Electric Warriorrelease date: Sep. 24, 1971
format: cd
[album rate: 4,5 / 5] [4,38]
producer: Tony Visconti
label: Fly Records - nationality: England, UK
Tracklist: 1. "Mambo Sun" (4 / 5) - 2. "Cosmic Dancer" (5 / 5) - 3. "Jeepster" (4 / 5) - 4. "Monolith" - 5. "Lean Woman Blues" - 6. "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" (4,5 / 5) - 7. "Planet Queen" - 8. "Girl" (4,5 / 5) - 9. "The Motivator" - 10. "Life's a Gas" (4 / 5) - 11. "Rip Off" (4 / 5)
2nd studio album as just T. Rex and his sixth including four other releases as Tyrannosaurus Rex, again with producer Tony Visconti. The album is the first predominantly glam rock album by Marc Bolan. The albums A Beard of Stars (Mar. 1970) by Tyrannosaurus Rex and T. Rex (Dec. 1970) by T. Rex are the transitional albums that lead up to the sound one will find on this release. The album topped the UK albums chart list, as the only Marc Bolan album, and it's enlisted in a number of lists compiling the all-time best of albums including "1001 Album You Must Hear Before You Die", Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Albums" (#160), and "NME: The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" (#225).
[ allmusic.com 5 / 5, Q Magazine 4 / 5 stars ]
1971 Favourite releases: 3. Deep Purple Fireball - 2. Joni Mitchell Blue - 3. T. Rex Electric Warrior
