singing style. Monolith - Adding to my Playlist. The opening is really good. I really like this. Lean Woman Blues - Adding to my Playlist. I think I love this album. Bang a Gong (Get It On) - Adding to my Playlist. Only song I’ve listened to before today. I didn’t add it before because of the lyrics but I don’t care anymore. Planet Queen - Adding to my Playlist. The vocals in this song are fun. Girl - Not Adding to my Playlist. Singing is a little annoying and I don’t like the instrumentals that much. The Motivator - Adding to my Playlist. Good but the singing is a bit annoying. Life’s a Gas - Adding to my Playlist. It sounds very nice and peaceful. Rip Off - Not Adding to my Playlist. Not a fan of the singing in this song. All in all I liked 7/11 songs. This was pretty good and was interesting as it was not what I expected from listening to Bang a Gong (Get It On).
Ah yes, Glam Rock. The golden age of the subgenre, while short, produced plenty a-track that are stellar, with Marc Bolan's T. Rex making some of the best Glam tracks there is. To make a long story short, this is almost all killer, no filler. Solid 5 Stars.
I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5. We haven’t really gotten too much 70s glam rock, but I hope they all sound kinda like this from here on out – I thought this album just *sounded* cool as hell, with the guitar seemingly jumping back and forth through time to deliver whatever vibe or mood Marc Bolan (another bane of my trivia existence) wanted to get, and he grabbed a whole lot of them. There’s a bit of the Beatles, a bit of Bowie, a bit of Hendrix, a bit of Ray Charles, a bit of the White Stripes & Cage The Elephant, et cetera – his guitar is, for the most part, what anchors the album and makes it feel really compelling. I’ll give big props to the percussion as well, though; when it had to step up and really deliver on any crazy rhythms, it did it without getting in the way of the guitar, and they work in a really good harmony. His vocals are pretty good too, if a bit inconsistent – on some tracks, they have a really good impact, and really compliment the soundscapes (Lean Woman Blues comes to mind for me), but on a few tracks, they feel a bit paint-by-numbers (Jeepster & Planet Queen come to mind). Overall though, they don’t ever detract from the album; I just wish there was a bit more consistency to how much they truly added. I suppose that’s kind of why I’m at a 4.5 instead of a flat 5 – for as good as this is as a top to bottom package, and for as pioneering as it certainly sounds for 1971, I think there’s just a bit of fluff throughout the album. I’m not saying to delete any individual tracks, but a few of them go a bit long, or simply settle a bit. Case in point: I really liked the last stretch, from tracks 8 to 11, but for my ears, it’s very easy to notice that they do settle into a “first verse is the whole song” trope, and while most of them are compelling enough to ignore it, it’s just kind of biting at me for whatever reason. It feels like they could’ve dragged a little more out, to tell a more coherent story in each track as opposed to just settling for capturing the mood again and coasting on that. With that said, it’s just too good of an album to let my own little nitpicks get in the way of how much I enjoyed this – it’s a really good 40 minutes, it flies by, and even when it doesn’t feel like it’s flying by, it’s just got enough depth to stay captivating regardless, whether it’s in his vocals, his lyrics, or the instrumentation. It’s a bit rare for the album to hit on a consistent harmony with all 3, but even with just 2 of the 3, it’s still really strong glam rock. I liked it a lot, and I feel pretty good about bumping it up to a 5.
Love this
Sounds more timeless than classic rock. Fantastic album all the way through
Groove, big chill Cosmic dancer sad What’s a jeepster Way more sad cowboy depth Bang a gong have heard before (this is CCR?) Peak 70s sex innuendo It really doesn’t matter at all, life’s a game Rip off- crunchy chords prog baby, that’s a math rock precursor if I ever heard it
Effortlessly cool. Fun. Fits basically any mood. Just a fantastic record.
mambo sun opens with a groove that grabs you right away. it’s got this cool, laid-back swagger that sets the tone for the whole album. remember the hypnotic rhythm—it’s effortless but totally captivating. cosmic dancer hits you in a different way. dreamy, poetic, and a bit vulnerable. it’s bittersweet, but also one of the most memorable tracks. don’t miss the emotional depth—it’s more than just glam. jeepster pure fun. that riff is straight-up infectious, and bolan’s voice just oozes charisma. it’s bouncy, catchy, and total glam rock gold. you’ll catch yourself singing along without even realizing it. monolith weird, groovy, and atmospheric. short but packs a punch. remember it as the spaced-out, experimental track—it feels like a breather from the bigger hits. lean woman blues bluesy and raw, with a stripped-back vibe. it’s different from the rest of the album, but that groove still pulls you in. it’s bolan showing a more grounded side of himself. electric warrior the title track. it’s got that swagger you expect, but with a darker, deeper vibe. not an instant hook, but it sticks with you. remember it for its edge and how it feels like a fitting theme for the album. bang a gong (get it on) this is the one. that riff, that chorus—it’s pure rock anthem energy. you can’t help but move to it. this is the track that defines glam rock for a reason. planet queen spacey, mysterious, and hypnotic. bolan’s voice floats over the rhythm in a way that pulls you in. it’s not loud, but it’s unforgettable once it sinks in. girl light, catchy, and playful. it’s got a poppier feel, but still totally charming. not as deep as the others, but it’s fun and gives the album a nice shift in tone. the motivator upbeat and driving. this one’s all about that infectious rhythm. it’s got a raw, punky energy that makes it stand out. remember the momentum—it doesn’t let up. life’s a gas bittersweet and reflective. it’s slow and introspective, with a sense of fleetingness. this is the one that feels like a quiet, emotional end to the album. rip off fast, raw, and rebellious. it’s a punchy, no-nonsense track that ends the album with a bang. remember it for its raw energy and how it contrasts with the rest of the album.
British garage-glam from the '70s. I went thru a T.Rex phase in the 90's, probably after I saw the opening scene of Billy Elliott. Even more intriguing was seeing Billy Bob Thornton playing blackjack in Vegas Vegas wearing a much-too-small for him vintage yellow T.Rex shirt. He's a sufficiently weird guy. I remember thinking, 'if he's here, then Angelina Jolie must be here too...' (I looked for the vile of blood around his neck, but didn't see it). It's really nice to see T.Rex here especially with the resurgence of the dirty 70's guitar skrit we're seeing so much of lately. Sheer Mag, Slow Fiction, Ty Segall, Sunflower Bean, etc. Great sound.
FUCK YES!! 500Billion/5
Super!
One of the best albums ever pure bowie + iggy pop + early morrissey, i love the riffs :3
Gran disco
Pues muy chulo.
