Reviews (page 8 of 14)
Całkiem przyjemne, Get it on najlepsze.
Classic, fun, bouncy rock. Get it on!
2 трека прикольные, в общем не очень
I went back and looked at my review of the last T. Rex. In that review, I admitted my bias having read their story and about their connection to the Beatles. This time, remembering how much I liked that other album maybe got me a little too excited. This album is still great, and of course "Band the Gong" is them (I never knew who sang that song but always loved it). Still, it was a little disappointing based on the high expectations I had for it. That's not their fault. I want to give this a 4 because I think it's deserving. But I also want to give it a 3 because it's not as good as the other one (which I rated a 4). Screw it. Low 4 (not to be confused with the High 4 last time).
Very impressive. You can hear glam rock finding a voice track by track. Cosmic Dancer is so hypnotizing, I had to listen a couple more times after the album was done.
Didn’t realize how early they formed and released albums.
I didn't know much about T. Rex before this 1001 challenge, and the first album I got here disappointed me since they have a nice name and didn't reach my expectations. Now, this is different: A fantastic release with almost every song in the right place, excellent songs, and lyrics...I was fully into the album during the listening...I expected moe of this T. Rex in the list.
I truly enjoyed this album.....fantastic guitar work.....quite unexpexted...
I like it
Thoroughly enjoyed. Early 70s was a golden era of music without a doubt.
I liked this. I've never been a big fan of Get It On but I've recently doing I like a lot of their other music.
This album is the start of like 85% of the cool shit that happened in rock music after 1971. Guitar tone is absolute fire. The raw, back-to-basics sound is filled out with some uniquely odd backing vocals and instrumental flourishes. It’s a fun record. I don’t love every song (Cosmic dancer…) but most every track is a good time.
3.5/5
I'm not a big fan of T. Rex but really enjoyed listening to this album.
I've had a vague interest in T. Rex for a while now, so I'm happy to finally give an album of theirs a listen. I expected to like it, and I did. I was jamming for most of it. I don't like it enough to give it a 5, but it's still a really good album. I wonder if I'd like their other albums. My favourite song was Planet Queen.
Ai että miten voikin olla tyylikkään jytäävää ja silti kevyttä ja swengaavaa samaan aikaan. Oikein hyvä levy. Go Bolan! 4/5
Sitä parempaa klassikkorockailua. Sopivasti rouhea, sopivasti letkeä, 4/5
Like it!! Especially Monolith and Mamba sun but honestly all the songs were good
T.Rex are glam rock gods. Some of my favorites are on here, but there are some sleepers too (which are not as great, in my opinion). Overall good album.
Not the best album by T Rex but very good.
Im a sucker for this pop, glam 70s style of music, so mambo sun has this record on the right foot. interesting that the next 2 tracks are more downbeat. Bang With A Gong is such a bop. the rest of the album is that sot of midtempo meh.
was expecting a load more 70s high pitched shite, but this was much better than that. the production and mixing is really good, there's nothing harsh in there, it's all at the right levels and it goes to show that decent production can improve a non-entity of a track. admittedly this does have some very famous songs on which is nice, but on the whole an enjoyable listen.
Usually I can’t stand “glam rock” but this was really good! I really liked the bluesy feel that spans the whole record.
first listen classic stuff
Probably T Rex’s finest moment - an album jam packed with hits and floor stompers, slamming into the seventies with glam.
****
Very fun album. Not sure I’d call it “good” but I liked listening to it. Good energy but I think it’s more enjoyable in smaller doses.
It's fascinating how this album released so close to the '50s and '60s, because it feels much newer than that. You can hear the influences it takes from rockabilly and old school soul, but it's then infused with modern glam, pop, a little bit of art and progressive rock, and some country. At the end of it, you get a record that sounds both like T. Rex's contemporaries like David Bowie, and newer bands like INXS. Achiveing timelessness like that is always a feat in my book so I enjoyed this a lot. Makes sense that a dinosaur would come up with a classic like this, amazing job Mr. Rex! Favorite tracks: Planet Queen and the surprisingly familiar Get It On
Dug this! Didn’t know Trex, everything about it suggested it would be cheese city but solid album!
Cool.
I really enjoyed it, but it was nothing that I would call spectacular. Very good is where I'm at with it, and would gladly listen again.
A wonderful band. Lots of great songs. Unique.
Funky and enjoyable, and not just the singles.
I liked this! I've always loved "Bang a Gong (Get it On)," so it was nice having a whole album of similar songs.
Perfect for a Saturday pottering around
I like it! I knew one song already, it reminds me of what my mom would listen to.
Very cool hippie rock
I'll probably look back one day and regret giving this a 4 instead of a 3, but it just feels right.
Great record, lots of fun
I'm still playing catch-up but immediately turned around and put this album on again. To me it felt like walking through the Rock & Roll HOF and watching as genres and styles slowly shift and form into something that feels new and unrecognizable on its own but is clearly rooted in the musical past. These guys couldn't have known that a decade later Poison would be doing the 'Unskinny Bop' but here you have some dudes with great hair doing a song about sex with a hard-rocking hook. Sure some of the lyrics here still have that late 60's acid influence, but you can easily look at Sammy Haggar-era Van Halen's 'Love Walks In' and see a clear kindred connection. I mean is this the first hair album? It's all here - sexually charged songs (had to chuckle at the not even a little subtle golden cat/velvet hat lyrics in 'The Motivator'), blues riffs, drug-fueled lyrics - just promote a screaming electric guitar to co-lead vocalist and trade LSD for cocaine and heroine and you've got a rock-solid 80's hair metal album! Overall I didn't think there were any clunkers here. I appreciated the love-lorn desperation of 'Lean Woman Blues' and the laugh-it-off what-could-of-have-beens of its coda 'Life's a Gas'. 'Mambo Sun' was 60's funk fun, 'Cosmic Dancer' felt like vintage psychedelic Bowie (and not even a poor man's version), 'Jeepster' gets your feet tapping with its get-down riffs, 'Monolith' soothed like an acid-fueled lullaby, and 'Rip Off' got grungy as a proto-punk finale. Coming in knowing only 'Get It On' this album really impressed me, enough that I'm looking at the CD on Amazon as I write this - I think it could have a place in the rotation on this long road-trip to Montana I have in a few weeks!
