6.
T. Rex – The Slider
‘Bang a Gong’ [‘Get It On’] was on classic rock radio a lot, so I was sort
of aware of the band but then when I was about 19-20, I got Electric
Warrior and The Slider and that stuff was pretty exciting. I liked
Marc Bolan’s twist on psychedelic music, he was taking the things I
liked about that but doing it in a slightly cleverer, sexier way. I
loved his guitar playing. His lyrics got a lot more weird and esoteric
later on, but back then it was funky, and showy – you know, like, if
you’re going to get out there and play the guitar, then do it! Let’s
make it a show! Of course we’ve never been like that, and maybe that’s
what makes it so appealing.
Selected in other Baker’s Dozens: Lord Spikeheart, Tom Ravenscroft
