Reviews (page 11 of 13)
I went in really only knowing "Get It On", which strikes me as a classic "white guy" rock song. Not bad, but I wasn't expecting much. This was better than I expected... yet it's still just one of those "7 out of 10" albums, of which there are many, so I'm rounding down to 3 stars. I liked it more than expected though, so at least there's that. But I will never go out of my way to listen to it again.
Bang a Gong is a classic but not much else stuck with me on this one
Back to back classic rock type albums for us, and they're hitting me about the same. I've never really known this artist or album, but obviously "Bang a Gong" is familiar. Aside from that, some other enjoyable tunes too. Overall, very competent, solid rock album. Nothing too memorable, but it's good. Favorite tracks: Bang a Gong, Mambo Sun, Monolith, Lean Woman Blues. Album art: Really love this one, bold and powerful. Ghostly, electric outline of a man, his guitars, and a tower of amps. Just an extremely effective and memorable cover, even moreso than the music. 3.5/5
Dirty, sweet, and still banging that gong over 50 years later. Enjoyable listen. Mean while I’m still thinking… (2.9*s)
Surprisingly fun
It sounds great and there’s a stylishness to it that’s appealing. However, it’s hard for me to hear this as anything other than glam-era Bowie but with worse songs sung by a far less compelling singer.
This album had some good moments, but said moments got lost in how every song sounded the same.
I was only related to the song "Get It On" 'cause i've listened to it a few times. The album has good songs, good vocals, good rhytms. Yeah... it'll pass.
This was alright, nothing really grabbed me.
Sometimes an album just irritates me and I don’t know of more of the blame lies with the music or with me. Either way, that was the case here. 2.5 rounded up
Another album where I can appreciate the influence on other bands I like, but overall just not for me. 2.5/5
It's very bluesy at times. Lean Woman Blues especially, but it's good if you like that kind of thing. Bang a Gong is the big hit, but Girl is a nice one too. Everything kind of just plods along.
decently good
Heralded as the ushering in of the glam rock movement - and I can see why
It was fine, didn’t really grab my attention
Ok, i guess
Overall -I dig, another rock album that has great blues. I enjoyed it but wasn’t amazed Mambo Sun -loving the guitar, hating the singing Cosmic Dance -damn is that pedal on their guitar? Is the guitar being pushed backwards through the amp?? Jeepster -ok kinda bluesy? Lean Woman Blues -broooo the fucking bluess Bang a Gong -OOOOOOOOOH The Motivator -again with the blues
You can’t be mad about an album like this. It’s well written well played and has a decent amount of variety. Nothing all that special about it either in my opinion and seems pretty lack luster in the broader scheme of this list.
This album was much better than I expected going in since I only knew "Bang a Gong" prior. It has a similar vibe throughout, a bit repetitive but listenable. I didn't really know what kind of music T. Rex was making but I wouldn't really consider this glam rock. It's fine.
T. Rex brings the swagger on this album. I'm down for some early glam rock. Can def hear some Bowie likeness. Been looking to add to my collection but always a high price tag. Belongs in the list indeed.
Very enjoyable solid album. Really dug Mambo Sun and Bang a Gong is a well-known classic. Some very fine deep cuts to accompany. I dug the vibe pretty much the whole way through. Never knew T Rex was such a big influence on glam-rock roots. What a great slice from a band I only was exposed to 1 song of previously. 3.41 stars
One of the better mixed albums on this list. I really enjoyed listening to this, though nothing stood out as exceptional at the same time.
T-Rex.. why do I feel like I should know this artist? I like it. Sounds kinda like oldies and rock mashed together. Hm, the most popular song on spotify by him is Bang a Gong, which is also on this album. So we'll see if I recognize it. I did not recognize it. BUT now I know why he sounded familiar! Quentin Tarantino used the song Jeepster in Death Proof!! Thanx Quentin. Oh! Get it on! I know that one too. meh, 3 stars.
Listened to this album a lot when I was younger and enjoyed it. I think I liked it more then than now. Still a good album. Favorites Cosmic Dancer and Bang a Gong.
I only knew Bang a Gone (Get It On) from this band, and honestly I never liked it that much. I was hoping their other stuff was better and more glam rock like Sweet or Slade, but this album was just too...mellow, and just kind of mediocre overall. Finally, on the very last track of the album (Rip Off) they wake up and start glamming it up. Why wasn't more of the album like this?
Was a fun listen but if felt it became kind of repetitive
Decent album, with some groovy themes throughout. Nothing too memorable really, other than the one song nearly everyone has heard for some reason or another.
