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Love this album psych rock all the way thru
Enjoyable. Three stars.
Good
je pensais que j'aurais plus aimé, mais sur certaines chansons j'aime pas trop sa voix et c'est un peu tjrs pareil
Get it on is good. The rest just average
Great listen.
Great record. Marc Bolan and T-Rex are big but kinda flew under the radar. Big fan
Its electric
It was fine. Nothing that got me excited. But it had Bang a Gong. 5/10
This is alright, but I don't really hear anything that sets it apart from other middling British blues rock. The track "Jeepster" seems like it's trying to incorporate an American/Country influence and falls flat to me.
Sooooo boring. I hate glam rock. How do people like this
69/100 pretty good tbf, fell off towards the middle but picked back up right at the end, i prefer the 2003 reissue, especially with the there was a time/ raw ramp / electric boogie mashup b side that would be my fav track on this if it was the 2003 edition top three tracks: 1. rip off 2. mambo sun 3. cosmic dancer worst tracks: 1. get it on 2. planet queen 3. girl
Couple of cool singles but overall not really my thing
Pretty good with a few really catchy songs. But there’s much better rock music from this time period.
How did I not know this album previously? Such good musicianship.
Fun, I like the horns and orchestrated sound. Listened twice.
yeah finally some rock and roll with a little bit of folk in some songs...this is really close to my style, so i'm jamming to all of the songs
pas si mal mais pas trop bien non plus
Nije mi bio ništa poseban, “get it on” je s razlogom najjača njihova pjesma no ostale s albuma su mi bile cisti mehh. Najbolje su mi bile “Cosmic dancer” i "The King of the Mountain Cometh".
Bang a gong, then move along. Nothing else really stuck out... not terrible, though.
Loved it! Was groovin to every track, will definitely be playing this album again!
I didn't really get into it. But that could just be me being burned out on 70's rock.
Super short album. Decent
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.
I think this is a really really great road trip album that totally deserves its spot in the top 1001 albums. Certainly near the top of my list. I don’t think this is a controversial opinion
I was promised big things by the first two songs in this album but sadly it didn’t live up Life’s a gas slaps tho
nice. it's zeitlos
Another early 70's album by a group I haven't heard of. I would have been okay with having never heard it.
I hadn’t even heard of T. Rex until I got recommended this album and I can totally see why this was so influential It’s got a great mix of psychedelic, classic rock, glam and all the good stuff packed into such a catch and fun album
Who knew i loved glam rock! Beats the shit out of that u2 album. FIVE! (Shoutout my dad and mom)
First half very strong. Falls off a bit in the latter half. 3.5 stars
Cool sound. Would revisit
Very good album but not as many top tier songs so holds it back from being a five star album.
Get it on is a great track. Most of their music has the exact same sound. Meh
Bang a gong get it on bang a gong
Solid solid solid
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.
Great cover, like a rock n' roll angel. I tried real hard to like T.Rex but it just never materialized. The structure was there, the bones were good, but the payoff never came for me. I dig the groove he's in, but the songs are weak. This is my first time going from top to bottom on "Electric Warrior". I like the vibe from the outset and "Mambo Sun" was a pleasant song to revisit. "Cosmic Dancer" could have easily been a Bowie song, it's nice. There was some sparkle on tunes like "The Motivator", "Jeepster" and "Monolith" but they all missed the mark to be considered a hit song or a radio favorite. I was glad I gave it a listen, but I don't see the longevity, the hit songs beyond the obvious "Bang A Gong", influence is there but is it enough to make it on the T1001? I say no. Solid 3 stars though.
Pretty chill
I like the blues feel to this album
Classic
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.
Sounds like Beatles + Bowie + White Stripes. Some redundancy in sound.
Had some moments, there's a hit or two here, but didn't stick with me. Banging a gong sounds fun though.
I listened to this a few days ago and honestly I don't remember much from it. I think it was worth a 3 out of 5.
Just Fun. Bang a gong is just random though
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'm a big fan of glam rock and this is one of the required listening experiences. It's by far the best T. Rex album. Jeepster is one of my favorite songs on here, and from the entire decade. Pure glam perfection
1. mambo - 1.5 2. dancer - 1 3. jeepzter - 1.5 4. monolith - 1 5. bluez - 1.5 6. get - 1.5 7. queen - 1 8. girl - 1 9. motivator - 1.5 10. gaz - 1.5 11. rip - 0 12 hot - 0 13. rock - 1 14. mountain - 0
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
Awesome
Cool sound. A lot of the same
3.5 - Good
> The Beatles
Fresh and atemporal rock that puts many more popular rock albums to shame.