It's a great pop rock and actually you realise what an influential guitarist Marc Bolan was. It's pretty rare that you can say you birthed an entire genre. But nice one. Welcome glam rock!!!
All killer, no filler, perfect pop!
Such a good album, get it on is such a sick song, but Cosmic Dancer is also a banger.
Absolutely brilliant. Every song is SUCH A TUNE and seemingly effortlessly as well. Peak glam rock and I can’t say a bad word about it
Clean, perfectly executed rock and roll. Every note feels completely deliberate. This album is just exactly right. It also hugely influenced many of my favorite bands.
det är inte lika bra som the slider men ändå jävligt bra.
Solid Gold Genius - "I got stars in my beard, and I feel real weird, for you ..." Slinky, sly, and very special. The strings and saxophones on Get It On are especially glorious.
a cool 60's hippie rock record. lots of wah wahs and doo doos and good guitaring
a 10+
Excellent
Had only heard the one song but really ended up enjoying the whole album
Always enjoy T Rex!
This is a glamrock masterpiece, T-Rex finest work.
Atmospheric, subtle and in your face all at the same time. One of the best albums I've heard in a long time
This is the shit, right here. 5/5 Highlights: Cosmic Dancer Monolith Lean Woman Blues Get It On The King of the Mountain Cometh - B Side
Glam Anthems galore.
About a week in and the best album so far! So many great tracks on their own. Introduced me to songs I have always known, but never paid attention to who performed them.
4.5 maar dat kan ik niet geven, heb al vaak genoeg een 5 gegeven dus dan krijgt deze hem ook
Electric Warrior launch the Glam Rock mouvement. That it it could be the only reason why its here, but on top of this this a an incredible reccord fill with great songs. The artwork is in my opinion a wonderfull one, a gold silouhette of Marc Bolan on a black background simple, but perfect. The name is pretty interesting, Electric Warrioir is a reference to the fact that they change their musicale direction a year prior, from psychedelic folk to pop rock, and in this case Glam Rock. The album open with 2 relatively slow track Mambo Sun and Cosmic Dancer. Both are incredible lyricaly and show a great writtingship by Bolan. Very poetic and fantasic lyrics with a very good music, some of the Best T.rex songs. Jeepster is one of my favorite, a bit more rockabilly and inspired by Howlin' wolf with more sexually explicit lyrics. Monolith is a bit like the first 2 songs, pretty slower with fantasist lyrics andf a reverse solo (Revolver Beatles style). Lean Woman Blues is a pure blues rock song, showing their great versatility and the range of their talent. I just love this song, the heavy riff and lyrics. Get It On is their most notable hit, the specific performance of this song on Top Of The Pop created Glam Rock. The riff of the song is known almost by everyone and the lyrics about sex are just so well written, unfortunatly its probabkly the only song people remeber from them, but we have to admit its by far their best. Its a perfect song, addictive, dancing, pure, sexual its everything Glam Rock should be. The song was of course a huge hit in the UK, and did pretty well outside, but T.Rex is pretty much only known for this song. Planet Queen is more accoustic in constrast, but honneslty one of the best song in the album, Marc's voice is really incredible here (like in all the song yes) Girl is a beautifull song, simple direct and mouving i love it. The motivator is in my opinion not so good, like not bad just not at the level of the other songs Life's a Gas as nothing particular Rip Off is probably the loudest song, with a heavy riff and fast lyrics, proto-punk in other terms. So obviously this album is a 5/5 just so much good song, so much more than just Get It On, one of the best Glam Rock album of all times all the way up with Ziggy Stardust. The legacy of this album is huge, for the following glam rock with artist like David Bowie, The New York Dolls and so many other glam bands that will take lesson from this reccord. But also in other music genra, like punk rock and glam metal that will be influenced by T.Rex. Finaly Marc Bolan, the charismatic leader is an underated guitarist, song written and frontman he is up there with all the greatest this album is nothing without him.
Wait, so Marc Bolan was obsessed with my favorite books, Lord of the Rings, and went on to start glam rock and inspire my favorite band, The Cure? Everything in my life suddenly makes sense. On a serious note, I feel like I’ve tried and failed to get into T. Rex before, but maybe I wasn’t listening to the right songs (beyond Get It On, which is a banger that everyone knows). This album is a lot of fun. It’s silly and campy, but it’s catchy. It also feels way ahead of its time. While it obviously owes a lot to blues and early rock pioneers like Chuck Berry, as well as the Velvet Underground, there’s a clear shift toward the harder glam rock that didn’t exist yet. It reminds me of George Harrison too, with its combination of slightly silly lyrics, spirituality, and deceptively simple melodies. But this album had significant influence of its own, notably on David Bowie (and the rest of glam rock). The campiness and theatricality also no doubt influenced the founders of goth. 5/5 — would listen again
1971 great music.
9.5/10 It was worth giving it a shot! 'Cosmic dancer', 'Girl' are the most memorable ones. I'd absolutely listen other songs of their.
Das ist in jeder Hinsicht ein Klasse-Glam-Rock-Album. Marc Bolan zelebriert jeden einzelnen Song und die Arrangements sind so eingängig und toll umgesetzt, dass man jedes Lied sofort wieder erkennt. Ich genoß jede einzelne Note und freute mich dieses Album noch einmal zu hören und zu inhalieren.
I dunno why but I love this album as a whole.
Flashbacks to nicesurf
就喜欢这种吵吵闹闹的摇滚
T-Rex - my favourite dinosaur, my favourite garden decking company, my favourite baking vegetable fat butter alternative and now a band that’s made a bloody brilliant record. 4.6
Glam Rock's ground zero. This is one of the albums that you can listen to over and over again without getting bored. Get it On is a must on every 70s classic playlist!
Banger after banger here, don't pretend it ain't so.
Second album by this artist, and I am not mad about that. This guy is really good. T. Rex makes music fun and makes me want to listen to it again. There is talent here, rock and roll vibes (but not too much), some awesome guitar, lyrics that you can hear and understand and just want to get up and dance. There are 50's vibes that move into folk (Cosmic Dance) into a more rock vibe (Get it On) with a little blues for good measure (Lean Woman Blues). Last time I saw Slash's inspiration, this time I am getting Black Keys vibes.
This was a really great album. Thoroughly enjoyed! It’s catchy and groovy and cool, and it feels different and fresh for that era.
It was good, I don't expect anything from this but I really wasn't disappointed. Great Album :D
A perennial album for me, one I have loved dearly for my whole adult life. A one time 'favourite album' and joyous and funky celebration.
