The Slider

I wasn't surprised to hear a glammy pop-rock album, but I was surprised that it was pretty freaking good.

interesting album. Would like to listen again to get a better idea on how much I like it, but could be 5 star in the future.

This is fucking good. I dunno why I never tried to listen to a full album until now.

Nothing groundbreaking here. Thought it was an okay listen.

New to me. Pretty chill, enjoyed listening

This album is just fun. Bolan is so damned happy to be rocking and rolling -- and it comes through. Lot of really solid tunes here. You probably know Telegram Sam and Metal Guru. The rest of the album is supremely listenable. Is it the greatest thing ever set to vinyl? No, but it's a great crank on the porch in the summer album -- as it's supposed to be. Unexpected bangers: Buick Mackane, Baby Strange, Chariot Choogle

Ordentliches Rockalbum der frühen 70er. Leider fehlt die Dynamik in den Songs und diese wird durch die permanenten sich wiederholenden Beats ersetzt. Ein Beispiel hierfür ist die nicht überzeugende Nr. 1 Single-Auskopplung „Telegramm Sam“. „Ballroom of Mars“ ist eine schöne dunkle Ballade. Die anderen Stücke sind auch musikalisch ok aber insgesamt auch nicht herausragend.

Overall, I found this too repetitive and annoying. Some tracks were kind of fun, though, so I’ll round it up to 3.

Classic T Rex. If you like it you like it, if you don’t….

STANDOUTS: ....none? I didn't mind the tracks, but nothing STOOD out. OVERALL: 2.5/5

I like T.Rex's sound, but not a lot of their songs. Standouts here are Mystic Lady, The Slider, and Rabbit Machine.

Not memorable but Extremely listenable, gotta check out other work

Aw man always love me some T Rex - not the best album but fun nonetheless

Very middle of the road stuff here

It’s fine. Very 70s.

Did not realise how bad this album is

Pretty fun - never hear before

Classic 70’s sound.

I so hope this is the last T. Rex album I ever have to listen to. They just suck so bad.

What is the relationship between T. Rex and Dinosaur Jr.? T. Rex can’t be Dinosaur Jr.’s father (though that would be chronologically and stylistically interesting) because then it would be T. Rex Jr. Or T. Rex would be called Dinosaur. Are there any more dino-themed band names that could be party of the family? Whether this is from the Jurassic (oh, Jurassic 5!) Era, the Triassic, or 1972, T. Rex’s “The Slider” defies time and categorization. Some of it sounds like proto-80s indie rock, some 70s arena rock, some late 60s Beatles-esque psychedelic rock, and they do it all well. Apparently this was their glam phase, but I think that only describes a small portion of “The Slider.”

The bluesy influences get me going for this album (Baby Boomerang and Telegram Sam). Most of the album is enjoyable but not noteworthy.

I don’t really have a lot to say with this one. It’s ok.

klingt einfach nach T. Rex

Super duper cool. bang a gong was all I knew about T. rex before. Turns out it’s like their lamest song.

can we get to Moondance already?

Pretty good. Nothing special. 6/10

Pretty generic. Songs were very repetitive and just generally kind of boring. 3/10

Not bad, some songs of theirs I had not listened to much.

This is the T. Rex that I remember. Fun quirky songs.

“Baby, baby, baby, baybeeeeehhh” 🤮 T-Rex reminds me of a boring Guns N Roses but without the catchy riffs. Did not like. Listens: 1 Fave Track: Telegraph Sam Rating: 1

2,5

It was fine, didn't blow me away.

If the wiggles made a rock album

Some quality 70s glam rock on this one. The only T. Rex I've been exposed to so far is his big hit "Bang a Gong", "Teenage Dream" from the Scott Pilgrim soundtrack (great song), and two songs from a covers compilation that both happen to be on this album. Emily Haines from Metric and Father John Misty covered "Ballroom on Mars" and "Main Man" respectively. Not every song on this album is airtight, but it's a really good time.

Love me some glam rock!!

I was busy listening to this sorry, enjoyed it enough tho, some songs I found a bit annoying

Overall I thought this was a pretty good album. For a band that I had never heard of before, their sound felt very familiar. Can definitely see how they were an influence to later acts. Obviously they were pivotal for pioneering the glam rock sound that would emergence later in this decade, but I could even hear how their influences stretched further than that. I mean Buick McCane felt straight up felt like a Black Keys track. Fav Tunes: Metal Guru Baby Boomerang Buick McCane

This is such a fun album from one of my favourite bands The Slider sums up Marc Bolan's as an artist. its a great sound, not too serious and stunning music. glam rock at its best with some top guitar riffs ready to be borrowed. Favourite song: baby boomerang Least favourite: Album artwork: great cover

Rock, Pop, 1972 -> 3

I didn't mind this at all. Which is a weird, because I've just come back to this album after skipping it, and I'm sure the first time I started to listen to it I gave up because I wasn't into it. I suppose it shows how much mood and situation can play in how you respond to an album. At the moment, I am listening to this rather than today's album which is Robbie Williams. I suppose anything would sound awesome rather than that. Anyway, this is firmly from the fuzz guitar, glam rock, era of T.Rex, rather than the early acoustic hippy-dippy stuff and I rather enjoyed it. I'd say it's better than average, so I don't want to give it a three star review, but at the same time giving it 4 seems to put it in the company of much better albums. It's probably a 3.5, or maybe a 4.1 but whatever this isn't an exact science is it?

