 "A LOT of fun" | 2008-03-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1KY6YNK2D63MU |
| The stuff that is great is REALLY great... and some of the songs sound nearly quaint. Bolan had a great idea, which is even mentioned in this disc's liners: He updated Chuck Berry riffs! In my words, he added some spacey, sometimes androgynous lyrics to Chuck's riffs, added some guttural, then-sexy utterances, terrific Flo & Eddie backing vocals, and helped create glam! Cool stuff that puts a smile on my face. Recently, I did read an old CREEM article, in which Bolan says that Bowie was just trying to be Bolan; I'm happy that he's not around to try and defend that statement now. |
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 "T-Rex is T-riffic" | 2008-01-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3MTMVSHBOCWLQ |
Super cool music from a classic British Shaman. Don't be fooled by the "Glam Rock" stamp placed on it.
You can't go wrong with Gibson guitars and a Marshall Amp. |
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| "Amazing" | 2007-12-12 |
| - Reviewed By e-manara |
| I didn't have much contact with T. REX work but as soon as I got this CD I realised how many time I spent without listening to it. Simply amazing, in everyway. I couldn't stop listening to it at least for a whole week. "By the light of a Magical Moon" and "Cosmic Dancer" were magical surprises. I recommend to everyone that enjoy a really good music, specially people here in Brazil where T.REX are not so diffused, what a shame. |
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| "The Best T-Rex Collection Available" | 2007-12-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2YL2K5HOI9ZU2 |
| Stop searching through the many compilations. This one is the one with a comprehensive History and one of the few that contains all key singles. |
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| "Slide and Ride" | 2007-07-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: A7IUFK3UHVCO1 |
| To be fair, I am approaching this review from an entirely different point of view. Because of his obvious charisma and charm, I really thought it would be fun to re-discover "The Elf" and his music. God knows, I tried. I feel it is improper to say anything negative about an artist that gave so much to his adoring public. For me and others, it will come down to a matter of style. Either you like what Marc seemed destined to play or it will seem somewhat repetitive and underdeveloped. Unfortunately, the sameness finally got to me. It does not seem as fresh as it once did in my youth. There is a formula at work here. For the most part, it works like a dream. But, after awhile, one track starts to sound like another and definition is lost. If you can appreciate those subtle differences, Marc Bolan and his "Electric Warrior" legacy may be exactly what you are looking for. If not, I would suggest that this one album of hit songs is all that is needed. Listen and decide for yourself. Neither decision is without merit. You can slide in and out or boogie for an eternity. |
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| "The Best Bolan Collection To Date" | 2007-05-31 |
| - Reviewed By jchoma |
I've heard it said that the only other artist to have more official posthumous releases than Marc Bolan is Jimi Hendrix. Since Marc's death in 1977, there have been numerous greatest hits collections, outtake collections, live concerts, and album re-releases. And the quality of these releases has been as varied as the albums themselves due to sound quality and song selection. Almost all of the prior hits collections were limited to either 1967-1971 or 1972-1977. You got one or the other.
Finally, we have a collection that takes the best from all eras: Marc's hippy-acoustic Tyrannosaurus Rex days through the mega-hit pop machine, T. Rex. It appears someone finally resolved all the legal matters that prevented a full greatest hits release in the past, giving listeners a complete picture of the man and his music.
People looking for Bolan's signature songs will fine them here: "Ride A White Swan," "Hot Love," "Get It On (Bang A Gong)," "Children Of The Revolution," "20th Century Boy," and "I Love To Boogie."
Being an avid Bolan fan and collector, there's never going to be the perfect representation of T. Rex on disc. To me, almost ALL of Marc's music was phenomenal. The exception would be a few tracks off of "Bolan's Zip Gun." But this album manages to come the closest I've seen to give a complete picture, picking the hits and giving the listener the T. Rex experience.
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| "Bang a gong!!!!!" | 2007-05-07 |
| - Reviewed By blacklabrador2 |
Marc Bolan is one of the most underrated rock geniuses of all-time .
David Bowie's early recordings evince that David was unequivocally
influenced by Marc Bolan ."Hot Love","Raw Ramp","Bang a gong","Jeepster",
and "Metal Guru" are five great songs included in this collection .Every
song on this CD is worth listening to.The album is a bargain ,since
you will get 23 songs for $12.99 if you buy it .Marc Bolan was a
fine poet and a fine musician .Great Britain lost a true pioneer
when Marc died .Marc is considered by many people as the progenitor
of glam rock ,and this CD is proof of that fact . |
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| "20th Century Boy: The Ultimate Collection" | 2007-04-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3KGGSR3VE3QG |
As with all greatest hits discs- you can only please some of the people some of the time, there will always be one or two songs left out that should have been included.
The main reason I bought the album was to update an old greatest hits disc- definitely worth it (even considering shipping and the exchange rate). The remastered disc sounds fantastic given the age of the material and the limitations of the cd format.
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| "under rated" | 2007-03-08 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2YRV9028Y241Q |
| Mac Bolan greatest hits .... has 70's sound to it.. but put it up with todays music it passes by far.Marc Bolan died in a car crash in the late 70's ..if you can only imagine what he could had done if he lived.....Buy it |
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| "Looking Forward to this one..........." | 2006-12-29 |
| - Reviewed By darvius7 |
| I already own most of the songs on this collection but there are a few on this particular CD that i do not have. I'm definitely going to order this one after seeing the list of songs and the price is more than fair. You know it's a funny thing,i read 2 reviewer comments and found them quite amusing. I usually do not take sides on personal taste issues but i have to agree with( A.Parvar's) comment. As for the comment made by (JohnnysMarchingBand), well.....grow up. Fans of a particular musical artist are always going to defend thier heroes and like it or not, the WORLD does not BOW DOWN to TOP 10 Music. This sort of music caters to a different class of listeners, so in a word..stick with your own KIND. |
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