Reviews (page 5 of 14)
I really enjoyed this album. My only previous exposure was, like everyone else, Get It On. Although the record is quite raw and primitive in many ways, the sparseness of the arrangements and the intentional simplicity, especially in the drums, actually sounds weirdly modern. Equally there are some quite 'out there' production choices which are really cool. Its massive influence on subsequent rock music is obvious - aside from Noel Gallagher stealing the Get It On riff, there are echoes of this in Arctic Monkeys' AM, for example. I can see how the nonsensical words and odd vocal delivery might annoy some people but I'm actually here for it - it feels individual to Bolan, like it really means something to him, even if I have no idea what he's on about. I enjoy an intentionally obtuse vocal delivery. I like the subtle strings and the creative backing vocals. I think the overall vibe is sometimes stronger than the songs themselves, which often are basically one idea repeated for three minutes with the occasional left turn. Again this works for me, but I can see how some might find it a little boring. There are some dated moments for sure - see Lean Woman Blues - but in general it's impressive how well this record stands up 55 years on.
Nie znalem, a fajnie siadło
musica chill molto approvata, il mio genere
Hell yes. Thank you glam rock.
I wish it rocked harder but this album is really great, obvious inspiration to Ween.
Loved the gritty, sexy spin on bubblegum psychedelic pop.
Enjoyed this. I haven't listened to much T. Rex beyond the hit songs, and this time around I heard quite a lot of the late 50s early 60s influences.
Wonderous album
T. Rex are another one of those British rock bands who seismically shifted the sound and style of music in their home nation, but whose impact overseas (particularly in my own home country of the US) was more limited. that being said, the influence of their frontman Marc Bolan and the songs he wrote for Electric Warrior can be felt in a ton of future rock music from both sides of the pond. this is credited as the first glam rock album ever recorded, and it catapulted Bolan to an astounding, albeit briefly lived, level of fame in the British Isles. plenty of subsequent bands in both Britain and America were formed by people who heard records like this and iterated on their successes, resulting in the creation of rock musics like punk, indie, alternative and many more. personally, I've heard "Jeepster" and "Bang a Gong" quite a few times over the years, but the rest of this album was brand-new to me. that being said, a lot of the people involved in its production were not! as I quickly came to realize, before Tony Visconti was known as the guy who produced nearly all of David Bowie's classic albums, he was known as the producer for T. Rex. his touch as a producer and musical curator here is unmistakable in much the same way it would be on next year's Ziggy Stardust and many of the subsequent Bowie collaborations which I'm much more familiar with. plus, there's some recognizable session players in the mix here: King Crimson's Ian McDonald on saxophone, prolific session trumpeter Burt Collins on flugelhorn, and the one and only Rick Wakeman playing keys on "Bang a Gong", recorded shortly before he joined Yes (and two months before the release of Bowie's Hunky Dory, another album where he plays the snot out of some piano)! oh, also Flo & Eddie. despite all the star power, I think my expectations for this album were a little different. I was not prepared for quite this level of camp! a fella like me sees this album title (ELECTRIC WARRIOR!!!) paired with this incredible cover of Bolan wielding a guitar in front of a massive stack of amps, and I expect the riffs to come out and stay out, like a bulge through a pair of spandex pants you can't look away from. some of the tracks here definitely do that, but many of them are quite silly. the lyrics in particular are almost always silly, actually. I'd like to return to this with the knowledge that this album sounds Like This, and see if I can meet it more where it's at the next time. as it stands, I liked it quite a bit, but there I go again with my preconceived notions. decent 7/10.
I recognize one of these songs
I enjoyed this album, there were a couple of songs that I didn’t enjoy on it such as Planet Queen, but it is a solid example of early 1970s pop rock. It reminded me of Penelope isles quite a bit.
Still sounds interesting and innovative after all this time.
There’s a fair amount of repetitive melodies and ideas on this record, but for some reason I just really vibed with the music. Very enjoyable listen. The record takes a lot of 60s pop and rock ideas and turns them into something a little different. Will listen again.
Own this. Love this. Almost perfect. 4.5 stars for sure.
Um punhado de canções simples, valorizadas pelos arranjos e interpretações maravilhosas que traduzem a riqueza sonora deste álbum. Cordas, saxofone (Ian McDonald), flugelhorn, violões e a guitarra reinando soberana. Um verdadeiro clássico!
Pop oriented glam. Bolan started it Jeepster Monolith Bang a gong Rip off
Album tracks were better than I was expecting and the singles are still great, especially Get It On.
A classic for sure. Lots to love. A bit of meh sprinkled in there as well. Love the guitar work, it laid the groundwork for a lot of bands to come!
Electric Warrior is a lot quieter and slinkier than I expected. As the progenitor of glam rock, I thought it would be quite a bit heavier, but it's actually perfect the way it is. The influence on Bowie was tremendous, and you can hear why. Marc Bolan's grooves are hypnotic, his lyrics hilariously juvenile, the guitar rock raucously sloppy. Fantastic stuff. FOUR STARS
Probably the first in a long line of albums I will have to research as I listen to understand the era in which it came out. It initially sounded like a lot of 70s/80s rock, but it makes more sense that the sound is one that the album helped pioneer. It is weird because this seems to land somewhere between psychedelic rock and prog rock without being too hard into either. This makes more sense with appearances with members of Yes and King Crimson. 6/10 - Relatively solid album, all of the songs are catchy but not catchy enough for me to want to listen again. For a 40 minute album, it feels long.
yeah a couple tracks i like a decent bit, and the overall feel is pretty good
94/1001 Memorable riffs, Great production and a cool confident vibe. Flo and Eddies backing are the cherry on top. 7/10
80
So very chill relaxed rock and roll. I can see the smoke filled room and band moving slowly in my mind as this plays. Last few tracks on this album take it down from perfect, but it captures a vibe and tone so well.