British
I could see how this is legendary!
Five stars
A lot more casual than I expected, almost feeling lo-fi-ish at times. A hazy, folky, boogie pop rock album, I guess grouped with glam at the time. Fairly simple songs, catchy melodies, and creamy guitar licks. But it’s just low key and pretty chill, even for the stompier tracks. An enjoyable listen but nothing that stands out as spectacular. Though I can now see how this is a huge influence on Ty Segall, an artist I dig very much.
Love T REX Good disk
I knew this album inside and out over a decade ago when I 'found' it for myself. In this listen it's banger after banger and I totally forgot Bang A Gong was on this one which was a cool moment! When Rip Off started I was like, ok, here's the first kind of rough one and I checked the songlist to find it's the final track, haha. It might be a 4.5 for me as I totally wore it out but I'm rating over the last Rex album for a bump to 5!
For all of the fluff T Rex seems to get, I found this utterly underwhelming
"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.
Reminds me of a less weird Dr. John
Senti que ele tem a voz, que ele tem o instrumental, mas que não fez bom uso do que tinha. Sem musicas favs.
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!
It's fine i guess, but to me it feels like another album where they had one song so they recorded it twelve different ways. But then again, maybe that's just what it sounds like to my untrained ear because I'm really not one for glam/ psychedelic stuff. It wasn't a bad listen, just a meh one for me
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Great album!
Liked this, get it on is a classic
Love Forgive the repetition 4.55
Yes. Fin å skru terrasse til.
Get It On gets it a 3 Would be a 2 without it
Hell. 2/5
Boogaloo
I immediately like this. This album was great, just great! Not at all what I was expecting.
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.
Lost my shape. This record hits, it rolls, it pulls you in and then chucks back out, no rope required. What do we love in rock and roll? Something going wrong. Here the foursome are finally hitting each other over what they are and what they think they are. And on top of that Eno's in the room. Always knows when to turn up, at exactly the wrong time, to shake things up does Brian. And it worked. Jerry owns this record, his guitar work is a key feature here, he's got Andy Gill in there with Carlos Alomar. Chris and Tina hit their groove and David is completely off his face. It's so good. This was a HSC record for me, exam prep soundtrack. And I forever associate it with Jim Beam bourbon as I was busy staring at the spinning night sky at one of my end of year parties while Cross Eyed and Painless did its thing. I'm still waiting, fuck yeah!
Meta note: Great to see my mate Glen back online, although he is probably shaking his head at my take on yesterday's Oasis album. But the best song on Definitely Maybe is a cheeky T.Rex lift, so it's great to get back to the source. I pulled the Electric Warrior album off the shelf and listened straight through a couple of times today. It's pretty ace! The record sounds like a million bucks and has a strange charm to it. Bolan wasn't much of a guitar player, but as a result he keeps his riffs simple and catchy. The tunes are full of hooks, heightened by the amazing backing vocals by Flo and Eddie. Tony Visconti makes sure everything sounds full and compelling, with tasteful orchestral accentuation. The whole thing has a slinky swagger that carries it all along in a fun way. Don't get me wrong, it's not rocket science; the lyrics are meaningless drivel. He uses the same stream-of-consciousness, cut-up lyrics writing technique as Bowie, but he clearly hasn't read as many books (credit to Dave Lewis for that insight). At least he has turned away from the fantasy "wizards and fairies" todge of his previous (five!) albums. The words are dumb as a box of hammers, but that is appropriate for a more straight-ahead rock album. Great rock and roll is always a balance of the stupid and clever ("It's a fine line", as David St Hubbins wisely points out). Bolan really taps into the essence of rock on this album, including that mix of clever and dumb, a simple but exciting beat, lyrics that barely qualify as single entendre, and his glammed up and androgynous persona (see also: Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Little Richard, Axl Rose). T.Rex hasn't really stayed in the public consciousness. Their songs (notably 'Cosmic Dancer') turn up as needle-drops in films and TV to signal "fun 70s single, with some groove and swagger" but I don't hear a lot of their songs in other contexts. I feel like I need to start dropping some T.Rex into my DJ sets. Besides the hit singles, there are bunch of cracking tunes on Electric Warrior (Mambo Sun, Planet Queen, The Motivator), even if they don't stick in the memory too long. Any one of the numerous Best of T.Rex compilations is probably everything you really need in life, because T.Rex were a world class pop singles band in the early 70s. But if you were going to buy one proper T.Rex album, you would buy this. Or The Slider. You probably don't need both, but you can't go wrong with either. Iconically great cover art, too. Four stars for being the perfect Big Mac meal; it's fun and tasty and not particularly nutritious, but every now and then, you just want one. Nothing wrong with that.