Don’t understand the fuss. Steady, plodding at best with a few small highlights.

Government approved glam rock and roll

I doubt even nightcore remixing could save this one

meh

A lot of catchy riffs here, elements of power/glam rock at play. Good stuff

Not as good as the other T Rex one, or their wonky folk, but still fun.

Ehh it was fine. I didn't enjoy this as much as the other T. Rex album I got a while back.

Lacks variety in sound, leaving my ears unmotivated to hear most tracks in their entirety. Not for me.

A long and repetitive album. Buick Makane is a belting song. When they turn to straight up rock it sounds great.

t. rex

Ég hef ekki mikið hlustað á T. Rex fyrir utan allra þekktustu lögin sem ég hef samt fílað þannig að það var bara gaman að gefa T. Rex smá pláss og uppgötva að þetta er bara fínasta stöff. Ég mun alveg hlusta á þetta aftur. Mjög gott barasta.

Вроде бодренько и живенько, не слишком скучно но как-то он не запомнился мне

Очень стильно, космично и щепотка выебонов. прям легкая, для красоты алкоальбом: vinho verde

I have never listened to the entire album, so this was a real treat!

Awesome album! Buick Mackane the stand out for me.

That was a tedious listen. Not their best at all. I like Telegram Sam, and Buick McCane but apart from that, my big problem is that all the choruses seemed repetative and go on and on and on and on and...... It seems like that tree couldn't come quick enough towards him. A 2 star effort.

A great album (but I like Electric Warrior more...!)

This was ok. Nothing memorable to me

Unfortunately, this recording was definitely not my thing. It just did not connect with me. I did not hear anything out of the ordinary that, to me, would justify this album or this artist as "must hear".

2024-03-28...

Another favorite of mine. I heard the song Slider on a Coca-Cola commercial and looked up the song. The Shins did a cover of Baby Boomerang.

If I want to listen to something with this kind of sound I'd rather reach for Bowie or The Kinks.

Meh

Wow! Que descubrimiento. Me recuerda a Mika y a Queen en algunas canciones. En cualquier caso me encanta.

Pas mal

Good I guess

this slided mell

Metal guru, is it true?

Not bad, but also not really sure it deserves a spot on this list. Sounded like a Jack White prototype. 5/10 (2.5/5)

alright. not bad, even

It's fine. I liked a couple of the songs and didn't dislike the rest.

Tää on jotenkin rehellistä (rehellisen vitsikästäkin), mutta miksi silti jää minulle etäiseksi, ei saa keskittymään. Kunnon rockia kyllä. Sen verran kuitenkin hyvää taustamusiikkia, että kakkonen tuntuu mitätöinniltä - pidin siis. Haaleenlaimeet mielipiteet.

Tässä biisintekotekniikka alkaa paljastua inspiraation alta. Jälkimmäistäkin on. Mutta mitenhän levy uppoisi ilman Telegram Samia?

Just a really good polished rock album. First time I’ve listened to TRex. Really enjoyed it.

This didn’t really grab me the first time through. I listened a second time and I liked a few tracks. 2.5/5

This is how I like my glam rock. Short and to the point songs covered in a power pop glaze. I had never listened much to T. Rex outside of their hits like “Get it On”, but I really liked this album. There’s some sonic similarities with fellow contemporaries Ziggy Stardust and Roxy Music which is not a bad thing. I see now why T. Rex is cited as an influence for so many artists.

Enjoyed it, but didn’t feel like I’d take much away from this one. Good listen but ultimately not very memorable

Came into this with zero expectations and was a nice surprise. Really nice guitar riffs and good rock voice.

This record is a vibe and I enjoyed it very much. But I’m tired and don’t have energy to put more thought into a review. 3.75/5

Mysticism and pop can be a perfectly fine combination. Sometimes a perfect one. But it can quickly turn turgid if the artist gets dumb about transcendence being antithetical to pop. Suddenly, they think tempo, vibrancy, structure and precision are the enemy.

Lol wow, back to back Levi's (See my review of The Ramones) Def a one trick pony. I am a sucker for that trick tho. I can't help feelin a little bad for Bolan, it's pretty clear he's a Howlin Wolf rippin' glam Bowie wannabe. I can't control my annual hankerings for Jeepster.

