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30th anniversary of Marc Bolan's death The man behind T.Rex died on the 16th of september in 1977 I know there must be at least a few Bolan fans here. Do you have any special plans for tomorrow? I was thinking about listening through all the Tyrannosaurus Rex and T.Rex albums in chronological order. Keep a little Marc in your heart! I know it's rude, she's a dude, but all I want is easy action baby! -Marc Bolan | |
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R.I.P Bolan
the best glam rock star out there!!! | |
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I am beginning to explore some of Bolan's music. While a little repetitive, you can't beat tunes like '20th Century Boy', 'Get It On', 'Hot Love' etc.
As a performer, he was on an equal 'preening' level with the likes of Jagger and Prince! | |
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Electric Warrior and The Slider and are two masterpieces, and Bolan himself was a rock and roll animal, a larger-than-life performer.
Nevertheless, I have always thought that Bolan's talent was limited; I mean, after he got the glam-rock formula, he never changed his musical approach (well, in fact he made it more bombastic and over-the-top, which isn't necessarily a smart move ), so he quickly became a novelty act...the post-Tanx albums are pure kitsch:-? But make no mistake, the folky pre-Electric Warrior albums are by far more interesting and heartfelt than his 74-77 work. [Edited 9/17/07 8:12am] | |
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