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 wish I liked this album more because I’ve heard a lot of good things about it. Outside of the two songs I already heard from it, there weren’t any others that I liked. It’s definitely a competently made and produced record, but just not my cup of tea.
It was ok. I don’t really like Jazz so this is the highest rating I’m gonna give
Good rock album
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
Having never heard of T. Rex before this, I was pleasantly surprised how much I boogied to this album on my commute. Favorites: Raw Ramp for reminding me of the days I was a White Tramp, Bang a Gong (Get it On) for the name and Sax, Woodland Rock for the feeling like I was watching the comic relief of a county fair scene in a horror movie. Bonus: Ian McDonald on the sax was *chef's kiss*. Appreciate the introduction to him. Extra points for the interview and his desire to get America and children listening to this genre. I don't know if it worked out then but I'm a fan so I hope he's getting a posthumous hard-on about it. 7/10, would listen again.
I liked knowing the “big hit” song. That was a fun surprise. I wish we were stoned while listening. 3/10
Glamasaurus Rex. Tragic extinction event robbed us of this fabulous species.
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
"Is it strange to dance so soon? I danced myself into the tomb" Listened to B4? No Tracks Already Saved on Spotify: 1 - Get it On Standout Tracks: Mambo Sun, Cosmic Dancer, Jeepster, Get it On, Planet Queen, LIfe's a Gas (94/100)
I think this is relatively lame. I don't get it.
70s beatles vibes
Started off strong with the first track, but falls off on track 2 & 4. I really do enjoy chameleon and sly but it’s not enough to give this album more than a 3-star rating.
Generic rock
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.
A fun listen with nice riffs and the well-known hit "Get It On". Overall maybe a bit dated?! Strong three stars. 3,5
Easily the best T. Rex album on this list, but still it's very insufferable to listen to. Glam rock is just not it, not in the 21st century. I look forward to the future, where I won't be exposed to Felds music ever again.
pretty cool, laid back
This shit kicked ass.
This album takes itself the exactly right amount of seriously
Why do all early rock albums just sound the same, regardless of country of origin?
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.
One of those albums that I have heard a bunch, love, and can't really remember not ever having as a staple in my rotation. An easy 5 stars for me.
I could have sworn they were hair metal! Pretty enjoyable and surprisingly modern sounding!
got me focused on work, pretty cool sounds
It was ok. Enjoyed the first half, became bored with it in the second half
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
you know, i don't really find the bangers here that bangin'. i like the folkier boogie stuff more. good grooves in there deserves to be one of the 1001? this is one of the most important glam rock albums so i'm going with yes
So groovy
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.
This was my second T Rex album on here and I feel similar to this one as I did to the last. I like the guy’s voice. I think it’s unique and has a cool sound. I feel that way about the songs too. They just have a cool sound to them 😎 Kind of like they were meant for a different time. But nothing really stood out to me on this album except for the well known “Bang a Gong.” Some of the songs were kind of boring. I think I like this one about the same as the other T Rex album. Can’t recall the name of it 🤔 I’m just not sure why BOTH albums need to be listened to before I die.
more varied than expected, but I don't love Bolan's voice
One banger. The rest ok, not great
A great album to put on the background while getting work done as it doesn't require much active listening. Fun listen. Get it On is a classic, and I also really enjoyed Rip Off.
4/5.
Fine
Loved it. Another saved album.