It's very nice glam rock with heavy psych influences. It's also very playful, the songs have fun grooves and catchy choruses while also maintaining the elegant arrangements that make the genre so special. Cosmic Dancer is the standout to me, the whole first side is pretty great. After that it slows down a bit but never really dips in quality significantly or anything.
4/5 I really liked the variance of the tracks and the overall sound of the album. Without knowing who influenced who, the sound reminds me of Lennon and Bowie, but still different enough that I wouldn’t say that anyone copied one or another.
7.5/10 - Easy listening, recognised 1 song from the album
7/10
Great album. Had never listened to it before, but had heard Bang a Gong, of course. Will be revisiting it, for sure.
This one hit a lot of positives for me- pretty solid rock music, interesting presentation, and giving songs some different character throughout. I can't say it did everything right, but it did what it did very well. The sound was just cool, if simple. It managed to follow pop stylings without going too poppy. It didn't overdo the rock aspects, which seems to happen on occasion with the "glam" descriptor. There seemed to be one thread leading each song as it went, and everything built off of that. Adding much more to the mix probably would've overcomplicated it for the worse. What was put down all really came together to make something memorable and enjoyable. It felt like stripped down Bowie or Prince at times. I did have a few critiques. One was that some of the songs sounded too similar, even if they were good. Also, I found the weakest aspect of the album to be the vocals. They worked well for the way the music was presented, but they really didn't do much to elevate the song. Only a few times did it really feel like the voice on the music did more than just blend into the mix. Adding those issues together, I could see the album getting a little boring if it had gone on much longer than it did. As a whole, I thought this was a pretty good album. It had a few really good songs and plenty of good/fine songs. I really didn't think any of the tracks were bad. I would listen to it again. Overall: 3.6/5
Truly caught off guard by my strong feelings for this one one. Of course I love to bang a gong and get it on, but was totally unfamiliar with the rest of T. Rex's other music. It turns out this album is full of enjoyable music!
Brilliant glam rock album. One of their best.
Grasa de ballena
chill with some rock elements. mambo sun and life’s a gas are my fav
Sounds like David Bowie… it is glam rock so it makes sense.
Nice
I've never listened to a T Rex record before and only really knee the singles but this was a fun listen.
3,5
This was a perfect fun listen while sitting outside in the sunshine!
He danced himself out the womb, ya hear?
Fav: Life's a Gás The songs are better in the context of the album than individually
I can imagine cool people in the 70’s having this on after dinner smoking cigarettes and drinking red wine, lots of chunky boots and little silver trays of drugs. They’re not rich though, they wear orange and brown, have huge curly hair and thick dark moustaches. They smile and dance with chipped teeth and cut out stars plastered on the fridge. In terms of the music in a more traditional sense: I really really liked it a lot. It felt cool and easy to listen to, the early middle definitely gets a little bit samey but I didn’t mind because I LIKED the music they were being a bit samey about. The switch up at ‘there was a time’ was delightful and much needed. It made the album feel fresher. I hear the beach boys (especially on woodland rock) and the Beatles and I love them both so much so that’s always gonna be a good thing for me. A delight to listen to and I will be coming back to a lot of it. Mwah.
Pretty fun chill album. “Get It On” is an epic track.
Th eternal groove. Mark knew how to get some pretty great guitar tone and carry it thought a whole song. A few monsters on this album that show up everywhere in pop culture. A few sleepers a couple stinkers but mostly full gas guitar!
Another album from my misspent youth. Many hours were passed listening to T-Rex... great to take a deeper dive into tracks that seldom see the light of day. Guitars, guitars, guitars.
4 Sterne
Die Mucke meiner Eltern. Also ich fand's richtig gut und ein paar All Time Klassiker sind auch dabei. Für ne 5 müsste ich es aber nochmal hören.
Das Album groovt ohne Ende und macht einfach nur viel Spaß. Get It On ist dazu noch ein Jahrhundert Song.
Laconic electric rock pop pleasure, with some killer craft and some edgy doom at the edges.
War geil, aber nicht völlig
Hab ich noch nie von gehört war sehr angenehm überrascht
first album using this website and did not disappoint!!! genuinely fun, funky, interesting sounds all across the album with some great vocals and smooth finish. - a rock music hater (maybe i’ve been listening to the wrong subgenres this was fire)
Classic glam record. Really makes you want to get it on and bang a gong.
UM BOM ALBUM, gostei mais do final do q o começo, nao q o incio seja ruim, mt pelo contrario mas o final é bem mais <3 tlgd FAVS (top 3): cosmic dancer, rip off, woodland rock menções honrosas: lean woman blues, get it on, life's a gas, there was a time/raw ramp/eletric boogie, hot love compraria o vinil: SIM ótimos 55 minutos, uma boa outro e ótimos extras pra nós meros mortais do streaming nota final: 4.5/5
I think David Bowie listened to this album nonstop. It sounds like the basis of his 70's records. Good early 70's glam rock with great guitar parts and some all-time classic songs.
Glam Garage rock. Dude is a really good musician... Marc Bolan. I really like the album and would have loved to have seen this live. This woulda been my scene haha. I'd always though Foxygen had T Rex vibes but never realized "Oh Yeah" has strong roots with "Mambo Sun." Very creative, generational talent and some bangers.
took a break from this website for a bit because i wanted to listen to some stuff that's like.... not the western canon, you know? then over the weekend i was in the area where Marc Bolan's shrine is in Barnes and remembered that i skipped over this album when i got it and never went back to it, and so here i am. yeah, and this completely slaps. i was dumb to put it off for so long.
Nice
Decent stiff
pretty yacht dad vibes and great to put in the bg while doing work. only know this because i did this LOL
Good stuff
Loved it! T.Rex is a band that was not on my radar other than their biggest hits. This album raced by for me and I found myself bopping the whole time.