Loved how it opened, was immediately pleased by the energy/taken with it (Mambo Sun). Loved the general vibes / upbeat rhythms. Exactly what I reach for in the morning. Could easily see myself windows down on a road trip blasting this as I speed by cornfields (the next stop on the road trip is near Peoria, Illinois.) Stand outs: Cosmic Dancer, Bang a Gong obviously. Cosmic Dancer felt like Bowie’s Space Oddity.
Much better, grooving, more focused than their debut album.
very good sound, much better than I imagined it to be.
Firmly rooted in the bluz, this hard glam rock masterpiece ages well.
Not bad, though not much variety. Fun sound though.
In some ways this is more artifice than art, Marc Bolan jumping on a trend. It paid off and there are some stonking tunes on this album.
Love me some T. Rex! One of their best. 4 stars.
Good
Although Bang a Gong was the most popular song on this album by far, there were still a lot of great tracks. They definitely have that late 70's sound that blends funk, rock, and acoustic guitar
Quite a few good songs on here Mambo Sun is my fav
Good.
Pretty good overall. Great guitar sound and some banger tracks. There is a bit of monotony in the melodys from track to track.
19th of August year 2022
Relaxte pop-rock-muziek. Ik vind het nummer "Cosmic Dancer" wel heel leuk en "Get It On" kent ook iedereen. De rest van het album is ook goed te luisteren. ****
I quite enjoyed this whole album. While I'd heard one or two songs off it, overall it's got great guitar and rhythm and the vocals were great too.
Theres a lot of god stuff on here
I love the interview Spotify has with Marc Bolan on this album. He talks about how it's simple and direct. He felt like there wasn't much time to communicate with people; time is fleeting, so let's just get to it. Six years later, he dies in a car crash. It's a very charismatic collection of tunes. I didn't really know many of the songs before this, so it was a real treat to listen to the entire piece.
well paced album that pickups up when it starts to get a little tedious. punctuated with some excellent bops too. 72/100 gecs
Great album, on par with Bowie's Aladdin Sane period.
Not very electronic, but really good
There were some heaters. Very glam rocky.
Surprising enjoyable. Upbeat and funky.
recording quality stands out. drums are super punchy, really a lot of headroom. great songs, not all the same sounding. sometimes zz top feeling, sometimes pink floyd feeling. guitar tones are chefs kiss.
So bluesy and bouncy! I’ve heard more of the songs than I realized - had Cosmic Dancer & Get It On already. Is is fair to say this album is more music than lyrics? I’m not even sure I could fully explain what I mean by that…but it feels true lol.
Die ‘swing’ in de nummers van T.Rex kan mij altijd wel bekoren!
I love T. Rex and their distinctive vocals and fun beats. Cosmic Dancer and Get It On have been long time favorites of mine. Some of their songs definitely are very similar sounding, but as I enjoy them, I'm going to ignore that!
p252. 1971. 4 stars Fey, but muscular. Absolutely fabulous early 70s glam rock. As with all things Bolan, lyrically suspect, but the riffs and band and production are still fantastic. Some filler, especially on the 2nd side, but if you can't dance to at least one track on this you are officially dead. "Just like a car/You're pleasing to behold/I'll call you Jaguar/If I may be so bold" "Girl I'm just a vampire for your love/And I'm gonna SUCK ya"
This one surprised me. I imagined that it would all sound like Bang a Gong, but it kinda didn't....but also, it kinda did....I thought that I kinda liked it.
Great glam rock
I like this more than The Slider for sure. "Cosmic Dancer" is a classic and "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" is an all time classic. "Monolith" wa a somewhat deep cut on this album that I vibed with and "The Motivator" was the same way. Pretty good album.
Reminded me how good Jeepster and Get it on were.
I guess I didn't really understand what Glam rock was but this is the definition. Faves: Get It On, Cosmic Dancer, Jeepster
Ahh yes more T Rex! I absolutely loved this album and has one of my fave songs of all times 'Life's A Gas' . T Rex makes me feel so nostalgic and almost a bit emotional, I'm not sure why, of a time I wasn't even a part of! Its all just quite light hearted but reminiscent of good times
Again, a very good album that for some reason I've never listened to before.
Marc Bolan really was terribly good at what he did.
Música animada, pero similar a otras
this was the rock music too
Definitely a bit better than i expected. Channels a lot of a david bowie vibe, with a restrained rock sound that has a good vocal hook. I could pass on Jeepster, but the rest was pretty solid
good stuff trex! bang a gong!
Really great. Especially liked King of the Mountain Cometh, Woodland Rock, Get It On and Cosmic Dancer, very solid 4
The first ever glam rock record definitely deserves a nod of acknowledgment. Strangely enough, I’ve heard so many of these songs already and didn’t know it. Love that.
Really enjoyable album, quintessential T.Rex sound but tracks don't get boring. Plenty of hits too.
On previous list.
I liked it, an album that feels like The Beatles meet Bowie which is a pretty good mix. Features the classic Bang a Gong but other tracks like Mambo Sun, Monolith and then Cosmic Dancer that just linger in my noggin.