I liked this enough but I could not focus on it, always faded into the background & I tried twice. I want to judge these albums harder because they’re supposedly ones I need to hear before I die but that’s too harsh; not like the bands are saying that about themselves. Well maybe Oasis would. That said…I have to listen to all the Beatles albums, did we really need this & other “stepping stone” albums? This was fine
Hot take: I don’t care how influential music from the 70’s is if it’s garbage. This was painful.
Pretty solid old school rock album. No song jumped out as a real banger but no no duds either.
woah didn't know they did cosmic dancer. this album is kinda really good
This was okay. Very classic rock and British
I actually ended up really liking this
Very nice
70s Glam Rock is definitely a mood. I did recognize one song on this album, and it's the only song that really stuck out for me. Overall it was a middle of the road album for me.
Kind of a boring to mid album.
I'm only familiar at the outset with 'Bang a Gong,' but I like this kind of 70's 'fun' rock, still with plenty of great riffs and chords, just pop fun. On listening, I found it to be a bit more syrupy than I was hoping for.
Great.
Meh. Bland. Nothing I found remarkable.
Love this one, really great album even with the extra B sides all the way through. I love hearing some of these that are the evolution of the classic Rockin roll, some folk, a lot of different styles done well. One of my fav discoveries on this list so far, 5 star.
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.
One of those moments when you stumble upon a critical influence for a bunch of your favourite bands. Fuzzy, sly, laidback. Big fan.
Great album! Life’s A Gas is an amazing song <3
A lot more boring than I expected.
Innovative for its time.
great hits
Good, catchy. Holds up.
I liked this! Very classic 70s.
monolithh
I don't think I'd ever listened to a T Rex album from start to finish. It was fun. Would listen again. EDIT: I've listened again; it's great!
I think it’s cool at times and also boring at times
I wonder how many British teenagers lost their virginity to this record in 1971? It’s very slinky and sexy. Bang a Gong! Indeed. Not much mistaking what that’s about. I’m not completely sure what a Jeepster is but for sure the song is about boys and girls having fun together. They both chug along beautifully. It’s boogie rock but with a British sensibility and I’m pretty sure producer Tony Visconti had a lot to do with that sound. The closest thing I know in sound is the Visconti produced Man Who Sold the World by David Bowie. Girl, Cosmic Dancer and Life’s a Gas are slower dances but also great. The rest is not bad. I’d give it 4.5 if I could but I’m happy enough to round it up rather than down.
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
Not sure how to describe the lyrics. I didn't hate it. It was just ok.
I thought this was a fun album. I knew Get it on, and Cosmic Dancer sounded very familiar.
An inspiration to so many glam rock bands of the 80's. They've got some sleaziness to them but not too over the top like many would attempt to do. It was pretty chill for this genre. Nothing stands out to me. Get it On is a great song, but I find the band to be very repetitive.
It improves it to picture the whole thing as a concept album - the wedding of two uninteresting people, all feathered hair and dancing the hustle slightly off beat, then the purchase of a split level with shag carpeting that always smells of cigarette smoke and mold, the birth of their lumpen offspring and a montage of school pictures with closed eyes and crooked teeth, the divorce, the awkward reunion in the Tab aisle of Safeway.
I almost gave this a 4 instead of a 5, and I realized I was docking points because it was too perfect for too long. What am I like???
Meh
Electric Warrior by T. Rex is, without a doubt, one of my favourite albums of all time. This is easily the most effortless 5/5 I’ve ever given. Favourite song: Cosmic Dancer ranks in my top five songs of all time—it's absolutely brilliant. Add to that the swagger of Jeepster and the iconic Get It On (Bang a Gong), and you're already looking at a masterpiece. And that’s just scratching the surface—there’s so much more to love. Least favourite: Honestly, there isn’t a single weak track. Every song earns its place and contributes to the album’s magic. Album artwork: Simple, cool, and elegant. The cover perfectly reflects the album’s stylish and timeless vibe.
One all-time classic song surrounded by a lot of very competent but otherwise unmemorable tracks. There are worse things to listen to if you just want to have some fun.
Bang a Gong might be the greatest song about fucking ever written and recorded. The rest of the album is just okay.
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
Lets get loud
Really great album with very good production for that time.
Mocne 4
Definitely a singles band. I’m surprised I didn’t like this.
Not my cup of tea
Not really my cup of tea, but not bad.
You never really hear about this band in the wild, which is odd for how good this sounds.