Mostly more of the same as Electric Warrior (a 5 star record for me) but just doesn’t do it for me in the same way.

Great glam rock!

metal guru baby strange ballrooms of mars

ridiculous and deeply moving, macho and completely fey, all at the same time

This T. Rex album brings me utter joy. It’s like if Bowie didn’t take himself quite so seriously.

He’s somewhat of a neglected figure now but Marc Bolan was a huge star. He is somewhat limited in his songwriting but boy within those limits he could write. Again the ridiculous limitation of greatest hits compilations means that we listen to all of this and not just the outstanding singles.

Born too late for this album to mean anything nostalgic, I was left trying to like it, which was an alarm bell. So I sat back instead of 'leaning in' and let it do its thing as background. There are some okay tracks. For me it is very dated rock n roll without anything to pick me up or sing along to. But some lyrics made me smile. Nice to hear some of that glam rock era stuff where they fed everything and anything they thought of into the lyrics and didn't take themselves so seriously. They had very stiff competition which this album came out .... For me it isn't much.

Electric Warrior (1971) is Bolan’s 5-star album. Slider was the follow-up, and it’s definitely not in the same league, but it’s better than I remember. In fact, even though I’ve owned the record for decades, I really only remember the 2 singles, Telegram Sam & Metal Guru. So playing it 3 times in the last day has been a revelation. A lot of the songs sound familiar, not because I remember them - they just sound like Bolan songs. Hard to believe that Stevie Wright’s Evie (1973) wasn’t influenced by Buick Mackane. Of the rest, I really like Baby Strange & Rock On. Visconti again shows what a great producer he was. And I did not know that Flo & Eddie supplied the backing vocals - to great effect. I wanna give it 4, but I think it’s a 3.

I own Electric Warrior and a Best of T.Rex LP, and I thought that would fulfill all of my T.Rex needs. And, truly, a best of T.Rex compilation is all that is really necessary to listen to in life, because Marc Bolan released a string of A-grade pop singles in the early 70s. I was really expecting this to be a textbook "two hit singles and filler" album. But I was surprised. I have listened to this album straight through, like, 8 times in the last few days. Don't get me wrong; the lyrics are meaningless drivel. He uses the same stream-of-consciousness, cut-up lyrics writing as Bowie, but he clearly hasn't read as many books. The words are dumb as a box of hammers, but the record sounds like a million bucks and has this strange charm to it. Bolan wasn't much of a guitar player, but as a result he keeps his riffs simple and catchy (if clumsily cribbed from various Chicago blues records). 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. (To hear how much the performances here carry the day, compare Buick Mackane to the stodgy cover by Gun 'n Roses.) Bolan's androgynous presentation can border on camp, but many of the greatest rock frontmen played in that space (Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Little Richard, even Axl Rose to an extent, and it is fun and fascinating). T.Rex hasn't really stayed in the public consciousness. Their songs 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 context. I feel like I need to start dropping some T.Rex into my DJ sets. There are bunch of cracking tunes on this album in addition to the two hit singles, even if they don't stick in the memory too long. Listening to this album is the equivalent to eating a Big Mac; it's fun and tasty and not particularly nutritious, but every now and then you just want one. Nothing wrong with that. Four stars for being the perfect Big Mac meal.

Honestly I like glam rock and I hear traces of Bowie in this but this album had no standout pieces. Boring.

I like T Rex's sound. I've never heard this album before now. Pleasant and fun. Not sure if I will listen to it again, but enjoyed it

Was not familiar with this band whatsoever prior to listening. Was greeted with a very glam-rocky sound, akin to David Bowie, which I can enjoy. A few of the tracks felt like something I've heard before, but couldn't place my finger on them. No song really overstays its welcome and consists of some catchy & silly hooks/choruses too. Particularly memorable tracks included: "Metal Guru", "Rock On", "The Slider", and "Telegram Sam".

Not bad but generic for me

Some songs were cool.

Nope

It’s ok but not really that special, didn’t min listening to it but don’t think I’ll listen to it again

Not bad, not memorable

It has a nice vibe to it but I highly doubt I'll ever return to this album

good classic rock album. not my favourite one i’ve heard but still a very good album. i like the melodies. they sound very unique and the songs are very well put together and the songs are very catchy. 3.5/5

Whenever people say "The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?" the correct answer is always "T Rex'

Not bad for glam rock - actually reminds me of the black keys a bit.

Great album! Will be listening to again.

3.5

I’ve really been sleeping on T. Rex, apparently. Another fantastic album from them. Didn’t vibe with this one quite as much as Electric Warrior, but it’s still really good and has some stellar songs. My favorite songs are “Metal Guru,” “Ballrooms of Mars,” and “Main Man.” Definitely going to listen to a lot more T. Rex going forward.

The sound of each song didn't seem to vary much at first, but then it did and I was pleasantly surprised. 7/10

Nice album. Never heard before.