I really liked this album! there's the one super famous song, but the lesser known ones were really good too.
Many songs sound similar, but definitely a classic
Muito bom.
Fun and cool. I did like the other T-rex album better I think, but there are some tracks on here I will return to
very good album, unique vibe, interesting instruments and awesome vocals, deserved 4
j'ai cru que c'était les mêmes dinosaures que ceux qu'on avait déjà écouté et j'étais donc très rebutée à l'idée d'écouter cet album alors qu'en fait non c'était bien 👍
More bluesy and versatile than I was expecting
Now synonymous with the birth of glam-rock, "Electric Warrior" was derided by fans of the band at the time of release. Bolan had sold out! He'd gone pop! There was no substance to this! And he was DANCING! People could (and can) say whatever they like, but the bottom line is that this has always been an immediate, hooky album: I can't imagine listening without bopping along. Sometimes, a sell-out can still be fun and it might even be ludicrously influential on generations of musicians. Lyrically, Bolan has not lost his whimsical edge from "A Beard of Stars" and beyond: there are allusions to the universe in someone's hair, planets and stars, shadowless horses, alligator rain... it's all still there. It's the sheen of slick, electric guitar parts, conventional chord progressions and poppy hooks which marks the biggest departure from Bolan's earlier work, but it all pays off in a wonderful package of glam rock. "Bang a Gong (Get it On)" is of course the big hitter here, and it's wonderful, a glam piece-de-resistance. Fifty years on, it's still one of the sexiest songs around (certainly that Rick Wakeman ever added his keys to). "Jeepster" and "Mambo Sun" are also highlights. My only fault with this album- and blocking it from the full five stars- is its slightly repetitive nature, as though there were four or so tracks that fit the band's glam mould and they were essentially rehashed. "The Motivator" is a wholesale remake of "Bang a Gong", and "Planet Queen" is very close to "Mambo Sun". I adore both "Girl" and "Life's a Gas", but there's no denying they're very similar in arrangement and tone. More material like "Rip Off"- the most idiosyncratic track here with its shouted verses and rising sung-through bridge- would have helped elevate the album even further. Final personal note that will always leave a special place in my heart for "Electric Warrior": when I left home for the last time, my dad drove me to my first flat with this album playing. "Cosmic Dancer" playing as we went through the mountains at sunset will be forever etched in my memory.
Yeah, great band, great sound!
I've had this CD in my collection for a while now. It's not a favorite of mine, but it's a classic album everybody should hear at least once. Solid, consistent album overall. This is top-tier glam rock!
Mér finnst það fáránleg tilhugsun að Bolan og Bowie hafi einhvern tímann verið taldir jafningjar, eða Bolan betri (gisp!), en þetta er mjög flott plata. Sum lögin eru hreint út sagt ótrúlega góð, en vissulega filler inn á milli.
It's odd how T Rex almost sound like a parody at times of the very genre that they embody. Still, it's all glorious fun.
Muy bueno
Good album not great
Was pretty good
Classic rock
This had enough good tracks to drag it up a star but very hit and miss.
Damn good glam rock with a couple of amazing songs sprinkled throughout
It's weird that this is the album that came up. The big sone from it, "Get It On" has a number of people on it who I enjoy. One of whom passed away the other day, Ian McDonald. That song in and of itself, is almost enough to buy the album. It is perfectly positioned, unlike "Bridge Over Troubled Water", which is right at the beginning of the album. This is right in the middle, so you have to listen to a good deal of the album, which is pretty good glam rock. He really gives a lot of sex appeal to those songs. They smolder a LOT. But it's "Get It On" that really sells it, without it, the album just doesn't go as far for me. It's funny how that one song does that, isn't it? Definitely something I will be going back to.
So much of this list is about pioneering a genre. If you don't know the history and are only going on sound, sometimes you just won't get it. That being said, I enjoyed the sound from the get go. Mambo Sun was super cool, and I immediately noticed how it took some of the 60's pop rock I know (Strawberry Alarm Clock, Donovan, etc.) and brought it into a new harder rock light. Now knowing this is the first true glam rock album, I can also see why so many of the sounds seem to be echoed in later releases. Mambo Sun feels like it has been reimagined in modern rock by bands like the Black Keys (the Brothers album). Cosmic Dancer and Planet Queen sound like they would be inspiration to Bowie - both in the sound (pseudo acoustic with complicated electric and multi-instrumental layers) and in the spacey fictional lyrics. Ditto for Monolith, except it has less of the acoustic sound. Jeepster and Get it On (really the whole album) sounds like it fueled bands & songs like Sweet & Ballroom Blitz. Given that I only knew Get it On coming in (a stone cold classic; loved it since I first heard it around 8 years old), this was a great new listening experience.
It's just a classic, isn't it? Glamorous, rocking and strangely, very English.
I was familiar with T. Rex in name only prior to this. Well, and I knew the song Bang a Gong (Get It On), but I wouldn't have been able to put a name/artist to the song before. I loved this album! Glam rock perfection. I've already revisited songs, and I'm sure I'll listen to more from them. Marc Bolan WAS T.Rex, and was so influential on many of the artists I grew up listening to (the Smith's being a major one). I listened to the Expanded and Remastered version on Spotify, but did skip about halfway through the interview track. The Wiki page was interesting- almost all the band members died from reasons other than natural causes - Bolan in a car accident (girlfriend driving, she survived) right before he turned 30. Another member died of asphyxiation from a cocktail cherry, another in a car accident. Lots of times, that one song you know from a band is the only good one. But if you're like me and only know Bang a Gong, T. Rex has a lot more to offer. They're worth the listen.