Pretty repetitive, but they're repeating music I really like so I won't complain
Liked this
cosmic dancer damnn
7/10
Groovy as hell. Cosmic Dancer and Bang a Gong A+
Some good tune can be found here.
bem tass biizz, curti bastante, fez me lembrar bué um beatles mas mais moderno
I am here for 70s glam, genderfuckery, tight rock grooves, and campiness. I thought T. Rex was classic rock. Oh, nay.
I only really knew “Get It On,” but listening to Electric Warrior made me realize — way too late — how much the rest of the album is completely my thing. “Mambo Sun” has a slightly bluesy feel that I love, and “Cosmic Dancer” gives me a heavier, more grounded Beatles vibe. I’m glad I finally gave it a proper listen.
looove listening to this and hearing all of the bits and bobs that influenced musicians who came after. even the album cover served as an inspiration for one of my favourite albums! how could I not enjoy this?
This album was incredible! I loved it so much & saved almost every song, was also already familiar with a few. It transported me to another time & made me imagine what a life then would have looked like for me. I loved experiencing this so much! 9/10
I enjoyed it, I really liked the beats and vibe, but the lyrics are okay but a bit too repetitive for my taste
Really liked this record. Didn't know anything about it, but recognized one song. I am returning to this one soon.
A transformative early 70s album, the impact of glam rock on rock and roll/pop music and its influence today is still felt in the pop world and in the perception of rock and roll. While this is an iconic album, I wish it was a bit more uptempo (like all songs were like Rip Off), but still an enjoyable listen. RIP Marc Bolan and Mark Volman (no relation)
7/10 Favourite: Cosmic Dancer Least Favourite: Rip Off
Not my genre, but this sounds good, lotta bangers
Opens with a string of bangers then goes a bit downhill but impeccably produced respectant for 1971. Sad loss for rock that he died so soon 3.9
Still sounds great, didn't realize the lyrics were kinda weird: "Well, you're built like a car, You've got a hubcap diamond star halo"
Very good album. I’m honestly surprised at how good it is, I did not know much about T.Rex prior to this listen except for Bang A Gong. This album has a great guitar tone. It vibes. Notable tracks include Mambo Sun, Monolith, Bang A Gong, Planet Queen, The Motivator, Life’s a Gas.
Original and creative sound and the hypnotic voice of Marc Bolan makes for a great listen
There are enough absolute classic tunes on this for 5 stars, even though Bolan's pseudo-mystical persona does seem a bit put-on and somewhat flimsy at times. The directness of this seems like a welcome antidote to the overblown psychedelic Sixties. Very much of its time, but it does sound like some people were having quite a bit of fun then.
🦖🦖🦖🦖
Glam rock super stars. Gone too soon - wear a seatbelt kids.
Shed music. Something to smoke to.
Liked it, not familiar with glam Rock, will relisten too
Fav song: Hot Love Usually rock music of this era is lost on me, but there's something about the 70's glam that works really well for me. I love the campness lmfao.
Quietly a pretty good album, lots of stylistic variety and catchy music
Luz. Would listen again chociaż nic nie zapamietałem.
Great! I had heard Get it On previsouly on the radio, so it was good to explore the rest of the album. For something that was released in 1971, it sounded quite modern.
Good mood grooves
First song...funny, I wouldn't have put this together had I not listened to it a week or so ago, but that's exactly what the Black Keys were going for on Brothers. Okay, it doesn't rock as hard as the name of the band and the album cover would lead you to believe, but that's okay. It's still really great....a lot of great grooves on here.
Jeepster is a banger. Was surprised I knew a song by these guys. It’s giving naughty CCR
I really liked this one. I obviously already knew "Get it On" and that song is still awesome every time I hear it, whether it be the original or the Power Station version. I really enjoyed the rest of the tracks as well.
Ziggy Stardust on quaaludes meets Rocky Horror
Lean Woman Blues, Girl, Bang a Gong. Great album.
Never got around to this album until now, hence why i started doing this. And i've gotta say, this album is so far ahead of its time. I love it. 4/5
This album doesn’t just play—it sashays in wearing glitter and whispering, “You’ll never be this cool.” Bolan turns every riff into a pickup line, and honestly, you’d fall for it. Forty minutes of pure swagger that makes you want to buy platform boots and a boa. Oh, to be that cool!
7/10 Favorite: Bang A Gong (Get It On)
I've had this album forever, it's just a great listen, unique and timeless.
Its solid, quite classic
Æ tenkte at æ allerede hadde hatt et T. Rex-album blant mine avspilte, fordi det ligna sånn på det forrige æ hørte på, men det her e tydeligvis mitt første T. Rex-album, så da e det vel bare at det ligne på en del anna fra den tida og at det hørtes ut akkurat som æ tenkte det kom til å høres ut. Jaja.
Love me some T Tex
Fun. Maybe a little too 'one trick pony' for a 5, though...
Solid.
Awesome
I knew Get it On, which is a great track, but I liked the whole album. To me, the guitar and the interplay of the rhythm and lead portions of it are really good. I liked the use of fuzzy distortion and then the driving beat.
Ja kad čujem riječi glam rock odmah zamišljam nešto grozno, vjerovatno sam zato samo čula jednu T. Rex pjesmu u životu. Kod njih ima dosta napretka u odnosu na ono što sam zamišljala. Stvarno nije loše mada nije za mene. Druga šansa: još nisam glam rock ljubitelj ali zato jesam T.Rex konvertit. Ima ovdje fantastične muzike.
This is one of those albums I picked up in my early 20s after a friend at the music store recommended it as something influential. At the time, I didn’t really get why it was so important, it just sounded like classic dad rock to me. But once I learned more about its influence on glam rock and the context of its release in 1971, I gained a real appreciation for it. This album didn’t just contribute to glam rock, but it helped define it, both musically and visually. Marc Bolan’s persona and unique sense of fashion played a big role in shaping the look and feel of the genre.