Good album. Pretty chill. Kind of like Steely Dan with a fuzz box...
early 70’s glam rock. catchy songs. very strong bowie vibes at times. quality listen. highlights: “monolith”, “get it on”, “rip off”
That was nice. This was one I had as a cassette back in the day, and it was good then, and I think it's better now! If you listen to any classic rock radio station, all you will hear from this is Bang a gong. But they really should play Life's a gas or Rip off, or some of the other gems on this one.
Was surprised by Get it On, great but seemed outta nowhere
2.5 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Muy divertido. 3/5.
A couple of good songs. All in all, don’t think this is one I’ll revisit
A nice chill vibe
I never understood the appeal of this album. Sounds like a bunch of acoustic hippie bullshit with some electric guitars on top. “Jeepster” and “Bang a Gong (Get it on)” are the notable exceptions.
Bang the gong. Get it on.
Aika hyvä 3.5/5 Jep
Fun album…kinda weird noises from the lead singer at times…groovy bluesy stuff. Not really my thing though.
The closest thing to my taste in music but didn’t really grab my attention enough to listen to the lyrics
I really enjoyed lean woman blues, bang a gong (get it on), and monolith. I loved the instrumental elements and I liked how it was a softer rock album than some of the others I’ve listened to. Overall, I probably wouldn’t listen to it again front to back but I loved this style of rock
Not bad but unsure I’ll listen again
idk probablemente le ocupo dar otra oportunidad
Nice vibe here. "Cosmic Dancer" is lyrically fun. And it has that Lou Reed 50s-but-make-it-punk energy.
Holds up ok for early 70s blues, odd song would sound good
2 good songs, others were eh
Just like everyone else that was alive in 1971, I'm familiar with Get it On and thought of T Rex as a one hit wonder. This album goes a long way to dispel that notion. Although a bit simplistic at times, it showcases a breadth and versatility that I did not expect. This is a solid album that doesn't need to make any excuses fir being included on the list.
Get It On is definitely the highlight of the album. Okay bluish feel to the rest of the songs. I can understand why it was popular in its day.
You can probably skip this one. Just listen to get it on and imagine 10 variations of that. Done. Repetitive but fun 7/10
Fun 70s rock. I liked the surreal lyrics and the groove.
It was an alright album overall, didn't really feel the glam rock until it came to the sixth track with Get It On, that has been heard in a bunch of media since it's inception. The whole album is a bit all over the place in terms of style but somehow manages to pull it together in a somewhat cohesive manner. Best: Jeepster Worst: Monolith
Inumin.
Fair to middling. A couple hopping songs, a couple I recognized, mostly background noise. Bang a gong!
It took me 3 tries to get to listening this album all the way through since I was busy each time. By the time I got to the 3rd though it was actually pretty solid. Bang a gong baby
Really nice chill album. only complaint is it felt like it dragged on a little longer than i wanted it to.
Ha sido el primer álbum que he escuchado y me ha encantado. Son unos ritmos super tranquilos y aun que tenían esa parte de rock me han recordado mucho también a los Beatles. La de Bang a Gong es la mas famosa y la parte del estribillo me encanta con las voces agudas detrás y el ritmo, me recuerda a las bandas sonoras de las películas americanas, Lo que mas me ha gustado de las canciones son los tonos del fondo y las dobles voces, además de la parte instrumental.
I liked it, but not really my bag
100 ALBUMS! I have reached another milestone, and with it comes another album to listen to. Is "Electric Warrior" by T. Rex worthy of being my 100th album? I'm not sure. Despite the fact that I haven't heard of this album until now, this album definitely deserves to be on the list. It was one of the first, if not the first, glam rock albums ever made, which is definitely significant in my books. You can really hear that too. There were multiple parts in this album where I thought, "Yeah, I can see how this influenced David Bowie". In a way, the connection to the first album I ever gave a 5 kind of do make this deserving of being album #100. But is this album good? Yeah. The singing isn't my favorite. Sometimes it's good but it isn't always that way and it's kind of weird for some songs. The writing has good aspects such as interesting concepts and good imagery, but isn't always the most intriguing. The album is slightly repetitive, but it's not that big of a deal. Overall, this is a decent album that is worthy of being on this list, but not quite the big celebration I was hoping to get with album 100. Maybe #200 will be something great. High 3/5.
Pure and simple Rock! OK!
Pretty good, nice hip twist on traditional rock and roll.
pretty deece
I wasn’t blown away but only listened once
I was familiar with a few of their songs but not aware of T Rex as a band. Sad to learn the lead died at such an early age.
The only song I recognized off this album was "get it on bang a gong". I've heard it many times on classic rock stations. Other than that, the reat of the songs were pretty generic 70s rock
It's a shame Bolan died as early as he did. There's a lot of potential that was never realized on this album.
This has an immaculate mood, in a normal context I'd have found cringe to be compared to a car (?) but Bolan sells it and I don't know how. Enjoyed every song, some more some less but it's not granted in a LP. (I don't like numeric ratings, I just give 3 to anyone)
The big hits are classics for a reason. The other tracks didn’t hold my attention between those songs.