Weird in a delightful way. Rewards multiple listens. I love the sound of this band. Best track: Cosmic Dancer
Great classic album, no bad tracks. Gave it 4 instead of 5 because some of the songs sound fairly similar.
4.5
Melodic, simple-but-sexy guitar rock. Not sure what the X Factor is, but Bolan had it.
Good stuff, surprised with such sounds from the 70s!
1971. Get It On. Cosmic Dancer, Jeepster
Hier bedienten sich also Foxygen und Devandra Banhart wohl auch ausgiebig. Stroke of British Rock‘n‘Roll Genius 4.1
Pretty good
mola
Yes!
Cool music. Sounds like early Beatles mixed with Bowie. Good cruising music
Blues rock. Muy bueno.
Classic Rock, a bit more mellow. Definitely reminds me of the 1970's. I've been digging classic rock lately, so this album works well for me. Much better than Butthole Surfers.
Very impressive. You can hear glam rock finding a voice track by track. Cosmic Dancer is so hypnotizing, I had to listen a couple more times after the album was done.
Yes, we can boogie.
J'ai coché quasiment la moitié de l'album... Alors peut être parce qu'elles se ressemblent toutes mais bon c'est de la bonne came : Mambo Sun Cosmic Dancer (tres bien) Jeepster Monolith Lean Woman Blues Get it on (chef d'oeuvre) Planet queen The motivator Hot Love ( génial) Dommage que ce soit pas l'album de 20th. century boy sinon ça prenait 5 étoiles
It's interesting how Bolan and Tyrannosaurus Rex morphed from the mystical folk of their earlier incarnation into a highly successful 70's glam rock band. What they did retain was his natural playfulness, warbling vocal and ability to write catchy pop music with decent lyrics, and it shows.
Oi what the hell. This is actually pretty good. T. Rex is a band I've always known of, but never actually listened to. Sure, there were familiar tunes here, and I'm sure I'd recognize some of their other songs, but I never could've placed them, probably. This album has groove. It's got thump. I like it.
This is a fun pop record. I did not realize T. Rex had been around since1971 let alone the 1960s! Mambo Sun is a very subtle intro to the album. But a fun vibe is created with it and the album does take a mellow tone in its early tracks. Bang a Gong is still great. I see why people like these guys. There's a real Bowie sound too. I like it all.
Really fun, vibey rock and roll
Piacevole. Ritmi simpatici e molto orecchiabili. Mi è piaciuta molto cosmic dancer.
Get it on top nummer. Toffe rock
Was OK music, just didn't fit my current mood. Maybe on a later listen I might enjoy it more
This must have been so influrntial
The origin of glam rock - it's a gas! Fave track - I mean, it's gotta be "Get it On" really. "Cosmic Dancer" is great too...
4.5 + Simply the sexiest glam rock there is. So many bops on this record that have held up - my three year old and I can agree on that point. And "Cosmic Dancer" is just such a strange and haunting track that always seems to stop me in my tracks.
it may sound dated, but this is the album that influenced 80s and 90s rock and is still influential today.
Very T Rexy. Surprised by the amount of classic blues in there. Brilliantly produced and decent span of styles.
Soft 4 stars. What’s really holding this back is the length. If they cut about 3 songs it would be better. Just too repetitive. But overall a good listen
Oh Boy Marc and Tony Visconti at their creative heights. Just love this move from Psychedelia to Glam you can hear Bolan moving as you play this he was a fame Junkie and was much loved for sure. Musically the transition from The 60's peace love and understanding to the Anarchic Punk of 75+ can be traced through the Glam of Bolan Bowie et-al. (And of course onward to the New Romantics who where Glam + Thatcherite values!) The poetry of Cosmic Dancer and the pure pop of Get It On and Jeepster make this a worthwhile listen alone. Love the horns on Girl remind of Billy Braggs arrangement of horns on some of his tracks.
Excellent.
Some well known jams, generally good music. Didn't like the vocals as much, felt like they were mixed too low, and didn't stand out much.
Makes me wonder how big T Rex could have been if not for Marc Bolan’s untimely death
Get It On! Enjoyed it.
I call almost half of the albums on this list "influential" but hey! here's another one. Cool parallels to Bowie from 2 albums ago, gritty aspects of production, I liked this immediately Saved: Mambo Sun, Monolith*, Lean Woman Blues, Bang a Gong (Get It On), Planet Queen
Marc Bolan was a master of cool guitar tones and chugging rhythms and this album is a shining example of all that. A wild songwriter and a killer glam showman, and a band that plays fast and loose. Just a feel good record overall.
T. Rex definitely paved the way for UK glam rock and I am forever grateful for it. What a pleasant listening experience!
Вроде, кто-то говорит, что тут – один из важнейших для глэм-рока альбомов. Снова в голове всплывает вопрос, мол а где тут глэм? Вероятно, на концертах был. По обложке и содержанию вроде вполне себе хард-рок. В любом случае, оба направления – уважабельные. Что там по трекам, значит-с: Mambo Sun врывается как яркая открывашка. В звуке даже что-то панковое есть. Но, в отличии от треков тех же Ramones, продолжительность тут больше 2 минут. И фраза эта на репите всё-таки успевает подзаебать. Гитарные соляки вторят вокальной партии, что особо разнообразия не привносит. Cosmic Dancer тоже звучит интересно, дополнительные инструменты отлично интегрированы, но основная фраза, "А-а-а, а, а", тоже заёбывает за 4,5 минут. Ну нельзя так. Указано , что хитовой является Jeepster. И да, звучит вроде бы хитово, но не на 4+ минуты. Monolith - отличный трек. Вроде бы баллада – темп сниженный, фразы приесться не успевают, есть в них развитие. Ещё и длится меньше 4 минут, что на руку играет. С Lean Woman Blues ситуация аналогичная. А с Girl в ещё большей степени. Life’s a Gas сюда же. Get It On - эпичный одухотворяющий припев и дженерик блюз-рок куплеты без развития. С Planet Queen случай обратный – интересные куплеты и вторичный, скучный, архаичный припев, который надоедает уже за 1 прослушивание. The Motivator – был бы неплохой трек, будь он короче или разнообразнее раза в 2. А так – для прослушивания скорее является «демотиватором», хы-ы-ы. Rip Off - симпатичная тяжёлая закрывашка, одобряю. В контексте истории про альбом говорить особо не могу – каверов не помню, респектов от уважаемых мною исполнителей – тоже. От себя что могу сказать – вот сократить бы треки раза в 1,5-2, добавить ещё кратких хитов, их вроде в других альбомах немало… вышел бы альбом на 5. А так – просто одобрение, 7/10.