Um disco que exala personalidade e caráter, que alavancou o ínicio da era Glam Rock. Criatividade lírica que te ilude. Um disco verdadeiramente único e altamente viciante, se ele te pegar. Mas não pega a todos. Ele possui uma simplicidade que pode ser considerada um negativo para algumas pessoas. Enfim, é um álbum difícil de escrever muito sobre, não sei ao certo porquê. Ele faz tudo que se espera de um álbum de rock da década de 1970. Ele não te surpreende, não te choca, não te assusta. Comparável à um arroz e feijão bem feitos. É, essa é a analogia que eu escolhi. É um domingo preguiçoso, ok? O disco é bom e já era, gostei dele, vou ouvir mais da banda, e pronto. Boa noite. 4.5/5
For what is the definitive glam rock album, it is far more understated than I would have expected. Somehow it manages to be both a very 70s album and timeless, you can see the influence this had on both its contemporaries, musicians in the 80s and modern artists. My only criticisms is that some of the songs seem a bit same-y (though the album has a cohesive identity and I'm a big fan of the sound, strikes a good balance between grime/sleaze and sincere) and Side A is a bit stronger and more tightly curated than Side B. I would have liked to see more songs like the closing track on Side B. Apart from that, it's an great album. Highlights: Cosmic Dancer, Get It On, Life's a Gas, Rip Off
Forgot how much I appreciate this album, probably been 20 years since my last listen. Enjoyable!
One of the most influential modern blues albums, inspired way more stuff than you know
Fun and enjoyable. Have this one on vinyl.
An iconic song and some interesting surrounding tracks.
Super large range in the album. Thought I was listening to the Beatles at first, then it got super electric and prince sounding then ended with like a blues and ac DC vibe. Enjoyed the variety very much
Standing out like a beacon in a veritable sea of mediocrity is this joint by the glam-rock kings T.Rex. The mighty Get It On, Jeepster and Hot Love adorn this album, but there is plenty to enjoy here, I loved Hot Love and Cosmic Dancer, and the others are very, very listenable. Break out those platform boots!
T. Rex is really interesting, complex, and fun musically. It just feels to me that the tracks, in most cases, are not songs but sonic experiments. They sound great, and have a nice groove, but they don't catch on the way singles normally do. Kind of like extended hooks. Still, they are good hooks and they keep you listening.
There was a year where I was obsessed with "Mambo Sun". Very good album. I own it on vinyl.
Made at a time when even “pop stars” could play their own instruments and were recorded with minimal manipulation. The stripped down sound gives the album energy and authenticity. Compared to the homogeneous , sampled, overproduced “perfection” that is marketed in these more enlightened times this album comes out on top every time. Pop songs, interspersed with bluesy guitar makes for a good mix. Classic!
I was much too hard on this the first time it’s fire
hood work mr t rex
The Start of Glam. Credit to Marc Bolan for creating a genre. A band where they needed a 'best of' to feature in this list. Too many of their best songs not on this album - Ride a White Swan, Metal Guru, 20th Century Boy, etc - but still a good, gentle intro to Glam Rock.
No stand out just great listening
Damn good music. 55 years old, but still sounds fresh. Recommended.
Alles in Allem guter Sound und n paar coole Songs dabei wo man mitnickt. "Bang a Gong" echt ein toller Hit. Insgesamt sehr gutes Album!
Alles in allem ein cooler Sound :-)
Funky and poppy while still being very much a rock album. These guys are geniuses.
Haven't listened to a lot of T. Rex but I must say I'm pleased. The album met my expectations of 70's glam rock, alike artists like Bowie. Being introduced to T. Rex 'Solid Gold Easy Actions' through tcoptp, this brings about it a cozy and familiar vibe. I particularly like 'get it on' and 'hot love - a side'
Yeah gland rock or somethin, far out
Strangely comforting music. Glamourous yet comforting. Always liked T Rex but never did this kind of active listening and realized there is a lot going on. Background vocals, horns everywhere, piano, but all of it fits pretty seemlessly. The lead guitars way up front with 0 reverb sounds great and I wonder if its a glam rock signature. Bolan seems like a fun/interesting 70's rock character too. Watched an interview with him and on the question of being bi-sexual he said "I've had a lot of experiences" and "Bowie and I almost got married one night". Banging David Bowie is as glam rock as it gets.
Bisexual bros just rock a little harder
To my ears, this is like the first album that John Lennon wouldve done had he never been in the Beatles. I cant name a band like T.Rex (maybe Bowie) and the groups that found deep inspiration from this are really cool - MGMT. Personally, I like the ultra distorted guitar, airy vocals and the simple grooves. I remember hearing Lifes A Gas back in college and being totally obsessed with it.
What a nostalgic album, I love Marc Bolan. Some brilliant songs some a bit more mediocre. 4.4
Slightly soporific but I loved the sound
absolutely baffled by Cosmic Dancer [we have space oddity at home], otherwise shit GROOVES
good
Most of us only know this album and maybe the band from the song “Get It On”. But this album is more like if Arcade Fire had put out a record in 1971.
this was pretty fun!
Vraiment cool
Solid album that deserves more recognition
Overraskende!
Van Oxygene naar T Rex! Toch wel een stap weer. Wel bizar als je beseft dat er maar 5 jaar tussen deze albums zit. Maar moet zeggen, album begint lekker! Redelijk tempo, goede gitaar en het allerbelangrijkste; een zanger die kan zingen! Goh wat een leuk album is dit. Goede rock, lekker afwisselend en een prima zanger. In Woodland rock komt ook nog een soort Elvis vibe (Jailhouse Rock) naar boven. 4 reten. FAV Give it on, Woodland rock
rock clássico bom
Solid rock and roll.