Enjoyable grooves. Bang a Gong is a great song but not great enough to up the album’s rating beyond a 3.
Not as upbeat as I expected. Hoping for more of the songs to be like Bang a Gong. Good album. 3
I like some of the deep cuts beyond their big hit
Great album, several good tunes, surprising addition to Bang a Gong.
Besser hörbar als das letzte, aber auch nicht meins
It's a good album. I'd prefer The Slider.
Equal parts Bowie/Beatles rip-off with passable blues guitar work...
Pretty rad stuff. Get it on!
Glam Rock....I have heard a couple if these songs. Get It On (Bang a Gong) is the best on the album. It's got some unique sounds and an interesting vibe. Not bad...
This album wasn’t a Rip Off, more like a Cosmic Dancer.
yllättävä fanisuosikkki albumi, kivaa rokkia 70-luvulta. ei muuta. tiedä miten tämä präjähtänyt tälläinen tavanomainen poppisetti stratosfääriin tällä sivustolla kiva että jengi tykkäää hyvä hyvä... viisaan itämaan tietäjän sanoja lainaen : popowosci i belkotliwemu charakterowi nie da sie tego odczuc. HEHHEH aina naurattaa... get it on
Good glam rock album, 'Get In On' is a big hit, though the others don't stand out that much. None of the songs are have the 'wow' effect but as an album it's consistent and interesting. Somewhere between 3 and 4 but I'm giving it a 3 now.
I'm familiar with The Power Station's cover of Get It On, and I heard of T.Rex but didn't realize they had recorded it in the 70s.
I can recognize that this is probably good, but it’s just not really my thing
I figured I would detest this, but it actually wasn't too bad and sounded remarkably fresh considering it's over 50 years old now. It hasn't suddenly made me like glam rock, but there was surprisingly little filler, just a solid album with some pretty tight songs on it.
Bit more modern than the previous one. Slower but interesting. Got halfway through
Leppoisa henkistä rockia blues ja southern vaikutuksilla. Hiukan jopa modernia ikäisekseen. Get It On taisi olla jostain tuttu.
Solid, didn't love it.
Decent. 3/5
Knew nothing about T. Rex other than a couple hits and that they were from the UK. Interesting, unique, just a skilled guitar player saying yea, I wanna do something bluesy, something fun, lets get more than just me and some drums and see where this goes. I bet the live shows would have been NEXT level
Pretty good
this was a very beatles like album but I found it more enjoyable at times!
Lekker beetje New Wave achtige vibes. Get it On is een banger en is ook het enige nummer dat in NL de top 10 heeft gehaald. In engeland was dit blijbkaar mateloos populair. Dat snap ik niet helemaal, maar ach.
I’m surprised I didn’t like this more; T. Rex has some absolute bangers in their discography. I just kind of shrugged when the album was over.
I've never heard this and I enjoy it. 3.5/5 Cosmic Dancer is a really catchy.
Groovy, kind of reminds me of George Harrison
I only knew T. Rex as "Bring it on", so this is the first time I've listened to them beyond that. This was an enjoyable listen, and more funky than I thought it would be.
5 stars for Bang a Gong.
Why didn't I enjoy this more? I don't actually know, except to say that I didn't really find it that interesting. The songs I knew were nice to hear again, and the ones I didn't were not ones that I'd hate to hear again, but I'm not seeing their place in the rock canon. It's always cheering to know that Marc Bolan's son is called Nolan.
Best of the strangely large number (three?) of T. Rex albums in this list. Very Bowie-esque.
T. Rex Like that 70’s glam rock sound with the hand claps, fuzzy guitar, falsetto bgvs. Really liked Mambo Sun. Bang a Gong was cool. Cosmic dancer was cool too. Rest of the album is ok.
Kinda groovy at times but also pretty boring. Probably a 2 in real life but a 3 for this project
I like Life’s a Gas. There were cool moments and I like his voice. Also, please note that I put the review for Wilco under flaming lips. I give flaming lips a 4
70s chill music
was aight
Bastante bien y con el extra de Cosmic dancer y por supuesto Get it on. Merece la pena ser escuchado sin ser una obra maestra en su momento debió significar mucho para el glam rock y para todos los músicos a los que influenció después.
Very classic. Interesting guitar work and vocals
Bolji Dejvid Bouvi . Malo 1D
I was expecting glitter and glam rock and was delighted to hear more than just this. I have never had a reason to really listen to T-Rex so this was a nice nudge. Good stuff in here.
Kind of inoffensive background music
I was ready for this to be more fun than it turned out to be, as Get It On is a blast, but the rest seems a little ordinary. I find Bolan's vocal style a little annoying. I like the fuzzy guitar tones.
