Advantages: Sexual Lyrics, Mythical Lyrics, outright insane lyrics, its Marc Bolan !!! Disadvantages: Some tracks below par, not really an Introduction though still a brilliant taster.
...shinning light did appear;
Children of the Revolution (An introduction to Marc Bolan) - T-Rex
I was upon finding this (and still am) in ecstasy, T-Rex was back in my life again, Yey!!!
So what did I get that could relieve the years that had been shorn of my beloved Bolan? Certainly a good deal of stuff I hadn't heard of before. All in all there are about 45 tracks split over the two CD's, the booklet isn't that impressive, (a few pictures of Marc, ... ...silly drug addict to ruin Children of the Revolution at live aid, this song is still a timeless classic.
Free angel and Rapids are again not that great, though the former does have just juddering lyrics that pulsate with a nice feeling.
Spaceball Ricochet is a nice little weaving, groaning piece, its sounds a lot like the noise you make when hum to yourself in grand tones of complacency, wonderful sound if you like groaning music that is.
In-between ...
Gildor_Inglorion 23.01.2006
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