Pues muy chulo.
Geci jó volt, első olyan ismeretlen album amit mentettem gyűjteménybe. Ez a korai féldepis indie vibe nagyon bejött.
I really liked this! Very much my vibe
Tengo una debilidad especial por T Rex
Love this album. One of the first albums I bought on vinyl as a kid when it came out. I listened to this constantly. The remastered expanded version is even better. I’m still not sure what a Jeepster is though….
I really liked this. Loved it in Billy Elliot. Life’s a Gas was a perfect penultimate song and Rip Off brought it all together. Get it On was almost too good everything after felt lesser but I still loved it all. If The Boss got 5 then this masterpiece deserves 5 too
Noiiice. Haven’t touched this one since the 70s era, so nice to revisit. Lives up to the hype for the most part. Some new songs stood out.
Glam rock. Un megahit. Vinilo.
Like it!
A personal favorite.
classic, chill rock. get it on is a banger
Wow. This is the band that Ty Segal based his sound on, no doubt. Turned me onto T. Rex. What a record.
T. Rex are the epitome of cool for me. This album oozes swagger and sexuality. It rocks hard but also sounds tossed off and casual. And it's stacked with great songs. "Mambo Sun" is such a great opener. That drumbeat combined with the riff captures that laidback rock star style so well. "Jeepster" is a classic too. I love the dirtbag poetry of the line "Girl, I'm just a Jeepster for your love." Brilliant. The riff is so catchy. I've heard a few bands copy it (and even heard T. Rex basically reuse it on other songs) and I don't blame them. It's awesome. "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" is the huge hit here and I love it. It always makes me happy when I hear it. I'm also a big fan of the closing track "Rip Off." It sounds wild and loose. The slower "Life's a Gas" that comes right before it would have been a fine song to end the album on but I love when bands sneak in one more high energy number before the end. Just great from beginning to end. One of my personal favorite rock albums.
Wow this is still really great music, time has only made this recording better. Marc Bolan was a brilliant composer and musician that unfortunately passed way before his time. David Bowie had it right.
I loved this so so so much. Trex has always floated on the periphery for me. I knew some songs but never committed to an album. I was so surprised by how much sound they could fit into an album. Some songs reminded me of ELO. Some were pure rock-n-roll and some made me feel feels. I love it.
Easily one of the best glam albums.
Excellent album. I can see where artists l listen to get their style from!! Wow
SINAAA
Bolan and T. rex are criminally underrated. Paved the way for bowies swag
Epic
great album, sounded good with some blues influence and great gutar
Such a good vibe. Loved it and just recently scored it on vinyl. I’m sold.
I love this one. This album is an old comfort listen for me. Hearing it makes me think of being on an airplane, being on a train, going somewhere.
Bangin
Good
When you look at the cover of Electric Warrior, you see a statement being made. It's an iconic image that seems to say "You're about to get rocked!" When you listen to Electric Warrior, you can hear so many albums and artists that came after it. It sounds so ahead of it's time. I think it's still totally relevant today (2024). The line from Life's a Gas, "Ah Life's a gas/I hope it's gonna last." is especially poignant, since it sadly didn't last much longer for Marc Bolan, who died in a car crash in 1977. Liked songs added: - Cosmic Dancer - Bang a Gong (Get it On)
I already like this album bich
The Blues is an interesting genre. It has its markers, the I IV V progression, the shuffle mimicking a pulsing heart, the wails and call and response. Having listened to it for most of my life in 3 different languages I've always been fascinated how this African American export finds its way into the speaker boxes across the world. This album is no exception. It's a master class in Blues rock and roll. I'm not fond of number ratings, they've never made sense to me since music is subjective. My impression of this album is, it's a Blues album done in a British way. It has a sophistication to it that is contrasted with the spaced out dirty over drives of the lead and rhythm guitars. The drums swing, go straight and at times waltz. Great album overall.
Majestic departure from his early Tolkien freak folk days, this album is already one of my all time favorites. His one of a kind larger than life personality is dripping throughout the whole album and album has no skips. Some total bangers on here, as well as some slower joints such as the reflective “Cosmic Dancer”. Follow it up with “The Slider” & turn it up for track 1. Bolan forever.
I don't really like T Rex but I do like Electric warrior. Except Jeepster. Who could like Jeepster? As soon as I put on Mambo Sun I reflected what an influence this is on 21st Century bands like The Black Keys. Its got such an effortless groove. Cosmic Dancer has a Beatleseque / day in the life orchestral underbelly and is Bolan at his sublime best. But its 'Get It On' which shimmers the blues into a new, funky and swaggering era. Simple, effective and all encompassing. Its the high point of Glam Rock full stop. In its expanded form on streaming sites this is still too much T Rex for me but, all in all, you can really believe, at the end of the day, "Life is Just a Gas" withits beautiful, dreamy melody.
I’m biased because I love T Rex. All of the songs on this album are classics in their own right. Instantly recognisable from either a movie or covered by another band
My man Marc Bolan, rippity pip in peace. I feel like T-Rex is really not as appreciated as other bands in their genre. They helped coagulate the velvet goldmine sound, the glam rock that Bowie helped perfect as Ziggy Stardust. Even though they made it to the rock n roll hall of fame, deservedly, I wonder why they didn’t get as famous as Bowie or even Eno. T Rex has a great bluesy sound without being derivative. Understated and classy. This was the breakout record with Bang A Gong, but heaters like Cosmic Dancer are where they shine. Sexy booty rock haha. Like this is what you play when you’re trying to seal the deal ya know? 😏 Jeepster is a kinda silly love song but it still works. Planet Queen is another funky slow one. Basically, this album is heavy on the chill vibe. Perfect choice for lounging or doin a J in your living room.
god damn vibey. damn 5/5
Didn’t neeed to listen because I have the album
I really liked this!
Richtig gutes Album. 5/5
We love teee reex
This is the type of album I expect to be on this list. Timeless, unique and a delight to listen to. Love T.Rex and love Electric Warrior.
I like T. Rex. Very nice album. Jeepster, Get It On and Hot Love are the hits forever!
Listened to this 3 or 4 times over on a Saturday arvo, they surely have to be up there with one of the world's most underrated bands.
Exceptional album: fuzzy, melodic, stompy, entirely uplifting. Brilliant pop tracks, occasionally gentle and meloncholic, always excellent and uplifting. Really encapsulates what I imagine the 70s to be.
Absolutely one of the best albums of all time. Bone loves to rock, yes he does, yes he does.
The very best
good
The Big Bang for the glam rock era.