Pre bowie post Beatles glam rock. Also some prog jazz elements?
fun songs but nothing too spectstuclar
Hab schon wieder vergessen. Guess hat keinen Eindruck hinterlassen
sure why not
Enjoyed it very much. Can definitely see how it influenced glam rock.
Some fun stuff, some meh. Makes more sense after listening to so much Bowie
Glam, but still cool. Very Bowie-lite, and a few of their more famous songs, but patchy and inconsistent. Not my favourite genre (or band) but better than I expected
For bang a gong, 3
I was excited that this album came up today as its one thats been on my radar for a long time, but I have never actually listened before. Its pretty good although the songs I already knew i.e. Jeepster and Get It On are definitely the best ones here. I also like Life's a Gas and The Motivator.
decent but pretty monotonous
Partly heard before Saved 5/11 Top track: Get It On
Not so great that I want to come back to it, sadly.
A unique mix between Cream, Vanilla Fudge, The Black Keys, and Buffalo Springfield. A classic rock album with a hint of psychedelic. Contains the well known song Bang a Gong (Get it On). Overall not bad, but not the greatest classic rock album out there.
I think it’s fine. My largest problem as a generally vocals oriented guy is that I find the vocals sonically uninteresting. There’s some interesting lead guitar, and once in a while there’s some cool rhythm or keys, but generally I would describe it as unique and decent enough to keep me listening but not up to my rotation standards
Fine collection from the 70s glam popsters.
definitely reminds me of other music from the era. television, tom petty, british wave. can't decide if I like it enough to keep coming back.
Not bad, would listen to again. didn't blow me away
Just one listen, I sense a strong Beatles influence, sometimes it's like I'm listening to John Lennon. Liked it, will explore it further.
Not sure what to expect on this album. I like the strings on Cosmic Dancer. Feels like they got a ton of inspiration from The Beatles. Bang a Gong is a song that I had never looked up the artist for. Disappointed by the lack of gong in this number. Another ho-hum album.
I really like the scratchy old timey sounding guitar to go along with the horns in the whole album. Bang a Gong is a classic that I didn't really like as a stand alone, but having it in the middle of the album it is a great song. Overall solid album with some unique sounds with a little bit of funk.
I expected this album to be more glam-rock and it wasn't as glam as I expected. T. Rex did more folk-ish music in the past, so this feels like a transitional album for them. It has the big hit (Bang a Gong) on it and there are 4-5 other really great songs on the album. Overall, I would recommend this album and I enjoyed it. It's some really great rock and I know there are a few more T. Rex albums and can't wait to hear those as well.
Pretty good I think! Can see how this was hugely influential on decades on psyche/rock to come and deserves its spot on the list. The vibes carried me a long way, but they were just starting to wear thin by record end, and the insistent, sometimes creepy horniness got a bit wearing. Three and a half. Fave track: Rip Off
Solid album! One song stands out among the rest.
Nothing much more to say other than the rating. 3/5.
This was fun.
A fun listen, nothing blew me away though. Wouldn't be mad to listen to again, but nothing really grabbed me, nothing made me want to know the name of a track or listen to it over and over again.
Pretty good. Some David Bowie “Major Tom” vibes.
feels like a 'proto' of many bands, classic; Bang a Gong (Get it On) - familiar, jammy; feels pretty 70s, fun and fine
Really like Cosmic Dancer. Everyone knows Bang a Gong. The Motivator sounds like a Bang a Gong outtake. Rip Off feels like I’ve heard someone cover it, but not quite. I do like some of the guitar sounds and it has that classic 70s production. Not sure I’ll listen again but glad I did. Good start to this journey.
Eh, it was ok? There’s some cool tracks, Get It On was cool. Not the best lyric wise either. It was just ok.
Surprisingly chill. Quite psychedelic and vibey. Obviously main song is the highlight but other songs aren't as good
Has some of Bolan's best but, overall, not a great album. I prefer The Slider.
A good album. I just didn't really like the guy's voice that much.
Now I know the T. Rex sound beyond their mainstream hit (hits?). I had no idea their tunes were so pensive. Need to listen again sometime to better appreciate.
extremely mixed bag. at times sounds like it's ahead of its time, and then immediately sounds like 1971. the parts that hit are very entertaining. best tracks: mambo sun, hot love, cosmic dancer
I was surprised how listenable this album was. All I ever heard from T. Rex was Get It On.