A classic.
Great one, I had never heard it though I was familiar with T Rex work, I like it, it sounds influential AF.
Kinda has a funkier Rolling Stones vibe. Pretty solid
This is a great album. I discovered within the last few years and everytime I put it on I feel both nostalgic and fresh as the music is really timeless. One of my favorite "discoveries" 4.5 stars
Surprisingly excellent, especially Cosmic Dancer, oml
Mean as stuff brutha
Classic
Really great classic rock album and the beginning of glam. ‘Get It On’ and ‘Cosmic Dancer’ are classics.
Lots of filler songs, but get it on is a great song. I liked the style of music generally but many of the songs ended up sounding the same
overall thoughts: got some BANGERS on here. on the last track I was like alright last one lesgooo but daaamn Rip Off might be my fave one. def a couple tracks I can come back to, i like the dude's raspy-growl thing he got when he sings. very classic rock. not a bad track on here but I did think some of the lyrics on like 2 songs were kinda ehhh. overall, some great rock. also bongos. 4/5. fave tracks: Jeepster, bang a gong, life's a gas, rip off 🔥
I kind of get "The Beatles" mixed with a little David Bowie vibe from this band. Very reminiscent of early British rock. Had a couple of bangers, I didn't realize T. Rex wrote "Bang a Gong".
so good
Really enjoyed this album. "Get It On" has always been a fun song, but the whole album is a pretty easy listen.
A lovely, energetic slice of glam rock.
I really liked a lot of this album. Some of the songs were familiar, and a lot of other ones were fun first listens. I enjoyed listening to Electric Warrior.
This Glam Rock album was extremely fun to listen to. Supposedly this album influenced a decades worth of Glam Rock and Rock & Roll music in Britain after it was released, so it's an important piece of music history.
Dette likte jeg! Føltes ut som jeg hadde hørt mange av sangene før selv om jeg tror jeg ikke har det, litt sånn deja vu. Liker særlig godt stemmen til vokalisten, go gitar-spillinga (er det en gitarsoloen på cosmic dancer spilt inn baklengs??). I motsetning til en av de andre albumene vi har hatt syntes jeg de tregere låtene her var vel så gode som de raskere, med Monolith og Cosmic Dancer som to av høydepunktene.
Really good album. Some songs reminded me a bit of Science Fiction Double Feature in Rocky Horror. Overall, really enjoyed it.
Интересный стиль, некоторые треки больше раздражают.
Really thought I submitted this review but apparently I didn't? Either way, would listen again. Pleasantly surprised at how much I dug this album.
What a good gateway from blues rock into alt. rock. A very solid album all the way through. Simple and still sophisticated
Some fairly generic glam rock tracks, but also some really lovely sweeping orchestral pieces. Original track listing is just the right length, will definitely listen again
Released three weeks after I was, this album is feeling its age as much as I am these days. It sounds dated, it is very seventies with no mistaking. I've always been a fan, my older sister's fault. An entire album of this might be going too far though, I could have done with a couple of tracks less. Still, a good listen.
Great rock n roll. Remembered the hits “Jeepster” and “Bang a Gong” from my college days where they were in regular rotation on the campus radio Classic Rock Show. I own the album from back then, but don’t recall ever playing it. Really like “Lean Woman Blues” very much in the Brit blues style of that era (eg John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers). Rest of it super solid.
Easy listening
Toe tappers
I was already familiar with the hits on this, and enjoyed most of the other songs on the album.
I listened to this on my Bose headphones (MC says they blow) on the way to the coffeshop yesterday and was reminded that when I first heard the full album as a teenager, I was amazed by the production. I'm not sure what it was: the falsetto backup vocals, the strings, the sax, the full-time conga player maybe? It's a great headphone tester. The psychedelic, fairytale lyrics wouldn't cut it today, but the music sounds as fresh as it did 50 years ago, and many of the songs are classics.
☆☆☆☆
Marvellous! Very nostalgic for me. The days when we bought and really listened to whole albums. I think Marc Bolan's music might have evolved interestingly had he not died so young.
Great album. It's a fun vibe all the way through. I've revisited it many times over the years
🦖🦖🦖🦖 4 Dinosaurs out 5
Lovely jubbly. A proper piece of 'origins of rock'
well, that was some t. rex for sure. i have the opposite of a soft spot in my heard for Get It On, because i hated the Power Station cover, and it was all over V66 back in the day, and i could not escape it. but man, they were something, huh?
Real groovy, like it a lot.
I’ve never really given T.Rex a run, but should’ve Cos that’s some good shit right there
Clear connection to the blues and a fun pop around.