Besides the well known "Metal Guru" - that got me hooked the whole day - it´s just a solid classic rock album.

Really didn’t grab me. Found myself thinking (wishing) something catchy like Get It On or 20th Century Boy would come on but it was all pretty drab and samey. Obviously got the wrong T Rex album for today.

Ég skil ekki hvernig Marc Bolan var svona stórt nafn, þetta er sama riffið aftur og aftur, áttundaraddanir og lágt mixað brass. Röddin meh. Þið vitið, ekki leiðinlegt en það er til mun betra glam.

There is no doubt when T Rex is playing. Very distinctive sound....seems rather formulaic. Title track is worth a listen,but otherwise I'll pass

T.Rex is incredible.

that was a fun palate cleanser could i write poetry to this? y

Every time I listen to T.Rex; I think “man I need some of him on vinyl”

Gotta love Bolan

Any album with a song named "Chariot Choogle" gets a thumbs up from me.

Anyone who likes the sound and vocals of Marc Bolan will enjoy this record - perhaps not all the tracks. Surprisingly, the songs don't sound old, almost contemporary.

A true classic from the underground but how well does is it in 1001 albums? I’m not sure. 3.25/5.

Enjoyed this! I know the band vaguely and have heard a few songs, but never any albums. Quite enjoyed this one, and saved a number of the tracks to my library. Love the tonality and sounds of the album :)

Metal Guru is a personal favourite of mine, but the only other song on the album I’d listened to previously was Telegram Sam. I was a little disappointed that I didn’t enjoy any of it quite as much as Metal Guru, but there wasn’t a single track that I wanted to skip and the whole thing kept my interest until the end.

I do like a bit T-Rex, nothing I knew on this album though and nothing standing out for it to be in the 4s or 5s territory. Simpsons reference: There is a character called T-Rex, don’t think I can count that as a reference though.

Very enjoyable. Will listen to more T.Rex. Didn't know any of their songs before, although I recognise a few now that I'm playing them. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Was really looking forward to listening to this. I love a bit of T Rex. Loved a couple of these songs ( metal Guru, baby boomerang, and rabbit fighter) Then there is my favourite T Rex song telegram Sam. What an absolute gem of a song. If there was another song as good as this on here, it probably would have been a 5 star review. Also, all the songs were all a sensible length

Kicking off with Metal Guru straight away is a bold way to start an album and I liked it! Just a fun T. Rex album, I listened to them loads years ago and revisiting is really fun. Should listen to them more really.

Favorites: Metal Guru Buick McCane Telegram Sam Chariot Choogle

A completely middle of the road T. Rex album is still better than most non-Bowie glam rock, tbh.

I've listened to Electric Warrior before, so I was expecting the same kind of crunchy glam rock, but this was way more psychedelic and interesting than I expected it to be. Don't see myself returning to it a lot but still very interesting.

Buick McCane is my favorite on here. Definitely a distinct vibe and obvious influence for Ty Segall. Paradoxically feels a little grimier and glammier than other early 70's rock. Ringo took the pic on the front cover. Less vision but similar sound to spiders era Bowie.

Cool hat, already forgot what this sounds like though unfortunately

Tengi ekkert sérstaklega við þetta.

If their last album was the tipping point into a new genre, this is them assuming command. This is great 70s glam.

5/10

It was an easy listen! Reminded me of school of rock.

Un T. Rex toujours aussi brutal avec les dinosaures plus faibles mais je pense qu'il est trop tard pour essayer de le faire changer...

On connaît la rengaine, un nouveau dévorage de proie absolument pas nécessaire de la part du T-rex, quand va donc s'arrêter cette folie ??

It's alright. Nothing that I disliked, but also not likely one that'll spend much time in my ears.

Always avoided T. Rex for some reason, I think I assumed it would be a bit pompus, but this is great. Reminded me of the glam era of Bowie, if a bit rockier. Some of the solos can go a bit OTT for me, but thats glam rock on a whole isnt it?! Way better than expected, flew by, strangely I’m not too sure how fast Ill be returning. I think I need to be in the mood for this. Either way, cracking. 4.5

Not really sure of the appeal of glam rock, though think I'd struggle to name what glam rock is outside of trex. Is Elton John glam rock? I do think children of the revolution is a decent song so it was very frustrating that about 3 of these songs were ripping it off. They must have been running out of ideas at this point. It's not appalling but I'd struggle to give it any compliments.

Some good bits, but I definitely lost interest mid-way through. All too samey.

I enjoyed this to start with but 3/4 of the way though I had definitely had enough. Highlights: Metal Guru The Slider Telegram Sam

Not that familiar with t rex at all really but was expecting to quite enjoy this. I'm a little bit disappointed. It was good in parts, but I was losing interest in the middle. Was some interesting stuff at the start and end though.