Bang a gon (get it on) sort du lot. PAs désagréable a écouter, mais rien de tant mémorable. 6/10
It’s ok, found myself singing along to quite a bit of it but I don’t remember any of it the next day
Slightly too noisy
Technically great, easy to listen too. I just know I don't like glam rock enough appreciate this album
A good album for easy listening, more slow paced than I'm used to but blurs into the background. 'Get it on' and 'Hot Love - A Side' break the trend and are good bops.
pretty fun, but glam just wasn't THAT interesting musically
Pretty ahead of it’s time for 1971.
bang a gong
T. Rex's first album since their change from a folk to an electric sound. Whilst basically a revolution, this album is still more of an evolution and much more subtle than I would have imagined. Overall a nice surprise to hear something a little bit different to the fully formed T. Rex sound. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: Get It On Date listened: 09/08/23
Gøy! Get it on.
Bang a Gong (Get It On) is a classic of course, I stuck that one on repeat occasionally. There are some other gems here too. Worth the listen for sure, but doesn't really stand out too much to me besides the obvious hit. Solid 3.5
enjoyed it, its a vibe
This was quite good. There were a few songs here that I'd heard but never known who they were by. This was a bit soft for me to fully appreciate today though, it didn't keep my attention and even kind of got repetitive at times. Still good though. Favourite: Get It On
Interesting early 70's rock. Might give it a second listen when I'm not catching up on new albums. Now I know where Bang A Gong came from!
Bang the Gong! Get it on!
Great album, great classics and lots of blues references.
À part Bang A Gong, pas grand chose a captivé mon attention sur cet album. Je trouvais que ça partait de façon intéressante, mais j'aurais aimé un certain build up et que plus de pièces soient un peu plus "rock n roll". De façon général c'était un peu trop similaire d'une chanson à l'autre. Aucunement mauvais, mais se ne se démarque pas plus qu'il faut. 6/10
Hallo
Better than I was expecting!
It’s no Stegosaurus, but it’ll do.
Highlights: "Mambo Sun," "Jeepster," "Bang a Gong," "Rip Off" T-Rex might have some innovation to its name, in this space before there was a definitive sense of disco as a separate genre against which racist rock fans could draw a line. I was curious about how close Bowie was in 1971 to this blend of rock and uptempo soul, but thumbing through Hunky-Dory it sounds closer to Beatles still. The problem is it's all just jams, however good their central idea is. All slightly overlong. I can kind of block out the delirious, delusional Led Zeppelin porno psych lyrics, but not the slimy goblin vocal delivery. Definitely hear the good and the bad of Castleface artists here, who were overtly influenced by this band. The closer is actually probably my favorite; want to spend time hanging out on that progression, and the dramatic final sostenuto is one of the best I've heard in a rock album.
Good album. All the songs are good, although two of them (Bang A Gong and The Motivator) are a bit alike in the verse.
As much as I want to say something snarky about another one hit wonder album, I just can't. These guys sorta pull it off.
Top glam. Feels a bit lightweight at times but highly distinctive.
Some nice numbers on this. T Rex manages to pull off sexy rock without it sounding desperate or contrived. Vocals were a bit weak and at one point records started to become identikit. Not bad, but wouldnt listen through again.
Pretty fun, I had only ever heard Get It On before this. I like the album but it’s a little long
Nice diving rock. Good to see how blues inspired a generation of rock and roll. Some classics like "bring it on"
3.5 - the .5 is for Get It On
Legalzinho, esse tinha umas musicas maneiras
Not a bad album but nothing really caught my attention for any length of time. The only track that really popped for me was Bang a Gong, but probably only because I knew it. It’s got a nice groove but I didn’t love any of the instrumentation on this record. Maybe it’s more important to music than good.
Meh. I don’t hate it but it doesn’t do anything for me. It’s pretty generic sounding and it may have been ahead of its time, but I don’t feel like it’s aged super well.
Ah yeah pretty good cool to have a softer mix on something punk esque. The kick drum is recorded quite nice. Can hear the aul David Bowie influence quite strongly
на автомате планировала отказать гламроку, а они ничего! бодрые)
Decent, couple of good songs, gets a bit bland in the middle
Pretty good glam rock album. I don’t think it’s quite as good as most people believe but I think that has to do with the style of music I enjoy rather than the quality. Bang a Gong is obviously the most famous song but it doesn’t reflect the rest of the album. Most of the tracks feature more subdued vocals and are less immediate or poppy in general. The only outright bad track is the closing one, but other than that every song hits pretty well, just nothing outstanding in my opinion.
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on! Tämä ja pari muuta hyvää kantoi muutamaan kuuntelukertaan.
