Marc Bolan & T.Rex :
20th Century Boy
( The Ultimate Collection )
20th Century Boy
( The Ultimate Collection )
Despite scoring only one
sizable American hit
("Bang a Gong")
during its lifespan,
Marc Bolan's T. Rex
was one of the most
influential rock acts of the '70s.
This 23-track,
digitally remastered anthology
moves from the band's original,
late-'60s roots as
Tyrannosaurus Rex
to the acoustic
neo-folk duo of
Bolan and Steve Peregrin
Took to its more familiar
electrified early-'70s incarnation.
While many of his U.K. peers
were smitten with
prog-rock excesses
and album-length ruminations
during that period,
Bolan obsessed on the
pop-single form,
stripping his music down to
the elemental rock hooks of
"Ride a White Swan"
and the minimalist cover of
Eddie Cochran's
"Summertime Blues."
Coupled with a glam-era
sense of style,
his was a pop sensibility
that presaged much of
the succeeding waves of punk
and new wave,
hard rock and glam metal.
Indeed,
"Metal Guru"
and
"Children of the Revolution"
now sound like clarion calls
. If, as singles like
"Gong,"
"Telegram Sam,"
and
"Jeepster"
indicate,
Bolan was working from formula,
it was an undeniably infectious one.
And what could be more of an
ironic tribute that a quarter-century
after Bolan's untimely death
in a car accident,
his ballsy
"20th Century Boy"
became the soundtrack to a
car advertising campaign?
sizable American hit
("Bang a Gong")
during its lifespan,
Marc Bolan's T. Rex
was one of the most
influential rock acts of the '70s.
This 23-track,
digitally remastered anthology
moves from the band's original,
late-'60s roots as
Tyrannosaurus Rex
to the acoustic
neo-folk duo of
Bolan and Steve Peregrin
Took to its more familiar
electrified early-'70s incarnation.
While many of his U.K. peers
were smitten with
prog-rock excesses
and album-length ruminations
during that period,
Bolan obsessed on the
pop-single form,
stripping his music down to
the elemental rock hooks of
"Ride a White Swan"
and the minimalist cover of
Eddie Cochran's
"Summertime Blues."
Coupled with a glam-era
sense of style,
his was a pop sensibility
that presaged much of
the succeeding waves of punk
and new wave,
hard rock and glam metal.
Indeed,
"Metal Guru"
and
"Children of the Revolution"
now sound like clarion calls
. If, as singles like
"Gong,"
"Telegram Sam,"
and
"Jeepster"
indicate,
Bolan was working from formula,
it was an undeniably infectious one.
And what could be more of an
ironic tribute that a quarter-century
after Bolan's untimely death
in a car accident,
his ballsy
"20th Century Boy"
became the soundtrack to a
car advertising campaign?
TRACK LIST
1. Debora
( Tyrannosaurus Rex)
2. One Inch Rock
( Tyrannosaurus Rex)
3. King Of The Rumbling Spires
( Tyrannosaurus Rex)
4. By The Light of A Magical Moon
( Tyrannosaurus Rex)
5. Elemental Child
( Tyrannosaurus Rex)
6. Ride A White Swan
7. Summertime Blues
8. Jewel
9. Beltane Walk
10. Hot Love
11. Get It On (Bang A Gong)
12. Raw Ramp
13. Cosmic Dancer
14. Jeepster
15. Telegram Sam
16. Metal Guru
17. Mystic Lady
18. The Slider
19. Children Of The Revolution
20. Solid Gold Easy Action
21. Buick Mackane [*]
22. Born To Boogie
23. 20th Century Boy
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