The Slider

The Slider's album cover was my first experience of T. Rex. I can remember one of my mom's friends had this album. I could not tell you about the music, but the cover stuck with me. For the longest time, "Bang a Gong" was the only T. Rex song I knew. But I eventually familiarized myself with and liked The Slider's immediate predecessor, Electric Warrior. So it should come as no surprise that The Slider sounds a lot like Electric Warrior.

There is never a bad time or a wrong situation for T Rex. Somehow, I’d never heard The Slider before. Even though there are perhaps less standout moments than in Electric Warrior, it’s so smooth, I could have this on repeat all day and never tire.

Another solid album from Marc and crew.

nicht ganz mein Ding, aber auch nicht schlecht

nicht ganz mein Ding, aber auch nicht schlecht

Quality - a number of hits, but all decent an enjoyable feel good listen

Wow, this b-side of this album upgraded this album so much, it’s like every song clicked for me. Bolan and the band have so many cool ideas added in every song on this album.

A T. Rex day is a good day. Proper 70s rock with heart and groove, and an incredible guitar sound. Ok, some of the track titles are clearly two words picked at random, but it all sounds great.

Good album

A good and very enjoyable album. This is T. Rex fully in their element, with great guitars, strong tunes and vocals that sit right in the middle of that classic glam rock sound. There is a clear bluesy aura running through the whole record that gives it extra warmth and weight. Marc Bolan’s voice and guitar work carry most of the charm. The songs are catchy without becoming light, and the band keeps a steady, swaggering groove underneath everything. Nothing feels overworked. It just moves with confidence and a bit of grit. The blues influence keeps the glam side from turning too shiny or empty. The production is clean and full. The guitars have bite, the rhythm section stays solid, and the overall sound has that early 70s richness without getting muddy. Everything sits comfortably together. The Slider is a strong, consistent record. Enjoyable from start to finish and one of the best examples of what T. Rex could do when everything clicked.

How many forgettable 70s rock albums does this list need

3/5

**An ok album

continuing the motif that i am not a huge fan of T. Rex. i find that they sound like a bunch of teenagers that really didnt get past the garage phase... which isn't inherently bad... its just what it is

Best leuk opzich, maar ja, daar koop je niks voor hè

Kinda boring

Good glam rock album, need another listen. "Metal Guru" should have been a hit. 3.5/5

Maybe a 3.5, I enjoyed the rock sounds somewhat bowie-esque, but at 16 tracks it felt a bit bloated and got somewhat samey in sound palette.

I didn’t like the previous record by them - and this did nothing to improve my feelings.

Favorite album by T-Rex so far.

A completely charming album. There are no bad songs, but I particularly enjoyed “Rabbit Fighter” and “Chariot Choogle”.

This was fun! One of those bands I’ve always heard of but never actually sat with. I recently listened to Marquee Moon by Television for the first time and what stuck with me there and here was the kind of sound that they were making in the early 70s. I guess I just associated that era with what survives as “classic rock”, so it’s been great to hear what else was going on.

More of a changeup

I do quite enjoy the major hits by T. Rex, but always find the rest of their stuff to be a bit lacking in comparison, never anywhere near as catchy or interesting.

Good - Glam distilled to it's essence

Surprisingly good to me, was the last T.Rex album from this list (Electric Warrior) also this good? Clearly, I didn't think so. This album just did not sound like something released in the early '70s; it sounds like a '2000s indie group paying homage to the '70s through a more modern lens. Some songs, like the psychedelic-acoustic cuts 'Ballroom of Mars' and 'Main Man' reminded me of late-era MGMT, while many of the bluesier moments sound straight out of the Jack White and White Stripes playbook, 'Buck McCane' especially. But the real highlight was just how good the actual core collection of songs here were. Like, T.Rex can write a domn good chorus and vocal hook. And the record is surprisingly varied; you get the slower psych jams, the harder blues-rocky tracks, and the more traditional glam stuff from the '70s as well. Overall, just a super fun and consistently enjoyable record, not really a dull moment. Again, makes me want to revisit that other T.Rex album to see what I was missing there because this is totally up my alley. And again, so un-70s in so many ways.