This is such a great album. Every bit on the level Of Bowie and the like. Ok that’s maybe too far but this is great
It’s got great range, production, and instrumentation. The vibes are immaculate. Marc Bolan’s voice is so unique and versatile. The writing and lyrics are beautiful. Also epic album cover. I love this album from start to finish. It scratches every itch I could ever get. Fantastic. 5/5
Such a fun jam.
Outstanding
That was fabulous! Adding to the travel folder on my phone. Ended up listening to it twice today
Went in knowing very little about them and was very impressed for a first listen. Call instrumentals and vocals and felt well ahead of its time, cool to place bang a gong with a band.
Admittedly I was not sure what to expect with this album because my familiarity with T. Rex was pretty much just “Get It On,” which I think is an okay song. But I’m so glad I listened to this whole album. The first half is damn near brilliant, and the album as a whole is really good and funky. “Mambo Sun,” “Cosmic Dancer,” and “Rip Off” were the highlights. This was the perfect album to listen to on one of the first sunny days of the year.
hehe 🦖 Najbolje pjesme: 1. Planet Queen 2. Get It On 3. The Motivator 4. Monolith 5. Life's A Gass 6. Cosmic Dancer ... (they all good)
Pues muy chulo.
Fuck yes.
Excelente
Mist i blinken! Aldri hørt om T rex, men jeg kommer aldri til å glemme det
Oh hell yes. Every song could be a single and the entire album rocks as a whole. Masterpiece!
Oh man, these guys are behind their time, can't believe they came out in 2018, from that post on youtube. They should have been one of those 70's stars. The sound is straight out of the decade, I can hear the fuzz from tube amps, and smell the patchouli (that's masking the stale bongwater). This stuff would have been so great following up that band that did the "Bang a gong" song... What? That was these guys? Seriously? How is it that I didn't hear about them before? Wasn't it Robert Palmer that did that tune? Are you sure? This stuff sounds brand new... Huh. O.k. Well then... Dang, my whole world has just been readjusted.
Conocía alguna, pero sorprendida para bien - 9.5
I had only new the Gong song...but that album is fantastic!!! Way ahead of their time.
This has been a favorite of mine for the last decade. It's beautiful, it makes you boogie, it's got swagger and style. Glam was a genre that could have been cringe-inducing, if done wrong. But Marc Bolan always made it classy, and more importantly, fun.
Incredible album all the way through.
Glistening pop brilliance from start to finish here. There's only one track I would skip (Lean Woman Blues), everything else is with perfect or interesting in some way. Nonsensical lyrics notwithstanding (what the hell is a Jeepster? And bang a gong? Why?) this is great. Surprised there are only 2 singles. Life's a Gas and Cosmic Dancer could easily have been, and have basically been treated as such in terms of radio play. I wasn't expecting that much as I liked rather than loved The Slider and see TRex as a singles rather than albums band. But this was ace.
Easily one of the best guitar albums of the 1970s
Classic
Fundamental!!!
Really liked this one. Wasn’t aware of the band until now. Except the one song
Brilliant
This was surprisingly great. I only knew one song and didn't even know the band really, but I liked it very much from the beginning to the end.
Quite enjoyable. But is the beat exactly the same for every song? But really likes it
Really like this album.
Killer album. 10/10 would listen again
I absolutely loved this album. The vibes were immaculate, the beats were perfect, and lyrics matched the music. I love the songs with that electric sounding guitar. I also love the vocalist, I can’t tell if it’s a man or woman, but I really enjoy it. Loved this album. Get It On is my favorite, obviously their most famous song, but there were a few others that stood out to me.
I always thought that 'Bang a Gong' song was by someone else. This album is great, start to finish. What an album cover too. I wonder how many people were inspired to buy a full stack amplifier from that image. It's making me want one right now! The music did not match what I expected based on that image, but I think the context of the album cover might have something to do with the band ditching their folk origins for a more electrified sound. There's parts of this album that feel so ahead of its time. I would not have guessed 1971. Even the lyrics feel
Always an enjoyable album to listen to. Never tire of hearing this album Favourite tracks: Mambo Sun | Bang a Gong (Get it On)
T Rex at their best!
Really solid album all the way through and an archetype of this style.
Come for Get It On, stay for Cosmic Dancer
Bit of a funky feel to begin, remnants of 60s with the orchestration. Beatles vibe. Kinda reminds me of Little Feats (around the same era). Get it on (bang a gong) certainly the most popular song on the album.cool groove on Motivator. Most songs have room to breathe. I enjoy this one a lot
I liked this a lot! A good start to the journey. I thought I hadn't heard of the band, but then I heard a couple of songs that I recognized, like Bang a Gong (Get it On). Fun 70s groove
Marc bolan es dios
Didn’t remember how great this is start to finish. No real weak spots (maybe “Motivator”, which is a less good version of Bang and Gong)
A stompy glam classic, one of the most fun albums to listen to all time.
Love it!!!
Good album
This album was so much better than the last T. rex album it’s mind blowing. It’s the glam rock that they’re known for but I didn’t realize how good the whole thing was past get it on and life’s a gas. Mambo sun and planet queen were probs my favorites outside of those two but the whole thing was packed with super sick electric guitars.
Very good album! I love this time. There were very good sound in 1970 like “The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from the mars”. T. Rex like calm Bowie for my view but he plays with genres more specifically
One of the coolest albums out there. There’s something so chill and lo-go about it that I love. ‘Get It On’ is the clear standout, but they’re all great.
Such an underrated band and album. So many great deep cuts. Mambo Sun, Monolith, Lean Women Blues, Planet Queen, and Rip Off are all better songs than their "one hit" Bang A Gong. This album rules and if you haven't listened to it, do yourself a favor and do so.
One of the greatest glam rock albums. Marc Bolan always gets compared with Bowie, but T. Rex beat him to the glam scene. As late as 1972 (before 'Aladdin Sane'), it was still fair to ask which was of two was better, in no small part to the strength of 'Electric Warrior'. Bowie was always going to win that battle in the long run, even if Bolan hadn't died tragically young. But T. Rex still stands as an important contemporary that holds up today.
Love the sound, great album.
Awesome album. Fabolous band! Knew them before. Love the Genre they are playing! Personal top3 in no order: Get It On Life‘s A Gas Hot Love
I haven't listened to this album for many years. Thank you for reminding me of it. LOVE IT. 5 stars.