Sopivan leppoa, mut kuitenkin menevä perjantaille
Have the heard the name T Rex, but have never listened to any of their albums. I was entertained and enjoyed a good portion of this album. Not sure I would call this psychedelic rock, but whatever. Right off the start thought Mambo Sun was a good tune. Not sure what he means when he says his wig's all pooped for you? There were some interesting lyrics throughout this entire album. Other songs I liked were Jeepster, Monolith and Life's a Gas with my favorites being It's a Ripoff (Bleached on the Beach, I want to tickle your peach. Yea, baby!) and Lean Woman Blues. Thought this was a good, entertaining album and I'll take some time to check some of their other stuff. Every now and then he lets out a little "awwww" that reminds me a little of Billy Idol. Can't explain in words, but damn, he made me think of Billy. Least favorite song is Bang a Gong. A remake was made when I was in college, by Power Station. Another song that is pretty good, but overplaying on the radio at the time makes me want to turn off whenever it comes on, to this day. I can see my listening to this entire album again. Thought the good sounds, songs and lyrics outweighed any negatives. A good solid 3 for me 3
3.5 I know this band and album were supposedly super influential on the rock music to come in the decade ahead, and so with that in mind and with a title like “Electric Warrior”, I expected this to be a lot heavier, more in the vein of 20th Century Boy, one of two songs I knew by the band prior. Instead, this was more of a groovy, mellower, and oftentimes acoustic rock record - and I didn’t mind that. In fact, I enjoyed quite a bit of this. That being said, I can’t seem to pinpoint exactly what made this album so influential. It definitely sounds like an album that bridges the gap between the classic rock sound of the 60s and the flashy, flamboyant style of rock to come in the 70s, but I’m not sure exactly what seems to mark that transition here. Maybe it was Marc Bolan’s whole makeup and top hat thing? Anyway, regardless of what’s there to be said about legacy, in outright quality I’d say this is pretty good. I’m not sure anything stood out here as an immediate replayable favorite, but Mambo Sun, Jeepster, Planet Queen, Life’s a Gas, and of course Bang a Gong at least all stood out to me as fun, though their take on blues in Lean Woman Blues was nothing special. While I didn’t love Cosmic Dancer, it’s a hell of a lot better than Morrissey and David Bowie’s take on the song. As a diehard fan of both of those guys, that kind of pains me to say, but if you haven’t heard their version, well… it’s rough. Overall, solid classic rock album that never outstayed its welcome. Hope the next one is just as fun and upbeat!
I wasn't expecting to like this album much. And I didn't really. It was ok. The Slider was a nice surprise though last week. I did actually quite like that one. 2.5/3
electric warrior contains the t. rex music i know. imagine my surprise discovering that this was their first glam rock album and had only done folk rock before! i hadn't known that t. rex was one of the pioneers of glam rock, either. like other artists early to a genre, they aren't as well known as others--david bowie is easily the most known. but t. rex created "get it on," so we're all winners here. as for the album, a lot of these songs are catchy. good hooks, easy to sing along with, but sometimes not entirely memorable. many songs seem to clump together. a lot of glam rock has to do with stage performance/presence, which doesn't come through the music as much, unless if you're david bowie or alice cooper. but there's some sort of attitude that does come through. i'm hearing some similarities with prince and david bowie, among others, so it's easy to see how influential electric warrior was. 3.5
Singles band. This is their best album but I’m still not convinced outside the singles.
This one was just o.k. in my book. To be fair, my book is pretty just o.k. to begin with, so it's not like it's in bad company or anything. (In fact, Bad Company's not even in my book.) It was pleasant and made me think of Bowie. I suspect something else is there and I may just need to hear it another few times to find it.
Not nearly as interesting as The Slider.
Meh
That was a bit of a mess, honestly. Every other track was great. But the in-between tracks were... well, a mess. It legitimately felt like they did it on purpose. Even the production values swung back and forth between great and meh. Bit of a wild ride but overall, it was fun.
Would have been a 2 but then i remembered their hit song half way through the album
Started well but faded for me. Seems a little misogynistic and of it's time (which I can forgive) but overall not a bad album. Can't say I'll rush back but I won't cringe in horror at the sheer mention of them either. Win?
As middle of the road as it gets for me. Bang a Gong is good and I like the guitar sound but the vocals are meh for me.
Great pop album, a fistful of monsters and strong songwriting throughout. His imperial period might have been brief, but it was imperial.
A pleasant listen. Bang a Gong doesn't sound like a 52 year old song!
People rave about this and I don't know why. It's good and all. It just doesn't blow me away. And I love the power station's "Bang A Gong" more.
Peak Marc Bolan. Even better than the follow-up, The Slider, containing more than a handful of really great tracks - and then of course the anthem that it “Get It In”. As with most T. Rex records I start to lose interest toward the end as the songs slowly start blending together; simply just an effect of the Bolan signature sound and tempo. I really enjoyed this nonetheless.
Ok but feels like run of the mill classic rock music
Some nice tunes in here
Very forgetable. Gets an extra star for Life's A Gas
Enjoyed this one but some of the love songs were a little much for me. Really really liked Cosmic Dancer, a brilliant song for the ages.