Excellent. Groundbreaking. I loved every minute of it. It sounded more modern than the early 70s.
I think you have to be from the UK to fully get T Rex. Great sound but gets a bit repetitive after a while.
Ok, they have two songs, a slow one and a fast one, but they're both pretty great. Just imagine hearing it in 1971!
I really liked this record! Lots of variety between songs, fun arrangements, cool guitar parts, the singer has a unique voice. Lyrics can be questionable sometimes... But pretty great overall!
This album is an early glam rock/pop effort. Had the pleasure of seeing them perform in 1972, where they played these tunes. Actually think this album catches some of that live energy while still sounding well produced. I enjoying hearing this one and feel it has with stood the test of time well. Sad he wasn't around longer to hear his music evolve.
Classic
Overall pretty good. Never knew they sang “Bang a Gong”. I enjoyed the listen.
Nice early 70's rock.
Really like this album. Hadn't spent much time listening to T.Rex before but this was a fun listen.
Light 8.9/10 Had to listen twice. Such a fun record Fav Tracks: Lean Woman Blues and Rip Off
This gets 3 Stars automatically for the band and album names. One of the strongest of all time. This is the album I would most likely listen to again.
Sure, David Bowie is better in every way, but come on, what would you rather listen to while driving at night?
Long overdue listen on this album, which has so many songs I already love. For a long time I thought this was a 90s record because it it’s so fuzzy and slinky. I wouldn’t say it’s super “glam” more like “glitzy.” I’m into it.
Pretty funky and good. Hadn't heard of this band and this is a bit better than a lot of the things I've heard that have been described as Glam Rock.
Toe tappingly good. Easy to digest and made the morning go quickly. I knew the one song!
One feels tempted to build a theory that T Rex were first slacker band, such is their looseness, chill-coolness and commitment to vibesiness. This is thoroughly diggable and right from the start – the calm shuffle of an opener, the waltzy understatement of "Cosmic Dancer," with its most judicious and tasteful use of strings. "Bang a Gong" may be the weakest song in the set, while "Life's a Gas" seems the best. When they open it up on "Rip Off" (wth somewhat skronky but fully effective horns), it comes off as a controlled sort of crescendo, a slightly chaotic closer. Strong candidate for best all-time (or maybe just top 10) glam album, though the more T-Rexstatic The Slider also has a shout. Special shout-out for "Monolith" making a cameo in the hilarious, hallucinogenic historical Cortes-meets-Montezuma novel by Alvaro Enrigue, which is well worth anyone's time [could even be one of 1,001 novels one must read before one dies].
Groovy
classic album made up from 4 good tunes
I never heard the whole album before. I was impressed.
7 out 10
Enjoyed
Классный глэм рок, нрав грув и клёвый малый барабан, свага присутствует. Слушал этот альбом ещё давно когда узнал что джустисы скомуниздили идею обложки, обложка кста крутая и джастис нормально так идею переиграли на своем дебютнике 7/10 Highlights: Mambo Sun; Monolith; Motivator
T. Rex is one of those sleeper artists who I've never listened to much but always like more than I expected to when I do.
Very fun. Makes for a great porch listen with friends.
Awesome record, has tons of flair. Love the guitar work and Marc Bolan's vocals are super distinctive and unique. I do think it starts to get a bit repetitive in the b-side but then the last two tracks might be the best on the whole album! Can see it growing to a 5 in time
Groovy, rockin', and a pleasure to hear. The guitar shines especially on this album. I could see myself driving down a long highway to most of these songs. It's some quintessential 60s/70s rock.
Overall a decent listen, very typical early 70s vibes for this era of rock. Jeepster, Mambo Star, Bang a Gong, and Lean Woman Blues are standouts.
Cool
No notes. Just swoon.
Better than the previous album. Sounded more varied and the bonus of the more familiar tracks
lol miles kane truly just remakes this album on repeat. 3.5 glad to hear the original
Great
T. Rex’s Electric Warrior is a cornerstone of glam rock, brimming with swagger, groove, and Marc Bolan’s distinctive mix of mysticism and playful sensuality. Tracks like Bang a Gong (Get It On) showcase the band’s ability to fuse rock riffs with glam flamboyance, while slower cuts such as Cosmic Dancer reveal surprising tenderness beneath the glitter. Though at times a bit repetitive in tone, the album’s charm and influence are undeniable, making it both a product of its era and a timeless listen.
Easy to see why this is a classic. I’m not personally into the whole glam/classic rock thing but this is undeniably catchy
I guess I made a mistake by always just sticking to the radio hits of this album. Pretty cool snapshot of glam rock in the early 70s, that I definitely plan to revisit in the years ahead.
Loved that. Bangers galore!
First time I have listened to the album complete, though I have heard many tracks stand alone.
Classic. And maybe underrated?
I liked it
I love Marc Bolan, I love his revival of RnR and boogie with sparkles and glitter. Lennon said about Bowie and glam that it was Rock n Roll with lipstick. The recipie will not last long but this album is worth it.
Pleasantly surprised by this. Knew very little T.Rex before listening to this album and I will be revisiting in future
I enjoyed most of this. Reminds me of some of the other albums on this list but I’m not sure which ones. Low 4.