Ganz knapp zwischen 4 und 5. Heute fühl ich aber eher die 5
Mambo Sun- 5/5 Cosmic Dancer- 5/5 Jeepster- 4.8/5 Monolith- 5/5 Lean Woman Blues- 4.9/5 Bang a Gong (Get It On)- 5/5 Planet Queen- 4.6/5 Girl- 4.6/5 The Motivator- 4.8/5 Life's a Gas- 5/5 Rip Off- 5/5 Total- 4.9/5
T Rex is a classic. It pioneered rock in the 90s and 2000s with influence stretching from greenday to the strokes. The album feels very Velvet underground which is always a plus in my book.
Unexpected psychedelic surprise!
Great
Good
Loved it
Amazing best album I've heard all year
Fun, jangling, up beat. I listened to this album like 4 times yesterday. The lyrics are whimsical, especially in Cosmic Dancer. Love this.
Sleazy sexy 70s pop 5/5 love it - Harry Styles please take note dear boy
Great, smashing, super.
One of my most listened to albums ever and thus one of my favorites. I remember the first time I listened to this, I was disappointed it didn’t ROCK the way the album cover portrays, but I quickly learned to love it as one of the best pop records ever made. Easy 5 stars for me, something I can throw on anytime.
Ahh, un cd que j'aime beaucoup, mais qui était un "4" dans ma tête. C'est un 5 à la réécoute, c'est cool, c'est du bon rock qui tâche, les chansons sont variées, ça envoie, que demande le peuple
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A classic among classics - a tight and triumphant collection of songs that left its influence on countless bands to come. Simple and effective songwriting and a perfect feat of engineering. Bolan just nailed it here - just sleazy enough while keeping it fresh and providing some of the most memorable melodies in rock and roll. Fave track: Life's A Gas
Bang a gong! Driving music
I was so excited to get this album today. It's an all timer for me, easily one of my top 10 favorites. Electric Warrior is a genre and decade-defining work, the perfect distillation of all the best things about glam. It's catchy and cheeky, fanciful and freaky. It can be gleefully nonsensical, but also disarmingly lovely. The album has an infectious blend of bold rockers and shimmering, dreamboat ballads that all flows beautifully from one song to the next. Marc Bolan is a force of nature here as front man - swaggeringly sexy, but with a vulnerability that is incredibly engaging. This is a perfect rock album that continues to get better with age. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Get It On, Cosmic Dancer, Mambo Sun, Life's a Gas, Jeepster, Monolith, The Motivator, Planet Queen, Rip Off, Girl, Lean Woman Blues
Really great, glad I heard it
Fantastic! Cosmic Dancer still makes me want to cry.
After just 1 listen, I'm fairly certain glam rock peaked here. 5 love at first listens out of 5 💋💋💋💋💋
loved it
L O C U R A
Thought some of these were rolling stones
A banger start to finish
This record only contains hits. From the first song to the last one. It only gets better with every listen
I stan Marc Bolan.
Oh ya
Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust may be the greatest glam album of all time, but this is a very close second Bolan’s ability to write insanely catchy pop hooks is best displayed on this album Favourite tracks: Mambo Sun, Cosmic Dancer, Jeepster, Get It On, The Motivator, Life’s A Gas
highly enjoyed this album, a few songs i knew and loved, really brought you back to the era
Completely had a different opinion on T.Rex as glam rock novelty act. This is Psychedelic, Folke-y lyrics and similar to the best of Bowie, one of the few albums where the well known tune actually is a step down from the rest of it. Loved it. 5
Honestly this album is really fun. Nothing earth shattering about it, but just fun proto-glam fuzz guitar blues. Some super catchy songs too that still totally hold up.
i don’t like glam rock much but this album was solid! the hits are hits for a reason, and the rest of the album is fun as hell
No Ody else sounds like T Rex. Loads of bands have tried to copy them, but they get the chugging sound and don't get the whimsy or the funk or the sheer joy of the band. I don't think I necessarily got this myself till I listened to this today. The whole album feels like it only took 20 minutes to listen to. Brilliant stuff.
T Rex is always great - makes me feel like I'm in the 70s :)
bangers bangers bangers
Great album, the first half is very strong. Falters a bit in the second for me, but still enjoyable! Saved tracks: Mambo Sun, Cosmic Dancer, Monolith, Get It On
КОНФЕТА БЛЧХА МУХА. Первый прослушанный альбом перед началом изучения музыки, никогда не пожалею. ДЖИПСТЕП, МАМБО САН, ГЕТ ИТ ОН АХУЙ. Есть немного пианинки, что хорошо дополняет звучание :). 10/10.
Good lord this album is good. I am only familiar with a small amount of glam (Sparks & Bowie, which are both fantastic in their own right) but this showed a less eccentric side of glam which i adored. While some songs don't stand out as much, that doesn't make them bad or anything, they're just standing to some of the best rock songs I've ever heard. It has the insanely crisp and breathy production that I've come to know from Tony Visconti, which is readily apparent on tracks like Mambo Sun, Cosmic Dancer, and Life's a Gas. It hits hard but doesn't feel the need to beat you over the head with maximalism. Bolan's vocals are so smooth and the lyricism is genuinely poetic in its simplicity. Of course, I have to mention Get it On, which despite being played to death still hits as hard as the first time I heard it. The album really knows how to restrain itself so the big moments hit all the harder. Cannot recommend this enough if you are even peripherally interested in glam rock, as it's influence is bleeding out of everything that came after it (Ziggy Stardust especially).
An offer from The Glamfather I simply can't refuse.
Amazing album!
"Electric Warrior" is the second studio album by English rock band T. Rex and their sixth since since their debut as Tyrannosaurus Rex. It was a turning point away from folk-oriented musuc to flamboyant, pop-friendly glam rock. The album is credited as kick starting the glam-rock craze in the UK and as the first glam-rock album. The lyrics went away from earlier fairy tale to more common rock & roll cliches. Tony Visconti of David Bowie fame was the producer. The album reached No. 1 on the UK charts and was the best selling album of 1971 in the UK. A chunky, grinding, scratchy guitar opens "Mambo Sun." Lead singer and guitarist Marc Bolan with his whispering singing. There is a groove laying a foundation for what I think of classic T. Rex. Maybe about a journey for a girl and/or to find beauty. A little change of pace with the excellent "Cosmic Dancer"... acoustic guitar and strings. Very dreamy and grandiose. Supposedly about reincarnation. What we do know is that Bolan came dancing out of the womb, he danced at 8, he danced at 12...he danced. The drum start and that guitar riff get "Jeepster" going. Another song with a great groove. He's a Jeepster (guy) going to go anywhere for his girl. Side B begins with the glam rock poster child and anthem in "Get It On ( Bang a Gong)." That classic guitar riff. Add a sax. Hey, Rick Wakeman on keyboard. No need to discuss a song meaning here. The album ends with one of the more interesting songs on the album in "Rip Off." This sounds very David Bowie. Also, very busy. It's rockin' and a sax and strings. And then ends in a jazzy fashion. Hmmm! This is a solid album. Visconti adds high-end production as he did on the subsequent and equally great album "The Slider." A glam rock and overall rock classic.
