T. Rex

T. Rex ( Tyrannosaurus Rex, also originally written as T Rex or T-Rex) was a British rock band from the sixties and seventies of the twentieth century, founded by singer-songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan. T. Rex is considered to be one of the first and most important glamrockbands. The simple pop structure of the band is proved a major influence on the later hard rock, punk and new wave.



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[hide] *Tyrannosaurus Rex 1  ==Tyrannosaurus Rex[ Edit] == In 1967 indicative Bolan along with percussionist Steve Peregrin Took (the stage name comes from a character in the Lord of the ringstrilogy) in London, called a folk band on Tyrannosaurus Rex. The first few years, the band is mainly known as a hippie group with comic psychedelic lyrics. At performances is Bolan on a doily with a acoustic guitar; Took accompanies him on Bongos. Former manager Simon Napier-Bellbolans makes some shots with them, but sees little perspective in their music. [1]  In 1968 the band begins a collaboration with producer Tony Visconti, who put their music on the plate. Tyrannosaurus Rex brings the first single, "Deborah", and the first two albums, ''My people were fair and had sky in their hair ... But now they're content to wear stars on their brows and Prophets, seers & sages, the angels of the ages''. The second single, "One Inch Rock", the lower regions of the Uk top thirty. A fan of the first hour is the disc jockey John Peel, which contribute to the first and third album. On both he reads a story for.
 * 2 t. Rex
 * 3 discography
 * 3.1 Albums
 * 3.2 Singles
 * 3.3 Radio 2 Top 2000
 * 4 Group occupation
 * Note 5
 * 6 external links

One of the highlights from this period is a gig at an open air concert in Hyde Park in London on 29 June 1968, along with Pink Floyd, Jethro Tulland Roy Harper . Tyrannosaurus Rex also occurs in Lowlands 1968 in Utrecht, again along with Pink Floyd.

With one album, yet it Took takes Bolan Unicorn, but after a disastrous tour of the United States, the two apart. The single "King of the rumbling spires", approximately at the same time as Unicorn produced, is the first single by the band recorded at the electric guitar. For the fourth album, A beard of stars, is Took replaced by Mickey Finn. In 1969, a poetry book brings Bolan from The warlock of love. The book is, thanks to a loyal group of followers that the band has built up in three years, a bestseller. ==T. Rex[ Edit] == In 1970, the name of the band shortened to t. Rex and develops the band itself from the hippiefolk direction by pop and rock and roll -influenced rock music: the band makes more use of electric guitars and the lyrics are more sexually oriented. The band performs in the summer on on the Holland Pop Festival and brings in mainland Europe the single "By the light of the magical moon", which flops. The first real big hit, "Ride a white swan", reached end that year second place in the British charts, and end that year released a new album, t. Rex. Bassist Steve Currie and drummer Bill Legend to be added to the band. In this line-up the band released the single "Hot love", which in the United Kingdom six weeks at number one and is a big hit in other countries. The single is succeeded by the equally successful "Get it on". In the autumn of that year is the second album released, under the name t. Rex Electric warrior, on which the entire band can be heard for the first time.

While on tour with the band gives more and more attention to the Bolan show. He's going to wear makeup, starting with glitter on his face. The moment Bolan glitter on his face is going to wear during an appearance on Top of the Pops in March 1971, is generally considered the beginning of the glam rock. With the success of the band know t. Rex glam rock popular among a large part of the European youth.

During performances the band attracts more and more public, mainly teenagers. The popularity of the band takes in England proportions similar to the Beatlemania (and eventually gets the nickname "t. Rextacy").There the band achieves four number-one hits, but in the rest of the world is the less popularity. Only singles "Hot love", "Get it on" and "Jeepster" (all three from 1971) are also in Netherlands Top 40hits. "Get it on" is the only single from the band that in the United States is able to achieve the Top-ten . The plate is released there titled "Bang a gong (Get it on)", because the Amarikaanse Group had already a hit with their "Chase" Get it on "and might also be because of the sexual associations that the original title entails.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1972 get Bolan to EMI and starts his own label, t. Rex Wax co. released the album The slider is, containing the singles "Telegram Sam" and "Metal guru", both of whom are number-one hits in the United Kingdom but in the rest of the world less successful. The album itself is the most successful album of the band in the United States. After the top ten hits "Children of the revolution", "Solid gold easy action", "20th century boy" and "The groover" takes in the course of 1973 the Group's success in the United Kingdom also reduced considerably. The hitformule seems to be worked out and Bolan has private problems and develops a drinking problem. The youth has since discovered other idols, including Donny Osmond and David Cassidy. In addition, he must leave England to tax reasons.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1974 the band leaves Legend. Several other band members are Member of the band, including singer Gloria Jones (known for the original version of ' Tainted love '), which is Bolans girlfriend. The popularity of the band is as has been said from 1973 waning-only "Truck on (Tyke)" and "Teenage dream" are still somewhat decent hits. That year released album Zinc alloy and the hidden riders of tomorrow know no success, and Bolan disconnects his collaboration with producer Visconti. Beginning 1975 leaves Finn, Member since 1969, the band. That same year released the album Bolan's zip gun knows no hit album to be. "New York City" is unexpectedly large, however, a hit single in the summer.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1976/1977 the band climbs out of the Valley. "I love to boogie" is the last Top Twenty hit in 1976 of the United Kingdom and the band released album in 1977 in the Dandy in the underworld knows a modest hit.Bolan gets his own television show, Marc, on ITV in which artists such as David Bowie and Generation X give a guest appearance.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Hit on 16 september 1977 Bolan and Gloria Jones involved in a car accident. The car, driven by Jones, bumps into a tree, and Bolan is killed instantly. Jones survives the accident and flight with their son Rolan to the United States.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After the death of Bolan is t. Rex disbanded. In 1997, twenty years later, Mickey Finn is a private version of t. Rex, Mickey Finn's t. Rex, with a repertoire of old songs by t. Rex. Finn is now deceased, but that group still exists.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The compilation album released in 1980 The unobtainable t. Rex contains never before released material. The fan club has all the rights of the material of Bolan bought up and brings the label material from undiscovered for years on Marc on Wax. In 1985 is "t. Rex Megamix" a worldwide Club hit. In 1992 is "20th century boy" used in a commercial by Levi's jeans brand and in 2013 "Get it on" in a commercial for alcohol-free beer.

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