Hell yeah, love this one.
Rating (1-5): ✩✩✩ (But it's sitting in that middle ground between 3 and 4) Will I be listening to this again: Maybe, I have a few songs saved What do I like about it: Even though they are british they sound american ahahahhah. Not but really, they do sound more like 50s american rock and roll (Elvis, Roy Hamilton, B.B. King) What I dislike about it: It was fine ;) Higlighted songs: Cosmic Dancer, Girl, Hot Love
I have a soft spot for T. Rex and this album in particular.
4/5
Thanks for making me
liked it
This is just ok. Ziggy Stardust for the skating rink. 2/5
Did not like this record one bit, couldn't even finish it. Strong 0.
This is one of my favouritessss. A Desert island discs album. From the gentle and tender (Monolith, Life’s a Gas, Girl) to the unbelievably fun (cosmic dancer, mambo sun, get it on). Just a stellar album and boyyyy is Marc Bolan one of the most gorgeous men. What I’d do for that hair.
A couple of classic songs and some mediocre. Not enough to lift it to more than two stars.
Lots of familiar tracks in there
Yeah man, I can dig it
I just wasn’t feeling this one. It’s fine but not really in the headspace to appreciate it
T Rex brings me joy. Classic riffs. I wouldn’t say there is filler here but the big songs hit big
It's hard to know what influence it had on release. Now it seems very much of its time. The "bonus" tracks don't really had much to the experience. The stand out tracks are the most that still get played to death.
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
I didn't really like this one. Not that it was objectively bad, but it's really just not my cup of tea. It's a kind of early glam, kind of album, with a lot of blues inspiration. And that's what I don't like about it. Glam sometimes tends to be just a big nothing to me. They don't really sing, more like talk to the music. And the music isn't all that interesting, just fairly straightforward. Again, I'm sure some people really love this stuff, but I didn't.
3.5
Pretty standard glam rock album. Had some stand out hits but was overall pretty monotone
Boring
Not my jam, but an interesting album. Some good variety in the songs - Monolith in particular had some nice contrast in the singing. Decent. 2.5/5 stars.
It was fine, it was also just a lot. Songs seemed to go on for longer than what felt right. I did think the opening track k had a really good feel, but nothing else really hooked me quite as much. I think the biggest surprise was just how much this album sounds like it could have also been recorded by an alternative rock band in the mid 2000s. Everything old is new again I guess.
Not bad but nothing great
I almost would give it a five but it got a bit too repetitive after a while
love to bang the gong and get it on if ya know what i mean😼😼
ts lowk pmo icl
🦖🎸🥁🎤 jeepster
Pretty chill, easy listening rock music. Nothing really jumped out at me Favourite Track: Bang a Gong (Get it on) 2.5/5
Not bad, but not my cup of tea, I thought it was a little samey and repetitive. Jeepster was a bop though!
Nothing really stand out, other than Get It On, pretty good for the times, kinda one of those fun songs not like I have it on repeat, most songs blended together into whatever, but really appreciated the out of left field sound of Rip Off, kind of went out with a bang.
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
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This was fun! I’m not sure if I had any great revelations or anything, and it didn’t make me rethink glam rock (still not my thing), but it was a fun listen!
Okay. Lyrics were a little flat and I thought the instrumentation made me more interested in the folk sound they had on previous releases.
Its fine, nothing mind blowing here. Likely a lot more ground breaking back then than it sounds today now.
Really enjoyed this, solid and consistent. A great sound and some great songs that still stand up. One of those influential albums that deserves it.
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Silly, sexy, and fun. 3.5 rounded up
Great album
Good music - lyrics. Yeah, not sure about that.
What a joyous, fun sound, with many hippie flavors and textures. And Bang a Going and Jeepster always deliver.
Oh I really needed a 5* album to get me back on the 1001 album express. It's been a slog over the last few weeks. Loved this
A little better than the other T. Rex album I got but still a little underwhelming.
Pretty fun, that voice is just smooth as butter.
bang a gong, and the a lot of other crappy 70s music.
good for background listening
Liked this - surprised how much it reminded me of Donovan. Got a bit samey for me in parts, but a solid album all around.
I was surprised that I liked this album so much. I had only heard one song off of it. The others were great.