Having only known "Get It On" this was a great listen to get more into T.Rex. Good poppy rock, with some catchy tunes. Highlights: -Cosmic Dancer -Get it On -Life's a Gas -Hot Love
Mambo Sun is the same tune as Like You in the jungle book. A funky folk rock vibe, I dig it. I forgot about the song get it on! I didn’t know it was by them.
the sound mixing is very good, it's pleasant and catchy music. Perfect for a roadtrip. Great Pop-Rock! I really like the arrangements - Each Instrument and the singing get their parts while the groove is playing on in. The use of stereo audio is not the beatles level of having only certain instruments per ear but its more balanced.
Came out the year I was born. Again, minimal filler, every song hitting distinctly. As a rock fan it took me a ridiculously long time to get into T. Rex
will def listen again, Liked the vocals, funky guitars and the psychedelic vibe some songs were like soft rock genre
Really interesting vibe, hard to even classify the genre, but all the songs are quite good.
Also very fun, very 70s. Good vibes and catchy lines.
good style, bang a gong is fantastic but rest aren't as catchy
Released three weeks after I was, this album is feeling its age as much as I am these days. It sounds dated, it is very seventies with no mistaking. I've always been a fan, my older sister's fault. An entire album of this might be going too far though, I could have done with a couple of tracks less. Still, a good listen.
Bursting with energy, potential, and charm. It seems like something I should looove, but it's missing something, so I merely like it a whole lot. Nice mix of riffy rock and introspective ballads, balancing a tension that's at one laidback and yet maintains an urgent glammy ethos.
This album is very nice. I reminds me of my great uncle Ken just vibing to this one that on the dance floor at my wedding. T Rex is ultimate glam-pop-pre-punk-pre-grunge radness
Fun, Funky garage rock. I'm glad this was the first album. Off to a great start.
Funky I liked the Robinson squash song
T. Rex rules.
Fedt album. Kunne måske godt vokse på en med lidt flere gennemlytninger. Rocket stil
Pretty good overall. Last song had some questionable lyrics which makes me wonder if the rest did too and I wasnt paying attention
Nice
Something i guess what Black Keys tries to execute and lot of indie folk-rock/bedroom bands as well. But this guy’s sound seems too personal when it comes to cadence. I love it, its heavyy and heaven-sent. The glam isn’t being shined but its all spilled in pretty dark matter. album is fuckin splendid
Pop personified…. This is just rockin rollin melodies!
It's the lighter side of rock. Good to cruise to on a road trip, and kinda trippy in places. One of the few bands where I think the bass and percussion are what actually carry the songs. And honestly, "Bang A Gong" is the least interesting song to me on the entire album. This is another one I'm not really sure belongs on the list, but it's a respectably decent rock album.
Could have never guessed Bang a Gong came from this band, nor that it is from 1971! Rest of the album was fun but that's the banger. It pushes close to a 4 for me.
Surprisingly gentle in its grooviness. Not as immediate as I might have imagined but might be a grower. Feel like it could gain a star with sustained listening?
Good but not amazing
Just an okay album
Groovy baby yeah
Interesting album. Always thought of them as one hit wonders, but the whole album is decent and worth a repeat listen.
Some good songs but mostly not very interesting to me.
Fav song: Get It On
Electric Warrior was kinda a disappointing listen. I enjoyed The Slider to a pretty decent extent and this album feels like a proto version of that album. This album didn't really stick out too much unfortunately as many of the songs more or less used the same formula. That formula wasn't bad in and of itself but it eventually got very forgettable as the songs just went in one ear and out the other. I will say that the main highlight of this album was the closer (Rip Off) as that song had all the hard rock out sort of stuff i would want. The rest of the album is okay but suffers from the fact that it was just too forgettable for me. Best Song: Rip Off Worst Song: Lean Woman Blues
groovy nothing special
Całkiem dobrze słuchało się tej płyty, przede wszystkim ze względu na spójność stylu w jakim jest utrzymana i charakterystycznego, trochę minimalistycznego, glamo-grania gitarowego. To też jest niewielki minus, bo trochę jest to monotonne granie, i, jak na zespół który puścił tak potężną pieśń jak 'Children of the Revolution' to trochę spokojnie. Ale poza tym przyjemna przygoda.
not my usual genre, but there are aspects I like which stand out to me. Gave it a good go and listened to it 3 times, and my top 3 tracks are 1. get it on 2. jeepers 3. mambo sun. overall the album is a 5 or 6/10 for my personal taste and depending on the day.
Lyrics are generic, arrangements are a step above generic. There’s still some soul in it. Spotify says this is glam rock? Seems a little low-key for that. Jeepster might be the most generic song I’ve ever heard. I do think the vocals are good.
Fine.
It was ok, I liked the first track and some other tunes as well, but I don’t exactly know which because I was driving. The guitar was really good, but the vocals weren’t really my thing. Might come back
Some bangers but also some art pop cookie dough.
3/5 Good Easy Listening Music Would not go out of my way to listen but wouldn’t switch a majority of songs Top Three Songs: Bang A Gong (Get It On), Planet Queen, Jeepster
Decent but unremarkable 70s glam rock that gets a bit too samey, just like the other one. Don’t think they needed two entries.
T-Rex has somewhere in the region of five really good tunes, and only two of them are on here. 3.5/5.
It's fine. Quite a few songs sound the same though. There's one track that is pretty much a carbon copy of get it on. Marc Bolan is quite cool right enough.
Makes me think of guardians of the galaxy. Very low key album, a little like the doors pacing at times. A slow cruise. Some cool guitar tones and other twists. Nice listen
has some classics, but... nto really for me.
Good, probably too much 70s rock at this stage, some of the non singles bog standard
Didn’t feel Slider, their other album here, really stood out but this one is wonderful. Cosmic Dancer is so Bowiesque due, I am sure, to Visconti’s superlative production work here. Life’s a Gas is beautiful, all good here.