It's like a bunch of rock and pop artists came together to make an interesting sort of fusion alternative rock. Pretty solid all around

That was unexpectedly good. I heard a couple of songs that I've heard covers of. All said I've enjoyed it enough that I am going to download the entire discography and add it to my collection

Old favourite

Ingenious pop music

This was impressive for sure. Didn't always capture my attention but there were sections of the album I really enjoyed. Will have to revisit this one later because I can see my rating for it getting higher. Another album that is so close to a 4 but I just can't justify now. Fav songs: - Metal Guru - The Slider - Rabbit Fighter - Baby Strange - Ballrooms of Mars

Not bad, liked their first album a bit better, but still found this enjoyable.

This record sounds like 1972 and thats cool. Not bad. Not great.

this thing is filled with short but great songs. The first run of six is unreal, as is the closer

Love T Rex. Never heard of them before this list. It’s like finding new classics rock.

I have been effin’ my ear holes with this record for the past 30 years! My dad turned me on to this in my teens and it only gets better with age. Glam jams from a true rock god!

Got a bit of the Beatles in here, I felt like this guy was a precursor to Billy Corgan

Nice but not my style

Not really my speed

As a kid in the US, the classic rock stations only played Get It On typically. I didn't dip my toe into T.Rex much beyond that. In the age of streaming, there's a much lower barrier to entry to try out new music, and I'm glad I did. On the first listen of this one, I really like it. Hearing the T.Rex DNA from Get It On in an album context was intriguing.

Underdog rock that you can see paved the way for the lo-fi indie rock of bands like \"pavement\". The highs are high and the lows are boring. Was nor grasped at all points but can see why the sound of T.REX is acclaimed as a godfather for a certain type of indie rock that isn't always my favorite. Would like to give it another shot but wasn't totally gripping for a first listen. 3.5/5

Great listen

Great stuff!!

Kinda boring to be honest (2.5/5)

Love the hard sabbath-style rock, but the slapback effect on the drums gets very old. Hadn’t heard a single track on this album before somehow. Baby Strange was the standout for me.

T. Rex is better than I would have thought, always heard it is 'glamrock' and so thought would be bit boring (-: Music reminds me Bowie also some Suede songs. Best I liked was the weird backing vocals, really fascinating. Still my mind kept wandering after few songs, so 3 stars it is.

some were good, some were very annoying

Day8 - not my favorite t. rex album

Red dead T. Rex redemption. Second album but the icon T. Rex. I did not like Electric Warrior. Will The Slider change my mind in T. Rex? .... .... .... Nope. I felt that this album wasn't better nor worse. Just the same thing. Except there wasn't anything memorable about this record. Unlike Bang A Gong from Electric Wizard. This album in fact wins an award for the worst back up singing in a rock album. The one song that I didn't mind.. 'Chariot Choogle' has this cool riff that opens the song. It's pretty awesome. Maybe that riff is the memorable part. But there is back up singing that literally sounds like someone is strangling the Brothers' Gibb from The Bee Gees. All at once. Or maybe slowly burning them with fire. But God damn.. Does the back up singing ruin this song. It isn't even worth listening to. The guitar solo is weird and interesting but that whiney "awwwwwwwwwwwWWWWwwwwwwWWWW" from the back up singer ruins it. Then the last song... It's slow tempo with a nice voice but this shrill back up singer has to sing the same line as the singer... And just fuckin ruins it. Imagine having a song and then you ask a good friend to lay a track down... And then they give you this? And you feel bad... So you keep it but deep down, you just want to run a hot shower and sit crossed legged and cry. Because that's how I picture the aftermath of this. I would be so dissatisfied with it... More than I am right now. Perhaps this is purposely done this way. Which is probably true... And just reaffirms that T. Rex is Zero for Two to me! This isn't a 1/5... But it's a low 2. A cunt hair over 2. Should be a 1 though.. As T. Rex further disappointed me.

A fun time

1/11/24. Fun album! Lays a lot of the foundation for glam and stadium rock that other bands used.

Solid, some good riffs. First one on list I had not heard before.

Fun vibes. Good vinyl to put on. Electric Warrior is way better though.

New album for me. British punk rock isn't my thing but glad I listened to it

Not as good as Electric Warrior

It doesn't have a stand-out banger like "20th Century Boy," but this is still a solid glam rock offering. 3.5 stars.

T. Rex are glam rock gods. Metal Guru is one of my favorites of the genre & it's rumored that Morrissey was so taken with the tune, he was inspired to write The Smiths song Panic. The rest of the album is top notch rock.

I was kind of hoping for something a little heavier, I guess. Was kind of a let down for me.

infuriatingly repetitive and repetitively infuriating. boring Significant 30/93 Liked 14/93 Added 4/93 NNN

Have gained new appreciation for T Rex in the last year.