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)
Quite a fun album but a lil forgettable… like I liked the songs in it, but i couldn’t remember a track once it ended. Saying that, pretty good for early 70’s stuff.
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.
Very normal
Massively influential.
Really nice to hear
Marc Bolan has the perfect voice for this. I liked Cosmic Dancer, Bang a Gong, and Life’s a Gas the most, but most of everything else here is enjoyable glam rock in of itself.
Nothing noteworthy about this one. Just generic 70s rock. I literally put it on and didn't realize it had ended 40 minutes later.
I'm real tired of mediocrity.
An album that sounds like sex. The vocals are among the sexiest ever recorded and the beat of the music is pure sex at its naughtiest, at its most joyful, it seduces your ears & then rest of you all the way to your toes. Electric Warrior was pivotal in popularizing glam rock. It would go on to influence in one way or another any music that mattered for the next decade plus. No punk band in 1975/76 (at least in the UK) not have a copy of this album in their practice room. A huge hit in the UK in 1971 & a moderate one in the US the same year. Go on & get it on but first get this album your partner will thank you!
Loved Get It On!
It seems I wore my long legs today
I have already listened to this one. The hits: Planet Queen Life's a Gas Rip Off Solid, 8/10
nice, auf eine interessante art rockig. macht laune, gute riffs.
I've listened to this album 4 times today and am confident that I find it to firmly be a 4.5/5. I find a really interesting diversity in the bands that I see inspired by this album - Wilco, The Black Keys, amongst others. I haven't studied the lyrics, but the sound is just interesting and unique. Will come back to this in the future. Round up just because it's the first time in a while that I listened to an album I haven't previously discovered and really enjoyed it.
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 album was full of surprises. There were some fantastic, 5-star songs (Jeepster, Bang a Gong). But it felt like there were just as many, if not more, forgettable songs that cancel those 5-star songs out. I'd give this 3.5 if that was an option, but absent that option - rounding down to 3 stars.
Maybe this is just turning into my personal diary
Great guitar tones, or actually overall great tones. Everything is super warm & punchy & tight. Some very nice orchestral stuff at times. Marc has a very unique & soft voice, where even if he’s getting loud, it’s still almost a whisper. Favourite song is probably mambo sun
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.
never heard of t. rex if i’m being honest. pleasantly surprised! a bit of a psychedelic type beatles vibe to it. not my favourite but still cool. 3.25/5
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
Amazing vibe, just so cool and filled with great hooks. Lots of classics on this one, banger after banger.
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.
This album starts so strongly for a glam album. I'm not a glam fan compared to my late dad. "Get It On" is overrated, in my opinion, and I don't care. The rest of the songs on "Electric Warrior" are fine. It's also an ok album to listen to in the background. 3 stars for "Electric Warrior".
Love love love
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.
I know of T-Rex but I haven’t spent any time with any of their albums. I was curious to see what Electric Warrior was all about. Not crazy about Cosmic Dancer or Jeepster. First part of the album is slow going. Do know Bang a Gong (Get It On). Fine song that gets lots of FM radio play. Back half of the album is pretty bland. Nothing on here grabs my attention. There is a meme of Colin Farrell shrugging his shoulders. Not sure what movie it is from. That’s how Electric Warrior makes me feel. Just a shrug of the shoulders. No real substance. Just blah. If this was the beginning of glam, I’m just not seeing it. Found this quite silly and lame actually. Electric Warrior does nothing for me. This is a 2 rating. 2/5
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.
Informs a lot of future glam and metal with the riffs and jams on this album.
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
I loved it. Musically, the arrangements are usually simple, or even understated, but every song makes an impact because the band ooze cool and charisma. None the worse for the lyrics being a bit trippy in places.
As fresh as ever. Some of the albums don’t deserve their place in this list but this one really does
Another artist I've never heard of. Listened to the album once but I'll give it another listen because I think it might make me appreciate it more. I didn't
This my second T Rex album this week. So no time to change my view. I repeat that I appreciate the talent Mark Bolan had and he was no doubt a master songwriter. That said this music was never to my taste. This album contains more of the early 70’s hits which were ubiquitous at the time so if you want just one album of T Rex hits this is the one. But not one I’d be interested in. 3/5 18/5/25
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.
