258. T. Rex | The Slider (1972)

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Wikipedia Entry

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Tracks

1. Metal Guru
2. Mystic Lady
3. Rock On
4. The Slider
5. Baby Boomerang
6. Spaceball Ricochet
7. Buick Mackane
8. Telegram Sam
9. Rabbit Fighter
10. Baby Strange
11. Ballrooms of Mars
12. Chariot Choogle
13. Main Man

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The Slider is a playful album. The music is glam rock. Most of the songs feature a slow groove. The guitar-playing is slow, heavy and catchy. The vocals are the most interesting. The lead vocal is supported by a background vocal singing in falsetto. Combined with the tongue-in-cheek lyrics, the effect is seductive and sexy.

There's not much to this album. It's simple and harmless fun. So, far glam rock has been keeping rock music honest. This album succeeds on that front by virtue of not deviating much from the music on Electric Warrior, their previous album.

This album immediately and immensely enjoyable. It's worth listening to and either this album or Electric Warrior should be part of any serious music listener's collection. But because it sounds so much like their previous effort, there's no reason for this to be on the 1001 Albums list.

All the songs are quite good, although the middle songs flag a little bit relative to the opening and closing songs. The stand outs are: Metal Guru, Mystic Lady, Rock On, The Slider, Spaceball Ricochet, Telegram Sam, Rabbit Fighter, Baby Strange, Chariot Choogle and Main Man.

★★★★★★★★★★