Easy going, garage rock with a hint of aggression. Combines a multitude of sounds; Beach Boys, Beatles, Bowie. Lyrics are kind of bland and/or meaningless. Overall it was fine. It wasn't bad, but neither was it very special. If this is playing I won't complain, but I also won't seek it out. Favorites: Metal Guru Least Favorites: Spaceball Ricochet,

Another knew-to-me find from this project. Knew of the band but not the music. Really fun groove.

Man what a fun, fun album. I wasn't very familiar with this band (I only knew Bang a Gong) but I really enjoyed this album. The songs were fun, catchy and meshed well together. I expect I'll be listening to this one a lot in the near future

Just not a fan of the overcooked vocals and incessant aaaaaaaaaaah backing vocals.

Rock. No está mal. Me suenan.

I’m not quite as enamored of this album of other reviewers seem to be, but i do enjoy Marc Bolan’s slinky vocals and twisty wordplay. It’s interesting to wonder what he might have accomplished were it not for his untimely death.

Sunny, laid-back and fully fuzz-drenched. You can tell from the melodies and the simple lyrics than Marc Bolan started as a folk songwriter. I'll be honest in that some of the refrains repeat a bit too much for my taste ("Metal Guru", I'm looking at you) but there's a bluesy bounce and a modern production style that make this album timeless. It mostly doesn't land for me ("mid", as the kids would say) but I think that's a me problem. Everyone should check this out -- it'll probably suit most listeners very well.

I enjoyed this one but preferred the first half of the record to the second. Regardless, I liked the energy of all the songs even if I didn't love the vocals.

Two songs - 'Metal Guru' and 'Telegram Sam' - are quintessential glam rock. Rather than the yob stomp of Slade or the teddy boy revivalism of Mud, T.Rex's particular flavour was more rooted in the faerie folk and lilting, lyrical impressionism of their acoustic past, buoyed by the ethereal backing vocals of Flo and Eddie. Genuinely, the two chart smashes aside, the rest is filler. The half-decent filler tends to be the more raucous stuff - 'Rock On' and 'Buick Mackane' existing at the more palatable end of the spectrum. I'm afraid when the acoustic guitars come out - 'Ballrooms of Mars', anyone? - it all gets a bit embarrassing. Is Bolan's voice a bit of an acquired taste? It's certainly idiosyncratic. Also, there are more strings in the arrangements than I had expected. Three stars. 'Chariot Choogle' is an awful song title, and better in execution than the name suggests. 'Main Man', by the same token, is worse.

Really solid from start to finish.

I enjoyed it. Catchy songs with high replayability: Rock On (favorite) Buick McCane Telegram Sam Chariot Choogle Main Man

Fun.

En stadig trea.

An underrated band, and a good album.

Marc Bolan is awesome.

these guys suck

mostly ok, but boring

A couple of classic tunes here !

Not that into it

Good T. rex. Ballrooms of mars is great

1972. Not great. Generic guitar solos and would've been better as an instrumental. I was leaning towards 2/5 until the dreadful last song.

Simply put, I do not like the singers voice and so I could not enjoy this album. The instrumentation was great but unfortunately that doesn't matter in the end.

Nice finding!

goody good

Wut

California Stars Way over Yonder in the Minor Key

It feels like the band relied heavily on the formula that worked for them. Pity. Skip this album and listen to Electric Warrior instead, a much better album. Overall: 2/10

T.Rex is a great artist and this album stood out.

I liked quite a lot of the songs, although I feel like some of the songs are too slow. The drummer quite audibly speeds up in quite a few of them and I feel like he's finding it hard to play so slow

This was considerably better than the earlier T Rex album I had in The Project. It felt far more Bowie influenced and a little less of the Glitter-esque stomp yer feet and jumpsuits end of Glam. Baby Boomerang is a cracking song, and this is definitely an album I'll come back to repeatedly.

Bang a gong, get it on. 4 stars.

Hell yeah

I liked this.

Very good

These guys were ahead of their time! I can hear their influence in a lot of today’s rock music.

Didn't feel this one. Almost marked down to a 1

mid :/

it was fun! i did notice that his lyrics kind of followed the same pattern aka saying the name of the song over and over for the chorus

Good

i knew i would like some of the songs as i already have like 2/3 somewhere in my playlists, i just didn’t know id like the whole album. really cool and chill and i will go and probably listen to all the rest of them at some point too. made me want to watch the film slackers again, which i will this weekend. and take some photos with my camera too, so overall? really good!

Yeah like this one. My kinda music. Still sounds relevant today

Good

pretty bad

More showy than t Rex's other record in here, bit also a little more bland. I feel the pop sensibilities of Marc Bolan are still here, but you have to look a little harder to find them.