This is so very 70s pop rock sounding that it almost sounds like someone now trying to manufacture a 70s album (Daisy Jones & The Six style). The singles are fun and lively but not much else going on here.
Finally something worth listening to. The de facto magnum opus of Marc Bolan, a giant of early glam rock and a contemporary of David Bowie’s before his passing in the ‘70s. The sound of this album is clear and obvious: glammy, gold, powerful shit. Now, there’s some softer stuff, some harder stuff, some bluesy stuff, and I don’t love all of it; “Lean Woman Blues” is annoying, “Monolith” is a nothing song, I could go on, but even so, Marc Bolan’s voice and presence is incredible the whole way through, and really carries this album. Also don’t really love the slower B-side, it doesn’t really work. I think a lot of things here don’t really work. That being said. Whatever really. 7.0/10 DOES IT BELONG ON THE LIST: I guess? Reason: relevant? I suppose?
An enjoyable sound, but just a bit too mellow for me to fully get into.
I felt that most of the songs didn’t develop how I wanted them to and kind of got stuck??
I can appreciate the influence in 1971.
Gloriously steps forward from 60s folk into 70s glam, but still comes across as pretty low and slow compared to contemporary
Unusual album but I enjoyed it. NOt sure I need to listen to it again, but still fun.
I liked the compilation of so many rock genres. We went from a glam rock vibe to blues rock to folk (?) rock. That made this an interesting listen! It reminds me of a conversation I was just having with my husband - rock is such a broad, expansive genre and there is so many places you can go with it. This was a decent rock album, but I wouldn't reach for it again. It ran long and was a little top heavy for me. Favorite Tracks: Mambo Sun Cosmic Dancer Hot Love
Beneath The Mambo Sun 1001 Albums Generator 343 (9/6/2026) Some really good glam rock guitar and I really like Marc Bolan's voice. It's crazy to find out that this is basically where glam rock was invented. Mambo Sun is a perfect intro to the sound, while Rip Off ends the album with some scorching punk. Between these two, you have a mix of various rock stylings, including the fantastically beautiful folk rock of Cosmic Dancer. There are also some surprisingly good sting/horn arrangements on Electric Warrior. However, there is a lull in the tracklist near the back half that would keep me from coming back to this album in full. 3.5/5, rounded down to 3. Favs: Mambo Sun Cosmic Dancer Rip Off Least Fav: Lean Woman Blues
Some good songs but low key the same thing over and over
Some of the songs sound like the same but others are more eventive. I think that they were great precursors of the greats so thanks, T-Rex
nice
I like T. Rex but I think I like other T. Rex stuff more
Music is a 5 lyrics are a 1. Makes this great music almost unlistenable. It's so repetitive and dull
Album art is nice
Mediating whether I should give this a 3 or a 4 tbh, some great moments
I don’t really have much to say about this one. It’s good but like there isn’t much going on here. I enjoy T. Rex’s songs but nothing blew me away. It’s just kinda ok I guess, not bad but not great. Bang a Gong is my favorite from this one obviously, but the positives I see from this song are just subtracted by others song being extremely forgettable.
Generally enjoyable! I think "Get It On (Bang The Drum)" was the only song on here I was familiar with, and that's definitely the standout for me here, but also enjoyed "Mambo Sun" and "Life's A Gas"
I mean this album is neat, has some lovely songs, but I feel like for me most of the aura comes from the album cover and not much else.
Cool
I have heard "Bang a Gong" before and thought it was mediocre, so I kind of think that's what this album will be. And it is pretty mediocre, kind of in the same vein as that song. Vaguely catchy guitar riffs mated to poppy beats and nearly-inaudible whispery vocals do not make for a great album. The lyrics aren't particularly good, and the whispery delivery is not really something I'm a fan of. This album feels very insubstantial when listening, often making me wish it had more meat behind it, so to speak("Monolith" was anything but, and the other songs were all on the boring side). Not one I think I'll return to. This album is ranked #11 of 37 albums for 1971. Other 1971 albums rated by me: Led Zeppelin IV(1/37)-5 Who's Next(5/37)-5 Sticky Fingers(6/37)-4 Pearl(7/37)-5 L. A. Woman(8/37)-3 Maggot Brain(9/37)-4 Imagine(14/37)-4 Fela Kuti Live!(15/37)-4 Nilsson Schmilsson(16/37)-4 Coat of Many Colors(18/37)-5 At Fillmore East(19/37)-4 Surf's Up(22/37)-4 Every Picture Tells A Story(25/37)-4 Songs of Love and Hate(29/38)-5 Tago Mago(33/37)-4 Histoire de Melody Nelson(35/37)-1
Sooooo close to hitting the 4 tier, but too many non-bangers
Doch man kennt sie. Schrammiger Rock zeigt, dass auch die 70er gute Musik hatten
Good album
Not bad
I enjoyed this from the first track. Thick and heavy in sound and tone and, not knowing much T. Rex, I was pleasantly surprised when 'Get It On' came on. Anything even threatening to step into glam rock wouldn't really appeal so I was glad not to know too much beforehand. Liked it, even if it will never make my top 50
Decently solid album, front to back. In hindsight, I don’t remember a specific track that stands out, but I remember not hating it.
T.Rex, growing up it was a clearly identifiable artist from a different era, yet listening to it now it sounds so unique, such a personal artistic expression that now it seems less of an era.
