VIDEO'S OF THE WEEK: T.REX - Classic Rock Bottom2024-03-28T13:33:13Zhttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/forum/topics/video-s-of-the-week-t-rex?commentId=6060463%3AComment%3A134594&feed=yes&xn_auth=noFamiliar with this guys influ…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2016-05-30:6060463:Comment:1347262016-05-30T12:05:54.443ZScotthttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/Scott
<p>Familiar with this guys influence more than his music...</p>
<p>20th Century Boy ... I like the riff. Very heavy for 1973 I suspect. A glimpse into the early days of Glam Rock. Cool!</p>
<p>I Love To Boogie ... Very simple tune. It could be mistaken for a lot of songs, so I guess this is some sort of spin on the classic 50's boogie groove?</p>
<p><br></br>Jeepster ... Each tune has that familiar ring to it, and I think its becoming clear what this guy did. He clearly borrowed a successful…</p>
<p>Familiar with this guys influence more than his music...</p>
<p>20th Century Boy ... I like the riff. Very heavy for 1973 I suspect. A glimpse into the early days of Glam Rock. Cool!</p>
<p>I Love To Boogie ... Very simple tune. It could be mistaken for a lot of songs, so I guess this is some sort of spin on the classic 50's boogie groove?</p>
<p><br/>Jeepster ... Each tune has that familiar ring to it, and I think its becoming clear what this guy did. He clearly borrowed a successful formula from other artists songs and rocked them up a bit, but he also wrapped them in this glitzy package and stage show, and it worked! While nothing here is blowing me away, there is some odd appreciation of what he's done to influence the young ones at that time, which we now know consists of what would become Def Leppard, so that's cool... By the way, I have no idea what a Jeepster is.</p>
<p><br/>Hot Love ... Hey Tambourine man! settle down dude.</p>
<p><br/>Revolution ... This and the first tune probably are the best here. Very interesting to watch and hear, but nothing that really moved me.</p>
<p>State side we know Get It On (Bang a Gong) as its hits the charts a few times from a few different artists, but that's it that I can recall. Everything else I know came from reading about his influence. So you have just quadrupled my T Rex knowledge. Fun to watch and hear but that's about it...</p> Bolan WAS T.Rex. Singer, song…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2016-05-23:6060463:Comment:1344952016-05-23T11:48:37.599ZNiels (Mod)http://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/Niels
<p><span>Bolan WAS T.Rex. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, frontman especially. But i'm no expert. The first time, I recall noticing the bandname T.Rex was in '75-'76, and I think they already was history at that time. Bolan died in a car-crash in 1977.</span></p>
<p><span>Bolan WAS T.Rex. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, frontman especially. But i'm no expert. The first time, I recall noticing the bandname T.Rex was in '75-'76, and I think they already was history at that time. Bolan died in a car-crash in 1977.</span></p> I know literally nothing abou…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2016-05-23:6060463:Comment:1345942016-05-23T11:30:42.528ZRJhog (Admin)http://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/JeffHogland
<p>I know literally nothing about T-Rex. I've certainly heard of them, I'm pretty sure they were quite influential. </p>
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<p>20th Century Boy - Not a bad song, but not anything that blows me away either. It does have a Stones feel overall, but I also get just a slight hint of Zeppelin. The vocals are okay. I've heard of Bolan, is he the singer/guitar player?? I've heard the song, it's covered by Def Leppard on their Yeah! album.</p>
<p>Boogie - Funny, burning copies had quite a…</p>
<p>I know literally nothing about T-Rex. I've certainly heard of them, I'm pretty sure they were quite influential. </p>
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<p>20th Century Boy - Not a bad song, but not anything that blows me away either. It does have a Stones feel overall, but I also get just a slight hint of Zeppelin. The vocals are okay. I've heard of Bolan, is he the singer/guitar player?? I've heard the song, it's covered by Def Leppard on their Yeah! album.</p>
<p>Boogie - Funny, burning copies had quite a different meaning in the early 70's than it does now. Okay, so I've figured it out, Bolan is the singer/guitar player. Looks like he might have been a pretty good front man. But I don't care for this song. I have to be in the right mood and it has to be a better song for me to like this boogie/rockabilly type song.</p>
<p>Jeepster - Musically, this has a country feel to it. But once again, it's not a very good song. It may have been lifted from Dixon, but maybe he should have done more with it. Yep, the guitar is very country here.</p>
<p>Hot Love - If the tambourine was still in, I think I could be in a band. I'm guessing the boogie woogie/rockabilly style was quite common in T-Rex's music. It really just doesn't appeal to me for the most part. Maybe it's just the video quality, but I don't see any makeup. </p>
<p>Revolution - This is a bit better, not great. Probably the best or second best song here (the first one being the other). It has a vibe similar to Get It On. This band didn't do a lot of guitar soloing, did it? </p>
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<p>Overall, nothing I feel the need to dig into. Like I said, the band certainly influenced other bands and even musical movements, but they don't appeal to me. An educational post none the less...</p>