7/10 - there were some songs I liked, it was fairly entertaining
Actually awesome
This album is one I’m very familiar with. In our rehearsal studio, we wore this album out and covered Mambo Sun and The Motivator in most of our sets. I think Mark Bolan was so influential on guitarists I have loved ever since, the early stages of Indie Rock.. Andy Wood, Frank Black and Britt Daniel come immediately to mind, but many more. I never considered this record ‘Glam Rock’ which it was widely considered to be. Either way, after listening for the first time in a while, I still love it. Really simple, but has a very unique vibe, which while influential, has not necessarily been duplicated. It’s a solid 4 for me, and has its place in my collection. That said after listening today, probably won’t pull it again for a long time. PS, classic album art, forever a recognizable image 👀
Electric Warrior by T. Rex is one of those classic album covers everyone recognizes. It’s often been described as glam “throwaway” music from the era. Yet the influence it had on artists like Andrew Wood (Mother Love Bone), The Smiths, and Nirvana is well documented. It’s fascinating how something once considered expendable ended up shaping so much of the music that followed. To be fair, I’ve always known the big songs from this album, but I can’t remember ever sitting down and listening to it all the way through. It was never a record I had strong feelings about one way or another. After two full listens, I was surprised by how much it grew on me. I genuinely enjoyed it. While there’s definitely a glam sheen, musically it leans more toward what we’d now think of as indie rock, with subtle funk touches in the rhythm section. I’m not sure it’ll enter my regular rotation anytime soon, but I definitely have a new appreciation for the album. Not just for its influence on artists I loved in my youth, but for the music itself.
Aika cool. Itse musiikki oli hyvää ja nautinnollista,varsinki kitarat, mutta laulu ei jotenki napannu. En sano että se ois ollu huonoa mutta jäi jotenki vajaaksi. Pakko myöntää että puolet albumista meni vähän toisesta korvasta sisään ja toisesta ulos, koska yritin epätoivoisesti tehdä historian tehtäviä samalla.🙃 Voisin kuunnella uudestaan.
I know exactly one T.Rex song ('20th Century Boy') and it is not on this album. Luckily, these songs sound pretty similar to that one. Wait, never mind, I know exactly two T.Rex songs ('Cosmic Dancer')! Wait, never mind, of course I know three T.Rex songs ('Get It On')! In general, these songs have good energy, I don't mind this kind of guitar, and Bolan (what a name) has a fairly unique voice. Kinda Queenish (the band, not the gay thing -- although, that too (complimentary)). Apparently they at first went by "Tyrannosaurus Rex" but the execs thought it was too long of a name and/or difficult to pronounce (???). Perhaps this dinosaur was less well known in the 60s, at least in the UK - like pizza. Related fact I heard today: George Washington died not knowing about dinos, 'cause they were discovered in the mid 1800s. But 1971 is a long time after that (supposedly). These song titles mention lots of space themed things (sun, planets, cosmos) and yet this isn't considered space rock(??). Instead it's called glam rock, which seems more about the appearance of the artist than about the actual music. Perhaps the genre flow chart is like: Is the artist glam? if Y --> glam rock. If N --> do the songs mention astronomical themes? If Y ---> space rock. If N ---> categorize based on how the music actually sounds, I GUESS. Turns out M. Bolan also had a pretty tragic death (he didn't drive because of fear of car-death, then he died young in car-death (alcohol)). I suspect the odds of a 1001 Albums artist having a pretty tragic death are like 500% higher than the average musician (to say nothing of the average person). Anyway, that doesn't change my rating. I enjoyed this album more than the average 3, although perhaps not as much as the average 4. The important thing is, it's better than average, and fun to listen to, which is a good quality in an album. Highlight: 'Cosmic Dancer' (I like the background string arrangements), 'Life's a Gas', 'Hot Love' (this is a bonus track, but I love a hand-clap and a la-la-la), 'King of the Mountain Cometh' (I don't think I heard any songs about elves and wizards before starting this project; who knew there's so many!) Lowlights: 'Get It On' (Maybe it's just been overplayed, but I find the chorus too simplistic in an annoying way (not the content (probably half of the songs on this list are about getting it on), but the form (Lavigne-esque?!)), 'Girl' (sounds like Pink Floyd (=sleepy), although I do like the do-do-dos and the horns)
Great listen.
Great record. Marc Bolan and T-Rex are big but kinda flew under the radar. Big fan
Fun, I like the horns and orchestrated sound. Listened twice.
A real summer groover whose iconic cover somewhat belies the low key flow it gives off. The album is a snap shot of the band transitioning from fantasy folk rock the glam rock superstars. That being said, I would rather stab my eardrums to death than ever listen to Lean Women Blues again. All in all, it’s an underrated album from an under appreciated riff machine. Excellent primer for The Slider album that would knock it out of the park next. 4/ 5
ok woah. this reminded me of born in the usa bruce springstien but done more laid back and a little more experimental. really enjoyed this listen. life’s a gas is peak.
nice. it's zeitlos
Very good album but not as many top tier songs so holds it back from being a five star album.
Bang a gong get it on bang a gong
At first listen, T.Rex songs kind of sound the same, & are kind of simple, but there’s a lot packed into each song. Electric Warrior was T.Rex’s 2nd album & it essentially created Glam Rock in the 70s. Without Electric Warrior, we have no Ziggy Stardust, & most certainly no Sweet & Slade & all the other clones trying to capitalize on the T.Rex formula, rock riffs, androgenous fashion and just being rock gods. Electric Warrior is a mix of folk, hard rock and strings. This album also features a song that everyone has heard, "Bang a Gong (Get It On)". The rest of the album is based on a similar groove, the Marc Bolan groove, who was T.Rex. Bolan created this movement after several tries at becoming a rock god. The whole album is a standout, but Cosmic Dancer, Jeepster, Bang a Gong, Planet Queen are my faves. This is an album you for sure must listen to before you die. Plus it has one of the coolest album covers ever.
Pretty chill
I like the blues feel to this album
Nice classic rock.
This is #day354 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's one of those records that always shows up on must-hear lists, but you never actually get around to until you do. Well, here we are. What I'm hearing is how this might've influenced Bowie's Aladdin Sane era. Same glam rock feel, touches of jazzy blue-eyed soul, and bluesy elements woven in. The sound is tight and distinctive, and the whole record flows well. What I found particularly interesting is the semi-whispery kind of vocals against the seemingly non-matching sonic backdrop. I've said this before with a few albums, but I'll say it again: I bet this sounds delicious on vinyl. My personal highlights are "Cosmic Dancer" and "Bang a Gong (Get It On)," though there's plenty more to dig into. I'm giving it a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day355.
