\t\t\t\t\u2018T. Rex\u2019 only made two kinds of music – acoustic, psychedelic, hippy folk rock and unforgettable, fascinating, mesmerizing glam rock. \u2018The Slider\u2019 is a shining example of the latter \u2013 weird lyrics, wild rock\u2019n\u2019roll and glam! \u2013 glam pouring out of every line, every scream, every hiss. You can just picture Bolan singing with his head thrown back and his eyes closed, lazily moving to the crazy beat and humming between the verses. <\/p>\n
\nThis album is quite possibly the best \u2018T. Rex\u2019 ever made (yes, including \u2018Electric Warrior\u2019!) in spite of being hopelessly glam. It\u2019s just confusing and familiar-sounding enough to stir some long-forgotten emotions. The songs here range from powerful, mystical ballads to sexually charged (or charging\u2026), rhythmical rock\u2019n\u2019roll-based pieces. Bolan sounds very confident here \u2013 he knows exactly what he\u2019s doing and where he\u2019s going, none of the nervous searching that can be seen in his earlier works is here. He doesn\u2019t much care about what people will think of this album \u2013 because he KNOWS at least half of them will like it.\n<\/p>\n
\nMost people who like \u2018T. Rex\u2019 state that there is not a single mediocre track on this album. I won\u2019t go as far as that; sad as it is I have to admit not all of them are brilliant (I myself am not very fond of \u2018Buick Mackane\u2019). But most certainly are. This album is packed with good songs. They might be not very innovative or complicated when it comes to rhythm or chord progressions, but they have that very special feeling that can rarely be heard on other records, perfect as they may be.\n<\/p>\n
\nBolan was actually quite good at putting subtle irony in both his lyrics and the way he sang them. His attitude was more or less \u2018Here I am and I\u2019m good\u2019, so it\u2019s no wonder people who take that seriously don\u2019t particularly like him.\n<\/p>\n
\nAnyway, this album deserves some attention (or lots of it, it depends on how you look at it). Unfortunately, it will probably be forgotten along with a bunch of other mind-blowing rock albums of the 70s.\n<\/p>\n
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\nBest songs: \u2018Metal Guru\u2019, \u2018The Slider\u2019, \u2018Spaceball Ricochet\u2019, \u2018Ballrooms Of Mars\u2019, \u2018Main Man\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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