Let me clarify that what I'm about to say isn't a bad thing. Technically this could be considered a good thing. To me, this sounds like Ziggy Stardust without all of the personality of Bowie's character or the conceptual aspects of the albums. This album sonically is still good. It has the flair of glam rock with a hint of theatrics in it's execution, but it also feels like it is still latching onto the sound of the late 60's and early 70's, where guitars got more distorted and drums got heavier. Marc's vocals really do remind me a lot of David Bowie. I believe there might be some sort of character that he is trying to play, but I didn't really pick up on anything. Again, it is why I say there is definitely some Bowie inspiration here. I mean granted, this only came out like a month after Ziggy Stardust. Rating: 6/10

I just didn't really like it. Felt so samey, didn't really interest me at all. I love boomer rock, but this just drudged on.

Mystical dad rock

It was okay, but nothing really stood our to me.

Parece o começo do hard rock, mas mais com cara de rascunho mesmo.

A good album! Likely not meant to be listened to in one go, but in chunks it is a solid collection of songs

# 90 : This is ok, Better than average, but not great. Favourite Track : Telegram Sam Listened : 18/10/2023

While I came to Telegram Sam through Bauhuas, I enjoyed this record with the hindsight and distance that history can afford. Therefore, my listening was also without any sentimental connection or nostalgia. Three stars despite some five star songs.

51/100

I thought I liked T. Rex, but this album really bugged me. I can't put my finger on exactly why; perhaps a bit repetitive, and the vocals a bit whiney for my taste? All I know is that I was happy when it finished.

4.5 could be weirder. Wish it were weirder. I like when it’s weird.

The world was robbed of a great musician.

Rock

This one is fine, not excited by it nor do I dislike it. Pretty boring at times. 3/5

I liked this one. It was interesting.

Musically repetitive, especially the use of echo in the lead singers voice.

Such a great classic rock album!

Meh

Oh man …

Classic rock, can feel a bit samey but formula works

Dit is wel leuke muziek. Lekker rustige rock muziek. ***

Son toujours très cool. Pas au niveau de T-rex warrior, mais très bon. "Metal Guru", "Telegram Sam"...

Very solid Rock Album.

Not bad, this is my first time listening to T. Rex other than hearing Bang a Gong on the radio. Fun glam rock, it does get kind of repetitive after a while though. Wish the album was 20% shorter and 20% faster.

One of my earliest albums. Some classics but does sound dated now

Another great album from the glam era Not as good as Electric Warrior IMO, but it’s still a highlight of Bolan’s very influential career Favourite tracks: Metal Guru, Rock On, The Slider, Telegram Sam, Main Man

This was a good ol’ romp of glam rock wasn’t it! Enjoyed it well, but not enough to rush out and buy it or add it to my list. Bloody good though!

Not as good as electric warrior but still a good sounding classic rock album that has some variety in the songs. A couple songs sounded similar to the black keys with heavy blues sound. Some other were a bit more poppy. And there were some that were more guitar and rock. This is a good way to compose an album. Would revisit this one. 6.7/10

This feels like I'm listening to a regular 80s/90s rock album but I've done a tiiiiny bit of heroin

I like this. T. Rex is a always a good listen.

Not my style, sounds a little like David Bowie.

I don't get it, sorry

A little bit sleazy and a lot of fun. My thing with glam rock is weird bc I'm honestly not even much a fan of the visual style, which I know was a big piece of the appeal at the time. I guess I feel like they were carrying forward the legacy of 60s pop moreso than the other "new" genres of the 70s: lots of attention to melody, simplicity, immediacy. Anyway it's good. Catchy songs, good guitars. Best song: Rock On

Best Song: Buick McCane. I like the groove here. Worst Song: Spaceball Ricochet. The only thing worse than amateur scatting is when the notes that make of the scatting are just breathy exhales. Overall: Is glam rock the worst of all rocks? I struggle to think of a worse one. Everything is so cheesy, all the vocals sound like their sung through plastered-on smiles. Soulless music. Music performed by animatronics.

Rock suave y tranquilo de comienzos de los 70. No excesivamente revolucionario. Influencia para otra serie de grupos. Le ha faltado un punto más de agresividad o de energía

Alfa glam and guitar. Metal Guru, The Slider, Telegram Sam.

almost good sometimes. ballroom of mars

Boring

Для глэм-рока неплох, 2.5/5

Meh

10/10 absolutely incredible bursting with talent not one second wasted

Love T.Rex, this isn’t an album Iv given as much time as EW, so really enjoyed it today, added into my regular rotation. One of glams rocks best.

Reasonably distinct from the Anglo nonsense tradition is Anglo unhingement. Any T. Rex promises on that front are answered and then some on The Slider. Pick it up in suspiciously wet left ear sounds on the title track. Carry on with glances at track titles as appropriate. Mind-expanding in a dimension of its own. Another first-rate entry in guitar music not to think on overlong.

Boogie woogie shoogie oogie.

ambient bolan

solid rock album, a bit on the softer rock side, not bad

- Never listened to a T Rex album in full before - Kind of what I was expecting, good but nothing spectacular - Opening track was probably the best - Fav songs: Metal Guru, Rock On, Spaceball Ricochet

Very good but same as the one I know

Ik vind T. Rex altijd wel tof, maar dat andere album dat we hadden was een stukje leuker.

