T. Rex were a London rock band founded by singer and songwriter Marc Bolan, proving hugely influential on decades of bands that followed.
T. Rex Go "Electric" Again Thirty years later, glam rock landmark gets it on in U.S. Music By Sean Egan 20th Century Boy: The Ultimate Collection A much-needed career-spanning retrospective of the late metal guru and his influential glam group. Obvious hits such as "Jeepster" ...
1969. But the change wasn’t only in the name: the band’s shifted from acoustic psychedelic folk to a very sexy brand of glam rock, featuring Bolan’s sultry voice and squeaky guitars. Their number one hits Get It On, Telegraph Sam and Metal Guru are as good as early British glam ...
In the mid to late 1960s, a band from Dartford, Kent, in England would significantly impact the music world with glam rock hits such as “Bang a Gong” and “Get It On.” The band was called T. Rex. They had been around since 1967 under the name Tyrannosaurus Rex but were forced ...
Def Leppard's "Armageddon It" is one of several polished hard-rock hits on the band's blockbuster fourth LP, 1987'sHysteria, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. And it proves an age-old musical truth: You can write whatever bizarre words you want, as long as you set them ...
Rex were the hottest group in the UK. Both concerts featured 10 songs as the band mixed the hits with b-sides and album tracks, and included a mini-set of acoustic performances before closing with a cover of the Eddie Cochran classic, "Summertime Blues."...
T. Rex is the (glam) power-pop band that should be recognized. Their music is still great and exciting. I truly believe though, that with this year especially, the rock hall wants to induct people who are still alive. I think that that is great, however it seems to becoming at the ...
Rex, and was credited with the decision to shorten the band’s name from Tyrannosaurus Rex, also encouraging Marc Bolan to stand when he performed rather than sit cross-legged, as he had done in their earlier incarnation. The era of Bolanmania ensued. In 1969, he co-founded EG, a ...
“They were more of a glam rock band –David Bowie,T. Rex. I love that stuff, but I don’t play like that… it would have been a train wreck.” Motley Crue Albums Ranked We look back at everything fromToo Fast for LovetoSaints of Los Angelesto see which albums hold up best all...
among the handful of obvious hits which he also stirred in. The first of these, the big-budget ballad "Dreamy Lady," scored even before the rest of the album was complete. It was followed by the idiotically contagious "New York City," a piece of pure pop-nonsense-genius wh...