PREFS : TOUT MOINS PREF : RIEN
This one was good! I liked it a lot. There was a song I've heard before but can't remember which. It's been in a bunch of movies.
Truly awesome glam pop. So many of these are ear worms for me.
Genius. This is the first rock album I ever heard, and I remember it as if it were yesterday. Mambo sun is my all time top T Rex track.
Already heard this one, still bangs. Love the balance of bangers and groovers. Faves: Mambo Sun, Jeepster, Bang a Gong, Girl, Life's a Gas
This album kicks ass! Love it. Cosmic Dancer is 10/10. Mambo Sun and Jeepster are 9.5/10. The rest are all just a notch below. Monolith gets an honorable mention too. So good. 9.5/10.
i like it
7th February 2023 Listened while in the office on a rare Tuesday. Watched Top Gun Maverick with McDonalds when we got home. A slap round the face with a jewel encrusted glove from the glam king. Glorious.
Classic. Reminds me of Billy Elliott which uses the songs a lot.
My first memory of T. Rex was in the opening scene of Billy Elliot, where the titular character was jumping in front of a yellow background with Cosmic Dancer playing in the background. A little later, Bang a Gong soundtracked the scene where Billy steals a book whilst the librarian got distracted from a striking laborer. These songs are on Electric Warrior, the album in which T. Rextacy was fully fleshed out. Marc Bolan had all the tools to be a star and he used those tools to completely overhaul the British music scene that was still reeling from The Beatles' breakup and herald a whole new, glammed up era. White swans were rode majestically into the sun as, for a good few years at least, T. Rextacy was in full swing. Life's a gas, indeed!
I'm really surprised by how much I've enjoyed this album. I knew Jeepster and Get It On (obviously), but the latter is a bit of a cliché at this point, so I wasn't expecting much. However, listening to the whole album through I was pretty blown away. Mambo Sun, Cosmic Dancer, Jeepster, Girl, and Life's a Gas are all incredible songs. Definitely deserves all the praise it gets, and even more proof that 1971 was one of the best years for popular music.
Start to finish, this is awesome. Great variety on this one to keep things interesting. It’s pop, it’s psychedelic, it’s rock, it’s bluesy, it’s fucking great. Marc Bolan is a top tier front man, there’s nothing here I don’t love. It’s an easy 5 from me.
Fun and sexy and funky. There's a reason Bowie was in love with Bolan.
I really enjoyed the vibe of the music
incredible rock album really special stuff 10/10
Personal opinion: *The Slider* is T. Rex's best LP. *Another* personal opinion: *Electric Warrior* also deserves to be included in a list of essential listens, and not only because it's this band's most famous album. The varied moods and textures explored on this one mark a milestone in Bolan's trajectory. Plus, it's got "Get It On", the proverbial cream of the cake that makes this record *another* masterpiece. Number of albums left to review: 722 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 136 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 67 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 76
Glam rock at its best. Mambo Sun starts things with a greasy groovy riff. It's the best song on the album but there is really little drop off and there is not a dud on the album, unless I was being hyper picky and hen I could say I might skip Lean Woman Blues, easily done since it closes side 1. A 5 star album that belongs in every collection.
Oddly enough, I was quite into 'My People Were Fair...' before hearing any T. Rex material aside from 'Get It On' (which I didn't know was T. Rex at the time). Once I learned that Tyrannosaurus Rex became T. Rex, I checked out what I could (before I had a streaming subscription) on Youtube. I was really unimpressed and left it behind. I gave this album another try 10 or so years later, and while I warmed up a bit to it, I didn't get through the whole album. Fast forward to now, and I really love this project because I'm forced to get all the way through albums, for better or for worse. And what do you know...I loved this. I just hopped aboard the groove train for 40 minutes and jumped right back in for more. Such a great mix of rock n roll, blues, soul, with spashes of strings and horns perfectly placed. The low end, which the guitar is often part of, is a precise, chugging, tight foundation straight through the rockers. The ballads have the feel of soundscapes that you get lost in, with Bolan's weird, warbling vibrato floating on top. I love how a lot of this a throwback to early rock n roll, with these songs adding elements that take the sound in a different direction. 'Monolith' is a good example of this with the effected guitar lick over the old style backing ooo-ooo's. An album I've overlooked in the past, I will be coming back to this one.
This was fun and unexpected. A nice combo of rock, blues and funk - reminded me of the bar crawl we did on Beale Street in Memphis back in the day. Bang a Gong plus so much more - good times!
This record sounded like my nan scraping sawdust out of her fanny with a rusty spoon. In a good way.
Exceptional album, no skips
An incredible album from start to finish with heart, soul and gripping guitar work
Marc Bolan was way ahead of his time and sadly departed way too young. You can hear the imprint of this band and this album in particular on so many bands and genres, I think it still sounds fresh today and songs like Mambo Sun could be released today. Great stuff.
Love the production, love the guitar, love the vocals. It’s just a great sounding record.
Raw and soulful. An absolutely perfect little time capsule of psychadelia-infused blues rock from 1971. Love it.
All the pomp and pageantry of the glam movement would have been consigned to relative anonymity and/or historical curiosity had Marc Bolan’s songwriting not been so damn good. And it is. An absolute masterpiece which moved rock music forward about twenty years in one fell swoop. Camp and flamboyant without feeling dated, this record attains the timeless status of all classic albums in a genre whose silliness often resists such classification. One of the easiest 5 star ratings I’ll give out.