👍🏻👍🏻 7/10
Pretty good but why would i listen to this if i could just listen to ziggy stardust
It's hard to believe that a janglified Elliott Smith inspired glam rock, punk, and new wave.
3.5 really
it was okay but not my cup of tea.
The tiniest Rex
Nice energy and much fun!
Tony Visconti … strings arrangement and drum sounds Bowie and Bolan 70s flavour Fun to go back to …
Genre: Glam Rock Favorite songs: Mambo sun and Get it on
Is nice, but not my favorite
Very 70s, but in a good way! There are definite Beatles influences here, some Simon & Garfunkel parallels, and honestly? Get It On (the song that everyone knows) is probably the weakest track on the album. There's an awesome blues number called Lean Woman Blues that absolutely *slaps* and is going into my rotation of liked songs. I'm not sure that I'll come back to this on the reg, but it's definitely re-listenable!
Yeah ok
Only really knew Get It On because of hearing it on classic rock radio in my dad’s car. The rest of the album is exactly as I expected, middle of the road, simple 70s rock. I do love this album cover, it’s minimalist but exciting in the best way. Good listening overall, I vibe with it.
It was okay. I really only liked bang a gong. Cosmic Dancer is sooo corny
Letkeää ja särmikästä samaan aikaan. Etenkin alkupuoli on upea. Ei minusta tosin kanna ihan loppuun saakka.
Good album. Glam rock + folk which is a combination I didn’t know I’m into. I’m already familiar with Cosmic Dancer and have it on some playlists. Nice experience listening to this album.
Bang A Gong was the beginning of my hippie awakening as a teen. So fun to hear the rest of this album. I like the vocalist & really did enjoy, but many of the songs sounded the same.
That's nice
Solid glam fun.
Really enjoyed it, pleasantly surprised! Will definitely listen to again.
Han plockade ner skylten alltför ung. Flera fina spår på den här plattan.
Some nice rock, definitely easy on the ears. However, I prefer something that goes a little harder.
Another album that started off enjoyable. This one ended very annoying.
Sounded like a bridge between the Beatles and Bowie
I can't remember. Was probably okay .
T3B 1. Bang a Gong (Get It On) 2. Planet Queen 3. Rip Off
Its fine, but kind of a one-note thing. 3/5
It was good. Didn't seem that special, but I also didn't read about it so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 3/5
First time listening to a T-Rex album all the way through. It seems like a solid proto-Bowie sound and I may well come back to it
actually pretty good proto indie rock 3.5
5/10 not really something great, but it's good background music
Good not great. Between a 3 and a 4
The cover would indicate a heavier sound, but this album still kicks. It has a mellow charm, that easily ramps up when need be. Distorted guitar followed by clean acoustic like strumming maximizes the feel of this album. The drummer knows how to fill, with quick bursts instead of tiny taps merging parts of songs together. This album must have been “cool” when it came out. Its pretty cool now.
I prefered Slider over that one. Interesting listen but did not quite stick with me.
never heard - pretty cool 3 stars
Interesting album. Apparently it the group was super popular in the UK and Get it On was their only major US hit. I can only recall one song that isn't in my standouts, but I liked those well enough, so I'll say pretty solid overall. Standouts: Cosmic Dancer, Monolith, Get it On, Life's A Gas
Eh. Recently listen to the Your Fav Band Sucks podcast on this band, so that could be affecting my opinion.
It sounds like the happy seventies of flares and top of the pops
Some good tracks and a good sound overall, but I’ve never thought it was a banger.
Sleazy, starry-eyed fun.
Interesting enough.
Enjoyed the album, very reminiscent of my parents when we were really young. Better fuzzy guitar than I remembered, and similar to buzzard buzzard buzzard
Good, not amazing. Very influential, but I prefer what came next
Not too bad
Beetje veel van het zelfde, maar wel oké
Semi-Ashamed of what i didn’t realize was Marc Bolan influenced. Knew he and Bowie were buds, but never having gotten into T.Rex, didn’t realize that what i love about Siouxsie and Joy Division, and (super red face) the Ramones comes from this guy.
2tracks in..If you told me this was a new louisxiv recording I’d believe you. Slick dogs and ponies was clearly influenced heavily by this track, and trex in general. I only have a greatest hits of trex, and while I let it play I don’t pop it on much, there are some great sounds in here though. I guess like meatloaf the album artwork doesn’t match the music for me. By the end I was a little bored, nice enough with the odd hit, but what feels like filler. Cherry picking tracks for me in future
Not bad but not super exciting either. A couple of good tracks.
Penis Music Falls off in the second half, but the first few songs are really really good
Pretty cool album, I’ll look for more stuff from this band
I thought I would like this album more since Bang a Gong is such a Banger (pun intended). Sadly, the rest of the album doesn't live up to that track and I found it to be nothing more than decent background listening.