Good album. Very sparse sound - there's not a lot of going on so you can hear all the instruments with great separation. I feel like the recording and production was very typical of albums at that time.
This is a surprise. I already owned this album but hardly had any memory of it. It's really excellent. Although it is supposed to be the birth of glam rock, this is far beyond any cheap, cheesy or bubblegum-like music, this is very well thought through rock. It is characterized by a jumpiness that keeps your attention. The arrangements are really strong. And yes, like more often, the big hit (Get it on) is probably the poorest or least interesting track of the album.
прикольненько Mambo Sun, Planet Queen та Rip Off більше всього зайшли але подібна музика не зовсім моє
Some weird bonus tracks, but I mostly enjoyed this.
Support your local electrician. Without them, we would be lost in society.
Great cover, lovely tunes, good vibes. A bit lightweight. Favourite tracks: Monolith, Planet Queen, Jeepster
Oh yeah!!! Electric Warrior is already one of my favorite albums of all time. I listened to this last week, and the week before that.
nice
Excelente disco
Van begin tot eind knallen. Echt zo'n plaat waar je soms ontzettend zin in kan hebben. De strings geven een aantal nummers ook echt een mooie extra laag.
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…
This an effortlessly cool album. An indulgence to listen to, like knocking back a glass of your favourite beverage on a double bank holiday. It’s confident, unabashed glam rock produced to perfection with a few unexpected surprises for a millenial listener who has heard snippets of multiple songs on adverts, tv film and the like over the years. Iconic. Glad to have discovered this but a shame to have taken 1001 to do so. But paling in comparison to the tragedy of Marc Bolan’s untimely death.
A fun rock album solid enough this listen
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.
I liked it more than I expected, and enjoyed some of the album cuts I've never heard before more than the singles... but overall I'm kinda "eh...its okay" about it
Better than I thought it would be
classic album, so many bangers
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.
I'm sure I'm not in the minority when I say this, but the only T. Rex song I know is "Bang a Gong," which is a fantastic song (for what it's worth, The Power Station version is great too). I know T. Rex are pioneers in British glam rock, so while I think I have a decent idea of what to expect from this album, I'm not sure if I'm going to like it or not. There's only one way to find out! While I can appreciate the influence of this album, I didn't really enjoy listening to it. At first, I really liked the sultry and hushed vocals, but as the album went on, that singing started to wear on me. The guitar playing was pretty good, but it really didn't vary much over the course of the album, and the drumming and bass didn't really add much to the sound. The more this album went on, the more of a chore it felt like, as I didn't really feel like T. Rex explored the space they were creating with their sound. "Bang a Gong," is still great, and it definitely stands out on this album. I love the saxophone playing and Marc Bolan's vocals are perfectly suited for it. Other than "Bang a Gong," I thought "Jeepster" was pretty good; it had a rockabilly sound to it that I thought worked really well, and it stood out from the rest of these songs. Even though I didn't care for this album that much, I'm hoping that The Slider is much better.
I think this is actually what I would want from David Bowie's glam stuff. It does sound fairly similar but I prefer Marc Bolan's voice (preferred to most of Bowie's glam albums, not overall) It does get a bit samey though, I swear I had already heard Life's a Gas earlier on. Could do without Lean Woman Blues as as I've written previously, I've realised from the generator I'm not that into the blues for being largely formulaic and predictable 3.5 Highlights: Cosmic Dancer, Planet Queen
this was super cool!! multiple songs sounded like the start of Brokedown Palace
Pretty repetitive lyrically within each track, but the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Never having heard glam rock before, I expected it to be a little heavier. Favorite track: Mambo Sun
4.1 3x took me a few listens to appreciate but it's really solid
its a bop
Favorite tracks on this: Mambo Sun Cosmic Dancer Girl I love the cover for this album. Pretty iconic. The album's significance in the canon of guitar driven rock is appreciated. Some of the guitar riffs are pretty great. A fun, good album. Not a perfect album.. 3.5/5
The song "Get it on" is really well known. But I don't understand why this has to be on this list. It sounds like generic classic rock to me. Nothing special. I like it though, but I don't get why this is considered groundbreaking.
classic
Not bad
This is the sister album to Ziggy Stardust
Haven't listened to this in full since I was a teenager. Better than I remember. Every song had me groozin'. No misses. Perfect album?
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.