9.1
My favorite glam rock album ever, and that's not an understatement considering how much I love Roxy Music and Bowie. In a lot of ways reminds me of what The Clash would do with London Calling. Bolan takes all these different styles, from blues ("Lean Woman Blues"), rockabilly ("Jeepster"), doo-wop ("Monolith"), jazz, baroque pop ("Cosmic Dancer"), gospel ("Bang a Gong"), and folk ("Girl") among others, and twists them to create this unique cool rock style that is kept interesting and exciting in each track. I adore his songwriting style: heart-spoken lyrics sung with confidence and in short segments to this mysterious girl. The highlight is definitely Bolan as the vocalist (even his grunts are awesome) and guitarist (really draws your attention), but there's something unique to love about every track, from the back vocals to the variety of instruments (they use congos, bongos, strings, and even a flugelhorn in "Girl"). The flow is perfect, starting off with really strong tracks, putting their massive hit in the middle, and closing off with the shocking out-of-nowhere proto-punk "Rip Off" featuring Ian McDonald on sax, reminding me of a Kurt Cobain stunt on In Utero. Even the bonus tracks are incredible and worth the listen. (I just wish they didn't put "Planet Queen" again.) It's also super influential for its time. Coming out before even Hunky Dory, this was a style of rock that was like nothing else of the era. This "back-to-basics" approach would influence other glam rock and proto-punk acts that would serve as the inspiration for the whole punk and alt-rock movements. I've once called T Rex the indie rock band from the 70s, and I'll say it again here, cause they really could have released this 25 years later and fit in with the crowd. This is a record I put on often to increase my mood.
This album was an early glam rock statement piece. It features crunchy grooves and was a lot of fun to listen to. Marc Bolan has a very unique sound which makes T Rex instantly recognizable in their post folk glam form. This album influenced everyone Bowie, to the Cure and that reason alone gets it a 5 of 5. But simply put, it’s just a phenomenal album
A fabulous album. Already on my favourite list but always worth a prompt to listen again.
Le daría 1000 estrellas.
First and foremost, it's got a damn good sound. The album is just a joy to the ears, a pleasure to listen to. 'Get it On' is obviously great, but the whole album feels amazingly packaged. Great guitarwork, great vocals, great production to make everything feel cohesive even when the vibes may be completely different, like when you move from 'Lean Woman Blues' to 'Get it On.' Leaves you wanting more, which is both a good and bad thing. I feel like an album should be a complete experience, with a climax and a resolution, like a story, but there's something to be said about an album that makes you want to listen to it again immediately. And that's the feeling 'Electric Warrior' left me with.
Vraiment adoré, je vais écouter à nouveau.
A quintessential hammock-lounging album. Even though it kicked off the Glam Rock scene, it still has a sound unlike anything else and questions what road Glam could have went down if everyone mellowed out instead of hamming it up.
Beat Mambo Sun. Jeepster para Moom. Vocal Monolith. Get It On tem uma boa levada. Hot Love - A Side tem uma levada ótima também. The King of The Mountain tem um turiru tal tal legal.
Is this album objectively a perfect record? No, I will admit that. But I don't care, this album came to me nearly a decade ago, right when I was really getting into music and the art of listening to entire albums, and it has stayed with me the whole time. I'm still impressed by certain songs like "Monolith" and "Life's A Gas" and the real emotions I feel listening to them. Not perfect, but to me, it's a damn classic.
"Bang a Gong" has been a favorite song of mine for around 40 years. I still love it and have never really been bored by it. I'm sure I've heard a couple of other tunes from them in that time but I sure can't think of any names. None of the other tracks on this album ring any bells. So it looks like this will be largely a new listening experience. I've discovered yet another album worthy of the one hit off it that I'm intimately familiar with. There's a good bit of "Bang a Gong" style music that I really loved ("Mambo Sun", "Jeepster", "The Motivator" to name a few), but the surprise was the presence of a softer side of T-Rex. "Cosmic Dancer" is a string-filled, beautiful song that I fell instantly in love with. "Monolith" marches along accompanied by a lovely choir, while "Life's a Gas" is really touching. Great album!
This is the T. Rex you're looking for. The number of classic albums released in both 1971 (and 1972) is simply staggering. I somehow ran 5 miles while listening to this (in the interest of full disclosure, it was the expanded version, I needed the extra padding those bonus songs provided to get to 5 miles). T. Rex should have soared into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame on this album alone.
Glam rock. Un megahit. Vinilo.
Pues muy chulo.
Absolutely loooove this album! The sound of Marc Bolan's voice is so happy to me! Cosmic Dancer is an old favourite and an absolutely beautiful song, I would be absolutely made up if I'd written something that incredible. Get it on is an absolute BOP and this entire album is wonderfully feel-good.
Wonderful album, a classic
Best t-rex All the time
I love this album!! One of my favorites. Bluesy, sexy, fun.
You can totally tell how this is the beginning of something special. It's interesting to think that this was made in 1971. The arrangements are interesting and mix really well with the vocals. Dreamy and real at the same time.
An all-time favourite of mine. A dreamy folkadelic cross between the Beatles and Bowie (Ringo loved them, Bowie's producer Tony Visconti produced it, so it all checks out!)
Walks such a fine line between folk stomp and rock
A true classic
Cool sound. First song is a cool groove. Bang a gong.
Electric Warrior has to be considered the quintessential Glam Rock album that was hugely influential to many musicians, especially David Bowie. The band's sound evolved from folk-rock to a more electric rock sound. Get It On (Bang A Gong) is one of those songs you seem to hear everywhere, but the rest of the album is solid with just as many memorable songs on it. Definitely essential to any fan of 70's rock, a classic!
Great! I didn't expect anything different either; T.Rex is one of the greats when it comes to classic rock.
Stone cold banger
This is a very cool album. Mambo Sun starts things off great - cool from the first moment. Cosmic Dancer sounds like Bowie (and so does Planet Queen) - I admit I'm not sure who influenced who (whom?). Reading various biographies suggests it was mutual (plus, they both worked with Tony Visconti - heck, Rick Wakeman played with both as well. I also see Ian McDonald was on the album. RIP Ian). Jeepster and Bang a Gong are both classics for good reason. Again, the word that comes to mind over and over is COOL. On my first few listens I thought it was overly repetitive, but on subsequent listens I started to catch the different nuances between songs. Most importantly, I enjoyed the entire album more on every listen. Sounds like a 5 to me.
Amazing - start to finish - sexy, groovy, fun and just the right length. Some great songs on this one too - Jeepster and of course bang a gong
Great album! Love it!
love love love Cosmic Dancer
My life’s a shadowless horse If I can’t get across to you In the alligator rain - Mambo sun
Classic T. Rex album, never gets bored ..would be nice if a few more T. Rex albums are included as well.
Super cool. Guitar riffs were awesome. Very catchy songs
A great rock/glam rock album. Bang a Gong sounds like it could be a Black Keys song.
Loved it! Haven’t heard for decades..
Loved it!