*1971. English glam rock. *Get It On is the only song I know, and I guess I've never known who sings it. *If you told me this was a David Bowie cover band, I'd believe it. Not in a bad way. *Pleasant 70s soft rock right from the start - also mixed with a few more upbeat quirky tracks that didn't quite land. Nothing stands out, but most tracks are pretty good. RATING - 6.5/10
I have fond memories of this record as it was one of the records we used to play when opening/closing the coffee shop I used to work at (this and Sade - which I really hope is on the list). A good fun record to listen to!
não é a minha vibe em hipótese alguma, mas fato é que é super bem executado
pretty lit
Spent most of the second half of the album trying to remember what advert uses “Get it on”. Some cool songs but started to feel very samey.
Pretty alright.
T. Rex kills it again
Meh 2.5 At one point I thought, “this is kinda like the Beatles” And then I stopped caring
Not my thing but nice lyrics
Joa, ist mir irgendwie zu eintönig und zu lange. Ein paar schöne Songs sind dabei.
This was alright, pretty standard rock and roll from the 70's
3 - I thought T. Rex was a much newer band. I liked this alright.
This was fine. I wasn't blown away by anything here, but nothing felt abysmal. Just sort of middle of the road guitar rock. Probably stood out in 71 but doesn't do much listening back to it now.
The music is repetitive but the grooves are good. And that's about it...strong riffs played over and over. I did not expect "Mambo Sun" to be that funky - strong start!
much more understated than i expected it to be. marc bolan sings like he's a kid recording this album in secret while he's supposed to be asleep and is trying not to wake up his parents. the recording/production quality doesn't help. it all sounds a kind of amateurish and weirdly limp and off. the more i listen to it the less i like it. i'm genuinely confused as to how this is so highly acclaimed. i know people were making better music in the 70s. UPDATE: now listening to the 2003 remaster which does WONDERS for this album. brought it up from a painful to listen to 1.5 to a perfectly decent 3 highlights: mambo sun, jeepster, monolith, bang a gong, rip off
Solid album. I was dumb and thought Get It On was a stones song, and I’m probably not the first. I enjoyed some of the blues stuff too. Wouldn’t mind another T. Rex album but I have a feeling this is it on the list.
Está bueno, pero cruza la línea entre sello propio y monotonía. Lo escucharía de fondo, no guardé casi canciones
I enjoyed the album but towards the middle of the album they relied alot on similar chord structures
Enjoyed
Yep - that is T-Rex. Not much more to say really.
i like the sound. ends up a little slow but has some bangers. favorite song is either Mambo Sun or Girl. soft 3
Loved the first half, lost me in the second
I found it very slow but I was busy at work so couldn’t give it my full attention (3 for fairness)
This was fine. Glam rock, definitely in its infancy, but you can see where those like Bowie took it and ran with it in following years. I enjoyed it, not too long, but a good listen.
Listening session: august 11th, while getting ready in the morning Listened to before: heard two songs before Thoughts: enjoyable album, although some songs could have been a bit more heavy for my liking Favourite tracks: Cosmic Dancer & Get It On
I always enjoy T. Rex but they never blow me away
It seems like there’s a lot of different versions of the same song, with “Bang a Gong” being the obvious best one. What a song that is. Gets me fired the hell up. The rest of the variations on that pulsing rhythm are fine enough.
6/10
Some great segments of music and some nice songwriting but as ever with glam rock I'm just left thinking it's ok...
Wasn't feeling it at first, but by the end I was having a good time in spite of myself.
Better than expected but still nothing to get excited about.
Liked this a lot more than I expected to.
Pioneers of Glam Rock ok purr. Admittedly, I only know a few of these songs by sound. This album sounds so reminiscent of The Beatles, which funnily enough they cite as a major influence for this album. They used to be more aligned with folk rock acts like Bob Dylan and this album was the shift away from that. Bang a Gong (Get It On) - Come on, an American Classic. I think leaning into the bluesy and up beat tempo really works. I can see why this song broke through and achieved an enduring fame. Interesting read: https://www.grunge.com/268470/the-untold-truth-of-t-rex/
It was cool to hear ‘Bang a Gong’ in the context of its whole album. Overall—fine. Not my favorite vibe. My favorite part unironically was the ending (with the strings).
This album was a little samey and repetitive but had definite highlights! I did not expect to know any of the songs on here because I did not recognize the band but I had heard bang a gong before. Fav: "bang a gong (get it on) and "lean woman blues"
Bang a Gong is pretty great.
I like "Bang a Gong (Get It On)," but the rest of Electric Warrior doesn't hit for me.
This album feels out of time
Ikke så verst.
I enjoyed this without being blown away by it. It’s a perfectly fun time, and I quite like his style. I thought it would be more flamboyant and energetic to be honest.
Lo empezamos a escuchar en la oficina. Nos recordó a Prince con ciertas guitarras. Estuvo okay, está bueno para tener de fondo.
didnt feel anything tbh
Aaaah, enfin un album un minimum sympa, je commençais à désespérer ! Le premier album de T. Rex de la liste ne m'avait pas parlé du tout, mais celui-ci, je l'ai trouvé finalement plutôt sympa. C'est pas forcément mon style, mais en me renseignant, j'ai vu que c'était un album fondateur dans le glam rock. Enfin, ça me change des albums dont le seul impact culturel que Wikipédia est capable de me cracher est "Bah, il est dans le livre des 1001 albums à écouter de Robert Dimery".
Pretty chill listen, but nothing too special. Very sexy sounding guitar riffs, just nice vibes all around. Something I would listen to with the top down on the car
Sounds really beatlesque to me, more than glam rock. Nice listen, but very thin lyrics. Typical 70s album which is an era I like a lot but did not became a T.Rex fan. I think I only was familiar with Get it on. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
somewhat inert but pretty fun!
A few nice guitar riffs and melodies here. Marc Bolan doesn’t impress me that much all things considered, but I recognize his talent is real and possibly under-appreciated these days.