Acoustic Warrior - Marc Bolan

Advantages: Great for Bolan fans
Disadvantages: none

...'s infatuation with his new found electronic and raunchier guitar sound. For all that this new idea infatuated Bolan it was his love of acoustics' and the transformation of his composing from this to electric that was rally his new baby. 10. Solid Gold Easy Action Definitely one of the weakest tracks and I sometimes think it was just rushed out to soon in an effort to try rekindle what was rapidly becoming a flagging career. It did not do too well chart wise and failed to rekindle the spark. 11. By the light of the magical moon Yet another journey back to pre T.Rex times, and a pleasant little number which although still contains some references, also shows signs of marc's move from acoustic. 12. Jeepster A sexy vibrant and rocky number which gets you really going, there are however some very strange pronunciations going or should I... Read review

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Advantages: All UK singles present; totally uplifting; catchy choruses; timeless appeal
Disadvantages: Several weak tracks on Disc 2.

...) and I recommed listening to cd 2 because Marc's 1960s work tends to be overlooked and it is fair to say he is a fine acoustic guitarist. CD 2 is worth a listen to alone for 'Cosmic Dancer,' which caught the public imagination when featured on the 'Billy elliot' soundtrack - it was a key album track on 'Electric Warrior' and is a beautiful, sentimental song. I would also recommend 'Life's a gas' which was from the same 'Electronic Warrior' album that displayed another tranquil side to Marc's music when compared to the driving 'Get it on,' and 'Jeepster' rock sound. CD 2 will probably appear weaker and in reality, I would sooner put CD 1 on when driving in the car but had this not been a 2 disc compilation, I fear many tracks would be missing. On a final note, I would say out of every T Rex compilation on the market (and there are... Read review

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Advantages: Seventies glam
Disadvantages: none

...From the London underground of the mid to late sixties there were rumbles of a new star, a new people's hero a new superstar. He had risen in popularity the hard way but at the beginning of the Seventies Marc Bolan had his first commercial hit and glam rock was born. With his pink Bolero and glittered eyes he took the Seventies to new heights along with groups like Sweet, Mud and Slade. His elfish charm and cockney wit were to make him one of the biggest stars since the Beatles. The music papers of the time hailed him as the new king The Wizard of Notting Hill, not since the hey day of the Beatles had such a mania been seen in Britain. Glam Rock was here and T.Rexstasy was leading the way. With his group T.Rex Marc was to have a succession of number one hits and many top ten hits. His youthful exuberance had the teenage girls... Read review

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