Mwah, kon mij niet zo bekoren

Dit begon aardig maar werd eigenlijk steeds vervelender. Tot ik er op een gegeven moment echt geïrriteerd door werd - dat gezemel en lijzige gemiep. Hou op man!

Ach ja.

That was actually pretty dull. I thought I'd like it since I've heard of them being a inspiration to a lot of later rock bands. Not sure if it's aged terribly but it seemed slow, simplistic, and simply not catchy. Metal Guru was the closest they came to being interested, but it turned it out to be a dropping off point rather than a jumping off point. Shame.

Perhaps the only track I have heard from T.Rex is "Bang a Gong" (not on this album). The lead singer's voice is easily recognizable. The Slider is a consistent album, but not sure if I'm hearing enough diversity in the music to keep my attention. "Baby Boomerang" caught my attention for a bit, but "Chariot Choogle" is a track I'd rather not sit through again. This album sits in a firm 3 star rating - it was an okay album but I don't see a reason to revisit.

It was goodd i had a nice time listening to it, ive listened to few of their songs before so yeah 7,5/10

It hasn't got any of his most famous tracks on it, but it's still a very solid album.

Depressing dirge and repetitive non sensible lyrics

While the songs all sound kind of the same, I like the sounds. Good guitar parts and accents, harmonically interesting, decent production.

A friend of mine described this as "no-frills glam rock" before i dove in for a listen. I protested, because, well, glam rock is literally ALL frills. What the fuck is glam if not frills? It makes sense, though. If you distilled it down to its essence, this is what would come out the other side. A frilly frill-less 3.5/5

maybe it’s just because the album cover kinda looks like that girl with her hat but this album feels like it could exist in the original 1982 Blade Runner world. obviously not in the story we see but i feel like it could exist in a lighter story set in the same universe. idk

I've never listened to a T Rex album and had no idea he made so many - 12 in total. This is a great album, full of tunes and sound and attitude and a real find.

Ok

I wish I liked more of this , probably at a 2.6

not for me i’m afraid

So fun listening to a band that influenced everyone from New York Dolls and The Smiths through Poison and even The Darkness. Ballrooms of Mars is straight David Bowie.

listened

The lead singer on this album cover looks like the lovechild of Noel Fielding and Slash (of Guns & Roses) cosplaying as Willy Wonka

An album that didn’t particularly excite me but didn’t upset me either. T Rex seems to be at their best when they’re playing whimsical nonsense songs, but this album still seems to be lacking in ways which makes me question why this is considered a great album. It’s in the weird gray area where I don’t love the album, which would lend credence to it’s praise, but I don’t feel as though the album was offensive to me either, meaning I see the appeal it has for others. 5.5/10

Jag har lyssnat på det här albumet förut tror jag. Jag gillar det ändå. Har lyssnat mest på Ballrooms Of Mars tidigare och den är fortfarande fantastisk <3

This album made me want to listen to Electric Warrior.

Ehh

9/13

Nice med det utrop marc bolab

Slider to her DMs 😂 fine album btw

The shlider

T. Rex is my #1 ‘three drinks and two hits’ band. When I’m the perfect level of buzzed, no other band sounds as good. This album is top to bottom great, always a blast to put on. “Metal Guru” is a gold standard start-with-a-bang opener, “Main Man” is a *chef’s kiss* mid-tempo closer and in between are 11 more riff-centric sexy as hell glam rock songs. I have a special place in my heart for “Spaceball Ricochet,” which I’ve listened to on repeat in the past. There’s something very romantic about that song to me.

Great intro track. Love the swinging drums and back-and-forth vocal part. Funny name too. I've heard about this band but never went out to listen to them. I'll always remember my highschool art teacher Mr. Hill loved T.REX and he had drawn a T.REX onto his smock and I remember thinking he was a cool guy. Unfortunately I didn't catch a lot of my stream-of-consciousness thoughts while listening because I was pretty busy while listening but I will say that I did enjoy this album and I liked how many sing-along sort of choruses they had. You can tell that they had a lot of intention behind big repeatable ideas in the songs on this album and their loose, swinging rhythms and harmonies really loud a nice foundation for the music. I enjoyed it enough for a 3/5 and I think if I had something more attached to this album that I would more easily give it a 4.

Very good. Was ready for it to end by the last few tracks.

I do not care for glam rock. 2/5

Liked the Rabbit song and liked the whole thing enough to listen to it 3 times.

this album is tight and rocks hard. the previous t-rex on this list was a little more like run of the mill music from this era. this album, however, did some more adventurous things. it doesnt rely only on blues heavy riffs (though they are present). furious and fast paced. big body guitar. fuzzzzzzz. yehaaawww.