Bolan's best album
Saved Prior: None Not Saved: 11. Girl 10. Lean Woman Blues 9. Bang A Gong (Get It On) (The Power Station cover is much better I'll say it) Off Rip: 8. The Motivator 7. Planet Queen 6. Jeepster 5. Cosmic Dancer 4. Life's a Gas 3. Mambo Sun 2. Rip Off 1. Monolith Also saved off the deluxe reissue: Raw Ramp, Hot Love, King of the Mountain Cometh Overall Notes: GodDAMN I've been sleeping on this. I love the eclectic musical accompaniments and guitar licks. Something about a black album cover with that yellow glow does music Justice.
De esas bandas importantes y a veces muy olvidadas, recuerdo que los mencioné hace tiempo en una de las reseñas (revisando veo que fue con The Auteurs). Pioneros de glam es muy interesante como hay canciones que se notan en sus vertientes tanto con un sonido tipo Bowie como Girl o medio Lou Reed como Life's a Gas... en realidad el sonido clave del glam en toda su expresión, no diría que son sus creadores pero sí quizá quienes en su momento ayudaron a su explosión y haciéndolo de manera magistral. El disco tiene un lugar extremadamente merecido en la lista, no solo por esa importancia histórica, no solo porque la gente conozca de dónde viene la canción de Get It On, sino solamente por ser un disco que destila lo que no veo otra manera que llamarle "rock cool," te llama a ponerlo, relajarte y solo dejarte llevar. Variado, agradable, 40 minutos de puro disfrute setentero.
Este sí es un álbum que todo mundo debería escuchar y que relativamente pocos han escuchado. Musicalmente hablando me gusta mucho lo que hace con la guitarra, siendo de los primeros en hacer un "riff" y convertirlo en la base de la canción. Me gusta también el uso de las voces, que no son decoradas o exageradas pero si con melodías que invitan a cantar. Conocí este disco hace unos doce años y desde entonces lo tengo en mi rotación. Honestamente lo demás de T.Rex y de Marc Bolan no me gusta tanto como esto, que siento que es una influencia enorme en mucho de lo que vino en el Rock después.
I can taste the folk origins here, and the thin Glam veneer is actually surprising potent in such a small dose. This is simultaneously the most confident and the most relaxed Glam rock record.
This album is so good that we feel bad we rate other albums five stars
Ну наканецта годноты завезли, я уже заебался дженерик кал слушать. Не слушал тирекса раньше, но предполагаю, что на многих руцке роцкеров он норм так повлиял, особенно ещё вот в эти, квартирничные времена, когда Тсой ещё пел про трамваи, а Майк - про старые раны. Но при этом разница в качестве поразительная (учитывая, что альбом 71го года). В первую очередь, конечно, доставляют ударные (и всё, что вместо них используется). Для кого-то мб будет и перебор, но мне прям зашло, какие они громкие, четкие, выразительные и близкие к слушателю в панораме. Гитары тоже звучат охуенно, четко, сочно, при том что по большей части тут акустика играет, но динамика не проёбывается. Бля, как же охуенно слушается, вот реально тот случай, когда хочется сказать "сейчас такой музыки не делают уже", и когда осознаешь, какие же необратимые увечья индустрии нанесла пресловутая война громкости. Очень нехватает живой динамики, которая просто убивается десятитонной компрессией современного роцка. Но да хуй с ним, народу нравится. Ну и сами песни достаточно годные. Не то чтобы инстант рок-хиты, скорее такие ироничные и харизматичные полубаллады, что мне тоже весьма импонирует. Голос кайфовый у Болана, мотивы запоминаются. Искренне могу поругать только за закрывашку Rip Off - чето тут со звуком не докрутили, звучит тупо сыро и недостаточно динамично, чтоль. Ну в общем негоже самые слабые треки на конец оставлять. А в остальном - да 9/10, на здоровье, классический альбом, классическая обложка, репитить не напряжно.
Very solid album from legendary group. That's it.
Dope album. Would definitely listen again.
Great album, really fun to listen to, enjoyed every song on it.
'Fuck yeah' kind of rock music.
Very familiar with this album. It's really a great intro to T Rex, the simple but earnest lyrics, the kind of silly straight-up rock anthems, and the breadth.
Album juz zaslyszany lata temu, ktory po lekturze 20 century boys nie mozna bylo nie sprawdzic co zainspirowalo pana mangowego do referencji w swoim dziele, w ten sposob poznalem t rexa oraz samego Pana Bolana, ktory nie tylko frontuje wokalnie i gitarkowo, ale jest takze mozgiem za tekstowa strona grupy, na tym albumie wszystkie traki sa jego piora, a wyszly kawalki przystepnego rokowania zwanego rowniez glam rockiem, bo wlasnie ten album zapoczatkowal fale glamowania na wyspach, a sam bolan stal sie jego ikona, zapoczatkowal i odszedl gdy byl na szczycie, a wydac ostatni swoj ostatni album pod tytulem dandy in the underworld jeszcze bardziej tworzy magie wokol tej legendy, ale nie sama postac, ale to co stworzyla zostaly, bo jak dla mnie bolanowe wokale sa czesto wyznacznikiem tego jak rokowanie powinno byc spiewane, lecz nie tylko za sprawa wokali ten album jest czyms co nazwalbym przystepnym rokiem, rozwazne wykorzystanie instrumntow nietypowe bongosy czy tamburyny nadaja unikalnego charakteru temu materialowi, jak czesto mam problem z popowymi lirykami i spiewaniu o niczym, tak tutaj pomimo swojej popowosci i belkotliwemu charakterowi nie da sie tego odczuc, nie wpada on rowniez w pulapke mialkosci dzwieku jak to zazwyczaj bywa w muzyce popularnej, ze jeden trak przypomina do zludzenia drugi, na jednym potrafi pokazac smooth gitarkowanie, zeby zaraz szarpac za struny, wykorzystanie studyjnych grajow tez jest w punkt, jak na traku get it on klawisze, ktore przemykaja miedzy riffami tworza wlasnie to cos, na plejce mialem juz mambo sun i monolith, ale dorzuce dodatkowo get it on i rip off
Un disco seminal!!! Me encanta
Life's a Gas, Yeah!
One of my favorite albums. A classic!
Great album, right up my alley. didnt skip a song
Classic Trex
mto bom
Incredible
Love it, so many great songs I'd heard over the years, esp cosmic dancer
Glam rock masterpiece
Very very enjoyable
One of my favorite albums, all-time. Top to bottom, it is great. Effortless psych boogie. Sure, The Motivator is just a Bang A Gong part 2, but this is an essential album. If I don't give this 5 stars, I'm not sure there are any 5 star albums.
S teir glam rock masterpiece
cool proto glam rock! fuzzy bowie.
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.