Electric Warrior
Album by T. Rex
Released	1971
Recorded	?
Genre	Glam Rock
Length	39:02
Label	Reprise Records
Producer(s)	Tony Visconti
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T. Rex chronology
T. Rex (1970)	Electric Warrior (1971)	The Slider (1972)

Widely considered to be one of the quintessential glam rock albums, T. Rex's second album Electric Warrior is also one of the most unabashedly joyous records of all time. Heralding the new incarnation of Marc Bolan's T. Rex as a loud glam-pop combo (and also packaged in one of the most iconic album sleeves in history), it was the sound of the future as it appeared from 1971. Album cover of T. Rexs Electric Warrior, available under fair use doctrine. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... T. Rex T. Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex), is a band founded in 1960s London, and later found success as a 1970s glam rock group. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Glam rock (less commonly glitter rock), a style of rock music popularized in the 1970s, was mostly a British phenomenon and confined to larger cities in the U.S., such as New York and Los Angeles. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Reprise Records was formed in 1960 by Frank Sinatra in order to allow more artistic freedom for his own recordings. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Tony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is a record producer, and often an instrumentalist or singer, who has had a long and illustrious career working with some of the best known popular music artists from the late 1960s onwards, notably T. Rex, David Bowie, Thin Lizzy, Sparks, Gentle Giant and... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Rate Your Music is a metadata database where musical albums, EPs, singles and bootlegs are rated and reviewed by users. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... T. Rex T. Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex), is a band founded in 1960s London, and later found success as a 1970s glam rock group. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... The Slider is an album by T. Rex, released in 1972. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Glam rock (less commonly glitter rock), a style of rock music popularized in the 1970s, was mostly a British phenomenon and confined to larger cities in the U.S., such as New York and Los Angeles. ... T. Rex T. Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex), is a band founded in 1960s London, and later found success as a 1970s glam rock group. ... Marc Bolan Plaque marking Marc Bolans childhood home, 25 Stoke Newington Common, Hackney. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

Track List

1. "Mambo Sun" - The album's low-key opener immediately establishes the groove that will drive much of the record. - (3:41)
2. "Cosmic Dancer" - An early climactic moment as producer Tony Visconti's strings propel a gorgeous acoustic based track to cosmic ethereal levels. Notably featured over the opening credits for Billy Elliot. - (4:28)
3. "Jeepster" - The song which most acknowledges glam's debt to classic 1950s rock 'n' roll, this is Elvis Presley shot through a fuzzbox with surrealism added in. - (4:10)
4. "Monolith" - The sexiest song on the album. Flo and Eddie's background vocals (as especially featured on "Mambo Sun" and "Get it On") make their most prevalent appearance here. (3:47)
5. "Lean Woman Blues" - An experiment in cross-fertilizing British blues with Bolan's oddball ovine warble and sense of hippy poetics. - (3:00)
6. "Get it On" - Its title changed in the U.S. to "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" (as there was another hit song at the time called "Get It On" by the group Chase), this was T. Rex's biggest single and their only U.S. hit. A perfect statement of intent, it stands as a great representative for Electric Warrior. - (4:25)
7. "Planet Queen" - Remniscient of the earlier "Mambo Sun" on psychotics, this is the most unearthly and eerie song on the record. - (3:11)
8. "Girl" - Inspired by David Bowie's ballad style, this is one of the most minor songs on the album. Its odd flugelhorn arrangement separates it. - (2:31)
9. "The Motivator" - Much like "Get it On," this is driving glam rock of the highest degree. - (3:58)
10. "Life's a Gas" - One of the most beautiful songs that Bolan ever wrote and the possible highlight of Electric Warrior. - (2:23)
11. "Rip Off" - A deranged, electric kiss-off. - (3:42)

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See also

• 1971 in music