Song: 20th Century Boy
Album: 20th Century Boy (single)
Year: 1973
Label: Fly
Often credited as one of the first glam rock bands, T. Rex was one of the most important bands to push the hard rock envelope. Right from the beginning, T. Rex strums out some memorable power chords to open up the song. The sheer density of the song is notable: there's so much going on under the production! Female operatic vocals, sporadic saxophones, frantic drumming all envelope the simple power chord riff of the song... and all the while, Marc Bolan keeps his cool with his twangy and fitting vocals. Sadlyl, Marc Bolan's vision of an era of 'cosmic rock' was cut short when he died in 1977. However, his work echoes just as loudly today as it did in 1973.
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