T.REX - Electric Warrior vs. The Slider

Electric Warrior has better songs in my humble opinion. Kinda hate that my favorite T Rex song, “Raw ramp” is not in there and got lost as a b-side to “bang a gong” (which is oddly enough one of my least favorites songs in the album).

They’re both amazing but I like Slider’s album cover better. It’s a classic for me... I remember seeing it in the wall of some bar once before knowng who Marc Bolan was and it immediatly made me curious.

I don’t know how well known this bit of trivia is but that photo was taken by Ringo Starr in Lennon’s mansion:

http://www.feelnumb.com/2015/12/17/ringo-starr-famous-marc-bolan-the-slider-album-cover-photo-john-lennon/

heh i had no idea they did that at Lennon's! i wonder if they filmed a lot of "Born to Boogie" there.

btw if you haven't seen it, it's a treat! 1/2 concert footage 1/2 silly skits. there's a bit where they play "Children of the Revolution" in a room with Elton John on piano and Ringo doubling up on drums. there's another nice sequence where they have a mad tea party and Marc does an acoustic garden show wearing the top hat with some cellists accompanying him. it's a lot of fun. (plus the disc has an incredible bonus full performance of Tyrannosaurus Rex playing "Sarah Crazy Child" at the UFO club in 1967 as introduced by John Peel)

Couple fresh uploads from Musikladen on YT:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAI4O5woDiQ

jammy "Buick MacKane"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SG65dlho_o

"20th Century Boy"

Wicked

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Is there a more perfect riff than that of 20th Century Boy? If there is, it's probably also a T. Rex riff.

I had never paid attention to their bass player before, but he really looks like Jaco Pastorius there. Check 0:57 in 20th Century Boy for a good example.

Celebrate Xmas with this bombass "Bang A Gong"* in this Midnight Special

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyQ1FpW2MyY

*27:50, "Hot Love" @ 6:03

Bombass "Bang A Gong" now officially on its own for your viewing pleasure:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMzVeoJFw44

Awesome. I imagine they had explosives wired up for the end? (I can't see how throwing a guitar would cause those explosions otherwise.)

Mickey Finn wearing a sweet Solid Gold T. Rex shirt in that.

xp yeah he switched out his Les Paul for some SG copy he thrashed with a tambourine, whipped, then threw near a box with no speakers but a flashbomb in it ... !