Opening track sounds a lot like Slade to me. So I like it. Track two is good. If the album keeps up like this I will really enjoy it. “The slider” reminds me of “Revolution” by the Beatles. I really like it.

Awesome

5/10

Tokio tipažo dainavimas man niekad nelabai patiko, visos dainos gan panašios, meh.

It didn't sound bad, but as soon as I've heard any song I've already forgotten about the previous one.

Good good

T. Rex dares to answer the question “What if David Bowie was straight?”

Fun, early '70s glam rock—not a serious note in this album, just pure whimsy.

Liked it

a pretty fun album that i liked a lot more than i thought i would. even if i wondered several times over the course of the album if i was hearing the same riff over and over... it didn't really matter because it all blended together into a pleasant and upbeat listen through. highlights - metal guru, mystic lady, rock on, the slider, buick mccane, rabbit fighter, ballrooms of mars, chariot choogle

one of the best albums that came from this website

Not as good as electric warrior but still a glam rock pioneer

Fun but eventually monotonous

Definitely found this a fun listen! I didn't like every song, I didn't vibe with Telegram Sam for instance. I quite liked Mystic Lady. Overall I liked it.

I’ve been putting off listening to this and now I’m in it I can say it’s not as bad as I thought it’d be. But it is pretty bad.

8/10

Not a big TRex fan. This wasn't bad, some good songs, but really samey and nothing to write home about in my opinion.

Glittery fun superbly executed but let down by overly repetitive themes.

3.72

Early 70s glam rock.

Three listens it’s took to get over the fact that the opening track ‘metal guru’ is the only decent track on this album. I kept listening because I felt there was more to it. Unfortunately I didn’t find a lot more to it in those listens, I still think the opening track starts with such a swagger that it doesn’t give the rest of the album chance to compete. That been said there is nothing wrong with the rest of the album it’s just all very much the same and at times lacks energy and left me wanting. I suppose that’s the damage an opening track that felt that strong does. Very David Bowie esque and his track The prettiest star for example I could hear in this album all over the place. Best track- I liked quite a few obviously the opening track. But actually the best track on the album is probably the slower ‘ballroom of Mars’ and now I feel Like I’m contradicting my review and proving why I’ve listened 3 times and still can’t work out how to judge this easy to listen to glamorous album! I’m also struggling to pull out a worst track.. I might need to rethink massively where I was going score wise and give a 4th listen… So after 4 math listen. Best track- ‘ballroom of Mars’ Worst track- ‘main man’ but it was a struggle to pick one. Probably my third or fourth change of score but I’m going to go with an 8/10

T Rex - The Slider The musical equivalent of the swinging saloon doors bursting open as a swaggering cosmic cowboy strides to bar, orders three fingers of whiskey, gives a look to the showgirls that makes them blush, beats everyone at poker the disappears into a star flecked sunset. Tony Visconti firing out production techniques and sonic tomfoolery left, right and centre that he'd subsequently re-use with Bowie. And in the middle of it, 3 chords coupled with nursery rhyme lyrics and a stomping backbeat. Yeah there's not much Innovation in the songwriting but, barring one or two mis-steps, they all land with a punch. No wonder the likes of Johnny Marr and Guns n Roses cite it as a major influence. Best Track - Could have been one of the singles but going for the hard hitting Buick Mackane Worst Track - Baby Strange. A swing and a miss. 8/10

Was fun. But not that much.

Glam Rock. Definitely listenable. I see the influences. Love their hits.

Kind of a re-hash of his previous efforts. Feels strong and confident, but the songs are all pretty T-Rex-y, which is OK, but a little goes a long way.

The old T Rex sounds yep they mostly sound similar but they mostly sound great.

good shit 8/10 best song - buick mackane

I think T.Rex is my favorite of the glam stuff. It's the most listenable and each song individually is pretty great. I think this one is less memorable than Electric Warrior.

It wasn’t obviously bad, but it was completely forgettable. In fact now only 24 hours later the only thing I can remember was that the title track had a decent groove to it somewhere. That’s it.

nice enough

Mehhhh

Sólida banda, no muy sólido álbum pero bueno

Está bien, me gustó escucharlo, pero no destaco ninguna canción ni nada muy wow. Me gustaría escuchar más de la banda.

