Electric Jewels - Marc Bolan & T-Rex

Thanx Marc

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 ...

donf18 10.04.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Tanx - Marc Bolan/T. Rex

We still Boogie Marc

Advantages: Bolan at his best
Disadvantages: None if your a T.Rex fan

I have been a Marc Bolan fan for longer than I care to remember. My son is named Marc after him. I probably even started writing poetry because of him. ( I've had a few published so I think I'm qualified to talk about lyrics.) I still regularly play his Albums and this is one of my favourites. the tracks on this Album are as folows :- Get It On Beltane Walk The King of the Mountain Cometh Jewel Born to be My Unicorn Dove Woodland Rock Ride a White Swan Raw Ramp Jeepster Fist Heart Mighty Dawn Dart By the Light of the Magical Moon Summertime Blues Hot Love From the raunchiness of Get it On to the meloncholic melodies Of first heart Mighty Dawn Dart and the Rocky overtones of Summertime Blues this Album takes me on an emotional trip from which I'm in no particular hurry to return. After listening I'm left ...

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Review of Bolan Boogie - Marc Bolan/T. Rex

Marc

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 ...

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Review of Legend Lives, The - Marc Bolan