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- “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” (Electric Warrior, 1971) Built on a Bo Diddley-esque shuffle, powered by a Chuck Berry-inspired riff, and glistening with a lithe, beguiling sexuality that is all Marc Bolan, “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” is one of those immediately arresting pop hits that never wears out its welcome.
- “The Slider” (The Slider, 1972) The title track to T. Rex’s second-best album is a masterful lesson in musical restraint, with the drum beat stumbling in like a grinning stoner while the electric guitar growls like a drugged wild animal.
- “Jeepster” (Electric Warrior, 1971) Opening with drummer Bill Legend’s shuffling boogie beat (he often deployed a sly trick where the beat sounds like it’s about to trip all over itself before easing into a confident but casual lock), “Jeepster” is a delirious cauldron of jump blues, spiky guitar riffs and libidinous hissing.
- “Children of the Revolution” (single, 1972) Glam rock was often criticized for eschewing intricacies in favor of straightforward song structures, so it’s deliciously fitting that Bolan’s glam generational anthem barely bothers with verses; at two minutes and a half, “Children of the Revolution” gets to the howling falsetto of the chorus as quickly and often as possible on this surprisingly tough rocker.
Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Get It On lyrics: Well you're dirty and sweetClad in black, don't look back, and I love youYou're dirty and sweet, oh yeahWell you're s...
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EMI. A&M. Fly. Formerly of. T. Rex. John's Children. Marc Bolan (/ ˈboʊlən / BOH-lən; born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English guitarist, singer-songwriter and poet. He was a pioneer of the glam rock movement in the early 1970s with his band T. Rex. [ 1 ] Bolan strongly influenced artists of many genres ...
T. Rex (originally Tyrannosaurus Rex) were an English rock band formed in London in 1967 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan, who was their leader, frontman and only consistent member. Though initially associated with the psychedelic folk genre, Bolan began to change the band's style towards electric rock in 1969, and shortened their name to T. Rex the following year.
- ‘Mambo Sun’
- ‘I Love to Boogie’
- ‘Jeepster’
- ‘Metal Guru’
- ‘Hot Love’
- ‘Children of The Revolution’
- ‘Ride A White Swan’
- ‘Bang A Gong (Get It On)’
- ‘Cosmic Dancer’
- ’20th Century Boy’
Taken from T. Rex’s critically acclaimed 1971 album Electric Warrior, ‘Mambo Sun’ is perhaps one of the easiest ways to introduce the complexity of Bolan’s character and artistic prowess to a lamen. Not one of Bolan’s biggest hits, they’ll follow shortly, but one of the songs that showed off exactly what he could do. The hypnotic tone of the palmed...
There’s not much to say about a track like ‘I Love to Boogie’ that cannot be understood by the first bouncing moments of the song. If you didn’t get it from the title of the track, this one is from the aforementioned party-starting set and has a habit of turning any barren dancefloor into a sweat-fest. Driven by the quirky bassline and underpinned ...
One of Bolan’s most well known hits has all the hallmarks of a classic T. Rex track. A bumping bassline which hints at the classic R&B of old, all punctuated with Bolan’s poetic lyrics and his undeniably charismatic delivery—half waif, half potent poet. Another track taken from the band’s seminal album Electric Warriorthe 1971 hit song may have rea...
A number one single is always worth revisiting and 1972’s ‘Metal Guru’ acts as T. Rex’s final moment on top of the pop music pile. The song has a sensational refrain which puts Bolan quite possibly in his prime. Lyrically the song is also from the top draw too. “It is a festival of life song. I relate ‘Metal Guru’ to all Gods around. I believe in a...
From the last to the first, one of the band’s finest songs is, of course, there first number one single. Perhaps more important than the release of the track, which is as bolshy and bruising as the title may lead you to believe, was Bolan’s appearance on Top of the Popsbecause of it. It allowed Bolan to bring his very special brand of glam rock to ...
Apart from being a rallying and unifying moment in rock, a song which suggests that the best is yet to come with the current crop of youngsters providing the cultural revolution the world was in such desperate need for (whether they did it or not is a mother conversation), the song also has an all-star band. As well as Bolan on vocals and T. Rex fi...
T. Rex’s first song released with their shortened name (having previously gone by Tyrannosaurus Rex) ‘Ride A White Swan’ has gone on to embody everything that made Bolan such a force to be reckoned with. Notorious for its hand-clapping beat and electric guitar the song slowly made its way up the charts. The song was released on the 24th of October ...
If there was one song that fans and non-fans of Marc Bolan could point to as his most famous song then it would be ‘Get It On’. Taken from the band’s album Electric Warrior, the song has become a mainstay tune for anyone looking to revisit the best of the 20th century. Re-titled for America, it was the first song to make waves across the pond for T...
There are few songs which distil the grandeur and gilded personality of Marc Bolan as well as ‘Cosmic Dancer’. From the song’s most poignant refrain “I was dancing when I was 12” which hints at a life waiting to be given the spotlight, to the track’s incandescent groove, it’s almost impossible to dislike this song. It is, quite simply, one of Bolan...
If you ever needed a riff to wake up your soul, shake the sinews of your tired body into something a little freer, and fill your heart up with the good grace of groove-filled glam rock then all you need is T. Rex’s ’20th Century Boy’. Quite possibly one of the decade’s defining anthems, this song has a habit of making you feel good or, at the very ...
This band was orginally formed in 1967 in London by singer & guitarrist Marc Bolan, drummer Steve Porter and two other musicians as 'Tyrannosaurus Rex' but t...
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T.Rex – the creation of Marc Bolan, the band’s leader, creative director and sole song-writer – was born out of the late-1960s’ hippy counter-culture. Bolan’s road to superstardom took ...