Dope
I was aware of t Rex for quite a while but I have never ever heard anything by them so I went in completely blind. And I was not expecting what I got at first. I thought they were more hard rock like zep or something similar but I got a more old-school almost Beatles ish thing. Or at least that era. I won't lie it threw me for a loop for a bit. But I got there eventually. I enjoyed the 2nd half quite alot and if I relisten to the 1st half I'll bet im on it too. Bang a gong everyone knows and I didn't even know thats what it was saying until seeing the title. Its a good one. There are some kinda metaly growls at parts and maybe even a bit of proto punk vibes at times too. It took some time for me to get going here but ive really enjoyed the time spent here. I hope to get some more Rex at some point
I love how rock & roll musicians in the 70s were able to play in a way that's slow loose and so tight. It's an incredible talent
3.5 - Good
Fresh and atemporal rock that puts many more popular rock albums to shame.
Love T REX Good disk
"Is it wrong to understand The fear that dwells inside a man?" Yeah he was in his bag when he wrote that. This album as a whole ks pretty good, some songs feel filler to me but the rest are actually pretty good. I see myself listening to this again and again.
Genre: Glam Rock Like John Lennon said, Glam Rock is just rock n roll with lipstick on it. T. Rex rips it on this, showcasing blues and straightforward rock with just a twist of glam. Really nicely done. I enjoyed this quite a bit. 4/5
Marc Bolan and T. rex.
Cool, funky and interesting with some really great tracks sprinkled in. Not surprising that many other bands I like have been influenced by them. Solid album that I have already listened to again.
Great collection of songs. Cosmic Dancer will always remind me of Billy Elliott
I would say if you like T Rex’s singles (and I do), you’ll like this whole album (and I do). If I had to say anything, Rip Off’s rockier sound doesn’t fit quite so well with the rest; sounds less T Rex and more Roxy Music. But at least there’s no novelty song!
Liked this, get it on is a classic
Love Forgive the repetition 4.55
Yes. Fin å skru terrasse til.
A great singles band with some pretty mediocre filler. Another argument against the ban on greatest hits. Get it on is fucking poetry. Jeepster would have been many other bands best song. But Marc was to write greater stuff. 5 for the singles. 2 for the filler. I’ll call it 3.5.
Great album. Birth of Glam rock, but the songs are strong as well and still hold up today. Production is great, still sounds fresh
I enjoyed it a lot, I really love this British Glam rock, it reminded me of Ziggy Stardust in a way. A very fun listen, the first half is much stronger than the latter. fav tracks: tracks 1-6 4/5
I liked this album, which makes sense given that it was their debut into more pop rock. I don’t know if it’s just me but I wish the vocals were turned up a tad throughout though, at times they were hard to make out. Songs I liked enough to add to Spotify: Girl Bang a Gong (Get it on) Hot Love
70s beatles vibes
Albummet som introducerede glam rock og inspirerede kunstnere som Prince og David Bowie og Roxy Music. En af producerne er også ham som arbejdede sammen med David Bowie på hans albums. Fuser Boogie rock, rock and Roll og psychedelia.
This album takes itself the exactly right amount of seriously
A pleasant glam rock offering. I wonder if it will stay in my rotation for longer. Weird that Bowie could make it great, but T. Rex doesn't sound like trying to make it big.
got me focused on work, pretty cool sounds
Ist ein gutes rock album. Kannte nur das get it on Lied davor aber der rest ist großteils genauso gut. Gibt immer wieder erfrischende Elemente. Ganz knapp eine 4/5
I liked this a lot more than I expected. I really know nothing about the band, but this album was a good time in general.
4/5.
Loved it. Another saved album.
Good album, this - a really solid early glam blast, with some really great tunes. The flow feels a bit off for me, and that stops it being a 5, but it is really close. Definitely a keeper.
Great album! Life’s A Gas is an amazing song <3
great hits
Good, catchy. Holds up.
Really enjoyed listening to this, held back by some production and musical choices that date the album but in other instances those choices really enhance and make some songs timeless. Some quite good deep cuts on this album that make this an overall fun listen and didn’t feel the need to skip songs
I thought this was a fun album. I knew Get it on, and Cosmic Dancer sounded very familiar.
Overall some glammy goodness! “Mambo Sun” sounds like Brothers-era Black Keys, aka when they were good. Highlights: “Bang a Gong”, “Life’s a Gas”, “Rip Off”
I can’t believe I’d never really dug into T Rex until a little while ago. What a cool-ass band. Fantastic, dynamic vocals. A sound that was way ahead of its time. Lots of influence in later music I enjoy. No turds in this record at all.
glam rock is not really my favorite genre especially when its as nicely produced as this is … i like me a freaky lofi glam rock album… that being said i appreciate this album and respect it a lot even though it isn’t for me and even though it’s not for me there’s a handful of songs i love on this :)
Good
Mocne 4
You never really hear about this band in the wild, which is odd for how good this sounds.
Hell yeah, love this one.
4/5
liked it
Yeah man, I can dig it
T Rex brings me joy. Classic riffs. I wouldn’t say there is filler here but the big songs hit big
Hadn't heard most of this. First two tracks are brilliant (Mambo Sun, Cosmic Dancer), rest is pretty good
Enjoyed this album a lot. Definitely atuck in its time but fun. Lots of good music and lyrics. T-Rex rocked the guitar and gave us some great glam rock.
A classic. Not sure I've ever listened to the album as a whole before, but I knew just about every song by heart.