3.4/5. Just ok, a fairly generic rock album. Not bad, just not something I'd listen to again.
It was pretty good but not really my type
Too repetitive
Good instrumentals, loved the blues rock beats in the few songs that had them. The lyrics are repetitive and boring throughout the album as well as oddly confusing. The lyricism was major problem for this album.
Liked: Monolith Lean Woman Blues Girl Production is great
Helemaal niks mis mee, die T.Rex!
Up-close vocals and laid back instrumentation make this effortlessly cool in the way Roxy Music could never pull off. The tracks that don't sound like Bowie are better than the Bowie-esque ones and the album as a whole is yet to be thoroughly mined for 21st Century Hipster Cinema soundtracks.
Bang a Gong is a great song. The rest was enjoyable but not something I'll go back to.
This album is overall an enjoyable album with some cool rock sounds. Nothing outstanding but solid
Bang a gong is amazing. You knew the other songs on this album were by the same band, but without the same magic. It wasn't bad, just nothing else "good".
I didn't hear much that I didn't expect from T. Rex. I love Jeepster even though I don't know what it means exactly.
He's the king of the effortlessly cool guitar riff
The early notes of slacker rock take hold here, each track unhurried but delivered with clear focus and enchanting progressions. This does mean a few tracks last a bit longer than they should (a minute could easily be chopped off most of the tracks here), but the earnest and lyrical storytelling + varied instrumentation mean even the overlong tracks float by enjoyably.
Good rock album but not every song was great.
I was impressed by Slider, but this one is more dull. Anyway, Cosmic Dancer is a legend.
I feel like I have become out of step with the daily album. I didn't even see this one...
All the songs I didn't know made me think "Yep, this sounds like a song by the group that did 'Bang a Gong (Get It On)'"
This was whelming. Apparently it's a radical change from their old folk sound (though multiple track still sound like folk...to give credit though, many do NOT), and it's the first "glam rock" album. Those portions were entertaining from a historical standpoint. Interesting band history, not much more to say but I especially enjoyed the last song.
I'm your cosmic dancer, a dancer for galaxys, i'll dance anywhere you want me to dance. Except Mars. I didn't remember to make reservations on the Musk shuttle. Don't really know why, but this kind of appeals to me.
chill and nice. 3 or 4 stars. not a relisten soon though.
3/5 decent album
While I generally consider T Rex way overhyped, I will admit this album contains some decent music.
Solid rock album, but no strong feelings either way.
Good stuff. 3.3/5.
Get it on (Bang on a Gong) is familiar song to me. I like the sound and style of the album. Definitely will give it a second listen. The band interview at the end talking about the album is such a cool concept that I wish more bands did and I'm sad that didn't take off.
3/5
La seule que je connaissais (cosmic dancer) est celle que j'ai le moins aimé
Interesting glam rock. Get it On is great of course. But I thought it was the only standout.
7/10 Best song - Life’s a Gas
Nice swinging pop-rock with some bluesy elements. Get It On is a classic and Cosmic Dancer was a pleasant surprise. The album can be repetitive at times with repeating basslines and very little progression within tracks.
3.5
OK
finely tuned yet sparse pop grunge rock. a fine record that's become generic over time
Fav Song: Mambo Sun
Good catchy start Good album. Good for listening to while working.
Not a bad listen, but probably won't seek it out again
With Get in On as a strong single, it is generally a good album with a really cool atmosphere. The vocals are spooky, the guitar riffs are bluesy but have their own authentic sound. The tempo is a bit slow throughout which makes the album drag on a bit however.
Decent album that while never annoying, also fails to make a big and lasting impact
good
Much more subdued than "The Slider", which I got earlier in the list. Reminds me of Bowie and the Velvet Underground, maybe a little more rambunctious. Some good tracks, but neutral feelings overall. Favorite tracks: "Get It On", "The Motivator", "Jeepster"
Great
Good fun, some songs grabbed me, others not so much, but overall enjoyable.
Rock clásico. Voz característica. Ritmos suaves y tranquilos. Escuchable, sin más. Alguna canción ha llegado más lejos
Väldigt mycket en och samma chill vibe genom hela plattan? Det är inte en dålig vibe, och det är många goa hooks, men av en platta som heter Electric Warrior hade jag väntat mig lite mer fart och/eller tyngd?
En övervintrad hippie, men ändå bra. var har jag hört hot love?? känner igen den nå dj*vulskt
I've likely only heard one song by T-rex before this. If I had heard the first song on the radio, I would have known instantly it was T-rex. I was thinking, kind of a one trick pony. Several songs fit the bill. A few didn't.
This was alright. Enjoyable but didn't really blow my mind or anything.
It's ok