Groundbreaking glam.

favs: mystic lady baby boomerang buick mackane telegram sam chariot choogle rating 1.9/5

This was pretty gas. { YEAH ! }

Rad album. Never listened to any T Rex except bang a gong. This was so freaking good. 10/10.

Interesante álbum. No conocía a la banda. Me gusto

Raw and groovy.

Pretty good for classic-ish sounding rock

Kinda slow and boring. Not my cup of tea

I’m not talking to John about my reviews before I post them anymore. Mine was going to be better! It was “now I see where my chemical romance and the wiggles got their inspiration.” Or maybe it would have been a connections category. But he ruined it.

My Chemical Romance meets The Wiggles... And I kind of liked it!

T. Rex is a band whose influence is bigger in. Post-modern, next and following generation sort of way than how how the music has itself has lasted. Site there’s some classic songs from them, but mainly it’s about the bands they influenced and the bands that followed them. I enjoyed this at a 5. Probably deserves a 3. Going to give it a 4.

Yeeeees! Love me a bit of T.Rex! Not many of my favourites are on this one and I still loved this. A great example of 70s rock, well worthy of inclusion on the list!

It's very fresh

Divertido

Straight ahead rock sound, with interesting lyrics. T-Rex was a whole vibe, man.

Meh - def better T.Rex albums out there

A very enjoyable glam rock offering. 6/10

Top notch glam rock. 4/5

A fun and creative rock album.

This is a superb album. What a talent

rather boring, kinda groovy at times but most tracks kind of felt very samey and dull.

Precursor to Suede’s sleazy sex sound.

Early 70's rock/glam-rock. Nothing terribly interesting. Not sure why there are multiple albums by them on the list. I don't get it. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: n/a

Nice!

Ik vond het heel leuk!! Kende ik totaal niet

This is pretty slick, even if a lot the tracks sound like they are about to morph into ‘Bang a Gong’ at any moment.

It’s fine. Paint by numbers 70s glam rock.

Gillade i början men sen blev det så same:y att det blev nedgradering

Överlag trevligt och med några toppar.

Jäkla trevligt sound! Stark avslutning.

Nikdy som nepochopil mániu okolo t. Rex. Mne tento zvuk nikdy nesedel.

I loved this album at the time of its debut but I found that it did not hold up and sounded rather dated.

My dad is a big fan of T. Rex so I head some of it when I was very young. After that I have only really heard one song and its not on this album. As for this album it was okay. I didn't dislike listening through it but it felt boring and nothing made me want to come back to it again. It has no standout hits and a lot of the songs are slower than I would like.

Nakon nekog vremena sam postala veliki ljubitelj Electric Warriora pa ću na osnovu tog iskustva i s ovim sačekati drugu priliku da budem potpuno poštena. Već čujem da nije baš toliko genijalan ali vidjet ćemo je li bliže nego što mi trenutno djeluje.

Mark Bolan is one of those guys whose work never would be uncool. Maybe it’s the pain or sleaze in his voice or the infectious of the guitars, but T. Rex is one of a kind. Do yourself a favor and press play

I don't care for this. Not sure why.

This has got plenty of groove and funk and panache.

Favorite songs: Main man, Telegram Sam, Baby boomerang

I have one reason for not ever listening to this. An obsessed fan who hung out at blackwater. Just refused to listen. It’s not bad at all.

(3/5) Bang a Gong, I guess? What makes this special enough to be on the list? It's obviously early, Bowie-like, glam and the music is fine. Nothing really sticks out, but nothing offended either. This feels like filler.

I'd obviously heard of T. Rex before (Bang a Gong and Teenage Dream in particular), but I had never heard a single song off of this album, so had little in the way of expectations. This album met that with what felt like a unique blend of rockabilly, psychedelic rock, Broadway musicals, and David Bowie. Sometimes whimsical, sometimes driving, there's enough variety here to stay interesting, if not entirely memorable (though Telegram Sam sounds enough like Bang a Gong to stand out, if not in a good way). The end result is an album that I liked but didn't love, so I'm happy to round it up to a 4/5.