There are some bands, who due to creative differences, or tragedy, only have a small pocket of time in music history that make their mark. Sometimes it's just that flavor of the month, or they just pump out hit after hit and then they are done, much like the Beatles. I love these little music pockets. I feel they are there for a reason, to shape music trajectory, and create new sound and influences for generations to come. CCR is another good example and T. Rex, definitely fits in that category. T. Rex went as far as ditching their previous psychedelic folk sound and was a driving force behind the early 70s Glam Rock movement. You always have to wonder what T. Rex would be in modern times if tragedy did not take Marc Bolan from this world. But again, it's those pocket moments in time that make you one of the legends.
This is def a bop, enjoyed hearing this every time I played it , I think I just like glam rock … it’s groovy and fun
3.5
I almost would give it a five but it got a bit too repetitive after a while
🦖🎸🥁🎤 jeepster
I don’t like this one quite as much as the other one I’ve heard on here, largely because the hits have been somewhat ruined for me by their presence in commercials.
Great voice for an animal apr 66 million years old
Silly, sexy, and fun. 3.5 rounded up
Great album
What a joyous, fun sound, with many hippie flavors and textures. And Bang a Going and Jeepster always deliver.
good for background listening
It's like the Beatles but make them more glam? Kind of a fun, refreshing album for the era. 4* Highlights: bang a gong (actually pretty good)
What an awesome glam rock album! The real rock and roll feel with the brilliance of Marc Bolan is sweet as. Get It On is a great hit track too, great listen.
Really nice to hear
I have already listened to this one. The hits: Planet Queen Life's a Gas Rip Off Solid, 8/10
Good varied use of musical textures. Really good start two songs in. Less out there than I might have hoped given their reputation, but this is so early and the ways it prefigures a lot of popular music to come is noteworthy. In general, I really liked this. A lot of interesting ideas, just a bit too disjointed for me to give it the full 5 stars.
This one was good, just a little too weird for my taste. I like the guitar a lot. My favorite was Jeepster. Rating - 7.5
Increíble banda de Glam Rock. Un super talento el de Bolan y compañía, un disco imprescindible de los setentas.
Great, slinky, glam-rock from the master of the form. Some great songs of course--"Ger It On (Bang a Gong)," "Jeepster," " Mambo Moon"--and some more forgettable ones. Nothing too earth-shaking, just a fun, scuzzy record
Love some T Rex. Experts at toeing the line between Bowie-esque glam and classic rock n roll a la Elvis and Chuck Berry. Gets a bit samey but this has the best songs they ever did
Sounds a lot like Bowie
The most underrated band of all time. This is the start of glam rock and it's brilliant.
01) Mambo Sun - 9,0 02) Cosmic Dancer - 9,0 03) Jeepster - 9,0 04) Monolith - 9,0 05) Lean Woman Blues - 8,0 06) Get It On - 10,0 07) Planet Queen - 9,0 08) Girl - 8,0 09) The Motivator - 9,0 10) Life's a Gas - 8,5 11) Rip Off - 7,5 TOTAL: 8,73 (87/100) Current ranking: 77/556
I like the first half a lot more than the second half. Some songs I really enjoyed but I started to lose interest after a while. It grew on me a lot after a second a listen. I still think it gets weaker towards the end, but I really enjoyed it. Vocals are a bit strange but I love some strange vocals. Fav song: Get It On Least fav: There Was A Time / Raw Ramp / Electric Boogie
Mostly great album with a lot of terrific songs but a few stinkers.
Wasn't mostly unfamiliar with T. Rex besides just knowing they are a rock band so it was exciting when Get It On came on and I thought "oh duh I know this one." Guitars and drums rip on this album (obviously) and I can definitely see myself listening to this again. Liked songs: Mambo Sun, Lean Woman Blues, Get It On, Life's A Gas (loved), and Hot Love.
A first time hearing this album. I actually found this at a local record store at a nice price only about a month ago. I didn't really have any idea what to to expect... And it wasn't what I was expecting. No regrets on the purchase, will be getting more spins! 7.5/10
Great fun. The Slider took some time to grow on me, but this one I liked right away.
I only knew Bang A Gong before listening to this but it is an enjoyable album. Singer tries too much to sound like Bowie at times but overall the songs work.
quick hitters, awesome punk meets garage sentiment. Mick's Picks ~ JEEPSTER, MAMBO SUN (earworm hooks galore), MONOLITH
Liked it a lot and didn’t realize I knew them until bang a gong
The realization that this is the group that did Bang a Gong hit like a gong. Very fun music
You can draw a glam rock line from this to Lady Gaga
4/5 i like
An album that's intangibly good, but also pretty frustrating. Pretty dirty. Had no idea the two hits that I recognized were from the same album.
Some weird bonus tracks, but I mostly enjoyed this.
This is a good album and worth the listen. Only really knew the hit bang a gong. There’s some other good tunes on this album can definitely hear David Bowie styles…
Apparemment c'est l'album qui a lancé le glam. Si le genre s'en était tenu à ça, ça serait resté un genre respectable.
Having just had The Slider a couple weeks ago I can safely say that this album is much better. On the whole it just feels so much more unique and interesting, and sounds less like it's failing at copying Bowie, and rather sounds like it's using its Bowie influence incredibly well.
this was super cool!! multiple songs sounded like the start of Brokedown Palace
4.1 3x took me a few listens to appreciate but it's really solid
classic
This is the sister album to Ziggy Stardust
Jeepster – thoroughly enjoyed this song for the first time. Funny. Get It On is pretty damn great, even with all the over-play it has gotten over the decades. Surprised at the ‘Bowie-ness’ of this record. Sometimes has a 60s feel and sometimes a ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ vibe.
This one sounds fantastic even this many years later. Great songwriting, wonderfully arranged. Can't believe I'd only heard Get It On off this one before. Bangers throughout. Hot Love ftw.